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F^urbf 100 young skaters President of club Elaine Haines, Orono, President of the OronoFigure Skating Club, is encouraged with the increased enrolment this year in the local club and « * J ' ' - % » r, ? » C /» i# „» ,x X. 1 "A * *" -1V » 1 speaks well of the program underway at the Orono Arena for the young ^skaters of the community. Four young skaters of Orono Figure Skating Club. from the left is Drew Hanson some 100 youngsters who Unfortunately, we were and extreme right is Mark swell the Beginners and unable to get all the names of Rutherford 1 . Junior ranks of the local this group of four but second Seniors perform Sfenior Members practice their techniques for their coach. Instructions from a Junior coach 150 enrolled in local skating club Krista Ciapdorp, a junior junior coach. All young junior coaches and the pro- in the Orono Figure Skating skaters in the club receive this. gram at Orono is being well Club, takes a few pointer personal attention from accepted by all involved. • from Michelle Henry, a > Enthusiasm for and participation participation in the Orono Figure Skating Club has blossomed forth this year with a record number of children from the community taking part in the weekly activities activities of the club. According to Mrs. Elaine Haines, president of the Club, there is a membership of 150 children and teenagers now enrolled in the club which number surpasses that of last year by a considerable margin. Enrolment in the Junior division. has marched ahead with some 100 youngsters. Enrolment in the Intermediate Intermediate section holds at 10 while in the Senior section there is an enrolment, of twenty-five. The club activities take place on a weekly basis at the Orono Arena on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays when' each group have their alloted times on : the ice. The President points to the active program for the Junior members and the successful use, this year, of Junior Coaches who volunteer their two hours each week to help the younger skaters in the club. The Junior Coaches are Senior members of the Club and have to meet certain criteria to be a Junior Coacn. They also attend Junior Coaches clinics. Mrs. Haines stated that this year Mrs. Lynda McCullough acts as a liasion between the Junior Coaches and the executive of the Club and that this has -resulted in great improvements improvements in me use of Junior Coaches. The Orono Club is the only club in the area to have set up and have in operation such a program. Two parents and Karen Irwin also assist the Junior coaches. It is quite obvious that all Junior skaters are kept busy during the period they are on the ice. Junipr Coaches alternate alternate ■ between groups of Junior Skaters and thus the mometum of the program is maintained throughout their session on the ice. In the Intermediate section most skaters are now working on their preliminary figures while Senior members, in the VÏWIH» ▼» vCMj I 1IIIC9 y TV ClIIltSUHJ, iltfVCfllOCr IQ, l"#!, ÿ water and after that they can not absorb too much water and all kinds of problems arise. More plants are damaged by too triuch water. A good example are the large leaved plants such as the Schefflera and the Rubber trees. When they receive too much water they will absorb the water and force it to go into the leaf and into the cell structure of the plants, but at this point the problem begins, the cells will absorb too much water and. thèy then will either burst of with the large amount of water they will start to rot. This usually will show up first at the uttermost tips of the leaves as a small black brown ridge which will increase to cover a large part of the leaf and then the whole leaf will start to turn brown and even- ■ tually drop off. Often when this shows up you will think that you have an insect in the plant but 9 out of 10 times this is not the case in fact very few insects are on the plants in a home. Underwatering of course does exactly the opposite from the above but this is very seldom the case. The best way to see whether the plant requires any water is to scratch back the soil to an inch below the level of the soil with your finger and just feel if it is still moist or dry, and only then you should water the plant. Doing- it this way will eventually eventually give you a good idea when a plant requires water and you don't even have to feel the soil. Since different plants react differently you may have to leave some of the plants dry for up to 2 weeks and others may require watering at least twice a week. Flowering plants such as the pot mums will need water every 2 to 3 days and specially the Azalea plant needs a good soaking every week. In fact they can be submersed in a pan of water and left there until all the air bubbles are finished coming up aboye the water since they are grown in straight peatmoss peatmoss they will dry out very quickly. In winter months all plants grow much slower than in the summer months since the length- of light outside is cut back to 3 to 4 hours so* their normal growth pattern of phpto thénsisis, which is plant growth controlled by the amount of light which it receives, is cut back so they /will require less watering to stay healthy. Several ways to improve the climate" for plants during the winter months when the furnace is tin and the air is much drier in the house, is to increase the humidity. There are several ways to do this. Install a humidifier, by spraying spraying tir misting the plants right on the foliage or by taking a saucer and place inside this saucer another saucer upside down and then filling" the bottom bottom saucer with water which will evaporate along the side of the plant increasing the hifnidity. Hot water heaters aire usually very dry but by placing a pan or dish of water on the heater will increase the humidity. Often you will be surprised how much water actually actually goes intp the air. Until next. week Happy Gardening. majority are on their second figure. 1 Mrs. Haines points out that three Orono Senior skaters will be competing in the Sectionals event in Ottawa Ottawa -later this year. Those entering the competition from Orciino are: Andrea Burnham, Burnham, Stephanie Hood and Scott' Maybee. The Orono Club to stimulate interest will also hold a Club Competition later in their schedule.. The President said one of, the reasons ttiht membership is up this year is that younger children are; being enrolled. She alSo-pojnts 'out that some . ate enrolling from, neighbouring neighbouring communities, Mp. Haines said the local" clum will pay some $10,000 this year for ice time but are most fortunate in this aspect that the local club is only charged $28.00 an hour while other clubs in the area are having to pay $38.00 and up per hour for their ice time. A Junior member pays a total membership fee of $45.00 for which they have two hours of instruction and ice time each week. Intermediates Intermediates pay a total membership , of ;$65.00 and Seniors $85.00 for twelve hours otice time. Mr. Don Gibson of Columbus Columbus is the Club Pro this year. Other Pros working out of the Oro,no Club are: Debbie Debbie Glidden; Oshawa, Beth Gatchell; Orono,, Lynn Lowery Robinson; Orono and Judy Belliveau. Mrs. Haines states there has been a lot of co-operation ' from the parents this year who have always been willing to lend a hand at any time. Drinking habits of plants ■ 1 The greatest single Pause for plant failure is the way ' you water yoûr plants and the < humidity in your home. The same as human beings, plants are living organism, and they will only take up so much