Tips on growing healthy apple trees
Secondary to frosty spring weather, apple tree growers must prevent an infestation of codling moth
The phone calls have started … seems to happen this time of year every year. As soon as we get through the holidays, into a New Year and have a few mild days, those that love gardening turn their attention to their landscape and begin planning for a new growing season.
I get lots of questions at the OSU Extension office related to gardening both edible food crops and ornamental plants with one of the more popular topics being growing fruit trees. And one of the most popular trees to grow here is an apple tree.
January 12 2021
Seven nominations, five votes later, councilors won t come off positions, forcing mayor to break tie for council president
The Canby City Council got down to business for the new year, swearing in elected officials to council seats and the mayor s chair and then struggling to formalize its council president post in a way that flabbergasted Mayor Brian Hodson.
At the Jan. 6 council meeting, Hodson was sworn in, as well as councilors Christopher Bangs, Traci Hensley, Sarah Spoon and Jordan Tibbals. And with that, the first meeting of the 2021 calendar year was off and running with a full council in place.
Wheeler calls out antifa and anarchists in NYE riot January 01 2021
The Portland mayor wants a meeting of law enforcement agencies to coordinate enforcement against ongoing vandalism.
Mayor Ted Wheeler minced no words in his opening remarks at a New Year s Day news conference following a riot on New Year s Eve in downtown Portland.
Wheeler laid out the who, what, when, where and why of what happened Thursday, Dec. 31, when the Multnomah County Justice Center, U.S. Courthouse and numerous businesses came under attack. The who: violent antifa and anarchists, Wheeler said, explaining they rampaged through downtown Portland causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage with commercial fireworks aimed at buildings, broken windows, fires in the street and graffiti.