The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2003
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St. Mary’s Quilt
Fair scheduled
for Sept. 18-21
St. Mary’s 33rd Annual Quilt
Fair will be held September 18
through 21 from 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church
in Vernonia, 960 Missouri Ave.
The Quilt Fair highlights
good, quality products both for
sale and on display. This year’s
feature will be a way of story
telling with quilts called “Bed
Turning”, demonstrated twice
daily.
A lunch menu with choice of
two different soups daily, salad,
rolls and irresistible pies will be
available.
For more information, call
Willamae at 503-429-7871 or
503-429-8841 Tuesdays, or
write St. Mary’s Church, P.O.
Box 312, Vernonia, OR 97064.
Say What?:
Forced. A large cluster of trees.
“Only you can prevent forced
fires.”
By Schann Nelson
~
As the lawn and parts of the garden turn
brown, it increases my appreciation of the
few remaining green things and, as always,
I treasure the bright spots of color. A couple
of years ago I planted a bunch of gladiolas,
which I refuse to dig in the fall since they of
ten survive the winter and the hardy ones
are the only ones I want. They are ready to
bloom and I have at least two of a wonder
ful bright, but soft, orange, that are particu
larly nice.
Just yesterday, I noticed the first beans and cucumbers that are
ready to harvest. Of course I’m not ready to begin pick
les but I’ll just have to get ready sometime this week.
I really am excited to try a sweet pickle recipe that I
think is like one my grandmother used. I could eat
those things by the jar! I also make dill and bread &
butter pickles, spicy dilly beans and (sometimes)
zucchini relish.
Speaking of the amazing zucchini, I figure that since
I already have an excess in my shady garden, most of
you are probably completely overwhelmed. I am fortunate enough
to have sheep that love anything green at this time of year and
they are more than willing to dispose of any baseball-size squash.
I am always astounded by the way I end up with these monsters—
even when I think I am watching carefully.
I have a new cookbook, written by the owner of a seed cata
Church Directory
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V ernonia C ommunity C hurch
F irst B aptist C hurch
S eventh D ay A dventist
Grant Williams, Pastor
957 State Avenue
Vernonia, 503 429-6790
John Cahill, Pastor
359 “A" Street
Vernonia, 503 429-1161
Kevin Reiner, Pastor, 543-2254
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St.
Vernonia, 503 429-8301
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.
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.
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.
Evening Service will change to
3:00 p.m. on Sept. 7,2003
Wednesday Service:
All Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
A ssembly of G od
Darwin Harvey, Pastor
662 Jefferson
Vernonia, 503 429-4615
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Youth & Kids , Thursday 7:00 p.m.
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
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.
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
C hristian C hurch
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.
C hurch of J esus C hrist
of L atter D ay S aints
Jeff Cheney, Branch President
1350 E. Knott Street
Vernonia, 503 429-7151
Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m.
Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m.
Relief Society, Priesthood and
Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m.
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.
V ernonia F oursquare C hurch
850 Madison Avenue
Vernonia, 503 429-1103
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School
logue, that is organized by vegetable and has unique recipes de
signed for abundant harvests. I’ve tried a recipe for zucchini pan
cakes that everyone, even the squash haters, enjoyed. It uses
shredded, salted and drained zucchini as a vehicle for basil and
garlic and is, therefore, both tasty and very low in calories. I’m ea
ger to try the recipe for stuffed squash blossoms described as “a
summer treat too good to miss," that will decrease the harvest by
eliminating some of the fruit.
I like to freeze most vegetables and do some parboiling as rec
ommended, but I also just stir-fry beans and zucchini, using a very
hot pan in a small amount of oil with garlic and/or herbs. This
method lets me cook the whole amount harvested, serve
some of it for dinner, and cram the remainder in bags for
the freezer. These are great to pull out in the winter as ad-
3 ditions to a soup (zucchini and basil are
great additions and the family doesn’t really
even know it’s there) or briefly reheated in the
microwave.
The rain has been great but watch for late blight
in tomatoes, a disease promoted by overhead wa
tering and damp conditions. I STILL don’t have even
a single ripe tomato. I guess not buying an extra early va
riety was a mistake this year.
I finally sprayed for cabbage moths and I hope the Brussels
sprouts will recover. Oddly, the cabbage and broccoli don’t look
nearly as bad. I’m hoping to get some fall broccoli started, since
the stuff planted in the spring just doesn’t look like it will provide
much nice broc over the winter from side shoots.
I missed the last of the raspberry crop that I normally use for
raspberry vinegar but, as I do every year, I have great hopes of
making it out there to prune out the spent canes in order to con
centrate growth in next year’s canes.
Summer is a good time to put up a box for the great mosquito
destroyers, the bats. Best locations are within a quarter mile of a
river or stream, in an open area without obstacles for 20 feet and
with at least 4 hours of sun exposure. A large bat box can house
30 or more of the common little brown bats. Each bat consumes
about 500 mosquitoes per hour. This is a huge amount of mos
quito control.
A warning: beware of working in the hot summer sun. The first
sign of a problem may be cramps in the leg or abdomen. A more
serious problem is heat exhaustion, typified by disorientation,
nausea and excessive sweating. For either of these problems
move to a shady area, lie down, put your feet up and drink fluids.
Heat stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency. If someone
has little or no sweat combined with a high fever, call 9-1-1 for
help, immediately. Get the person out of the sun and attempt to
cool with wet cloths. Children and the elderly are particularly sus
ceptible to heat-related problems. Make sure everyone drinks lots
of fluids and takes regular breaks to cool off.
As summer slips away, I feel surrounded by the projects that
haven’t been done: the flowering plum that still needs drastic in
tervention, a support for the side of the asparagus bed, the fall
peas that are still not planted. It’s so difficult to summon the ener
gy to get stuff done in this great weather, when it’s so easy to just
enjoy the flowers.
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