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Anna Drost earned the Judges Choice award for her wild flower arrangement. Orono Horticultural Society Fall flower & vegitable show Submitted by Ann Dilks Orono Horticultural Society held their September flower and vegetable show and plant sale on September 26 at Orono United Church. Guest speaker for the meeting was landscape architect Arnold Mostert, who gave a very interesting and informative informative talk and slide presentation. presentation. Arnold, whose work projects include the design of the Xeriscape garden at the Durham Region Headquarters on Rossland Road in Whitby, spoke knowledgeably about different garden styles from grand formal gardens to small new gardens in subdivisions, and outlined the principles of planning, design, plant selection selection for year round interest and the use of garden structures. structures. The flower and vegetable show was judged by Isabelle Challice who awarded the judges' choice prize to Anna Drost for her "On The Road Again" design. Most points in design classes went to Jackie Kirtley and most points in the show to Pat Bales. Show Results:- Section A-Specimen cut flow ers; 1 Chrysanthemum-white - 1 Pat Bales, 2 Loma Atkins. 2 Chrysanthemum-yellow - 1 Pat Bales, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Loma Atkins. 3 Chrysanthemum-pink/red - 1. Pat Bales, 2 Loma Atkins, 3 Donna Scott. 4 Chrysanthemum-collection - 1 Pat Bales, 2 Lorna Atkins, 3 Jackie Kirtley. 5 Dahlia -1 Anna Drost. 6 Any annual - 1 Minnie Zegers, 2 Aimee Harris, 3 Anna Drost. 7 Any Perennial - 1 Donna Scott, 2 Pat Bales, 3 Loma Atkins. 8 Any flowering bulb - 1 Lorna Atkins, 2 Minnie Zegers, 3 Pat Bales. Section B-Potted plants 9 African violet -1 Pat Bales, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Doreen Lowery. 10 African violet-miniature - 1 Minnie Zegers. 11 Begonia - 1 Minnie Zegers. 13 Any other house plant - 1 Patricia Windatt, 2 John Windatt, 3 Minnie Zegers. 14 House plant grown from cutting in 2002 - 1 Pat Bales, 2 Minnie Zegers, 3 Loma Atkins. 15 "In for the winter" Container with at least three varieties -1 Minnie Zegers, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Lorna Atkins. Section C-Fruits and vegeta bles 16 Onions-Spanish -1 Minnie Zegers, 2 Pat Bales, 3 Jackie Kirtley. 17 Onions-winter storage - 1 Donna Scott, 2 Loma Atkins. 18 Pumpkin - Doreen Lowery, 2 Pat Bales. 20 Any other vegetable - Anna Drost, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Shelley Etmanskie. Section D-Desien classes. Theme."Reaping the Harvest" 21 "On the Road Again" Creative design using wild flowers - 1 Anna Drost, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Shelley Etmanskie. 22 "Good Night Moon" crescent crescent design - 1 Shelley Etmanskie, 2 Pat Bales, 3 Jackie Kirtley. 23 "Thanksgiving Blessings" dining table centerpiece - 1 Shelley Etmanskie, 2 Jackie Kirtley, 3 Minnie Zegers. 24 "Happy Halloween" design of your choice - 1 Pat Bales 2 Shelley Etmanskie 3 Jackie Kirtley 25 "Reaping the Harvest" a display of fruits and vegetables vegetables - 1 Minnie Zegers 2 Jackie Kirtley Bike race to fight depression by Anita De Vries Ganaraska was host to southern Ontario's toughest mountain bike race on Sunday. Paul's Dirty Enduro raked in the riders and the rewards in a race to put all others to shame, and bring mental illness illness to its knees. "I was cramping up half way through, but I kept pushing pushing it," said Harvey Snyder of Bowmanville, who was the third place winner in the 40 and over, 60 km. race. There were 318 riders on the trail this year, a vast increase from the first year, seven years ago, when only 69 riders hit the trails. Those pioneers were happy to contribute contribute $420 to the Canadian Mental Health Association. This year the contribution will be closer to $10,000! The money will be used to educate people about mental illness and suicide prevention. prevention. The race is in memory of Paul Rush, an avid mountain biker who rode throughout the Ganaraska during his short life time. "Paul was a long time friend of my husband, and a close friend of the family," said organizer Monique Coll- Cox. "No-one saw the signs (that he was suffering from depression). Looking back we can see that there were symptoms, symptoms, but at the time we didn't didn't know anything about suicide suicide prevention or mental ill ness. (continued on page 8) A stitch in time... The Ganaraska Quilters Guild stitched up Bethesda House with 50 quilts and a $500 donation at their monthly meeting Wednesday evening at St. Saviour's Anglican Church in Orono. Linda Kneeshaw (L) past president of the Guild presented presented the cheque to Bob Burke, Chairman of Bethesda House, the shelter for abused women and children in Bowmanville. Centre is Pat Lycett Bethesda House Board member. Who said SOT B£FïyO>13S4îT a day at the Mall was impossible? mm Monday Night Euchre Results September 23 UGH SCORES 1 - Lome Hardy - 85 2 - Mae Tabb - 80 3 - Minnie Taylor - 79 4 - Andrew Wenzel - 73 Elaine Doty (tie) 6 - Norma Moffat - 71 Hilda Caswell (tie) DRAWS Lome Hardy (2) Andrew Wenzel September 30 High Scores 1 - Marie Couroux - 80 Jean Allen (tie) 3 - Joyce Cowan - 75 4 - Dora MacDonald - 73 5 - Erna Bunton - 69 6 - Norma Moffat - 67 Draws Hazel Pigott, Violet Dunlop Hilda Caswell Next Card Party Monday, October 7th at 7:30p.m. tv! 1 jW Breastfeeding is a normal part of life. It's the natural thing to do, ' V ' E. A For a list of local establishments that support the right to breastfeed anytime, anywhere or to add your establishment to this list call 1-800-841 -2729 ext 2158. Reproduced and adapted with permission from Health Canada © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002.