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The INDEPENDENT, August 15, 2002 Welcome Additions Haven Rain Shaw Haven Rain Shaw was born July 31, 2002, to Jasen and April Shaw of Vernonia. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are John and Mary Ann Shaw and Ed and Dawn Buckner of Vernonia. Great-grandparents are Jen ny Dennis, Max and Laura Buckner, and John and JoAnn Beamish, all of Vernonia, and Claude Shaw of Mesa, Arizona. Great-great-grandparents are Alice Buckner of Vernonia and Genevieve Riney of Mo jave Valley, Arizona. The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The con gregation is invited to attend this tragedy. Can you dig it? By Schann Nelson Gardens are at their maximum beauty and production this month. Because new things are ready to be picked every day, it’s also the time when we actually see some of the members of the invertebrate world. But terflies and moths, spiders, ants, bees and worms, as well as the vast array of shellfish in our oceans and streams, are at the heart of a healthy environment. While it can be tempting to view the work of cabbage moths and tent caterpillars as “damage,” it’s important to remem ber that there are far more beneficial insects than harmful species. Try to determine what an insect is and what damage it may actu ally be doing in the garden before attempting to eliminate “bugs.” Butterflies and moths, “the flowers of the air,” are especially wonderful to watch. It is positively magical if you are lucky enough to be a resting place and get a chance to closely ob serve one of the many species native to our area. If you want to attract butterflies, the North American Butterfly Association suggests putting out the following food in a shallow dish: 2 - 3 slices of ripe fruit (bananas or strawberries) mashed together with 2-3 teaspoons sugar and one cup of a sports drink. Cabbage moths are extremely common in our area. The moth is white, about 1-1/2 inches across, with a small dark spot on each wing. They are quite charming, dancing over the garden as they lay their eggs on every brassica they find. In the past, I have had cabbage or broccoli plants nearly consumed by cabbage moths, Church Directory V ernonia F oursquare C hurch A ssembly of G od C hurch of J esus C hrist of L atter D ay S aints Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Darwin Harvey, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia, 503 429-4615 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Youth & Kids , Thursday 7:00 p.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. F irst B aptist C hurch S eventh D ay A dventist Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday each month John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A” Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 Kevin Reiner, Pastor, 543-2254 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 503 429-8301 V ernonia C ommunity C hurch Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Grant Williams, Pastor 957 State Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-6790 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children's Church w/Nursery Sunday Youth Group Junior High 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Senior High 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Women's Bible Study, Thurs. 7:00 p.m. G race R eformed B aptist C hurch D.J. Dickey, Pastor Grant & North Streets Vernonia, 503 429-1919 Sunday Services: Adult Prayer & Children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Evening Worship 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Service: All Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Page 7 Evening Worship Saturday, 6:00 p.m. N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch 500 California Ave Vernonia, 503 429-5378 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch Pastoral Associate Juanita Dennis 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-8841 Mass Schedule Sunday 12:00 Noon Religious Education Sunday 10:30 a.m. Lee Knowlton, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street Vernonia, 503 429-7151 S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) E piscopal C hurch The Rev. Robert Grafe, Pastor 375 North St. (Vernonia Grange Hall) Vernonia, 503 429-3700 Sunday Services 10:00 a m. and have found that usually there is some problem (under-water ing, cabbage maggot, overcrowding etc.) with the attacked plants. This year, I have very little damage on cabbage, broccoli or Brus sels sprouts. All of my beds are heavily inter-planted with several different kinds of plants and it seems to confuse the moths. An effective control I have used when absolutely necessary, is the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis. There are several types of B.t. available on the market. You will need B.t. for cater pillar control. According to the OSU Extension Service, B.t. has virtually no mammalian toxicity and kills larvae only in the butter- fly/moth family. It is easy to apply, as a powder, when plants are damp in the morning, and easy to keep confined to the plants that need treatment. Be sure to apply to the underside of leaves, where the eggs are. It should be reapplied after rain or overhead watering. I have seen dramatic effects from a single application. Another effective control of a variety of pests is a floating row cover. I use them in the spring to keep the cats out of seed beds and to keep the heavy spring rain from beating the soil, but I can’t bear to cov er the garden once it is established. Howev er, it is supposed to be (and I’m sure it would be) an effective control for a variety of pests, including difficult-to-control root maggots. Root maggots are the larval stage of different types of flies that feed on root crops (radishes, turnips and carrots) or the roots of cabbage and cauliflower, causing them to suddenly wilt. As if there isn’t enough happening in the yard and garden al ready, it’s time to start torturing the tomatoes and planting fall crops. While not yet time to prune severely and restrict watering, I have started to cut off some of the excess foliage on my toma toes in an effort to concentrate the plant’s attention to already formed fruit rather than continuing to blossom and branch and set more fruit. Soon I will cover my plants with a blue tarp. I have used clear plastic, but didn’t like the results — it got too hot and burned the plants! I’ve used blue tarps for years without any problems. Not only do they contain the heat and the gasses that help to ripen the tomatoes, the tarps also protect from the dreaded late tomato blight. This is the nasty stuff that can turn your lovely tomato patch into a pile of black slime after just one or two days of rainy or misty weather. Yuck! Broccoli planted now can be harvested nearly all winter, if you can find plants to set out or were organized enough to start some last month. If you still don’t have enough to think about in your yard, this is a good time of year to consider improving the habitat in your yard. According to the National Wildlife Foundation, virtually any space can be nurtured to provide a place for birds and other critters. The essentials are food, water, cover and nest sites. Food, cover and nest sites can be provided by a variety of native and ornamental trees and shrubs. You can even improve your indoor habitat by the judicious placement of shade trees. My house stays cool all day because of trees, even when the sun finally gets around to the west side, where there are two large cherry trees that shade the house. Since the trees lose their leaves in winter, the sun can come in the windows on the rare occasions when it emerges. ROCK CREEK-; Kids Crusade will be held at Hawkins Park "Great Dancing Mj A Vernonia-based rock band serving tb^ Nehalem ValleyMdtV» classic rock, Iginal music wedding ijor event. 0 3 -4 2 9 -9 4 0 2 0 3 -4 2 9 -0 8 1 7 A Kids Crusade will be held in Hawkins Park on August 19 through 23 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. There is no charge for the activities, which will include games, crafts, prizes and more. For more information, call Vernonia Assembly of God Church at 503-429-4615. C hristian C hurch Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Women’s Fellowship, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
