Thursday August 27,1981
Vernonia Freedom—Page 3
VERNONIA GROWN
Last in series of popular local gardening columns
by Bill Hansen
Last Sunday evening, after a rather
intense lightning show, we were
treated to a welcome thunder shower.
This event, I think, will bring an end
to hot summer days for this growing
season.
Although we may yet experience an
occasional day of temperatures in the
90’s, we are heading into Fall with
warm days and cool nights.
Vegetables in your garden will also
sense the change in climate and will
now concentrate on survival by
speeding up the maturing process of
fruit set on the stalk or vine. One of
the reasons that corn grown here in
our area is so much sweeter than com
grown elsewhere is that cooler nights
tend to pump more sugar into the
kernels. Of course, this process does
result in later maturing corn,'but I
think you will have to agree it’s worth
it.
Tomatoes which have set on the
vine may need some help now to
ripen. To accentuate the fact that the
growing season is ending, withhold
water, unless you need to to keep the
plants from dying. Potatoes, too,
should not be given extra water now,
allowing the vines to die and the
EDITOR'S NOTE: This week marks
the end, for this season, of Bill
Hansen's * Vernonia Grown' columns.
We know from the response we've
received over the last few months
that you've enjoyed his gardening
Shorter classes suggested
To the Editor:
Just a few thoughts on the school
problem.
I wonder if the administrators and
board have considered shortening the
required hours of daily classes, by
students spending their class day
devoted to the required subjects,
school could be out by noon, saving a
large amount of money as no lunch
program would be needed, thereby
TO THOSE CONCERNED:
Don’t forget the potluck, Clark and
Wilson picnic. August 29, Camp 18,
Elsie, Or.
leaving more money available for the
classes that will teach kids jobs skills
necessary to survive.
Sports, job training, and such could
be held afternoons for those who
choose to participate.
The kids who want to learn are not
the ones seen walking the streets,
they’re too busy learning.
Oregon law allows any child to be
taught at home.
Too many of the things cut from
the budget didn’t cost the school that
much, and could be continued with
the help of the involved students and
sponsors.
I am not against more money, I just
think the powers that be need to look
at their priorities a lot closer.
Jerry Sanders
Vernonia
tips as much as we have. Beginning
next week we will be featuring two
new columns. Beginning September
3, 'Wake Me When It's Over' a
general interest column by Charolette
Klinger wilt begin and on September
10 an outdoor column, 'My Neck Of
The Woods' will start These two new
feature columns will appear in
alternating issues of the Vernonia
Freedom. We hope you will enjoy
reading 'Wake Me When It's Over'
and 'My Neck Of The Woods' as
much as we look forward to
presenting them.
tubers to mature. This will also help
prevent knobby potatoes which is a
result of a cycle of drying followed by
heavy watering. Of course, if you
planted your spuds late, you will need
to keep the soil evenly damp until
after they bloom.
When I first began these articles, I
promised you that I would write them
from planting time right into the
harvest season. Harvest has come,
and this article will be my last.
During the season, many of you took
the time to give me encouragement. I
appreciated this more than you know.
If you learned something in this
column that helped you, or if as a
result of it, you decided to grow a
garden, then I have fulfilled my
reason for writing it. If you didn’t
grow a vegetable garden this year,
but plan to next year, you should
start on it right now. Tilling the soil
and working in soil building compost
in late Fall and Winter will give you a
decided advantage next Spring.
Gardening is one of the very few
hobbies which will reward you in so
many ways. Exercise in fresh air, no
fancy equipment needed, food with
incomparable flavor, and a payback
of $5 - $6 dollars for every hour you
invest. So, what are you waiting for?
More Letters to the Editor on Pg. 6
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LADIES GOLF
Hansen’s Country Garden
Nichole Michelle Garratt
Vernonia lady golfers have been
quite busy lately having fifteen ladies
turn out for their regular Tuesday
night golf match. Play for the evening
was “Poker” with Lorraine Borst and
Vesta King winning.
Thursday morning found twelve of
the ladies being hostesses for the
Seaside Ladies Golf Club. Fourteen
ladies from the Seaside club arrived
to tee-off at 10 am. All Vernonia
ladies brought gifts to serve as Door
prizes. Joyce Kuest made clever
stroke counters and donated them for
prizes and Glenda Alford’s “Cut and
Curl Room” donated coffee for the
day.
Seaside ladies winning prizes were:
Alice Olp, low gross; Betty Girdle,
low net; Betty Kyser, longest drive;
and Getty Girdle, K.P.. Glenda
Alford, Vernonia, had the least putts.
Nicole
Michelle
Garratt
is
Vernonia’s newest citizen. Born
August 21 at 2:28 pm at home,
weighed in at 5 lbs. 15 oz. The proud
parents are Steven and Tammi
Garratt of Vernonia. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Levings of
Aloha and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Garratt of Gresham. Paternal great
grandfather is Roy Garratt of La
Cross,
Wa.
Maternal
great
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Deacon E. White of Raleigh Hills and
great-great grandmother is Katherin
L. McAnally of Dallas, Tx.
The birth attendant was Vernonia’s
nurse midwife, Mary Self. Several
family friends were present to enjoy
the blessed event with the happy
parents.
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