No peaches at Penawawa

There will be no fruit for sale at Warm Springs Ranch this year. According to Bryan Jones manager of the orchard, a late frost around Mother's Day killed off the crop. Temperatures hit 28 degrees. Jones said he can't remember ever losing the whole crop before. The orchard has lost some of its yield in the past, but never to point it won't open.

Warm Springs Ranch is a remnant of the many orchards that use to grow along the Snake River in the Penawawa area. Penawawa was one of the communities that were erased when with the construction of Snake River dams raised the river level....