Drought conditions result in fish die-off in Plainview pond
07.07.11
This summer's hot, dry brave has taken its toll on a private
fish pond.
According to City of Plainview The man of Public Works Mike
Gilliland, drought conditions have resulted in a impressive fish
die-off at a small pond between 16th and 19th streets behind the
Plainview Apartments complex.
As evidence of the die-off became increasingly appearing, a
concerned neighbor, Maria Sanchez, contacted both city officials
and the Herald to see if anything could be done. In addendum to the
stench from the decaying fish, Sanchez is concerned about the fly
problem that has developed in the neighborhood, explaining that
flies from the pond are getting into apartments and creating absolutely
a problem.
Gilliland said because the pond is on private property, the city's
options are circumscribed.
If the problem persists, he said, the city can apply its nuisance
ordinance. That would concession for workers to go onto the property, gather
the fish and either bury them on-site or take them to the landfill.
However, he continued, that would press for reworking the land around
the lake.
Source: Plainview Daily Herald
It must be summer ... it's time for the Garden Tour
07.07.11
No sum what the weather is like this weekend, you can be sure
it's summer. Why? Because nothing says the beginning of summer like
gardens in all their colorful reverence, and that's what the Lower
Columbia Preservation Society's Annual Garden Tour is all
about.
This is the 11th year for this journey, and the seven terrific
gardens on view inspire a variety of adjectives, from "inspired" to
"beautiful" to "eclectic."
A word you don't often hear applied to gardens, though, is
perfect to describe Karen Sheridan's downtown garden. That tete- is
"exquisite." From the street, there is little indication of what is
in store for you. Taller plants room divider the small front garden,
which is meant to be seen to best advantage from the living abide. A
white wooden gate crowded by a huge climbing rose hides a method at
the side of the house. Pass through the gate and a shaded walk
brings you to a small courtyard.
"Walking into the garden," says Sheridan, "is like walking into
a sparkler box." When you arrive, turn around, look in any direction;
everywhere you will find something beautiful. "There is something
lyrical, something unique wherever you look," she says.
Source: Coast Weekend