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i { QR . Ashburn Community Centre was a beehive of activity last Saturday as residents gathered to participate in an auction sale and bear witness to the opening of the playground at the Centre. On hand for the official ceremonies and ribbon cutting were Noelle Barclay, North Ward Councillor Ross Batten, Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley, Brian Barclay, who installed all the equipment, and Parks and Recreation Director Larry Morrow. The new equipment also included a mini stove, fridge and sink, rocking boat and two indoor climbing units to be used for the Moms and Tots program at the community centre. Annual meeting tonite Ashburn and Area News by Florence Ashton Recent visitors at the home of Rose and Ted Heron were Ken and Elaine Heron of Bracebridge, Mary and Penny Rowe of Trenton, Faye and Drew Leper of Mississauga and Doris and Bill McCandless of Scarborough. Margaret Davis and Florence Ashton accompanied by Sandy and Irene Moore of Prince Albert at- tended the annual luncheon meeting of the Canadian Iris Society at Burl- ington, last Saturday. In spite of the inclement weather last Saturday, the auction at the Community Centre was a good suc- cess. The playground was official- ly open, with Mayor Bob Attersley in attendance. Also Larry Morrow, the new director of Department of Parks and Recreation and north ward councillor Ross Batten were present. It is interesting to note that Brian Barclay built all the playground equipment for the grounds. A job well done! The annual meeting of the Com- munity Centre will be held on Tues- day, September 23 at 8 p.m. Please try to have at least one member of the family over 18 years of age at- tend this meeting. The new Director and Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department will be attending. Have your questions and concerns ready to discuss with them. The Brooklin Horticultural Socie- ty will meet on Wednesday evening of this week at the Brooklin United Church Hall. The bulb sale at this months meeting will feature many new and interesting varieties for the flower beds, naturalizing, the rock garden and for forcing. The bulb sale will start at 7:30 and will con- tinue until the main attraction; the fall plant auction starts shortly after 8 p.m. All members are urged to . donate plants for the auction, preferably house plants and perennials. The euchre games commence on Thursday evening, September 25 at the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. The Ashburn "Group of the Women's Missionary Society will meet at the home of Nellie Hopkins on Wednesday evening, October 1. The family of Hilda Hopkins cor- dially invites you to join with Hilda as she celebrates her 80th birthday, " on Saturday, October 4 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Burns Presbyterian Church. . The Kirk Guild presents colour Sensation a fashion show with a dif- ference, to be held on Tuesday, September 30th at 8 p.m. at the Thunderbird Golf and Country Club, Ashburn. Jane's Boutique of Jane's Face Fashions and Colours Limited, Oshawa, shows imported and designer fashions and accessories to suit your colour group - spring, sum- mer, autumn and winter. Door: prizes and refreshments. Tickets are available from Ashburn Store and Short's Pharmacy, Brooklin. There was a good attendance at morning worship last Sunday mor- ning. Rev. McEntyre took as his subject "In God's Sight, How Old Are You?" The scripture readings were read by Ron Ashton and Catherine Humphrey. Dates to remember on our church calander - Sacrament of Holy Communion on October 5th. Special Thanksgiving Service on October 12th, and the An- niversary Services on October 19. Love is the only language that everybody understands. Great chance history buffs Tém Bouckley, local historian, will give a coloured slide presenta- tion on early life in the community on Tuesday, October 14, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Whit- by Public Library. Members, associate members, history buffs, and the general public are most welcome to attend the meeting sponsored by the Upper Canada Branch of United Empire Loyalists. ! PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 23, 1986 -- 21 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY NEWS Will the garden fruits ever ripen? by Kenneth C. Brown Here it is the middle of September already and I've only begun the gardening I had planned for August. So far my garden has escaped all but the slightest touch of frost, which is a good thing because my tomatoe ; and squash etc. have just UNITED CHURCH NEWS Reaching out to new families in the area Brooklin United is reaching out to new families. The Outreach and Social Action Committee under the chairmanship of Bob Eckel has prepared an attractive brochure about Brooklin United Church, and two volunteers, Robert and Alf Jackson, are now busy distributing copies in the new housing areas, south of Brooklin' and north of Rossland Road. It is an attempt to welcome all newcomers to the com- munity and invite them to share in the worship and fellowship of the church. The new minister, Rev. E. Frazer Lacey, will be inducted by the " Oshawa Presbytery at our evening service on Sunday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. Health needs From page 18 doubtedly helped produce the ex- cellent response to the survey. Chairman Achmatowicz is also pleased 'to announce that the Minister of Health advised recent- ly that, "as part of an overall strategy to improve the quality of ~ care for nursing home residents' and "in response to the need for more Placement Coordination Ser- . vices, the Ministry will provide fun- ding for a new placement service in Durham Region." The Chairman reported that ap- proval for the addition of this new Placement Coordination Service came as a result of four years of discussion with nursing homes, homes for the aged and