Named after Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, August refers to the eighth month of the year and is used to describe something or inspiring, imposing and magnificent. Locally, for example, one might say, “the Devil’s Club in my yard are so August!” While this month signals autumn’s approach just around the corner which none of us want to think about, there are many things to celebrate – National Watermelon Day on Aug. 3, National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day is Aug. 8, Aug. 10 is National S’mores Day, and Aug. 25 is Kiss-and-Make-Up Day. Write those dates on your calendar along with these Best Bets events and activities that will keep you soaking up all the fun still to come.
Discovery Channel's Charlotte Kilcher (Alaska: The Last Frontier) will be joining her childhood friend Corky Parker for an upcoming event as Parker returns to Alaska for a book tour of her memoir La Finca: Love, Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island.
Meet with WSU Master Gardeners for assistance with your gardening questions! Volunteers will provide advice grounded in research-based science and work in partnership with you on horticulture topics. …