HOOD RIVER — This land is a miracle — an eternal source of life that binds us together. For Jeanne Carver, Pacific Northwest ranch wife turned sustainable, all-American retail titan, its health is at the heart of everything she practices. “The land must win,” Carver said, attributing the guiding philosophy to her late husband, Dan. “It’s our responsibility to do everything we can while we’re still here.”

The Kreps family doesn’t like to pay people for things they can get done themselves.

Stanley Crocker was born on a cold day in December. A really cold day.

“It was forty degrees below zero in The Dalles the day I was born,” Crocker said. That was Dec. 1, 1919. He celebrated his 100th birthday at Flagstone Senior Living in The Dalles over the weekend, with a party on Monday.