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1  Mary O'Hair
3  Janette Breckenridge
5  Becky Kirkpatrick
     Dawn Kitchell
6  Vonna Humphreys
7  Londa Floyd
8  Greg Fitts 
     Mae Melott
9  Kristena McGlothlin
10  Aileen Shire
      Joan Sorrels 
12  Bob Hurst
13   Wendell Cole   
      Rodney Soper

14. Nellyne Junghanns
    

August Calendar of Events
8/6 - Youth Sunday/Promotion Sunday
8/8 - Kids mission trip to the Medford               
         Nursing Home
8/9 - Family Night
         6:00 supper
         7:00 pool party
         8:00 board meeting
8/15- Back-to-School Youth Rally
8/16- School Starts   
8/23- Family Night
          6:00 supper
          7:00 Praise & Worship Service

If you are unable to attend church, but would like communion brought to your home the 1^st Sunday of each month, call Sherry Shaw at 532-6212 or 532-6268; or call Margie Kirby at 388-4323.

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   What to do….
         August

Fertilize:  Give outdoor plants- roses, trees, flower beds-final fertilizing by the end of the month.  Slow-acting fertilizers like amm-onium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, fish emulsion, bone or blood meal, well-composted manure, and compost will break down during the following weeks and you should see healthy new growth in three to four weeks.  This last feeding will help prepare your plant for the winter months ahead.  If you wait too long to fertilize-mid-September or October- the new growth will be appearing in early November, much too close to the first frost date.  New growth is always more susceptible to frost damage.  Follow fertilizer directions carefully.
Problems to watch for:
Sunburn - large white spots developing on tops of leaves, usually in the center which then turn brown.
Saltburn - burning starts at edges of leaves and moves inward, on narrow leaves it starts at tips and works down.
Overwatering - roots begin to rot, plant is wilted even if you give it additional water, soil around plant never dries, internal leaves yellow and drop.
Texas root rot - attacks quickly, initially resembles sunburn, watch for white sporemat beneath tree, plant dies but leaves remain on plant, positive diagnosis requires examining roots under microscope.
Cicadas - dead branch ends with brown leaves, look for chewing marks on the branches.
Chewing insects - random holes or skeletonized leaves indicates beetles, whole leaf being consumed except veins indicates caterpillars, tunneling between leaf surfaces indicates leaf miner.
Sucking insects - small white or yellow spots indicates presence of aphids, spider mites, plantbugs, leafhoppers, etc.  The most positive identification you can make is to find the offending bug on the damaged plant.  When you see damage, look for the source before resorting to a wide-spectrum pesticide.  By targeting a specific pest, you may be able to avoid killing the "good guys"-ladybird beetles, praying mantis, lacewings- along with the bad.
Prolong annuals: Pinching off spent blossoms will encourage plants to continue flowering.  You can cut back your spring planted tomatoes to encourage them to produce a fall crop.  Cut them back to about one-third their current height.  Remember to give them some fertilizer to fuel this new growth.
Plant cool-season veggies:  Plant cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, lettuce, potatoes, spinach, and turnips.
Plant cool-season flower seeds:  Sow calendulas, carnations, pansies, Iceland poppies, snapdragons, and violas for fall color.
Stay one step ahead of your weeds:  When admiring your garden each morning keep pulling up those tiny weeds that pop up overnight. 

Jackie Dillon-Fast
Former Cochise County Master Gardener
(Reprinted from the Cochise County Master Gardener Newsletter, August, 1990.)

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The Kid's Revival was a huge success.  45 kids enjoyed Miss Kathie's songs that got your feet a movin', and magic that made all the kids say, "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"  She told stories about Jesus Christ and how he can change your life and make it better.  Ruth Schultz, Betty Jardot, Florene Williams, Mary Green, Betty Schuermann, Ellen Wilson, Eileen Page, Mary Kraus and crew kept the kids happy with hot dogs, sandwiches, chips, cookies, and kool-aid.
Mary Coats, Jennifer Winn, Brad Schuermann, Trevor Davis, and Aaron Grippando were in charge of the games.  Teresa Aebi and Bill Shaw assisted in anything that needed to be done.  Keegan Davis and Lindsay Stewart were Kathie's assistants.
The prayer team was there every night praying for the kids and Kathie's ministry.  Pastor Sherry, Margie Kirby, Norma Fitts, Wanda Cole, and Nellyne Junghanns did a wonderful job.  You could feel the presence of God in the whole church.  We also got to see His work in the children's lives.

Thank You everyone who had any part in the Revival.  I appreciate all the work each one of you did.          Tana

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"Thank You" Tana Davis for the wonderful Kid's Revival.  Tana's energy and "pure prayer power" made this year's Vacation Bible School an event we all enjoyed.  God Bless you Tana!

"Thank You" Sallie Lamb for your diligent work in getting our new piano and the awesome praise and worship music.           

"Thank You" to the Prayer Team, the Kitchen Ladies, and the Games People!

"Thank You" everyone for your continued financial support for extra air conditioning and other summer expenses.

Sunday School Teachers are needed for August and September.

Proud Grandparents - Roger & Londa Floyd
Dillon Michael Flack
  Born 7-11-00
  Weighed 7 lbs. 11 ozs.






First Christian Church
106 Aspen
Pond Creek, OK 73766








Office Phone:  532-6212
Parsonage:  532-6268
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

Pastor:   Sherry Shaw
Chairperson of the Board: Roger Floyd
Director of Music:  Sallie Lamb:

"Thank You" for everyone who donated money for our Kid's Revival.
Bob's Easy Shop
NAPA
First State Bank
Margie Kirby     
Cecil Leaming
Dr. Janzen
Jim Bowling
Gene Wilson Assoc.-Becky Halcomb
Computers Etc.-Mike Shaffer
Peppermint Pad-Glenda Prochaska
B & H Dozer
Pond Creek Vet Clinic
Jim Deterding
Mary O'Hair


Our Deepest Sympathy -
Harry & Clarice Cogswell

Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Pond Creek, OK 73766
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