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Kings allow last place Huskies late rally for 9-7 win Defensive lapses and overanxiousness on the part of Penetanguishene Junior Kings gave Huntsville Huskies' playoff hopes a_ boost Wednesday, as Kings allowed the last place Huskies to rally from a three goal deficit to win 9- 7, at the Penetanguishene Arena The win puts Huskies a two points closer to Oro and Parry Sound in the battle for the two remaining playoff positions in the Ontario Hockey Association's Georgian Bay Junior C division Kings have locked up first place in the division with a total of 41 points in 28 games, 10 points ahead of Bracebridge Bears who are also assured of a playoff position Huskies needed to win against Kings to stay within striking distance of Oro and Parry Sound and with the win now stand a chance of overtaking both teams and moving into third place. For Kings, the loss meant another blow to their confidence, as they head into the final four games of the schedule and the playoffs Huntsville coach Elgin Bolton did not have to look far to find the dif- ference between the two clubs in Wednesday's game "It's hard for Penetang to get up for a game like this: what have they got to shoot for? They're already in first place." Huskies were obviously fired up for the game, and continued to press Kings in their own end, even though they trailed 4-1 at the end of the first period Coach Bolton was not sure before the game, however, whether his team was ready for another match against Kings "IT was scared during the bus trip up here, they weren't coming into this game up for it. But, they sure didn't show it on the ICs Kings coach Paul Henry was bewildered after the game and could not finda reason for his team's letdown "There is no way they weren't up for this game, they really wanted to beat those guys (Huskies)." After a_ brisk first period, Kings began dumping the puck into Huskies end and waiting for them to bring it out, content to try and stop them at the blueline The switch ~ tomera defensive style did not look good on Kings and Huskies were able to break out of their end with little trouble, and narrow Kings lead to one goal at the end of the second period Kings attempted to exert their awesome offensive power over the resurgent Huskies, but became overanxious and were caught on several occasions with one defenceman scrambling to get back into position to stop two, three and even four man rushes by the Huntsville team Penalties hurt Kings, as Missing goalie Kings Paul Robillard (18) tries to score into an open net while Huntsville goaltender is tied up by Andy Seeman. Kings allowed five goals in the third period by Huskies and lost the game 9-7 Staff photo ow does your garden grow? by Agnes Millward It has come to my at- tention some time ought to be spent on the care of all our house plants. It appears that perhaps the new indoor gardener could benefit from a few tips at this time of the winter Most plants during the winter enter a state of semi-dormancy, gove- rned by their growth cycle and the low in- tensity of light. Con- sequently the rate of growth in a plant at this time is almost nil, therefore making the care of plants less demanding during this dormant period It. is,. 'of: "course; necessary to water your plants and groom your plants as usual, try to place them in_ positions that afford the most light possible, as they can use all the help they can receive. Even direct sun to most plants won't hurt them as the sun doesn't have the strength to do any damage: during the months of January and February Perhaps in late February and_ early March it would be wise to move plants more susceptible to scorching from the sun into a location where they would receive good light, but not direct sun. However, during these low growth months, do not fertilize your plants, the most you can do is to produce weak, stringy plants and you could very well damage the root systems of the plants. Start to fertilize when you notice good Strong, active growth. New growth should occur any time after the middle of March. Now then, when it is time to Start your fertilizing, read the label of your houseplant fertilizer, and then half the amount prescribed, and then you should only apply 'the fertilizer once every two months. Most houseplants do not need the amount of fertilizer suggested on these labels, for various reasons, some of which are; your plants may not be of a great size, thus your pots are small, the plants may not be growing so actively that the high amounts of fertilizer, and most im- portant, I think, the fertilizer, once applied, takes a long time to dissolve, to work out of the soil. Therefore if you fer- tilize too often, residue from the fertilizer will build up in the soil, along with salt traces from the water, resulting almost definitely in root damage Once