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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-17, Page 7It 65, .Luo Planning now dor community .garden Want an antidote to the winter blues? Think about sprinr _ and gardening! That's what Fran Mequail, of Meeting place Conuuunity Shared Garden . near Lucltnow, is doing. Isn't it a little soon to be worrying about it? 'Wet if you are gardening, on the scale that we do - for 18 families last year andproba- :bly 25 families this year,' she says. "Also if you want. the list seed selection you have to order promptly as some of the specialty seeds, .. particularly Oriental greens. rare in short supply."Last year she was unable to get some. kinds. Of the popular Oriental greens that are the earliest green salad' vegeta.- tiles to be harvested from the garden. This year she plans to get herseed order in earlier. Meuail is holding an information meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of mem- bers em "bers George and Lorraine Brophy in Lucknow. People interested in finding out more abut the Coaunity Shared Garden are invited t►°attend The comrnuuity shared garden is a co-operative venture where families,, who aren't in a position to ardeii ttor themselves, .buy a share in the garden so they .can still have fresh locally xa �rgets ;sales National Non -Smoking Week is January 15 20, :1996.: This year's' theme is "Stop the Industry from Selling Cigarettes to Kids - it's S.LC:K." Targeting' youth is an. important tobacco - use pre- vention strategy. More than 80,000 Canadian; youth join the 'tobacco' market each year; Over 40,000 of the; youth --:are from Ontario alone. The percentage of .15: , aro 19 years;old Ontario' stu- dents * who currently smoke - has increased since. 1993, from 22.5 per cent, to 28.2 per cent for males and from. grown vegetables all sum - titer and into the fall. there are working shares avail- able at a reduced fee for •those who want to help with the gardening too. It's irportantefor people tosign up now so the gar- dener knows how many families they are planting for, and can order seeds and start the appropriate number of seedlings, Onions, pep- a.pears, tomatoes, etc, nave to be started early. it's a shared risk venture where the members share trt, the bounty and the -risk of the harvest, picking up their "share"- of the garden pro- duce on a weekly basis. There are three Community Shared Gardens in Huron, County. The Huron Community Garden is just west of Holmnesville, 4and is going into its seventh year; The Meeting Place Organic Garden between Lucknow and Wingham, and the Under , the Sun Garden just east of Gorrie, 25,. 2 per cent . to 27. 5 ` per :cent , for females, It is thought that this may be due to the 1994 reduction of tobacco taxes. In 1994, daily smokers, aged 15 to 19 years smoked approximate ly. 12 cigarettes per day. This fact is frightening, since tobacco addiction 'causes increased cigarette' use over time. To combat :this', situation -the Grey Bruce Council on Smoking and. Health wilt promote a.Q smoke-free lifestyle through a media campaign. Radio ads will »turn to page 14 w S121te� ;O] The Seventh Annual Southampton Wood Show will be held at the Bruce County Museum on Feb. 24, from 10 a.m to 4 pm. and continues, by popular request, histo` Feb, 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.mF This year, the set up 'times have also been extended ,to Feb.' 23 fcr the convenience of the ex- hibitors and vendors,. if : you work with wood ., in any way ;and have an 1 interest din, selling ��".our products, this show attracts over 1,000' people" each year. Novices as well as the more experienced are encouraged to join ;in` the show. All items for sale must be handcrafted by the exhibitor. Tables are sup plied and vendors should indicate if electrical outlets are', needed. Space for this annual show is at a premi- um so calling, ahead to reserve your spot.. is a good idea. Anyone interested in exhibiting and selling their work should 'contactthe $rli,Ge County Museum to.. reserve their space. Calc (519)197-2080. are both in their°second. year. All the gardens in; Huron' last year had bumper crops and the gardeners report that so far there has only been one year that it was so cold and wet that the garden was affected, with harvest- ing being delayed because ofthe weather. When asked if it was really a risky venture, M4uai1said, "Well, as in any kind of farming there's alway,.s the risk of cata- strophic: events like killing frosts in th middle ` of; the summer or a summer long drought, but this area is blessed with a climate that usually comes through with adequate rain .and. heat. With our gardening experi- ence and on this small scale we cap react pretty quickly to any problems that start, to show up. You alight loose one or two vegetables but, when we'relooking,'at 50 or so varieties, , it's hardly noticeable." Iow Sett inei, Wednesday, LOW DISTRICT COMMUNI 'CENTRE. PINGO _ Sunday, January 21/96 OPEN DATES Ed 19-26 Sat, -20 , FEBRUARY 19 • `Fri. -9.1 -24` S turdaywi7 "+ NL `1 CALL 528.342 Iuary 17, 1096 — Page 7 IT'S IN YOUR HAND The .Heart. and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has officially launched the first of its kind Heart and. Stroke Healthline. ` Thisnevi,, toll free 1-800 service is designed' to meet the diverse and ever chang- ing information needs of people who have heart dis- ease or stroke. It also has valuable resources for those who want to find'out how to reduce their risk of develop- ing heart disease or stroke - the #I killer Canadians. The Healthline number is ; 1-809-360-1557. 'The Healthline puts the,: Foundation in the forefront as a provider of the most recent.and authoritative information on almost every 'subject concerning heart disease and stroke," says Beth Sluanskie area coord-` ,nator; for Grey and Bruce. counties. "The. Healthline' will be able to answer:" ques- tionse on everything from specific disease ,states to where to find :community- based' stroke resources." 11c now Lancers enior ."13" .Hockey Club is hosting the Annual Senior .All—tar carni .turday, January 20th � ► p.m. ,u+ ku. ►w istrict Sports ,Complex l Star Shoot Out Between Periods lueline Club 8:00 p.i tw -' 1:00 a. . Slumskie says, "We are an information -based soci- ety, relying on a number of important co rnunication, velaicles, ThieHealthline helps people, gain, fast and easy answers.totheir ques- tions." Callers can receive written responses to their queries, and have the oppor tunny to request more infor- mation via fact sheets or videos on other topics relat- ing to heart disease and stroke. R daughter .of Delores Sokoloski and Ron Cross, ,. graduated as a Dental Assistant, from Algonquin College; Ottawa, Ontario Michelle is employed by Connors Dental Group,. 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