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by Helene Ballard Hi There! Another week gone by and once more it's time for our weekly chat. Our summer is really flying by, here we-are with Labour Day coming up, seems like just yesterday it was July Ist, where does time go? However, I guess all the Mothers will be-happy to see all the little darlings back in school, well kids believe me these are the best years of your life. I know when I was a kid and people said that I used to think they were sick but when you reach the wrong side of 70 like this ole gal you stop and think about it and then say to yourself '*By gosh they were right" and so all of you young students may I wish you all a good year in schooi, take the good with the bad and you will land right side up on your feet ready to meet and I hope conquer whatever life has in store for you. Last Friday, a group of Seniors from Birchwood went for a bus ride to McLeans Park. We had a most enjoyable afternoon sitting in the sun by the lake sipping coffee and wat- ching the sea gulls, those birds sure like people and when you feed them tidbits they seem to-like you'even more - It was a very nice afternoon in the great out- doors. This last Tuesday noon our chef Leon and his staff served us a real bar- b-que luncheon complete with hamburgers, sausages, fried potatoes, and beans - and a delicious lime dessert. Cowboy hats and boots decorated the walls. Two of our lady residents took a brief holi- day and spent the weekend at Jack Fish Cabins operated by Mr. and Mrs. John Richards - they were given a real royal treatment and were well looked after and both said they would recommend this place to any who want a quiet time. Did any of you nice folks see "Hildegard" on CBC TV news walking in- to Fredricton? She looks well and happy in her work for the blind - we remember her as she stop- ped at Birchwood for lunch with us. She is a very friendly person and we wish her well. This afternoon it being a nice day some of our residents are going to Rain- bow Falls, we have to take advantage of the nice days left of our short summer because when winter comes most of us here are like bears - we don't go out much and many spend the days sleeping, or playing cards, so it's a question of "*Making hay while the sun shines."' Now for a wee bite, I mentioned this once before > but being forgetful human beings we are we forget, so just a little reminder. Please be careful where you throw you gum when you are tired of chewing it, and believe me _ the sidewalks are not the pro- per places to dispose of _ gum. So let's all think and do our part in this matter. Thank you. Until next week, try this on for size. 'Life is just one darn thing after another, love is two darn things after each other."' "Au Revoir" a PARTICIPACTION | by Winnie Campbell A baby shower was held for Cathy Lengyell nee Borutski at her mom's home, put on by Ann Marie Martin. Approx- imately 30 people attended and Cathy received many gifts, thanks to all and a delicious lunch was served. Our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Ida Krause on the been submitting. More fine examples of the Centennial photos our readers have passing of her husband, Gus. Also to the Spillanes on the passing of Johnny Spillane. ' Mrs. Violet Nesbitt has returned from Carleton Place. Mr. and Mrs. Pelchier and family have returned from Toronto and other points. - ; Plant your fall garden now The National Gardening Association, based in Burl- ington, Vermont, resear- ches methods and means to make gardening easier and more available to gardeners throughout the country. ""We've taken a look at current problems caused by recent inclement Weather, MUNICIPAL ~ ENUMERATION Starting September 3, 1985, an enumerator, carrying a proper identification card, will call at your residence for a few minutes to check basic information required in determining: e your eligibility to vote in the municipal and school board elections to be held on November 12 this year; * the allocation of education property taxes between the public and separate school systems; e the distribution of provincial grants to local governments to help reduce tax bills; e the preparation of jurors' lists; and * population information needed for other municipal programs. The enumerator must record such information as the name, age, property status (e.g. owner or tenant), school support and residency of all members of the household. When the enumerator visits, please check that the information on the Enumeration Notice is correct. If it is not, revise it and verify the changes. If you are not home, 'a Notice will be left for you. If changes are necessary, please make them and mail the Enumeration Notice, as soon as possible, in the pre-addressed postage prepaid envelope accompanying the Notice. For any additional information, please contact the local assessment office. Ministry GH) : Revenue Ontario Regional Assessment Office 115 Johnson Avenue Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 2V9 (807) 345-1221, Zenith 50960 Regional Commissioner - J.W. Stewart and NGA is advocating ex- tending the gardening season with 'the fall garden,' *' said Charles Scott, president of the non- profit organization. To gain information on the trends for this year's gardening, NGA has talk- ed with gardeners and those in the gardening in- dustry throughout the country. '*Traditionally, gardens have been planted by Memorial Day Weekend, and we in the gardening in- dustry would then see a sharp decline in purchases in the gardening market,"' said Wendell Burns, editor of Lawn and Garden Marketing. "*The tradition is chang- ing, and this year the market has extended to reflect gardeners' need to work around the poor spring weather by planning and planting for an extend- ed gardening season," Burns continued. The fall garden may be one solution to more pro- ductive gardening. A supp- ly of fresh vegetables late in the year not only extends the gardening season, but the quality of many vegetables is improved for fresh use or preserving. The National Gardening Association recommends planting the following crops for yield in the fall garden: Any of the cole crops (broccoli, cauliflower and' cabbage and especially chinese cab- bage), lettuce (head and bibb), spinach, chard, kale, the long keeper tomato, green beans (bush), car- rots, turnips, certain varie- ty cukes and summer squash. 'Our research has pro- ven that vegetables matur- © ing in the cool crisp days of fall are often better * flavoured than those matur- ing in the hotter, drier days of summer,"' said Scott. The monthly National Gardening Magazine featured a story on a good time to start fall crops ina recent issue. For a sample copy send $1.00 to cover postage and handling to Gardens for All, Dept. MS, 180 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401. DEATH FRASER, Midline (Middy) -- At the General Hospital, on Sunday, August 18, 1985. Beloved wife of Leon Fraser, of 149 Elmwood Avenue. Dear Mother of Gret- chen Smith, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mrs. Emil Boucher (Freda), and Archie Heinrich, both of Terrace Bay, William Heinrich, of Thunder Bay, and Mrs. Albert Salomons (Darlene), of St. Catharines. Grandmother of nineteen, and great grandmother of nine. Daughter of the late Joseph and Daisy DeLaronde. Sister of John DeLaronde and Natalie Coates, both of Thunder Bay, Anthony DeLaronde of Fort Frances, Betty Shwetz, of Nipigon, Robert DeLaronde, of Paris, Ontario, and the late Dale DeLaronde. Rev. Bill Strachen officiating. Cremation that followed. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated. Casual-Part Time Ambulance officers are required for the North Shore Ambulance Service Ltd., Schreiber and Terrace Bay. Preference will be given to persons that possess a valid "F" class driver's license, St. John's Ambulance Certificate, and a valid cer- © tificate. in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. References are required. For futher information contact Patrick J. Dingwell, : E.M.A. President North Shore, Ambulance Service Limited, P.O. Box 518 Schreiber, Ontario POT 2S0 Or Phone 824-2530 2007. ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TENDER NOTICE TO ss EQUIPMENT OWNERS TENDER 60-85-39 "RECALL" Equipment owners are invited to bid on the rental of a Loader for Winter Maintenance Operations, during the 1985-86 Season at ' M.T.C. Patrol 11, Ignace Location. The Loader is to be equipped with a bucket, without teeth, of at least 1.15m? and a maximum of 1.91m? minimum operating weight of 8,618 kg. (non-operated). Sealed tenders on forms supplied by the Ministry will be received by the Manager, Administrative Ser- vices until 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday, September 18, 1985. Specifications, tender forms and envelopes may be obtained in per- son or by mail from E.G. Reguly, Head, Purchasing and Supply, Walsh at Mountdale Ave., P.O. Box 1177, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4X9. Telephone (807) 577-6451 Eset 292; The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 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