“You’ll be wild again, beguiled again, Like a child expectant of Halloween again. Bewitched but not bothered and bewildered you’ll be . . .” as Nobleton — King City Horticultural Society presents a bewitching flower show with the theme All Hallow’s Eve and meeting for 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Nobleton Community Hall that won’t bother or bewilder but will definitely beguile.

The guest speaker will be Shauna Dobbie, publisher of Ontario Gardener. She will make a presentation entitled Vivacious Vines.

The bewitching categories in the decorative/design class include the theme arrangement All Hallow’s Eve, featuring flowers and branches; Shell Out (the Canadian equivalent to the American “trick or treat”), a floral design for a hall table; Ghost, a miniature not to exceed five inches in any direction; The Ghoulie Tree, an arrangement featuring a piece of natural wood which may have subtle design(s) drawn or painted on it; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, an arrangement in a smallish hollow pumpkin; and Dinner at Daniel’s, a small arrangement not to exceed 10 inches in any direction that would grace a restaurant table for two. Flowers for all decorative or design entries may come from any source.

The “meant to beguile you” entries in the cultural/specimen class include single double and/or miniature African violets (saintpaulias) entries should have only one crown, Japanese anemone one stem, one potted fibrous begonia from the garden, one garden branch showing fall colours and/or berries not to exceed 30 inches in length, pot marigold (calendula) one stem, single, pompon and/or, spoon, quill or spider chrysanthemums one spray of any or all, one potted orchid in bloom, gaura one stem, one potted flowering and/or foliage houseplant, perennial aster/Michaelmas daisy one stem, rose any variety one stem, pansy (viola) three blooms with attached foliage, a collection of five to seven ornamental gourds (cucurbita pepo), one winter squash, any vegetable or fruit one large and/or three (of the same kind) small. Any potted garden herb, and one pie pumpkin (not the large variety used for jack o’lanterns).

By the by, pumpkins are a variety of squash and squash are called along with gourds cucurbita-Latin for “gourd” pepo-from the Latin for “ripe large fruit” while the word gourd comes through the old French “gurd” which has its root in the Latin name.

So keep this pre-All Hallow’s Eve flower show in mind and come prepared to be “bewitched and beguiled” (apologies to Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart).
Results of horticultural society’s
Sept. 28
flower show

“The leaves not even brown came tumbling down, Remember in September in the rain . . .” but all seem sunny and fine at the Nobleton — King City Horticultural Society’s September flower show and meeting in spite of an all-day rain that continued well into the evening.

Judge Jean Wiegard of Caledon had her work cut out for her as she was called upon to judge 77 floral entries.

Nancy Hopkinson (Nobleton) earned most points in show with 74, Tina Stone (King City) came second with 62 and Kate Agosta (Bolton) was third with 42.

Best in show in the decorative/ design class went to Tina for her entry Sports Page, which was the show’s theme, while Nancy won best in show in the cultural/specimen class with three red zinnias and she also garnered a first place in the challenging miniature category with her entry Hole in One.

“The raindrops seemed to whisper a sweet ‘congratulations well done’ refrain, That September evening in the evening rain.”

There were no entries in the novice section in this show.

The guest speaker and master gardener Carol Dunk earned top marks for her excellent presentation entitled Hints and Tricks for Gardeners.

Even though “the sun never got to be even a dying ember,” all in all the persistent showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm of speaker exhibitors and audience at the show and meeting on this “September 28th evening in the rain.” (Thank you Harry Warren, Al Dubin Frank Sinatra and Norah Jones).

Nobleton Skating Club

It’s not too late to register.

We have just begun our winter session for all of our programs. We have a new time for our preschool and adult classes — now offered Monday mornings. As well, we have new days for Canskate, now offered Monday and Friday evenings, and Saturday mornings. Please check our Web site for full schedule details, along with pricing for all of our programs. Please note that your registration fee includes participation in our season ending ice show. If you are interested in signing up, please call the club office at (905) 859- 4943.

Also, through the Nobleton Skating Club, is the chance to attend the latest reality show, Battle of the Blades. The Nobleton Skating Club has tickets for the Nov. 1 show, free to all registered skaters, up to a maximum of six per family. But not to worry, even if you’re not registered with the skating club, you may still purchase tickets to see Battle of the Blades. Tickets are available for purchase at the price of $5 per ticket. Please note, tickets are only for the Nov. 1 taping of the show. If you would like to arrange for tickets, please send your request to shannon. acelaw@rogers.com

This is an ice show year for the club, so to help pay for our production, entitled Adventures in Toyland, we will be hosting a Wine and Cheese fund-raiser. The event is Nov. 28, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Nobleton arena. Advance tickets are available for $35 per ticket or $40 at the door. To reserve your tickets, please call the skating club office at (905) 859-4943. Please help us to make this a wonderful ice show.

Nobleton Lions

Fall Report

Submitted by Tony Peters

The Nobleton Lions Club wishes to report that a very successful Noblekids golf tournament was held Sept. 19.

About $6,000 was raised, and is earmarked for use in kids’ programs in and around the Nobleton area this year. Many thanks to the record 92 golfers who participated, and the gift and hole sponsors for their donations.

Upcoming in November is the annual clothing drive, to be held Nov. 7. Good used clothes, and small household articles will be accepted and put to good use. Residents are advised to have donations on their porch or curb, as pickups will begin by 9 a.m. and be completed by noon. Watch for a flyer which will be mailed prior to the event.

Upcoming community events in December include the annual Skating Party, which will be held at the Nobleton arena, with free skating for all, and Santa will be visiting to see the children. Watch this space for more details.

Texas Hold ‘em Poker fans can mark Jan. 15 on their calendars as the Club will hold its first tournament right here in Nobleton. It promises to be a fun night, close to home. Details will be published soon. We hope to see you there.

If there are any questions regarding the preceding please contact Joe Tasca at (905) 859-0877 or Tony Peters at (905) 859-4788.

Nobleton seniors’ activities

We had a great crowd at our Tuesday evening euchre. The winners were Annie Hill, Herb Workman, Edgar Clarkson, Gwen Potter, Walter Hill and Vivian Hannah. We had a three-way tie for most lone hands between Annie Hill, Edgar Clarkson and Sandy Tower. The lucky draw winners were John Burbridge, Lou Curtis and Vivian Hannah.