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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1987)
J u ly 30. 1987. The IN D E P E N D E N T Page 5 in th e Service Vernonia 4-H members do well at fair Robert K Brandenburg Vernonia 4H Clubs com pleted the Colum bia County 4H fair with a m ultitude of ribbons to bring home, and som e cham pions and reserve ( ham pions who earned the opportunity to com pete at the State I air Showing crocheted han diwork the ( ratty I reators Helen Bevan won a blue award, a < ham pion selec tion, and the State f air plaque for best e x h ib i t A n g ie Fetherston also won a blue award and reserve- cham pion O k I a Army National C uard Pvt Robert K Brandenburg, son of Barbra K Miller of M ann ing, O re , has com pleted the t a c t ic a l c o m m u n ic a tio n s system s course at fo rt Sill, During the c ourse. students w ere ta u g h t basic elec tronic s, ret eiver and transm it ter repair for tactical com munic ations 1st Annual MIDNIGHT MADNESS Golf Tournament August 8, 1987 4 Man Scramble $10 per person plus greens fees Oregon tree farm featured on TV Team Handicaps m ust to ta l 45 or more y Tee o ff at Dusk, using Nite Lite G olf Balls Vernonia Golf Club 15961 Timber Rd. E., Vernonia For more information • 429-6811 Plant tours are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursdays during the summer. O rganizations, schools and other large groups may request a special to u r hy co n ta ctin g us at O utstanding examples of Am erican tree farm s are be ing featured on a new 1 V program , no tes f xtension Forester, ( hal I andgren D e p r o g r a m c a l l e d , ( .r e at American W oodlots is on at 11 (Ml am Saturdays on ( han nel ID (Of PBS) I he August 10 viessing will te a tu r e o u ts ta n d in g O re g o n tre e In farm er. Bob M ealey teresting aspe-c ts ot tree- farm mg around the i ountry are fe a tu re d eac h week c om m ented I andgren By D eb b ie Taylor Boise Cascade Paper Group The Q u a lity yo u w a n t. A n d th e n som e. St. Helens, Oregon 97051 I hat first re-d tom ato Do you sneak it when no one- is looking and say a giant slug must have passed through during the night or does your conscience get the- best of you so it is divided evenly am ongst the- family to savor the- m om ent together* Well this year a Big Slug devoured our first re-d to m ato on luly the- Sth. a record for earliest set by Kootenai, which is we-e-ks ahead of the- Calendar for The Ultimate in Frozen Yogurt — 2 STRAWBIRRY 9 4 3 ■ lA C k B IH « 16 V A N U IA 1 ft 17 ■ ® tT B A W M B R ì c e e c x o iA ii 12 11 B CC jim »»» r M U S IC A S I R ID RASBBIRRV A C H O C O IA T I 6 5 BURGUND* (K IR R T C IM O » A H O M I 10 1 AUC□UST 6 7 90c 7 ■ ID ( A S M I R I * 13 MATA AMAN D IIIC H T (H O C O IA T I 19 (H O C O IA T I 20 MANDARIN ORANO! 14 21 B lU tB IR R T 1 5 G IR M A N (H O C O IA T I RI ACH 8 IC IIM M Iilt 22 I l MON MANDARIN ORANGI — 23 30 24 BURGUNDY (K IR R T 31 m a n d a r in (>RA N C I 25 COCONUT 26 G IR M A N ( H O C O IA T I Vandehey w ho took a blue a w a rd and a c h a m p io n aw ard la ra Nimz, I aurie Worley 1 rnily Sc hmidlin and I racy I ( kertson also earned blue awards In dairy c a ttle c o m p e titio n , the- V e rn o n ia W ran g lers M e lis s a S c h m id lin w on reserve- c h a m p io n in in term ediate show m anship and r ham pion tor her guernsey heifer le n n y B u dge w as in t e r m e d i a te show m a n s h ip c ham pion reserve c ham pion tor all around interm ediate s h o w m a n s h ip a n d took cham pion tor her p-rsey tow reserve c ham pion tor her p-rsey heifer c alt and a blue- award tor the < ow and calf Beet i attle ccompetitions had M att Sc hmidlin taking the interm