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The INDEPENDENT, December 3, 2009
Right, top; a pair of Common Mergansers fly in for a visit to Vernonia Lake on the morning of
December 2. Right, bottom; teasels become more than a common sight when they have a
coating of frost on a clear, cold morning. December 2 dawned with temperatures in the mid
to upper twenties creating the first hard frost of this winter. The teasels were found at Ver-
nonia Lake, as was the frost picture on page 1 of this issue.
M IKE ’ S C HRISTMAS T REE F ARM
1000s to Choose From You Choose We Cut
Many Varieties Tabletop to 14 ft
$2 OFF any tree with 2 cans food for
Vernonia Cares or Mist-Birkenfeld RFD Food Drives
Opening the day after Thanksgiving
9 TO 5 T HURSDAY THRU S UNDAY
65736 Nehalem Hwy. N. (Hwy. 47)
10 Miles north of Vernonia
