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ors of Orono HorticulturalSoc ;iii oks to new horizons Church th Itrual Socie Orono, A good crowd of well over 100 persons sat down last Thursday evening to tasty and well filletI tables ta enjoy the Annual Pot-Luck Dinner and Meeting of Orono Hor- icultural Society. With Gladys Brown at the piano the meeting openied with "O Canada!" and Isabelle Challice gave the Grace before supper. David Harrison, the Presi- dent, 'welcomed ail and especially Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs andI Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tink, both couples from Bowmanville Society. Lorna Atkins gave the ac- tivity reports f'or the past year Most successful pot Iuck stxp- per andI annlual meceting along with entertaiiinment provided by Edgar James withi slides of' alture and reported another suc- cessful year completed. Adele McGilI, Treasurer, passed out copies of the financial reports and tho' our expen- ditures were up, due to last year beîng our 6th. Anniver- say, we stili have a balance on hand to commence 1982. James andI Doreen Lowery entertained with several musical selections and Coty DeJonge, show chairman, gave out her excellent reports on shows thirough last year. Between 500 and 600 entries altogether and ail of excellent calibre. Lawrence Staples (Continued page 2) a recent trip tao, ritish u l uimbia a ndVan co uver 1lslaIld. Over one hunidred were in at- tendance for thie evenings ac- tivities wth the about officers and directors being elected to office for the year 1982. Plydesign furniture feature of annual Say furniture sale Furniture from Plydesignis Orono, is featured on the front cover of the. Bay's Semi-Annual Home Sale Catalogue. The furnîture designed and manufactured at Plydesigns in Orono is billetI as a total room setting- and includes a matching sofa, chair and love seat with oak trim along with an oak table and oak cocktail table. In speaking with Joe Klasner has was quite eleated with the promotion through the Bay and pointed out other successes registered by the firm over the past sum- mer and earlier this year at the Toronto Furniture Show, Mr. Klasner pointed out' that Plydesigns had been awarded a Bronze and a Silver Award of Excellence at the summner Furniture Show in Montreal. He also said that at bath the Montreal and Toronto shows the firmn as well were awarded the runner-up awards for the best marketing presentations at the shows. In spite of the turn down in the economy he said Plydesigns were exceptionally busy in the Furniture Market. The Orono Downtown Businessmen' s Association held tlteir annual meeting on Monday evening with a somewhat disappointing tur- nout front the business area. AI. Mote, president, said the Association had touched on ail avenues of its mandate during the past year and did appreciate the sup- port that had been given to thse wârks and promotions undertaken. Mote said the Association was a vehicle to provide self help and as weiI help your neighbour. He urged the Association to continue working with fresh ideas and to encourage people in the aren to come to Orono. He said Orono businessmen did provide mnny good services. In speaking of the future Mote stated that there were stili opportunities for beautification and work would be undertaken on the West side of the Street in 1982. He also said the group would continue with their promo- tions. AI. Mote, Paul Kelcey, Terry Vreeker, Sue Sawyer, Carl White and Roy Forrester were elected as directors for the local Orono DRIA board. The directors wil elect their own oflicer-s ai their first meeting of' the board. One member of council wil be ap- pointed to the Board. During a discussion period consideration was given and supportedl as to promoting the Town Armnoury building as a commercial centre. The board will meet with a possi- ble tenant for thse premises. Other discussions centred on sidewalk and street snow removal and enforcement of existing Town parking by- laws. The Town of Newcasle will now appoint the elected directors to thse Board aloag with a council representative. The appointment is for a one year period. A mile further in French Immersion transportation After months of discus- sion, petitions and study the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educa- tion moved further along the road ta full transportation of French immersion students attending classes in Cobourg and Bowmanville. But the mast recent move does flot qualify ahl French Immersion students in the area for free transportation. There are however exceptions. French Immersion was orginally initroduced on 1a trial basis at Cobourg with a condition that parents pro- vide transportation to and from classes. Last year the Board gave approval for a transportation system within the Town of Bowmanville andI Cobourg which provided transporta- tion for Town students from their particular schools ta the French Immersion schools. This system did not provide transportation for French Immersion students outside (Continued page 2.) A rjmeal fine-up of local stars for Kinsmen Pub Night A real ine-up of local stars greeted some twa hundred at the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen's Club annual Pub Nîght Saturday evening in the Community Centre at the Orono Arena. The night was nothing else but a howling success with many laughs, excellent enter- tainenent and a full night of dancing. The evening sponsored by the local Kinsmen was in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. Headîng the ist of stars for the evening was the generous andI talented "Red Hot Momma of Orono" - Gladys Brown who set a fine and gay tempo for the evening. Bob Parkinson wvith his banjo packed another wallop for the audience as did the Kinette Ddnce Team of Carol [L ,~tt~. Refuse consent to release of requested material Coundil members of the Town of Newý,castle have been advised byv their counsel, David Sims, that Mr. Liinigstone 'had advised hlm) as of 10:45 on January 25th that his instructions from MNessrs. Asion and Dunharru were to refuse to consent ta the release of thereute material. Coun(dil has been urged by a. group of pettioners to release Ai pertinent information as to the reignations of Ashton and DunLham. The group will riow be furnished wiith infonmation that has been public as ta minutes of meetings, some letters and a press release foflowing the resignations of Ashton and Dunham. Bailey, Marta Nowak, Con- Th eyv make them r nie Puk, Nancy Levac and Carol Lee. Included with this the Mother Jugs and the Elastic Band of Wayne Deremno, John Wtheridge, David Staples and Harvey Webster pouring out country and western after a short two weeks of rehearsal andI you have the making-s of a fine program. But there was more ta came both of a serious nature andI that not sao seriaus. A sax quartette of Andre Lambier, Will Schoffield, Kevin Lowery and Steve Haynes presented Saxafobia and "How Are You Going To Keep Them Down On The Farm." Bath excellent numbers. Jacqueline W alter, Newtonville, an extremely ac- complished singer, provided excellent numbers for her au- dience. The popular Village Maidlens-, George Day, Orono, Ted Coombes, Bowmanvillle and Ton'y Haylock, Oshawa again delig-hted the crow'd wth their antics on stage. ln ail it was a night toj enjoy for the two George Day, 1Ted Coombnes p hundred in attendance. and Tony Haylock, those r( Dancing completed the popular Village Maidens were on to evening followed by lunch stage again at the Kinsmeri Pub to served by the Kinettes andI Night in Orono last Saturday th Kinsmnen of chili, buns and evening andI as has been the case 0 cheeses. ini the past were a reai hit with al holds pot luck supper Puhlished Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 27, 1982.