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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 30th, 1980 Srono $®eefelp Etmed ■ Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication , Main Street, Orono Roy C-Forrester, Editor À WÉLCQME ADDITION It was learned last week that Orono is to have a ladies' wear store in the near future and this new enterprise will replace the loss of the Armstrong's Dry Goods store. The new store to be known as J-Me Fashions of Orono is to locate in , thé former Long's Ladies Wear store and is expected to open sometime near the end of February. Certainly it is encouraging news for the business section of the Village and will add to the commercial aspect of downtown Orono. It is the collective nature of a number of businesses that make a business community viable and certainly the addition of J-Me Fashions will play its part in this viability. May we congratulate Mrs. Lyle West in her undertaking and wish her well in business in Orono. Within a short period of time the Orono Hydro building will become vacant with the moving of all hydro facilties to Bowmanville. The buildin'g is owned by the Town of Newcastle and council has asked the Town Manager for a report as to the possible future use of this sound structure. It would certainly be of benefit to the Orono business community is some commercial venture could make use of the building. At least some effort should be made in this direction and local business people in Orono should support such a move. Another commercial enterprise in Orono can be of a benefit to all. PARENT TEACHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE The organization of a Clarke High School Parent Teacher Advisory Committee is well underway and has as its purpose commendable objectives. Surely such an organization organization cannot but be beneficial to the educational system within this community. The purpose as outlined by the group is to establish better communications between parents, teachers and students in order to improve the educational environment of the students and to deal with areas of concern as they arise. The committee has also outlined a number of future public meetings dealing with communications, sensitization to adolescent needs, drugs, alcohol and discipline. A film is to be shown on February 6th at 7.30 at the school and parents as well as students are invited to attend. It is through such organization that a better understanding can be established for all concerned and such understanding can only be for the good of the system. The Orono Public School appears to be a good example of parent participation and here it goes right into the classroom during school hours. A visit any day to the school makes one aware of thé part the parents, or at least a goodly number of parents play in the general operation of the school. This can only promote a genuine understanding of the system and stimulate a close relationship between the home and the school, a most desirable condition for a good and effective educational system. AND THE SNOW FINALLY ARRIVED After a few skiffs of snow last week snowmobilers and cross country skiers were able to test their skills to in their respective winter sports. The Ganaraska forest to the north of the Village was alive with both snowmtobilers and skiers endeavouring to at least get some winter activities unbder their belt before spring arrives. The snowmobilers were certainly out inforce and making the best of the few inches of white on the ground. Grade $ students shy from french Criminal offences increase in Ontario It was revealed to the curriculum committee of the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education last week that there has been a percentage drop in the number of students taking french in Grade nine. Over the past three years the board has introduced corë french in grades 8, 7 and 6 with *the intention that this would stimulate students taking taking french when they entered high school at the grade nine level, Robert Moorcroft, superintendent superintendent of instructions for the Board said he felt it was OPP Commissioner H.H. Graham announces that criminal code offences in provincial police jurisdiction increased by 5.6 percent to a total of 91,109 in 1979. In 1976 the figure reached an all-time high of 91,702. The most significant increase increase is in the area of fraud offences. This category accounted accounted for 3,804 occurrences, up 18.4 percent from last year's count of 3,212. The statistics for homicide, rape and vandalism have not changed substantially in the last year. A 5 percent increase in the number of traffic accidents reported brings the 1979 total to 78,585. The number of people killed in OPP-reported traffic accidents was 989, an increase of 7.2 percent. There were 32 multiple- fatal accidents in which three or more persons died. A total of 118 died in the 32 accidents. Twelve of these accidents happened when drivers crossed crossed the centre line and drove on the wrong side of the road. Of the 12, 11 were attributed to drinking drivers. "We regard seat belts as the single most important now time for the Board to hire a French resource teacher. Harriett Reisler asked how the board could restore interest interest in french for students and suggested that the subject subject should possibly be made , a compulsory subject in high school. It was questioned if a student advanced through high school in a french course was capable of completing the current civil service requirements for french. The chairman of the committee, RüSsell Walker, said there was no way of evaluating the Student and its french at the factor in saving lives on our highways," said OPP Commissioner Commissioner Harold Graham. "Over 27,000 charges for failure to wear seat belts were laid last year and I expect this high level of enforcement to continue." In 1979 the Honourable Ray McMurtry instructed the OPP to inaugurate two major programs to combat the increasing toll of accidents. ■ Twenty-four patrol units in the Barrie, Mount Forest, Peterborough and "Downs- view OPP areas are equipped with portable breath analysis units. In a five-month evaluation evaluation period, 1,115 charges of impaired driving were laid following