from the commu riif-y .....Citizen Wednesday, February 16, 1983 — 23 COMMUNITY GROUPS Grants are available by PAUL BILLINGTON This summer there will be federal grants available to community groups and community associations. Programs that will receive priority are park activities, recreation programs, day camp, cultural development and services to disabled persons. The applying organization must demonstrate the activity proposed is in addition to its year-round operations, and it is not used for administrative support or summer replacement. All proposals will be assessed on the quality of job experience and on the long-term benefit to the community. The student employment rec spotlight grant may operate between May 2 and Sept. 9, for a minimum of six weeks. A community association program may include park playgrounds, a sport program or a day camp, however, the community association welcomes other summer neighborhood program ideas. If you wish to help the community associations in organizing a summer program, or to provide activity input, please contact your community association or your recreation program co-ordinator at 563-8802. Quinson The Quinson Community Association will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Quinson Elementary School. All community members are encouraged to attend. For further information, contact Carmen Battista at 563-8802. Westwood A family skating party will be held for all Westwood residents on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. Bring out the entire family for a fun evening. Music and a concession stand will be provided for your enjoyment. See you at the Westwood skating rink. For further information, contact Sharon at 563-8802. gallery notes An exhibition currently showing at the Prince George Art Gallery gives us an enlightening and intimate view of contemporary community life in Alberta. “A Photographic Project: Alberta 1980” was designed as an exploratory photographic documentation of the Alberta community. The project would create statements about people and their environments by collecting photographs which represented a broad range of social and aesthetic sensibilities. It was intended these statements would be examined, qualified, and extended by the viewer. In this sense, the photographs were seen as a starting point, an invitation to dialogue and participation. The project not only measures tiself against previous documentary work, but tests its assumptions and goals against other information (research documents, essays, and photographs) which it generated. The third objective of the project was the formation of an archive, made up of photographic and research materials, from which an exhibition could be developed. A province-wide submissions campaign was conducted (Get Clicking: People Pictures) which ran from February to September, 1980. It was intended the submitted photographs from the public, together with the photographs made by the project photographers, would provide a broader understanding of the region and of documentary photography. As the work progressed over the summer, research data and contact sheets were studied and discussed regularly by members of the project team. Nineteen thousand, three-hundred-and-nineteen j images were reviewed in the form of con-' tact sheets and transparencies, and the' project photographers were asked to prepare approximately 800 proof-prints fori further editorial consideration. Three! thousand, two hundred and eighty five| public submission photographs were received, with individual submissions numbering from one to 20 photographs. An edited version of the final exhibition, now on view in Prince George, allows us to glimpse something of this Alberta family album. Curated by Douglas Clark and Linda Wedman, the show comes to us from the Edmonton Art Gallery. The show continues until Feb. 26. “Sponsored by the Alberta 7th Anniversary Commission in co-operation with Alberta Culture and circulated by The Edmonton Art Gallery.” 9° rdens Alice Wolczuk There are several good reasons for using sterilized soil for your seed fiats and transplants. One is that the weed seeds are destroyed and this saves you the bother of weeding the flats though this is of secondary importance, especially if you have only one or two fiats to worry about. Of greater significance is by sterilizing the soil you also destroy insects and insect eggs which may be harmful to the seedling and a number of soil-borne diseases which could wipe out the newly sprouted seedlings. A small amount of prepared soil may be done at home in the oven with no more inconvenience than the smell of baking soil for a couple of hours or so. The ideal is to achieve a temperature of 180 deg. F. in the soil and to maintain it for at least a half hour. I have done this by preheating the oven to 200 deg. F. then placing a pan of prepared soil in it. Use only an enamel pan or basin (not aluminum or other metals) and mound the slightly damp soil rather than spreading it thin. You want it to form steam in the middle of the mound rather than having dry heat. Turn the oven heat down to 180 deg. F. and leave for about an hour, then shut off the heat and allow the pan to cool in the oven. For better accuracy you can put in a meat thermometer to keep a check on the temperature. Another method I have been told of, but have not tried, is to put a potato in the middle of the soil. When it is done, so is the soil. It is important to avoid high heat which can destroy the texture of the soil and render it inert and useless. Another way to sterilize your soil is to use chemicals recommended for this purpose. You need a well-aired space so the fumes can disperse readily. I have used a solution of formalin on prepared soil. It must be well-aired and allowed to stand for several days before use or you will have your good seeds destroyed along with the weed seeds. 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