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Orono Weekly Times, 15 Sep 1982, p. 7

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- WM Orono Weely Times, Wednesdav, SePtember 15, 1982, 7 Queen'of the Fair arnd the Mayor Terrancée Zinck of Mitchell Rickard following her cboice Orono Fair as Queen of the Corners was presented with a on Thursday evening at the Fair for 1982. gift from Mayor Garnet A Sister- Brother combination 1200 sehool eblidren take parti parade Close to 1,200 students at- tended Children's Day at Orono. Dur-ham.- Central Agricultural Fair on Friday, September l0. Five area schools had students and teachers mar- ching in the parade which started from the Orono Public School at 12:30 p.m. These included: The Pines Senior Public Scbool Orono/Lockhart Public Scbool Kendal/Kirby Public School North Hope Public School Waverley Public School Displays of children's work were put up Wednesday night by the following schools: Vincent Massey Public Scbool The Pines Senior Public Scbool Orono/Lockhart Public' School Hampton Junior Public School Ontario Street Public School Kendal/Kirby Public Scbool Following the parade, prizes were awarded for Floats entered. In the m otorized float division Kendal-Xirby placed first; "Let's Go Orono" entered by some Orono families carne second; third was the float from The Pines entitled "Growing by Doing." In the non-motorized category, first prîze was awarded to "The Teddy Bears Picnic" by Amy -and Sara Pooler. Second prize went to "Clown Family"'by the Borman, Miller and Langley families; third prize was won by Peter and Sara Kelcey. Prizes for decorated bikes were awarded to six young people from a group of over 100. The winners were: Nicole French, Melissa Rock, Tara Young, Jennifer Devolin, Scott Williams and Vickie Rodgers. In the Nail Driving Con- test, Leanine Smnith, Kristen Hamel and Vasena Wallace aIl from Kirby-Kendal Public School won prizes for junior girls. Lorne Hardy - Kirby, Gord Mutton - Kirby, and Gord Scott - North Hope, placed in the top three for junior boys. Leanne Mutton, Donna Canty and Charl<ene Tennant ail from the Pines were the Senior Girl winners. Scott Todd, Shawn Spence, and Rick Shaw, also from Tbe Pines were the Senior Boys champions. The Sack race in the junior division was won by Kenny Davies from Kendal-Kirby. Second was Kerri Campbell from North Hope and third Marti Robinson from North Hope. In the intermediate division, Erin Parker from the Pines came in first, Steve Toth from North Hope came second, Leanne Mutton, from tbe Pines third. The threc-legged race pro- duced pairs of winners in- cluding Kim Lycett and Mar- sha Blascbke from Orono Lockhart, Steve Wilson and Joe Barry from North Hope and Catby McCullough and Jennifer Olsen from Orono Lockhart. In the junior wheel barrow race, Lorne Hardy and Ken- ny Davis fromt Kirby wvere tbe winners followed by Marsha and Kim Lycett from Orono and third, Keith Handley and, Michael Wood from North Hope. For the intermediate divi- sion Karen Goodwin and Leanne Lycett placed first, Dion Diaz and Andy Haines came second, witb Lyle Blight and Rob Jerome in third: Ail were from the Pines Senior Public School. The log sawîng contest for the Junior division produced Brent Gates from Kirby as winner, Kathryn Vandermak from North Hope and second James Cooksey from North Hlope third. The Tug of War is the final sporting event of the day and always creates much interest in participants and spec- tators. This year Orono- Lockhart Public School came first in the junior division, followed by the Phoenix tearn from Kendal-Kirby. McLaughlin House camne first, followed by Iroquois in the Intermediate division both representing The Pines. House points were also awarded to Ganaraska House at the Pines for the best marching in the parade. Tbey earni (50) fifty bouse points and pins displaying the Pines crest for ail those tak- ing part. Mohawk House earned (25) twenty-five bouse points and Pines pins for their ban- ner which was created and Ail the way from Kitchener to the Orono Fair to compete in tbe old tyme fiddlers' con- test on Thursday evening were Shannon, 7 years wbo tap danced,- and Aaron, Il years old, who placed second in bis division of tbe fiddle ORONO DROPS SLIGHTLY Enrolment at the Orono- Lockbarts public scbool bas dropped sligbt this year comn- pared to opening day figures of a year ago. Enrolment at tbe two schools tbis year totals 341 compared with 356 on opening day in 1981. Enrolment at the orono Kindergarten is now set at 41 compared witb an enrolment of 49in 198 1. Pines Senior Public School Enrolment at the Pines contest .-fcnid.RuIc Shool bas in- The oldest fdlrcm creased slightly this year for peting was seventy-five their grades sevenand eigbt. years of age. enrolment during opening week was set at 299 whicb compares with 293 in 1981. Enrolment figures at local sehools Kirby-Kendal Enrolmnent at Kirby-Kendal bas dropped slightly this year on openîng enrolment to 206. ý-,ast year there were 213 students enrolled in the school. Two classes are operated out of the Kendal school with the remai-ning students atten- ding Kirby. A public meeting is being held in the niear future as to the possible clos- ing of the scbool in tbe comn- ing year. The meeting is cal- ed to gain the opinion of the general public in the Kenidal area. Mr. Bruce Lush, formerly principal at Enniskillen, has taken over the principalship of the Kirby-Kendal school. Clarke High School Clarke High scbool breaks the trend of otber secondary schools where enrolment is dropping in general. Enrolment at Clarke this year bas reached 610 com- pared with 603 in 1981 and shows an increase in grade nine students from a previous figure of 116 to 159.

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