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8-Orono Weekly Times, Monday, Decemher 3lst, 1990 July 1969 Miss Sheila Bairstow, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bairstow, Orono, is suffering a broken neck following a diving accident on the weekend at the family cottage in the Huntsville area. The Orono Police Trustees were informed on Monday evening tbat the Orono Water systemn now bas over 300 customers. Daily average use of water amounts to around 30,000 gallons but recently consumption bas juniped to a high of 70,000 gallons per day. On Monday, July 28 a record rainfail feUl in the Kendal area. Mr. Allen Foster who keeps the weather record on the rain gauge said that two and seven-eighth inches of rain feli on Monday. Clarke Higli School student, Elizabeth Spry of R.R. 1, Orono, returned home this week from Drurnmondville, Quebec where she bas been the guest of Evelyn Guay, a student of Le Presentation de Marie Sclxool. These girls were on an exchange program. Mr. and Mis. Norman Allia are holldaying in Hawaii. The annual Orono Beef Barbecue was a great success last Wednesday evening when 320 were in attendance at the Orono Park. Jake Middleton, Sterling Mather, Matt Snelders and Freddie Storsbergen all had a hand in preparing the food- Neil Allin, R.R.I, Orono attends 4-H Provincial Conference at the University of Guelph, June 23 - 27. Misses Elaine Vagg and Joyce Werry are spending this week at Quin-Mo-Lac Camp. Clarke Township Council on Tuesday, gave their approval to an eighty-tree lot sub..division north of the Orono Cemetery wbich is to be developed by Sunnydene Estates Limited. Entrance to the sub-division will be from the Taunton Road, where two entrances show on the plan. Miss Lois Kinimett of Napanee is spending a couple of weeks witb her brother and bis wife, Mr. and Mis. Carl Kimmett. Dress sale at Armstrong's clotbing store, dresses selling from $6.95 to $ 19.95. JuIy 1979 On Friday evening the Hostein Friesen Association presented Everett Brown, Orono, with a forty year pin in recognition of bis forty years of service to the Association and the Holstein breed. Ellen Marie Heard, daughter of Jean and AI Heard received her Bachelor of Science Degree at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, on June 14th, 1979. Notice - The Community Telephone Company of Ontario Limited bas made arrangements for its Orono subscribers to now pay their bills at tbe Canadian Imperia] Bank of Commerce. The Orono Business section now hoasts a new enterprise, The Village Bake Shop. Late last week Mrs. Terri Vreeker opened the Village Bake Shop ta the former location of Midtown Variety. Clarke Public Library Special Craft Program, Thursday, July l9th, at 10:30 a.m. Indian be2ýdwork and weavmng, taught by staff fromt McMichael Gallery. Mr. George Mercer is building a new home at thie east end of Kendal Village. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Grady are happy to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Katbiryn Ann to James William, son of Mr. and Mis, W. J. Clarke, Toronto, on Saturday, July 28th, 1979 at 4:30 p.m. in the Orono United Church. Fred's Fruit Market selling strawberries, pick your own and use your own container for $.55 a quart. Edward Morton, an accomplished young musician from the Orono area is touring Prince Edward Island, with the Whitby Brass Band during the week. Edward is playing drums for the Wbitby band. The Town of Newcastle Museumn Board is to be dissolved and the two Clarke and Bowmanville Museums will be administered by the two local boards. The Town will now make appointments to the two local boards. Hi-C sponsored Church picnic June 17th, il a.m., Orono Park. ,Town council on Monday pumped area councillors remuneration from the Town by some 45 percent. Local area councillors as of May Ist, 1979 will be paid $8,200 rather than the present $5,700. The Orono Hydro Commission will cease operation as of January lst, 1980 along with similar operations in Newcastle Village and the Town of Bowmanville according te a draft proposal handed down frons the Ministry of Energy recently. ROKA Firewood Centre DRY HARDWOOD 4'x8'x12" - $60.00 4'x8'x16" - $65.00 FREE DELIVERY TO' ORONO AREA MILLYARD ~N4~ZESTIMUStED16 4 DIVSION ST., 623-548f OFF STREET PARtKING AREA PRE-ARRANGED AND PREPAÏD FUNEM SERVICES AVALABLE COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES - CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCHEQ, TOW TRUCKS MOBiLE MECI-tANICAL'SERVICE TRUCK EVENINGS R R. 1 ORONO. ONTARIO L O M NN WY 15 3 4 MiLES NORTH 0F 401 0 Port Hope High considers semestering. The Port Hope High School is currently considering a switch to the semester system siailar ta that that bas been ta operation at Clarke High School for the past nuaiber of years. At a recent public meeting some 30 parents expressed their views to the semester system. One resident expressed the view that it had been their experience tbat the sysem was not positive. It was stated that the systeai produced more stress and as well was foumd to be monotonous. At the presenit Urne Port Hope operates on a traditional two-day systemn. On day one, students attend four courses out of eight they are taking that year. Day two they attend the remaining four. tlnder the semester systemn students take four courses from September to the end of January and the remaining four to the end of June. Somne of those in attendance at the meeting said the semester system does load students with bomework on a continua] basis and tbat with subjects such as French the gap between the French courses are Just long, being possibly over baif a year. The Port Hope School bad setup a student needs commnittce which bas suggested that school change- over to a semeste system. Also 58 percent of the teachers have supported the change to a mester Syàtem. 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