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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 - 15 -Scugog tree program ashion Catholic Womens League Fashion Show Wed., Apri 18th, 2001 at the . Scugog Community Centre 1655 Reach Road for more info call Scugog Tourist Office at 985-4971 Watch here for more details /intage winter coats 509 OFF men's shirts $8. * ¢cuadorian sweaters NOW $15. jackets NOW $10. RIO AN JAVARaR a of * vintage polar fleece " ; 1 tiny p $ fo < ATATRNE BUA ew leather coats from $100-515 * new slik rayon dresses 507 off req. price everyrhing in he store Re Came & ) REE NTR Cs Ra Co) £ Wy he } 1 3 158 Queen St. Port Perry 905 985 0574 STTEUS WAY TTRRNNTEY IF NOY LO spring and sanmer are past around (he corner! be sare Lo advertise in (he neat issae of fashion. 905.985.7383 WAYS 235 Queen:St,, Port Perry 5 SE SEE WYSTERIA'S continues this spring Joan Graham is continu- ing with her efforts to spruce up Scugog Township. For more than 10 years now, Mrs. Graham has encouraged local residents to take part in her tree planting program, and that ~ initiative is continuing this year. "It's that time again; we're doing it once more," she said last week. The effort sees resi- "dents purchase trees from ~ Mrs. Graham, who in turn urges them to plant them alongside 'tural roads and at property lines. "I'd like to see them planted mainly for the roadsides and around the edges or property, not in . subdivisions or in front of people's said. "This Scugog, house." The idea to start a planting program came to Mrs. Graham more than a decade ago after a trip abroad. houses," she is to beautify not someone's oo "L.sawsa fairground with = all kinds of trees and path- ways and thought it would be nice to have our fair- ground look like that, but that has never really hap- pened," she said. The former Blackstock Jesident noted that the trees in Cartwright were aging, and the area could be rejuvenated through the planting of new trees. "Some of the trees down our road were more than 125 years old and they were dying... the trees on our farm and along the country roads were in bad shape," said Mrs. Graham, who now lives in Port Perry. "I thought I could do something to help out." And help she did. During the first year of her initiative, Mrs. Graham St. Paddy's party benefits library You're invited to a St. Patrick's Day cele~ bration on Saturday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Manilla Community Hall. An Irish dinner and concert/dance featuring Willow Winds will be held. Tickets are $15/person and you can call 357-1506 to pur- chase them. This event is a fundraiser for the Manilla Library Restoration Project. FREE FEET decided she'd purchase five trees from the Kawartha Conservation Area and plant them in the area. When told that she'd need to pick up 25 to get a discount, Mrs. Graham fig- ured she'd get a few neigh- bours to pitch in and help spruce up the roads in Cartwright. Now, years later, the effort has spread across Scugog. . "We thought we'd sta with Cartwright and just work there, but now it's done across the township," MTA said Mrs. Graham. Available for purchase this year are Norway and Silver Maple trees, as well as Green Ash. All trees are about five feet. There are still a number of trees left for sale this year, and anyone interest- ed in picking one up is asked to contact Mrs. Graham as soon as possi- ble. They should be ready for. pick up at the Greenbank Nursery by mid-April. You can reach Mrs. Graham at 985-6446. 15th Anniversar NYAVA JUEEN STREET, DOWNTOWN PORT PERRY 79 SIMCO! a | { OSHAWA