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On Monday the Kinsmen Club of the Great Pine Ridge presented trophies to winners in the Kinsmen Skate-A-Thon held on boxing day. The event is held to sponsor community project and to assist with support of Cystic Fibrosis. (Left, to right) Charles Gray ôf the Kinsmen Club, Kim Irwin, placing second and ' receiving the Little Jean Beauty Salon trophy, Ron Talsma tieing for third place with Jennifer McDonald (not present for photo) for the Dekoker Meats trophy and a duplicate by the Kinsmen club, Marcia Lowery winning first place and receiving thé Dutch Oven Trophy and Tom Barry of the Kinsmen club. ■ Children in the area obtained obtained some $2500.00 in pledges for the Skate-A-thon. Of this amount 65 percent has been sent to the club who wish to inform supporters that they will not be sending out a second billing. You are asked to submit your sponsor money to the club, P.O. Box 52, Orono, Ontario. Port Hope Friends of Music More than 300 people came 18th, the coldest night of the to the Port Hope United winter, to indulge themselves Church on Sunday, January in the fine playing of the HYDRO RATE INCREASE Effective February 1, 1976 the retail rate of electricity used on and after this date will be increased by an average of 23.4 percent. Due to increase cost of wholesale power from Ontario Hydro,of 22 percent, rising costs of material and equipment along with a delay of approximately three months in; the approval of the increase, the percent increase was much higher than expected by your Commission. Some Residential rates may rise by as much as 26.9 percent. * ' ■ '* ■ . "v However our retail rates still remain among the lowest in comparison with the surrounding Communities, New Net Monthly Kates for Residential Customers Effective on Power used after Feb. 1,1976 Kilowat Hour (KWH) Consumption Cost per KWH First50 KWH Next 200 KWH Next 500 KWH (Water Heater Block) All Additional KWH Minimum Bill 6.0 c 3.25c 1.65c 1.80c $3.75 General Service Rates Available at Hydro Office Orono Hydro Electric Commission Rickard*" Partner; Commissioners, R. Forrester, D. Simpson, Mayor G. t • C. S. Pearce, Manager Peterborougu Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra. This was the' third concert in the Port Hope Friends of Music Concert Series. It was obvious both the orchestra and the audience felt that the night was most satisfying. None could complain complain that the programme was unfamiliar. Included were works by Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius and Haydn. It is surprising that no one complained complained that there were no modern Canadian works. The trumpet soloist, Stephen Stephen Chenette. who is currently Professor at the Faculty 01 Music, University of Toronto, certainly provided the highlight highlight of the evening with the very well-known Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major by Haydn. Chenette's cadenzas were certainly dazzling, but tended a bit towards technical drills, completely overlooked in the supreme musicianship that brought us the remainder of the music. The orchestra came up with its finest playing in the Karelia Suite by Sibelius, especially in the middle movement with its rich, sonorous string sections pnd heavenly English, Horn solo. Bruce McGregor provided sensitive and proficient con-, ducting that was very close to the original intent of the composers and carefully trail-. slated by the orchestra. The speeds chosen, however, could could have been slower without being less lively, and the rich acoustics of the hall could have been exploited more in this way, especially in the last movements of the Beethoven and Mozart works. The orchestra orchestra is to be congratulated for handling so well such difficult music throughout the concert, but is there no exciting material that amateur orchestras orchestras can perform happily that is not so definitely in' the, professional repertoire? Where Where are our 1970-style Canadian composers? and what are they doing to have their works performed in small towns by amateurs? f One unhappy fact of life that the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra lives with is the. lack of bass fiddles. They certainly need three or four and have to make out with only one. The only bassist, George Yardley, has fastened a caricature of a canary on his bass in honour of the thought of a companion. Who will be the new canary in the bass section? The orchestra and soloist met with a tremendous reception reception from the Port Hope audience, who were obviously thrilled to have such an occasion in their own town. The next concert in the series features Judith Mack, Mezzo, and Gwen Duchesne, Soprano, Soprano, on February 15th at 8:00 p.m. in the Port Hope United* Church. DEADLINE FOR Classified Tues., , 12 noon Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 28th, 1976--7 Increase possible in regional budget It is possible that the Region of Durham budget could increase by 32 percent this year over that of 1975. The finance commissioner, Jack Gartley, stated at a meeting this would be cut to 16.8 percent after consideration of provincial government grants. grants. He also said that it would have been reduced further if the province had not opted out of some payments this year. He ; pointed out to the committee that the provincial grant would be three precent less in total amount this year over that of 1975. The commissioner commissioner felt that the region was holding the line. The discussion came up when Mr. Gartley was presenting presenting the finance department department budget calling for a total increase of 22 percent with a total net cost of $2,889,512. CURE members accept board offer A tentative agreement on a new contract between negotiators negotiators of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1206 was reached last Thursday evening following fifteen hours of bargaining. Initial demands by CUPe who represents 160 maintenance maintenance and cafeteria workers was for 50 per cent increase over the present average of $3,87 per hours. The Board of Eudcation will vote on the settlement at their coming meeting on Thursday evening. ' The membership of CUPE local 1206 gave their approval on Saturday to the contract which will be in effect until November 29th, 1976. The new contract gives a fifteen per cent increase across the table up to the cost of living which amounts to $.76 to, $.85 additional per hour. Contracts are now to be on a yearly basis. The contract now has to go before the federal anti-inflation anti-inflation board for their consideration. consideration. JAN'S FLOWER & GIFT SHOPPE Serving Orono, Newcastle, • Bowmanville, Oshawa WE DELIVER < MAIN ST. ORONO 983-9506 Where The Action Is ! . 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