Month: June 2008

The Colton Rural Fire Department receives an average of 330 calls each year. Only about 10% are actual residential fires. The remaining calls consist of public assistance, medical emergencies, motor […]

We’ve been wanting to add a retaining wall between the house and the storage shed ever since we moved in. The nice weather finally gave us the chance. We decided […]

As part of the ongoing firefighter training, the fire department is building a SCBA competency course. In full firefighter gear (including the air tank), we will have to climb over, […]

After months and months of cold and rainy weather, we finally had a nice weekend. Usually, the house-bound critters look like this… But with the sun out, they all finally […]

First we heard the barking, followed by a sharp yelp…then Brandi was at the back door smelling like skunk! She got sprayed right in the face and now the ENTIRE […]

The Colton Fire Department thought it would help our public service image by running a series of articles in the big city paper, the Molalla Pioneer. We were picked to […]

Our neighbor Rhonda hosted her 3rd annual birthday bash!