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6-Oronco Weekly -Tmes, Wednesday, May 22, 199ý6 Orono HodicuIturaI Society. Our meeting opened with thc singing of "0 Canada" with Doreen Lowery on piano. Our- secretary Isabelle Challice read thic minutes of our last meeting and the executive meeting held at Inez 1Ranris' house. Our treasurer Flora Sharpe gave her report stating that our provincial grant of $1.000 had anrived. We have to date 136 mem-bers in our society and everyone is welcome. Isabelle presented a gift to Shelley Etmanskie for bringing in 19 new members. Shelley introduced our speaker Michael Sullivan, who was mnuch enjoyed by ail. His speech was entitled "Return of The Eastern Bluebird." Our plant sale brought in a nice sum. Results of the Spring Flower Show as follows: Section A: 1: Tulip, 2 blooms, red 1. Orville Challice 2. Isabelle Challice 3. Pat Bales 2: Tulip, 2 blooms, yellow 1. Isabelle Challice 2. Carol Gay 3. June Heard 4. Inez Ranris 3: Tulip, 2 blooms, pink 1. Isabelle Challice 2. Carol Gay 3. June Heard 4:'Tulip, 2 blooms, any other colour 1. Inez Rarris 2. June Heard 3. Joseph Toth 4. Isabelle Challice 5: Tulip, 2 blooms lily any colour 1. Carol Gay 2. Inez Rarris 6:Tulip, 2 blooms, parrot, any colour 1. 2. 3. Shielly Etmanskie 7: Tulip, 2 blooms, double, any colour 1. Inez Ranris 2. Isabelle Challice 3. Shelley Etmanskie 8: Tulip, 3 blooms, one each colour and variety 1. June Reard 2. Lomna Atkins 3. Orville Challice 9: Narcissus 2 stems long or shiort trumipet 1, Shelley Etmnanskie 2. Minnie Zegers 3. Carol Gay 10: Narcissus 2 stems any other variety 1. Lorna Atkins 2. Shelley Etmanskie 3. Isabelle Challice 4. Josephi Toth 11: Lily of the Valley no entries 12: Any other spring flower, grown from bulb or rhizome, 3 stems not listed above 1. June Reard 2. [nez Rarris 3. Minnie Zegers 13: Any other spring flower not listed, 3 stems 1 . Minnie Zegers 2. June Reard 3. Lomna Atkins 14: Bleeding Heart or peony. 3 stems 1 . Jessie Watkins 2. Inez Rarris 15: Branch of flowering shrub or tree 1. Jessie Watkins 2. Inez Harris 3. Joseph Toth 16: Lilac, 1 branch 3. dune Heard Section B Houseplants 17: Three of Us, 3 houseplants in one container É Minnie Zegers 2. Shelley Etmanskie 3. June Heard 18: Vine Ivy or trailing plant 1. Eleanor Tenrili 2. Lona Atkins 3. Inez Harris 4. Shelley Etmanskie 19: African Violets, any variety 1. Minnie Zegers 2. Doreen Lowery 3. Eleanor Tenjl 4. Jessie Watkins 20:Houseplant, any flot listed above 1. Lorna Atkins 2. Inez Harrs 3. Minnie Zegers 4. Doreen Lowery Section C Decorative 21: Our Floral Emblem, tnillium design in sand filled pie plate using flowers, foliage, etc. 1. Minnie Zegers 2. Isabelle Challice 22: Spring Cleaning, floral design in or on a cleaning uitensil 1. Pat Bales 2. Carol Gay 3. Minnie Zegers 4. Lomna Atkins 23: Mother's D ay, arrangemnent in cup and sauicer all around view 1. Minnie Zegers 2. Inez Harris 3. Becky Bilcox 4. Jessie Watkins Special Prizes 1. Most points in decorative section, donated by Stutt's Pharmacy, won by Mînnie Zegers, 13 points 2. Judges choice, donated by Armstrong's IGA, won by Minnie Zegers 3. Most Points in Entire Show, donated by Durhamn Farmers Co-op, won by Minnie Zegsers, 23 points 4. Most Points in Tulip Classes, donated by the Village Bake Shop, won by Isabelle Challice, 10.5 points 5. Most points in Houseplant classes, donated by Inez Ranris, won by Lomna Atkins Judge - Vickçi Lesnick No. of entries 109 No. of exhibitors 16 Next meeting June 27 Clcissified Adnc $4.75 foDr first 25 ujord)s .09 ca uword- abve25 ujith <othe-r nf<:--Jus p cipe<-->rs! Orono Public On1 Friday ouir school mi-ade( bridges 'foi-rinvent ion Convention Il. Th'ley had to be able to hold the big BiIly Goat Gruif that weighs 500g, ilhe second Billy Goat Gruif that weighs 250g and the last but not least the small Billy Goat Gruif that weighis 100g. The grades 4, 5 and 6 had to make their bridges 60 cen- timeters long and with pins. The grade 3s and under had to make there's 30 centime- ters long. They hiad to make thewrs out of plasticine. I'think that pins would be easier than plasticine. Mrs. Cooper came in to help us with our Mother's Day presents. We had to do rubbings on the rice paper. Then we got to paint swirls and shapes. Al 1 can say is that it was fun. We had to do the rubbings wlth pastels, a rubbing stones and a design. The rubbing stones were from China. The grades 4, 5 and 6 joined our 3 pitch team. There are 15 kids on the teami. Their teami is Orono Public School. Mrs. Brown and Mr. Martin are the coaches. The grades 3/4 class did animal research. Everybody had to do a bookiet. And a School News special guest came it was Mrs. McLeod dressed u Lp as a coyote with the zoo keeper Shawn McLeod. With our- pro- jects people did different things like a talk show, a, radio station or you can read it out loud. You have your choice. Mrs. Metcalf the dairy edu- cator came in on Monday to talk about healthy food. She showed us what cows eat and what we should have to eat and drink. Milk, macaroni and cheese, fruits are four important foods. Vegetables, OnIy $5825Qoo* cereal, bread, wholeý wheat bread, strawberries, pears, apples, carrots, checese, pineapple. lettuce, pliums are energy foods. Mrs. Caron and Ms. Newirth are learning about motion geomietry in their quilt unit. Mrs. Gunn presented quiltlng techniques and shared some quilting designs. The children are bringing in squares of material', parents will be helping to sew these squares into a quilt. Also our sehool is having a book fair. The book fair will be open on Wednesday, May 22nd from 9 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. F SERVING DURH-AM REGION SINCE 1841 FUNERAL SERVICES PRE-ARRANGED & PREPAID 'W/here Professwona(f1Shquette iw Important" Funeral Directors Paul R. Morris Robert E. Wiliams Gary M. Conway Doug R. 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