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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 8th, 1978-9 Senior's letter to town council The following is a letter received by the Town of Newcastle council and out- lines the opinion of one senior member in the com- munity who is more than grateful for the facilities available to them in the community. Dear Sirs: It is with deep concern that I read of the plans to fund a Centre for Senior Citizens here in town. These plans are by no means the wish of us all. When we review what has been done for the older members of this community, we should be grateful indeed. To list a few - The Lions Club have been most gener- ous with their facilities for any and all programmes of the Senior Citizens Associat- ion. The Kinsmen have many projects for Seniors. St. John's Church houses the Goodyear Retirees and the Library the Senate. All the churches open their doors to us and many have excellent programs for Seniors. The following were given Horizon grants - the group at Nelson Street received $1,800. for recreational equipment. A Horizon grant funded the alterations at the Lawn Bowl- ing Club because of the senior membership. The group at the Lions Centre also receiv- ed a grant of $1,800.00 for a new public address system and a piano. The latest help from this source is the new Community Services Centre on King Street where we can rest while uptown, get odd jobs done and transportation around town at a minimum cost. If this centre is worth while and to be carried on into the second year, the money will come from the Municipal- ity. My concern for all this is that it is not FREE. The money must come from somewhere, and that some- where is TAXES. If we continue to be greedy and demand more and more, then we put an added burden on the Seniors who are trying to hang on ýû their homes, many of who are on a fixed income. t is easy for those of us who are not paying taxes to spend on unessentials, but let's consider where the money is coming from. If the town builds, or rents, a centre, I would be very surprised if an average of twelve seniors daily would use the facilities and, certain- ly, evening meetings would once more bring up the subject of transportation. Bowmanville Seniors would much rather be known as grateful than greedy. Signed, Elizabeth M. Bourne, 4 Nelson Street, Bowmanville. e, A certificate of merit was presented to Mrs. Bertha Touchburn on Thursday of ORONO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETV (Continued from page 1) try, from the year 1814, when the first agricultural society was formed, up to the present day. The thanks of the appreciative audience were suitably expressed by Law- rence Staples. Following a sing-song, with Gladys Brown at the piano, the president called on Mrs. Taylor to present a diploma to Bertha Touchburn in recog- nition of her many years of service to horticulture and particularly in her capacity as Show Chairman. Mrs. Tink presented a similar certifi- cate of merit to Gladys Moffat, also a long time member of the horticultural society and an active member of the show committee. Before calling on Minnie Zegers to report on the activities of the Junior Gar- deners, the president extend- ed a special welcome to the young gardeners who had turned out in good numbers for the meeting. The presi- dent of the Bowmanville Society brought greetings from the members of that society and Clarence Tink, District Director, announced a number of the special events arranged for 1978: The annual convention of the Ontario Horticultural Assoc- iation will be held in Kingston ths year, June 14th to 16th; -,zr local district will hold its ivention at Lakefield in October and a flower show will be held in July at Rice Lake. The Orono Society will last week at the Orono Horticultural meeting by Mrs. C. Taylor (right) Mrs. O. host a seminar and the date for this event will be announ- ced later. Bertha Touchburn, show chairman, reported on the four flower shows held during the year: a total of 435 entries were received at the four shows and there were 10 new exhibitors. Everett Brown presented the report of the moninating committee and Mr. Tink, in his capacity as District Direc- tor, declared the new slate of officers duly elected. Isabelle Challice will continue as President and Everett Brown was re-elected is first vice- president. Minnie Zegers is leader of the Junior Garden- ers and will be assisted by Donna Scott. A show of slides by Law- Challice (left) presîdent of the association assisted with the presentation. rence Staples was the next item on the program. The slides had been taken to record the activities of the society throughout the year - a trip to the sugar bush in early spring, the prize win- ning entries at the flower show, thé flower beds main- tained by the Horticultural Society, and a series of slides illustrating the changing sea- sons - The first tulips in spring, the profusion of sum- mer flowers, the fall colours, and the beauty of the winter landscape. 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