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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23

Phillips was on the sick list the past
week with the flu. Rev. Fauver and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Basinger were
Thursday callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings and
son Rodney, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hilty
and daughter Sally spent Friday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Reichenbach and son Roger.
Glass of Pleasant Hill met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bios
ser and family Sunday for a basket
dinner at noon. Members present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Berdell Huber
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Winston
Jennings and sons, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cloyce Ernest and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Hauenstein and child
rem, Mae and Edgar Huber, host and
hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Blosser
and teacher Mrs. Mabel Jennings
and family.
There will be preaching services
next Sunday at Pleasant Hill church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
Heavy Rainfall On Unfrozen Ground
Means High Water Table Next Summer

Despite this huge pumpage, Bern
hagen asserts that Ohio wells are
not running dry. Instead, he states,
"There are vast areas in Ohio where
additional ground water is available
for development. Only locally, in
certain industrial areas, have ground
water levels been lowered excessive
ly, primarily because of excessive
pumpage. No matter how much rain
falls, however, here are bound to be
shortages in some rural areas be-
cause the local geology is not favor
able to water storage"
The Dayton area, in Montgomery
county, is the biggest user of well
water in Ohio. Industries there
pump 50,000,0o0 gallons a day and
the city waterworks more than 40,-
100000 gallons more.
Stark County, including Canton
Massillon, is the next biggest pump.
er, with nearly 5O,000,000 gallons &
day for industry and 100000 gal.
Ions for city use. Butler county is
third, with a total of nearly 50,000,,
900 gallons. Hamilton county, prin,
cipally the Mill Greek Valley al
Cincinnati, is fourth with about
As 100000. Industries at Columbus
Akron and Chillicothe follow with
25 100000 to 30,000,O00 gallons each
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Jennings and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reichen-
bach were Wednesday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
called on Mr.. and Mrs. James STRAIT
ton and son, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Florence Andrews called on
her little niece, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses Reichenbach at Bluffton
hospital one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Winegardner
We're Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Younkman.
Cecil Hartman was able to attend
Sunday school Sunday for the first
since suffering from a paralytic
stroke in December. He can now
raise his arm and is slowly regaining
use of his hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and sons were Sunday evening sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Jennings and son.
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Herr were Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Hall and children Carol and
Delbert, Mrs. Lille Manahan, Roger
Martin and Sue and Barbara Mana
han.
Mrs. Ollie Andrews, Mrs. VIM
Andrews and son Krusie were Sun.
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Andrews and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younkman, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Younkman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Winegardner, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Carey Younkman and Franci:
Younkman called on Mrs. Arthur
Phillips Sunday afternoon. Mrs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23

Allen county and Ohio in general
should have a high water table next
summer because of the large amount
of rainfall on unfrozen ground this
winter.
Rain in January is a good omen
of a high water table in July, ac-
cording to the water division of the
Ohio Department of Natural tie
sources.
And a high water table is i'm
portant to Ohio because more than
500,000,000 gallons per day of well
water is used in the state. This is
enough to make a solid train of tank
cars from New York to San Francis
co and back to Omaha.
Ralph ]. Bernhagen, water ge-
ologist for the state, is the authority
for the statement that winter rain
falling on unfrozen ground helps
underground supplies.
Industries in Ohio use an average
of 3S5,00O,000 gallons of under
ground water a day. Paper manu-
facture takes the most, followed by
steel, and then metal products, rub
Der and chemicals. These industries
use about two-thirds of the industrial
grsand water pumped in Ohio.
Making ton of highly finished
steel takes from $50 to $50 tons of
cooling water. Fortunately, the water
can be used again.
Air conditioning has been criticized
| as wasting water. Actually, accord
ing to Bernhagen, it is less than 2
per cent of the total, and wells
pumped only in summer generally
| build up during the winter.
Underground water pumped by
Ohio cities adds another 135,000,000
gallons day to the draft on the
supplies. Ohio farmers pump on ad-
ditional estimated 50,O00,000 gallons
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
Christian Life
Week At College

