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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 2003)
The INDEPENDENT, March 20, 2003 The 7th Annual OSU Colum bia County Master Gardeners’ Garden Fair and Plant Sale will be held Saturday, April 26, at St. Helens High School Com mons, 2375 Gable Road, from 9:00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. As in past years, Master Gardeners will be selling toma to plants for $1 each. They plan to have all of the standard fa vorites, as well as several heir loom varieties. The tomatoes are being grown this year by Nelson’s Nursery in Warren and Shafts Farm in Scappoose. There will be booths with ed- ucational information on grow ing roses, fuchsias, rhododen drons, wildflowers, peonies, and, of course, tomatoes. Mas ter Gardeners will be staffing a plant clinic to answer all gar dening questions. Raffle tickets are on sale for $1 each. Prizes include a gar den cart, hose cart, pruners, sprayers, gloves, planters, bird houses and more. In addition, gift certificates from area nurs eries will be awarded. Many local vendors will have booths at the Fair, including Blue Heron Herbery, Tide Creek Nursery, Nelson’s Nurs ery, St. Helens Nursery, Shafts Farm, Happy Hollow Garden, Shooting Star Lavender Farm, St. Helens Book Shop, Meowie Wowie, Sheepy Hollow Crafts, Jerry’s Workshop, Gifts from the Heart, Blue Moon, Apple of My Eye, Scappoose Garden Club and Heaven on Earth Farms. For more in fo rm atio n, call OSU Extension office at 503-397-3462 or visit <www.mstr gardener.org>. START THINKING LAWN AND GARDEN I TRACTORS TILLERS Poulan PRO W IF Poulan Pro 6.5 h.p. rear tine tiller. Briggs & Stratton en gine. 17 in. rear tine tiller m w idth. Counter direction RHk tine rotation. One fo r ward, one reverse speed. NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS!* h p Wizard 15.5 h.p., 42 in.6-speed lawn tractor. B&S l/C QHV en9 ine- Mulch ready. 18 inch tu rn in g radius. 94-3462-2 IU J S 93-1049-1 Rally 3.5 h.p. fro n t tine tiller. B&S engine. 18 in. fro nt tiller w idth. Front rotation. 94-1024-2 ttftTOO! NO PAYMENTS ■ K U U « '« ' FOR 6 MONTHS!* W Wizard 20 h.p., 48 in. hydro transmission garden tractor. B&S Intek engine. Electronic clutch. 18 inch tuning radius. 93-1054-1 I U Wizard 5.5 h.p. rear tine ( f t tiller. B&S OHV W 1 Pioneer Museum has copy of O-A Lumber Co. book The Vernonia Pioneer Muse um Association now has a copy of The Oregon-American Lum ber Company, presented to us by the authors, former Vernon ia residents Edward Kamholz, Jim Blain and Gregory Kam holz. For a quicker read, Enid Par- row has compiled stories of lo cal folks taken from back is sues of Ruralite magazine. Come in and step back in time with old friends. The association now has a tax ID number and by-laws. Work days are showing a spruced up look, but still ongo ing. There are lots of little, but important things to do, too, and HELP is needed. One task is to paint the fla<g pole, string a rope and fly our country’s flag, including a light on it so it will shine at night. Remember, the museum is open each Saturday and Sun day from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Many people want to contin- these practices. The first is ue the tradition of supporting safety, a concern created by unknown members of the mili letters mailed last year with an tary by sending letters, pack thrax in them. Another concern ages and e-mails through ef is that the mail system gets forts such as Operation Dear over-loaded, preventing mail Abby. from family members getting At the present time, howev through to loved ones. er, there are concerns that may With the help of local people restrict the general public from who are staying on top of this HAW AII SPECIALIST rear tine width. 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Finance J finance charges will be added to your Account lor the entire deterred period it qualifying purchases are not paid in full make any required payment on your Account when due. Complete details m store There is no charge to come in and view the treasures in the museum, but donations are gladly accepted. If you have spare change, a photographic student at Maryl- hurst is interested in helping us preserve our many precious photos. He can donate time and access to equipment, but approximately $500 is needed for supplies, paper, etc. Anyone who wants to help with this project should mark their dona tion for "Photo preservation.” The next business meeting of the museum association will be April 9 at 7:00 p.m. Work days at the museum are scheduled for March 22, April 19 and April 26. New members are welcome. It makes no difference whether you are an old-timer, or new to the community. If you enjoy blending the past and the pres ent, stop in and see what’s go ing on. 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