COMMENTARY — Garden tip: Sprinkle fertilizer over the tops of daffodils as they come out of the ground, but do not fertilize any of the daffodils after they bloom. Be sure to place all cut daffodils in a vase by themselves because they exude a sap that poisons other cut flowers.
• Happy belated birthday greetings to: Marcelle Thomas and Respa Green on Jan. 27; Delene Killingsworth on Jan. 28; and Joann Hogeland on Jan. 29. Sorry for being late with your birthdays. I hope for each of you a great day and upcoming year.
• Happy birthday greetings to Certrude Hines and James Edwin Pettus on Feb. 2; Renee Bailey on Feb. 3; Angie Kiley on Feb. 4; my oldest granddaughter Elizabeth on Feb. 5; Wanda Wiggins on Feb. 6; and Savannah and Johnny Smith on Feb. 5 and 6 respectively.
• It’s census taking time — Paulette Campbell will be testing to hire census workers at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 307-5730 or visit www.2010. censusjobs.gov.
• Remember to pray for our troops that are in harms way and for our country!
Evangeline Sloan is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Warrior, Corner and Hayden communities. She can be reached at 647-9655.
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Fertilize daffodil plants, not blooms
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