/
Christian Life Week will be held
on Bluffton College campus March
ITO. Sponsored by the Gospel
Teams and the Student Christian
Association, Christian Life Weeks
main purpose is to emphasize relig-
ion to the students and it has been
sponsored on the campus for several
years. Beliefs That Matter" will
be the general theme for the ses-
sions which will be held in the Bluff
ton College chapel.
Rev. Herbert Fretz, pastor of the
Deep Run Mennonite church, Bed
minister, Pa, and president of the
Mennonite Eastern District Confer
ence, will be the main speaker. He
graduated from Bluffton College in
1943.
The weeks schedule follows:
Tuesday, 9:35 a. M, "Born to Be-
lieve;" 7:30 p. m, Practical Point
ers for Prayer"
Wednesday, 9:35 a. m. Thirsty
Fountains" 1880 p. m, "Am | A
Christian?"
Thursday, 9:35 a. m, "Your
Neighbor's Neighbor;" 500 p. m,
Question period = Message around
questions that have been handed
in by the students.
Friday, 9:35 a. m, Returning
Home;" 7:30 p. m, $50 Home,
Young Man, Go Home!" A COM
munion service will be held at this
last meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the many
relatives and friends for the many
congratulations and expressions or
good will received on the occasion
of our 55th wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garlinger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
Origin of Baseball

Both American baseball and Eng
Hsh cricket stem from the ancient
English pastime of stoolball, played
more than 600 years ago, says the
Encyclopedia Americana. Players
threw ball at>an upturned three
legged stool, defended by another.
Circuit-running and additional
"crickets" or "bases" were added
and the game, by 100, was called
"base ball'' 1.-TWO words), later
FOUNDERS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
LEGAL NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Allen County, Ohio.
Marjorie w. Ireland. Plaintiff,

Arrow E. Ireland, Defendant.
Arlow E. Ireland. whose address is Sgt
1st Glass Arrow E. Ireland, 353-461-5s. Hq
Battery. 25th Div. Art, APO. 25, Unit 4
co Post Master, San Francisco. California
will take notice that the undersigned
Marjorie w. ireland. has filed her petition
against him in the Court of Common Pleas
of Allen County, Ohio, the same being Case
No. 39027, praying for a divorce and other
relief and that the said action will be fol
hearing on or after six weeks from the datt
of the first publication of this notice.
Defendant Is required to answer within
the said six weeks or tive allegations of the
plaintiffs Petition against him will be con.
sidered to be true and judgment taker
accordingly.
MARJORIE w. IRELAND. Plaintiff,
By Clarence G. Fischer,
Her Attorney a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23
"Bombardier" Beetle

Among the beetle family is one
member known as the ''bom-
bardier." When disturbed it exudes
a volatile fluid that explodes in
smoke.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23

Being right now and then is not
enough; a stopped clock is right
twice day.
Evening star., 1950-09-29
Goren on Bridge


13
&J982
WEST EAST
AAQ63 A1054
2K108 3J962
1AQJ10 HK842
&Q7 &64
40
2A75
19765
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The bidding:
South West North East
/ club Dbl. / spade Pass
clubs 2 diamonds 3 clubs Pass
Pass Pass
The proper procedure when
partners opening bid has been
doubled by second hand is not al
ways clearly indicated. The advice
generally handed out for public
consumption is by and large in
quite a muddled state.
One particular superstition that
seems to have gained quite a foot
hold is to the effect that "a bid
over a double shows weakness" +"
That any such policy could have
a sound basis in logic is highly
doubtful. The confusion, it seems
has arisen from a misconception
of the modern convention on the
subject. 1t has been, for years, a
universally accepted doctrine that
the redouble is the one instrument
for showing strength when partners
opening bid has been doubled.
The redouble may or may not
denote support for partner, but the
paramount consideration is the de-
sire to get across this message:
Partner, do not be intimidated by
the double. I think we have the
better hands and I'll tell you more
about mine later"
If, therefore, the partner of the
opening bidder fails to redouble, but
bids instead, the inference is very
plain that he does not have a very
strong hand. This does not neces-
Sarily mean that he has a weak
hand. He may have just SUFFICIENT
values to make it desirable to speak
of them to partner and yet he may
be in the position where if he does
not speak at once he will be obliged
to forever hold his peace, since it
Is likely that the auction will be too
high before he next gets a chance
to make a public utterance.
Briefly, if partners opening bid
has been doubled, with a good hand
you redouble. With a bad hand
you pass (unless you are able to
give partner raise) To bid for the
sole purpose of announcing you are
broke does not appeal to our sense
of business. With in-between hands
you usually bid at once. Occasion
ally, with a hand that is not quite
good enough to redouble, you may
decide to await developments and
enter the auction later, but in that
case you ought to be quite sure that
you will be able to do so convent
emily.
In today's hand North's action was
quite proper. When partners club
bid was doubled, he reasoned that
he had neither a good hand nor a
bad one, but surely enough values
to let partner know that he had
something. The important consid-
Grafton, however, was that, if he
waited, the bidding might get too
high for him to enter the auction
with safety. After partner had rebid
clubs, he felt justified in giving a
competitive raise to three clubs.
There was no danger that South
would expect to find very strong
dummy, for 1t must be borne in
mind that North failed to redouble
on the first round so that he is def
initely on record as having denied
possession of strong hand.
Evening star., 1950-09-29
Uncle Rays Corner

