Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-25, Page 134 r Members judge qowers; award prizes to best entries 4 The regular meeting of the Garden Club was held Wed- nesday, September 17 in St, Mary's School. Thechighlight of - the evening was the judging of flowers and arrangements by * the members preserlli. Some of the choices were difficult to make, giving the participants ,sorne insight into the problems ' faced by profess lona 1 judges. The following prizewinnerS were chosen: Juniors, Michel Madden, Robin MacDonald and Patrick Madden; Seniors, Jean Barnett, Mary Carroll, Paul Carroll, Bud Elliott, Beryl Harper, Mary HoWe•It Janet Kalbfleisch, Edwina McKee, Nancy Pond and Frances Worsen. Rose growers in the district will be interested in the meeting on September 26. Mrs. Sylvia Lyzaniwsky, editor of the Canadian Rosarian and vice-president of the Canadian. Rose Society will lecture on the culture of roses. All the ',societies in the district have been invited to come to Mrs, Lyzaniwsky's lecture, as she is an outstanding authority on her subject and an interesting speaker. Non-members are also most welcome. Details Will be ad-• vertised in the Signal -Star and on Channel 12, Mrs. Barnett had attended the Ontario Horticulture Association Convention in Barrie in June and gave her report. The theme of the con- ' vention was "Gardening for Food and Beauty" with the emphasis on interesting young people in growing vegetable and balcony gardens. Hill Hartnell spoke of the importance of plant life to personal health, Without plant life to renew oxygen, people would suffocate, he said, and modern science recommends gOrdening for physical and 'mental therapy. , Pure air and 'beauty is an ancient remedy ,,for Many ailnIents; He said it has been found that there is an element in the soil that is beneficial to arthritics -He suggested going barefoot when the weather is right. •IP Jack Haight said that in Sweden, for every tree that is . cut down two must be planted to replace, it. He suggested that' Canadians plant a tree to celebrate special occasions, such Os thebirth of a child. Art Cole • said he" thought colour schemes in outdoor landscaping should follow the • same principles as -for interior decorating. Draw. up a plan; visualize the .finished garden . When in full bloom.and plant accordingly. Keep the landscape simple and uniform, avoiding clutter. Avoid sharp curves and corners in shrub -borders. Plan the perennial border first and fill in the gaps with annuals. Evergreens should be well watered before wintering and protected from windlash, but plastic should not be used.. • The suggestion was made that gro-lite units or planted jiffy pots make wonderful gifts to patients in hospitals or to Legion tulips arrive; delivered this week Branch 10% f the Royal Canadian Legi n has . just received its order oT„the golden Dutch tulips which are 'being sold throughout the community as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of, the Canadian Legion. • Goderich citizens who placed orders last Spring and paid for them at that time will have them. delivered thisweek. For those , who placed orders, delivery will he made on payment. An additional quantity were ordered to supply the need for thpse wishing to place orderslat this time. They may he ob- tained by contacting Howard Carroll at 524-7969 or any Branch member. In addition to making bulbs. available to the genet -Ill public for private use, the Branch has donated Several.thousend bulbs for public plantings. These will ,..be placed at a number of rlocatio.ns, . including the 'cenotaph; the memorial plot at Maitland Cemetery, the'corner of Montreal St. and 't Elgin Avenue, the 13 ranch 109Homes, to name but a few. , Sponsors are still required. to purchase bulb§ which 'have •been requestedby some of the local schools. As the tulip carnpaign winds up in October, the local Branch will have added some 12,000 new tulips to Goderich gardens. It should be an impressive show next spring,, Customer examining jacket:. yo "Are u sure this is good ' cowhide?" • Clerk; "Of course it is. It held the cow together,•didn't it?" +++ CHESS CLUB NEWS o The G,oderich Township chess Club will begin its fourth season Wednesday October 1. Over the past three years the • Chess Club -has steadily grown and last year boasted 29 regular and five honorary members compared to 15 egular members the first year. The Chess Club is open to