Here's What's Happening: Community Calendar

August 8

Community Wide Yard Sale

Shop the St. Helens community wide yard sale. Maps available August 5 at discovercolumbiacounty.com

August 11

Storytime and Art in the Park

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Come to McCormick Park for chalk art while listening to a story and sing songs with your family. Chalk available on a first come first serve basis. Social distancing required.

August 18

Storytime and Art in the Park

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Come to McCormick Park for chalk art while listening to a story and sing songs with your family. Chalk available on a first come first serve basis. Social distancing required.

August 20

The St. Helens summer concert series, 13 Nights, on the River, continues with a performance by world traveled saxophonist Kenney Polson.

The 13 Nights on the River series will be held weekly through September on the Wauna Credit Union Stage at 275 The Strand, St. Helens. Concerts take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Tickets are $7 for individuals. Discounted tickets for seniors, veterans and active military personnel are just $4. Attendees can bring their own beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and there are food vendors nearby. Space is limited to 250 people and masks and social distancing are required. Visit https://tinyurl.com/y9a2sexy or call 971-813-5145.

August 23

Fuchsia Tour in the Gardens of Joy Creek Nursery with Maurice Horn

10 a.m. - Joy Creek Nursery houses a large collection of hardy fuchsias, we grow more than 100 varieties and have many of those growing in our gardens. We have some specimens that are quite old, proving to be very hardy plants. This tour is designed to acquaint gardeners with the large variety of fuchsias that are available and to teach good cultural practices. Learn how to use them as not only specimens, but as landscape plants. The tour begins in the cool of the morning at 10 a.m. and will include instructions and best practices for planting and care. Free and open to the public, 20300 NW Watson Rd., Scappoose, Oregon.

August 25

Storytime and Art in the Park

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Come to McCormick Park for chalk art while listening to a story and sing songs with your family. Chalk available on a first come first serve basis. Social distancing required.

August 29

Hazardous Waste Collection Event 

8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Transfer Station in St. Helens. These are important events if you have accumulated household quantities of hazardous materials that need a proper (and free) disposal. Please check the Columbia County website for further information on what they take and updates in case of COVID cancellation: http://www.co.columbia.or.us/HazardousWaste.

October 4

Low Water Gardening with Maurice Horn

1 p.m. - The last many years have brought us record cold, record wet and a record hot, dry summer. At Joy Creek Nursery, we have been pleased how well the plants in our low-water and no-water borders have done despite the weather. This is testament to the plants themselves, of course, but also to the soil amendments and preparation that make these borders possible. During this two-hour workshop, Maurice will present in detail various methods for amending soils, appropriate plant choices and ways for combining plants to maintain long-term interest in the garden. There is a $10 cost for this class. Please pay the day of the class in our retail area (the barn). Everyone who attends will receive a coupon good for the same day only to 20% off of plants at the nursery, 20300 NW Watson Rd., Scappoose.

On Going Events

Sundays

• Resonate Recovery from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at 220 S. 1st St, St. Helens. Bible based, Christ-centered spiritual recovery meeting for those struggling with addictions and compulsive behavior. Everyone is loved and welcomed. For more information, contact Bert @ 503-475-3586, or bnewton@ acacialumber.com, Debbie @ 503-560-0521, or check the “Resonate” Facebook page.

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