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6 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WED., May 2nd, 1973 Domed tennis courts SOFT ICE CREAM Milk Shakes and Sundaes Middletons ORONO, ONT. OrviIIz Chatterton Electrical Contracting Electric Heating and Service Phone 9835546 or 983-5940 Orono, Ontario Oxford BRICKLAYERS STONEMASONS WILLIE J. SCHMAHL Phone 9835606 Specializing in all kinds of STONEWORK and FIREPLACES We also do chimney Repairs pine ridge suggestion A doomed tennis court for the Great Pine Ridge Tourist Region? Native or novel food stores? These were two of the suggestions the parliament- ary assistant to the Minister of Industry and Tourism made at the annual membership meet- ing of the Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council in Port Hope last night. Len Reilly, MPP praised the council for its efforts ,and ûrged it to "even more aggressively foster local in- itiative, local energy, local talents and local dollar". "If Sudbury can turn the bleak Valley of the Moon into a tourist attraction '- The Big Nickel which capitalizes on that very bleakness, the Great Pine Ridge, with so much going for it, can capitalize on its widely-acclaimed assets." The Great Pine Ridge Tour- ism has twice won the "All-Canada" award for pro- motion which is open to all tourist promotion organizat- ions in Canada. NEW IDEAS "Your new ideas, projects, and events are enhancing the employment, productivity and investment of your region," said Mr. Reilly. "That's what Great Pine Ridge means to Ontarin tourism. -the reliable. the rural, and the renowned. "Ontario's a nice place to visit, even if you live here, and that's a good thought to bear in mind," he told the council members. He said the province had increased its annual matching grants to regional tourists councils and that the council also qualified for additional money for mass media.adver- tising. "Our big challenge is how to keep tourists longer and reduce the proportion who are passing through rather quick- ly", he said. "New developments, new attractions, more events, and the imagination and work of your council is what's requir- ed. You certainly have the knowhow and the know-why and nothing's going to hold you back - no way." Mr. Reilly also outlined the efforts of his ministry to promote tourism in Ontario. "Here in the Great Pine Ridge country, you already have a dream - 'four season family fun.' "The Great Pine Ridge country is a nice place to have fun, a nice place to spread the word about, a nice place to return to, and an even nicer place to live," he told the tourist council. Bookmobile can still visit County schools The bookmobile which has visited Northumberland-Dur- ham schools in the past year will be allowed to continue to visit those schools that find its service advantageous for their students, the Northum- berland-Durham board of ed- ucation bas decided. The board reported the bookmobile is looked on favor- ably in most' cases. There is little danger of high pressure salesmanship in the operation, the board stated, because the bookmobile can visit a school on- the invitation of the principal. A much wider reading selection is now necessary to accompany the freer choice of the credit system and the school library is not able to offer such a large selection of titles as the bookmobile, the board felt. Some concern was express- ed by the members of the elementary panel that unsuit- ablt material has been pur- chased by primary students. It was also stated that in some cases, school staffs are not large enough to allow a teacher to accompany the primary students and guide their selection of books. "This problem could, per- haps, be discussed the book- mobile operator, or as one, principal bas suggested, a 'return or-trade' policy might be established for students who have bought unsuitable books," the board recom- mended. "It would appear obvious that commercial outlets cannot provide the variety in titles that is carried by the book- mobile'starts students reading then it can create a market for the commercial outlet. Terry Hawkins Vice-principle Bowmanville The Board of Education bas appointed Terry C. Hawkins, currently a co-ordinator of Guidance with the Northum- berland-Durham Board,' as the Vice-Principal at Bowman ville High School, effective September 1st, 1973. Mr. Hawkins will fill the vacancy created by Earl Wolff, who was recently picked to succeed retiring B.H.S. Principal Len Lucas. Local Board trustee AI Strike was on the hiring committee and he expects Hawkins will make "an excel- lent Vice-Princioal." "H -S a good man," enthus- ed Strike. "He'll be doubly valuable considering his back- ground in Guidance," he added. Hawkins has been a guid- ance co-ordinator with the Northumberland - Durahm Board for the past four years. Recently, he was in charge of the committee which prepar- ed the Dropout Report. 35 year old Hawkins is married with four children and bas teaching certificates in no less than seven subject . History, English, Geography, Math- ematics, Guidance, Special Education and even an ele- mentary school teaching cert- ificate. Prior to working as, a Guidance Co-ordinator for the local board, he taught a variety of subjects in high schools in Peterborough, Exete, South Carleton and Richmond, Ontario. SWEEP Work Working outdoors for the Ganaraska Region Conserva- tion Authority seems to be Very popular with students looking for a summer job. A particularly heavy number of applications to the SWEEP program for this summer have already been received at the Conservation Authority office and the hiring date is not until May 1-; so more applications can be expected. The senior supervisor and the technical advisor have already been hired and will begin work on April 30. A clerical assistant will begin work on May 7, two foremen will begin June 5 and the 23 laborers will begin on June 18. This year, the hiring of SWEEP workers will be done by the Authoritys profession- ai management staff, rather than the appointed members of the board and will follow the past pattern of hiring a few from each member municip- ality. Grants to run the program are 100 percent recoverable from the provincial govern- ment and will total $37,277 almost $30,000 of :which will go on wages. Authority chairman Ed Haynes described this year's program of activities for SWEEP workers as slightly expanded over last year. One new project will be the improvement of wildlife habit- ant on Conservation areas, including the provision of wood duck nesting boxes, various types of bird bouses, feeders and scrub planning. Finger-tip ease of operation Right from the start, a Lawn-Boy is easier to use and requires less effort. Switch on. Prime. Pull once. Lawn-Boy is less tiring to operate, par- ticularly on uneven ground, because it weighs less, ,thanks to the use of modern light- weightalloysand plastics. Everydetail has been designed for the conven- ience and comfort of the op- e Wheels adjust to six different cutting heights at a touch e Pre-set automatic fixed jet carburetor Easy on-and-off grasscatcher bags hold a full bushel See ail the models now on display Be ready for grass-cutting time Rolph Hardware Orono, Ontario Phone 983-5207