Mayor Joyce Jones of Darrington is putting her reputation on the line tonight.
It isn’t a political deal. It’s about her baking prowess.
At TimberFest 2008, an event that coincides with the Darrington High School homecoming game, community leaders and politicians will bring apple pies for judging.
The third annual party, sponsored by the Darrington Family Support and Resource Center, is set to begin today with a 5 p.m. parade from Old School Park, 1070 Alvord St., to Darrington Elementary School, 1075 Fir St.
Pies will be judged at the school.
Jones is the parade’s grand marshal. Smokey Bear is scheduled to make an appearance. The Darrington High School Loggers football team is set to ride in vehicles behind Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick. And high school students are working on floats for the parade. Even the homecoming rivals, the La Conner Braves, are invited to walk in the parade, Forlines said.
Jones says her secret for a good apple pie is to first hide the box it came in. Tee-hee.
“I don’t have any special steps or ingredients,” she says. “The original recipe has been kid-tested (mine) and approved, so I stay with a fairly basic pie.”
Her recipe calls for good red apples, sugar, salt, cinnamon, tapioca, a Pillsbury crust and spreading milk on top of the crust so it gets nice and brown.
“As I’m sitting here, I see two crows trying to pry the handles off the top of my garbage can,” Jones says. “Not too sure how that speaks of my leftovers.”
There was a good turnout recently, about three dozen neighbors, when Island County Sheriff Mark Brown visited Camano Island.
He discussed the future of the Island County Sheriff’s Office, manpower issues, crime statistics and budget requests for the coming year.
“Nothing out of the ordinary happened, but some very good questions were asked and addressed by the audience members,” Chief Civil Deputy Wylie Farr said. “The biggest was, ‘We agree you need more people; what can we do to help?’ ”
Folks were asked to write or call their Island County commissioners about police protection, and to continuing attending meetings on the topic.
Sheriff Brown says it’s refreshing to know that the Camano Island community is so supportive of the sheriff’s office.
When I think of communities pulling together, Silvana is my first thought. They work hard to take care of their landmark community center and firefighters.
A free Silvana Community Association annual potluck dinner is planned for 5 p.m. Sunday at Viking Hall, 1371 Pioneer Highway, Silvana.
“We have the annual potluck as a way to thank all the community association members for their volunteer help and support during the year,” Teresa Block said. “It is also open to people in the area who think Silvana is cool.”
Drop by for a social hour at 4 p.m. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes.
And bring donations for the local food bank.
See. They take care of their own in Silvana.
Fun Fact: Here is where I add a little fun news with each column.
Today, I digress.
Consider this a sad fact. When you call Quilceda Recycling in Marysville, you hear this recorded message from a man’s voice: “I’m sorry I had to close due to bad markets. I will not open again until the markets turn around. Our economy sucks.”
Columnist Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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