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Club © membership » now ‘stands ‘at. 198 including, 32 Junior : members, “Jn, 1958: arrangements — were -made with Sanscha to use the hall ‘for small bore shooting. Every Tuesday evening ‘ft. by 8ft. stect plates. are lugged out of storage and set’ up as backstops, The. procedure was. repeated on Saturday -mornings . for junior Shooters, (age 12 to 18). When the stage was built in Sanscha the steel. plates: were. incorporated into {ts front and all that is required now is to draw some curtains and set up lights, In 1959 land was leased along McTavish Road near Cole Bay and a large bore range established. The range has-seen. many improvements and ad- ditions in the intervening years and now includes: still and rune ning deer targets, trap and hand: | “WI. 22" Aerojet. Deck bape eu ke Grass bag avilable extra, SIDNEY: _ HARDWARE LTD. | Beacon at Fifth © Ph. 656- 2712 _We Deliver. : Hunter’ ‘Training Instructors. i ‘Saanich ‘shows, .: “trailers, ‘tertainment bill on the Saturday, and on Sunday guest artists will: include The Offsets, a section of° ~ Lawn Mowers. 0 || Stratton engine, Fe themselves, “and. “are. qualified ~SAANICHTON SUMMER FAIR. June 5 Saanichton lair Grounds. — Shell. entertainments ™: programmed for both days,” On: display will be new. cars, campers, care furniture and farm: machinery, “2 Carl] and Lottie Hemeon, hailed . as two of America's foremost magicians, will head the en- the Claremont School Choir, recently returned from a concert tour in England, digging) earth and poking in seedlings. home-grown | Columbia. aN Grand Summer F air is to be’ and. 6- at the. ‘Sponsored by North and South “Agricultural: ‘Association, the Fair will feature: many. interesting exhibits. Side: Pony. rides, and Band. ~pick-ups,, ‘boats: and all kinds. of garden, . PENT CATERPILLARS Several, observant . gardeners | warn that caterpillar tents have appeared locally on fruit trees, and advise that a keen wateh for There's a boom in backyard, gardening. this spring.. Perhaps it’s. a reaction to the hectic pace of 1971 the . supermarket - specials. maybe it’s a reflection of the “do your own thing’’. philosophy: and simple youth: . encroaching suburbia and Or life Styles of . today’s In the, “back to the good earth” movement. people are ‘rediscovering the peaceful pleasures ‘after some heavy of. crumbling warm The satisfaction of picking a tomato..-and sprinkling. it with basil (also home-grown) is often. sufficient reward in itself. but. for many people. there is also. the: com- forting knowledge: that: you KNOW what you are eating.’ Commercial: growers who. utilize ‘their land economically are. bolstering it with: chemical fertilizers. forcing it to produce as many as four crops a year. The results of. this kind of gardening, while appetizing in appearance, are causing much worry to the average consumer. — .par- ticularly those. who saw the C.B.C. "A. Taste of Poison” last February. NATURAL FOODS Consequently there is a swing to organically-grown vegetables and fruits. following the sudden appetite for natural foods which has made health-store trade one of the best businesses in North American this vear. Many of these stores. will feature local organically-grown vegetables this summer and all of them. encourage. people’'to grow their own crops with no more. additives than compost. manure and seaweed fertilizer. The latter product is-made in Sidney by Martin Woodford who leases 150.miles of beach from Pachena Point to Comox: where he gathers seaweed. Woodford, who at one time has grown. tobacco in Cuba and castor beans in. the~ Caribbean. -has ‘an° unquenchable enthusiasm for organic gardening. Among his best’ friends. are n Bov | Festival The. British brought ‘lawn bowling to Canada in the mid- 1700s. Since ‘then, the game. has (if you ‘ll pardon the Pun) rolled ; along at a rapid rate. Today, there are some 10, 000: lawn bowlers in Canada, 3,000 of them residing ‘in British More than 450 of those’ bowlers : will | ‘be Participating in the - British | ‘Columbia © Festival of. Sports; May 20 through June 7, in’ ; Centennial year. (op “The British Columbia Festival. provincial. . of Sports will bring together close: ‘to.200,000 athletes: from many. ‘parts of the world to compete: -in- 51 sports'i in.124 British Colum ‘communities. 