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St. Paul’s Church

Our Prayer Group meets this evening (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.

Join us this Sunday (September 5) at 10 a.m. as Pastor Jeff Loach and church musician Haydn Evans lead us in a Festival of Psalm Singing, where we’ll have the opportunity to praise God as we sing from the Bible’s song book in a variety of styles. Child care (for children five years of age and younger) is provided during the gathering and our Summer KidzKonnection program takes place at the same time.

Sunflowers and zucchini

Hello there young King Township gardeners. The folks at the Nobleton — King City Horticultural Society sure hope you’ll bring the sunflowers and/or zucchini you’ve been growing this summer to their booth at Kettleby Fair by 10:45 a.m. Sept. 11.

In the sunflower category, there will be prizes for the largest seed head, the smallest seed head and the tallest sunflower (bring stalk with seed head still attached). In the zucchini category, there will be prizes for the largest zucchini, the smallest one and the one with the weirdest shape. There will be two classes — A, for children up to 12 years of age, and B, for teenagers 13 years old and older.

So keep giving your entries lots of TLC and get them to the Fair on time.

Treasures at St. Alban’s

Treasure Treasure Treasure — have you marked this coming Saturday (Sept. 4) (rain date is Labour Day Monday) on your calendar. That’s the day treasures will abound all around St. Alban’s Anglican Church on Highway 27 just north of King Road in Nobleton (you can’t miss our red doors — it’s an Anglican thing) as we hold our fabulous lawn sale, starting at 8 a.m. There will be many practical treasures to be had, from kids’ toys and cookie jars through cook books to popcorn makers. But who knows? There may very well be pictures and paintings that covered in ancient dust have come from Granny’s attic. Could there be a Monet, a Picasso, a Tom Thomson, an Emily Carr, a Glen Loates? Well of course we can’t promise anything, but if you’re a no show, you could miss a Van Gogh. So get your palette in gear and get there early.

By the by, if you have a Bateman or any other “treasure” to donate, drop it off at the church between 6:30 and 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) or call Helen Lucas at (905) 859-4425. Please no clothing.

Horticulture

“The summer smiles, the summers knows, Who were the winners in the summer shows. The summer smoothes the restless sky, And whispers names, she tells no lie.”

So without further ado, here is the news the summer so softly whispers. In the June Show, themed “Marian the Librarian,” there were 56 exhibits by six exhibitors in the two classes, Open and Novice. In the Open Class, John Arnott (Tottenham) garnered most points with 63 and won a first in the miniature class with his entry the Jewel in the Crown, while Kate Agosta (Bolton) came second with 58 and a first place and Best in Show Decorative, for her imaginative entry Marian the Librarian. Margaret Langford (King City) came third in points with 19 and won Best in Show Cultural with her trio of pristine hosta leaves. In the Novice Class, Sheila Middleton (King City) won the most points with 20.

Judge Win Mellor-Hay from Bolton congratulated the society members for the quality and quantity of flower show entries. She pointed out that when checking the condition of an entry, one should have a good look at the foliage, because although the bloom is close to perfection, the judge looks at damaged leaves to see whether it’s the result of natural causes, such as insects, fungi or aging, or the result of handling by the exhibitor, which will lose points.

A good turnout of members and friends enjoyed an excellent presentation on rock gardens and succulents, given by Anna Leggatt of Toronto, vice-chair of the Ontario Rock Garden Society. Leggatt, who hales from England, created a miniature scree garden before our very eyes, using sand, pebbles and gravel held in a sturdy aluminum container, which she planted with succulents and gave away as a door prize to a delighted listener.

“The summer knows, the summer's wise. She grew each plant that won a prize. So she takes her summer time, Tells the sun to shine, the warmth to linger. Twists the world around her summer finger, As she lets us see the wonders of her winners.”

