The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

D A 16, WE M IEo I II IA L7 'DNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1978, WHITBY FREE PRS PRE SEASON SPECIAL j ON GAS BARBECUES. Enjoy Pamper Free. Outdoor Cooking . I Reg.,$36700 li Specil l. $29999 * Model C2-DI oUC 20 Reg. $24900 SpedaulI $179"i Goodes& ackson TBY SHERIDANi ,L Whltby MALL Pickering. ?m6219 839-4221' NRw ie% ro Nrdo AR glou l.AAo%+ soUn A.E j JJ Local horticulture instructoi; talks about-trpicalpat Some warmnth w'as injected into an otherwise cold evening,' at the second meeting of the Brooklin Horticultural Society, held on February 22. Ken Brown, who is a Horticulture Instructor at General Vanter Secondary School, in Oshawa, showed sldes' on the propoga- tion of tropical plants.. Mr. Brown who lives in Ashburn, received bis degree in Horti- culture at University of1 Guelph and is a member of thej above mentioned'organization as well as, being on the Board of Directors. His slides were interesting and informative. H1e gave a running commen- tary on the, slides as they were shown and, concluded with a Question and Answer period. The slide show was followed by a Houseplant Auction, the CHEZ sel Drop~ / our exci Whil 72t Oe ~~10 a. EVE' lected in,& see, ,Iting new fashions! :by Mal 3-1771 ýnMon. to Sat. l.. O p. M. plants being donated by the members of the Society. The Auctioneer was Ken Brown, with assistants, Marg Davis and laleen Crawford. Each plant was identified in turn and it was the general consensus di opinion that Mr. Brown was indeed proficient in the auctioneeringfield. The bld- cnng startedi sîowly nutý Mr. BÉrown's general remarks and auine'epatcpt n witticisms encouraged the !hilarious evening was had by Sail. "Let's do it again", was heardI froni many of those in .atiendance. President John -Jefferies Swelconied those present and thanked Ken Brown and bis Iassistants. for a very informa- tive and generally enjoyable evening. TV series, The Durham Centre for the Developmentally handicap- *.ped is attempting to increase public awareness about mental .. retaratio thru1 1a sees o programs on cable television. The series, on Cablecast channel' 10, is hosted by Elizabeth Gomes* of. the Dur- ham Centre, end will be shown on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 4 p.m. March 22 and 23 the pro- gram wil deal with volunteer involvemnent, -April '5 and 6, the subject, will be residential life at the centre, April 19 and 20 school services will be dis- cussed, and May 3 and 4 the topiç will be pre-vocational training. __________ \SATURDAY MARCH 18 Ron al1d> -Mc Do.n aId's j