About IL miles from the city Of
Nashville is the Hermitage, one
time home of an American general
and statesman. His name was
Andrew jackson, and he ranks
among the more interesting Ameri-
can presidents.
Born in a village at the border
of North and South Carolina,
Jackson moved to Tennessee dur
ing his young manhood. He had
studied law, and was to earn his
living for time as an attorney.
Later he became a soldier, and
rose to the rank of general. There
is an old exclamation, Caesars
ghost and General Jackson!" The
only reason I can see for these
characters to be paired is this:
Both were skillful military leaders,
and both spread fear in the hearts
Of enemies.
jackson commanded the Ameri-
can forces at the Battle of New
Orleans. His victory there brought
him national fame.
This general may have enjoyed
the cheers and honors which fol-
lowed his work in the army and
in public Office, but his heart was
in his home.
At the age of "a, Jackson was
married to a young woman-Mrs.
Rachel Robards-who had met with
sorrow. Unhappy in her marriage,
she had been separated from her
husband; later a divorce took place.
Evening star., 1950-09-29

Science pupils and their teach
4 new Uncle Ray leaflet entitled
j FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT
: THE PLANETS. Simply send q
= self addressed, stamped envelope
y with your request to Uncle Ray
in care. of The Star.
Evening star., 1950-09-29
axe NV Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

third syllable 10 rhyme with "her,
per-"
We should carefully distinguish
between the word ingenious and
ingenious. Ingenious means, "art-
less: free from reserve; innocent" /"
Pronounce it: in-JEN-yoo-uss.
Ingenious means, "clever; skillful;
having inventive faculty" Pro
nounce it: in-JEEN-yuss.
One dictionary in my library lists
"VIZZ-er" as the only pronuncia-
tion for the word visor. "VIzz-er"
was correct in Noah Websters day
(the 1800's), but it is entirely OBJ
solete in today's American speech.
The correct pronunciation is: Wy
zer, to rhyme with miser.
Another dictionary lists CHEZ
kl" as the only pronunciation for
the word chicle, the chief ingredi-
ent of chewing gum But we Amer
leans do not say "CHEE-kl." We
rhyme chicle with nickle, as:
CHICK-ul (The Spanish pronunci-
alton is: CHEE-klay0
Charleston: Colby, you're wrong!
Your cSumn recently stated that
Evening star., 1950-09-29

In those days, it was rare for any
one to be divorced, and there were
persons who said harsh things
about Mrs. Robards. jackson
fought a duel with a man who had
spoken words against his wife.
No children were born to the
Jacksons, but a nephew of Rachel
was adopted. He was one Of a pair
of twins, and was given the name
of Andrew jackson, Junior"
In a small building outside the
Hermitage, ] saw. a coach which
was used by jackson when he made
trips from Tennessee to Washing
ton, D. C. A card telling about the
coach says that the journey to
Washington took 80 days. The dis
tance was about 700 miles. In a
present-day automobile a person
can make the same trip in 18 hours.
In those days the roads were poor.
The steeds which pulled the coach
could go hardly as far in five hours
as modern motor car goes in half
an hour. Also they needed periods
of rest. A regular coach line might
have exchange posts along the way,
but a private coach usually was
pulled by the same horses until the
goal was reached.
Evening star., 1950-09-29

Mother-We are glad you girls
are different. We don't want you
to be alike, but hope you'll each
use the abilities you have as well
AZ you can.
Evening star., 1950-09-29
Words to Watch,

The word corroborate is often
heard with the first two ''r's'' en-
tirely missing, as 'koe- -OB-uh-rate. .
In careful speech the sound of "r'
should be heard, thus: kuh-ROB-
un-rate.
A connoisseur is one who is a
critical judge Of one of the fine
arts, or in matters of taste. The
mispronunciation 'KON-uh-SOO
er" reminds one unpleasantly of
sewers and sewage. The correct
English pronunciation of the French
loan word is SER, the
Evening star., 1950-09-29
Answer tn STIPEND.

