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Conducting the course are four of our own talented members, Mary Housego, Audrey Young, Joan Brak and Doris Marlow. The president also requested that recipes be given to Margaret Beath (the writer) as soon as possible, to be included in the Cookbook to be published sometime this spring. The writer then in- troduced Mrs. Sue Mosur of Oshawa, who has been totally blind for 212 years. This young lady is possessed of a keen sense of humor and related some amusing anec- dotes as they referred to her experiences as a blind per- son. She very cleverly dispelled several precon- ceived notions held by sighted persons in regard to the blind and explained how partially or totally blind people manage to lead very happy and fulfilled lives while still contributing a great deal to the betterment A retirement home conveniently located in the heart of Ajax, close to shop- ping plazas, hospital, churches and the Go Transit. Broadloomed throughout, luxuriously decorated. Dining room, privacy lounges, games room and laundry,aIl located on one floor. Adequate parking for residents & guests. Deluxe private, private or semi-private, each room with 3-piece bath. Adjacent to our nursing home. An attendant on duty 24 hr./day. For further inquiries please contact: Mrs. Rowena Kerr R.N. Ballycliffe Lodge Ltd. 70 Station St. Ajax 683-7321 of world conditions in general... Valerie Hundert thanked the speaker. Margaret Davis in- troduced the second speaker of the evening in the person of Ron Death, a commercial fruit grower from Ashburn. Ron showed seasonal and very beautiful slides of his strawberry fields and apple orchards and conducted a question and answer period. It was very obvious why Mr. Death is so successful in his chosen profession as his an- swers to all questions were not only witty but precise and informative. Diane Rothnie thanked the speaker. Carolyn Stevens reported 13 new members at the end of December 1980 plus 24 new members in the past two months for a total of 161 overall. Carolyn is working hard to attain our goal of 201 members for 1981. Gordon Wick, a member of the Brooklin Society as well as of the Oshawa Gar- den Club announced that the Oshawa club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year and will.hold a day-long Saint Mark's ladies to spons Thursday, March 12, there will be a colorful quilt show at St. Mark's Church, at the corner of Colborne and Cen- tre Streets in Whitby. It will run from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., with tea being served from 2 to 4 and7 to9. For four or five years, an average of 12-14 women have been quilting each Wednesday morning at the home of Joyce Cox. There are always at least three quilts on the go. Everyone who likes to quilt, or thinks she might, is made welcome. Beginners are coached by more experien- ced quilters. Preschool children come with their mothers and raid the toyshelf or watch T.V. Quilters range in age from teens to great- grandmothers. All proceeds go to the work of St. Mark's United Church Women. Quilts have recently become very popular, and early Canadian ones are or quilt treasured. When it was decided to have a quilt show as a U.C.W. fund-raiser, there was no difficulty get- ting the forty quilts needed, from people associated with St. Mark's Church. Not long ago, a signature quilt made at Whitby United Church, now St. Mark's, in 1932, and containing the names of some people who are still members, came to light, when an estate was being settled in Florida. That quilt will be featured at the show March 12. There will be at least one century-old quilt on display. Several quilts originated in the maritimes and came to Whitby with their owners. Mrs. Jean Keeler, from Kin- sale, on the other hand, designed an appliqued quilt she calls simply, '"Down East", after her first trip to the Maritime provinces. Most of the quilts are on loan to the show for display only, but at least one, called seminar on vegetable gar- dening on May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Durham College. There will be catered lunch and four speakers. Ken Brown then spoke briefly on growing flowering shrubs from cuttings and answered questions from the audience. Refreshments followed, served by Freda Kofalvi. Our next meeting will be held on March 25 and at that time, Rene Thiebaud will talk about "The Vegetable Plot". See you then. show "Card Trick" and made by Caroline Alderson of Brooklin, will be on sale for $250. Quilts can be as unique as the imagination of any in- dividual. It is hoped that many people will attend the show, Thursday, March 12, to see the quilts, large and small, patchwork, painted or appliqued. Admission is a voluntary donation to the United Church Women. It has been said, "Blessed are the Quilters, For they shall be called Piece- makers." Ambulance During the week that en- ded at midnight last Thur- sday, the Whitby Ambulance Service responded to 63 calls for service. According to service co- owner Bill Cocker, the ser- vice responded to 16 routine calls and to 27 standby calls for other ambulance ser- vices in Ajax and Oshawa. The service also respon- ded to 20 emergency calls including one motor vehicle accident. Goal reached By A. TIBBLES Director Durham Lung Assoc. Durham Region Lung Association's annual Christmas Seal Campaign closed officially on February 7, exceeding its $85,000 target with an all- time high of $86,160.55. . However;-the association is still seeking donations. Local campaign chair- man, Marline Veater, ex- plained that provincially, the Christmas Seal Cam- paign has not achieved its $3 million target, and all local offices have been urged to continue their fund-raising efforts until the end of February. Unless remedied, the provincial short-fall is ex- pected to dramatically af- fect funding for research projects related to lung disease, she said. "The suc- cess of the campaign in Durham Region has, however, ensured the con- tinuance of local lung association rehabilitative and educational program- ming," Veater added. Campaign donations may be sent to the Bank of Nova Scotia, 11 Simcoe Street, N., Oshawa, and should be marked "Christmas Seals".