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Christmas dinner at Kirby School A volunteer group at the the students of both Kendal dinner which was served in volunteers who served turkey Kirby School Friday noon and Kirby Schools. the Kirby School auditorium, with all the trimming for a were busy ,putting the final This is but a few of the Students were quite ap- Christmas dinner, touches to a turkey dinner for group who assisted with the preciative of the effort by the O.P.P. celebrates 75th anniversary Study flying talents of the insect TORONTO - The Ontario Provincial Police are celebrating their 75th year of law enforcement in 1984. The provincial police force was founded in 1909. From the original 45 men, it has expanded expanded to its present-day complement of 5,200 police officers and civilian support staff. The OPP polices almost one million square kilometres in Ontario as it has a residual policing responsibility: that is, it polices all of those areas which do not have . an established police force. OPP Commissioner Archie Archie Ferguson said, "The OPP has been an important element in the development of this province during the 20th century. The OPP is present in almost 200 com- munitites and many of the anniversary acitivities planned planned will involve people in the "communities we police." Comm. Ferguson said that one of the first signs of the 75th anniversary will be bright colored decals displayed on OPP cruisers. The decals will also be placed on doors leading into OPP buildings. An underlying theme of the anniversary will be the provincial police force's preparation for the years leading up to the hundredth anniversary in the year 2109. Prominent in the 75th birthday birthday celebrations will be the OPP Pipes and Drums Band and the Golden Helmets Motorcycle Precision Tear*. They will be visiting fairs and parades all over the province. by Arlin Hackman Federation of Ontario Naturalists Our feathered friends are capable of very inspiring aerobatics, no doubt about it. But from the days of Daedalus and Icarus, the fabled men of flight, through to Leonardo Da Vinci and the fright brothers, our fascination with avian models has obscured the potential contribution of other winged creatures -- insects. Now I grant you, when a Included in the anniversary plans is publication of a book on the history of the OPP. It is .expected that this book will become a valued addition to many private and public collections. collections. J. F. Savage Superintendent mosquito lands for lunch on " your arm, your thoughts don't immediately turn to the configuration of its wings. But that's not the whole picture picture of the insect world. Look at the humble dragonfly dragonfly for example. It is capable of flying stunts few birds can equal. Anyone who's watch- ,, ed one on a summer afternoon afternoon can recall seeing it hover effortlessly, then suddenly suddenly dart backwards or sideways with amazing speed. Its power in flight is'so great that it can lift fifteen times its 1 own weight. All this talent is being recognized at last by aerospace engineers' and scientists who have bèen studying studying the dragonfly for several years at the University of Colorado. Their efforts, prompted by a search for ways to extend the life of helicopter blades, has shown the dragonfly to be a master of something called "unsteady aerodynamics". Aircraft designs based on studies of soaring birds, come under the heading of "steady state" aerodynamics, and rely rely on the interplay of forces resulting from a continuous flow of air across a fixed wing. The dragonfly however, uses its wings to stir up the air, creating turbulence turbulence it can control to take ' flight. Essentially the leading wing creates large whirlpools which in turn create vaccums from which the rear 1 wing extracts extracts and channels the energy. Amazingly versatile,' dragonfly wings operate like paddles, which can rotate, or move up, down, backward and forward. This simple design has served, dragonflies for 250 , million years. No surprise then, that it is of interest to ' scientists trying to keep helicopters in the air.t Personally , T hope they don't learn all of the dragonfly's dragonfly's secrets. The thought of riding an airplane capable of the same maneuvers, makes me shudder. , Sis merry «*I«f gentlemen Is bringing ee many geod things year way, yen'll enjey them leng alter . Christmas Any! Season's Greetings Think you for a good year Durham Farmer's County Co-op Open: Sat., December 24, 8 a.m. -12 noon Closed: Mon., December 26 * Open: Sat., December 31, 8 at.m. - 12 ,noon Closed: Mon., January 2 & Tues., January 3 - Inventory ■Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 21,1983-9 Opposes booze in schools A parent advisory group of an Oshawa school has formed formed another group opposing bingos, lotteries and the serving serving of alcohol in community schoolsTThe parents say that ' if the schools create an environment environment which allows alcohol in schools it could promote alcohol abuse and smoking. The Board of Education is considering designating community-use schools in co-operation with local councils where bingos and serving of alcohol would Be allowed. The Regional Municipality of Durham Holiday Closure of Landfill Site The DARLINGTON WASTE DISPOSAL SITE will be closed Saturday, December 24, 1983, and will remain closed until Tuesday, December 27, 1983, when regular operations will resume. This site will close again on Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31, 1983. WASTE DISPOSAL RATE CHANGE Effective January 1, 1984, the new Regional Waste Disposal Rate is $13.25 per Metric tonne ($12.05 per Imperial ton). W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. 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