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-. -~ Orono Weekly Timos, Wednosday, Februavy,.îo, 1993 9 Restoration ý& Reopening of Capital, Theatre by Carol-Ann Oster Last Monday, Newtonville welcomned new principal Mrs. Gailagher to their school. She replaces Mr. Gray, who was principal of the school for some Lime. Mrs. Gallagher be-gan bier career ini 1972 as a primary scbool teacher. She bas then taught al three levels (primary, junior, and intermediate) and ber first job as vice-principal in 1989. This is ber tirst job as principal of a scbool. Mrs. Galagher says that sbe is very happy to bave walked into such a well.-established school. .my onfly plan right now is to get to know the students and staff'. Have you seen the New tonville-a- saurus? A mystetious dùinosaur snuck into the Newtonviile Publc School playground on tbe weekend. The only trace that he ieft was giant blue footprints. The students of Mrs. Eames grade i and 2 class are busily trying to dispel the myth that this creature exists. As part of a project on dinosaurs, Mrs. Eames dreanmed up the large pre-historic monster, said to be found only in Newtonville. The students use techniques that they have learned in class to disprove the existence of the Newtonville-a-saurus. Part of this project is a unit on paleontology. To understand the fragility of bones and artifacts and the care needed when handling such objects, the studeýnts were put to work with toothpicks and chocolate chip cookies. Their task was to remove the chocolate chips, stili in tact, with the toothpicks being their only tools. Remember that the next card game at the Newtonviile Hall will take place on February 19. Here' are last week's winners. Bill Graham, 91; Margaret Peacock, 89; Walter Murphy, 84; Jean Jilisen, 83; Doreen Green, 81; Dora McDonald, 80. The draw winners were Betty Welsb, June Wilson, Reg Elliott, and May Tabb. A mass crowd of 175 cheered at a meeting hearing details of a planned restoration and re- opening of the old Capital Theatre in Port Hope. The enthusiatic crowd were ecstatic over the announcement that- within a couple of days $80,000 had been raised towards the purchase price of $ 102,000. The pledges came fromt downtown business people. 'Me Port Hope brandli of the Architectural Conservancy of Onwaio bas assumed payment of the mortgage until May lst to provide ime for the organization of the Capital Theatre Founda- tion. The inaugural of the Foundation has not been put off and is to take place on Wednesday evening of this week. The steering committee for the project estimates that the total cost including the purchase will run into $340,000. It was voiced at the recent meeting that it is not "Can we do iL" but rather "How soon can we do iL". AIl were asked to take out a ý$10 membership in the Foundation and to urge friends to do likewise. It was stated it is to, be the best theatre in Eastern Ontario for drama, music and film festivals. The new Capital will have permanent seating on a sloped floor offering optimum sight lines for the audience and a permanent stage. The Capital was built in 1929- 30 and was one of the best at that time. It closed in 1987 and has now about to again play a part in the arts in the Town. There were letters of support from out across Ontario as well as from 15 Port Hope community groups. Don Rumgay, chairman of the steering committee said "Build it and tbey will come, a fine from the "Field of Dreams". Possible cancer link with auto industry Health and safety officiai, Cathy Waikcer, of the Canadian Auto Workers suggested to the Industrial Disease Standards Panel of a possible link between working in car plants and acquiring cancer. She presented many American studies to the panel that have possibilities linking oils used in somne auto plants with cancer varying fromi the chest, stomach and throat. a car for 1 week in England or Scotland with every booking Administration & Handling tee of $29.95 per person (based on 2 people sharing a car). Must be paid at time of booking. VAT (per car) is payable at destination. LIMITED TIME OFFER! BOOK NOW!! Ask about our le LOW COST FARES TO... l AMSTERDAM Groundhog day! Weili, okay, maybe 'm a littie late witb this after ail it was over a week ago. But let's stop and think... about Groundhog Day. First of ail, it really is a littie bizarre to pin ail of our hopes on a rodent, isn't it. Second, the whole concept of groundhog day is a ittle preposterous, especially here in tbe Great White North. Up here past the 49th Paraliel, sometbing drastic, Ike a natural disaster, or the coming of the end of the world would be the only tbing that could make winter end on February 2nd, in Canada. 1 think, by now, that we sbould ail just take iL for granted tbat winter is going to last for at Icast another six weeks, at the very least. People actually go ail out to make these animais heroes. They name tbemn. lhey train television cameras on them and make them media beroes. They are simply furry, little bearers of bad news. Period. No argument. But wby do we even bother to name aday after an animal. If we wanted to name a day after an animai let's pick the robin. The minute someone sees the first robin of spring aiert the media, programs wiil be interrupted teiling of this late breaking news, faxes wiii be sent simultaneously to evcry office, air raid sirens wili biaSt. Everyone will bc told to go borne. "Today is National First Robin Day," tbey'll teli us. And,. then well ail go borne and take off our heavy winter woolens. We'Il skip back outside, urn Our faces up to the sky and feel that first beam of spring sunsbine fal across our face. We'll crawl around looking for the first sign of a crocus ready to spring from the eartb. The robin, we know, brings us good news. A universal symbol that spring is just a step away. Not lie that pesky groundhog, coming to rub in the fact that there are six weeks left to go. He simply shrugs, as be crawls back into bis hole. The little guy gets to spend the next six weeks asleep wmapped ini fur, in bis little home. 1Maybe we- could celebrate the platypus. No reason really. Just that even on. our worst day, wben we crawl out of bed and are confronted witb a serious case of bedhead and those lines across your face that come from sleeping with your face smashed in the pillow, you know that bey, 1 still look better than the platypus. We could celebrate the dog. Man's best friend. We do it after ail for mother's, father's, grandparent's, and everyone else that Hailmark could tbink of to send a card to. If we play our cards right we mnay never have to work again. Every animal couid have their own day and then tbings would be good. 365 days... 365 animais... no problemi!!! After ail, look at the groundbog, be works a mere one day out of the year, and he is a media and folk hero.