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Take care of the poinsettia Poinsettias are beginning to show up already in nurs eries, garden centers and department stores. This means that, with prop er care, you can enjoy this wonderful holiday color through Thanksgiving, Christ mas and all the way to Valentine’s Day. You want the bracts to be as large as possi ble, the foliage to be dark green and the plant to be com pact and full. The bracts are the red, white, pink or variegated parts of the plant. They are modi fied leaves, not petals; the flowers are actually the yellow structures in the bract centers. Proper care means atten tion to temperature, light and soil moisture. Poinsettias like cool conditions, bright light and humidity. Temperature Although poinsettias are native to Mexico, they don’t require very warm tempera tures in the home. A moderate room temperature of around 68 degrees is ideal during the day. Then turn down’the ther mostat at night to about 62 degrees. 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Poinsettias also should be placed away from heater vents, furnaces or other sources of heat. Light Poinsettias thrive in bright light, but not in direct sun. If there is enough natural light to read fine print, there’s enough light for poinsettias. In darker locations, leaf drop can occur rapidly. Moisture The plant should be checked daily and watered thoroughly whenever the soil 9 Chekhov’s “The Cherry 10 juice 11 Springfield’s st. 12 Caruso or Corelli 13 Use a shuttle 14 Thwack 15 Monitor message 16 Contam inate 17 Moffo of the Met 21 Afternoon refresher 23 “Cactus Flower" star 24 Christen 29 Basilica bench 32 Richard of “Love Me Tender" 34 Hwy. 35 Beatles refrain 36 Cupid's missile 37 Legendary Colt Johnny 38 Have a ball at the mall 39 Buster Brown's dog 40 Some wines 41 Singing syllable 42 “—a Rebel" C 62 hit) 47 Sociologist Hite 118 Be in debt 119 “ Nidre" 120 Pallid 121 Victorian wit 125 At attention 129 Sheik spot 132 Driven rock star? 136 Real thing 137 Actress Skye 138 mater 139 King or Satie 140 Gibbons of “Entertain ment Tonight" 141 Rocker Rundgren 142 Parent 143 Dressing gown DOWN 1 Piglet’s papa 2 Prefix meaning “both" 3 Author Ephron 4 Mitch Miller's trademark 5 Remark from 31 Across 6 Role for Shirley 7“Show Boat" song 8 It's often umped feels dry. Use water that has been allowed to reach room temperature, and give it enough so that water runs out the drainage hole. For foil wrapped poinsettias, the foil should be pierced at the bot tom of the pot for drainage. Poinsettias like moist soil, but be careful not to give them too much water. More poinsettias are ruined by over-watering than under watering. Over-watering caus es plants to drown, soils to sour and roots to die very quickly. After watering, water that has collected in the drainage receptacle should be discarded so the soil won’t stay saturated. If you are really adventur ous and would like to try to re flower your poinsettia during the 2003 holiday season, we have a brochure at the Extension Office that tells you the steps you must follow, beginning next October. Simply give us a call or drop by our office at 101 E. Maple St. in downtown Cumming. Jim Peeples is an agent with the Forsyth County Extension Service in the area of horticulture and agricul ture. For more information, he can be reached by calling (770) 887-2418 or by email at jpeeples @ uga. edu. 96 Poet in the past 98 Rapper Tone 99 Scrape by, with “out” 100 Pianist Peter 102 Regardless 104 Cruces, NM 105 Dense 109 —Na Na 111 Oklahoma city 113 Kind of pitcher 114 Lyricist Johnny 115 Mezzo Marilyn 116 Make one’s day 117 Incompetent 119 Film critic Pauline 122 Inventive sort? 123 Take-out order? 124 Austen's Miss Woodhouse 126 Continental currency 127 Farm structure 128 Little guy 130 Show 131 “Make double!” 133 Milne creature 134 Remnant 135 Teacup part 49 Indira Gandhi's father 51 Tall story? 52 Maestro Zubin 54 Ike's domain 55 “Cheers" patron 67 Jazzman Davis 59 Kind of file 62 wave 63 Mr. Rochester’s ward 64 Electrical Inventor 66 '6B US Open winner 68 Fedora fabric 69 Cut loose 73 Blow for a bounder 74 Pick-me-up 76 "Same herel" 77 Jeweler’s weight 78 All legs 79 Suburban obsession 82 Tidy up 86 Ring • counter 88 Philan thropist Brooke 91 Extinct bird 92 Prepare to bear it 93 Whirlpool Pet of the week Hi, my name is Peaches. I am a one year old, female mixed breed. I am very lov ing and affectionate and even though I weigh a mere 50 pounds, I still consider myself a lap dog. I am also housebroken. I love being with my humans and am so devoted that I will follow you everywhere. I love to run and play, when not in the house with my humans, so a fenced yard is required. My favorite past times are play ing ball and chewing on nylon chew bones. Because I am such a happy dog, I tend to be a little enthusias tic at times, so I may not be good for small children. If you would like to meet me, please call my foster mom at (706) 265-3585 or (706) 265-1002. Adoption hours are from noon to 3 p.m. daily and by appointment at the Adoption Center at 4440 Keith Bridge Rd. Off-site adoptions for dogs are at Petsmart in Cumming from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first, third and fourth Saturday of each month. Cats and kittens are available on the first and What is love, really? Is it romance...or , JWIgW h.llil woik. <>) s.u lif l< <-. i>l ]>lltilllg lln K needs ol otlii-i-- We!! li ..ui'.i .ll k >llt .ill Ih< ihings But tlieie is . ss 9k pel lei t love, < .<>d s!i>\ r u,d it < strengthen all others r We re \oiii neighl'ois the poopli . ' nepo Bpide l iiil.et.il I < hill, h '.I-■■■ 111 si. And w want \ou to ki'ov. th.it. with ■ Jesus Christ, love really .«■ w as meant to I >e l|| uuMXflusrwni Living Faith Lutheran Church ( Phone 770-887-6383 \ J y BjjpßM hup ■h. ii....1 mlilutlu i ,i. , . Worshipping @ North Forsyth Middle School AH it was meant to be. Worship Services • 10:15am seminar about knee & hip pain Join us and learn about the causes and treatments for knee and hip pain including information about medicines, foods and excercises. Some of the seminar topics will include: “’***"*’ • Who should have a knee or hip replacement? • Is there an alternative to replacement? • w hat about arthroscopic surgery? • How long is the hospital stay? • How long is recuperation? • Are there any complications? ™ • What about pain? 'S' f'Sf ' * W^at happens after surgery? • • Is this covered by Medicare? ' • What is the typical success rate? Seminar Dates: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Seminar Time: 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Location: Northwoods Surgery Center 1230 Bald Ridge Marina Road 1230 Bald Ridge Marine Road Northwoods Surgery Center Cumming, Georgia 30041 North Fulton Regional Hospital 770-888-7105 — www.northfultonregional.com 56061; FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, November 17,2002 - 1 jr ..< i w F J ****£.' -fe *Sr L‘ J d * —— —c. * Peaches third Saturday and some times during the week at Pet Place. For volunteer opportuni ties, call Sindy at (770) 664- 5582. To become a foster home or for information on all available pets, call Tricia at (678) 493-5611. For other inquiries, call the informa tion line at (770) 887-6480. Visit the Web site at www.forsythpets.com for more information on the Humane Society. PAGE 5B