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Awarded Webster Fellowship JOHN BALL John Ball, (Honours Ecology and Evolution) of Aylmer and grandsson of Mrs. Joe Staples, Orono, has been awarded a Webster Fellowship at the Delta Waterfowl Research Station in Manitoba. Ball will attend Guelph University this fall and is a graduate of Western University University with his B. Sc. The award was given in connection with Ducks Unlimited and John received the only award presented this year in North America. Congratulations! Young couple would abandon house The Bergerons, a young couple with two children, aged aged 5 years and 15 months, are ready to abandon their home and investment in the interest of what they call the safety of their children. The Bergerons purchased a $48,000. home October 31st, 1980 adjacent to Highway 401 and what they also found out later adjacent to an Eldorado dump in the Welcome area. Bergeron also states that they have since found out there was remedial work undertaken by Atomic Energy Control Board due to the presence of radon gas in ' the basement of the house. The Bergerons say that Eldorado, Ministry of the Environment and others have said there is no reason to panic but they state they are , ready to abandon 'the house and lose the $3,000. down payment to safe-guard the health of their family Bergeron states they are how looking for rental accomodation. accomodation. Orono Weel Pays visit to Kirby School House Museum VAN BELLE ON GARDEN ING Act now or your privet will die Privet hedges all over tne Durham region have been severely damaged by the extreme extreme frost this past winter. During the month of January we experienced 10 to, 15 below weather for several weeks which damaged the ; buds of the privet hedge and it is showing up now with little little or no growth on the top of the hedge. In most cases there are shoots coming front the bottom which could be the saving aspect. Over the past two weeks we have had at the rate of 10 to 15 phone calls a "day about the .hedge and what can be done to save it. The time to act is now. The Top which is damaged will never come back, so it should be removed by cutting it down tothe ground, or about 5-6 inches above, the ground. This will give the plant a chance to produce and force the dormant buds which are at the ground level and were probably covered with snow, to break open and give you a chance to rebuild the hedge without replanting it completely. This must be done as soon as possible to save as much sap . or strength to help the bqjt- tom buds to open up. If it is left for 2 to 3 weeks then the hot weather will set in and a lot of the sap has nowhere to go. The plant growth will be stunted and eventually will dry up the plant killing it completely. To help get this root * action started, you- should use a hormone type plant food which will give the roots a boost like a vitamin shot, to produce new fibrous roots. This product is called PLANT-AIDE. It contains* the well known rooting hor mone formula indole-3- butyric acid. This should be mixed with water and then applied, to soil around the plants, then thoroughly watered in so that it will reach the root system right away. There may be hedges that are too far damaged and will ' have to be removed. The damage this past winter has % damaged a lot more plants than we realized. At the start of the spring season, we have •had more reports of Barberries, Barberries, peach trees and many more that have not survived this winter Hichs Yews were badly damaged with some even beyond saving, because , too large'an area has turned brown and if this was retiiov- ed, very little green .would be left for the plant to grow on. Garden Tips for the Week: •It should be safe to plant the ann als by the weekend. I phoned the weather man and he is predicting a definite warming trend, starting in the middle of the week and building up towards the weekend. Now would be the time to get rid of your first crop of dandelions by spraying, them with Killex or by applying this in the combination weedkiller and fertilizer such as Lawn Weed Doctor. When applying any weed killer watch for spraying other plants around the lawn area. Just remember it is a weed killer that you are using.' This is about the last week when Crabgrass preventer can be applied either in thé form of' spray or with a fertilizer. fertilizer. Until next week, happy gardening. Derek Burnett, chairman of the Clarke Museum Board welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lawrence to the Kirby School House Museum on-its opening opening last Sunday. The Schoolhouse Museum is to be open every Saturday and Sunday from now until closing closing in the fall. The exhibits and features at the school house are to be ■changed every two Weeks. Currently the Museum outlines the proper procedures procedures to conserve, clean and store items of historical value. The purpose of museums is also outlined throughout the present display at Kirby. Brooklin fair offers $30,000 in prizes The time of this year's Brooklin Spring Fair, June 4 to 7 is coming fast, and this year's fair will be even bigger than last year, when Brooklin earned a "Class B" status from Agriculture Canada by giving at least $5,000 in agricultural prizes for 3 years in a row. This year, the fair is offering over $30,000 in agricultural prizes. The official opening of the fair this year will be done by Gary Herrema, Durham Region's chairman, at the Miss Brooklin Spring Fair pagent on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. The tractor pull, being held this year for the second year, is now being held on Friday and Saturday to accomodate 5 classes for farm tractors, modified tractors, and 4-wheel drive trucks. Last year's prize-winners included 'Mark Graham, Harvey 'Graham, Brian Van Dam, •and John and Barry Bonsma of ■ Blackstock, as well as Diane and Ken Preston of Aerial spraying cancelled The aerial spraying project scheduled to take place this May at Balsam Lake Park, has been cancelled, Inspection by a Ministry of Natural Resources staff member and an insect specialist from the Great Lakes Forest Research Centre revealed that populations of spruce budworm had not developed as expected. It has not been ascertained what caused the lowered populations. populations. Possibly the early spring spring or heavy frosts, or a combination combination of factors had an effect effect on the insect eggs. Ministry staff will .be keeping, a close watch on the high value plantations at the park this summer. Even though mother nature helped out this year, next year could be a different different story. Pontypool. The Appaloosa horse show, this year is a point-approved show for both the Ontario and Quebec Appaloosa associations, and is expected to be one of the biggest Appaloosa Appaloosa shows in Canada. ■ The Old Time Fiddlers' Contest is being held this year at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, and entertainment will be given by the Stratford Rainbow Rainbow Squares of the Tommy Hunter Show and also the Godfreys. Admission will be $2 and there will be local, open and duet classes this year. The Brooklin fairgrounds are located one-half mile east of the junction of highways 7 and 12 in Brooklin. 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