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■M*W- at ChIMSTmRS May your holiday ho happy and - your blessings • .many •owaywWIl ORONO WEEKLY TIMES; WED., DECEMBER 22nd, 1976-5 Your Friendly Convenience Store Last Wednesday evening the Great Pine Ridge Rinette Club and Orono Girl Guides went to Nel Gor Nursing Home to sing carols for the ■residents. The Ki nettes brough sandwiches sandwiches and home baked "goodies", and I'm not sure which the residents like the most - the singing or the food! It was a heart warming experience to see young and old enjoying a moment of Christmas spirit together. The Rinettes visit Nel Gor every Wednesday evening, we play cards, bingo or sometimes just sit and chat with the residents. These past months have been a rewarding rewarding experience for us, as they have come to look forward to our visits., The Kinsmen are holding their 3rd annual Skate-a-thon on December 26th at Newcastle Newcastle Arena. A bus will be leaving Orono Town Hall at 11:45 and returning at 4:00 p.m. with the skaters. Sponsor Sponsor sheets can be obtained from public schools and Charles Gray at the Orono Post Office. If you want to wear off that big turkey, dinner come out and skate for this very worthwhile cause. Moneys raised go to Cystic Fibrosis and community services. services. M & M Variety 1 Durham Agri-News We will be open to serve you CHRISTMAS'eVE UNTIL8 :00p.m. CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00a.m. - 6 p.m. ■also BOXING DAY 10:00a.m. - 8:00 p.m. * HOLIDAY GREETINGS As we approach the Christmas Christmas Season, staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Bowmanville would like to pass on our Christmas Greetings, and we trust that 1977 will be a year of fulfilment in whatever you do. It's been a pleasure for us to serve thp rural and urban communities alike and we hope that we can continue this be of service to agriculture in Durham in 1977. We want to take this opportunity to thank all the editors of the newspapers newspapers who has co-operated with us during 1976 in carrying our news column and we look forward to continued co-operation co-operation in 1977. Once again on behalf of the Bowmanville office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, we wish each and every one of you a "Merry Christmas Christmas and the Very Best in 1977". NEW PUBLICATION ON WEEDS "Ontario Weeds", a new publication available from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture and Food will help anyone, from farmer to home gardener; to identify easily nearly over 270 of the most common weeds in Ontario. The publication was released in late November, includes with descriptions, 195 drawings drawings and 53 colour photographs photographs of the weeds found in ♦ Ontario. Although, the book is primarily aimed at farmers, , it will be useful for weed inspectors, agricultural colleges, colleges, schools and home gardeners. The book provides the name, habitat, locality and description of the plant in layman's language, as well as giving, the. illustrations and specific characterists of various various weeds. Used in conjunction with Publication 75, the Guide to Chemical Weed Control, Ontario Ontario Weeds will enable farmers farmers to get the most effective weed control in their cropping program. The publication is now available from the Information Information Branch of the Ontario JVlinistry of Agriculture and Food, Legislative Buildings, Toronto M7A 1A5, and a copy can be obtained, upon pay- Glarke Public LIBRARY PHONE 983-5507 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 t*o 12:00 a.m. Orono, Ontario ment of $2,50 made payable to the "Treasurer of Ontario", from the Information Branch. ■rV.Yoifr faithful patronage has made our Christmas brighter. Orono Fuel & Lumber L « d . Lumber & Building Supplies - Fuel Oil - Oil Furnaces 983-9167 Station St & Hwy. 115/Orono