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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, September 6, 2000 Business Notes 11... — -.¡i, S.:^ ' Ä > * $ .4 S S f& W * * 0 8 ^ • ■ ■»-_______ _____ _ — Í W » 5 » & - F a r m w o m a n ’s N u r s e r y , a g r o w i n g e n d e a v o r , r e a d i e s f o r o p e n i n g Lorna Poetter loves garden ing and during the many years she has worked in the high- stress field of 9-1-1 emergency dispatching, she has nurtured that love. Then, when she de cided she would like to start her own nursery, she put more on her already busy schedule by going to school. First, she took the Oregon Master Gardener course of fered by Oregon State Univer sity through the county Exten sion Service. She was so pleased with the knowledge gained, that she continued her education by registering in a two year course on Horticulture and Landscape Design, at Portland Community College, that will lead to an Associate’s degree. Along the way, she also completed requirements to become a licensed pesticide applicator. “I really want more knowl edge,” Poetter said, “and I love going back to school.” While working toward fulfill ing her dream, Poetter started growing trees and shrubs at the family home on Keasey Road. Now she has an inter esting selection of healthy landscape trees - Russian olive, little leaf linden, paper bark maple, golden chain, Eu ropean white birch and apple — ready, or nearly ready, to sell^ In addition, she is growing rosa^ rugosa, spirea, lilacs, red twig dogwood and yellow forsythia. Poetter is expanding her knowledge of the nursery busi ness but, in order to provide the best service possible at Farmwoman’s Nursery, she also wants to know what resi dents of this area are looking for in a nursery. For that rea son, she has put a flyer in thisf issue of The INDEPENDENT, with questions that she hopes will elicit that information. It’s a good opportunity for area folks to help her tailor her products and services to their own needs and desires. Lorna Poetter and some of the nursery stock she is growing at Farmwoman’s Nursery. Nehalem Valley Carriage provides non-rapid transit A delightful new service is now available in Vernonia — and a lot of people are taking advantage of it. Rick Hobart’s Nehalem Valley Carriage pro vides classic, horse-drawn transportation straight out of the turn of the century, the 19th century, that is./ Formally attired, Hobart and his horse, Digby (who doesn’t mind cars, dogs or flashbulbs), W alk to benefit Humane Society for a special event, Hobart and Digby can be found most Sat urday afternoons near the Ver nonia City Hall. From there they will take passengers on a leisurely trip around Lake Ver nonia or Anderson Park, or an other destination. To make arrangements for No special occasion this “Special Transportation for planned? You can still enjoy Special People,” call Hobart in the ride. If they aren’t booked Mist at 503 755-2310. add a special touch to wed dings, anniversaries and other occasions. They can deliver a bride to the church for her wed ding, take a couple for a ro mantic ride, or bring an hon oree to a birthday or other cel ebration. OAK RANCH QUARRY A “Walk for the Animals” will be held Saturday, September 16, as a benefit for the Colum bia Humane Society. Rick Hobart and Digby on their way to pick up a client. Electrician apprenticeships open The electrical workers union, NECAJIBEW, has an nounced openings for two dif ferent types of apprenticeships. One program, that can lead to a journeyman position in wiring residences, small apartment buildings, public, commercial, hospital and industrial build ings, plus sound, data trans mission, fiber optics and more, is a five-year apprenticeship. The second program, requir ing four years, will result in work that includespreparation and layout from blueprints, plus installation and repair of low energy systems. Applicants must be at 18 Handy Engineering Conversions 10 cards: 1 decacards 8 nickels: 2 paradigms 1000 aches: 1 megahurtz Half of a large intes tine: 1 semicolon years of age, be a high school graduate with a 2.0 GPA, or a GED with a score of 255 points. High school or GED transcripts will be required at the time of application. Both positions require 8,000 hours of on the job training, plus eight to ten terms of school. Classes will be taught at the Electrical Training Center. There are also costs involved. Applications will not be ac cepted until January 8, 2001, but some information needed may require several weeks to obtain. 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