Page 32, Ma 1979. Sunday N News cer jening: the goos Why not start now? — "Fhe percentage of - ‘ par- deners increases with age, peaking among younger retired people. Usually,- . older don’t give up gardening until they.. move out of their homes, begin travelling widely, or become too infirm to spade and cultivate the soil. What older people get out of gardening depends partly on .their’ financial: condition. —_-—Relatively -well-off -older the weather closely people are in it Lore for pleasure than for the dollar value of the vegetables. people However, if. you talk to senior citizens who: are “farming” plots in com- munity gardens, you'll find that most are hard hit by — inflation. They enjoy food -gardening but place major importance on the savings in. food budgets made possible | by garden vegetables. . Among older people, gardening leads all other. hobbies.” Gardening sets their lifestyle and dominates their calendar. 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V7H1M2 1 Le ED CTE Somee ee CUD CUD GENT CmnERSS SENS EES GARD GAY GND GORE GRURED AREED Gees SiS eee ee enmem none and ~ AS Oné grows sanctuary. ‘Gardening | provides.- a pleasant, natural way to remain active and to relieve tensions. One doesn’t have to be a physical powerhouse. A small person can easily | manage a 500 sq.ft. garden.- One doesn’t need unlimited time. Commuters can grow vegetables and . flowers at dusk or on weekends. It’s amazing how little care gardens need to survive. Older people are Founders Day celebrated : GLEMIBY GLEMIBY BLEM IB HAIR SALON HAIR SALON HAIR SALON BY GLEMBY GLEMBY GLE HAIR SALON _ ALON HAIR SALON — GOOD LOOK AND SAVE *10 CURL UP WITH A MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Until June 20th on Organic Aid Perms. Regular price $35 Sale price $25 | AT THE BAY BEAUTY SALON Come in and visit our specially trained perm pros for a complimentary consultation. And remember, you can charge it on your Bay Shopping Card, Master Charge, or Visa. Park Royal 925-1411 Glemby Hat Saton. The Bay Downtown 681-6211 Hudsons Bay Company BY GLEVIBY GLEMBY GLE LON MAIR SALON MAIR SALON HAIR & ning is the most | democratic of all ‘hobbies, .- older. @ gardens become a place to. retreat from pressures and demands — to some, a- THE REWARDS OF gardening include keeping fit with all that fresh airaind exercise as wellas patting fo food (and fresh flowers) on the table. ~ adept at inventing ways-to- reduce the work even more. Across the country perhaps the labor-saving innovations most often seen are mulches to keep down weeds and to reduce water loss by surface evaporation. ‘The nine. North Shore chapters of Bita Sigma Phi celebrated the 48th an-- -niversary. of the founding of the sorority by Walter W. Ross by holding a dinner at the Plaza International on |; April 26. This year there were double celebrations as it was also the North Shore ‘City Council’s 10th An- niversary. Each member attending the dinner was presented with a yellow rose stick pin as a 10th anniversary memento. Delivering the Founders Day message was Helen Cooper and Honorary ‘Gardening cari easily net ~~ $2 to $3 per hour profit, tax © free, if a person works his. land intensively. This may not seem like much but one earns it in his spare time and does not pay tax on it. Member Dorothy Crone read the . Founders © Day Pledge. The . 10 past presidents of council were seated at the head table and Verna Latham, the first president of the North Shore council, gave a resume of the council's activities. Honored at the dinner were each chapters’ Girl of the Year. They included Connie Flett, Delta Theta; Dara Murphy, Pi; Gigi Dyment, Omega; Karen Brockelmen, Xi Alpha Eta; Carole Clark, Xi Rho; Carol- Ano Robinson, Xi _ Psi; Marilynn Cook, Preceptor Kappa; Ada Facey, Preceptor Phi; Doreen If you.are an older person and are not now growing your own food, perhaps this is a good time to reconsider your priorities. It may sound trite, but where there’s a will, there’s a way! Woodall, Preceptor Alpha Kappa. . ‘The order of the Rose was received | by" Marjoree Carcoran, Johann King, and Audrey Unikov, Preceptor Kappa; Janet Lenko, Xi Alpha Eta; Barbara Scott and Barbara Whittaker, Preceptor Alpha Kappa; and: June Kent, Xi Psi. vo B YOUR ONLY REAL ALTERNATIVE MICHAEL KARTON OFFERS YOU: © strong committed leadership © a real Canadian energy policy ® rational economic policies ° a real housing plan ON MAY 22 IN CAPILANO VOTE KARTO YOUR NDP CANDIDATE If you Gan help Michael's campaign - call 984-0441 NDP Committee Room - 125 Weat 2nd Si. - -N Vancouver Authorized by tho official agant to elect Michnol Kanon