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"A Family Tradition for 126 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 30, 1992 - 35 Cullen Gardens has many upcoming special events Unlike country singer Lynn Anderson, Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village does promise you a rose garden, And a topiary garden, an en- tertaining garden, a miniature garden, a festive garden, and a family garden. Along with the 26-acre show garden, the grounds are comple- mented by a unique miniature village featuring more than 160 1/12 scale homes, farms, churches, stores and cottages, complete with little people, ani- mals, cars, boats and fast- tracking trains. Also included in the price of admission are a number of out- standing theatre productions at the outdoor Valley Theatre. Looking Up, a half-hour va- riety show with a special salute to the Olympics and Canada's birthday, hits the stage at 2 p.m.and 4 p.m. At 3 p.m. the Valley Theatre presents a puppet show about Old Mickee Dee who has a big problem. Apparently his dog Scruff has forgotten how to bark, his sheep are mooing and his cow is meowing. To add to the confusion, he can't for the life of him remember his favor- ite song, so he needs alittle help from the audience. : The Valley Theatre also presents Broadway 'R' Way. The musical revue highlights three great musicals including Hello Dolly, Oklahoma and Anything Goes. Show time is 8 p-m. All Valley Theatre produc- tions are held daily except for Thursdays which is slated as Kids Day during the summer. On Thursdays children are admitted for $1.99 and an excit- ing line-up of events have been planned for the youngsters in- cluding face painting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a scavenger hunt Beautiful gardens, a miniature village, gift shops, a tea room, restaurants, historic sites, and theatre productions. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and comic juggler Craig Douglas presents a fabulous one man show at 2 p.m.,4p.m.and 8 p.m. Other upcoming special events include the Rose Festival (now until July 5), the Festival of Flowers (July 1-Sept. 7), Chrysanthemum Festival (Sept. 12-20), and the Festival of Lights (Nov. 14-Jan. 3), a wood carving display and dem- onstration (Aug. 8-9), McDo- nald's Day (Aug. 25), Chrysan- themum and Dahlia Society judging and showing (Sept. 12- 13), 2nd Annual Fall Craft Show and Sale (Sept. 26-27), Apple Festival (Oct. 3-12), An- tique Show (Oct. 3-4), and Thanksgiving Harvest Festival (Oct. 10-12). Cullen Gardens is also home to the Lynde House, a stately home built by Jabez and Claris- sa Lynde, two of Whitby's first settlers. Originally located in Whitby, the home was moved to Cullen Gardens in 1986 and restored to look as it might have appeared in 1856. Animated creations de- pict a typical day of Jabez and his grown family in the 1850s. The home also houses a peri- od cellar where a interesting pictorial history of Whitby and the surrounding area is show- cased. The home is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day during the summer. Admission to the Lynde House is $1 for adults, 50 cents for children, or $3 for a family (two adults and three children). A discount rate of 50 cents an adult is applicable to tour groups of 15 or more people who have pre-booked through the tour office. Admission to Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village is $8.50 for adults, $6.95 for seniors and ARF i EER All this and much, much more is at Cullen Gardens and Min- lature Village in Whitby. Cullen Gardens is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily during thé summer. Hours are reduced after Labor Day. adults, $3.95 for children 4-12 years of age, and free for in- fants. Mom, dad and three chil- dren up to 16 years of age can visit the gardens for the family rate of $22.95. * Admission is also reduced af- ter 7 p.m. fromdJuly 1to Sept. Te. NaN SEX ¢ 3 i R24 Ay - pi ' so The Cullen Gardens Valley Theatre presents three different productions this summer. Cullen Gardens and Minia- ture Village is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week un- til J" Day. : Looking Up is a half-hour variety show and is presented daily at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The au- dience gets to help out during the puppet show at 3 p.m. And at 8 p.m. the theatre presents Broadway 'R' Way. The cast is pictured above during a rehearsal of the evening performance. Summer is upon us, or so the calendar tells us, and it's now time for Canadians to enjoy the great o' tdoors, and take their long awaited hol- idays. '.lost of us look forward to two months ' ave of absence from the rat race - no more af- ter-worrx neetings, no more after-school activi- ties, eve ing seems to shut down so we can enjoy the © =t part of a northern climate: sum- mer. This is a good time for us to look around at our natural heritage, and really appreciate it for what it is. i. cre is probably no other country in the world with such unlimited access to wilder- ness. We take it for granted, but if we have ever had visitors from Europe, we would realize that we are in a very privileged position indeed. Now how can we enjoy it, while also making sure we preserve it for the coming generations? I supposc the easiest thing, and something all of us can do, is to put our garbage in trash cans {or blue boxes}, rather than in the lake or countryside. We are all worrying about where the dump will be, but it seems to me, having paddled around the lake a bit, that we already have a dump there. I couldn't believe how much garbage there was in the lake. No one is paid to clean that up. It just stays there until some fish or bird mistakes it for food, and chokes to death. There is no excuse for littering. Just to make it easier for all of us to stop lit- tering, and maybe even to pick up other peo- ple's litter, the Lake Scugog Anglers' Associa- tion is placing trash cans around the lake. If your company would like to sponsor a trash ° can, you can give $30 and get your name on a can. The Anglers will buy the can, place it and service it. For more information call Greg St. John at 985-0560 or 985-0737. For those of us who have already mastered the fine art of taking our garbage home with us, there are other, more challenging things we can do to have a nature friendly summer. How about trying an energy conservation summer? This could also translate into an exer- cise and health promotion summer. Here are some ideas. Lawns: Try switching to a push mower. We haven't done. this yet, but, we are planning to = by Michelle Bull soon. Just imagine how quiet it would be in Port Perry if everyone used a push mower! If you think you have too much lawn to use a push mower, then maybe you have more lawn than you really need. Do you actually use it for any- thing? If not, consider turning it into a vegetable garden, or a wildflower meadow. Or plant a few trees. of taking a trip to the U.S. Or try switching from a large motorhome to a tent trailer, or even a : tent. Motorhomes burn a lot of gas. If you really & can't do without the comforts of home, think of a bed and breakfast. It might be cheaper than buying the gas, and it would certainly be better for the environment. } If you're really daring, you might try the walk- in campsites at a Provincial Park. We love these because they are quiet, and you don't have to § worry about the kids getting run over if they § stray from your front door. Boating: Lake Scugog is the ideal lake for ca- nocing. Where sailboats {a good choice on any § other lake} get stopped by the weeds, and where § motorboats have to stop and get the weeds out § of propellers every five minutes, a canoe just glides over them. In fact, the weeds stop wave action, so it is even safe to canoe in a fair wind {if you know what you're doing). Consider switching to a canoe this summer and see the lake up close. It's also nice to be able to talk to the other people in the boat without getting hoarse. If you don't own one, you can always rent onc for a summer or two, until you get hooked. And whenever you're outside, don't forget to wear your hats and sunscreen {one that screens ultraviolet A and B}, because you can get skin cancer even if you already have a tan. This ap- plies especially to children. - Whatever you are doing this summer, keep the preservation of our natural heritage in mind. Don't litter, and try not to waste our precious resources. Get outside and enjoy nature. 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