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4-rono Weekly Timies.ledv. November z9th. 1979 Hairdressing Seminar Monday, November 20, 1978 Cheryl Klawitter from Orono Hair Care, came to the school to explain the different ways of starting a hairdl'essing career. There are two ways of getting started, by appren- ticeship or by going to a college. Following was a question period. The students enjoyed this. Due to technical dif- ficulties, the ring man wiil be The Pines School volleybal team has started off very successfully. The girls have played two different schools and have won six straight games without losing any.' The boys have also played 2 different schools. They lost their first games but made a great cýomeback against the d;econd school. Both teams were playing for the best three out of fîve games. coming to the school Wednes- day, November 29th. Jr. Basketball girls won the LOSSA "A" division basket- ball tournament against Den- nis O'Conner. The score was a close 35-32. On Dec. 2nd they go to Kloin, to compete in COSSA. The smoking shelter plans for the Recreation area have been postponed until the spring. The reason for this is because of the damage done to the picnic tables that were provided. December 18-22 has been designated "Spirit Week". Each grade will be res- ponsible for 1 day of fun and celebration. At the end of the week, they'll judge and dec- ide which day was the best. December 22 Clarke will have their Christmas Prom. It is semniformal, for couples only, and each couple wil be responsible for bringing some food. sSenior Public Pchool News On Thursday, November 23 during the raining afternoon we had a fire drill. The classes had to go out in the rain for over five minutes and by the time we got to go back in the school everyone was drnched right through their clothes. We stiil do not know what caused it for sure, but the firemen from Bowman- ville have been checking the school for evidence. Test tube baby plants by VanBelle Yes, that's right, we now have test tube baby plants. This is a new and revolution- amy method of reproduction in plants. t ail started in the orchard growing operations in California, where they had poblems to produce dlean disease free plants in quanti- ties for the commercial market. The -Einstein- of this method is Dr. Toshio Muashige, a scientist at the University of Califomnia at Riverside, who for the past 22 years has worked on this pioneering research. The above phrase of Test Tube Babie is of course catchy to say the least. In the Horticultural trade tchis type of reproduction is called tissue culture, this is the art of growing plants in test tubes (or other glass containers) in a sterile environment from a tiny bit of tissue (which in the trade is called an explants>. Again this yea r we are having electives. They are c.mng along very success- fully. The students are always, looking forwvard to the ard and 4th period of day 8, which is the day electives are held. Some of the electîves are leathier, drama, crafts, cook- ing around the world, shop, wrestling for girls and back- gamna. We hope we can keep on enjoying electives. Sandra Williams. This wvill produce thousands of disease, fungus and virus free plants, which are grown in less time, less space for production and of course a tremendous savings in main- tenance and labor. It is estimated that in time when this type of operation is in-full swing that we will be able to grow plants in a third of the time and at about haif the cos t. A t the moment there are about 75 to 100O of these labs in the United States, from Cali- fornia to Florida and in the North mainly in MNichigan. Whien we were in Califomnia a couple of years ago, going through some of the Orchid Ranges they were already using this tissue culture for reproduction, which is parti- cularly important for Orchids production. The bloom and the size of the bloom is consistent, and by using this type of reproduction each one will be identical in size, bloom, color and of course the quality wilI be the same as the mnother plant leaf). Another advantage with the tissue culture is the fact that new introductions of plants, or improvements on certain plants will be on the market in quantities in a very short time. This opens up a whole new thought. process when thinking in terms of growing plants, even to the extent that we may have an over production of trees and plants when the new "super plants" of tomorrow will be here today. One of our suppliers of Perennials will probably have some varieties of perennials available for the trade next year. The first company to start production for the retail trade is the Ogelsby Nursery in Hollywood, Florida, where they can hold up to 70,000 test tubes at one time, and these can produce as many as 3 to 6 million plants per year. This is one of the 15 labs of various sizes in the State of Florida. Everythîng in the lab is absoluately dlean and sterile, lab technicians spray their hands with a 70 percent alcohol solution every time they start on another step of production. Visitors are req- uested to remove their shoes before entering the lab. but are not allowed in the actual part where the work is done or where the equipment is kept. To facilitate visitors to see the operation, large windows were installed s0 that visitors can see the whole operation behind glass. It seems that we live. in a changing world where a smal piece of, leaf can produce thousands of new plants, and where not too many years ago we talked about food short- ages and world wide famine, but through modern technol- ogy we may be able to refute all the gloomn and doom reports sometimes s0 vividly described by the press, and 1 feel this is the way nature works as our creator has put it together. t is good, an another exciting part of growing living plants. Until next week, happy gardening. Ch-a ries Reid Oronoý's Licensed Auctioneer Va luator Specialize in Farm Furniture Sales Consuit me for terms and dates Phone Orono 983-5914 Board to lease computer equipment The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educ- ation at their regular meeting on Thursday evening gave approval for the leasing of an IC.. 2903 mini-computer. The leasing arrangement will cost the Board $3,358.00 per month imcluding maintenance and repair to the equipment. The Board also approved the purchase of a O.M.R. Ashworth Reader at a price of $7,800.00. The lease and purchase was considered by the Board following a report froni Ad- miniýtratio and an evaluation by Ricli Glushkoff, a comput- er consultant with P.S. Ross and Associates. There was also consultation with other boards of education who had gone through a similar Pro- "inaMoelel..11 con: Tues. Dcemberassist8anceo p.m. For ngappoittentapnias O O C aîl: 93-971 îOôf - aîn:on - emen BUINS i * b-DE V4(Branh OfficeAddrBAs * e ,:"ess-s2KnSretetOhw cess of secting equipment. out such F.R. Tennant Fuels Lt. Phone 983-5693 PUMPING OUT SEPTIC TANKS CLAUDE IIARNESS Farmeriy Bert Tomkins Phone 786-2552 Hydro Rate Adj ustment Due to the higher wholesale cost of power fromn Ontario Hydro to the Municipal Hydre Electrie Systems of some 9.8 percent, the Orono Hydro Electric Commission finds it necessary to increase retail rates approximately 6.1 percent on ail electricity used after January lst, 1979. This increase reflects the rebate as a result of the better than expected operation and sale of power by Ontario Hydro in 1978. New Monthly Rates for Residential Customers Kilowatthour (KWH) Cost Per KWH Consumption First 500 KWH 9.0 Next 200 KWH 4.7 Balance 2.6 Monithly General Service Rates First 50 KWH 9.0 Next 200 KWH 5.0 Next 9750 KWH 3.2 Balance 1.9 Demand Charge over 50 K.W. $2.85 Minimum Bill $4.00 -For further information apply at the Orono Hydro Office. Orono Hydro Electric Commission