the poinsettia was named after Joel
R. Poinsett, of North Carolina. I
want you to know, sub, that Poin-
sett was born here in the city of
Charleston, SOUTH Carolina. -
A. B.
A. Right. Now I know what the
Governor of South Carolina said to
the Governor of North Carolina:
THAT Colby!"
Evening star., 1950-09-29
children harmful both the approved and

Mother-I don't see why you
always want a gang of children
here, Jean. Why can't you be
more like your sister and enjoy
reading and music?
Evening star., 1950-09-29
Word Game
Find So or more words in
URATION.
continuance in time. "

Average is 49; limit, 35 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of S." such as 'bats." "
cats are not used. Only one form of q
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
KEYsTONE

queens, presidents, prime minis
tiers and other diplomatic figures,
he spends about $7O,00O,000 a
year. - ". c. c., Biloxi, Miss.
MUST VOTE d. l.. In what country
is soting compulsory for Everyone
0reT 2I?
Australia - non-voters can be
fined up to SIS.
Mrs. J.F.M., Miansisbn1g, Ohio
FIVE or A KIND . Including
the fve boys recently bonn in Angos-
tura, Colombia, how many cases Of
Evening star., 1950-02-26
u can make YOU a BETTER CQ0k!!~n nu4:m 3ss

First make the piecrust Aunt Jenny easy, Cant
FaiP' way. Mix e cups sifted al-purpose -four and
1 teaspoon salt. Measure out "a cup Swy
Step for Tenderness cut in about Is of
the Spry with pastry blender or two knives
until fine as meal.
Step 4 Tor Fioknsss-cut in remaining Spry
to size of large peas.
Notice how easily Spry cuts into the -four, how
erenly it blends. No wonder you get such tender,
faky piecrust every time the Spry way!
Now sprinkle 4 tablespoons ,rater over different
parts of the mixture. Mix thoroughly with fork
until all particles cling together and form a ball
Of dough. Divide into two parts and form into
smooth, fiat rounds Roll one part 11s inch thick
and line 9-inch pie pan.
cherries, drained, u cup cherry JUICE cup sugar,
n teaspoon almond extract. 3 tablespoons -four or
qmck-cooking tapioca, and 70 teaspoon salt. Fill pie
shell with fruit. Dot with tablespoon butter.
Trim pastry inch larger than pan and rolldough
under to make stand-up rim. Turn remaining
dough and cut in narrow strips u inch wide.
Attach ends of strips of pastry to edge of pie by
moistening and pressing firmly. Twist each strip
across fruit and attach at opposite edge of pie.
Repeat with more strips, crisscrossing to form
attractive trelis top. Flute rim. Bake in hot oven
(425o F.) 5000 minutes.
SEND FOR AUNT JENNy's GRAND spav COOK sook
222 delicious easy recipes to make you q better
cook Send l5t in coin and any Spry label to Aunt
Jenny Bon So New York City rs, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

WAR HORSE What BE-
w came of "Bo,dsman," General
Eisenh0WeT's horse?
Bondsman, now 18, is official
greeter at the Cherry Tree Farm,
rest home of the international
League for the Protection of
Horses, near London.
IN. ". w., Be1,gy,s, III.
HOST :. r. How much does Amer
ica's official host - Stanley Wood
ward, chief Of protocol Of the State
Department - spend IN q year?
In the entertainment of kings,
Evening star., 1950-02-26

qnintublets hare been recorded and
ho,v many haze survived?
Out of AZ recorded cases, all five
babies survived only three times.
J. J., Kennett, Mo.
WATER. WATER =. What
u. S. city leads in ber-capito wotsr
consumption?
Chicago, with 234 gallons per
day. Boston uses only III gallons.
%. II. H., Chicago, III.
CATS CAUSE In whot coun-
try is a famous l0wyer defending
the. rights Of stray cats?
France, where M. Hersant, for
mer President of the Society of
Lawyers, is fighting hard to repeal
a law decreeing death to all cats
found more than 218 yards from
home.
- Mrs. r. E. r., Dorset, England
NEW DANGER :. Where did
farmers hare to contend Vtlh q ,setU
fire hazard recently?
In Kansas, where a bird sat on
a high-tension cable, ignited its
feathers, flew down and started a
roaring grass fire over 40 acres.
H. J. S., NeV York, N. Y.
CONDUCTED ~ Y. M..x
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answer used in this column. Questions
are based on current news and clipping
OF news source must accompany answer.
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Lexington Avenue, New York IL, N. Y.
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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07
Lucia Once Again Marks Coming of Xmas
This Years
Lucia Bride

