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.