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The INDEPENDENT, September 6, 2000
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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. For more information,
call 503-262-9991, extension
228
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Registration will begin at
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School in St. Helens. The two-
mile walk will begin at 10:00
a.m. at McCormick Park.
All pets walking must be
leashed, but a pet is not re
quired for the walk. Pledge
forms may be obtained at Co
lumbia Humane Society, 2084
Oregon Street, St. Helens, or
by calling 503-397-0510.
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