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Wednesday, April 30, 1986

OVER THE

GARDEN FENCE _ :

| HELEN LANG |

The last two days have been more than hectic in this small

i house. We two are sharing a car, and believe me, this isn’t
"easy, especially as 1 seem to be using it most of the time. I got
involved in ticket sales for a raffle held by Friends of the
University Gardens. They are offering all sorts of neat prizes,
the most expensive one being a very nice small greenhouse

} (first prize), plus all sorts of other jazzy things, including a
- trip for six people on the motor vessel Senga (bring your own
lunch). Just think of all the social obligations you could cover
if- you won this prize! There is also a barbecue, an electric.
lawnmower, garden furniture, a 9-foot by 12-foot outdoor

Sarpet, a lawn cart,
Nursery,

two $50 gift certificates from Elk Lake
a jet sprinkler, a wheelbarrow,
pruner and a. Sunday night

a long-handled
buffet dinner for. two. at

Chauncey’s restaurant. Tickets are selling for $1 each (or six
for $5) at the plant sale on Sunday, May 4 in what they call
the Old Gym. This is a rather ancient looking building, much
like any other. gymnasium as to shape, just past the university.
entrance on’ MacKenzie Ave. There is no admission fee for the

plant sale.

Does anyone “recall: a worse spring? Honestly, this is
| unbelievable! Today there is an icy cold wind, plus those in-
. evitable *‘showers’’ (which feel an awful lot like RAIN to me)
and a.couple of days ago there was hail. Other years we were
_ busy planting all sorts.of things, but this year unless you wear
a parka, and have seeds or plants that grow. well in the tundra -
region, you may as well forget it until it warms up. There are -
a few plusses of course - the tulips and other spring flowers

‘are standing up beautifully since they. prefer. it cool.

The

potatoes | planted last fall are now up and appear to be thriv- .
ing, but the peas which I planted .by the hundred (thinking
that for once we would have a bumper. crop) are a-complete

disaster, nary a one in sight.

More caterpillar cacoons again this week and: this year the
miserable little warts don’t seem to give a hang what they eat,
everything appears to taste good. They aren’t eating much as
yet, but when it warms up and. they decide to move out of
their:nests we.could be facing a major onslaught. If you can

catch them while they are small you avoid all that ugly leaf
damage, and quite. possibly your. sanity. Remember last
week’s sugestion of % teaspon of Methoxychlor, plus. a-
tablespoon or two-of soap in. two gallons of water, aplied in
the evening ona windless and cloudless day. These directions
“must seem something of a joke. _ when did we last see a

windless and cloudless day?

Ihave. been having problems with my beloved geraniums
growing in the greenhouse. .This year they are small, rather
stunted looking, beautifully green, but remaining a collection

“of shrimps.

Lots of flowers; of course, which worries me,

since when a plant thinks it is about to die, it tries like mad to

- reproduce itself. Thus all the flowers.
[ have consulted experts on this (their. gcraniums are
gorgeous). AS a result I-have picked off all the blossoms (the:

|. livingroom is:now full of bouquets of geraniums) since this is. |
{supposed to force the plants:to make more growth: The other’ }.
|. sugestion ‘came from Tom. Cornell, my deer old. gardening. |
“fee friend; who said-t: should give each pot a dilute:-watering with |
hydrated lime, which'may, release all the nutrients.1 have been 7)
faithfully providing . with 20-20-20 and. fish: fertilizer. Ann’
7 DeMoocy: ‘of .the. famous = ‘DeMooey: ‘fuchsia. and :geranium:

: “growing, nursery,” also, thought the: problem. might: be ‘a lack: of. “
lime; -so-acting: on their ‘combined “good. advice: I. have now.
‘dosed. a dozen geranium. plants, with: lime and water; to See if’.
“this: will.do, the trick: There is a strong possibility that.we just of
~-need more sunshine. ‘Some days I think that it would bea nice:

i idea‘to ‘buya ‘condominium and $10 worth of bedding plants
‘fra couple of Pols. and just quit this eternal. worrying!

‘Hal om

comet.
fading

It's «fading fast, but’ with
binoculars and a star chart. in
hand, Halley’s comet.can_ still

~ be seen in peninsula skies,

Local comet watchers Ann
and ‘Jim. Gower. report’ they

~ spotted the comet last week with

a. group of local astrologi sal ene.

SHS very, faint
fading fast, but on ‘clear night
‘said Jim,
The-cametis travel ling low. in
shies, ahout 20:
degrees above the horizon,

Soo Although itis quite fuzzy,
with the aid-ot nocukirs ara

telescope | the black nugleus is.)
defineds aind: the:

Astrologics We
Observ aMory on West

APA

scores”

In their first lacrosse game of °°]:
“the season, Peninsula Novice. -
ALL Poms Autamutive scored” A
 “convinging 10-5 win over: Juan
de Fuca Whalers.

