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Clarke Township Pioneer Square Dancers The above float in the dancers added another Period costumes, plenty of The Clarke Township Orono Bicentennial parade dimension to this most- action, local music and gay Pioneer Square Dancers were headed up by Mac Ransberry popular feature of the 1984 colours ail added to the at- placed third by the judges. and a group of young square air. tractiveness of the float. Orono Weekly Times, September 12. 1984-7 East4-wier tBlackstock Fair by Barry O'Neil, RO.. Byers, Blackstock. Specialist The Grand Champion Jr. August 25th at Blackstock Showman was Bob Gobie, Fair wvas the Achievement Janetville; Reserve Chamn- Day for the Durhiam East 4-H pion was Shannon Cornish of Beef, Swine and Sheep Tyrone. The Grand Charr- Clubs, pion Sr. and Overail The resuits of the Beef Showmian was Brian Goble, show,, are as follows: Grand Janetville; Reserve Chamn- Champion Jr. Heifer - Pennyv pion Sr. and Overali Piper, Orono; Reserve Showman was Andrew Champion - Terry Ormniston, Davey, Bowmianville. Con- Courtice; Grand Champion gratulations to ail those in the Sr. Heifer - Brent Beef Club who showed at w McLaugh-Ilin-, Nestleton; Blackstock and a big thanks Reserve Champion - Todd to the leaders Gerry Cornish Ormiston, Courtice; Grand of Tyrone and Steve Selby of' Champion Street - Andrew Newcastle for their help this Davey, Bowmianville; year. Reserve Champion - Jeff Orono W,,eekly Times Printing. Cali 983-5301 'Te IUlm4 dotm ibm SAVING THE ELM As a native>of the prairies, where Poplar wvindbreaks wýere the closest thing to a deciduouis foi-est, 1 have always marvelled at the elegance of the towýering Amnerican Elm. With its distinctive shape, lîmibs ar- ching steeply up 100 feet or more, this mnagnificent tree is, naturally inspirational. Whether standing alone in a distant pasture, forming a cathedral vault over some back country lane or shading f an outdoor cafe, itIchallenges any monument wel dare erect ahd frames North! American landscape hîstory j4st as sure- ]y as the White Piýie. It was a great shock, then, dhe first time 1 carne upon the sad spectacle of ai venerable ulmius american4 riddied wvith pipes and hosçs carrying mysteriuus fluids from some infernal machine. ýince it was standing on the grounds of an imipossibly perfect Iawn and garden i downtoni Toron- to. 1 wvondered for asecond if Discom fort for the asthma tic (Continued 'fromn page 6) their luing tissues tdo react far more than they should to various stimuli.' The triggers are many and varied, For in- stance -- grass, polle r, animal dander or even certain.food. can cause an asthnatic reac- tion. An asthmia antack can also be triggered b y cold air, a virai infection or 1kéercising a little too hard. Andi to com- pnund rnatter, i t py be a combhination of the e factors that will cause an~ asthma episode.1 When asthma does occur, there is a narrowing of the hnonchial tubes or airways to l ungs thus prod ucing a ýelling of breathlessness. some obsessed gardener was actually trying to turn its leaves greener in a mad cosmetic vision. lnstead 1 quickly learned thec sad truth, that the aging Eim %was under intensive care and might not live minch, longer. due to a blight caIled Dutch elm disease. The White Elm, as the species is commonly kniown here in Ontario, occurs naturally across.the province from the Carolinian zone bordering Lake Erie to the southern reaches of thic Boreal forest. Together- with its more southerly restricted relatives, the Slippery Elm and Rock Elm, this dark gray to reddish-brown barked species provides us with somne of the eariiest spri ng blossomns. Flower clusters open before the leaves and in only a few weeks the circular, winged fruits are mature. Though it was once a co-m-' mon -sight across its wide range, the White Elm has disappeared from view in (I (Continued page 8) Most often the episodes, althçugh uncomfortable, and frightening, are relatively mild. Some asthma episodes, however are very serious. The asthmatic may ýeel he or she is su ffocating ý- abMe to take in air perhaps, but! àot able to breathe it out. But aIl is not- gloom and doomn for the person with asthma. Today, asthma can be well controlled with medications prescribed by the physician after a thorough assessment of the patient's asthma. The asthmatic can alsc, help in the control by avoiding those irritants to which he or she is sensitive. Durham Region Lung Association provides services and programns with a wide variety of information to help asthmatics live with asthma. For, more information, cali 723-3151 and remembher -"Yoîir Lungs are f'or Lifec". YARD- SýIDEWALK Oro0noMaein nS"t r e atM, Spt 15 FREE HOTDOGS and POP ServecJ at 12:00 Nooni Do- Nut Eating Contest Hp1 l at 11:-00 a.rm. -Bubble Gumi Contest at 2:00 A combination Yard an d SidpwaIk Sale on Orono Main Street. Corne and join the fun in Downtown Orono Sponsored by the Orono Downtown Businessmen's Association ORONOh