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~4 x 4~4~t 4 1-Orouo Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 20, 1990 The 2nd Orono Brownie Pack did their Jester, Singer, Camp, Staples, Johanna Hawkshaw and had a camp out at the home of their Holiday Native Lore and Bead- Jessica Walters. leader Madeline Heard. They had a worker Badges plus crafts. We ended our camp out with a lot of fun hiking and exploring. Girls camping were Renee Parent and Daughter Picnic. Many' They helped buiid a campfire and Mathias, Juliana Speziale, Valerie thanks to Elgin, Wendy and Kim cooked their lunch outdoors. They Gray, Taralee Clemens, Alecia for their help. line and cultivated few herbs for their own use. "Although herbs have been used in the Orient and Europe for thousands of years," said Walthaut, "during the flower child era there was a herbaI renaissance on this continent. We began to see that our customders were more in the herbs we were growing than the other plants. So we switched over to herbs exclusively." A few years ago Otto hit upon an ingenious, invention. He calîs it "Potmaker'. It's a simple little wooden gadget for making your own starter Pots out of newspaper. It transforms'a strip of newspaper into a surprisingly strong starter pot. Seedlings can be transplanted without removing them from the paper. The paper decomposes as the roots grow through it. Apparently, more and more peo- pie are Iearning the uses of herbs and acquiring more knowledge about them. But to the Richters, herbs are an old story. They've been close to them since they were knee high to a comfrey plant. And ap- propriately even named one of their four sons "Herb" . Tracy Schillings and Alecia Orono Brownie Pack. They flew up Staples earned their Golden Hand to Guides on May 3th. and Brownie Wings in the 2nd Congratulations girls. Town Council Briefs (Continued from page 6) Five mnonths revenue from park- ing meters, parking permits and fines has increased to $38,440. This is an increase from the, first five months of 1989 when the total was $29,318. Frank Wu, drector of planning stated that building permits for the first five months of 1990 are down 50 percent to that of the same period in 1989. There has been 203 residentiai permits issued tbis year to the end of May. The.value of commercial and in- dustrial construction has aiso drop- ped to $712,000 and $230,000 respectively. The Town of Newcastle wiil have to pull up their boot-straps if they wish to continue competing against Ajax and Pickering in Participation Day. Pickering was out in front with a 60.01 percent -participation, Ajax with 57.89 percent and the Town of Newcastle at the bottom with 39.00 percent. The old refrigeration plant for ice making at the Bowmanville Arena is to go into operation at the Newcastle Arena foiiowing a deci- sion and approval by the generai purpose committee. Orono to have its skateboard facility sometime in July according to a report from Community Ser- vices. There has been some delay as the operating Boards of the larena have expressed concern on using the parking lot. An asphalt pad is to be located elsewhere on the agricultural grounds. A report was received from Public Works that the Edward Street bridge in Newcastle woudi be com- pleted this year. The Edward Street bridge was a condition of approval of the Foster Creek sub-division in the Village of Newcastle a number of years ago. The Town does hoid a Letter of Credit for the works but Ed. Vanhaverbeke has stated in a letter that it has always been his intent to complete the bridge. Approval have been obtained from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Conser- vation Authority. Approval from the Ministry of Transport is ex- pected shortiy with the view that the project will be completed this year. The lot of a p oliceman (Continued from page 7 mass hysteria toilows. Now, when the police publiciy display a .38 revolver and a .44 Magnum revolver they seized dur- -Bill Bramah's Ontario It's a connoisseur's delight. A culinary cornucopia. In a huge greenhouse complex in the village of Goodwood is Canada's largest collection of herbs. There are over 500 varieties, each one identîfied in detail. Richter Herbs was the country's first gardening centre devoted ex- clusively to herbs. lt's owned by Ot- to and Waitraut Richter whose love of herbs goes back to their childhood in Austria.' The greenhouses contaîn a panorama of greenery and exude a freshness and fragrance that only nature's unseen alchemists can pro- vide. The Richters' work is their hob- by. Theyýre in the greenhouses 12 to, 14 hours a day explaining to people the nature and uses of herbs and supervising shipments going coast to coast and down into the United States. 1Waltraut is a tiny, vibrant women in her seventies whose blue eyes brighten as she tells you of the variations and values of her beioved herbs. She's neither a doctor nor a herbalist, yet is a much sought after speaker for lectures, demonstra- tions and seminars. "I know what herbs can do medicinally because I'e seen the resuits time after timç,<4" she says. "And 1 learned how to use themn for cooking in my mother's kitchen. " You don't see any chemicals at Richters. They have good bugs to cat the bad bugs and the purismn of organic farming is evident everywhere. The cole started their business as a ga7den centre in the '60s. At first, they grew a generai gardening ing a scuffle, h i1s deemed- "a curious piece of propaganda" in ight of the racial tension! This in spite of the fact that the policemen, on arrivai at the scene of the scuf- fie, were punched, kicked, and bit- ten,' as weli as having rocks and bot- dies thrown at them, by bystanders. Perhaps Madonna, at her. SkyDome Concert, was able to put her finger to part of the probiem. She shouted to the crowd, "In America, people realiy dig a littie senseless violence.. .what about you, here in Toronto?" she challenged. The crowd of 27,000 went wild. by Gord Mills Our Customers are #1 at the , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ORONO BRANCH We are happy to announce the winner of our Father's Day draw, TED MORRIS, ORONO Dinner for Two at the 'New Dutch Oven' Winner of aur VISA Draw BARBARA INGRAHAM, Pontypool A Pair of Blue Jay Tickets A "Thank You" is extended ta participants Our Loan Mortgage Promotion continues until JuIy 29. Let CIBO, Orono help you enjay those "Sumnmer Barbecue Days" APPLY NOW Private Sewage Study in the Community of Orono The Town of Newcastle has retained the- consulting engin'reering firm of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates ta und ertake an investigation of the private sewage disposai systems in the Commu'nity of Orono. As part of an on-going study, staff of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates wiIl carry out a f ield investigation including the collection of water samples within the study area during the period of June 25, 1990 to July 6, 1990. Residents are asked to assist in the success of the study by allowing staff access to collect water samples and inspect in- dividual private sewage disposai systems. For further information, please contact Mr. Walter A. Evans, of the Town of Newcastle at 623-3379 or Mr. S. Blakey of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates at 416-668-9363. Date of Publication: June 20, 1990 Walter A. Evans, P. Eng. 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