All Paints searers were led by

Ryan’ Painter with’ six goals,
Kyle | Bellagay ‘with two, and
“oningles.
“David Travis.

by Jeremy Lyon: and

Juan de. -Fuca's: Shane. Mure

any scored..a hat trick “with
_ singles by. Shawn Core, and

Davis Andison, ;

community

‘and: “is”

WWSSe >

Saanich

‘Saanich.

mathematics
i. Mention.
students:
~ Steve “May,
:Emlyn Ngai; Grade: 10 students
-John: Box, Drew Campbell’and =.
nd’: Grade -9°
‘students Roy” Jensen: and Mark

: Jones. eon -

THE REVIEW

, Newspaper boxes ‘offensive’

‘Times Colonist newspaper
boxes should be removed. :

_A letter submitted by a Brent-
wood resident to. Central
council . said some
residents find the green and
white delivery boxes offensive.

**] feel they amount to. no
more than billboard advertis-
ing,’’ said Toni Stansfield in her
letter to council. |

The boxes were installed for
faster, more efficient customer

service, explained Les
-Spielman, Times Colonist
motor routes circulation
manager.

Drivers delivering the papers
each morning can adjust. the
level of the boxes to correspond
with vehicle height. This allows
one person in a car can deliver
about four times the number. of

‘papers delivered by a bicyle car-

rier, he said.

Not only are the boxes faster,
they keep the . product
There is no charge. to the
customer for this
Spielman added. :

The Times Colonist has. had
difficulty finding door-to-door
carriers for Central Saanich, he
said. Motor routes are a way of

’ maintaining customer service to

the area.
‘““When someone does not

TRAIL HIKE
Stelly’s P.E: 12-class: is get-
ting in shape.to take on the an-
nual: spring. Nitinat-West Coast
Trail field trip. Students. are
busy canoeing on Elk~Lake,
portaging canoes over. Bear Hill

: and getting fit to aerobics. |

MATH WHIZZES -

- Stelly? s students placed high

in the. Pascal’; nationwide

contest:
“goes to. “Grade

“Maria” Dickinson,

Gary” Coll

-Pat:. Robbins

‘Karl... ‘Nordstrom,

 Hassle- free life
in seniors’ Susie:

Water’s Edge Village offers
hassle-free housing for seniors:

Construction began recently
on. a $10: million, adult’ resort

Saanich’s’ waterfront near the
Mt. Newton Crossroad intersec-
tion with Highway 17,

~ The development, spearhead-

ed by Swiftsure Developments, «
caters to the 45-plus age group. ©
the

It «should appeal: to.
American market and Canadian
retirees’ who

“In addition toa range of con-

- dominium sizes and. prices, the.

village will offer a pool, fully-

May. 34,

along Central.

travel. to the -
“southern states for the winter,
“says marketing director ‘Norm :
» Eden... Cd cata gts.

“responsible — for

“in Sidney in’

~ equipped clubhouse and reerea-
tional vehicle parking. A-shuttle |

bus to Sidney or: Victoria will be

“available for seniors who don’t
wish to drive, he said.

A. strata’ maintenance fee
covers gardening and upkeep of

-common facilities.

Marketing surveys show. an

~ increase in American sales from
25 per cent to nearly 40 per cent,

Eden says, adding that approx-
imately 50. per. cent-.of - con-

daminium sales will-be to Island

seniors, |

. Swiftsure Developments were
-Twin ° Onks
Village, built -on Amelia: Street

Norm Eden.

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Agriculture Cradit Branch.
BR. 0. ‘Ministry of: Agriculture and oe nod:
Motori, B. C, aw. Re

‘Province of British Columbia
Mitustry of Agniculturn and Food: oo jo
Hon: Y. M. Waterland. - ee

dry.

service, |

municipal
_volunteers was held last week...
unsung
: heroes, from coaches to library

workers‘and: scholarship. donors.’ »

were served. Other members:of
“the “community

“Special.

cand:

, algo in °
Grade 9, performed particularly -
: “well: finishing’as the top:student.....
7 me Saanich District and..in=

“grams.:

1985, “Company: -
“principles: include ‘Tony Young, . f
Jim. Dunean, Lou Bowjosto and: eo

Lonhee hate tes. a banat i ta

want a box we’ll come: right
down and remove it for them.
But, we’re trying to. sell people
on the idea of convenience for
the carrier.’

- At a-recent Central Saanich

council meeting, municipal
engineer Al Mackey expressed
concern about maintenance of
municipal boulevards. If the

- newspaper box support poles

are close enough to existing in-
dividual mailboxes there should
be no problem to: mow around
them, he said.

Sporadic spacing, however,

could make it difficult to
maneuver municipal machinery
on the boulevards.
_ The Times Colonist is willing
to co-operate with Central
Saanich engineering if the poles
present a problem. ‘* We'll try to
tidy up around them wherever’
possible and if the engineers
make a complaint we will move
the - box. for. them,"’. said
Spielman.

Ald.. Wayne. Watkins said
these types of boxes are quite
common. elswhere, adding. a
compromise: might be to allow
the boxes to remain, but in a
plain unobtrusive color.

Ald. George. MacFariane
maintained, ‘‘I: want my morn-
ing paper!. Other papers have
their boxes on the streets.

the top four per cent in Canada’.

APPRECIATED

_~ Stelly’s. parent auxiliary. |
‘ members. want: volunteers to

- know their appreciated.

A’ tea honoring -ex-teachers,
school. .-board
councillors.
100

‘More =. than |

were:
honored, ©
firemen;

‘businessmen who:p
‘school -;

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