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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-10-18, Page 1716 TIMES—ADVOCATE Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Autumn Splendor meeting in Kirkton Flower show —The Autumn Splendor meeting of the Kirkton Horticultural Society was held Oct. 3 at the Kirkton/Woodham Community Centre.Winners in the children's division were from left Marisa McIntosh, Brook McIntosh, Erin McIntosh, Natalie Simpson and Kayla Simpson. Below, helping with plant auction were Sandra Kemp and Nancy Dearing. (photos/submitted) School boards look at energy By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — In a case of dream- ing very big dreams, a coalition seeking to decrease the amount paid for energy by Ontario's school boards has begun exploring the pos- sibility of generating its own. "It's a dream to make boards energy self-sufficient," explained Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) regional vice- president Colleen Schenk, who's also the North Huron representative on the Avon Maitland District School Board. Schenk briefly described the initia- tive during an Avon Maitland meet- ing Oct. 10. Part of the OPSBA report provided to Avon Maitland trustees explained "the School Energy Coalition ... has met with the Ministry of Finance, realizing they will need strong political sup- port, as well as intensive conserva- tion to make any scheme work." According to Schenk, the estab- lished mandate of the School Energy Coalition is to seek out the best deal possible for member school boards from existing energy suppliers. 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Examples of the children's stepping stone designs and plantings in footwear were dis- played. Members were reminded of the mystery bus tour to the Owen Sound area Oct. 12 and the Christmas floral design workshop on Nov. 29 with instructor Tony Manders. After the announcements, everyone enjoyed a piano recital by Nicole Willis, granddaughter of Gertrude and Marwood Willis. Director Robert Traut then introduced featured speaker Rick Mann, a St. Marys area farmer, who for the past 15 years has enjoyed growing hard -shelled gourds and beard- ed irises. Mann noted that with climate change, these gourds have become easier to produce because of the longer and warmer growing season. Historically, gourds have been used for transporting water in China, thumb drums, flutes, and xylophones in Africa, and rattle and other percussion instru- ments in Trinidad and Cuba. Many of these items were on display. By drying the gourds, hollow- ing them out and painting the exterior with beautiful colours, designs and scenes, Mann has produced numerous abstract designs and vases as well as some gourds that when opened contain intricate painting and features resembling Faberge Eggs. Many of Mann's artworks have been sold in Canada and the United States. With considerable knowledge of gourd propagation, harvest- ing, and preserving, the speaker answered all questions, com- pleting his talk with a slide pre- sentation of his gourd and bearded iris gardens. The meeting concluded with a luncheon and a plant auction conducted by Owen O'Brien. Many took advantage of the sale preparing for fall planting, and O'Brien thanked all the buyers, as the proceeds of the sales would be used for the Kirkton Horticultural Society's children and youth pro- grammes. 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