roadside tests on drivers. A successful test project of enforcement patrols on major highways using radar-equipped radar-equipped unmarked cruisers was expanded to include all of Ontario south of North Bay. A further enforcement measure in 1979 was the reinstatement of the OPP aircraft patrol with three aircraft. It expanded during the year to six aircraft. OPP air patrol officers laid 21,215 charges in the year. Fuelwood program to be discontinued The current fuelwood boom may bring on more "tree rustling", wastage of high- quality wood ànd accidents. That's the concern of forestry forestry staff with the Ministry of Natural Resources in central Ontario. They've already noted an increase in wood thefts from private 'and public forests in the Lindsay, Huronia, Cambridge Cambridge and Niagara districts and around Toronto. But what could be a greater threat to forest resources, he said, were inexperienced woodlot owners who may be cutting trees more valuable as raw material for fine furniture and other products. John Griffiths, York Region forester, says tree rustlers can fell, cut up and load a large hardwood in 30 minutes. A tree with a chest-height 'diameter of 12 to 14 inches will yield about half a cord of firewood. Cut-your-own programs in ministry-managed forests, such as Ganaraska, have alsd been complicated at times by people who "borrow" from neighbouring plots or areas not marked for thinning by forestry staff. The ministry has now abandoned these programs in KendaI News I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shaltgo: 1 will guide thee with mine eye. Psalm 32:8 In the Canadian Statesman January 16th Rev. W. Whitman Whitman says "We must bring God back into our educatirial system. 11 ' Woodrow Wilson said, "There can bé no liberal education without a knowledge knowledge of the Bible." In 1953 we had fifteen days of very mild weather early in January with open roads. Last year on January 25 there was a foot of snow on top the cars in the morning. The neighbours had walked home from Morton's hill the night before. A large number of skiers flocked to the ski hill east of Kirby to ski on the snow they had made last weekend. Sunday was a fine winter's day. We were pleased to have Mr. Marvin Colvin of Orono bring the message assisted by completion of school. Consideration was also given given to extending the French program in public school to grade five. It was pointed out that if this was to be the case this coming September a decision would have to be made in the very near future. Dr. Ian Wilson at the meeting said the Board did not have an evaluation system system which 'was uniform Mrs. A. Tÿszard. He told thV_. Children a story about wild animals and tame animals and our tongue which we must control. He chose as his scripture James 3. He spoke of the importance of each person learning to make their own decisions and harmony wihtin the family unit. Next Sunday the speaker will be Rev. Grant Schwartz, Chaplain Chaplain of Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. This is a real opportunity to hear a man who has learned something of which we know very little. Mrs. A. Tizzard took charge of the devotions at the Nursing Homes on Sunday. If you want to makè applesauce really special, cook the apples in apple juice instead of water, then add some lemon juice and brown sugar. The reason lemons are SO dear is that a frost in California killed a lot of the trees a year ago. I notice the package of dates I jüst. finished using was labelled Iran, so we can expect dates to become very scarce. Mrs. Julia Jackson has returned from hospital to her home. Mr. Ken Soper's sale is February 9th. central Ontario because administrative administrative costs were too high, public forest areas were limited and many people underestimated the work and failed to complete thinning their areas. In future, thinning cuts in ministry-managëd forests (Ganaraska) will be tendered to commercial firewood operators. operators. Sheref Yorgan, Cambridge district forest management supervisor, said the effect on forest resources could be serious if tree rustling increases, increases, but not as serious as legal cutting by inexperienced inexperienced landowners. He said they may be cutting trees such as maple, oak, ash - maybe even black walnut - for firewood. "Thousands of dollars of potential raw material for fine furniture and veneer could be going up in smoke while dead, dying, diseased or deformed trees and low-grade hardwoods are being passed by." Inexperienced wood enthusiasts enthusiasts often cut and burn without properly seasoning wood, another waste. Eighty percent of the heat from "green wood" is used up just evaporating the extra moisture. moisture. Margot Samuel Gallery A great deal of interest and excitement is being created .■ by the present exhibition of sculpture by Ed Falkenberg, and wôrks on paper by John Street at foe Margot Samuel Gallery. Falkenberg's spatial sculptures effectively compliment compliment Street,' pastels on paper. The exhibition gives a feeling of light and airiness, and leaves the viewer to enjoy the inter-reaction of colour and space. Falkenberg lives in Claremont Claremont and Street comes from Toronto. Their work will be on view at the Margot Samuel Gallery at 899 Nelson Street, Oshawa until Saturday, February February 9th. Gallery hours are Tuesday through, Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. B.E. Long B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, February 3,1980 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship , *9:45 across the Board's jurisdiction. jurisdiction. He said he felt it was important that the committee * look at evaluation*' He,.said parents like to knbw whether their children are progressing and he said allied to this was the evaluation of departments and teachers. • Wilson contended that some principals did not evaluate teachers in the manner which they should. Can-Can Pantyhose Special Promenade All Sheer, Reg. $1.19 Now $1.01 Queen Size, Reg. $1.39 Now $1.18 Control Top, Reg. $1.79 Now $1.52 All In One (( Panties and Hose), Reg. $1.49 Now $1.26 All Sheer, Reg. $1.75 , Now $1.48 , Day Sheer, Reg. $1.75 ' Now $1.48 Effective until Feb. 16,1980 a r m a c y ORONO, ONT. |. H. STUTT 983-5009