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www.northumberlandtoday.com . THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE â€" Thursday, December 11, 2q08 8 . > ”'%“â€"'â€"_"â€"‘% [ Local News \ [ k h t + s h . P 4 ~«Cramahe Horticultural Society has gourmet gardeners _ 3 *) as g : "opayuey u: + $ j Pss .. . Jill Sellers for meritorious community beautification soage i# C n s u. e | By Boa Owen ... service to horticulture. The â€" award to include a contest of id t | mp um 99 | Plewen@scomet sn couple 1oined the local â€" gardens from as viewed from | M _ j mm eb | e .8 nayl } organization in 1994. Since â€" the street + | xh 4 h E; | § P | y ‘p;_‘v!,lljhazwmflfy weather could . then, they have assisted at The society continued P : + a 1 aj * aig ,’.-(‘ keep 46 members and . municipal plantings, shown consultations with the L fo n D | \ guests â€" of _ the â€" local slides of their trips and Township of. Cramahe e M eR g (5, |â€" horticultural society from opened their garden for through Community Services | ® WA r 2. C MAS ‘ ya | | turning out for the annual | member tours. Both have. Director Terry Scott, Plans » iA .e M h â€" * | ; 891_‘_1&1‘81 _meeting, awards held executive positions with â€" are underway for an ecology | ‘“\ * o . â€" hB | w8 e U night and potluck supper on th% i.:)ciety_ 1 garden at Rotary Centennial | â€" || * } s i :; FL ‘ QJ% $ | arron MacDonald and â€" Park f uc s al | 9 _ Grama e Township Maym; Bea Fredenburgh were â€" Roses were planted in the [ _ W j .", Te . || Mare Combs and Director Of awarded the â€" Society Keeler centre garden |_||â€" 3w@ W ; | Fourism Terry Scott also President‘s Award. The two dedicated to Jane Boreham | ie _ _ $ â€" e W attended and all were women represented the and society membersassisted | gelighted with the amazing | society at the Grafton yard with Legion earden, the Y h: filifleh;g of dishes that sale, Apple Blossom Tyme Colborne Art Gallery, the srvt mm o o t e 1 o0 geeae ut o0 \ tempted their appetites. Eestival and a Port Hope‘s garden at Walter Eddy Park | * i WMMW [ Awards and trophies were | festival to raise fundsfor the and at Colborne Public _ The members of the new Gramahe Horticultural Society executive are, fro m left: Bea . P handed out, with Barbara society‘s activities. School Fredenburgh, Sandra Compton, Lin Mitchell, Marjorie Bailey, Sharro,[igl\;fa;ql?fi’fiald, U Horscroft winning. the â€" _ Gertificates of _ The â€" society __ was Barbara Horscroft, Peggy Howden, Kris Rahn, Shirley Ross, Mary Jackson and Anne W Arthur â€" and _ Marjorie | appreciation were made to all recognized by. Omni Nursing . Harrison. Missing from the photo are the new President,Shirley Staiford, new Secretary | i ; W Rutherford Trophy | f0r those who took part in the â€" Homes for work done at the _ Felicity Sidnellâ€"Reid and Joâ€"Anne Titus. R ' { acquiring the most points in yarious flower shows. Maplewood Nursing Home in M y | shows over the season. She Retiring President Shirley. B r. i g h t o n â€". Colborne when the society : ; e also . won _ the â€" 25th Rose was given a crystal The three shows held by the Wl be known by its new : j â€" «Anniversary Trophy for her (Swarovski pin}\chosen by society were deemed to be 22Me , of the Cramahe ¢ potted plant, the CIBC Rose Sandra â€" Compton, and. successful. Changes are MOrticultural Society in maBow! for the most points n incoming president Shirley promised for next year to <C°PME With the changes in roses, and shared the | Stalford won the draw for the make themeven morefun. CUX fownship‘s organization. : P V iphotosraphy Tr ophy with autograph quilt made by A quilt fundraiser was The speakers will be John : ci]).gbmpton._, Lenna Broatch. also completed and and Toni. Murrell _ of ) Pam Frederickâ€"Taylor won‘ _ In her final speech as numerous _ fundraising LAYVender Hills, who will be e "the Amy Gresham Memorial . president, Mrs. Ross pointed â€" activities of the group were Eiving a slide show on Wrophy for winning the most to the society‘s stable applauded by the outgoing EXOWing, harvesting and W points with her flowering membership of 73 and president. producing lavender products, shrub | _ _ _ regular â€" attendance | at _( The next meeting takes: Some of which they will bring â€" _( An Ontario Horticultural | meetings as signs that the place 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. â€"fO" S2le. Everyone is welcome f | _0 Association Horticultural â€" group is healthy. 26in Old St. Anarew‘s but a charge of $2 will be $ervice Gertificate was â€" The society expanded its Presbyterian Church Hall in Ade for nonâ€"members. A @ awarded jointly to John and * © | > Lt % Cmm un 0namammmmmmnmmmnmnmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmemmmmemmemmemememmeemmemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmen ® ‘