No show was held in July, but the August Show, themed “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” was held Aug. 23 with 120 entries by 12 exhibitors, including members of the Woodbridge Horticultural Society who were our guests. The show had these results. In the Novice Class, Arlene Heaps (King City) had the most points with 15 and in the Open Class, Nancy Hopkinson (Nobleton) won most points with 53 while John Arnott came second with 51 and Kate Agosta was third with 39. Liz Langenburger (Woodbridge) won Best in Show Decorative, with her intriguing entry in the Why Then the World’s Mine Oyster (The Merry Wives of Windsor) category. Her entry In the Twinkling of an Eye (The Merchant of Venice) in the always challenging miniature category won a well-deserved first place for Maria Pedersen (King City). The Best in Show Cultural, was awarded to Barb Downey (Castlederg) for her amazing yellow dahlia. Deborah Sokol and Arlene Heaps (both King City) surely should have won Best in Show in the treat category for the delicious artistically set out refreshments they provided including heart shaped lavender cookies fruit trays and chocolate tipped dried apricots skillfully arranged in a flower pattern — they were almost too beautiful to eat!

Judge Jean Phillips of Orangeville was much impressed with all the entries. She advised exhibitors to double check the show book to make sure just how many floral specimens are called for in each cultural category. As a rule of thumb, she advised exhibitors in the design/decorative section that if the judge’s eye is drawn to the container before she sees what’s in it, it’s the wrong container for that arrangement. She also said make sure flower or foliage covers the top of the container so that container and arrangement blend in together as one and not appear as two distinct and separate parts.

Guest speaker was dynamic Paul Zammit, director of horticulture for the Toronto Botanical Gardens. He had the packed house in his hand as he told how to garden in small places, on balconies, grow potatoes in blue box sized bins and combine leaf lettuce and other vegetables with flowers in a garden bed.

“And if we’ve learned summer’s gardening lessons well, There's little more that she can tell, One last caress, it's time to dress for fall.” (Apologies to Marilyn and Alan Bergman — lyrics, Michel Legrand — music and the theme from The Summer of ‘42 — it won them an Oscar back in 1971)

Nobleton Lions

Summer Report

Although the Lions Club had no scheduled meetings during the summer, members were still busy. A huge crowd showed up to cheer Nick Boynton and the Stanley Cup right here in Nobleton, with the Lions serving right off the barbecues. A very nice sum was raised, and will be put to good use this coming year.

Plans are now under way for a flurry of events, starting in September with the next Texas Hold-em Tournament. Poker fans can mark Sept. 10 on their calendars. Registration is between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. upstairs at the Dr. William Laceby Nobleton Community Centre and Arena, followed by a 6:30 p.m. start. Buy in is $40, with all registration fees going to the prize pool. Sandwiches and a refreshment bar will be available. Rebuys are available until the first break, and add ons are available during the first break. Bring your friends out for a great night of fun close to home.

The following Tournaments in the series will be held Oct. 1, and Nov. 5, at the same location.

The Noblekids Golf Tournament is to be held Sept. 19 at Nobleton Lakes Golf Course. The day will include 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch and prizes, with a shotgun start at noon, using a four person scramble format. Call Lion Jim at (905) 859- 4321, or Lion Greg at (905) 859-0895 for details, to reserve a team, or for sponsor opportunity information.

Succeeding events will be listed in this space, so be sure to watch here, and please check us out at www.NobletonLions.com

Nobleton Skating Club

It's registration time again. The Nobleton Skating Club is accepting registration for our fall session by mail. Go to our Web site at www.nobletonskatingclub.co m and download your registration form. We do run Canskate in September Mondays. The fall session runs for five weeks. The winter session of skating begins after Thanksgiving. Registration for winter is being held in the Dr. William Laceby Nobleton Community Centre and Arena Sept. 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and Sept. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. New this year is an on-ice conditioning class for skaters. Skaters work in a group environment with different coaches each week on a different element of skating. This on-ice class is a free bonus for fall, and a small fee for the winter session. Please see our new and improved Web site for schedules, fees and important dates. Remember, all it takes is a pair of skates.

St. Mary Catholic

Church’s annual fall

bazaar and tea

Mark your calendars for Sept. 26. This is the date for the annual fall bazaar and tea to be held at Nobleton Lion’s town Hall from noon to 3 pm.

There will be many prizes to be won. Our raffle ticket draw will take place. Fish pond for the children, white elephant table, baking table, penny raffle and light lunch and tea served in the downstairs hall. Everyone is welcome. For the price of $3.50 you can enjoy a light lunch, tea and go upstairs to try your luck at the fish pond and other raffle items, as well as purchasing items from our other centres.

See you there.