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(î-Orono Weekly'Times, Wednesday, July 30th, 1980 Serving cake at the unveilin* The social hour is always an important feature of any public event and this was again the case last week during the unveiling of thé Heritage plaque in Kirby. At the Kirby school museum A hand-made barn-replica on display at the museum gallery extension at the old Kirby school. Protect families and pets against rabies By taking a few simple precautions, pet owners can protect their family and have a safe summer. First, make sure all cats and dogs are vaccinated for rabies on a regular basis. Secondly, avoid all contact with wild animals; children especially should be taught to avoid them. The most common common wildlife animals are the fox, skunk, raccoon, and occasionally squirrels and bats. The' most common symptom symptom to look for is abnormal behaviour. Wild animals may become over friendly and roam in populated areas. t Far,mèrs can also be infected infected through livestock. Often the animal will appear to choke and when the farmer tries to dislodge the-material from the throat, ' he can become infected. In an area where there are ' rabies, livestock may need to- be immunized. Incidences of rabies should be reported to Health of Animals Branch of Agriculture Agriculture Canada, 1 * and see. a doctor. Agriculture Canada personnel will investigate to determine whether the suspect suspect animal has rabies. Refinery land to be sold The Township of Hope will not receive compensation for the loss of the uranium plant in their municipality from the federal government. This has been noted.to the Township in a letter from the Minister of Energy, Marc Lalonde. It was also pointed out in his letter that the lands, 474 acres, will be sold in the normal commercial commercial manner... Lalonde said the matter of compensation had been carefully carefully considered but it was felt that compensation in this case was not appropriate. In his letter he pointed out that although the direction of the new uranium refinery to Blind River must be a disappointment it must be remembered that Hope and Port Hope had benefited over the past thirty years from the local operation of Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. in Port Hope. Lalonde said the government government has a general policy of promoting economic development development in the Regions such as northern Ontario which are 'disadvantaged econo mically'. He said the government government will seek to upgrade and process natural resources as close as possible to their place of origin when it is economical economical to do so. Deputy-reeve Roger Wilson of Hope said the Township has been robbed of a major industry. He said the Township Township is now forced to find alternative uses for the land. He pointed out that the Township had the first right of refusal to the property under the terms of the development agreement between between the Township and Eldorado. Firings and early retirements retirements were announced last week at Eldorado Nuclear Ltd., Port Hope in which twenty-five executive staff will be affected. The word was presented Thursday when the twenty-five were given their immediate walking walking tickets. There appeared to be no warning the announcement was ,to be made. Gordon F. Colborne, head of the refinery division, will take early retirement with •others receiving pension or Severance pay.' Eldorado will also close an office in Port Hope that has been housed in the St. Lawrence hall. Eldorado spokesman Howie Collins said the firings were part of a company effort to streamline support services and realign management responsibilities. responsibilities. It has also been sàid a revision in the company company expansion program, announced last month had something to (do with the changes. Eldorado had earlier earlier established a divisional structure to manage the refinery operations in Port Hope and in Hope Township. With the governments decision decision to construct a new refinery , in Blind River changes in management was necessary. Some workers feel the firings were somewhat related related to the fact that the by Roy Forrester LET NATURE SHOW THE WAY Of course you are aware that we endeavoured to hatch two settings of hens eggs and a setting of duck eggs using the modern method of an incubator all with no success. Well it took an old hen to show us just how easy and if we did not tinker with nature we would have no problem. Yes Mrs. Hen had a success' rate of 9 chicks from 11 eggs and then the two duds may not have been t due to any problem which she may have encountered over the twenty : one day period. company had operated with a $125,000 deficit for the first quarter of 1980, compared ' with a $1.7 million profit in the same period in 1979. There is no fear in Port Hope that Eldorado will undertake major cutbacks in Port Hope. Even our buggling with the hen after her first day of ' sitting seemed not to have affected her performance. We had left the chicken house door open after taking her off the nest' at which point she made a beeline to the bush. She was recovered some four hours later and pushed back on her nest to complete a successful hatch. Her big hatch came off last Thursday and as we were interested in having a hen with her young chicks at MacDonald's Farm at the Orono Fair we were told to take the chicks away and put her back to work with another setting of eggs. This has been accomplished and our Mrs. Hen, if all goes well, will make her debut at the fair with a new family from one to two weeks old. Pay her a visit when you attend this annual event. To say the least her young chicks now in a home-made brooder from Len Pears are doing well and make less noise than the deceased Susie " chick who must have been Calling for some company from somewhere. At times they make a real picture with their rumps backed towards the light bulb with the nine forming a complete circle. From now on its natures way of doing things for your writer. While we are talking of nature we had a call a week ago Sunday from Sid and Dorothy Holmes of Leskard to the effect that they had two Pileated woodpeckers drilling away at a tree in their backyard. It was a treat to gain a close up of this somewhat un- comnton bird, the largest of the woodpecker family. I have noticed on a number of, occasions in the distance but never such a close-up. The visit to the Holmes also provided another opportunity to view their lilies in which they take so much pride. Its amazing how one can identify one after another and give a resume of its history. A real indication of the devotion to this beautiful plant. Corporation of the Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario 1980 Final Tax Bills - Realty and Business The 1980 Final Tax,Bills have now been mailed to all ratepayers and are payable as follows : 1st Instalment,' 2nd Instalment Pay Promptly to Avoid Penalty. PAYABLE August 11th, 1980 PAYABLE October 6th, 1980 If you have not 'received your final tax bill, please telephone the Municipal Tax Office at 623-3379. * , 1980 Taxes are PAYABLE ONLY at the locations detailed on the Tax Bill. Failure to receive a Tax Bill does not eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes or penalty.. R.C. Bryden, Tax Collector. >v Miss Durham Centra I Contest September 4th Applications will be'received from single persons, age 17 - 22, the Municipality of Newcastle, to compete in the Miss Durham Central contest, Thursday, Sept. 4th, 1980. (Must be 17 ye,ars of age on or before August 1,1980) isfame- Address- Phorte No.- - Photo Birth Date - Mail Box Box 212-, Orono, Ontario, LOB 1M0. No applications later than August 23, 1980