Nobleton Notes
It's time to get ready for the annual Bible Fun Camp at St, Paul's
By Angie Maccarone (905) 859-5174

Nobleton Women's

Institute

Our plans have been made for the 2007-'08 meetings and we are excited about preparations to celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2008. Many people are interested in our Tweedsmuir History Books and we are going to add a new book to the inventory. It will contain our stories. Each member is being asked to create an autobiography with words and pictures. A writing workshop will help us start on this at the June 21 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Joan's house. For directions or further information, call Joan at (905) 859-5010. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are most welcome to join us.

St. Paul's Church

Our theme for this year's Bible Fun Camp is Son Force Kids. It will be held July 9 to July 13 from 9:30 to 11:30 every morning.

This fun-filled program with music, crafts, Bible stories, snacks and games is ideal for children aged four to 12 years. To register your child(ren) and their friends, call the church office at (905) 859-0843. There is no cost for this program.

Join us this Sunday at 9:45 a.m. for our worship service. Nursery care (for children aged five and younger) is provided during the service and Sunday school (for adults only) follows at 11 a.m.

For further information about Bible Fun Camp or any of our other activities, please contact the church office at (905) 859-0843.

Horticulture

"Forget baseball, take me out to the flower show."

At the last show of the Nobleton - King City Horticultural Society, held May 28, there were 81 floral entries by nine exhibitors.

Kathy Ball (Nobleton) earned most points with 39, and took best in show cultural prize, with a striking purple bearded iris germanica. Tina Stone (King City) came second in total points with 27 and took best in show decorative with her imaginative arrangement Oasis. Third was Barb Downey (Castlederg) with 26 points.

Shirley Binns, a floral judge and expert flower arranger made an interesting presentation on flower arranging, cluing us in on what judges look for in the decorative class and how to create innovative eyecatching, judge-pleasing arrangements.

Next I have, I hope, some interesting bits and pieces on things from previous write-ups. For example, I have found out that nemesias and diascias are kissing cousins and that hoya (the houseplant), is a more distant cousin of common milkweed. Just check out the flowers of each.

Agastache, which attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, comes from two ancient Greek words - "agans," meaning several or many and "stachys," meaning spikes.

If you have plants in a pot or container and the soil dries out, it will shrink away from the sides of the holder so that when you water without taking too much notice, the surface soil may look wet, but most of the water runs down the inside of the pot onto the ground. To prevent this, use your thumbs to press the soil on the surface up against the sides of the container and then water. If your container is small enough, immerse the whole thing in water holding it down until the air bubbles start to diminish. You can usually tell there's enough water in the container by the difference in weight.

When working in the garden at this time of year (June) avoid wearing dark colours or using shampoos or perfumes as these will attract mosquitoes and black flies.

Hope to see you at the up coming Nobleton - King City June flower show and meeting June 25 at Nobleton Community Hall on Old King Road, just north of the arena off Highway 27, starting at 8 p.m. (floral entries to be correctly tagged and in place by 7:30 p.m. when judging begins). The theme and premiere decorative arrangement is Summer's Here. Guest speakers will be Hazel and Joe Cook from Blossom Hill Nursery, who will talk about that old garden favourite - delphiniums.

There is no show or meeting in July but keep in mind the society's annual tour of area gardens July 15. Tickets are $10 and available at Primrose Garden Centre, Nobleton Pharmacy, Crawford Wells, Black Forest Garden Centre on Keele Street and at each garden on the tour.

Movies

on the Lawn

The first movie on the lawn was last Wednesday (June 13). If you haven't been there yet, please try to attend. It is worthwhile.

The movies are on a 34- foot screen with professional projection and sound at the Nobleton Arena Sports Park. Gates to open at 8 p.m. and movies to start at approximately 9 p.m.

The dates are June 27, July 11 and 25, Aug. 8 and 22, Sept. 5 and 19 (two rain dates have been scheduled for Sept. 12 and 29).

You can go to the Web site at: www.starlightmoves.ca to get the full impact of what is being held. Here you will find trailers of the films, quizzes, games and other fun stuff.

One can also order their season or individual tickets via secure online credit card from the Web site.

The June 27 movie is The Princess Bride.