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O)rono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January il, 1984-3 Dr. A. F. McKeinzie, - The mnoney was a gifita Orono, (right), presents a Dr. McKenizie tram citizens cheque in the amaunit of of fthe communiîy in recagni- $6, 140.00 to Richard Elstpn, tian of his 701h birthday and Memiorial Hospital ad- his retirement from practice min'istrator. in Orono. go~ roll %nd H ome THE WAY WINTER SHOULD BE If we had our choice of winter we would caîl an the winter of 1983-84 as the ideal winter. A fair amount of snow, -a good nip in the air along with consistency inr temperature. Snow conditions for skiing have been ideal from well before Christmias and travelling the unbroken trails in the Ganaraska Forest through soft white but with good base give us a real lift in life and something we really look forward ta. I have said it before but I will say it againi, we in Canada are most for- tunate in having the four distinct seasons. Always a new challenge and a new experience with each of the four. How lucky I have been ta have been born a Canadian. 1 often think that circumstances could have been such that I would have been born in Central America and what would I have had to look, forward ta then even if I had survived the first cou- pie of years of disease, famine, and civil strife. But lady luck hias been with mne and as today the shines brightly over the winter beauty of country. Although I arn enjo) the winter I have b keeping in touch with of the features of the g( old summertime throi attending ta a miniat vegetable garden ini four foot flats in the bý ,ment at the office, star just before Christmas. The attempt is ta h some cucumbers, letti endives and celery at present time, p tornataes. Now hows cessful this might be, ti will only tell. The first plantinig of tuce curled up and d after reaching a height twa inches but the sec( planting is now well or way getting their secc and third set of lea% The endives have survi, ta this point and the ce] loaks real healthy. It pears the cucumrber PI is lacking in nitrogen sufficient light but oth wise is spreading out a would in the outd( gar-den. The three tomý plants surged ahead in initial stage followingg mination but seem ta on hold for the past we, We are usingt hydroponic system grow the vegetable a this is aour first attempi Dr. McKenizie states he is winding from active p-racticeý ai the presenr (ilime tîhrough visits ta niursing homes in the area. He looking forwýard to the'summer and gar!eing. doing away with mnother earth and is possibly caus- ing us somne of the pro- blems for we have grown lettuce before in the base- m ient with somne success but that was with using t his earth. Really we did flot want ying 10 get int any of the corn- been plicated systens 0of one hydroponics Sa developed ood our own systemn out of the )ugh various systemrs that are ,ture described in a Ministry of two Agriculture bookiet. îase- We used a medium of rted vermiculite to hold the young plants and manual- lave ly water the plants daiîy uce, with the prescribed the nutrient formula. After lus the death of the lettuce we suc- find there are two grades ime of vermiculite, one for in- sulation and one for let- plants. 0f course we used lied the insulation grade which tof apparently does contain ond somne chemical impurities jts injurious to plants. )nd 1 am now experimenting ves. with plant grade ver- ived miculite and perlite for the lery lettuce and celery. If the ap- last few days are any in- ant dication perlite as a Lor medium in which to con- her- tain the plants is surpass- s it ing the vermiculite. The ýoor celery is certainly stocking ato out in the perlite even the though they are young er- plants and our lettuce be looks good ta this point ek. althouigh a lâite lackînrg in Uh reen colouring. ta The w3ýay things eook at and the present time the en- in dives should be ready in a Winter Fun Day Enniskillen area On Saturday, January 141h, the Central Lake On- tario Conservation Authority will hold its first "Winter Fun Day" at Enniskillen Conservation Area. This event will kick off a year-long series of recreational and educational programs for the public and school groups. The day's events will run from 10:30 a.. 10t 4:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies will be held at 10:30 a.m., followed by dog-sled demonstrations by the Siberian Husky Club. Members of the group wil couple of weeks and 1 mnust say this is a new leafy ,vegetable ta me. We have attempted spinach but have had no more success with ger- mination of the seed than we have had in the sum- mer garden. For the last two years we have sown Spinach outdoors with noa succe1ss. In speaking with Dick Morton a week aga he Suggested I should try alfalfa as a greens and States its better than spinach by far. This is cer- tainly new ta me but with a handful of seed and an expansion of the cellar garden 'm ready ta gîve it a try. C ertainly its flot a costly hobby for the winter and we do have the heat available in the cellar. We will let you know if we ever get crunching an any of these experiments. have several sleds on display and up to thirty team dogs on display. The group will demnonstrate the variety of sl- ed types, team training and the use of the sleds. Free rides will be available for childreni. Demonstrations will also be held at 12:00 noon, 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p. M. Tlrue ta' the spirit of the Winter Carnival at Quebec, snow sculptures will be a part of the Winter Fun Day. Sculptures will be cornpleîed near the barn. Everyone is in- vited ta îry their hand at creating their own master- piece of snow in the area pro- vided. The Authority's sculptures will be crafted by Katimavik volunteers. Katimavik is a federally sponsored programn for youthis aged 17 ta 21 from aIl across Canada. Teanis of twelve participants, along with an experienced group leader, work with sponsoring agencies for a three month period. During the nine month duration of the pro- ject, each teamr works for three sponsors in different parts of the country. The group of volunteers currently with the Authority have just arrived from Cowichan, British Columbia. Welcorne Katimnavik! People who want to put somne "conservation" into their visît 10 the conservation area rnay wish to attend a walk in the woods. Walks will be held throughout the day, with Authority staff pointing out the old mill site, winter birds, wildlife and tracks. There will also be displays at the barn. (Conitinued on page 5) weý--, ý PRODUCT 0F U.S.A., CANADA No. 1 TOMATOES lb. m59 Fresh whale or Haif from the Shoulder Pork PicncShul1dte rka2A8 IL t'O99 Ready ta serve Habitant Sus8.Z~l8 Maple Leaf, boneless cryovac Dinner Ham kg6u7 l. =8 Schnieiders red hais, dutch treet or ail beef S:kinless Wieners 45g1m59 Praductaof U.S.A., Canada No. 1 Lettuce each.«59 Praduet of Ontaria, Canadja Fancy ,Red Deliclous Apples, 3 lb. bag 1.59 CORN ISHelS Phone 983-5201 NOTICE Annual Parking Permits for the Ganaraska Forest Centre for Cross-Country Skiers and Snowmobilers are available at the Office of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority ai the Juniction Hwy. 28 & 401 (northwest corner) or at the Ganaraska Forest Centr-e For information cal! 416-885-8173 1984 RATES Daily - $3.00/vehicle (excluding buses) mnaximnum 5 persons/vehicle plus $l.00/person over miaximumn Annual -$25.00/vehîcle Bus Rate- upon request