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The INDEPENDENT, November 20, 2003 Can You Dig It… By Schann Nelson Wow! What a change since last month! We went from hot, almost summer-like days to a very cold freeze for several days. Now we are having what seems like more typical fall windy, stormy, rainy weather. The Austrian field peas I threw out in the garden beds in Septem- ber have started to grow. By spring they will be a solid mass of green vines that could be chopped up and tilled in. I’m too lazy for that, so I just kind of roll it up and use it for mulch. I hope you all have your garlic in. I don’t have my garlic in yet, also apparently to the aforementioned laziness. The other alternative is, as my Dad says, Old Timers Disease and I don’t want to con- sider that. I actually did just kind of forget to plant the stuff. I’m having trouble deciding where to put it. I’d like to plant a little more, since my sale of garlic braids at Jamboree went pretty well for a first effort. I actually got ripe peppers in my garden this year. Of the three varieties I planted, the Golden Bell actually produced full sized lovely yellow peppers late in September. If I can get a ripe pepper off this variety, nearly anyone should be able to, since my garden is so shady. The other pepper that would probably be successful for most people was Autopick, a mild jalepeño type that all gets ripe at once. Unfortuately, in my case, I didn’t realize they were all nearly ripe (they were hiding in the foliage) until after the freeze. For the first time this year we got to make cider from apples off our own trees. It was great to be able to eat apples for a month and still be able to make cider from the apples we couldn’t eat fresh. If you’ve never had truly fresh cider, don’t miss an opportunity to taste it. Fresh cider is totally unlike the stuff you buy in stores, even when it’s labeled cider, not juice. The closest you can get is in organic food stores in season. I’ve applied for the Master Gardener program this year. I’ve been wanting to do this for many, many years and I’m seizing my chance. Hopefully, you will see more scientifically-based stuff in this column as a result. Anybody out there want to car pool? Sign up now and call me. See related article on this page. Stuff to do now (beside staying warm and dry): • Rake and destroy leaves from diseased fruit trees. • Plant, or move, landscape trees and shrubs. • Trim chrysanthemums to 4-6 inches after blooming. • Clean and oil tools for winter storage. • Force bulbs for indoor blooms. • Apply lime. • BAIT for slugs, bait for slugs and bait for slugs!. Church Directory 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 Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. *B.L.A.S.T. w/Nursery 11:00 a.m. *Bible Learning and Scripture Training Youth Group 6 -8:00 p.m. (Jr. & Sr. High) Wednesday Prayer Meeting 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 S T . A UGUSTINE (C ANTERBURY ) E PISCOPAL C HURCH Gary Tayor, Pastor 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. Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH Pastoral Associate Juanita Dennis 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-8841 C HRISTIAN C HURCH 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Mass Schedule Sunday 12:00 Noon Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Religious Education Sunday 10:30 a.m. Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH 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. 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Page 7 Master Gardener class scheduled Home gardeners in Colum- bia County with a thirst for more gardening knowledge, and a willingness to pass that- knowledge on to others, can still join the Oregon State Uni- versity Extension Service Mas- ter Gardener program. The Master Gardener pro- gram is designed to teach vol- unteers how to make better use of their gardening re- sources and abilities. They, in turn, teach others. Volunteers are given training in soil man- agement, vegetable gardening techniques, landscape mainte- nance, pest control, and many other aspects of gardening. Then during the gardening season, these new Master Gardeners help teach others to do a better job of growing and caring for plants, fighting off pests, and making our commu- nities a better place to live. Beginning January 5, class- es will be held for 11 consecu- tive Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in St. Helens. There is a fee of $45 for reference materials. For more information about the program and about how to enroll, contact the Columbia County Extension office, locat- ed at 505 N Columbia River Hwy in St. Helens or call 503- 397-3462. FARMWOMAN’S NURSERY The Best Little Nursery Around CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! Christmas in the Country Bazaar IT’S HERE!!! Antiques • Noble Fir Wreaths Shabby Chic • Jewelry • Collectables Garden Art • Handmade Wood Items Depression Glass • Many Colors of Poinsettias Nov. 21, 22, and 23 10 a.m, – 5 p.m. Santa Claus Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. pictures and face painting available Excellence in Customer Service 12891 KEASEY ROAD • VERNONIA 7 MILES WEST OF VERNONIA – WATCH FOR SIGNS PHONE 503-429-8200 • WINTER HOURS THURS TO SAT 10 - 2
