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community
july26
2011
Saturday Market in Vernonia
By Diana Peach
When the Saturday Market
in Vernonia needed a food vendor
someone suggested to Katie Organ
that she should make donuts. In her
non-donut life, Katie creates patterns
as part of her business, The Paisley
Pincushion. She admits that she also
bakes bread, which must be where
the donut idea came from. Now Ka-
tie and her daughter-in-law, Rachael,
make fresh donuts Saturday morn-
ings and they sell approximately two
hundred warm, sweet, melt-in-your-
mouth donuts every weekend.
According to Kathy Larsen of Mos-
quito Lodge Lavender, the Saturday
Market is intended to draw tourists
and create community in Vernonia’s
downtown. The market also offers
area residents and vendors a venue
to sell their goods, including artwork
and farm goods.
Kathy and her mother, Barba-
ra, started their lavender farm when
they moved to Vernonia and found
that they had no water on their prop-
erty. They noticed a couple of laven-
der bushes that didn’t seem to mind
the weather and, you might say, the
idea took root. You can find them at
the Saturday Market selling lavender
lotions, sachets and a variety of other
goods.
Debi Wyckoff and her hus-
band, Dave, started Dairy Creek
Farm about four years ago and enjoy
being a, “family that grows food for
other families.” They bring fresh
produce and farm products as it be-
comes available. Lately that’s in-
cluded blueberries, strawberries, rad-
ishes, and honeybee products. Their
eggs are from a variety of free range
chickens and are naturally white,
pink, dark brown and green, almost
too pretty to eat.
It’s hard to miss Susan Mul-
likin and Sweet Toppers Hair Ac-
cessories on Saturday because of the
colorful bows, headbands and cro-
cheted monkey hats on display. She
started her business last summer and
says that it’s exploded since then.
She loves doing custom orders and
admits that she once made a camou-
flaged monkey hat with orange eyes
and a mohawk. That said, little ap-
pears to be beyond her ability when
it comes to custom hair accessories.
Lee Anne and Bill Krause are
both vendors at the Saturday Market.
Lee Anne has been selling Pampered
Chef kitchen supplies for seven years
because, “everyone eats and every-
one has a kitchen!” She brings a vari-
ety of gadgets to the Saturday Market
that his products are for those who
enjoy smoking without the harmful
effects and can be used to wean down
nicotine levels for those who want to
kick the habit.
The Saturday Market sports
some fine artists as well
including Walter Neu-
man and Heather Brien.
Walter carves walking
sticks and makes jewel-
ry. The also paints in oils
and acrylics and in 2010
won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place for his paintings
in the Columbia County
Fair. Heather’s artwork
includes paintings, col-
lage and photography.
Last Saturday she dis-
played cards, magnets,
Gene Taylor rode over 55 miles to check out Vernonia’s
and photographs, origi-
Open Air Market. Photo courtesy of Kathy Larsen.
nals and prints.
and will also do catalog orders and
The Saturday Market is
shows. “Food is fun with friends,” growing and worth a look. Stop by
is her slogan and she reports that downtown Vernonia from 10:00 AM
seventy-five percent of her wares sell through 2:00 PM, June through Sep-
for under twenty dollars. Bill Krause tember. Buy a garlic press, chat with
sells electronic cigarettes, a smoke- neighbors, splurge on fresh blueber-
free, carcinogen free alternative to ries and, by all means, enjoy a large
traditional cigarettes. Bill reports donut!
Natural Path to Health: Inflammation
By Dr Carol McIntyre
Everyone has dealt with inflammation…but
I’m hoping to enlighten you about it even further.
Generally, people know inflammation as
something that occurs when you have an acute injury
of some kind. It could be a sprain/strain of a muscle, a
bug bite, or even that you got hit with a baseball! Either
way, we all know the signs of acute inflammation:
Redness, pain, area is hot to touch/feels hot to the
person and swelling. Depending on what the injury is,
usually bruising will be soon to follow.
The best way to treat acute inflammation is by
applying ICE to the injured area within the first 5 minutes
to decrease the inflammatory response. Although the
inflammatory response is the normal/natural way for
the body to respond, it can be a bit ‘overpowering’ at
times. This is why using ice within the first 5 minutes
of injury is important because it helps to moderate
the swelling, pain, and heat associated with the acute
injury.
There is also chronic inflammation. This type
of inflammation can present itself in many different
ways and have many different causes. First, the causes
of chronic inflammation always have something to do
with the immune system. Inflammation in general is an
immune response. Chronically however, the body has
generally been repeatedly aggravated by some outside
stimuli to the point of causing what we call a ‘mal-
adapted response’. This negative stimuli can come
from food allergies/sensitivities, environmental toxins
and mental/emotional stress to name a choice few.
There are many different hormones, immune
factors and neurotransmitters involved in the cascade
of inflammation. One very big piece to be aware of
is how your natural cortisol affects this. Cortisol is a
hormone that is made by your adrenals and it has an
anti-stress and anti-inflammatory effect on your body.
People who are under chronic stress could have excess
cortisol output from the adrenals until the adrenals
become exhausted and are unable to produce adequate
amounts of cortisol anymore. This inability of the
adrenals to produce proper levels of cortisol leads to a
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Senior Center Activities
Connie’s Fabulous Break-
fasts: Fabulous breakfasts
are available to the public
on Fridays for a cost of only
$3.50. The event happens at
the Senior Center (446 Bridge
Street) from 7:30 to 9:00 AM
each Friday. Meal price in-
cludes a beverage, too. Enter
through the side, parking lot
door. What a deal!
Week Day Lunches: The
Vernonia Senior Center offers
nutritious and tasty lunches
each weekday for only $4.
These are available to the pub-
lic, not just Senior Citizens.
(Mealtime is noon; late arriv-
als may not be served.) You
can reserve your lunch by call-
ing by 11:15 AM, or further in
advance if possible, to assist
the cooks as they prepare the
day’s meals.
Maple Bars available lo-
cally! Connie King, the cook
at the Senior Center, is mak-
ing maple bars each day. The
maple bars are available to the
public, too, and only cost $1
each. Availability is subject to
quantity on hand. You can as-
sure yourself of a good supply
by pre-ordering them directly
from Connie by calling the
Senior Center (503-429-3912)
any week day, from 7:00 AM-
3:00 PM. Please allow one
day lead time for larger orders.
The Center’s front door opens
at 9:00, but the side parking lot
door opens at 7:00. Ah, sweet
treats!
clothes need to be clean and
in good condition so they are
“sales ready”. We are offer-
ing half off during the first
week of each month. Buy
locally and support your lo-
cal Senior Center.
For after hours drop-offs
please contact Pauline 503-
429-5810.
Thrift Store: Bargain prices
can be found in Vernonia’s
Senior Center in their Thrift
Store. The retail store is open
Monday through Friday, from
9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. The
Thrift Store provides funds for
the Senior Center’s facility and
its many activities. Donations
can also be dropped off during
those same hours, and donated
Membership Dues: An-
other way to support Verno-
nia’s Senior Center is to pay
the $15 annual membership
dues. Checks may be mailed
or dropped off at the Senior
Center. Anyone 50 and older
may join.
Special Days: On the last
Wednesday of the month
Wauna Credit Union will be
serving ice cream. On the
last Friday of the month we
will serve birthday cake and
ice cream to celebrate that
month’s birthdays.
Questions? Call: (503) 429-
3912
PEAC
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5-Area Luncheon: Mon-
day, August 29 at the St. Hel-
ens Senior Center
Vernonia’s Voice is
published twice each month on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday. Look for our
next issue on August 9th.