that happens, leaves of the plant may begin to wither, yellow, and drop from the plant. When this happens, it is best to leach your soil, which is a cleansing procedure To do this, place the plant under the tap and allow water to flow through the soil very slowly, for at least an hour and half. As_ the water flows through the soil it will take with it any unwanted deposits of fertilizer and salts. When you do fertilize, choose a good all-purpose house plant fertilizer, which will do the most for your plants, flowering house plants will want a fer- lilizer a little higher in hosphates, while non- lowering plants will do nicely with a 20-20-20 Say 'Be My Valentine' with a special portrait. A framed 8x10 and 2-4x5 FOR ONLY *25.00 Phone Rolfoto 526-5001 combination Norfolk Pine Hydrangea Columnea and Dwarf Citrus. Fruit Trees require a_ high acid fertilizer, such as one of the RX fertilizers The first number in a fertilizer, tells you the amount of nitrogen, the second number gives the amount of phosphate and the third number, the amount of potassium; so be sure to check these numbers in order to establish if you have the correct fertilizer for your specific needs Nitrogen is the ingredient which helps to keep your plants green, and fertilizers high in this ingredient are used for foliage plants and_ for lawns. Phosphate is important to produce bloom and is used for all flowering plants and for feeding spring flowering bulbs. Potassium is an important trace mineral important to all plants and necessary for healthy growth and life As it is Robbie Burns Day as I write this column, it might be ap propriate to quote something of his, as he wrote several verses on different flowers. Here is a short poem on_ the coming of spring, to which we all look for- ward "Now lav'rocks wake the merry morn Aloft on dewy wing, The merle, in moontide bower Makes woodland ring The mavis wild wi'many a note Sings drowsy day to rest In love and freedom they rejoice Wi'care press'd his echoes nor thrall op Now blooms the lily on the bank, The primrose down the brae The hawthorns budding in the glen And milk-white is the slae." Burns TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Civitan Clubs have proclaimed the week commencing January 30, 1978, as Clergy Appreciation Week; THEREFORE I, Vince D. Moreau, Mayor of Penetanguishene, do hereby call upon the members of the Civitan Clubs and all Citizens of the Town of Penetanguishene to observe it as such for the purpose of recalling to the community the accomplishments and contributions made by the Clergy who serve its citizens as well as the Nation at large. TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE, MAYOR VINCE D. MOREAU (Sponsored by the Midland Civitan Club) Page 10, Friday, February 3, 1978 well and with a man short for the last four minutes of the second - period Kings were hit for two powerplay goals Three goals in the third period, including another powerplay effort, put Huntsville into the lead for the first time in the game Kings came back to tie the score at 7-7 on their only powerplay goal of the night, but Huntsville a went ahead again 8-7 with less than a minute remaining, and scored into the empty net at 19:49 to win 9-7 Kings coach Paul Henry found his team's defensive letdown disturbing, coming this close to the playoffs "The last three games we haven't been having two on one situations, but tonight they were right back at trying to keep the IT DOES IT ALL. puck in their (Huskies) end, and getting caught up the ice They were too in- terested in filling the net." John Duval played a steady game in goal for Kings, but had no help from the defence and Huskies scored most of their goals on rebounds after Duval made the initial stop Mare Duquette gave Kings the lead in the first period, with a goal from Ross Prentice and John St. Amant and eight seconds later Ken Cowan scored unassisted to make it 2-0 Tim Kelly scored for Huntsville late in the period, but before buzzer sounded both St Amant and Paul Robillard had scored to put Kings ahead 4-1. St Amant's goal came from MOTOR TREND Prentice and Duquette while John Beauchamp and Gary Walters set up Robillard's goal A three goal spree in the second period for Kings, was interrupted only once when St Amant, again, combined with Prentice and Duquette to beat Huskies goaltender In the third period only Robillard and Beauchamp could break TOTES THE TOTS, HITS NIGHT SPOTS, CARRIES PLANTS, VISITS AUNTS, LIKES ANTIQUES, CLIMDS THE PEAKS, PLAYS BALL, through for Kings while Huntsville scored four times to win it. Assists went to Larry Cowan, Vince Decola and Ken Cowan Kings pulled John Duval in the last minute of play and Huskies scored into the empty net with 11 seconds remaining Kings meet secorf\ place Bracebridge Beai tonight in Bracebridge CHRYCO Vinden Street & Hwy. 27, Midland 526-3/07 PARTS »