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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-09-01, Page 74 R r: •• ,IK:4773;" • ••" • kw. .." ; .. 1 • 17.;:.V•ii,%;1;;;;;;;;'•';•?:.4;kZ-.1;i•kiri'';'• r." • ;;+,, , • '4k • 1. rc )e. is a kly her. thi 3 1Sala 3, and .der ..... ... SYKES she explained, "I posted adult Varticiparion to the club •. notices in the schools and and the leadership' they • , rnett ,:tas a along with Helen Videan we provide for the youngsters.' l7iAni;v about held our first meeting with 12 .She knows of no other' society '.:7,27.7,4, children." that has an 'organized sepigr • ;ir*ag.tz„4„;..,,,,,Tbeircfi0.-t-4lie,r -,,begitaik-*feetrne`'LlizirrAw s,,,„ eliildreni!-Aet's do Inr-AP411 1974-.an'dieventuallyr....oup.:.The•Greett Thumbers ,-.a.t.i,,t,zirmi••.-thea.,..,..attratted 32 -Young gardeners,: have a junior executive as The parents were also invited well. oneu .0c,„ R.Rir. 2 to attend and the organization seed three grew to a .meinbtleshiP of 75 oantedl,a and with careful , last Year. The junior group is and her magic ,noui affiliated with the senior- 1),sepd blossomed Goderich Garden club. ; • T the atoSt Jean is' alsoproudof the ' ior horticultural :ifierfrovinCe. The Tee Thumbers. tarted •the group Helen Videan of nd has been leader ception in 1974. She iisband will leave n take up residence lajara, Mexico in nd the group will :the hands of her ccessors. on will survive if I's support i't," she "volvement is the 'j it makes it 1, If you don't have cipation for such a uld fall apart." d Mrs. Barnett he Clinton Air Base ago, where her as stationed, but iculturai instincts rface until eight r when she planted Hp bulbs: She was ud of those first she admired them ing on her way to found they were she returned for nically a •neigh- hild had picked all A bouquet for his hat incident itself ve been enough rn ber away from- ieulturalists. g -a -move to Blacks ad outside of •years later she kled the flower oblem and with one hand and an bookletin the growing bobby rough the constant of a friend that coerced into en - e of her roses into a r show and in that, ow, she won all the She later joined a b but had limited with her floral nts. tuck all my pretty pot and wondered didn't win," she the arrangements aurally after a .1 ist of prizes grew e more involved in and served as both ent of the Clinton ich Horticultural e still serves on the rd of Directors, is director for the Rose Society and leader of the •Green Thumbers ars. ought of involving ren in horticulture nagging at her and a small group to a in Clinton. s wanted to start a and even chose reen Thumbers," • • In forming , the Green Thumbers- she attempted to teach children to appreciate nature by sibwing flower'sfor 1eauty. But She claims there is an even deeper motive. , - "I didn't want them just ,t9 learn about flowers and arrangements but also about. ecology," she said. "Nor- . tic attire, „is,beautif,ula.134.-44 ,SY,etnbol of _the.....relationship between „God;.,.....man-' an -4 not re." A she reflected on her three years with the Greer Thumbers one of the biggest thrills was seeing the children foster enthusiasm in helping others in the community. She said .the ;children are _most enthusiastic about their yearly trip to the nursing home where they Sing carols . and present •the residents $.3,y,.101,corsa.8.0.0m,Y•PraPared.. "The ,group has- alstiliel •–.bake sales and bottle, drives to raise their own money and hold two flower shows an- nually. • The members of the Goderich GardeaClub jud e the -shows and judge the children's entries as adults. "The flower shows are good for -them and their talent realy comes through In fact HOLNIESVILLE , „ ,•, , many of the bOys are quite adept at arrangements," she said. "They are judged as adults in the show but they,,, !IA* take it in good spirits and there is good, enthusiasm : among them to compete." Although she loves working 4 MAO with children she admitted there were several thi watch for. "The hardest thing to learn •v is when to step back and let , the children take over," she said. "But we have taught them the love of beauty and a few words of praise go a long way." Goderich is one of the largest and most successful junior horticultural groups and its success is en- couraging the formation of similar group's in other places. But Mrs. Barnett reiterated that a number of people must work with the group to keep it going and • Turn to page '20 • —We• would like to announce the new proprietors at 'the White Carnation, Wyk' and Sandra Orr, as of September 1, 1977. 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