Mahalo (that’s “thank you” in Hawaiian) to Don and Sandra Kruger for hosting our wonderful lu’au at Kruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island. It was a beautiful setting on a grassy area beneath a huge oak tree. Mahalo also to our lu’au chef, PCA member Mike Downing, chef/owner of Quimby’s Restaurant at Nye Beach in Newport. Mike and his assistants, Tom and Michael, got to Kruger’s at 7:30 a.m. Sunday and set to work preparing the underground oven for the pig. Everybody brought delicious food to go with the lu’au fare. The party ended with a fun hay ride around the farm. Oh, and thanks to my daughter, Meriwether, who helped me dig the pit Saturday night. — Susan Hauser
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