July 3, 2013
Carlton BY SUE MISAO It was a freakier than normal week in Carlton with wildish weather, tiny fires, cop cars screaming up the road, people sleeping in the street and lots of fairies. It’s so hot that...
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The news is grim, but thankfully most of it is outside the relative safety of Carlton. Plane/train crashes and military coups and armed vigilantes remind us of the fragility of life, and how bizarre...
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By SUE MISAO Hi Carlton people, I would tell you the haps but it’s too hot and besides I just washed my windows for like the first time in about 10 years and I’m super confused because I don’t know...
View ArticleCarlton: July 31, 2013
It was a tall, skinny week in Carlton, hence this. Food is happening, which can make it difficult to be tall and skinny, unless you eat that new coffee popcorn stuff at the Carlton Store that is super...
View ArticleCarlton: Aug. 21, 2013
By Sue Misao For years I have been complaining in the public prints about the lack of friendly outdoor seating in Carlton. This was finally resolved for a short time when these lovely chairs were...
View ArticleCarlton: Aug. 28, 2013
By Sue Misao Here in Carlton, and also all over the valley, possibly the county, these black circles have suddenly appeared. They seem to be affiliated with the new PUD fiber-optic thing, and they...
View ArticleCarlton: Sept. 4, 2013
By Sue Misao Its’ so crazy that Carlton doesn’t have a ferris wheel. There’s nothing to do here but hang around in the sunflowers and get stung by bees and stuff. Thank goodness winter is coming to put...
View ArticleCarlton: Sept. 25, 2013
By Sue Misao Hey Carlton, it’s time to remove the piles of combustables from the top of the woodstove because winter’s cold shoulder, also known as fall, has arrived. The question is, where to put it...
View ArticleCarlton: Oct. 2, 2013
By Sue Misao Hi, and also goodbye because this is my final dispatch from the teeny, tiny, toony town of Carlton. After nearly 18 years it suddenly occurred to me that I don’t ski and winter is long and...
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With the departure of our longtime Carlton columnist Sue Misao, the News is looking for another correspondent for that unique community. If you are interested, send a letter and writing samples to P.O....
View ArticleCarlton: August 8, 2018
By Sue Misao Just one more thing. Early in July, I drove across the great divide to Carlton to get a bag of potato chips from the Carlton store before it closed. Back then the air was clear. I know...
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In early summer, I welcomed a new cookbook into my kitchen. Aspen Grove owner Hannah Cordes highly recommended “Simply Julia, 110 Easy Recipes For Healthy Comfort Food,” by Julia Turshen. Time and...
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All week last week my news feed was flooded with weather reports of an ‘atmospheric river.’ Torrents of water were predicted to flow from the skies. I was gruntled, the opposite of disgruntled, looking...
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Hello fall, it is so good to see you again, and to walk in a forest of brilliant colors and earthy, pungent aromas. An American Cancer Society study showed that “women who walked seven or more hours a...
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Roscoe, a handsome, senior chocolate Lab, is enjoying a new life thanks to the efforts of residents of Black Canyon and two valuable nonprofit organizations: OkanDogs and Jamie’s Place. Black Canyon...
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Roscoe, the friendly chocolate lab, had his trial run at Jamie’s Place cut short when a resident slipped him an entire bag of prunes. Two months prior, Roscoe was found in Black Canyon. His life took...
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During the holiday season of expressing gratitude, it is necessary for one’s own sanity to set aside time for self-care by practicing the time-honored Festivus tradition of the “Airing of Grievances.”...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the gateway to the Methow! Spectacular holiday lights are on display between the town of Methow and Pateros. Sweet River Bakery is open in the evenings,...
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Isn’t it odd that we use just one common word for snow when there are so many different types of snowflakes, snowfall and snowpack? Years ago, I read Peter Hoeg’s novel, “Smilla’s Sense of Snow.” The...
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Welcome to Snowmagedon, 2022. Call me crazy, I love winter. Despite the scary driving, constant shoveling, high-stepping through drifts and chilly toes, I do love winter. The way the sun sparkles on a...
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