ediate showm an ship c ham pion reserve- c ham pion and one blue aw ard tor his shorthorn calf and 2 blues tor his shorthorn cow Brady Remsen was reserve c ham pion in senior showm an ship and took three awards tor his Sc otc h highland c o w s Deidre Vandehey was in t e r m e d ia te show m a n s h ip reserve c ham pion and won a cham pion and a blue award tor her Simrnental Holstein c ross Sara Vandc-hc-y earned a red award in junior showman ship and a red award tor her feeder steer .M isty M e a d o w s 4H H o rs e ( lub m em bers also did well Preston C tbson earned the All a ro u n d Pony aw ard,, c ham pion for pony w estern equitation reserve- cham pion and blue- award in junior trail and blue- awards in pony show m anship and Inglish equitation hunt seat M ichelle fow ler won a reserve c ham pion and blue- aw ard in W estern equitation re-serve c ham pion and red in I nglish equitation hunt seat b lu e m in te rm e d ia te show m anship and white- in trail Kan Nerheim took blue- awards in w estern equitation and intermediate- showm an ship red in I nglish e-quitation hunt seat and white- in trail N athan Pie-re-n earned blue avsards in junior w estern e q u ita tio n and |u n i o r show m anship and a white- in The Red Tomato 397-2900 Ext. 293 PINTS - $1 . 5 0 CONES - 5 •Oc I he- only m em ber of the ( ratty ( reators to show knit te d w o rk w as D e id r e 27 ARRECO! 28 Bt A <XBIRRT MCRMOnW M/4RIGTV 84 7 Bridge S treet. Vernonia 4 2 9 -5 3 8 4 29 R ID RAARRIRBY Other It) varie-tie-s we- have plan ted including I arly Girl Ave-raging about the- size ot a tennis ball and packed with flavor Kootenai rem ains our favorite for quality and quan tity ( )n heavy produc e-rs I ike- Kootenai and m ost other determ in ate type-' rem oving half or more- of the flower c lusters will help keep the- re-d tom atoes c om ing and en courage- bigger and better tasting fruit Pests ot the- m onth, the- c abbage m oth and c abbage- fly Have you noticed a small, white- looking butterfly with 2 or 1 blac k spots on it’s wings fluttering around in your garden* It so you will p r o b a b ly a ls o fin d i t ’s counterpart, a velvety pale gre-e-n caterpillar with yc-llow stripe- down it s bac k pun c hmg holes in the- c abbage and cauliflow er leaves or hiding in the- broc < oil heads H andpicking the- caterpillar and sending our son with a fishing net after the- m oth is our control, but an easier, although not as fun m ethod is to dust or spray with Bac illus thuringie-nsis. sold under tradenam es BI Dipel It is an and Thuricide organic control and harm ful only to the* c aterpillar, so say the books' I he- c abbage- fly is not so If your brassic as (cabbage*, c auhflowe-r broc c oh etc ) go limp in the- he-,it and .ire- slow in growth or your turnips and radishes are- filled with a '♦ inc h long white-, blunt ended m aggot the- c aggage- fly has been at work We- have- found Re-emay to be- the- best < on trol A lightw eight cover which allows light and w ater in but keeps pests out (More about this wonder produc t in the future') Protecting the seedlings w ith a 6 inc h square of tar pape-r laid tlat on the ground around the- ste-rn. or a collar of fine- sawdust 1 ' j in c hes thic k and 4 to 6 inc hex in diam eter has also proved be-ne-fic tai The- key is to keep the- fly from laying it's e-ggs near the- base- of the- plant D on't put away those- seed pac ke-ts if you are- interested in some- fre-sh fall pickings lettu c e - sp in ach , endive- c h in e s e- c a b b ,i g e*. k a le , m ustard, e-nation re-sistant peas, radishe-s. turnips, and som e carrots still have time- to mature- before- M other Nature- closes up shop Hap py H arvesting' easily seen or c aptured
