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One of them is a born-and-raised Seattleite and recent college graduate about to step back from the spotlight to take a trip around the world.
There are days when Randy King can smile, basking in the honeymoon glow as the new superintendent at Mount Rainier National Park.
While much of Randy King’s first six months as superintendent have been consumed by this past winter’s tragedies, he and his Mount Rainier National Park management team have been tackling plenty of other issues.
2012 is shaping up to be a blast with sizzling, activity-packed days and nights Summer and festivals go together like peanut butter and jelly. And like the soft and slightly squishy lunchbox favorites of old, festivals have a certain predictability that’s a huge part of their appeal.
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Situation one: You’ve driven around the Seattle Center for an hour trying to park, paid through the nose, trekked a mile in the sun, missed your favorite Norwegian fiddle band and now you’ve been standing in a burger line for 20 minutes while your kids scream at you.
The third week in May brings questions from gardeners about growing quandaries. Readers this week are puzzled by azaleas and peonies that just won’t bloom, problematic buttercup, where to apply mulch and how to get those tomatoes to ripen before fall. Here are easy answers to the most-asked questions this spring:
Scones are one of the basic pleasures in life. Like biscuits with a touch of added sweetness, the best scones are delicate and light yet somehow wonderfully rich, each bite suggesting bits of butter that have all but disappeared, leaving behind tender, flaky layers. A scone is a singular work of art, yet any sweet or savory flavorings just add to the magic.
Each chapter in my book “Molto Batali” is built around a big, festive main course, usually meat or bird, but meat does not need to be the focal point of every meal. That said, it’s perfect for a special occasion as we approach the end of spring.
It isn’t a backyard cookout without a trifecta of condiments stored in traditional elongated red, squat yellow and plump white containers. They’re intended to add zip, zing and zest – but somehow, no matter where you go, they’re almost always the same.
Admittedly, steamed fish doesn’t exactly scream mouthwatering. But what it lacks in excitement it more than makes up for in health cred.
Thurston County Health inspections
The listings included in this database were first published in The Olympian newspaper, according to the publication dates indicated. They encompass all listings that ran from January 2010 to present. Updated every Wednesday
Points Key: Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately if feasible or according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Blue violations relate to the overall cleanliness and condition of operation and must be corrected according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Any establishment receiving more than 45 red demerit points or over 65 total demerit points shall be automatically reinspected in 10 days. If an establishment exceeds those limits twice in a calendar year, the permit shall be suspended immediately. Comments are taken directly from latest county inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. If you have any questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-786-5490.
Source: Thurston County Environment Health Office