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1) The INDEPENDENT, March 20, 2003 — ¥♦ s n i l \ ' I mg Page 7 n «M Moms in Touch form local group A “Moms in Touch” group has formed in Vernonia. The purpose of the group is to inter cede for the children and staff of Vernonia School District through prayer. Although nondenomination- al, the group abides by an evangelical Christian state ment of faith. “Moms in Touch Internation al” is in its nineteenth year and has member groups in over ninety countries. The local group meets Mon days from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. The group is open to all ladies. Being a mother is not a re quirement. For more information, call Candy Olson at 503-429-2116. Bible Study Bloopers Solomon, one of David’s sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcu pines. .... 1 Can you dig it? By Schann Nelson Most of the things I have divided have been very hardy - one might even say tough. My usual method is to dig them up and then Well, the weather certainly did a fine job sort of stomp them into smaller pieces with a shovel. Needless to of reminding all of us that it wasn’t spring in say, this is not a delicate operation. In theory, you should be able February didn’t it? If the sun ever does re to divide all kinds of perennials, though I’m sure a great deal more turn, all of the daffodils in my yard are going care has to exercised. I’d look it up in a good garden book or on to burst into bloom all at once. They have the web, and get some instruction in proper method before trying been slowly getting closer and closer to to divide a well-established delphinium or something. Or you can opening but hardly any have actually made visit the nurseries and buy new stuff, a much safer option but vast it unless I bring them in the house. ly more expensive. Of course, in spite of my best intentions, Other stuff to remember this month: Every weed you pull be I couldn’t resist planting peas. This year I’m fore it sets seed is a whole lot fewer you will have to pull later in convinced that I actually planted too LATE. If I had accurately hit the year. Every slug you kill, by whatever means you use, is the beginning of that warm spell, they would have been out of the one fewer laying thousands of eggs. AND every one of ground by the time the cold rain started. However, what I did was those giant yellow jackets that doesn’t find a new home in plant on the LAST nice warm day (and my soil which to begin a nest reduces the stinging insect population. was nice and warm that day). So my New 3 I don’t mean to sound ruthless. All in Century and Dakota peas are probably sects, mollusks and plants have their rotting under their remay protection from place in our complex ecosystem. How- cats. I’ve already reordered new seed so ever, I choose to exert a degree of control over that I’m ready to plant if nothing comes a small section of my environment that I want to up. I figure I can try a fall planting of grow food in and have look beautiful. This often peas if, by some miracle, they do come puts me in competition with certain bugs, slugs and up. I did not use any clear plastic this weeds. The only poison I use is slug bait, and I try year, so hopefully I can avoid feeding the to use organic methods first, including letting the rodent population, as I did last year. ducks in the yard, throwing the darn things over the It’s great weather for transplanting peren fence to the chickens, using beer and organic baits nials. You can dig and divide any that are such as Sluggo. As far as yellow-jackets go, well, they can go overgrown. This is not something I have a lot of experience with. far away from me. I have one pretty flower bed right now. I transplanted a helle bore last year and it is so happy. It has been blooming steadily for over a month and now is accompanied by white primroses and purple and white crocuses. This year, when I weed that bed, I am A ssembly of G od C hurch of J esus C hrist going to get a good mulch of coconut hulls on it so I don’t have to of L atter D ay S aints Darwin Harvey, Pastor do it again for a while. 662 Jefferson Lee Knowlton, Branch President Note: My persnickety editor likes to have these columns in ear Vernonia, 503 429-4615 1350 E. Knott Street ly. This means that I write them a full ten days or more before you Vernonia, 503 429-7151 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. read them. Enjoy what your yard and garden are doing now! Church Directory V ernonia F oursquare C hurch Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available 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 Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday each month John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A" Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 V ernonia C ommunity C hurch Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. 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 6:00-7:30 p.m. Jr. & Sr. High, AWANA, Adult Study Nursery provided 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. Evening Worship Saturday, 6:00 p.m. S eventh D ay A dventist Kevin Reiner, Pastor, 543-2254 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 503 429-8301 Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch E piscopal C hurch 500 California Ave Vernonia, 503 429-5378 The Rev. Robert Grafe, Pastor 375 North St. (Vernonia Grange Hall) Vernonia, 503 429-3700 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. Mist TOPS change meeting dates TOPS 1074, Mist chapter, has changed its meetings to Monday evenings, with weigh in from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., fol lowed by the meeting from 6:30 FARMWOMAN'S NURSERY IK The Best Little Nursery Around All Nursery Stock Acclimated to Colder W eather Conditions Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. C hristian C hurch Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 laiimn. 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. to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. 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