Be Published monthly by D.W. (Des) Marcille ISSN Number 1181-6333 609 Morrison Point Road , R.R. 2, Milford, ON KOK 2P0 Fax: (613) 476-4980 E-mail: d.marcille@sympatico.ca The South Marysburgh Recreation Committee PHOTOCOPIER is now available to the public at Video Variables across from the Post Office in Milford LONG EVENTS Mon., May 10 - Unit 3 of South Bay U.C.W. meets at the home of Ruth Vancott at 1:30 p.m. Roll call is a joke, Maureen Rudd had devotional. Phyllis Chapman program and Margaret Crouse recreation. Thursday, May 13 - Milford Friendship Circle meets at Milford Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Hostesses are Marie Kavanagh and Effie Ross, Freda Spice has Thought for the Day, Roll call is a self-composed (or otherwise) limerick. Chinese auction is program and project. Sun. May 16 - Anniversary service at South Bay United Church at 11:00 am. Light lunch to follow. Cherry Valley service is cancelled for that day so the congregation may help us to celebrate this event. Wednesday, May 26 - Anniversary Smorgasbord Supper at South Bay United Church starting at 4:30 p.m. Adults $10.00, 12 years and under $4.00. Plan to come and bring a carload to enjoy a bountiful feast including chicken, biscuits and gravy, turkey & ham, salads and home-made pie. South Marysburgh Recreation Shed Dance is scheduled for June 12th at 8:00pm till 1:00am. Tickets are $10 a couple and music is by Sound Solutions. Reserve - Saturday June 19 to attend the annual Strawberry Social at South Bay United Church starting at 5:00 p.m. There will also be home baking, crafts, quilts. Hey, It's Spring! - Continued from page | 1 pring Pp motions; church, Sunday School, Scouts, Guides, sports, but it was more from custom than actual recognition of ethical and moral training behind these traditions. 1 was sure they would learn from my speech and actions and I am sure they did. Only in later life, if at all, will they remember the person [ was from day to day. In their formative years it is the glaring exceptions to my own code that will influence them and be a lasting memory. Before we get too comfortable with what our society is capable of we should examine the expression 'walk the talk' and recognize where the 'talk' we are 'walking' is leading us. And speaking of going places, are you as eager to get into the garden and get digging as I am. look out at the sun and think how nice it will be to get out - get out and realize that it is still really cool out there and the wind is downright frosty - go back in and look out some more. But there are things I can do while it is this cool. I can get the lawnmower ready to go. Does anyone know what I should do before running the lawn mower in the spring? Change the 0il? Put in fresh gas? Adjust the blades? All of the above? And what mix of gas and oil goes into my weed whip? I know some man is saying, "The same as goes in the chainsaw." That's all very well if you know what goes in the chain saw. So while I'm waiting for the weather to warm up I'm going to research all these bits of information. And if that isn't enough and you really insist on getting into the garden, work up a small patch and sprinkle a row of carrot seeds. You can even plant lettuce seeds but I would suggest that you make a little tent of clear plastic over them to warm the ground and retain some of that warmth at night. Something that amazes me is the perennials that have made it through the winter. I was sure that the Clematis that Clifford took such pleasure in and that provided such beauty each year, was a goner. 1 went out the other day to clear the debris off the wire he had put up as a trellis against the wall and there growing through the mass of dead leaves and twisted, intertwined stems, was a green shoot that reached up right the full height of the trellis. We will have Clematis blooms again this summer. The roses have survived and so did the holly we planted last spring. Foryears, Clifford has tried to get hollyhock to grow. He tried planting from seed, buying plants and a variety of locations, but it just never came back the next year. Guess what? This year there are a fine group of hollyhocks growing in a clump. Nothing stays the same as it was, but some things carry through to what is and hopefully, on to what will be. Hey, get with it - it's spring! - Bev Walker