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Ororia WeeklyTmeWdsdy May 1, 1%96 - 5 Clarke High School Clarence Tink Winners The Evolution Of The Library As time goes by, al things must change, and no where is that more aptly illustrated than in the modern high school library. When most people think of à library they envision books and maga- zines. Today, however, the Clarke High School Library is home to not only books but the latest in high tech infor- mation retrieval tools. As the world continues to evolve, information has become one of the most important com- modities to modern business and government. Students must know how to navigate in a sea of information if they want a place in the workforce of tomorrow. It is these reali- ties of technology and infor- mation that have catapulted the library to the forefront in educating students to cope with the future. Clarke's teacher/librarian is Mr. Ray Saitz. He stocks. the library with curriculum related bãoks and periodicals and maintains it but his main function is as a guide and teacher on the information freeway. Clarke's library now has access to a dizzying array of resources including CD- ROM, the Internet, on-line library and video catalogues, vertical files, and of course books, books and more books. Mr. Saitz uses his teaching background and technical knowhow to work with teachers and students to find the best sources of infor- mation for the particular assignment. Often the infor- mation is too-overwhelming and a student must be taught to sort it and be able to move it to another application such as a word processor where it can be cut and pasted into a more condensed form. These skills used to beseen as high- ly specialized but all students are now expected to be able to manipulate information tech- nologies as soon as they enter college or a university. As soon as students enter Clarke in grade nine they are given an orientation to the library. During the next few years they are increasingly educat- ed in understanding the com- plexities of a rapidly chang- ing information based society. A student leaving Clarke should know all of the basics of information retrieval and have the tools for the chal- lenges of a lifetime of contin- uous learning and change. Rather than being left behind by the electronic rev- olution, the Clarke library has become a part of it. The only things that are being lost are the words "library" and librarian". You'll now find the 'teacher/librarian" in the resource centre". The Orono Horticultural Society was the proud winner of the Clarence Tink Award, given to them at their District 17 meet- ing held on April 20. The Society was given their award for the "Backyard Garden" display created by Carol Mostert with the help of society members Pat Bales, June Heard, and Minnie Zegers. This is the first time that the Orono Horticultural Society has won the award (Newcastle won in 1991 and 1992). The display, utilizing real Kentucky Blue Grass, and with such details as a walnut shell wheelbarrow, and burr oak acom planters is truly a site to see. Here Carol Mostert poses with the display and the Clarence Tink Award. Zoo' "eMnioBe Michael Hackenberger of the Bowmanville Zoo spoke before Council regarding the proposed development by the Schickendanz Brothers on the lands directly adjacent to the Zoo. This story was originally reported last week in the Times, and even though the Mayor assured us that the site plan would take care of many of Mr. Hackenberger's concerns, Mr. Hackenberger feels these problems need to be dealt with even before the site plan process. He asked that the application be tabled until the Zoo, and Schickendanz Brothers sit down for a dialogue to dis- cuss the ramifications. "I respect the need for development; we want to be good neighbours," said Hackenberger. "We need buffer zones, fencing, the new residents to realize that the zoo is there and what that means." The composting of manure was an example. The Zoo's six elephants make over 3000 pounds of manure a day. Another concerni was safe- ty, not only of the animals, i ood Neighbours" but that of people who want to come over to look at the animals. The concern was that children or teenagers may want to see the animals and attempt to gain access from their property to the Zoo and wind up in a predator's pen or in with the elephants, which at 13,000 pounds, can be very dangerous. The municipality recog- nized the concerns of the Zoo, and agreed to table the appli- cation as asked, and agreed to set up a meeting between the Zoo and Schickendanz Brothers to help iron out any concerns that each side may have. 60 years of being Orono's Community Newspaper Orono Weekly Times 'We're keeping our promise to serve you better." Introducing our new Service Guarantee.J As part of our commitment to serve you better, we're proud to introduce our new Service Guarantee. It's brimming with promise. And promises. Whenever you call us to meet at your property, we'Il make an appointment for a time suitable for both Of us. We promise to keep that appointment, on time. We promise to complete all the work that was agreed to. We promise that this work will be finished within a mutually agreeable time. And if for some reason we can't keep any of these promises, we'll waive the applicable service charge or fee. It's just one of the ways we're trying to do right by our customers. 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