A friend of mine came across Palm Trees that will survive our winters and I had to get some!
Chinese Windmill Palms (Trachycarpus Fortunei) 5°f
These palms will survive our winter!
Just to be on the safe side you may want wrap the trunk with something breathable during the winter months ( cloth, burlap,etc...
The Farm Services Office in Prosser is urging Benton County farmers to get in their damage reports, as there is disaster assistance and emergency loans available.
Now that most of the snow has melted from our roadways I've noticed an awful lot of potholes... why does this happen? Why this year in particular?
We had a large of snow dumped on us, when it starts to melt off the water seeps into weaknesses and gaps...
Here's the current list of School Delays as of 6:15 a.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH
- Bethlehem Lutheran - 2 Hour Delay
- Calvary Christian School - 2 Hours Delay, k4 & k5am 10:30-12:30 pm 1:00-3:00 daycare 8
- Christ the King School - 2 Hour Delay
- Children's Developmental Center - Closed
- Columbia-Burbank SD - 2 Hour Delay. No morning presch
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*Helix School District – Closed
*Pendleton School District – Closed
*BMCC/Pendleton is operating on a 2-hour delay
Benton Franklin Head Start - All AM classes canceled. Early Head Start home visits before 9:30AM are canceled and will be rescheduled.
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* Columbia Basin College - All campuses closed
* Pasco School Dist- Closed
*Goldendale Sch. Dist. – Closed
* Benton Franklin Head Start - Closed. Early Head Start home visits are canceled and will be rescheduled.
* Children...
I grew up in the Lewiston/Clarkston Valley, but for six years of my life I was a foster kid and lived at the confluence of the Grand Ronde River on the border of the Washington/Oregon border. I lived right at the bottom of the Rattlesnake Grade on the Washington side and on the other side was the Buford Grade that proceeded to Oregon.
I had to be bused to school each day to Asotin, WA as is our st
I know you don't want to think about it, but Winter is Coming. Not that's not just a catchy Game of Thrones quote! If you were living in the Tri-Cities last year you know how CRAZY hot it was this time of year. Then winter was pretty mild...