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£l)c Cannînan Statesman Section Two Wednesday, July 4,1984 Bicentennial Celebration Held at Marina -/ ■ V-K - ■ -, ' u < 'T) . „ . ..."/ ,/ 11 >i ■ Leonard and Dorothy Guy of Orono attend the bicentennial celebration at the Port Darlington Marina on Sunday, dressed in these colorful outfits that they made. Ted Watson's Farms make strawberry picking a cinch with their "Strawberry Express" which picks people up at the weighing station, takes them out to the fields and brings them back laden with strawberries. By Catherine Denny It seems like the only thing better than a good crop of strawberries to attract customers is a large "Pick Your Own" sign. Although most farmers continue to sell strawberries by the roadside, the majority of customers prefer to venture into the fields themselves. Not only is berry picking a great excuse to wear a tacky- looking hat, it's good exercise, and economical too. The 'pick your own method' is being adopted by most local berry farmers because it allows the buyers to see what they are getting, (test the merchandise) and have fun doing it. "We usually don't send our own pickers out until the end of the season", explained Ted Watson, owner of Watson Farms, "We like the customers to pick most of the crop themselves." This saves ■ farmers the added expense of hiring extra labor to clear the fields" a saving that is passed on to the customers. This week, being the peak of the season, the fields are swarming with strawberry lovers. It's something that all farmers are pleased to see, especially since last year's crop was more or less a failure. "Last year's crops weren't of a high quality because we had a late frost followed by a rush of hot weather which isn't good for berry growers", said Cathy McKay from the Ministry of Agriculture. Of course the actual quality of the berries, which sell for about 60 cents a pound, can be best determined by eating them. And weight watchers need not worry because they are only 50 calories a cup, a small price to pay for a delicious treat. Mr. Kent (right) says that his crop at the Kent Strawberry Farm is very good this season. Like most local berry farmers, Mr. Kent sells his strawberries on a 'pick your own' basis as well as at the roadside fruit stand. Spell-a-thon Raises More than $100 for Charity J. J. Robinette Chancellor of Trent University Regina Smith's grade two class at St. Joseph's East Unit, (top left) presenting Ms. Smith with a Public School raised over $102.00 for International certificate of merit from the Red Cross. The Aid by holding a spell-a-thon. Pictured here is Kay students that participated all received Forsey, the Red Cross Director for the Durham "Wordgobbler" buttons. Sjesqui Squawkers Colleen and Carole Orr were all dressed up in these bird costumes for the canoe race that they won. An entertaining performance was put on by young dancers from the Burns School of Dance, including Gilliam Gallanders, Jenny Budgell, Heather Douglas (Bow), Madelyn Wilson, Lisa Slingerland, Alison Tanner, Quincy Gilpin (Bow), and Laura Thomson. Distinguished Canadian lawyer John J. Robinette was installed as Trent University's fifth Chancellor at the university's university's spring convocation June 1 at the Peterborough campus. He then conferred two honorary honorary degrees and 584 Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees and diplomas. Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees were awarded to the Very Reverend Doctor Lois Wilson, co-chairman of the World Council of Churches and former moderator of the United Church of Canada, and the Honorable Thomas Berger, former British Columbia Supreme Court Justice, now a law professor at the University of British Columbia. These students from the Bowmanville - Newcastle area received degrees at Trent University's June 1 Convocation: Convocation: Bachelor of Science Honours - James Coyle, Patricia Louise Mundy. Bachelor of Arts - Lavinia Daria Infusini, Allan George Maenza, Marion Sylvia Tink, Richard Budel, Linda Yvonne Mills. Bachelor of Science Christine Margaret Bohlken. ****** ; -■ nn r~ ■■ i .£L iO* ' :, Zf - 0 ' v I wenty-two GraduatesRecommended for Ontario Scholarship \y Andrew Smith !)6.0% A band concert was provided by the Hawkins and Lady Di navy band from Oshawa with the color party of Wrenettes marching at rear. Shelley (ieihles Nicole I loi/. 8U% Kimice Oldejnns 8i.:i% . Daniel Coomhes 8(1.2% Beverly Whiten 8(i(l%