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Page 8 Friday, April 1, 1977 | Russell Lions Club News Easter Seal Campaign (Chairman -- Barry McVey) An Easter Seal Poster Contest for .many public and separate elementary school children in the Prescott Russell Counties is being sponsored by the Russell Lions Club. Through this contest we hope to draw attention to the need for your support for handicapped children. WHEN EASTER SEALS ARRIVE IN THE MAILBOX, USE THEM. SEND A CHEQUE. BACK A FIGHTER 1977 Bike-A-Thon June 5, 1977 Plans are now being formulat- ed for this event. A new administrative format is being devised to ensure that all billings will be sent prior to July 15, 1977. Bike-a-thon Chairman, Lion Don Rogers. Hockey Donation In keeping with the Lions policy of community support, the Directors recently approved a $100.00 donation to the Russell Minor Hockey organization. As well, a further $3,000.00 will be donated to the Arena Project as the 1977 portion of our $30,000.00 pledge. ®. H Easter is celebrated on a different date each year be- cause of the results of a decision made over 1,600 years ago by a Council of churches convened by the Christian Roman emper- or, Constantine. In 325 A.D. the date was widely disputed, with different churches celebrating on differ- Russell Review When is Easter? ent dates. This first ecumenical council decided upon _ the following system for determining the date for Easter. It is always the first Sunday after the first full moon that falls on or after the vernal equinox. If the full moon falls on a Sunday, Easter is celebrated one week later. This system continues to be used today with but one change: the setting of the date of the vernal equinox at March 21st. This arbitrary date was established in the Gregorian calendar, which was a revision of the Romans' Julian calendar. Easter Sunday cannot be earlier than March 22 or later than April 25) The date for Easter determ- ines the dates for all other events in the Easter season for a particular year, beginning with the First Day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, and ending with Whitsunday or Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Lent. The dates of several other ecclesiastical festivals, extend- ing over a period between Sept- uagesima Sunday and the first Sunday of Advent are fixed in relation to the date of Easter. Russell Fair, August 5, 6 & 7 Ussell Lions Clulo CHARTER NIGHT BALL Sat., June 25 lUSSel| Recreation Centre Dance to the Big Band Sound of Moxie Whitney Flower Show Prize List 1. Asters: 5 blooms, any viariety. 2. Bachelor Buttons: 7 blooms. 3. Calendulas: 7 blooms. 4. Cosmos: 5 blooms. 5. Dahlia: 1 bloom, over 5" stem not more than ' inch, floated in flat container, own foliage. 6. Dahlia Pom Pom: 5 blooms. 7. Gladioli: 3 spikes, any colour or colours. 8. Gladioli: 1 spike cut 12 inches below bloom. 9. Marigolds, large, 3 blooms. 10.. Marigolds: small flowering type, 10 blooms. 11. Pansies: 7 blooms, with foliage. 12. Petunias: 5 blooms, single with foliage, without buds. 13. Petunias: 3 blooms, double with foliage without buds. 14. Phlox: annual, 3 stems. 15. Phlox: perennial, 3 strusses. 16. Roses: 1 bloom, Hybrid Tea, own foliage. 17. Roses: 2 stems, Floribunda, own foliage. 18. Snapdragons: 5 spikes, any colour or colours. 19. Sweet Peas: 7 stems. 20. Zinnias: 5 blooms, large. 21. Zinnias: pom pom, 5 blooms. 22. Large Basket of Mixed Garden Flowers: viewed from one side only. 23. Autumn Arrangement: cat tails, leaves, flowers, viewed from one side only. 24. Miniature Arrangement: 4 inches. 25. Cacti Garden: minimum of 5 plants. 26. Rainbow Charm: coffee table arrangement not to exceed 12 inches in height with container. 27. House Plants: 3 on small tray, in separate pots, named. 28. Floral arrangement for dining room table. 29. Display of Hybrid Tea Roses: minimum of 5, not to exceed 12 inches in height with container. 30. Novelty Arrangement: not to exceed 8 inches. 31. Tuberous Begonia: 1 bloom floating in a rose bowl. 32. Geranium: 1 plant. 33. Caleus: 1 Plant, grown in present year. 34. African Violet: single. 35. African Violet: double. 36. Perpetual Bloomer 37. Any other plant in bloom. 38. For Groups Only: Blue Hawaii -- Arrangement of summer flowers, mostly blue with contrast, shells, water, sand and greenery may be included, 24" x 24" space allotted, backdrop. SIDEWALK TALK -- (Continued from Page 1) work and get their teeth fixed. Russell Township residents take the question of membership in the region seriously. It's a complex question, one that a study of the scope of the Mayo report could have gone a long way toward resolving. By not delving deeper into the problem and attempting to provide some gut answers, Dr. Henry B. Mayo treated Russell Township residents arrogantly, their future glibly in his well-paid review of government in the Ottawa-Carleton region. The danger is that the province, which commissioned the report, could blindly imple- ment Mayo's recommendations unless its eyes are opened to residents' fears. Residents have until Sept. 30 to submit briefs on the Mayo recommendations to the Minis- try of Intergovernmental Affairs. They should leap wholeheartedly into the fray in demanding that no stone be left unturned on the question of Russell Township's joining the region. Township council, which will undoubtedly be submitting a brief of its own, can provide guidance to organizations or individuals who want to do likewise. Council should hold a public meeting to let residents know where it stands on this issue. Further meetings should be held to co-ordinate the content of briefs and sharpen their thrust. Six months from now, the ministry will know the reaches of the township's concern about amalgamation, that they are not simple-minded oafs who should join the regional municipality because it's where they get their teeth fixed. Only then, can a clear, right decision on the issue be taken. Only then will the township be able to fight convincingly for the status quo should it choose to do so. Apathy, on the other hand, could seal the township's future. Lloyd Griffith CRUSHED STONE ® FILL © GRAVEL CARTAGE If you're TRUCKING out of shape, I you re out SAND ® TOP SOIL * SNOW REMOVAL of the running. Russell, Ont. Tel.: 445-2820 A. & R. Chev. Olds. Gregoire : Chaloux Maintenance Farm Service auto Itd. At your Home and Convenience LUBRICATION Russell, Ont. RICHARD'S GARAGE Licensed Mechanic Major and Minor Repairs TIRES -- BATTERIES -- Will Grease, Oil, Weld and Fix Farm Machinery, $8. per hour Contact A. CHALOUX R.R. 3, Russell, Ont. 445-5551