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1-ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, OCTODER 31, 1990 K 0 0 Kinsmen-Kine ttes raise Starkville Corners $20 mlon John deWitt, better known as "Long John" has had his antique business in Starkville for the past 12 years. Tbirty years ago, he went to auction sale, and bought old furniture because that was the most inexpensive way to furnîsh his home. ' "Back then, you couldgeta good flat-to-the-wall for $10, and pressback chairs sold for 50' cents each," lie added. After awhile, lie realized that bis old fumniture was worth something, and lie bas been selling antiques since the early 70's. -At Long John's you will find primitive and country furniture, like kitchen tables and a variety of chairs. "People didn't have sets of things in the 1 850%s; people just bouglit what they needed." He also selîs lamp tables, fiat to the walls, desks, and small things like decoys Letter to Edîtor Roy Forrester Orono Times Roy,,last week you and other papers re ported that Councillor Arnot Wotten drew attention to our NO GANARASKA DUMP sîgns, questloning their permanence, their legality, and their proximity to the road. Many of us were amazed that the subject even came up. Town council bas stated it's support and requested ours in our mutual figlit against the GANARASKA DUMP'SITE. The last thing I would want to do is alienate that support. I spoke to Mayor Hubbard before we even made our signs, to ask ber advice regardmng sign placement and any problems we might face. I say we because these signs were a large scale comrnunity effort one that not only had support ti ternis of dollars and cents, but alo i people hours.- 11 Refering to our sings as being temporary Mayor Hu bbard asked that we make sure they were well away from the reacli of the snow plouglis. Then she went on to say that the 6th CON. being a Town of Newcastle Rd. should flot be a problem under these unusual circumstances. Regional Rd. #9 was the Regions jurisdiction, again I was told that consideringthis situation she could flot imagine tbe Region asking us take our signs down. The reason for this caîl was to avoid any problems. Wc were careful to put the signs wcll back from the road. Many a mail box is far more at risk, and what of tbe real estate signs at tbe sides of our roads? Are they legal, dangerous, or just a different issue? 1 would like to assure our council 'that these signs are temporary, as temporary as tbe drop in our property values, as temporary as our dismay, as temporary as our anger. I assure them it is as temporary as tbis situation. What should be redefined as temporar% is the need for landlill sites. With proper rccycling facilities and composting programns we can look at their nced in a totally different light. Kristin McCrea No Ganaraska Dump Committee by Bey Higgins and glass and china. Long John's favourite kînd of antique is pie cupboards. Up until the time lie broke bis hp a few years ago, lie dîd all of bis own refinishing, and is just getting back to it now. I asked what advice lie had for people interested in antiques. His anwer: "Comne to Long Jobn's!' Many tbanks to the'organizers and musîcians of the "tornado" dance. We ail had a great time! It was announced today that the Association of Kin Clubs, Kinsmen and Kinettes, contributed $27,230,128 to their communities during the past year. -This represents monies raised in the 600 Canadian communities that have Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs and directed back to their hometowns for use in a wide range of service projects. In this the 7th Anniversary year of Kinsmen, the Association is extremely proud that it contributed a record $1.6 million to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation bringing the total for Canada dollars contributed to CF researchi since Kin support began in 1964 to $14 million. Kinsmen and Kinettes also support many other organizations including Operation Go Home, the Shining Lîght Child Abuse Prevention Program, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and SwimmingfNatation Canada. The Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan and the Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation of British Columbia, both of which serve, the needs of disabled people in these provinces, again had successful fund raising years. Maintaining this level of service, excellence will be a formidable challenge for newly 'elected national presidents, Gord Charleswort h and Catherine Newhaim both of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, National Kinsmen President Gord Charlesworth has been a Kinsmen since 1975 and is emlydasa special education teacher for the Province of Manitoba. The Association's first National Kiniette President Catherine Newham joined Kinettes in 1978 and is currently a member of the Kinette Club of Portage la Prairie. The Association of Kmn Clubs is an all-Canadian organization founded in Hamilton, ONtario. The Kin National Headquarters is located in Cambridge, Ontario, (Continued page 11) RECYCLING WEEK '090 NOVEMBER 19-2511990 PRESENTS A CHILDREN'fS POSTER Featuring the theme.. oREDUCE e RE-USE * RECYCLE CONTESI RULES- 4Poster Deadline Nov. 9/90 at 4:30 4Children from Grades 1 - 8 are qualified to enter this contest 4The Poster Must Not be any larger than 20" X 24" 4Ail entries must focus upon a recycling related themne 4Entries can be dropped off or mailed to: Newcastle Municipal Administration Centre 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, LiC 3A6 For inquiries cali Linda Vance 623-3379 LOOKFORIN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERETWN0 ~~OI PRIZES Categories Include: GRADES 1, 2,3 -+ WINNER wîil receive GARDEN BOOK and GREENHOUSE Runner-up Prizes as well GRADES, 4,5, 64 WINNER will receive JUNIOR GREEN CONSUMER GUIDE Runner-up Prize as well GRADES 7,84 WINNER wiIl receive JUNIOR GREEN CONSUMER' Runner-up Prize as well