All of the groundhog gurus to whom we lis- tened on February 2nd, looking for words of encour- agement, can now stay quietly in their burrows until next year. 1 can't even recall what Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam or Punxsutawney Phil said, but § that is of no consequence. (I hope for Sam's sake that § he did not promise the good people in Nova Scotia ~~ § an early Spring. He's toast if he did! ) Mother Nature has provided us with the de- finitive answer. THE SPRING LAMBS ARE HERE. Local Prince Edward County farmer, Mr. Wilbur Miller, who farms at Black Creek, proudly displayed one of the many offspring (no pun intended) that have been bom recently into his care. It seems that twins and even triplets are the flavor of this past week, making late nights at the barn for Wilbur a regular occurrence South Bay UCW - Continued from page 2 Meeting which were approved. A thank you note was received from Alternatives for Women for our donation to their cause. Our water situation at the church was discussed with the decision being made to have a water engineer come and tell us what we need to meet regulations. Inga Scott brought a quantity of wool nd asked any knitters to make sweaters to go to help clothes orphans. A 94th Birthday Celebration will take place to honour Ray Powers at South Bay United Church Hall on Sunday after- noon March 7th. Collection, which will go to Heart and Stroke, was taken and dedicated. Karen Gueinsey's program was in Erma Bombeck's hu- morous style called "You Look Wonderful" taken from her book The Ties That Bind and Gag. : Our president concluded our Meeting with prayer after which everyone enjoyed the lunch prepared by Karen Guernsey and Irene Robb. Our hostesses were thanked by Brenda Minaker and the Grandmothers were free to scurry home to receive their grandchildren off the bus. - Alice Miller Press Reporter For now, we wait as the sun slowly climbs higher into the sky; the daylight hours grow longer and tempera- tures warm. O.K., I know, March can bring its own share of surprises, but for now, I can gaze at the lambs busily feed- ing and playing and know that Spring really is close by. Mother Nature has spoken! - Pastor Ian | EXCAVATING / WELDING SERVICES | FULL SIZE & MINI BACKHOE SERVICES Kubota L-48 and B-21 Loader/Hoe 12, 18, 18 & 24" buckets Waterlines Trenching Driveways Grading Stump Removal Septic Systems Underground Hydro SPECIALTY WELDING Aluminum, Brass, Cast, Stainless Steel Arc-Mig, Heavy Equipment Farm Equipment Repairs Heavy Equipment Repairs Propeller & Marine Repairs Custom Trailers 30 Years Experience Ralph Douglas 2697 County Rd. 13, Picton 476-3433