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Newspaper Page Textcommunity september21 2017 We Bakes Opens in Vernonia counter in the bakery on weekends. Emily is homeschooling the kids and is the baker in the family. “I studied business in college and knew I always wanted to have my own business of some sort,” says Emily. “I’ve always baked. I had two grandmas who always baked, so I grew up in their kitchens, spending time baking. That’s where I learned it and now I’m adapting it to a large scale commercial kitchen. But most of our recipes started in our home kitchen.” We Bakes has adjusted their hours for the fall, and are now open from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. They hope to start baking breads soon and will continue to try new items, along with some of the favorites their regular customers are growing accustomed to. “I love to bake different things all the time,” says Emily, “but we’ll also have some regular things every weekend that people can rely on. I love trying new things and new recipes, so people will be able to try new things all the time.” Emily says they are just now starting to take orders for special events or activities like cupcakes for kid’s birth- day parties. “We’re excited to be able to do that now,” says Emily. She says they also expect to have some expanded hours during the holidays and offer ex- tra items, like pies and rolls, during that 9 continued from front page Emily says they are considering ways to open the kitchen up for more community activities, like kids baking classes or date nights for couples in the evenings. They also see themselves getting in- volved and sponsoring other com- munity activities and being in- volved in other ways. JD and Emily say the name of their business reflects their desire to be part of the Vernonia community. “We Bakes for us means that we bake as a family, we bake as a community,” says Emily. “It’s about coming together. We don’t see this as just our bakery, this is our family’s bakery and the community’s bakery. That’s what we want. We want this to be here for a long time and for the community to be part of it.” time. Emily says they hope they can be an example for others who might consider moving to Vernonia, invest- ing in the community, and help make the downtown more vibrant. “I think bringing little shops or other things the community needs is great and hopefully people will check out what we’re doing, and think they might do something simi- lar,” she says. JD agrees. “I work full time and we have four kids, so if we can do it, so can someone else.” Absolute MARBLE QUALITY FABRICATION & INSTALLATION MARBLE GRANITE TRAVERTINE FREE ESTIMATES Kitchen Countertops Fireplace & Furniture Tubs & Vanities CCB#204480 Phone 503-429-2617 AbsoluteMarble@frontier.com Mariolino’s Pizza & Grill Do you believe that people and communities have a basic right to healthy environments and economies? Then come check out Clean Columbia County! We hold meetings the second Thursday of every month. Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District (Old Warren Grange) 35285 Millard Road St. Helens, OR 97051 (503)-799-6968 info@cleancolumbiacounty.info and check us out on Facebook! Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner Ice cream - cones, shakes & sundaes Daily Specials Family owned and operated for over 40 years. 721 Madison Avenue, Vernonia (503) 429-5018 Farmwoman’s Nursery Lorna Poetter (503) 429-8200 2121 N Mist Drive (503) 369-09 2 3 PoetterFarm@gmail.com FB: Farmwoman’s Nursery