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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1978)
n HW epu i) g 1« »<— ■ "** w 7 Thurs., Apr 12. 1978 (Sec 2) SANDY (Ore.) POST - 9 Menus Sandy Cottrell •’ 1 > ? r Monday. April 17 Tuna-noodle casserole Mixed vegetables Hot biscuits w-honey Crunchy carrot sticks Pineapple Milk Tuesday, April 18 Barbecued chicken Mashed potatoes Gravy Buttered corn Cucumber wheels Cherry cobbler Milk Orange juice Wednesday, April 19 Weiners Pork and beans Hot rolls w-butter Buttered carrots Cue umber slices F ru it cup Milk Thursday , April 20 Hamburgers Tater logs Lettuce w-dressing Pickles Crispy celery sticks Vanilla pudding M ilk Friday. April 21 Fish portions French fries Catsup Buttered green beans Cole slaw Peaches Choice of m ilk >* 's-5' j UÆV . " • I # ' • ’ ' *NPt iX « é decided to try the nursery business in Boring about 1 4 years ago “ because we like to be outside.” Susan says. (Post photo) HEEDING is a constant occupation in any nursery as Susan Melvin demonstrates. Susan and husband John Clackamas County leads in nursery stock production adding that “ all plants are grafted in the same fam ily.” When the desired plant has N ursery production in been selected, a cut is made Clackamas County is a on the parent plant and a slip growing business. A total of from the plant to be 2,853 acres and 4,370,645 propagated is attached, she square feet of greenhouse said. M rs. M elvin and h e r . space makes Clackamas County the largest producer husband John have been in of nursery stock of 26 Oregon the nursery business for about 1 4 years. “ We wanted counties. There are 17 retail and to be outside and have a wholesale nurseries listed in business of our own. In this the Sandy-Boring area And area, the nursery business is with spring here, they’re all a good one,” she added. B ill ‘ McCoy of McCoy’s busy. “ Actually, all the time in a N ursery, 11333 SE B lu ff nursery can be busy,” said Road, Sandy, has been Susan Melvin, partner in around the nursery business Melvin's Nursery, Southeast for a long time. “ I start Church Road, Boring. ed when I was a kid. The “ Early spring is always business was run by my farher. I was away from it busy,” she added. “ Spring is a busy season for awhile but I ’ve been for retail sales. Right now we active in the business for are busy fe rtiliz in g and about the last seven years.” re p o ttin g ,” the nursery- woman said. The Melvin Nursery has a little less than ten acres with about one-half of the land planted. The 60 by 15 foot greenhouse can hold up to A conditional use request 5.000 grafts, depending on to build a 16-lot planned unit size. development in the Govern “ We emphasize the grafted ment Camp area w ill be plant,” Mrs. Melvin said. considered by the Clackamas In the grafting method of County Hearings Officer on propagation, an understock Aprii 20. (root stock) with a good root Thompson, H all and system is selected for the O’Dolierty have applied to parent plant, she said. Plants are grafted for the desired end product according to color, leaf shape and speed of growth. A slow growing plant is desirable. M r Melvin said. by Bernadette Bischke staff writer Right now McCoy’s Nur Cuttings are taken from sery is “ getting towards the new growth on established end of the shipping season. plants. “ We get the cuttings “ We start shipping shrubs in December and January— to warmer climates around usually we re done by the the fir s t of F eb rua ry, firs t part of F e b ru a ry ,” depending on the weather, McCoy said. and are busy uulil pbout the The cuttings are dipped in end of A p ril,” he said. a hormone solution, scored McCoy’s Nursery covers 60 with a knife and then planted acres with 50 acres in field in a growing medium. McCoy stock and five acres holding uses Perlite—a form of sand container stock. He also has that has been exploded. The 6,000 square feet in containers of cuttings are greenhouse space. placed on heat cables and “ We specialize conifers,” kept at a temperature of 68 he noted. “ Better than 90 degrees percent of our stock is “ It takes about eight to ten shipped to other areas.” McCoy’s wife Beverlie is weeks for the cuttings to root,” McCoy explained He also active in the business. They maintain three fu ll added that there was more time employes and up to 20 emphasis on the grafting on a seasonal basis. The method of propagation. "A n d ,” he sm ile d ,"th e McCoy’s utilize two methods of propagation- demand for unusual plants is very strong.” cuttings and grafting. EXPERT APPLIANCE SERVICE A PARTS Aitfeonzed Service For; • • • • • • Amana Frigidaire G.E. JennAir KitchenAid Maytag R iE C E L m o n n / Sales and Service New for ’78 scheduled Handicapped students from the Boring, Damascus and Sandy areas w ill join others from Clackamas County A pril 21 in the 1978 Special Olympics at Molalla High School A th le tic events at the Special Olympics are open to all county trainable and educable mentally retarded children. Events include the so ftb all throw , standing broadjump, and high jump plus 50 yard, 220 yard, 440 yard and mile races. Two additional events, a race for the blind and a wheelchair race, w ill be held fo r m u ltip ly handicapped children. Athletic events w ill begin fo llo w in g the opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m.The com petition w ill continue through the afternoon. According to Theresa Hanks, special education teacher at M olalla High School who organized this years Special Olym pics, handicapped children benefit from the competition several ways. 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