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12-Orono Weely Times, Wednesday, Decesnber 19, 1M8 Local student attends Terry Fox The Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre in Ottawa is the setting for a one-week pro- gramme which has been set up by the Council for Cana- dian Unity. Students age 15 to 18 travel to Ottawa froii ail across Canada. One of six themestis focused on each week. The one that 1 par- ticipated in was called Natural Resources and the Environment, and deait with the acid rain problem, recyci- ing, Parks Canada, and Canada's energy policy. We alsu visited the Senate, the. Supreme Court and the 'House of Communs, and had a question-and-answer period with Jean Chretien. When 1 first found out about the Terry Fox Cana- diait Yuuth Centre, 1 knew that it would be a "unique experience-, as everyone Who hadl aiready been there said it was. The pamphlet that ex- To cail next 115 contra ct in August Spring pavîng ut Highway 115 and 35 south of Orono will complete the cuntract and work on construction on the highway started late in 1 983. At this point ai that is lft tu complete the job is the final paving .of the highway and sume other minor works. In August ut 1985 the Ministry of Transportation and Communication will caîl for tenders for work which will undertaken from suuth uf Orono tu some 100 feet nor-th of the Taunton Rond intersection with the highway. Work un this sec- tion which will include a south entrance in and out of Orono alqggS with an inter- change at Taunton Road is exxe ted tu commence so>netime late in the yeur. The Orono -Downtuwn Business Association has been informed that the Orono sign, south of Orono on the east side 'of the highway, must conforma witli regulations requiring a distance ut une-quarter mile from 'the highway property. The Ministry dues allow a five year period for removal of the sign from the date of request. Centre plains about the centre tells about t1w specifics of wbtre an ' when the programme ta es place, but dues not m ntion the most important tliîng that happens during the week spent at the centre. When about 100 teenagers comfing from ail over Canada spencd a week living ail in une building and learning about huw our country is run, close friendships develop. In that short week, 1 travelled alI over Canada without ever leaving Ontario, just by talk- ing to my new found friends. 1 don't mean to say that the week 1 spent in Ottawa was spent just "gotïng off",% for it was just the opposite. We were busy fromi 6:00 a.mn. to 11:00 p. m. whether it was seeing a ballet with some in- terested participants, guing tu seminars, preparing skits, or getting to know other par- ticipants. When it come tu saying goodbyes on Saturday murn- ing, 1 don't think that une of the 100 teenagers was dry- eyed, and those goodbyes were the hardest I've ever had to say in my life, knowing that 1 would neyer see must uf these peuple face to face again. The closest of my friends 1 plan to see this holi- day when they come to visit. 1 would like to thank my sponsors, The Brown's Busy Bees, The Orono Kinsmen, The Oruno Weekly Times, the Newcastle Lionesses, The Apple Blossom Shop, and the staff of the Newcastle Reporter, for enabling me tu participate in what turned out to be the best week uf my life. Erin Windatt, Newtonville WOODS, WATER WILDIFE by Arlin Hackman - AND Brightening the hume with twipÉ, boughs and wreaths of holy is une of the uldest and happiest uf Christmas tradi- tia6s. The custumn of bringing ,holly intu the house dates back into even earlier cen- turies. In ancient Rome, dur- ing "the gay Saturnalia, mid- winter feast tu, the God of Sowing and Husbandry, Romans sent friends holly to convey esteem and good wishes. There are two holes native tu, Ontario. 'They are the Mountamn holly and the Com- mun Winterberry Holly, sometimes called the Black Aider. Muuntamn holly is an erect, many branched shrub of moist places growing to a height of 10 feet or more. The leaves are thin and smooth and briglit green above. The fruit is a purplish-red to crim- son berry about 1/4 of a inch in diameter and borne on a siender purplish stalk. It is found -in moist situations, low places, swamps and damp woods, especially at the edges of »spagnum bogs or tamarack si1an1ps. Mountajn holly is wide- spread in" southern Ontario, but commoner north of the Carolinian zone to 49 degrees north latitude. Commun winterberry holly or black aider is an erect shrub, growing 10 to 15 feet in height. The leaves are_ sharply serrated and are a duli or dark green above. .The fruit of the winterberry is a bright orange or red berry about 1/4 of an inch acruas. It occurs singularly or in small clusters on short stout stocks, and re- mains on the plant weIl into the winter. The Common winterberry holly grows in muist situa- tions such as swampy woods and thickets, peat bogs, or Iow, land bordering swamps, bogs and roadsides. It is widespread throughout southern Ontario and north to about 48 degrees latitude. Unfike many of the hollies, both the Mountain and the Commun winterberry holly shed their leaves in the autumin. Huwever, the ber- ries remnain on the branches until mid-winter and a cluster of these shrubs and fuli fruit adds mnuch gaiety and beauty tu an otherwise drab land- scape. 0f the 600 known species of holly, the English holly is the une miost prized for its Christmas decorations, with the American holly as the runnerup. Holly farming is a sizeable industry in British Culumbia and has been car- ried on there fur about seventy-five years. Eariier residents of this continent had already perceived the value of holly. Certain Indians used holly as a badge ut courage and favour that would ensure suc- cess in battie. Indians of southern tribes drank holly tea to give.them strength and courage in battie. Anne's in the running Anne Ottenbrite of Whitby who won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1984 Olympics is in the runn- ing for The Sports Federation of Canada female athiete of the year award for those 20 years and under. Ottenbrite has been chusen a finalist along with Carolyn Waldo of Beaconsfield, ,Que., Sylvie Bernier of Mon- treal and Sharon Bayes -of Mîssissauga, who ail com- peted in the recent Olympics. QOrono Fuel'& Lumber Orono, Ontario FUNo~~~ I~ h immob.UOm. "r" "-- feu 64M-ffl To our 6"Deer"friends rHappy Christmnas wishes to one and ail. We hope if's filled with lots of fun! Ann & Debbie of Reflections Newcast le QHydro Holiday Sôhedule CH RISIMAS:- The Hydro Office wilt be closed December 24, 25, and 26, 1984 respectively with business as usual on December 27, 1984. NEW YEARS: The Office wili close on January 1, 1985 only. For emergency service cail 623-4452 Signed: M.J. Watson, Manager. Date uf Publication: December 1911,, 1984 PO. No. 5595 Im- 1 1 It À P.O. No. 5595, <2t