hospitals in the Region, resulting in the develop- 'ment of a Placement Coordination Service Proposal to recommend establishment of this necessary service. As part of this announcement it was stated that the Ministry would also provide additional funding of $65,410, plus a capital grant of $3,000 to Oshawa General Hospital to 'establish the Placement Coordina- tion Service. This will be managed by the Oshawa General Hospital but will report through an Advisory Committee to the District Health Council. As well, the policy regar- ding placement criteria will be developed by this committee and approved by the Council. This com- mittee will be comprised of representatives of various interest groups, ie, representatives from hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the aged, social services, home care" program, one other community agency and two appointed consumers. Mike Peters, Executive Director of the Council, reports that the recruitment process for staffing of this new service will be initiated very soon and it is expected that it will be in operation very early in the new year. This program will enisure that those residents needing Long Term Care are referred to the health facility or program which cap best serve their needs, IEEE EERE N NN) begun to ripen. The rains continue to pour down on an almost daily basis and my vines continue to grow like an Amazon jungle but no sun and no heat keep this tremendous crop potential from coming to frui- tion. Maybe some day soon my perennial bed will get dry enough that I can plant my new bulbs. All of you should be planning where you can locate some of these wonderful plants.. The bulb sale at this months meeting will feature many new and interesting varieties for the flower beds, naturalizing, the rock garden and for forcing. The bulb sale will start at 7:30 and will continue until our main attraction - the fall plant auction starts shortly after 8:00 p.m. That is of course on Wednesday, September 24 at the Brooklin United Church Hall. There is no show at 'this meeting because as you all know our September show is held at Fairview Lodge in Whitby. We are still relying on you to bring plants to donate to the auction. Remember to try and supply us with as much diversity as possible and not a large quantity of any one item. House plants and perennials seem to be the best choices for this sale. The bulb sale will continue after all of the auction items have been dealt with. For those of you who were fascinated by the talk on lilies last month don't forget the lily sale at the Royal Botanical Gardens at 1:30 on October 5. Sorry Anne but........ We still have some wayward books from our library. Please make an extra effort to search your bookshelves and turn these up and then come in and borrow some more from our terrific selection. This Months Garden Outside my front door my tuberous begonias are still putting on a great show. I will continue to enjoy them until the first heavy frost blackens the foliage. At that time I will dig up the tubers and bring them inside to dry. When the stem and soil are dry enough to remove easily I will do so and then dust them with a fungicide and store in a little peat moss in my cold room. Much the same procedure may be applied to the gladiolus and dahlias that we acquired this spring. Check some of your reference books to see what peculiarities might apply to some of the more exotic bulbs that we were selling this spring. The caladiums will of course grow on as a houseplant for some considerable time. The one advantage of the ex- cessive growth of our gardens this year is that we will have lots of material for making compost. I have such heavy stalks on my sunflowers etc. that I will probably rent a shredder to feed everything through it to help make a large amount easily composted pile of material. There are lots of good books in our library to tell all about making good compost. The car's the star Not only are the Franklin cars old, they're also famous. Or at least they will be famous when "The Arm" is released in movie theatres sometime next August. "The Arm," Columbia Pictures "movie about a crap shooter (starr- ing teen heart throb Matt Dillon) was being filmed in Port Perry last week, causing more excitement than the town had seen for a long time. Part of that excitement was caus- ed by the new look of the town. Since the movie takes place in 1957, the main street was re-vamped to make it look older. Vintage cars were also instrumen- tal in the movie and many of the cars were supplied by local residents, including the Franklins of Myrtle. Anne Franklin dressed up in clothes from the fifties and drove her husband's 1937 Chevrolet Superior in the film. It's a complete- ly original car with original tires. And it's in beautiful shape. Riley & Sons Pools. The Franklins bought it in 1966 from Anne's aunt, who had put on- ly 12,000 miles on it. The furthest she had ever drove was from Brooklin (where she lived) to Port Perry or Oshawa, and until the Franklins bought it, no one had ever even sat in the back seat. When they purchased the old Chev, they paid $795. Anne figures it's worth somewhere around $13,000 now. What's more, it's not the only an- tique car the Franklins own. They have ten, ranging from a 1931 Chev Superior to a 1963 Cadillac convertible. "The Arm" isn't the on- ly movie they've appeared in either. Recently, one of their cars was featured in the upcoming film "I'll Take Manhattan." "Whenever they (film producers) need cars, they just give us a call," Mrs. Franklin says. Besides the 1937 Chev Superior, a 1946 Chrysler was also featured in "The Arm," driven by a friend of the family's, Albert James. Installed . Installed . ACRYLIC SPAS Installed INGROUND POOLS .. rom 5095. ABOVE GROUND PooLs 518 50. POOL CLOSINGS ... -- ALL WORK GUARANTEED -- --__ om° 8 09. Call for Pool Covers and Water Bag prices. 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