Orono Weekly Times, 10 Apr 1991, p. 16
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16-Orono WeekIy Times, Wednesday, April 10, 1991 FIRST CAREER GOAL Scott Wood, 7 years of age, son of Glen and Marie Wood, scored bis first career goal (against dad) on Saturday, March 23, 199 1. FIRST CAREER GOA.L Scott plays for tbe Orono Tykes wearing No. 15. Congratulations Scott. singing and dancing. Later she becamie a child actress in Hollywood and hiad a part in the Dr. Kildare TV series along witb being in several movies. Along the line, shec was chosen ta play in "The Rascals", but is reluctant ta discuss ber experiences. Shef-'s kept no press clippings or pictures. She does have a book about the kids that, was sent to her. Jenny read it fromn cover ta cover while we were there and became an overnight authority on the subject. Apparenitly the children were badly exploited. Meegani did tell us that over the years about 350 children participated on the show. The only ones she knows are stili working actors are Jackie Cooper and Robert Blake who played in the long- running "Baretta". These days she's bappier than she bas ever been. She and Don have a collection of over 15,000 records from the '20s ta the 50's. It takes thern three ta four days a week ta prepare the radio show called "Radio for Seniors". It ruas on Sundays from 8:00 amn to 3:00 pm on CKTB (610 on the AM dial). So even after a lengthy career, Meegan Hiddlebrand, one of the last surviving memibers of "The Little Rascals", is stili in show business. And despite everytbing, readily adrnits theres no business- lLke it. usé( Sale Safe Weather puts damper on maple syrup After five weeks of collecting sap for maple syrulp, area producers say thecy expect they'U only produce 60 per cent of thie crop due to the warm weatber weve been having. This is the sixth year in a row that mild weather hias bampered maple syrup production in the area, Ganaraska Sugar Camp owner Dan Thomey said. Michael Knapp, 7 years of age, son of Dennis and Margo Kniapp, completed a bard working and fun- fille-d season on Tlhursday, March 28, 1991. Michael plays for tbe Orono Tykes and wears No. 8. Congratulations Michael. Bill Bramah and hisOntario_ 1 suppose most of us at one Uie or another have seen the "Our Gange' movie shorts, also called "The Litle Rascals". The series was started i 1924 by producer Hal Roach, and continued umtil the mid '40s. It's stili in reruns on many television stations. Most of the children in the show, were boys like "Spanky" and "Buckwvbeat". 'But there' were two girls in tue caste In carlier episodes there was "Darla", and later on "Janet". Only a few of the Little rascals are stîll around, but the last "Janet" is stîll very much alive and well and now living in the beautiful little town of Ridgeway in the Niagara district! Her namne i S Meegan Hiddlebrand, and sbe's the wife of Don Hiddlebrand, a broadcasting executive who's well known in the business and until retirement was owner of a string of radio stations. 1 met i couple while doing a radio show for seniors they'd started on CKTB i St. Catherine's. They met in Califorxiia and lived in die States for many years, then decided they were tired of glitzy, glamnorous Hollywood and came to Canada. They bappened to drive througb Ridgeway one day and fell ,i love with it. Instead of building another sbowplace such as they'd had in the states, tbey bought an old bouse and remodelled it. It was Meegans idea, and as we talked, I began ta sece wy she wanted ta live in a quiet village. She'd been in sbowbusiness since the age of tbree, travelling with ber parents on a Vaudeville circuit. It was a family act with Meegan Magar' s Auto Centre COMPLETE REPAIRS TO Al MAKES & MODELS 0F FOREIGN'& DOMESTIC *CARS * VANS * BUSES * TRUCKS One Stop Shoi, d Car Rad Shop s Original Muffler Shop c Tow Service 8-1 ty Inspections Brakes or. 1Tune UpsWk 983-548 <Body & Paint Wr 1 ilS. r E ~~Automotive Parts 17MI t Lirn Proprietor: Mike Mangar lic, CI.AB.H.Sp.S6a.S6b. lnsp N SALLY STAPLES ASSOCIATE BROKER Re/Max ÇornerstoneRealty Ltd. I-ts thje Expweri#erce ~Q <'~>'623-6000 LIVE THE OOOD LIFEI TIRED 0F BEINO SQUEEZED? Deluxe Coutry living wîi entertainment size OliY This spacious brick bungalow with sunken living room compiete with firepiace, waikout 8nd 'iêw 0f romr, cosy fireplace and attached garage cornbes with lake. Fruitwood kitchen with bulit-in appliances, room ta roam on it's 1.7 acre lot. Locate)d in a formai diningroom, main floor iaundry and extra peaceful Cavan Township sub-divlsion, with east large double garage. Completeiy fenced with four access ta Hiwy. 115, t's perfect for commuting. stall barn, horses and equipmeflt ... an unusuai Just $141 ,000 find - $319,000 Stone House Circa 1832 2.3 Acres Orono Thrlvîng Pizza Business Brick Backsplit Bowmanvilie Victorlan Dolihouse Fully Upgraded Elegance 30 87 Wono