players of all ages ,and is set up accommodate beginners as well as experienced .players. ,This..year there will be double the room to' accommodate the members and there have been several rule Changes designed to improve standard. of Chess played. • Chess Clocks will be in- troduced this year mainly for the use of the top Level. The season's schedule will consist of .each member playing two games against the other players Mtn' -the schedule expanding to three games in January if necessary. There will aplso be an additional two weeks allowed for Level 1 play- ' offs. For players considering joining for the first ,.time the Club is run basically as follows: Standings are pstablished on the basis of win -loss per- centage. The over-all standings are then divided into fbur levels with the best win -loss per- centage players in Level 1 and the lowest in Level Four. Even though each member plays all members throughout the season ;each Level plays only among itself for a trophy. . Last year's winners ,were: Lmel I, Charlie MacDonald fote4'-' the third year in a row,, (although 'Dave Weary gave him quite a battle in the finals): Level 2, Harold K loeze: Level 3: Brian Miller; and Level 4, Mike Koszycki. The Club charges $10 a year or 50 cents a week for adults and $7 a year or 35 cents a week for public school members. The money received will he used to buy chess clocks, trophies and a banquet at the end of the seasOn. If you are interested . in jotning 'the Chess Cluhphone 1101 Jsingsley '.I 9019 for details Flowers for All Occasions & Distinctive Gifts A s T —524-2152 ST. 1 1 1 Hosos4 .4040. $004114 I 111100.1411.0041011.1114 Nolla414 1410001114 .41.4.114 e„„immINIPT,4114111.0. shut ins, Ai:itching the ,t'ed', sprout ‘ffiel grow creates an ,interest in living things and in turn,. have a profound therapeutic effect. A seminar on' the renting of 'garden' plots to families produFed some very good ideas for the control of such a project, which are available. on request, The town of Barrie is now developing its own arboretum, to celebrate their Centennial year, The purpose is to maintain a living catalogue of trees to serve as an outdoor classroom to horticulturists and to children, and, to make a beauty spot in the community.. Other business of the meeting included a report on the distribution of old trophies and a discussion regarding the purchase of tulip bulbs as bonuses for the members. The meeting closed with the judging of the flowers and arrangements and the presentation of prizes„ -J (1. • • 1111111111111111111111k •"' 4, 1"; Ick 1 66DERLCH SIGNAL -STA R THURSDAY SP.1)TFMBER 25. 9J!AE tow Gold medal winner Al Leggatt, physical education. instructor at Robertson Public School congratulates Steve Walters after the student received a gold award in the Cri. adiqn Young Olympian Program. Steve earned points towards his gold largely through bicycling and swimming.TheSon of Mr. and Mrs..Gord Walters of. Bruce Street is one of 27doungsters in Canada to receive the award and of those six are from Huron -Perth. Over 3Q,0041'youngsters are enrolled in the program. Not scrubbing Na-so.aking ° *AND FURNITURE No steaming CLEANED FLOWER -FRESH BY'PROFESSIONALS HAVE YOUR CARPETS isticlean takes the soil OUT! h\ ille Porctit2,. Ourdcle,in ••• f ptir)11 011' (1,11 1e,1\t. in Call us for a l 1(tfor t,thrics,dlld \1,',11(h 11111 tothire, h lot, It (1, ill(' Ill 1 (1111 11( 1111e '1(1\ Ittf 1.2,tit,ts` the Free Quotation .• 482-7571 Larry Marlati Clinton ' • 1976 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FOR ULA (2•door coupe, n• ?kw" to a c„teo McGEE'S 1976 See the exciting new Frontiacs, Buicks, Cadillacs and GMC Trucks for 1 9 7 6 u" - SH AR In spacious comfort at the dealership - Hamilton Street,: just off The -Square Enioy an evening out COFFEE Have complimentary and delicious aC:lbert's DONUTS o Meet your friends and neighbours POVI IA( I EMANS (Grind LeMan.,2.door coupTi 3 -,FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE GM Make Cars On Display Large Pickup Truck Display Free Draw ArNITiv In Stock A 'Luxurious 19'76 PDX TIM.: (.12 A'AD PRIX ‘,1 (2.door hardtop „oiTe. 9 PASSENGER BUICK ESTATE WAGON 20" COLOUR TV ,Valued at.'$7t9 95 • • • Zenith' Chromacolor 11 P11, Tube thromatic Tuning • .100 Percent Solid Slate . Power Sentry Sys'tem • Automatic Fine Tutting DRAW TO BE MADE AT 9:30 P.M. FRIDAY' Pontiac, iims Buick Cadillac um GMC Hamilton Street 524-8391 Goderich •• A .•