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ý-A spectacle for the vî'ewing THE FEDERATIION 0F ONTARIO NATURALISTS Like a vasi airforce, they pause to reluel, rëst and regroup. Over 90,000 glisten- ing aeronauts, each a magnificent piece of design. Jammed into a few, vast stag- ing areas, they transform the scene, from desolation into, a white sea of bedlam. A cacophony of honks, whistles and tremulados fills the air. Then, off they go, resuming their frantic dash for the arc- tic. Tundra, or wbistling, swans make their stopover ini Ontario over the next 2-3 weeks, affording a spectacle unexceiled in eastern North America. It's part of an astonishing migration that will cover over 6000 km, many storms and counttess hardships. It's a trek that will challenge their meutle, and ensure that only testrongest 'and healthiest make it 10 breed. These swans have spent the winter, along the Atlantic cost. from Maryland to the Carolinas. Paddling about the bays and marshes t hat dot the coast, they have fed and strived to conserve the energy niecessary, first to get themn through the winter and secondly, 10 migrate. Triggered by lengthening daylength - biologisîs cali it photperiod - the swans began their trek 3-4 weeks ago. Nor- thward they moved, paddling and dabbling to feed. About New York, they suddenly turned inland, to travel nor- thwesterîy, mostly by night. By eerie moonlight and some deep, intuitive sense, they followed the ghostly silhouet- tes of New York's finger lakes, 'tilI they reached the mighty waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Making their way, westward, they were cued yet agaîn - thîs lime by an instinct ingrai qgd by millenia of forefathers' experience - to head for the massive shoreline marshes. These wetlands, at Long Point and in the Lake St. Clair area, were much more than snack- ing locations; they're vital to the very survival of the flocks. Nearing the onle-third' point of the migration, and still located in the "warm"", open water of souilhernmost Canada', these afford the vital opportunity tb rest, rebuiîd decimated energy reserves, and regroup, before heading north. Both Long Point and Lake St. Clair can expect 15 - 20,000 swans at a time, with an influx of new birds and ex- it of "recharged" birds each night or two. "Residence limne" of any on bird is about 4 - 5 days. Revitalized, they race again by night for the arctic, in a mad rush 10, stake out prime territory in which 10 nest and raise young. By late April, they'll have reached their territory, within 200 mites or so of the Arctic Ocean, and begun an elaborate courting ritual. Necks arched and wings out- stretched, the maies will strut about in a bizarre, and highly vocal, courting dance. Mates choses, they'll im- mediately set to work, building a 3" high nest mount of moss, grass and algae atop the wide-open tun- dra. By mid-May - even with deep, soft snow still cloaking the tundra - 3 to 5 large white eggs will adorn the nest. Both parents will take turns incubating - and defendîng - the nest. lt's a long process, 24 hours a day, for nearly 40 days. The hatchlings will arrive about Jufly lst, as the last of the ice is mnelting, and thîngs are warmning Uip. Nol surpris- ingly, the young are advanced even ai hatching; within days they'll follow Nthe parents 10 nearby lakes, where they mmt quickly learn, by emiula- lion, ail of skills needed -boîîom-feeding for -Plants, swimiming, fîying, and avoiding predators. Quickly indeed, f'or with three short imoiths, freeze-up will begin, and~ the survivors wi11 be on their way south. 1The world of the Tundra swan is a perpetual rush. Race 10 Erie marshes. Race to "lrecharge batteries". Race t o the arctic, 10 court and stake territory. Race 10 build, lay and-hatch. Race to raisc- and train young. Then, finally, race back before freeze- Up. The spectacles ai Long Point and Lake St. Clair are awesome. But more than that, they're a glJimpse mb oa fascinating wortd and a poig- rant plea for habitat conser- vation. N"lew features for Mosp< 1In addition to the new computer-controlled edcc- Ironie Player's scoreboard; ncw pavement and green grass wili welcome visitors to Mosport in 11)85. Both spec- tators and compeitors should notice the im- provements 10 the 619 acre racing faciîity an hour from Toronto. The Playcr's scoreboard is located in the Mospori infield where il mnay be seen by up to ,ihty per cent of MOsport vsrsThe ncw scorebo)ard is mountcd sevcnty Ilcet in ic air \?ith thr1-ccfitty y tcnt fcecisidcs. ort Following the complete repaving of the paddock for the 1984 racing seasonl, ap- proximateiy haîf 'the racetrack was resurfaced in October. Folîowing aý poil of' international drivers, corners nine, ten, one, f'our and five plus the pit cntry and exit and the pits themselves were total- ly repaved. In addition, the noîorious bump ai corner Iwo was smoothed. -' Since the new 1track surface is mow over two inches above the (Ad, aIl shoulders in the rcpavcd areas hiave been backfilled' with topsoil and Oronoâ - Lockhart News Reports LOCKHART CAMPUS WNEWS FRENCH In french, grade sixes are doing some projects. Grade fives are doing "sont and est" things. "Sont" means two.things and "est" means one thing. Grade fours are doing cards. -When Mme Van Camp puts up a card .they have 10 answer it. HOUSE LEAGUE In house league iroquois, Mohawk, Bella Coola and [ast Blackfeet. We collected S1,991.50 skipping. In house league there is spirit,' harrier, beach bail, newcombe bail, skipping, king's court, queen's court, Hoop Bell, track. The Library is getting new books for our littie