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1 NORTH LEEDS LANTERN Page 17 PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII EX PERI M EN TAL MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB Airplanes are always exciting.‘ It stimulates the mind and the imagination to be transported through the skies without visible support.To hear the Cough of an engine and feel the surge of pow- er is awesome. Alas.the thrill is too seldom for most of us.Must we content ourselves to sit in the shade and gaze hopefully into the sky?No, not always. Have you heard of a model airâ€" plane that flies with no strings \attached?They are very realistic. and they are remote controlled with a radio system.You will-hear and see more and more about this growing hobby/sport. NORTH CROSBY RECREATION COMMITTEE WALKATHON HUGE SUCCESS "My feet hurt.but it was a lot of fun." was the most common remark following the Walkathon held early last month by the North Crosby Re- creation CommitteeeThis is a first for the Committee as a fund raisâ€" ing idea.32 walkers completed the 12 mile route. Township Reeve Dean Taggart joined in the fun.and finished the walk in 3 hours.11 minutes.Dep- uty Reeve Eddie Norwood and Coun- cillor Lawrence Palmer (the oldest of the walkers) also participated. The youngest male walker was 7 year old Todd Wright of Newboro. and he made it the whole way.The youngest girl,Laura McEwen.didn't quite finishzbut she did her best. The first one to the finish line was Arnold Wright:with Randy Mulville coming in only 2 minutes later. Dr. Mendall McEwen and five of his children took part and Constâ€" able Jim Mc Glade and his wife Jeanne walked the whole way° Organizers of the walk exâ€" press appreciation to everyone who made the walk a successâ€" to the 0.P.P. for their patrols. for those manning the very imp- ortant check points and others who helped in any way. An extra big thank you to walkers and sponsorleeen parâ€" Rideau Lakes Horticultural Society Ilappenings What is a Horticultural Society? Where is it held? Who can join? The Rideau Lakes Horticultural Soc- . ‘ . . ciety was formed in 1969 by some very There are pllots Of these mlnl" ‘ interested green thumbers and some , ature airicraft in ifhe North Leeds perhaps,not so green.But nevertheless, communltles 0f glglnvDeltavé-nd enthusiastic and determined gardeners. weStport'A SPeClal flylng £191? All with the main purpose of making at weStport an? the ClUbyExperl‘ our beautiful Rideau Lakes District a mental MOdel Aircraft’attreet prettier and greener place to live members from Eastern Ontario and v throug1flowers. Western Quebec.Summer ViSitors We serve the surrounding areas com- frem the g-S°are encouraged to prised of Perth Road,Westport,Elgin, brlng their Plenes and fly canada- Newboro,Portland and Delta.Monthly . For these pllets 0f the smaq-ler meetings are held centrally at Newboro elrelfeftvthe exeltement_0f flylng Town Hall,on the first Tues. of each 15 llterally at their fingertlps month,excepting January and February. almOSt amtlme they ChooseoFor As we are affiliated with the Ontar- further Informationmontact the Club at Westport and watch future i0 Horticultural Society,we are a nonâ€" . profit nrganization.0ur membership fee 1551135 0f the Leeds Lantern for news reports. is very small and partly used to fur- ther community plantings and projects. Mrs. Jim McBride'Sec. , ' Each month we have a speaker or group demonstrate a variety of topics: such as landscaping,vegetable gardening, forcing bulbs,drying fruits,vegetables and herbs,hydroponics,flower arranging, bottle gardening and houseplant culture. IMSKHIS ticipants.a beautiful day and enerous backers netted over 1000 for the coffers of the Recreation Committee.which will be used wisely for future projects in the Township. Lucille Bresee We plan horticulture-inspired bus tours which usually include the general pubâ€" lic. Our current project is the September Fall Flower and Vegetable Show,to be held at Rideau Vista School,Westport. We're planning a Giant Pumpkin,Gourd, and Sunflower Contest for area children as well as a poster contest.This way,we hope to involve parents and many new and potential gardeners. You needn't have a green thumb to join,just an interest.Come out and join us on Tues.,July 4th,and see if you don't agree that horticulturalists are the friendliest people.Slides will be shown of the recent Toronto Spring Flower Show. fordâ€"mercury YOU? AUTJQRIZED FORD ? la DEALER YEAPS. fT‘V’l A ‘7)‘T‘f_ " v “Wikj PHILIPSVILLE W.I.NEWS The Philipsville Women's Inst- itute met in their Hall on June8. The group decided to have the pump repaired and to obtain a fire ex- tinguisher for the Hall. Roll call was answered with"0ne way I use metric.” Mrs. Hallett explained the system to those pre- sent. The evening's motto was,"The mind stretched by a new idea ne- ver returns to the same dimension." The discussion was very interest- ing. Miss Thelma Stevens demonstrat- ed picture making and mounting - fascinating and economical. Mrs. Hallett gave a report from the district annual. A delicious lunch was served by the conveners.Mrs. Jansen had the marked tea cup. The July meeting will be on Agriculture and Canadian Industrâ€" ies.to be held on July 13th at 7:30 pm. in the Hall.The roll call will be Methuselah's menu. Each person is to look up a verse from the Bible pertainâ€" ing to agriculture.The motto of the meeting will be:"Pion- eers had their tranquilizer.they called it work." Marjorie McCann and Leorene Hayes will be the conveners for the next meeting.Reports for the following meetings should be prepared. -We have the latest in service equipment, a good supp y of cars and trucks. We like to sell locally (we all need each other) So if you would like to deal with us, shop the big stores, then cone see us. you right . We'll treat Elliot’s Dairy Store Hwy. 15 1 1/2 miles south of Elgin. ICE CREAM * CHEESES * HONEY * EGGS LOOK FOR THE ORANGE AND WHITE STRIPED BUILDING! Open 7 days a week.. Leorene Hayes !