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Oroo Weky Tmes Wdneday Agua 16 193 9 SALLY STAPLES associate broker 623-6000 24 hour pager RE/MAX CORNERSTONE REALTY LTD., REALTOR SAY GOODBYE TO CITY CRAMPS ON T14ÎS 1.10 ACRE PARK-LIKE LOT Just west of Orono, this ovety brick bungalow with glêgming hardwood floors, separate dining room, living room, fireplace, finished rec room and attached garage, is perfectly placed for privacy amongst the treés$ . ... $1 76,900. ACCENT ON VALUE - JUST EAST 0F BOWMANVILLE, ON 75 X 236', FENCED, COUNTRY LOT Enjoy yourself in the sparkling pool in the pnivate backyard of this reoently refinished brick bungalow. New vinyl windows, new looring, new doors and trimn, stone set woodstove in rec room and attached garage lare included as wel... $149,900. .fFacts of WNature by illJ unting Climate All of us who live, where we do, in the northern hemnisphere are used to the seasonal variations in our climate. Some sceem to wish that winter was not one of these variations, and indeed make their own summer, in winter, by heading to warmer clîmes in Florida, Texas and other southern States where winter te mperatures are only occasional visitors. Most of us who stay here, I believe, enjoy the changing seasons, and the different pursuits that can be followed in each. However, we may flot often think of how or why these seasons occur. We may remnember, vaguely from our school days, that the earth is tilted some 23.5 degrees fromn the plane of its orbit around the sun. Thus as earth circles the sun at one stage in this yearly orbit the northern hemnisphere is tilted toward the sun (summer, long days and short nights) and at the opposite sîde of the orbit it is tiled away (winter, short days and long nightis). June 2lst marks the 1l1ongest day and the shortest night in our hemisphere-, while December 21 st marks the shortest day and longest night. At two intermediate dates, September 2lst and March 2lst, we have equal day and equal night. Without thinking seriously abo ut it you might be forgiven if, you thought that temperatures on these two dates of equal day and night, should be about the same, since the earth is receiving the same amount of energy from the suni. The fact of course is that this is flot true. It is warmer on Septemaber 21lst than March 21lst. Why this apparent discrepancy? One does flot have to look very far for the answer. t is because of water, and more specifically the water contained in our lakes, rivers, streams and the soil.* The cause is the tremendous amount of heat this w ater gives up to the atmosphiere as it cools down and also the latent heat given up as the water turfis to ice, for winter. Conversely it absorbs heat from the atmosphere as the ice meclts, and turis tw water and then as the water warmis up for spring and summer. As the days begin to shorten, after June the 21st, we receive less heat energy from the suni, but the already warm water, in beginning to cool dovn, gives up heat. This heat absorbed by the atmosphere keeps our temperatures warm during Jully and August. Over the course of the summer, as the water gives up its lheat and cools down and thec energy level from the suni declines even more, our climnate begins to cool, untl by September 21 (the equinox) our swimming is over for the year. However, real- winter dfoes not start until much later, once again because of the heat given off by water as it cools down to the freezing point and' then as the water is tumned into ice. Traditionally December 2lst (our shortest day) is considered the first day of winter. This giving off of heat by water as it freezes is used by the orange growers in Florida who spray water on thecir citrus trees when an unusual (for thiem) frost threatens thecir crop. We have aIl seen pictures, in the papers, of orange trucs dripp)ing with icicles af'ter a nighit of water spraying and freezing temperatures. In spraying- water on the trees durîng a period of below freczing temperatures, the growers are making use of the fact that water gives up heat when it freezes. This heat kecps the buds Rick Jones Newtonville and fruit safe, from the below freezing temperâtures of the air, The ice itself is only at zero degrees centigrade and does flot harm the crop. After Decentiber 2lst days begin to increase in length thus the atmosphere recoives increasing amounts of encrgy from the sun. This increase in cnergy does flot scem to make much difference to wintcr at first, as winter continues through January, February and much of March. The reason, the tremendous amount of heat energy that ice absorbs, from thie atmosphere ini order to turni it into water, and then to warm the water up to spring and sumimer temnperatures. Roy Forrester and I have noted the cooling effect a large body of water hias on our local climiate in the spring. During our bird watching. excursions we always have a "last" trip to Presqu'isle Park in late spring to catch the returning warblers since they are easier to see there than at home. The reason, the moderating (cooling) effect of-Lake Ontario delays the leafing out of the trees, in the Park, by a week or so over- the Orono area, and the birds are much ecasier to spot in the leafless trees. TÏhere are othier factors wh4ich affect how hot or cold or weot or dry an individual summlier or winter mnay be. The suiaimer "Bermuda }igh" the winter "Pacific Highi" and theic upwelling of thec cold, nutrient laden water of the northbound Humboldt Current off Peru are somne. But that is aniother story. 416-786-2793 Fair Ambassador Pageant, (Continued fromn page 8) Monday and Truesday to prepare for the CNE Ambassador Pageant this Wednesday, August 18. Durham Central Fair Manager, Ron Locke and wife Betty will be among, the many fair delegations on hiand to cheer on their indîvidual "Pair Ambassadors" as they take their place on the stage. Meanwhile the Pair Ambassador Committee for the Durhiam Central Fair is busy preparing for yet another Ambassador contest. Just as with the CNE this contest will kick off the 1993 edition of the fair on Thursday, September 9th at 7 p.m. at the Orono Fairgrounds. Committee head, Bonnie Reid reports that four young women have commîtted to the contest, they represent many of the small communities in the Municipality of Clarington. They are, Laura Notton from Newtonville, Tanya Mercer from Kendall, Kirby Edie from Kirby and Sesha S tapies from Orono. Mrs. Reid would like to see a couple more contestants come forward, especially from the larger communities such as Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle. Sponsors are available for any potential contestant. Contestants must be 17 years of age by August 1, 1993, a resident of Canada for 2 yea rs and a resident of the Municipality of Clarington for at least 6 months. To enquire, about the contest enquiries 'may be directed to Bonnie Reid 983-9228 or committee members, LeAnne Kealy 432-2728, Kate Lang or Yvonne Trafford 983-5475. They would also like to hear from potential sponsors, either of individual contestants or the contest itself. The successful young lady will take away gifts and cash doniated by Steve Wright, Dufferin Aggregates, Hunt's Photo Studio, CIBC Orono, Hoopers Jewellers, Fairwinds, Shopper's Drug Mart, Newcastle Golf Course and the Velvet Bear. Cai me to buy or tel... Orono and area's real estate rep. KrystynaJones Z >983-6O 13 Rleclt y-Net ASSOCIATES <DURHAM)lnc. 1060 SIMCOE ST. N. #103 - OsHAWA TEL(416)721-2112 oe Are Your Rentai Slips Showing? 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