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Oronio Weekly Timies, Wednesday. Novemiber ist, ii7". French proving more popular t was reported to the Northumnberland and New- castle Board of Education last Tbursday that more students are taking french in high school this year than in recent previous years. Enrolment in french class- es bas increased by 17.04 percent this year over 1977. There are 1,037 taking french in grade nine compar- ed to the 1977 figure of 886. The increase in french is attributed to tbe fact that in 1977 french instructions were instituted in grades seven and eîgbt as a core subject. t is still not mandatory tha t french be taken in ig.h school. The Roll Cati was, "A place 1 would like to visit in Canada, tell whyv". This was well answered. One sa id she would li1-e to visit Newfoundland because she feit it was still in its natural state with its beauty unspoiled by factories, big cities etc. Another longed to see the west coast witb its mountains and the Pacific Ocea n. The topi c was entitled, "A Parson with a wbeat, c row n". Ilt will corne as a double surprise that the wheat to win tbe first world championsbip for Canada was grown beside the Peace River and exhibi- ted by a Churcb of England parson, Rev. John Gough Brick. The cbampionsbip was won at the World's Columbia Exhibition in Chicago in 189j3 and interested people heard the news a full month before it reached the man who grew it in far off Peace River. John Brick was born at Upton on the Severn (near Wales) in 1836. The story of howv this middle aged man brought his family to Canada, studied for the ministry, travelled fif teen hundred miles beyond Winnipeg by Hudson Bay River boat and oxcart to start his mission and farm on the Peace River fol Iowed. To men like him and Rev. Father Hudson of the Roman Catholic Church who helped bim Canada owes a debt of gratitude. This was followed by beau- tiful pictures of the mighty Peace River and even of the littie Hudson Church of Al Nations made of, logs and taken by Mr. and Mrs. Reg Elliott on their trip three years ago. Other magnificent pictures of the west coast that they took this year followed. A vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. Elliott for her coloured slides and for baving us in ber home. Mrs. A. Low's home is~ flot repaired yet since their f ire. We always held our meeting there in October. Lunch was provided hy Mrs. E. Foster and Mrs. Dorothy Turansky. The best cure for a cold is hot lemonade. Lemons are so expensive this year try serv- ing the family bot apple juice for a cold. Judging by the truck loads of apples sent for juice to the factory by the apple growers whose orchards were bit by bail on O)ctober 6th, apple juioe should be a real bargairi. A dress rehearsal is a rim through of a play, exactly a it will be on performance nights. The only ingrediei missing is the audience. On November 7th the Bowman- ville Drama Workshop will be ha ving dress rehearsal for the comedy revue A Thurbe Carnival. Ail Senior Citizens are invited to attend free cdf charge and be that missing imgredient. Curtain time is 8:15 p.m. at Bowmanvii.e High School. Residlential1 use oif Foriest Centre So far tbis school year sonne seventeen weeks have been taken, up by grade six classes from the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education area as wveJl as tbe Peterborough, Victoria and Northumnber!and and New- castle Separate School Board area. Mlost of these weeks are booked following the first part of 1979 and extending on1 into thie month of May. Some time is still open during this period. These classes spend their timie equally between ouitdoor education, conservation and recreation. They live Mt the camp which is eqjuipped for residential purposes for a period from two and a baîf days up to five days. 'St. Joseph's School in Bowman- ville bas already spent a five day pIeriod at the camp witb grade six students from Springvalley School in Brigh- ton spending two and a haîf days at tbe camp. Thie ConservatLion Authority and the Board of Education ha ve set up a joint comimittee to consider the future use of the centre by the Board of Edutcation. 'T'le Authority would like to have a commit-, ment fromn the local board of education as to the use of the centre as a residential outing for students within the juris- diction of the Board. MAYOR RIOKARD with the support of Council and Staff and in co-operation with Provincia and Regional off icilais:. HAS " completed a road needs study which resulted in larger provincial subsidies. " instituted an expanded roads program with no increase in taxes. "negotiated an agreement with Ontario Hydro regarding projeci related road damage. " recommended and developed road and street improvement program for the municipality. " proposed the rebuilding of streets and sidewalks in the urban areas with the assistance of-Chambers of Commerce and merchants. " worked for the installation of new traffic ights in Courtice, Hampton, Bowmanville and on Highway 115. 'S " recommending better connections between residential and shopping areas such as Waverley Gardens in Bowmanville and in Orono. " proposing improved parking facilities and traffic patterns to support local businessmen in order to retain a larger percentage of the consumer dollar in town. aproposing the establishment of truck routes to serve expanding industrial areas. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ANY 0F THE ABOVE, PLEASE CALL THE NUMBER IN YOUR AREA. Bowmanville Bowmanville Hampton 623-9596 623-3891 263-2669 Newtonville 786-2465 Courtice 728-4830 Mitcheils Corners 728-3636 Newcastle orono Sinig-Sinig are th aloee ance sponl- 'acis Quantl- srdby tIhe Grcat PineRde yen time off KineOttes and Kilnmen iast ur Io ated Sauda veling. Mayor Rickard discusses progress of the rebuilding of King Street in Bowmranville with Construction foreman. 987-4221' 983-5858