Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Keep Salmon Creek Beautiful! Do your part to keep our water clean.

It's almost summer. I am personally looking forward to swimming. I am grateful to live in an area with so many swimming holes that are less than an hours drive away. I hope to help keep our water clean so that I can swim in it forever.

Here is a list of things we can do to protect our beautiful Salmon Creek and Whipple Creek area from water pollution from the Clark County Clean Water Program:

Never dump anything down a storm drain of in a ditch.

Automotive:
  • use a commercial car wash (Carl B. Clean on 134th across from the Shell) or wash your car over some grass with phosphorus-free, non-toxic soap.
  • maintain your vehicle and fix leaks promptly

Around the house:
  • avoid hazardous products and chemicals and always follow directions for use, storage and disposal
  • Recycle paint, motor oil and antifreeze and dispose of left over harmful products such as solvents and chemicals at collection centers and special events.
  • cover garbage cans and dumpsters to keep out rain
  • regularly inspect and pump your septic system or pasture livestock on your drain field.
In the yard:
  • Compost or recycle yard debris
  • Pull weeds by hand instead of using chemicals.
  • Reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides by planting native lants.
  • Use mulch or natural ground cover in lace of asphalt to reduce runoff.
  • Pick up pet waste, bag it, and put in garbage.
  • If you have livestock, cover manure piles and fence animals from streams.
  • Sweep sidewalks instead of hosing.



for more information please visit:
http://www.clark.wa.gov/water-resources
or call:
(360) 397-6118

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Neighborly Knitting at Peet's Coffee in Salmon Creek

Who delivers fun in Salmon Creek? Peet's Coffee does!



Tuesday evening April 29th
6:30pm to 8pm
@ Peet's Coffee
13307 NE Highway 99 # 115
Vancouver, WA
(360) 576-9052

Bring a project and wok on it with us!
All abilities welcome. Wish you knew how to knit?
Come and we will teach you!
Crochet, cross stitch and other needle arts welcome too.
- Candy from Peet's


By the way, I wasn't there but it was reported that last Fridays free music night at Peet's Coffee was a success. The place was packed and everyone had a great time! -- garlic goldie

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Live Music In Salmon Creek @ Peet's Coffee April 18th, 2008

Peet's Coffee will deliver live and local music in Salmon Creek, WA.

Featuring:
Pearl District not from the Pearl but from beautiful Vantucky, WA


The Promise Hold


Red Spades


Free music starts at
6:30pm Friday April 18th, 2008
@ Peet's Coffee
13307 NE Highway 99 # 115
Vancouver, WA
(360) 576-9052

Please feel encouraged to leave a comment if you know any of these musicians! -- Garlic Goldie

Sunday, April 13, 2008

24: Hour Pizza Delivery

This one is for the fans of 24, including my mom. It's also for those of us who are in the distinguished profession of pizza delivery.

Episode 1:


Episdoe 2:

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Work on new Klineline Bridge begins April 14

News Delivery from The Columbian Newspaper
By LAURA MCVICKER, Columbian staff writer

Replacement of Clark County’s least stable bridge gets under way this month with a $9.2 million project slated to be completed by October.

The Klineline Bridge, which carries Highway 99 over Salmon Creek, closed in December after inspectors deemed it unsafe. This month, county officials awarded a bid to a Longview firm, Ostrander Rock and Construction, to replace the bridge in 160 work days. Read More...


image from Clark County Public Works

Related Sites:
Clark County Public Works says the project will cost an estimated 9.2 million dollars:
http://www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/klineline/replacement.html

I can't wait for the bridge to re open. The traffic on 134th Street is proving to be quite a nightmare. -- Garlic Goldie

Friday, April 11, 2008

Pizza Delivery from Google: Here's The 411

Just when I thought I couldn't possibly love Google anymore than I already do...

Finding out who has pizza delivery in your area has been made easier, thanks to Google.



Okay so maybe you already know where you want to get your pizza from. Looking for another business in your area? Try calling:
1-800-GOOG-411
Find other businesses in Salmon Creek, Hazel Dell Washington or anywhere in the United States! It's FREE! It's basically the same as the 411 you can dial from your cell phone or home phone only it's not ridiculously expensive. It's free and convenient, just like everything else Google gives to the world!

Google is so cool.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Gluten Free Pizza Delivery In Vancouver, WA? YES!

Garlic Jim's in Salmon Creek, WA is proud to offer gluten free pizza . We are proud because we are the first Garlic Jim's to offer a gluten free pizza. Following our lead corporate is making plans to offer gluten free pizza nation wide!

If you live outside of our delivery area we welcome you to place an order and we will make the pizza fresh and have it ready for when you would like to pick it up (we call that a 'timed order'). We have customers from Ridgefield, Camas and North of Battle Ground driving to our store simply because they love our gluten free pizza!

The only two items on our menu that aren't gluten free are our garlic basil (white) sauce and our ranch sauce.

Our gluten free crust is made by Mike and Marie Smith from Bavarian Mills in Vancouver, Washington. The list of ingredients are:
white rice flour,garbanzo (chick pea flour), brown rice flour, eggs, sorghum syrup, grape seed oil, almond meal, olive oil, potato starch, xanthan gum, sea salt, yeast, apple cider vinegar, beet molasses, guarbean gum


Looking for other delicious gluten free products in Vancouver, Washington? Check out Lingonberries Market located at 6300 NE 117th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98662.

Visit the Gluten Intolerance Group to find other gluten free products in Vancouver, Washington

Have a question about our gluten free pizza? Give us a call at 360-574-8400 or leave a comment here. As always if you have something to say please feel encouraged to leave a comment.
-- Garlic Goldie