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Orn ,m99 j ý LieaySection -y Clas la The Medieval Times The bell just rang and we were lining up for class . 1 said, "I1 have a bright homemade lime machine ." Then we hung up our coafs and began Bell Work. Mr. Spurreil called fo the class, "Ashlee has something to show you. Then 1 got out of my seat and stood at the front 1 said, " This is my time machine . 1 made if at home duning the weekend . 1 can take you back in time." Suddenly, 1 pushed a button Then, we were caught in a swir. We Ianded on soit ground . We said, "Where are we ?" Somebody said," You are in the land of Medieval Times and 1 am the King that lives here Want to see my castle ?" When we got inside the castle, we saw interesting things.1 said, " This building is bigger than my house. " The king wanted f0 introduce us f0 his peo pIe . So we greeted everybody in the king 's kingdom When it was lime f0 go, we said good-bye to everyone . Then, I pushed a buffon to make us go back to our classroom. When we got back to our classroom, we did more work. by Ashlee Prescott The S cholastic Book Fair by Chandler Zedlic Last week, the Scholastic Book Fair came to Orono P.S. The book fair only comes about every six months. The students are allowed to purchase books during, sohool hours ONTARIO0 FARM NEWS OMAFRA VIRTUAL OFFICE IN YOUR HOME 1If you have Internet access, the Ontario Minlstry of Agriculture, Food and Rural' Affairs is in your own back- yard. The agricultural min- istry maintains a network of field offices> across Ontario. Each of these offices, includ- ing the Port Perry office, offer information, programs and advisory services to the farm and rural community. Thanks to the wonders of computers and Internet, those offices go beyond these structures. The OMAFRA Web pages are your link to on-line information about the varlous offices across the province. Zero In on the Port Perry site http: //www.gov.on.ca. /oinafr a/englilsh/offlces/portperry. Each field office has a Web site featuring Information about the office location, ser- vices and staff, direct e-mail links to the office and to selectedadvlsory staff, infor- mation on upcoming local programns and workshops, news about farin and rural issues in the area, and links to other information about the local farmi and rural comn- munity. Visit us soon. POIRPRICE DISAâSTER by Bill Olàn, OMIAFRA Althoughi Canada boasts of being one of the most efficient countries in the world when it comes to agricultural pro- duction, the prices that pork producers have recelved in the past few weeks for their hogs has been much less than Is necessary for them to cover costs let alone make any profit. To call the situa- tion disastrous wou.ld not be overstatIng the obvious. The pork price as littie as a few months ago was approxi- mately two and one haif times what It is today. Wlth the prices In the low $60 range per 100 kgs. of pork (less than 30 cents'per pound), producers are unable to cover the costs of feed and other inputs that are required to grow the hog to a finlshed weight. Many reports of farm- ers covering about one half of their costs are falrly accurate in today's hog market. The reason behiùnd the low price of hogs seems to be in the over supply of pork on the market In the U.S. and Canada along with the inabil- ity of the processlng lndustry to properly process this large a volume. It can be argued that producers are to blame for the overproduction how- ever the industry is com- prised of individual produc- ers who only followed the positive signs of the pork market of a few short months ago. These individual pro- ducers should not shoulder the blame for the entire lndustxy. The price of pork will cor- rect ltself ultlmately but if we allow only market'forces to control the prices, there will be many local pork farmers who will not survive finan- cially to see the n ext uptumn in prices. This situation would flot be good for the incividuals involved, it would not be good for the pork industry and it would not be good for consumers. The oversupply of pork must be consumed but that will only occur when the lower prices are reflected at the meat counter. The processing and retail industries need to do everything they can to bring theoversupply of pork to a consuming market at these extremely low prices. The pro- ducers need to collectively reduce production to the point that reflects the needs of the consuming public. Christmas trees inDurham ORONO JUNIOR TIMES VOLUME IV Dec. 10/98 It's that t!meý of year again when 3 million Canadian familles bring a natural Christmas tree into their homes to celebrate the jubi- lant Christmas tradition. Mght around thiùs lime people are -thinking about the per- fect Christmas tree that they're going to get to show off at Christmas gatherlngs.. To ensure you get that perfect tree why not pick it out your- self from a field of thousands of perfect Christmas trees right here in Durham? Durham Farm Fresh offer four traditional locations you can take the family and enjoy a day of Christmas festivities while cutting down that per- fect tree for the holidays. Every family has their own idea of what a perfect tree should look like. Some prefer pines with long slender nee- dles, others choose firs which have thicker, stronger limbs. No matter what type of tree you desire