Gabriel Cruden
It’s been memed to death, but the words of Ned Stark (Game of Thrones) ring true every year in the Inland Northwest: “Winter is coming.” You’d think having lived in…
Read MoreBy Cassie Patton Thinking of ringing in the season with eggnog? While not everyone’s choice, many grow accustomed to the acquired taste and it becomes a holiday favorite. Eggnog has…
Read MoreDear Friends: Another holiday season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the 2025 Johnson Family Christmas Letter. I know you look forward to reading this letter as…
Read MoreI like small towns. You get to know everybody and, of course, they know you. Unless you poach deer or salmon, steal your neighbor’s watermelons or siphon his gas, townspeople…
Read MoreChristmas is expensive, stressful, and a lot of work. Yes, I said what I said and I’ll say it again. Christmas – in fact the whole month of December…
Read MoreThis time of year, it’s easy to feel cooped up. That’s why Zack and I have to do some happy hour hopping. We have been loving hanging out at…
Read MoreEvery year, about mid-November, when you start to see naked trees and feel that certain something in the air, do you say to yourself, “Man, I can’t wait for it…
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I had just turned 21 when I encountered a “Wild Turkey” for the first time. Friends had taken me to a strip club – my first and only visit to…
Read MoreZack and I were due for a lunch date, so we decided to stop in at El Ranchito in Chewelah. What we enjoyed: ~Sopa De Tortilla ~Carne Burrito Now that…
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