~iewtonville Alive Cniud print to him. Bryan and Roberta Ransom spoke affectionately about Wally. Roberta was grateful for his teachings to lier and the children of gardening and liarvesting.. and even for the fact that since Wally was always up and out early in the morning, slie neyer needed an alarm dlock! Rev. Ransom reminded all of Wally's unsurpassed kindness and willingness to lielp others. Bryan smiled as lie also tliouglit of one of Wally's pet phrases, "man-o-man- o-an. . Needless to say, all of the birthday wislies came from the Little Scoops.... - Euchre results.of Friday evening, mardi 8tli, with a super crowd of 17-1/2 tables were: -on tlie draws, Elaine Doty, Robin Alldred, Myrtle Gibson, Hilton Peacock, and Myrtle Alldred. High scores came fromn Margaret Peacock witli 85, Myrtle Gibson and Ray Hughes with 84, James Lowery 83, Doreen Green 82 and Muriel Burtch 79. AlI welcome to next card party, Mardi 22nd a the Hall. - Grade 6 students are reminded of tlie Babysitting course being oftered at Newtonville Public Scliool, beginning on Mardi 2tli at noon, and running for 14 weeks. Programme will be run by tlie liealtli nurse, Mrs. O'Connor. - Congratulations to Grade 6 lieart -f ceh and every person in t. :,0om. Witli a liearty singing of "Happy, Birthday!" and entliusiastic app lause, Wally rose --,, tow y a few words. in a manner that is so typical, Wally wislied to tliank tlie ladies of the UCW for the beautiful meal served up for lis birtliday celebration. He tlianked everyone for coming and making lis 60th so memorable. Friend Harry Wade summed it up, "If tliere were more Wally Bougliens in tlie world, wliat a better place this would be." student Erin Muizelaar who was selected to represent Newtonville Public Scliool at the Royal Canadian Legion Brandi 178 Public Speaking Competition. Erin placed first in this competition, over 19 other speakers. - Congratulations to the nine other finé speakers wlio competed at sdliool level: Steplien Mark, Julia Turner, Shannon Armstrong, Kim Janes, Jane Melhuisli and Lori Gîles. A proud s howing for Newtonville from tliese young people in grade 4, 5 and 6. And to all'students wlio worked on their speeches and regardless of individual "stage frights" still braved their classmates and teadliers to deliver their speeches. Good for you! Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 13, 1991-9 meeting witli the superintendent, Glenn McLeod, this week. The calling of tenders will follow and the work is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The new system will replace a systemn that was installed at the nursery in the years 1947 té 1949. According to Glenn McLeod tlie new system lias been a request for a number of years and although it lias Nr, -i-(Contiued page 12) Well, believe it or not, spring the teaser spring ike days we had officially arrives one week from awhile back is Jim Pitt, out today, Wednesday, March 20. polishiflg up the car in the Here, taking advantage of one of sunshine ... Thank you for keeping in touch with Newtonville Alive. I arn always very hiappy to hear of your news, views, special events and dates. Have a super week! CUSTOM LUMBERMILL WORK Wi corne to your land and cul yourdogs mMt prtabeanswmi rURN VOUR LOGIS INTO VALIJABLE HUGE CUTI1NG CAPACrTV LUMBER FOU: CUTANY " Landscaping Tmbers DIMENSION WMEBEAf " Tirning Bocks MR " Barn Tnmbers LUMBER PER I4DG " Log Cabins *Fencing Shakes *Beams *Siding -~UI~ISAFESTNMIII.ACCURATE AVAILABLE LUMBER New i. rri*gation plant (FEATHERHORNý for Orono Nursery R.. , KNLL The water and irrigation system Detailed design for the project is at the Orono Tree Nursery is to be st'arting this week under the 9 3 9 9 upgracied tis year witti some $1.2 direction of tlie Ministry of million to be spent.1 Government Services. They are Region Iookîng for ways to rais e r'oney ý4he Region of Durham, apparently strapped for revenue to especially meet rising cost of welfare is looking to new ideas. It lias been suggested that con- sideration lias been given to establishing a road toli on new Regional Road as well as an increase in lot levies. Gary Herreia', chairman of the Region, lias been reported to state that a special committee lias been setup to find ways to offset the effects of the stringent federal Wilson budget, whicli las frozen transfer payments to the province thus squeezing the provinces to fmnd monies for payments to the municipalities. It bas been suggested that road toîls could becliharged on new regional roads under construction sucli as the 7 mile link of Taunton- Steeles connection. A tliree mile link of this road is to be completed this spring witli the total completion by 1993. It is a direct connection ftom Durhiam to Metro Toronto. The province lias already passed two motions asking the province to accept a greater share, than the 80 percent of welfare costs. Premier Bob Rae has stated that there will be no movement to sucli a course by the province. Velfare costs in Durham are exipected to increase to $22.5 million for- 1991, a figure considerably over the $12.5million for welfare in 1990. Welfare costs continue to tise in "rham although they have lIdout to some degree in the last monili. MZL Revenue Canada doesn't just colleot taxes, it also delivers federal and provincial credits you could benefit from, including the goods and services tax credit, the child tax credit, and this year, for the last time, the federal sales tax credit. But if you don't file a tax return because you dont owe any taxes, you could missout. Is tax fiing easier this year? Revenue Canada has introduced new measures to simplify the tax filing process. The guides use clearer, plainer language, the Special return has been trimmed down and there are two new "no calculation" returns. The one-page, gold 65 Plus return is for seniors with income from pensions or interest. The white Short return is for people, like-students, with simpler tax situations. If you choose one of the "no calculation" returns, we'll do ail the calculations, including any federal or provincial credits you may be eligible for. Got some tips? First, look in the Guide that cornes in your tax package. Itgives you step-by-step instructions and helpful tax tips. Read the explanations f or the lines that apply to you, and ignore those that don't. If your income situation hasn't changed much from ast year, you can use last year's return as a reference. What if 1 have questions? If you can't find the answers in the Guide, you can cali the, people ai Revenue Canada. The best times to get through are before 10:00 a.m. and after 2:00 p.m. From February 25 through April 30, Revenue Canada's phone hours are extended to 8:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday. Theres also an automated phone service called T.I.PS., for answers to corn- mon questions. For a complete list of services and phone numbers in your region, see your Guide. What other services are available? You can visit Seasonal Tax Assistance Centres in convenient locations, like shopping mails, for information, guides and forms. See your local newspaper for times and locations. There's also a video called "Steppîng Through Your Tax Return" that you can borrow from public libraries or your district taxation office. Anything 1 should watch for? Make sure ail the personal information printed on your return s correct, especially your address. Before you stant, make sure you have ail your receipts and information slips. Check your calculations, and attach ail the information that's asked for in the return. These steps will help avoid delays in getting your refund. If I move, willI1 still get my cheque? If you're moving, caîl or write Revenue Canada with your new address, so we can make sure your cheque gets to you. If you have more questions, talk to the people ai Revenue Canada Taxation. Theyre People with Answers. -- - - - ... * 0 .J4 .O. 1 r