there Is one impor- tant rule of thumb that applies to all'trees: buy it fresh and keep It fresh! What better way to ensure that you are gettlng a fresh tree than to cut it down yourself? The U-Cut Christmas tree market has grown substantially in recent years as familles are beginning to realize how funi and the parents and students are allowed to purchase books after school hours. The book fair had books (ail from Scholastic Book Publisher), ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The Book Fair also had "Goosebumps' and "Baby-sitters Club" value packs which included books and some extras. Other items on sale were pencils, pencil sharpeners, posters, erasers, scissors, and other odds and ends. The Book Fair had a "Cushion Night". Familles came to the gymn and took books off the shelves to read. They could also purchase books, twenty familles showed up and fifteen families won door prizes. The Book Fair sold $1900. worth of books and gave the school 700 dollars in books. The staff and students of Orono P.S really enjoyed the Book Fi.A Perfect 10 Is it Yvonne Tusek. is it Dominique Moceuno, no ifs Oronos own Nicole MacDonald going for the gold, well she really isnt. She has won 40 medals in 4 1/2 years and competed in about 100 competitions. She's even travelled ail the way to Ohio in the U.S.A. to compete. If thirik you get a lot of homework, Nicole goes home with an hour of homework almost everyday because of her busy sohiedule of training,30 hours, 6 days a week and rnisses haîf of the sohool day every day. When 1 asked hier what herlfavourite event was, she said, she liked themn ail. Even though she has had a 3rd degree sprain 2 weeks before a competition. Mon. December 21/98 Tues. December 22/98 Wed. December 23/98 Sun. Decem ber 27/98 Mon. December 28/98 Tues. December 29/98 Wed. December 30/98 Public Swim Noon Hour Swimn Public Swirn Early Bird Swim Public Swim Noon Swim Public Swini Adutt Swim Public Swim Noon Hour Swim Public Swim Public Swimn Public Swim Family Swirn Aduit Swirn Public Swim Noon Hour Swirn Public Swim Early Bird Swim Public Swim Noon Hour Swim Public Swirn Staff Training Adult Swim Public Swim Noon Hour Swirn Public Swim Public Swim ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wednesday, December 9, and 16, 1 u 10:30 arn- 11:30Oam 11:45 amn- 1: 15 prn 1:30Opm - 3:30 pm 7:00amn-8:30Oam 10:30Oam - 11:3Oamn 11:45 amn- 1:l15pm 1:30 prn - 3:30 pm 8:30 pm - 9:30 prn 10:30 am - 11:3Oamn 11:45 arn- 1: 15 pm, 1:30 prni - 3:30 prn 7:00 pm - 8:3Oprn 10:30 arn- 11:30 arn 2:00 prn - 3:30 prn 6:30 prn - 8:30 prn 10:30 amn- 11:30 amn 11:45 arn- 1:15 prn 1:30 prn - 3:30 prn 7:00Oam -8:3Oamn 10:30 arn- 11:30 arn 11:45 arn- 1: 15 prn 1:30 pm - 3:3Oprn 4:30 prn - 6:00 prn 8:30 prn - 9:30 prn 10:30 arn- 11:3Oamn 11:45 arn- 1:l15prn 1:30 prn - 3:30 prn 7:00 pm - 8:3Oprn RO8 PO#6829 It Is to go to a Durhamn Farm Fresh field, have a cup of hot cider, go on a wagon ride, and pick out that perfect tree. MAINTENANCE Once your tree is home, keep It outslde for as long as possible. The tree should be sheltered from the sun and wlnd to help it retain its mois- ture. It Is very important that the tree 1is not left without water for more than a week. Make a fresh cut about an inch from the original and place the stump Into fresh water imrnediately. When you are ready to start decorating and you are bringing the tree inside, try to make the tran- sition as gradually as possible s0 the tree can adjust to the temperatiire. For information and loca- tions of local tree growers in Durham Region caîl 623- 4934. CORRECTION Under the picture of the Seniors' Christmas luncheon last week it was reported that a luncheon for the seniors in the communlty is held on the last Thursday of every month in the Orono United Church. Sorry for Lany iniconve-- nience - the luncheon is held every Wednesday of the month. Her favou rite competition was the Wim Gym in Montreal. lt is her favourite competition because it was her first National meet and there was a snow storm on the way there. She hopes that one day she will compete in the Olympics. (doesn't everyone). So look out Shannon Miller, here she comes! by Amanda Stewart A Medieval Adventure During Bobby Witheridge's grade six school year , he went on a trip to England with his grandparents. When, n England, he visited five medieval castles from the 9th and lOth century . Even though Bobby is now seventeen and attends Clark High School, when he heard the grade fours were studying Medieval Times Bobby jumped at the chance to tell about his interesting trip ! The grade four students were fascinated with his tales and here are some of the most interesting facts they told me . - when the king and queen had feasts or celebrations, their dining hallswere the size of two soccer fields - the libraries had over one thousand books - the first castle was very small and made of wood - it looked like a small shaok - if there was any small holes in the castle walls, servants would cover them with pictures When Bobby described the' smiell and how it feit Io be in a castle, the grade fours said that it feit that they were really in the castle themselves ! Thanks to Bobby the grade four class learned a lot and that helped them n their unit ! by Josh Moi loti Carington Fitness Centre Aquat"c Christma~s~ ~ Schedule Ml% 1 i . , t3