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Orono Weekly Tinmes, Wednesday, lune 5, 1985-3 '-Iavpy Twenty-fifl h n ni versary Wedding A nnouticetinent Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Fonk of Starkville are pleased to an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Tanya Mary to James Ross, son of Mr. & Happy First Birthday Jeffery Hler ber t John Duvaîl, soni of Pamn & John Duvaîl, s, celebrated his fst irithday ou Saîurday, May 4th. Jeffery's sister,, Cheryl Arn is auxiously A couple of weeks back we wrote of:atrip iwPeleceIsland and in:ce have ihought that readers miay be interested in the physica charactcristius of' theý islaud land other aspects as, b h fe on iîîw island. [heit:aln n al pliCasan i hunii awaiting her 3rd birthdlay on June Il. Proud girandparen ts are Mr. & Mrs. [Herb Duvaîl, Orono and Mr. & Mrs. John Mariuich, Sauli Ste. Marie. Phioto bv McRobbie, Bowmanville W\e dîd siew- lie raising penf1lor theu plcasanîs on tlhe islandc and did reýceive a short run1dý[ doIi llth ihm abi f roni îaîii lii ho did f rowiî oi h fit o ie thý lics taiiiu ' u cîs.lic \%iii iiiL hk Irsî i i li twelve to fifteen vehicles depending on size and a hosi of people providing they had installed the seats and backs to the seating accommoda- tion. At the time of our cross- ing it was standing only as the seats had yet to, be placed on the: iron frames. The island itself is some twenty-seven miles long and three miles wide and has a permanent population of some three hundred people. 0f these some return to the mainland in the winter mon- ths.and we were told take up residence in homes of mainlanders' who go south during this period of time. The shore ine of the island is dotted ih some sumnmer cottages and homes but few of these xsere inhabhited at the time of our vîsî. Farmin)g îsunertke 1o the islaud ith 800acies under cultivatii. We saw, on11y tWOcwsduing ou stay and we did ijavelmoio theu roads on the îsland. Tjloaîoes ere possibîs Ihle largest cash crop grown along wiîh a considerable acreage of grapes. lncidentally the island en- joy the same latitude as the northern secior of the state of California and this, was somewhat hiard for me to believe ebing still in Ontario. lu approaching the island on the ferry 1 was amnazed to see the shoreline banked with quarry stone. Although this was not carried out throughout the entire shoreline it was for the greater part of the shoreline. No doubt much of the island would disappear into the lake without this buffer which was carried out years ago autd possibly in the era of the horse and wagon. he old quarry pits, are till used to some exteni. The island is fIat as fiat cau be and thuis requires drainage of thle land So farming can be uindert(aken. Thle eut ire island is circled witlh a drainage ditch and a nletwO, 01 f onetigdit- chus f rom hle ilueior.Wae t 1w hLýcîrcluar dang lituh narItlie ouierci r1[ cumference of' ihe island is pumped int the lake when required. 'With only 30W residents, commlerce on the island is limited and when we docked a small shack housed the Ministry of Transportation for the island which operates the ferry system. To our knowledge thiere is One hot cI. a small store and a git' shop and ithat is about the ext eut of' he commercial ouilt Iison t1e îslaud. We wsere i old the af fairs of' Mrs. James Stutt of Orono. Wedding to take place on Saturday, August 10, 1985 at Kendal United Church. îsland were undertaken by a Township council and the town hall which sets just off one Of the !hree docking College organizes Alumuni Association by Jennifer Garland A group of Durham Col- lege graduates is currently working towards the forma- tion of a College Alumni Association. It- is their hope uhat this association wil become a vital part of col- lege life. Any former or current Durham College graduates who are interested in becom- ing a member or serving on a committee are encouraged to contact: Jîm Kirkconnell Public Relations Office Durham College Box 385, Oshawa 576-0210, Ext. 271 areas was built in 1910. The growing season on the island was at least two weeks alead of that in uhis area. 1 have a feeling our group of bird watchers was the first such orgauized group to visit the island and that the trip was ou a trial basis. It was interestiug that a group of girl guides travelling by bicycles visited the island on the same week-end and camped at a small public camp ground. It seemed a fit- tiug mode of travel for the country roads and by-ways. 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