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Orono Weekly Times, 20 Apr 1983, p. 9

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Pine Senior Science Fair winners The Pines Senior Public School is filled with Science Fair projects by students that fill the hallways and extend to the library. Above are pictured the winners from Grade \ (Left to right, back row) Heather Hoy and Michelle Riddle placing third with their entry on Recycling; Elspeth Patterson placing first with her exhibit of Egg to Chick and Heidi Meszaros placing second with her exhibit exhibit of Plant Pests. The showing is excellent. Place second with Natural Energy display Trevor Kortekaas and Paul Mendonca placed second in the science fair project with their entry on Natural Energy. The boys were in the senicfr division from garde 8. Erin Windatt and Tammy Northam placed first in the class with an exhibit of "Evolution and Man" while Peter Vohsemer placed third with his exhibit of "The Eye". ; Guest speaker at Agricultural meeting Ken Knox of Solina was te guest speaker at the an- x --,uial banquet held last week by the Durham Central Knox was one of the best speakers we have heard in Orono for some* time, y Agricultural Society. Above he talks with president of the fair Doh Welsh. Reminiscing (Continued from page 5) and left. Instead of separate pens for each animal the tent contained one large pile of baled straw with something alive looking out from every hole. You will remember how Dane kind of made himself "Honorary Spokesman in charge of carney's" and here he was surrounded by two or three tired and dirty roustabouts accusing Old. Mac of causing the disappearance disappearance of the rest of them, some eight or ten rough fellows who apparently had left town during the night. After a bit more arguing, Dane left in his car to try to round up his missing men and we .turned to the task of putting putting our farm into something presentable again. A couple of the boys from the carnival • came in out of the sun to . * stand around and watch us- work and that was when we found but what had, happened. happened. We learned that our teiit was being used by the "Car- nies" on Wednesday and Thursday nights as a hotel, everything quiçt and peaceful, but on Friday night all of that changed. As each Orono Weekly l imes, Wednesday, April 20, 1983-9 The Durham Northumberland Northumberland Young Progressive Progressive Conservatives elected two delegates Saturday afternoon afternoon to attend and vote at the PC leadership convention to be held in June in Ottawa. Debbie White, 25 of Bowman ville and Guy Henning Henning of Courtice were elected from a slate of six nominees. Those nominated for election election by the eighteen YPCs present were Roger Proctor, Jamie Gordon, Ivan Lloyd, Guy Henning and Debbie White. On being nominated Debbie Debbie White-told the audience that She had attended the Winnipeg conference and had there spoken to one of the candidates now seeking Agri-News (Continued ) covered by Workmen's Compensation Compensation and all paperwork is handled by the Coordinator. Coordinator. The farmer will be required to sign a work agreement agreement indicating work to Be completed by the crew. An agriqrew consists of three crew members and a working Foreman, Far* Credit Corporation Changes - Farm Credit Corporation Corporation is now approving 10 year > renewable mortgage loans. At the end of the 10 year period, the loan will be man finished his work he slipped slipped into the tent in the dark and popped into his private room for the night. One jumped in among a litter litter of pups and a snarling dog bit him on the ankle. He left abruptly, knocking down bales of straw in his escape and headed east through Moffat's corn field. Another landed on a litter of squealing pigs and was immediately savaged in the darkness by an angry sow. Dane said later that he never was able to find him. , Near noon, Dane drove in with two more. They « wouldn't come near the tent so we went out. As Dane thought they were the last that he could find. One said that hé had had to fight off a mad goose that had hissed» in his face and pinched him on the bare breast, causing a large bruise and some mean, looking scrapes right overih tatoo of a hula-girl. The other chap was found * crouching in the mud at the mill, pond, and he shuddered while relating bow he had just gotten nicely settled in the straw when he was jumped on by a beast with five sharp feet. ' There were other strange events that took place that night, but they see* to have become dimmed with' time or overshadowed over the years by other happenings. Which brings i us to this evening. Perhaps the strangest of all, for here you are presenting me with honors.,.honors for which I can only say thank you and which I accept with humbleness and humility and' ' will treasure forever. leadership. Although she still had an open mind she was at this point considering Crosbie, Mulroney and Wilson and in that order as her choice. Guy Henning said he still held an open mind and would make his final decision at Ottawa. Ottawa. The two alternate delegates elected were Ivan Lloyd and Paul Vandenbérg. Others nominated for election as alternates were Sandra Zakarow, Janice Gordon and. Roger Proctor. The Young Progressive Conservatives held their election election of delegates prior to the senior group conductingtheir meeting at the Clarke High school. extended at the prevailing interest interest rate. Loan limits have been increased increased to $350,000 for one individual and $600,000 for 2 or more applicants. There is a 3 month penalty for prepayment prepayment of a loan. On April 1st, fee rates dropped to 12 V*% from 13 !4%. Changes in U.I.C. Regulation Regulation 16 - Previously, for a deduction to be necessary for an agricultural worker, the worker had to earn $250.00 and work at least 25 days for the same employee. In 1983 -the regulation states they will need to work 15 hours a week OR earn 20 percent ($77.00) of maximum weekly insurable insurable earnings ($385.00). TENDER NO. 462 & NO. 463 Sealed tenders will be received until 2:00 p.m., local time, Friday, May 6, 1983 for the following: Tender No. 462 * To cut and remove approx. approx. 470 cubic meters (130 cords) of standing ml'xed hardwood fuelwood. Tender No. 463 To cut and remove approx. approx. 290 cubic meters (80 Cords) of standing mix*ed hardwood fuelwood: Location: Gânaraska Region Conservation Authority Forest, Town of Newcastle . (formerly Clarke Township). .Tender documents and information on the above may be obtained from the District. Manager, Ministry of Natural Resources, '322 Kent Street West, Lindsay, Oritârio K9V 4T7. Telephone: (705) 324-6121 Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. accepted. Ontario Govëmrment Tender Ontario Ministry of (fatural Resources Ron. Alan W. Pope Minister W. T. Foster Deputy Minister

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