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Orono Weekly Times, 27 Jun 1979, p. 7

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Clarke Museum Corner Conservation Impossible. This newspaper will self- destruct in . . . More on newspapers. It is impossible to keep them from self-destructing. self-destructing. The yellowing and brittleness which, soon develop develop are signs of this, and are due to the wood cellulosç composition of the paper, and unfortunately there is no method of putting them into a safe state for conservation. Their contents can be microfilmed microfilmed for posterity however and they will survive that way. Ironically, it is easier to Mel Hartwig Excavating ORONO ONTARIO 983-5140 Bulldozing -- Back Hoe Septic and Tile Beds Sand, Gravel and<Top Soil Auction Service Farm & Estate Sales Furniture Modern and Antique NORM FAULKNER StOUffville 640-5691 EARLGAUSLIN StOUffville 640 3079 preserve a newspaper that may be almost 100 years old, simply because it would be made of more stable paper. Well - so what? Anyone who ■ keeps a scrapbook of newspaper newspaper clippings might - and they are probably wondering what can be done, so we're passing this along from the Ontario Archives as related to us at an. Ontario Museums Association seminar: if that clipping or page of clippings is Xeroxed on a good quality archival paper, it should last approximately 200 years if not more. Apparently, the photocopier used has to, be a Xerox; what the difference would be with any other, we don't know, and how they judge the time period must be a scientific calculation, because because photocopiers haven't been around for 200 years yèt, but in any case, the photocopied photocopied news will have a better chance of lasting than the original. Museum Hours: Open Tuesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat- (DryWall Taping - Spray Ceilings Plaster Repair Painting Wally Lucyk 983-5518 ORONO urday and Sunday afternoons 2-6 p.m. Closed Mondays ànd Wednesdays except by appointment. appointment. Artists win award at Juried exhibition Four artists represented by the Margot Samuel Gallery were recent award winners in the 12th Annual Juried Exhibition Exhibition of the Oshawa Art Association. Barbara Claus received the OAA Award for Best in Show; Laurine Sage, the City of •Oshawa Award; Charles Cooper, the Studio Gallery Award for Mixed Media ; and Janet McGhee, the Cambrian Business Products Ltd. Award. Claus, Sage, Cooper and McGhee are all residents of Oshawa. The Samuel Gallery at 899 Nelson Street, Oshawa, also represents local artists Jim Kraemer, who received an OAA Honourable Mention, Joan Marie Dean and Don Staples, Orono, whose work was selected by juror Gordon Peters. Another gallery artist, George Raab, from Maynooth Station, who works in etchings etchings and aquatints, is currently currently showing at the Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia in the 13th International International Biennia] of Graphic Art. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 27th, 1979 -7 $200.00 donation to Orono Arena The students of Mrs. Luna's these 'sales was a $200.00 Merrick and Laurie Watson class at the Orono Public profit.which the class decided representing the class and School have for the last few to contribute to the Orono handing over the cheque to months been busy selling Arena Fund. Charles Gray while Mrs. Regal Products to friends'and Shown above are Lynda Lunn is at the back, neighbours. The result of THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE BOARD OF EDUCATION , I WESTERN AREA Summer School Bus Routes r ■ r t £ TOF-r : f...... ■ i OF ' '.i \ - --- CLARKE V . ■Ti} wll INQUIRIES CALL: Summer School Office at 623-4416 between 8:30a.m. -12:30 p.m., Monday to Friday Buses begin runs on Tuesday, July 3, 1979 at 7:15 a.m. Arriving at Bowmanville High School at 8:30 a.m. - Departing from Bowmanville High School at 12:30 p.m. July 3 - August 10 (CIVIC HOLIDAY EXCLUDED)

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