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8-Oroito Weekly Timies, Wednesdty, November 27, 1985 Blackstock boy. in the finals POETRY CHRISTMAS TIME No- payments titi spring the headlines shout Christmas is coming That's what this is about So get out and spend your very last dime What does it matter It's Christmas time. Sixteen year old Marion otheirorral youths from -Fnalists are, left to right, Finalists also re_-ceived a McLeodi, centre, of RR i, acro0,ss the rpovince. Walter Vice of Blackstock, copy of "The Farm.i", a pit- Glen H-uron, Ontarjo), ins The wns means Mcleod Ontario; Joanne Taylor of curebook , 'of Ontarjo the International Yout'h Year w ýi1lljoin Agriculture and St. George; Marion McLeod, agriculture, past anid present. public speaking contest at Food Minister Jack Riddell Ben Hogervorst of Watford (Photo by Ken Bartoni, On- this year's Royal Agricultural during his regular workday, and- Beverly Agar of tario Ministry of Agu,]LIlre winter Fair, edging out 23 as "Minîster -for a -Dayv". enLehart. and Food.) Bowmanville to y host Oron- Lochart The president of West Durham District Scout Coun- cil has announced that Bowmanville has, been chosen as the site for the 1986 Quinte Regional Scouting Con- ference. The date of the conference will be Saturday, March 1, 1986. President Bonikowsky said that the conference will be held at the Bowm-anville High Sehool .which has already been booked for this important Scouting event. The conference is expected to attract about 500 seouters from Quinte Region. The logo chosen for this year's conference is "Kaleidloscope '86" to reflect the ever chang- ing environment of Seouting with the only constant being ONT. HYDRO NEWS Even though the Blue Jays were out of the running, many Ontario TV sets were tuned to final games of the World Series, Saturday and Sunday nights, October 26 and 27. Ontario Hydro reports that eleciricity demand shot up 120,000 kilowatts wheni TVs switched on ai 8 p.m. for the showdown between the Kan- sas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals. Standard Time Changes Peak When Ontario returned to -Eastern Standard timne early in the morning of Sunday, October 27, demands on the electrical- system clianged along with the hands on the dlock.ý With the sun setting an hour earlier, the daily peak in consumrption of electricity bans shifted from late mnorning, to late afternoon. The preparation of dinnier now coincîdes with a heavy the boy. The many sessions to be offered during the seminar will revolve around this theme. G-uest speakers will corne from both withini and outside of scouting. Local businesses should also benefit from the influx of 500 people from out of town. Hosting of' the con- ference will be a real challenge to the Scouters from West Durham District but the president is con fident that they will rise to the task at hand. Last year's conference was held in Belleville so this will give local scouters who did flot wish to travel Iast year a good opportuinity, to par- ticipate. lighting load. In October, peak demand for electricity was an estimated 16.2 million kilowatts. That's an increase of 5.2 percent from October, 1984. Energy consumption, at 9.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, was up more than il percent from the same month last year. Export -Sales During October, -Ontario Hydro customers earned $11.5 million from the sale of 686.8 mnillion kilowatt-hours of electricity to the United States. Public Power Turns 75 On October 11, 1910, Hydro Chairman Sir Adamn Beck pressed a switch to ight up the main stre et of Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener) and Ontario's first publically- owned electricity was transmitted. On October 5, 1985, the 75th anniversary of that ORON On footba the C< Onp Dragci Weekly Report NO0 CAMPUS We would gladly accept November 18 in flag any unwanted books, at the ýal the Panthers played library (fiction, biography, obras, the score was 0-0. story books etc.) November 19, the Trhank you. ms played the Cobras, Scott Hall - Grade 6 the -Cobras -took the gaine away win a 6-0 game. On November 20 the Dragons played the Cougars andwent on to win a 12-0 game. The girls have had no Voleyball practices. historie event was mnarked dramatieally at the Kort- wright Centre for Conserva- tion, in Kleinburg. Two of the centre's emiployees dressed as Sir Adam Beck and James Whitney, Ontario's Premier at the time. "Beck" flipped a switch to light up the parking lot with new, high pressure sodium lights which are par- tially powered by a wind tur- bine. On hand to speak to the crowd of 300 were the Minister of -Energy, Vince Kerrio and Ontario Hydro's Executive Vice president of Operations, Arvo Nitenberg. NOTICE 7he Newcastle Hiydro- Electric Commission are offering for sale a parcel of land and buildings known as N . 12 Temperance Street in the Town of Newcastle (formerly Bowmanville). However, because of cer- tain conditions connected with this sale those par- ties interested will have the opportunity to view this property on Wednes- day, December 4, 1985, between the hours of 08:00 A.M. and 16:00 P.M., when these conditions will be made known to the prospective purchaser. As Orono Stores Ligh t-up for Christmas THE APPLE BLOSSOM SHOP has some Pre-CHRISTMAS SPECIALS FOR THE EAflLY SHOPPERS. Thursday, November28 - open9ga.m. to9p.m. 10% OFF everythingin store (Cash and Carry - Excluding Sale Items) Friday/ November 29 - Open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 20% OFF Poinsettias (Cash and Carry) Saturday, November'30 - Open 9a.m. to 6 p.m. Corne and enjoy a Demionstration by Mary H oldcroft 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. of Canadian Hand Crafted Porcelain China Floral Jewellery Give Santa a break - let us deliver an FTD GIFT BOUQUET 10%/ OFF any Christmas orders placed this week The APPLE BLOSSOM SHOP Main Street, Orono Phone 983-5291 Santa'Approved ~» v<Ideas \DRESSES r4~ ~ LINGERIE BLOUSES SWEATERS PERFUMES "Everyfhing for that speciaf someone" Main Street, Orono scouting conference Wvo'rld Series boosts electricty use