31 through June § Defending. champion: Vancouver South Club, The rink - ‘the tournament asa warmup for the Canadian ‘title, © which they have a -Bood -ehance of snaring. Rink: tournament (two men, two -women) will be staged May 25, 7:15 pam atall 17 lower mainland greens. Last year, the event drew close to 300 competitors. For the beginners, there is. the Colts Triples, June 6, at West Point Grey Chub. The tournament Valu tee beth THE OF OLLOWING ARK round (he world. BVIDENCH Cu RL. the pests should be maintained, me Wee Fa ills) ft wd , eben! Pte ALGINURE LiQuiD SEAWEED made.in Sidney since JAN, 1082, 4 ORGANIC GARDENING — IS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ORGANICALLY AND USING ALGINURE “dames Cooper, 7046 1 Saanich Rd. George Lewis, Canora Rod,, Sidney, “Dame Doris Pigeon, East Saanich ud, Lawrence Chambers. Madrona Farm, Blinke sop, and many others across Canada. " ‘FOR TRUTH IN ADVERTISING” In 105,.we had several people who claimed ALGINURE | Moho spray bad cured their peach curl. The rumour went We never elximed this and there {8 no SURSTANTIATED THAT ALGING Rie SIDNEY SEAWEED PRODUCTS. REG, BOX 100, Sidney, BC, i DOING WELL GROWING CAN CURE PEACH is for lawn bowlers of no more ,_ Largest -event ‘on. othe “lawn: r will” be. ° the: jer: Mainland International - ‘Championship. to he staged May. at.a host: of - lower mainiand’ clubs, ; : is” “the ‘| Harvey Wheant rink from_ Wheant, Wayne’ Hopwood, John’ White and Dave Brown - is using. knowledgeable. observers say. ‘The popular Invitational Mixed fiers Join than three. years experience. Other. Festival ‘of Sports bowling events willbe the Delta- White. Rock: Triples, the. ladies’ and men’s triples. and the Festival of Sports Triples. “Lawn bowling events will also. ‘be staged in. Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon. © The second annual Festival of Sports will be the largest athletic. event of iis kind’ ever staged in -|-North America. Besides a host of ‘championships. and several national events, ‘some: 24° ‘grabs. Among. them . rer bicycle | race. “(Keremeos to Osoyoos © ‘to! Penticton ste Kelowna), “May. 22-24." ae tee : : gs Northwest ‘Hydroplane’, Osoyoos, May. 23. : _ Formula - Production ° Races, Westwood Coquitlam, May 29-30. me _~ Knox: Mountain Hil Climb, ‘Kelowna, May 23,.000 0 ‘Canada - equestrian ee pionships, Duncan, May 28-30, Recreation Director ‘position of. Director of the Playground Programme, to be “held in Sidney from July: 12>to _ August 6, are notified that. ap- plications shorld be in the hands ‘of Sidney mission, P. O. before May 18, ~ GERANIUMS and FUCHSIAS OUR SPECIALTY TARDY BEDDING PLANTS IN SE ASON | - Perennials’ ~ Rockflowers —» Seeds and all your gardening needs, MALE VIEW GARDENS | 7018 EAST Y SAANICH RD, Box 190, ‘| a sufficient herb garden © for international. titles will be up: for. ee 0 } : Championships, : Car Circuit, : + Combined ‘Training Western Those wishing to apply for the - Recreation’ Com- James and Mary. Cooper. East Saanich Road. whose’ produce stall is famous for organically- grown squash. peppers and tomatoes. The Coopers began 20 years ago to build up five acres of land with chicken manure, compost and seaweed. They estiruaie that it takes six years to establish richly-fertile soil but. once this is accomplished. the yield is many times that of soil treated with chemicals. They use no pesticides, hand- vegetables including sweet green “peppers which number 30 to a bush! Some vegetables do better in company: with. others. such as carrots. planted beside onion rows, or lettuces beside legumes. James Cooper ‘says also that root crops should be alter- nated: year by year with above- ground plants. Gardeners: are individualists and most have their.own special secrets for rending the ground ‘fertile, some grind oyster shells. (a noisy process), others carry loam from. the forest,. bury starfish in deep. trench (which seems a bit cruel) and add wood ash. There are as. many home recipes. for specific. soil. con- “for Theumatisim !° - WINDOWSILL HERBS ‘Herbs are. - an be cultivated in pots by those who. “space. A sunny windowsill will be -apartment-dwellers who can add the tang of freshly-scissored chives or'a.few nasturtium leaves to their summer salad. Mustard- _towelling. in a shallow dish and “another sandwich | favourite, “dish of sand. and water. . Bs “A: ‘shady’ corner of :the’ herb . id weed’ and. grow - superlative pleasant, ‘traditional thing to. grow and can: don’t.. possess: the. backyard: and-cress can be: grown | on. he arden Should - include ‘comfrey, - | the: all- ~purpose herb. which “is | J. : ~ much | featured i in’ ealth stores. It: ops ‘is: “good i in tea:and- can be used in “poultices, a useful adjunct to the: Trophy Awarded ditions as there are folk remedies : watercress, can be cultivated i ina | Winner of this..year’s’ North Saanich Rod and Gun Club Cup and the Sidney Recreation Junior Shooting . Trophy. is Hopkins of Saanichton. Junior shooters of. the club compete on the McTavish Road range and in Sanscha Hall and firearms.. PENINSULA WALKER Eleven-year-old Mark Drost of 580 Birch Road raised $75 through his participation in last weekends Miles for -Millions walkathon in : Victoria. Wendy | are trained in the safe handling of : buy a ‘That’s s16« _ low price. SEE US NOW ALF BECKER 2981 Tillicum 3 Ph. 38: 1-6 641d ~~ -vertisement) SO ha . a thorny. side of. gardening! TM West Saanich Rd. FRESH FROM. OUR OWN. GREENHOUSES! A good. selection. ‘of bedding plants. t We recommend Alginure for. 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