I just heard on the National news that our Governor has declared a State of Emergency for the State of Oregon. Fires all up and down the state, over 5,000 acres burned just last week near our little town. And that is just one small fire compared to many many others. I know we are still lucky compared to so many other areas all over the nation. Back to the rain dances everyone. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Reesh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Elllen Reesh > Well, with the housing crash back in 2007/8 the developers stopped > building > house so our farm land stopped being swallowed up. When my parents moved > from Fresno to Modesto back in 1955 when I was in the 7th grade this town > had a population of about 38000 people. Today there are 200,010, what > used > to be peaches, almonds, walnuts, grapes, and corn fields are now schools, > houses, shopping centers, a hospital, fast food, etc. They call it > progress. I call it sad. > > Ellen > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Pat Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I visited in Chula Vista way back about 1969. There's a college there >> across the street from where our relative still lives. >> At that time, immediately behind her house there were fields and fields >> of >> those crops you describe. >> Now she says that has all been developed with homes, the students park >> practically on her front lawn, etc. >> What I'm getting at is that more and more of our cropland is >> disappearing, >> it appears to me. >> [email protected] >> >> Pat >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Ellen Reesh >> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 9:17 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] ? >> >> If we don't get snow in those mountains during the late fall and winter >> months here in CA our Central Valley will be like OK, TX. We have a >> great >> irrigation system that allows CA to be the food basket of the world >> (grapes, >> tomatoes, melons,rice, beans,asparagus, almonds, walnuts, cherries, >> oranges,you name we grow it) but if there's no snow there is no water in >> the >> summer ( we don't get rain in the summer). Last year no snow, we are >> draining our dams for the farmers this year, but if no snow this winter, >> the >> farmers are going to be in a whole lot of hurt come summer. >> >> Ellen in No. CA >> >> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Pat Foster <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Didn't know Oregon had a desert! If these droughts continue, Oklahoma >> > will be back to the dust bowl days but I doubt everyone will load up >> > go to California!! >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > On >> > Behalf Of Pat Brewer >> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:58 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] ? >> > >> > GO DUCKS!!!! I love the Ducks, plus I love the Eugene area. Besides >> > that it would be cooler than where I am in the desert of this state. >> > Pat >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Pat Foster" <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:42 PM >> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] ? >> > >> > >> > > We went for weeks and weeks without rain! >> > > Had lots of fires, homes burned, etc. >> > > We live next to a rural road and worry about fire when it is like >> this!! >> > > >> > > We are watching Wheel of Fortune and they are in Oregon at the >> > > College of the Ducks!! >> > > LOL >> > > >> > > Pat F >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: [email protected] >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > On >> > > Behalf Of Pat Brewer >> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:20 PM >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] ? >> > > >> > > Both of you coming in here in Eastern Oregon. I think people are >> > > just hot and tired and sitting under the coolers . Pat Foster I'm >> > > very envious of even a little rain - Pat Brewer >> > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: "Pat Foster" <[email protected]> >> > > To: "'Mary f. Jones'" <[email protected]>; >> > > <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:10 PM >> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] ? >> > > >> > > >> > > Hi Mary >> > > You are coming thru loud and clear in Guthrie, OK! >> > > Hope it is cool in your area. >> > > We finally got a little bit of rain yesterday (0.3) and it helped! >> > > Pat Foster >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: [email protected] >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > On >> > > Behalf Of Mary f. Jones >> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:22 PM >> > > To: izard >> > > Subject: [ARIZARD] ? >> > > >> > > Is the site down again? 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