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mm J Students Make Page SB THE HERALD Wednesday April 11 Own Syrup On Thursday April 11 the children of Nerval Public will enjoy pancakes for lunch with maple syrup that they prepared for them selves It s taken them five school days to collect the sap and another and a half to cook it Mrs Christine Jefferson first thought of the Idea of tapping the maple trees in the school s backyard and with the help of Mrs June the assistant principal and the equipment of Julian Heed fatlierof one of the pupils the school has managed to prepare some ounces of pure homemade Three weeks ago the children drilled a hole of the eight maple trees inserted spilei These act like small taps the sap passes out through the spiles and into cans hung below The cold weather at the of the first week meant thai very little sap came out but on following the weather caused the sap to flow at a much faster rate than anyone had expected B last Wed the had enough sap so stopped the tapping and began the long process of cooking the sap The cooking evaporates all the w iter in the sap and leaves a purified residue at the bottom of the pot Mrs decided not to add anything to the which means the syrup Is pure Mrs who did some research into tapping maple trees says that Im glad i did It The project was a great success and the children learnt a great deal But I also very glad we stopped Tapping isn supposed to do any damage to the trees but 1 not con vinccd If re thinking of tapping the maple trees in our garden Its important to know that of ail the maple trees in Canada onlv the sugar mi pie also known as the hard maple and he black maple should be tapped If have maples it s best to leave them alone The manltobi maple is to spot It clusters of compound leaves and tapping this tree Is llkclv to cause damage Much has been done In cancer control through early diagnosis and better treatment methods to reduce suffering but the battle will not be until research has identified the a and This takes time and mom While Cindy And Gale Taylor Tap Ballinafad News of the Ballinafad Members and guests gathered at the home for a pot luck luncheon at 12 30 When all had partaken of the ample supply of food tables were cleared and the business of the meeting got underway In Ihe absence of the president Mrs McLean the first vice president Mrs Leo Jamieson presided The meeting opened in the usual way followed by the reading of the minutes of meeting Several terns of business were dealt with including helping with a wedding In the near future President reported their would be more particulars about the International Ploughing Match after the District Directors Meeting in Milton on April Members all agreed to put so much away at each meeting for the annual Christmas outing It was then time to give Ihe an reports Secretary treasurer was first to report Report showed that activities in the organization as a result finances were down also The public relations report given by Mrs R was very gratifying and showed that the community as a whole had benefitted by different projects sponsored by the WI Mrs Marshall reported on Welfare and said she had sent in the neighborhood of cards out to residents Tor different occasions also gave Rifts to the sick and at Christmas Other convenor s of standing committees in turn gave ex eel tent reports Mrs then vacated the chair but before doing so asked Mrs Kirkwood to conduct the election of officers The slate of Attended Funeral Last Tuesday Mrs Kenneth Hunter attended the funeral of her brother In law Douglas Anderson of London She by his niece of Brampton and a nephew Lome Hunter of Georgetown Mr Anderson died March 30 at Victoria Hospital London He was Surviving are his wife Corena Mar and sons Douglas or Gran ton Ronald of London one daughter Linda Mrs Rick Martin also of London and six grandchildren Funeral service was held at the Memorial Chapel In London with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens officers tor 1971 are as follows past president Mrs Jesse McEnery president Mrs McLean first vice president Mrs Leo secretary treasurer Mrs Frank Smith district director Mrs Jesse public relations Mrs Jesse McEnery branch director Mrs Marshall Standing committees Agriculture and Canadian Industries Mrs Leo Jamieson Citizenship and World Affairs Mrs Tom Given family and consumer affairs Mrs education and cultural activities Mrs resolutions Mrs McLean curator Mrs B Kirkwood welfare Mrs L Marshall Mrs Floyd and Mrs Grant Wright were guests at the meeting and both kindly consented to be auditors for the coming year Before closing the meeting president suggested that April 17 be the dale set for making out the years programs Members to meet at Mrs s home at 1 30 in the afternoon A little help is worth a great deal or pity as the old saying goes and members of the Community Centre Board were happy on Saturday morning see the extra Volunteer come to help with the spring clean of the hall All the windows were taken out and cleaned inside and out the lights were taken down and washed The washrooms got an extra touch up and things In general look pretty and span The Ballinafad men hockey teams the end of the season with a dance at the Community Centre on Saturday night A buffet supper was enjoyed and a good time was had all present FORE OF JOINING GOLF CLUB YOU CAN BE A MEMBER OF THREE CLUBS Swimming Pool Men Ladles Sauna Licenied Loungei Private Locker Rooms la championship Layout Billiard Games Room THE PRICE Outline Activities For Busy Year Ahead A special meeting for all women of the church was held by Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening March held in church basement about present and Mrs Harold Reed In chair Tell something you already dldn know about the person on left was the roll call and helped to get those present better acquainted Mrs Dixon Duff and Mrs Howard Smith were In charge of the program They con ducted a questional re on Mary Magdalene by dividing those present into groups and each group discussed different questions pertaining to her life and what they mean to us to day after which Mrs Smith summarized the answers Mrs Ruth Gould read the scripture lesson and Mrs Ann Little and Mrs Karen Cnrnej sang couple of ducts accompanied by Mrs Margaret Hunter Mrs Harold MeClure gave an outline or future activities planned for various m Ihe church which indicate busy ahead Mrs II Smith and Mrs Joan gave short reports on the North Hatton Contact Centre and assistance they are giving by talking to people on he telephone Mrs John guv the closing prayer after which hostess Mrs Craig by Mrs Andrew and Mrs John Clure served lunch and a lime was enjoyed tit ST WISH Get well wishes arc extended to those In hospital Twoyearold Darcy son of Mr and Mrs Bob Medley Draper St spent several days in Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital recently Mrs A Vance Is a patient in Peel Memorial Hospital Brampton Figure Skating Season Nears End The Georgetown Figure Ska 74 season Is drawing to a close with the annual meeting held Thursday April at he Canada Trust Building with interested parents in attendance The past season proved very successful with an Interclub competition a first place win at Port Credit a good showing of Leslie and Kris Barber in competition successful sports lottery and the Annual Carnival Disney J thankfi extended to Tony for five dedicated years as president of the Georgetown Figure Skating Club Also thanks extended to Sue Evans Dour Denny Shepherd Sheila Shanks and Lean Mogg for their support and work during the past year The new executive are president Ron Snow vice president Shirley Love 1 1 secretary Donna Moores treasurer Mary Ann McArdle membership Betty Snow Ice committee Peggy Shannon carnival chairman Jane directors Donna Massena Shirley Freestone Valerie Kemp Jackie Foskett Bob Howard Barry Grummett and Carol Lamb Happy Ska tins FIRE IS SO FINAL