The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-06-04, Page 12Fall Fair Notes
' Contributed,
Due to the popularity of the log
sawing contest at the Lucknow Fall
Fair, the prize money has been
increased to $10 for first prize, $6
for second prize and $4 for third
prize in both the men's and ladies'
section." Get your crosscuts in
shape for' this 'big event on
September 20th.,
Russel Irvin and Allan Gibson,
local' agents for Dekalb corn are
offering a special prize of one unit
of seed corn to the person
exhibiting the six tallest cut stalks
of corn with the most mature cobs.'
We hope the Arena Board doesn't
need to make any alterations for
this event.
A friendly- neighbbr and his
garden tools are soon parted.
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL/ LUCKNOW,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1975
,..PAGIENWELVIt
•
News And Views
From Huronview
Thirty-nine residents took the
mystery bus tour last' Saturday
conducted by Bill Crawford:
The residents bid farewell to
Reverend and Mrs.. Beukema, of
the Clinton Christian Reformed
Church at the regular Sunday
evening song service. Mr. and
Mrs. Beukema will be greatly
missed at the home as they have
been very active in many ways
during the past years. Mrs.
Beukema has been organist for the
song services this year with Dick
Roorda as leader.
Marie Flynn,, Frank Forrest,
Lorne Lawson and Norman Speir
provided the old tyme music for
Monday's program. The Christian
Reformed volunteers assisted with
activities and Mrs. Scott was
honoured on her ninety-fifth birth-
day with a special number by Mrs.
Henderson.
The adopted grandmothers of
the Clinton Kinette Club were
invited to a smorgasbord dinner on
Tuesday evening at' the Clinton'
Public School. Thirty-four resid-
ents took advantage of the outing
and all report a lovely dinner
followed by a program.
The Festival City Rhythm Band
of 'Stratford entertained on Family
Night. The band was formed last
year under the leadership of -Mrs.
Helen Ebel and has twenty
members all senior citizens with a
great deal of musical talent. There
are three violinists, an accordian
player, a guitarist with other
members playing Symbols, triang-
les and a piano accompanist. Eight
of the band members danced the
French minuet and square dance
with another member doing a take
off with three Al Jolson numbers.
Mrs. Bessie Elliott thanked the
entertainers, inviting them to come
again whenever possible. '
Zippy'Trinettes
President Cheryl Hackett called
the third meeting of the. Trinity
Garden Club to, order and eleven
members repeated the 4-H pledge.
The meeting took place in the
Trinity Church basement on May
26th at seven n'clock p.m. The roll
call, My new vegetable(s) I have
planted in my garden, was
answered by all members.
Karen Campbell read the secret-
ary's minutes and Janet Wilkins
read the minutes' 'of the last
meeting. The next meeting will be
June 26th in the Church basement
at seven o'clock p.m. Home
Assignments were taken up. We
discussed our demonstration for
Achievement Day. Mrs. Donald
Hackett discussed special garden
culture such as , staking tomatoes,
thinning certain vegetables by
transplanting and others by using
as a vegetable to eat while still
small. Thinning and transplanting
flowers will make for ,str i g
plants and more blooms. W went
over the sheet on ins ct and
disease contro Arnold
Ca bell' discus sed vegetables in
fami meals - d vegetable cook-
ery. nsvve for Subject Matter
were scuss d. We cooked and
sample nach and asparagus.
Each girl was to write down her
comments. The leaders° demon-
strated how to transplant a tomato
plant.
St. Helens,/
Seed Sowers
The second meeting opened
with the 4-H pledge. The roll call
was:"My favorite flower and why I
- like it". The secretary gave her
report of the last meeting. Janet
MacPherson is doing the posters
for the skit and Debbie Errington
offered to design the covers.
We then discussed, • what four
steps, are necessary to prepare the'
garden sail for planting vegetables;
,name three or fOur,good sources of
organic material; explain what is
meant by the number used in
grading system of commercial
fertilizers; of the. three elements
used what does each contribute to
plant growth; explain briefly three
things to remember when planting
your vegetable seeds; name four
things to remember when trans-
planting yoting plants to their
permanent locations; there are four
necessary steps in looking after
your garden, name and explain
them briefly; describe briefly how
to plant and care for your flowers.
We also talked about when the
hoMe economist is planning to
come to check our gardens.
The next meeting is June 19 at
7.00 in St. Helens Hall. We closed
with the creed.
Dungannon
'4 H Calf Club
The first meeting of the Dungan-
non 4-H Calf Club was held
Tuesday, May 27, at the home of
Cecil Bruinsma of Benmiller.•
President, Fran Logtenberg open-
ed ' the meeting by all members
repeating the 4-H pledge. The roll
call was answered by all members
present. Cecil Bruinsma talked on
his dairy farm operation. We then
judged mature dairy cows. Cecil
Bruinsma gave a tour of his milking
parlour. We Chose committees for
demonstration and display. We
also discussed dates of the coming
meetings. Members then- finished
the . meeting by having chocolate
milk and doughnuts.
.,SPECIAL NOTICE
TO. MN OF THE.,
RIPRY:HURON..,,cOMMUNITY
All Ripley 'Huron Residents must
.commence the growth al beaids .for' the
-Old-Boys' ReUnion-this-suninier
SPECIAL PERMISSION' TO SHAVE MAY
BE GRANTED BY THE PURCHASE OF
PERMIT TO SHAVE FOR THE
PRICE OF $1.00"
THIS PERMIT MUST BE CARRIED AT ALL TIMES
BY ORDER, :JIM ELLIOTT
CHAIRMAN, BEARD GROWING CONTEST
PURCHASE OF A PERMIT WILL ENTITLE THE
/ BEARER TO A CHANCE ON A 05 DRAW
Lucknow
4-H Calf Club
The first meeting of the Lucknow
C Club was held at the farm . of
Glen Walden on May 26. There
were n members and two leaders'
pr t.
e meeting -opened with the
4- pledge., The minutes were
ead the roll call was taken. A
class of three-year-old Holstein
heifers was then judged by the
members and all the members gave
reasons. The members received
their manuals and did the first
'quiz.
We were then served a delicious
lun'Ch by, Mrs. Walden and the
girls. Roger Morrison thanked
Glen Walden for the use of his farm
and Mrs. Walden for the' delicious
lunch. The meeting was then
adjourned.
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