library. The helpers are Brent Evers, Mark Pierre,' Cindy Jerome and Jennifer Luxton. The standings are Mohawks 2954, Biackfoot 1886, Bella Coola 2779, Iro- quois 3125. HOUSE LEAGUE STANDING Skipping Team Points Iroquis 1799 Mohawk 1832 Bella Coola 1492 Blackfeet loto Total Points 3125 2954 2779 1886 Thanks you helpinig with contesi parentheprMs. C. Hooper, Mrs. ýi. Locke, and Mrs. J. Blackburn. LOCKHART CAMPUS NEWS READ ALh ABOUT Il! Mr. Witberidge class 4-5 in reading are doing greek gods and myths. They are aiso do- ing division. M r. Witheridge's class -has the commodore 64 for two weeks and tbey' are doing a math game which is calied "Island". Andrea Ferguson a"nd Craig Lockhart are the oniy ones who were rescued. Mrs. Raifes ciass 2-3 are making nutritions puppets and grade 3 are doing super stars. Mr., Eames class in E.S., the students are finishing their African projects. ORONO CAMPUS NEWS Pod C has a commodore 64 computer. It has a printer, disc drive, key board and a screen. The grade sixes work on it from 9:00 a.mn. until 10:55 a.m. The grade fives work on il from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and the grade fours have it from 1:55 p. m. until 3:30 p. m. They can type out stories, print graphics and they can even create music. The computer is used to heip children do remedial work and cnrichi- ment work. It can help with mnath and with spelli*ng. It can receive commands and type ouI newsietters. The comn- puter is very useful to the classes. by Tara Wallace, Gr. 6 NIlewcastle buildîi2 value al most triples The value of building lier- mits issued in the Town of Newcastle for the first two months of 1985 is almost 300 percent ahead of that in the same period in 1984. Permits issued for the first two months of 1985 number fort y-four comparing with 14 in the same period in 1984. These were, for residentiai dweiiings being ail single family dweiiings. The Courtice area notes the largest increase with nine- teen permits for the two month period comparing with three in 1983. Mayor Rickard rnade note of' ibis increase ai couniciî meeting on Monday. The Mayor also questioned the values placed on the dweîlings as reported in the building department report. He noted that dwellings were being noted ai even less than $35 ,000. Terry Edwards, director of Planning, statcd that, these wcrc construction costs oniy for the building. He pointed Ucercan be beaten. CANAM~AN 0t 5oer1v i*.DUCANCU out ttiat ibis dïI not include the prjce of the lot and ser- vices connection with the dweiiing. After sume discussion the planning department is to prepare a report as to the cost values being used for somte of the dwellings which has rang- cd from $33,000 to $35,000. Orono Weckly 1hm&, e ns Orono Jr. Gardetntrs. celebrate Youth Year Orono Junior Gardeners celebraied this event at their first meeting of the year'on March 2l1st. "We were sur- prised and pleased to sec such a great turnout of kids" ex- cîaimied one'of the leaders '"and what a great way to celebrate -by ený7ouraging commaunity youth jnvoIve- ment in upcoming yearly evens". These wilI include the pianting of the flower boxes along Orono' s main street, the making and selling of flower arrangements for Decoration Day at the cernetery, and the list goes on. The children meet ap- proximately once a month and the $ 1.00 yearly member- ship introduces them not only to horticulturai information and tactics but also en- courages them 10 appreciate nature, be creative through the use of natural miaterials and. compete amnong other Jr. gardeners at homne and across Ont ario in varions Ontario Horticulture Assoc. competitions such as the C.N.E., and the Royal Winter Fair. The 25 who turned out fnr the first meeting were busy making bookmnarks, hasty notes and placemiats with dried flowers and leaves and were in- structed to include the Vear of the Youth logo. These creations will be sent 10 the District 17 Convention in Cannington where they will be judged against those made by other clubs across On- tario. .For their next meeting on April I 8th the Jr. Gardeners will receive. various- seeds and gardening instructions. They will also begin 10 grow a houseplant from a cutting and will be asked to show il in their home competition in August. Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to conte to the Orono United Church at 7 p.m. on April 18th. Yvonne Trafford (The Craft Place) 983-5475 or Yvonne Maitland- (Apple Blossomn Shop) 983-5291 will be pleas- ed to answer any questions regardîng Jr. Gardeners. The Jr. Gardener programme is certainly an enriching one for our youth especially during the 1985 The Year of the Youth. Orono Figure Skating Club p resents "Dreams On Ice". APRIL 13, 1985 -1. SHOW TIMES, 1:30 P.M. & 7:00 P.M. Guest Skaters: Lisa Maddock and Robert Mullane and Scott O'Neill Featuring: STEPHANIE HOOD ANDREA BURNHAM CHRISTY FLINTOFF TICKETS AVAILABLE BY ADVANCE SALE 1OR AT THE DOOR A DU LTS $3.00 SENIORS & STUDENTS $2.00 CHILDREN 12 & UNDER $1.00 KibyButcher Shop: andD 1 HIGHWAY 115 AT KIRBY (1 CO NNo TH 0F TAUNTON RD.) FREE - FREE - FIRE Wïth any purchase $50.00 or over Write your name on the back of Sales Receipt and have a chance to win: Weekly Draws: m * Food Hampers from (1) Anco Cheese 1(2) Canada Packers- * Dinner for 2 at Flying Dutcliman Motel * Dinner & Show tickets, Marlgold [>Inner Theatre * Burgers & Fries for fauitly at Kgrby Burger Your money back: » A chance to wIn your mQney back on your Beef or Pork order of $ 150.00 or over. A draw wiII be he!d at the end of Aprîl ....... . . . ....... - .... . . ...... ....... 'Îîïibïïiîîîî . . .......