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~j~3or1 WeklyTims, ednsda, Agus 20, 1ý997 A VACATION TO REMEMBER by Irene Konzelmann At a recent family get- together we talked about vacations, and memories sur- faced of a holiday the four of ns had spent together many years ago. We had flown to Guadeloupe, a French terri- tory lna the Antilles, to visit my sister and her husband who was then a lieutenant ti the French army. Whlle there, I had an experience -which 1 have neyer forgotten. Let me brlefly describe Guadeloupe. It is a beautiful tropical island with lush forests and beaches of white sand and black sand. Actually it comprises two islands which are separated by a narrow seaway, and looking at them from a blrd's eye view, Guadeloupe resem- bles a butterfly. The capital, Pointe-a-Pitre, is located on Grande-Terre while my sister lived on the westerly island Basse Terre. Guadeloupe is small but, as well as an active volcano and huge ngly toads, It boasted the only airport ta ail the French ternitories beside Paris where Jumbo jets conld land. We had decided to spend two days on Grande-Terre. My sister had made arrange- ments for staylng ovemlightat the officers' residence in Pointe-a-Pitre. We had retired for the night. My son, who was then nine years old, had fallen asleep beside me. My daughter slept ti a cot at thýe foot of the double bed. My husband was sitting in a chair reading. Although the air conditioner was running, the air felt thick and muggy. I was beginning to drowse. Only the constant thrum of the air conditioner and the occasiorial flick of a page being tuned drifted into ,my slumber. Almost impercepti- bly I became aware of anoth- er sound, distant and faint: a soft rumabling rolling ever 50 slowly cdoser and dloser, grad- nally swelling ti int ensity. Then another sensation began to envelop my con- sciousness. The building was vibrating softly. I was fnlly alert now, furiously trying to identify the sounds and sen- sations around me. The rumbling was begin- ring to drown the thrum of the air conditiorier when Ifroze ti sudden realization of what was about to happen. In ail my life I have neyer been so sure about my fate than I was at that moment. I was about to die and every- one around me was going to perish too. I was waiting for the crashing and crumbling of timber and masonry, and the explosion that surely would follow. The room rever- berated with the droning Orono Horticultural Rep-orte The Summer Flower and Vegetable show was held on Angust 7 at 7:30 p.m. i the Main Hall of Orono United church. As the members gathered for the meeting we were entertained with a pre- lude of piano music by Martha Farrow. Pres. Carol Mostert welcomed everyone especially new members and guests. We sang O'Canada with Doreen Lowery at the piano. Carol expressed sin- cere appreclation to the show committee for their extra work throngh the day. She then gave an interesting talk on the plant, salvia or sage. It has been knowri for many centuries with species exist- ing world wide. As wel as being nsed as an armual flow- er, the family of plants has- medicinal uses, especially for eye ailments. The minutes were read by Lomna Atkins and accepted. Garden Day at the CNE will be Angust 22 wlth speaker David Tarrant. The DBIA of Orono sent their appreciation bo the Society for the work done by members ta planting the planters which beautify the main street. The annual Orono Fair is coming soon and members are encouraged to prepare flowers and arrangement s for the exhibits there. Treasurer Flo Sharpe gave the treasurer's report show- ing a good balance. Membership is now 115. Isabelle Challice gave some remarks, remembering their daughter Donna Sutherland arid gave a reading "Reach ont for Happiness". Lorna Atkins i ntrodnced the guest speaker, "Christine Gill", who is active in the Oshawa Horticultural Society as well as the Ontario Delphinium Club. She gave a very informative talk on grow- ing delphiniums which are very popular ti Englarid. These plants rieed cane at the right time, fertilizîng and watering deeply, ta the late afterrioon- to help avoid mildew. They can be cnt back to 12 inches afler blooming to encourage the plants to flower again i n September. Delphiniums cari be stanted from seed the last week i February, in order bo have bloom that seasori. Christine, had maniy boolets and mag- azines which featnre growing this beautiful plant. Christirie then preserited an interesting show of slides, fea turing gardens, showing ponds, shrubs, flowers of al kinds, but always some del-, phiniums. Some of the gar- sounds of doom. And as I lay there. bathed in sweat, every nerve mn my body pulled tant by the dreadful expectation, I felt, curionsly enough. no fear. My past did not flash across my mind as %one s0 often reads. Nnmb ail over, neyer once did I open my eyes. Snddenly a thonght raced through my mind: I must throw myseif over Mark to protect himr somehow with my body. There was no hiope of reaching my danghter. Yet I could not move. I could not even scream. It was as if I was held ti suspension . .. con- demned to the mievitable. The rnmbling reached a torrential 'crescendo and then ...it vanished. Only the thrum of the air conditioner filled the room once more. In the clear brightness- of the next momning, the tran- matic experience of the.night before conld be explained by cold facts. The officers' resi- dence was located near the end of the rather short ruri- way forcing the Jumbo jets to almost skima the buildings during lift off. Knowing the origins of the rumblings and vibrations changed the per- spective of the experience. I laughed. I will neyer forget Guadeloupe and the moment wlaen 1 experiericed the fright of my life. deris were local and had recently been on the Jnly Garden Tour. Doreen Lowery thanked the speaker for the informa- tive talk and Martha Farrow played a variety of piano selections of familiar tunes, jnst great for -a "sing-alorig". Show chairman Doreeri Lowery then gave her report. The Outdoor Gardening Competition with judges Anne Evans and Iriez Harris had 6 exhibitors and 22 entries. 