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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1937 - 2012 · Celebrating 75 Years Orono Weekly Times - 15 Looking Back... Gleaned from past editions of the Orono Weekly Times 25 Years Ago... The Clarke Township Museum and Archives has taken on it's new summer student, and for Suzanne Vandermale, it may only be her second day but she says, "it looks pretty good so far!" Suzanne, a second year ConEd student at Trent University, stumbled onto the job in a peculiar way. She applied for a secretarial position at General Motors, but was instead called for the job at Clarke Museum. Suzanne was pleased with the idea of working at the museum. "I think working here will be good experience for my teaching career," she said. Suzanne is quite sure she will be kept busy until her job finishes Labour Day, "I'm in charge of special events, promotion and marketing, ". Already on the list for this summer's events are historical walks, a booksale and flea market, an antique car show and an art show. Still more events are planned for later in the summer. Mark Jackman curator at the museum, hopes to expand museum activities, and is glad to have another worker. "Without a student to help out we just couldn't manage to run the summer events. Suzanne is vital to us this summer." said Jackman. Celio's Hal took a fourth and seventh place in an event that reached 2.19.1. Sundown Direct won both heats and is owned by B. Prest. Happy's Mac, owned and driven by Jack Williams, showed in both heats of the B class. These heats were won by Bobby's Girl in times of 2:15 and 2:16. Bobby's Girl is owned by M. Giordino of Toronto. Robby Robinson, driving Bracelet in the FreeFor-All Class drove to a second place in the final heat with the race time being 2:13.4 by Mary Jane P. In the first heat of the Free-For-All Bracelet trailed in eighth spot. Keith West withdrew his horse from the race awaiting more seasoning before entering into competition. It is expected that the local horsemen will periodically be on the card at these Saturday night races which get underway at 8 p.m. all his life, while his wife (nee Miss Francis Blewitt), was born in Little Brittain. They were married at Ballyduff by the late Rev. J. West. Three children were born of this union, Mrs. M. Carleton of Pearson, Northern Ontario, Mrs. C. Myles, Orono and one son deceased; also seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren were present. Their beautiful home was profusely decorated with roses and tulips. The bride and groom received under a floral bell, supported by their bridesmaid and groomsman of fifty years ago, Mrs. Amelia Bradley and Mr. W. Blewitt. The bride wearing a black lace gown with corsage of sweet peas. The bridesmaid wearing a crepe gown of Coronation blue, and the daughters of the bride and groom, Mrs. Mac Carleton and Mrs. C.L. Myles, both were dressed in brown chiffon. A purse of gold was presented by Master Ross Carleton and a magnificent basket of Talisman roses by Master Donald Myles, grandsons of the couple, to which Mr. and Mrs. Walter graciously replied. Donations always appreciated at the C l a r i ng t o n E a s t Food Bank 905-987-1418 87 Mill St. N., Newcastle ~ www.claringtonfoodbank.ca 50 Years Ago.... Enjoying your copy of the Orono Weekly Times? Attention for horsemen and their followers turned towards Peterboro on Saturday evening when the weekly Saturday night racing opened at Morrow Park. Eight heats of harness racing was billed on the card with three total horses entered in three different events. In the D class Dr. R.J. Taggart with 75 Years Ago... Mr. and Mrs. William Walter, Orono, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Victoria Day, May 24th. Mr. Walter was born in Orono sixty-eight years ago and has lived here ws in e n l a c o l your e v i e c e or less f R k e e w very e l i a m e opy. th c a s t n e c than 90 For a subscription contact: Orono Weekly Times 5310 Main St., P.O. Box 209, Orono, ON L0B 1M0 905-983-5301 · oronotimes@rogers.com