Continued from Page y
given an all-expense paid trip to
Hollywood this month.
Entrants from Norway
All the entrants in this years
contest wore colorful folk CO.'S
tunes from Scandinavia. All were
noticeably nervous, but gave a
good impression of themselves. For
the first time in the three-year
history of Billiards. Lucia Bride
contest, two Scandinavian-bo
girls were entered. They were
Else Moe, Fl, and her sister, Mar
garet Moe, 20, who arrived here
year ago from their native Nor
way.
1--WE felt we just had to come
over here and our father, Anton
Moe wanted us to-" said Else. "He
went back and forth to America
five times and lived for many years
in Seattle, where he made many
friends"
Else is now working at the Glib
son Card Co., Seattle, and her sis
ter is modelling at the Farrier
Studio.
Americans are kind and polite,
but oh so much in a hurry" said
the girls, who had an accent that
sounded rather becoming even on
the stage. To speak before an
audience is not easy for a new
conner.
Girl Visited Sweden
OF the other finalists the only
one who repeatedly had a first
hand impression of Scandinavia
was the pretty blond Dolores Dan
ielson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Danielson, Everett, who were
born in Varmland and Dalsland,
Sweden, respectively.
Dolores, a music student at the
University of Washington, visited
Sweden in 1947. She speaks Swe-
dish.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07
Spokane REEVES Lucia Bride Festival;
Hundreds Were Turned Away Last Year

sui General Name Lindholm of
San Francisco, who recently re-
turned from a four months tour
of the Scandinavian countries.
Swedish Consul Ivar Lundequist,
Seattle, will also appear on the
program. Mr.. Lindholm will also
decorate Knute F. Engdahl, Swe-
dish pioneer in Spokane, with the
Royal Order of Vasa, Chevalier,
First Glass, conferred by the late
King Gustaf V.
Other numbers of the program
will be an address by A. Lundin,
president of the League, and num-
bers by st. Marks Lutheran
Choir, a musical trio and Violin
list Hattie Blomberg.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07
Christmas and Lucia Program

The Swedish Cultural Society of
Seattle is sponsoring Christmas
and Lucia program at 8 p. m.
December 10 in the lower parlOrs
of Wesley Foundation, 42nd ST.,
and 18th N. E. Everyone is in
vited. There is no admission
charge.
University of Washington stu
dents are participating in the pro-
gram, arranged by Mrs. Gunnar
Strandin, chairman, Miss Doris
Jahnson, Mrs. Walter Johnson and
Mrs. c. H. Sutherland. The Lucia
Bride will be Miss Mary Derri-
colt. Her attendants will be Bar
bro Carlson, Seattle; Ethel Comp
ton, Tacoma; Edith Dalman, Chi
cago: Emily Neat, Tacoma; Ber-
nice Nelson, Seattle; Elna Peter
son, Preston. Lois Peterson, Seat
tie; Betty Ring, Seattle; Nancy
Skoglund, Seattle; Gloria Strand,
Port Angeles.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07

all-children cast. Will be held in
the Ballard News Auditorium, 541O
Ballard Ave, starting promptly at
500 o'clock. The admission
charge is S1.00.
DEC. 22nd-FRIDAY-Event No.
l, $3.50 p. M.-The awarding of
the 16-inch Admiral Television set
given by Olsen's Furniture to
holder of the lucky button, the
Right little Elf button. You do
not have TO DE present at this
event.
Event No. 2-The hugh award
ing event to award the free air
borne round trip via Pan Ameri-
can World Always to a Scandin-
avian country of the winners
choice! to a lucky adult Is years
old or over who holds the right
merchandise ticket. Merchandise
prizes will also be awarded.
DEC. 2Srd-SATURDAY-
The closing event of the Festi-
val is not announced at this date.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07

The movie Christmas in SWe.
den," released by the Swedish
Line, will be shown. Others ap-
pearing on the program will be
Carl Holm, speech-maker; Mar
garet Hedrick, a vocalist, and Do
ris Jahnson and jeanne Ring. COM
posing a vocal trio; William An
derson, Baird Bardarson, Miss
Hedrick and Miss Ring in Swe-
dish quartet, and Jane Isakson.
who will tell of the Lucia legend.
Refreshments, dancing and a treat
for children are also slated.