1. Best Outside Planter Box, attached front vlew only - 1. Becky Bilcox, 2. June Heand,3. Lorna Atkins. 2. Best Outside -Smal Planter viewed all sides - 2. Shelley Etmnanskie, 2. Isabelle Challice, 3. Lorna Atklns, 4. Doreen Lowery 3.' Best Outslde Large Planter - 1.- Shelley Etmanskie, 2. Becky Bilcox, 3. Doreen Lowery, 4, Lorna Atkins -4. Best Outside Hanging Planter viewed aIl sides - 1. Becky Bilcox, 2. Shelley Etmranskie, 3. Doreen Lowem-y 5. Best flower bed, sur- ronnded by lawn- 1. -isabelle Challice, 2 June Heard, 3. Lorna Atkins The judge of the Flower and Vegetable Show was Marilyn Curzon. She, left helpful notes on exh ibiting for competition and congratulat- ed the Society on a good show, in spite of the dry con- ditions tbis summer. Results as follows: SECTION A 1. Aster, three blooms, same variety and colour- 1. Isabelle Challice, 2. Orville Challice, 3. Pat Bales 2. Aster five blooms, any variety, mixed colours- 1. Orville Chailice, 2. Isabelle Challice, 3. Pat Bales 3. Marigold, three blooms, over 2"- 1. Ann Evans, 2. Don Evans, 3. Doreen Lowery 4. Marigold, five blooms, under 2" - 1. Lona Atkins, 2. Carol Mostert, 3. Pat Bales 5. A bowl of petunias, mlxed colours and varieties - 1. Isabelle Challice, 2. Lomna Atkins, 3. Pat Bales 6. Zinnia, two blooms, large dahlia - -flowering - 1., Isabelle Challice, 2. Shelley Etmanskçie, 3. 0. Challice 7. Zinnia, five blooms, pompon - 1. Shelley Etmanskie, 2. Isabelle Challice, 3. O. Challice 8. Zinnia - two blooms, any other variety - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Isabelle Challice 9. Snapdragon, three spikes any variety - 1. Becky Bilcox, 2.-Doreen Lowery, 3. Pat Bales, 4. Lorna Atkins 10. Cosmos, three stems, same colour - 1. Doreen Lowery. 2. Pat Bales, 3. Lomna Atkins 11. Salvia, three spikes, one colour, any variety - 1. Lomna AtIns, 2. Becky Bilcox 12. Any other annual, three stems, one variety - 1. Shelley Etmanskle, 2. Pat Bales, 3. Don Evans, 4. Isabelle Challice 13. Collection of annuals, in one container - 1. Isabelle Challice, 2. Pat Bales, 3. Shelley Etmnanskie 14. Tuberons Begonia, three bloomns - 1. Inez Hanrs, 2. Lomna Atkins, 3. Doreen Lowery 15. Red Rose, one bloom, with foliage - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Lomna Atkins, 3. Shelley Etmansie 16. Dahlia, one blooma cac- tus - no entry 17.* Dahlia, one bloom, decorative - 1. Lomna Atkins, 2. Isabelle Challice 18. Dahlia, twý.o blooms, one variety, any colour - 1. Isabelle Challice, 2. Shelley Etinanskie 19. Gladiolus. one spike, miniature -1L Lomna Atkins, 2. Isabelle Challice 20. Gladiolus, one spike red - 1. Lomna Atkins 21. Gladiolus, one spike yellow - no entry- 22.-Gladiolus, one spike pink - 1. Lomna Atkins 23. Gladiolus, one spike white - no entry 24. Gladiolus, thiree spikes, one of each colour - 1. Lomna Atkins 25. Perennial, two stems, any variety - 1. June Heard, 2. Carol Gay, 3. Carol Mostert, 4. Pat Bales 26. Lily, one stem any vani- ety - 1. Pat Bales, 2. Doreen Lowery, 3. Lomna Atkins 27. Canna or Calla Lily, one stem- 1. Carol Gay, 2. Doreen Lowery, 3. Carol Mostert 28. Geranium, three flower heads - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Iriez Harris, 3. Pat Bales SECTION B VEGETABLES 29. Beans, five pods, yel- low - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Doreen Lowery, 3. Cor Mostert 30. Beans, five pods, green - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Cor Mostert, 3. Doreen Lowery 31. Beans, five pods, any other variety - 1. Carol Mostert 32. Beets three specimens - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Cor Mostert, 3. Lomna AtIns, 4. Isabelle Challice 33. Carrots three speci- mens - 1. Doreen Lowery, 2. Pat Bales 34. Cucumbers, three specimens, pickling - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Isabelle Challice 35. Cucumbers, three specimens, slicing - 1. Carol Mostert, 2. Isabelle Challice, 3. Arme Evans 44. "Me and My Shadow" - 1. Becky B ilcox, 2. Isabqehle Challice, 3. Lorna Ains 45. "Fly me to the Moon" , Crescent designi - 1. Inez Harris, 2. Becky Bilcox, 46. 'It's aSmall World" - 1. Carol Gay, 2. Iriez Harris, 3. Shelley Etmanskle, 4. Lomna Atkins 47. "Sonnd Waves"- no entry 48. "Crazy Quilt" - 1. Lomna Atkins, 2. Shelley Etmanskle coentinued.page 10) ) Clarke High Sehool 4 No rtiu mb rlatnd(- ClarIngton, Board of FAïuçatlon Leaders ýin lann will be open Monday. A, 4'25 to Thursday, Auguist 28 from "0 a.m. to 3:00 p.rn. n of high school students for the registi- new to the arec Ad for time table changes. Plese oeIl 98 7 -4771 for an app ointmnen t.