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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-04-26, Page 29Members of the Clarke's, Clover Valley, Purple Grove, Reid's Corners One and Two and Ripley 4-11 Clubs held their Achievement Night on April 11, at the Ripley -Huron Central Public School. Awards were presented to members who completed their sixth and 12th projects. Receiving awards were left, Sandra Blackwell and Dennis Johnston for six pro- jects, Tanya Snobelen for 12 projects, Suzanne Paquette for six projects, Joyce Lane for 12 projects and Regan Bowers and Julie Robins for six projects. (Nellie Blake photo) Gladys Arnold anu Edith Smith attended the Genealogy annual meeting and workshop in Paisley on Saturday. Audrey and Mary Ellen Traher of Lon- don and. Heather Shantz of Walkerton visited Friday with Edna Stanley. Bette MacLeod and Edna Stanley at- tended a retirement party for Marion Hammond at Kincardine Hospital on Fri- day afternoon. Harvey and Margaret Ann Orr were sup- per guests of Donald and Sandra Forster Saturday night. Sunday guests with Donald and Sandra were Evan and Margaret Keith of Kinloss. The Purple Grove Institute program committee met at the horse of Wilma Sut- ton on Thursday evening. Sympathy . is extended to Don and Marilyn Reid in the passing of Don's father Mr. Robt. Reid of Lucknow. A number from here are enjoying a trip to Wheeling this weekend. On Thursday Wilda Thompson visited in Goderich with Phylis Birch and withMerle Bauer who is a patient in the Goderich hospital. Congratulations Bob and Judy Thomp-, son. They won the trip to Las Vegas that PURPLE GROVE Organic farmer Bernard Hack of the Kincardine area was the guest speaker at the April meeting of the Lucknow Horticultural Society. Mr. Hack, a native of Germany, is a well- known organic farmer and he took great pride in sharing his methods of . organic gardening to those present at the meeting. One of the main points of his presenta- tion was the fact that we tend to over - nourish our plants. To illustrate this, he asked the group to consider where some of nature's plants survive best. Two of the ex- amples he used in this regard were wild carrot and wild raspberies. Wild carrot normally flourishes in poor soil conditions. Likewise, garden carrots do not require fertilized soil. Mr. Hack pointed out that infestation of insects and fungi usually result where a plant has been over - nourished. Gardeners can take a lesson from nature when tending their raspberry plants. Mr. Hack suggested that wild raspberries are often found growing in wooded areas where the ground cover around them con- sists of decaying matter ' from trees and shrubbery. Stem rot which is a common problem in domestic berries can be lessen- ed by assimilating a wild berry habitat. When removing the excess stems from your berries, place them on the ground at the base of the plants. Fungi will then thrive on any diseased stems that you have removed, rather than attacking the fruit bearing stems. During his presentation, Mr. Hack also explained the importance and effec- tiveness of crop rotation in the home garden. He used a chart to illustrate how this should be done. The first grouping of plants were called the `high feeders' and included plants such as cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, and pumpkin. These plants would require fertilizing by means of compost. The next grouping in- cluded lettuce, celery, sPmaleh, red beets, and leeks. These plants did require fertiliz- ing but to a lesser degree. Onions, carrots, and radishes were placed in the 'no feed' the Lyons sponsored. On Tuesday evening Vicki Hollands, Amanda and Adam of Durham visited with Harvey and Wilda Thompson and friends around the Grove. A number from the Grove enjoyed the United Church Women dinner at Kinloss on Sunday. Mac and Anne Ma chilies and David were supper guests with Edna Stanley on 'Sunday. Tobi Farrell was the overnight guest of her friend Natasha Ritchie. Sunday visitors with John and Joyce Farrell were Doug Baird and family of Kincardine, Ross Baird of Wuhan and Mr. and Mrs. Wally Sauble and fa ay'of Rostock. Jenny Farrell was part of the Grade 1 Teddy Bear Sleep over at the Ripley Huron Central School on Friday night. shares methods Luelmow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 22, 1989—Page 13 Health units promoting "healthy sexuality week" Healthy Sexuality - What is it? Is it something like an itch that mysteriously appears around age 13 and causes a few pleasures and a few problems and then gradually disappears around middle -age? Or is it more than that? Maybe it is something that relates to our general health and positive attitudes and we can enjoy it throughout the lifespan. Find out the answers during Ontario Healthy Sex- uality Week, April 24-29, 1989. The Grey -Owen Sound Health Unit and the Bruce County Health Unit would like to draw your attention to a number of ac- tivities in the Grey -Bruce area which have been organized to promote the theme of Healthy Sexuality Week, "Healthy Sex- uality Lasts a Lifetime". Pharmacies throughout the two counties will enclose factsheets on AIDS and con- dom use in -all birth control pill prescrip- tions during Healthy Sexuality Week. The birth control pill, which is very effective in pregnancy prevention, offers no protection from sexually -transmitted diseases. Libraries, bookstores and schools will be displaying resources related to healthy sexuality. Weekly newspapers throughout the two counties will be publishing articles of special interest related to healthy sexuality. y The Grey -Owen Sound Health Unit and the Bruce County Health Unit will be co- sponsoring three presentations. On April 27 a one day seminar entitled a "Sexual Issues Update", will be held at the County of Bruce Administration . Building in Walkerton. Dr. Marion Powell M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Consultant, Women's Health Centre, Women's College Hospital and Medical Director of Bay Centre for Birth Control will be the keynote speaker. This workshop is open to all social and health care providers of adolescents and young adults. Dr. Powell will also address Physi- cians' Grand Rounds and a special session for allied healthcare workers at the Grey - Bruce Regional Health Centre in Owen Sound on April 28th. For further information on any of these events, contact your local Health Unit (Bruce 881-1920, Grey -Owen Sound - 376-9420). 8;rill day Ni.rse Diane. lPark) grouping thereby requiring no fertiliza- tion. Beans and peas, on the, other hand, were in a grouping by themselves because they put food into the soil in the form of nitrogen. The natural rotation of crops could easily be seen by the chart, as com- mon sense would tell any gardener that the cabbage and potato grouping would be planted the following year where the beans and peas had grown. Mr. Hack also made an interesting notation that rye grass, buckwheat, or oats should be planted when the beans and peas are harvested. The topic of tilling was also discussed, and Mr. Hack pointed out that we tend to till excessively which is a very serious mistake. Earthworms are essential to gardening. In tact, earthworms are nature's own tillers, and we destroy them every time we till our garden. After Mr. Hack's presentation, many avid gardeners asked questions relating to problems they were experiencing in their own gardens. Guests from Ripley, Auburn, and Teegwater attended the meeting as well. MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION Forfriendly counsel without obligation, We invite you to see about the selection of a family monument. For more information call !lit„> 1)1.sign. 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