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Srono toeettlp Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication ï - Main Street, Orono , Roy C. Forrester, Editor TO PLAY WITH POTS AND PANS The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education are being requested by the curriculum committee that the Board discontinue the practice of accepting four year old students whose fifth birthdate arrives in January or February from attending kindergarten. The message has come through from the Ministry of Education that to accept four year olds a board must have Junior Kindergartens. The curriculum committee rightly finds such a program as Junior Kindergarten just too expensive. The Board has followed a practice of accepting four year olds over the past two years but this will likely be discontinued for the next school term and could in fact reduce the number of kindergartens operating throughout their jurisdiction. Kindergarten enrolment has dropped 150 this year even with 125 under-age students enrolled. Many of the curriculum committee were high in their . praise of admitting four-year-olds and commented that children did benefit greatly and were well able to cope with the program. This corner contends that "enough is enough" and that formal education prior to the fifth birthdate is going too far both for the child and as to costs. A child should be given some time in life to self-development before reaching the structured "confines of our formal educational system. Young children do have imagination and the development of this characteristic, unabatted by structure, could serve well in the future. Imagination and experimentation has brought forth our greatest achievements in social and physical benefits. There should be time for a child to pull out the pots and pans from under the stove to develop their own creations through the use of their own imagination. BEING REALISTIC A proposed water and sewer user rate increase coming before the Regional council on November 26th and following to users in the region is due partly fp what may be called the present misuse of lot levies from developers, and we would believe also due in part to excessive overextension of water and sewer services in such areas as Courtice where they lie dormant and are non-revenue producing. A recent Ontario Municipal Board decision does appear to support the validity of lot levies if it is proven that •the levies being charged are based on the need for capital expenditures relating only to the new development. This decision has placed many municipalities in jeopardy as to their lot levies and this case is tome out in Durham where councillors are proposing a reduction in lot levies rather than having the issue go to court or before the OMB, Regional council will deal'with this matter on Wednesday and it would appear that the levies will be reduced as already the region has approved such an individual case. $ Staff in the Town of Whitby have ihformed their council members that their lot levies a re too high and would not stand the test of the OMB. , .* This may also be the case L i the Town of Newcastle and certainly using lot levy funds to pay the capital debenture costs of the High School auditorium in Bowmanville, as has been the case, would not as well sjtand up to the criteria taken by the Municipal Board. There may well he other cases throughout the Town such as firej halls and certain roads that are being funded out. of the Town lot levy reserve. « Ridge Pine Park" principals have also indicated th6y are not satisfied with the lot levy charges of the Town and could well and reasonably so, take tBe matter to the Board especially when the proposed development is almost a self-contained unit. In the past it was easy for municipalities to establish and increase lot levies against a booming industry but the practice did go overboard and under today's restraints it is in most cases excessive. New residents of a community have been paying more than their full share of costs and it is right that this practice is being adjusted., ( frapptnmgg.'.. iAVID GRAY TO SEEK CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION David Gray, 32, Hope Township is the third candidate d declare his intentions to seek the conservative nomination or the provincial riding of Northumberland. MPP Russell towe has made it known that he will not seek aiiother term to h'e legislature. Gray was a former deputy-reeve of Hope and s a senior chemist at General Foods in Cobourg. Others eeking the nomination are Douglas Galt of Brighton and Reg (ewell of Cobourg. Kendal News I am a dollar. I am unable to buy a gallon of gasoline, I am'too little for a ticket to the movies, I'm not on speaking terms with the butcher, Apd I'm belittled by people who used to think me great. BUT When I go to church on Sunday I'm still big and bright, And, oh boy, Am I welcome! There was a good attendance attendance at church after a full week and the Jamboree the night before. Patricia Frank sang, accompanied by Mrs. K. Wood. Rev. A. Tizzard told the children a story about what happened when you started wrong. Then he read the scripture, the third epistle of John; written around the end of the first century to Gaius. This man gave much of his talent and wealth to the Lord. A certain Bishop Diot- rephes at that time was very arrogant, over-ruling the authority of the elders. John commends Gaius, the well tieloved - loved by all. Everybody that saw him loved him. We reach out in love because people love us. We have a friend who was loved by little children. A little girl said to her mother, j'I love you all except your hands". Her mother then told her that she had run into a burning building to save her little daughter from the flames, that was why her hand had been so badly burned. Her daughter said, "Now I love you most of all tor your hands." So it was with Jesus, on the cross, So today have a smile because God loves you and God's people love you. The Kendal Country Jamboree Jamboree on Saturday, Nov. 22 opened with three - square dance tunes played by the orchestra entitled, "Crooked Stove Pipe", "Joys of Québec", Québec", and "Little Burnt Potato", Then our genial master of ceremonies Mr. Keith Wood welcomed the guests. Mr. Stan Hoy sang, "Crystal Chandelier", accompanied accompanied by the orchestra. Mr. George Kemp played on his mouth organ, Mr. Mark Wager and Mr. Kemp sang, "Great Speckled Bird". Mr. Jerry Byers was featured as the lead in two numbers with his Jews Harp. There was a Patti Noble. Mr. Stan Hoy and his son Ken sang "Amanda" Mr. Lloyd Ransberry played some toe tapping numbers on his violin. As visiting guests a fine saxaphone group made up of three Kendal lads and one from Garden Hill delighted the audience. They were Will Scoffield, Stephen Haynes, Kevin Lowery and Andrew Lambier. After a fashion show that caused much merriment, merriment, a poem written by Rev. A. Tizzard for the occasion was read by Mrs. Tizzard. Janet Youngman 1 and Cindy Neal sang, "Where do all the children play?". Then a camp fire scene was arranged on the platform and all the audience joined in singing the old favourites, Red River Valley, Home on the Range, You Are My Sunshine, etc. and at the wind up, "The Old Grey Mare". Now in 1968 The Albertan brought a horse into the Royal York during the Grey Cup festivities. On Saturday night Mr. Len Hoy led "The Old , Grey Mare", down the aisle of Kendal Public School, believe it or not. Ken and Doug Hoy sang "Lucille". Mrs. A. Tizzard sang as a solo accompanied by Mrs. K. Wood, "The White Cliffs of Dover", and "There will be Peace in the Valley". ' After the singing of Oh Canada a social time was' enjoyed by all. Much credit is due the organizers, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wood. Glad to see the young musicians taking part, A special event was enjoyed on Wednesday morning by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. G. Cathcart when Mr. Jeff Bickerstaff invited them to go, up for a ride in a helicopter. The weather, was perfect and the visibility good. It is surprising the number of ponds there are in this area. The fall wheat fields looked sp green and some of the Orono forestry was a golden brown, perhaps the tamarack trees are that shade. The roofs in Orono arè of many colours. Orono and the forestry are indeed a beautiful picture from above. There are many beautiful homes and old barns and great deep valleys in this area. Mr. J. Bickerstaff owns thé farm on which the former sixth line school was built. He is a licenced helicopter pilot and flew the next day to Winnipeg. He said it would take him six hours with two short stops. He told us that it took twenty-five gallons of gasoline an hour. He was one of those who fought the forest fires ojit of Thunder Bay this summer. The KeSndal Women's Insti tute met at tne nome of Mrs. M. Manders on Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th with Mrs; D. Wybenga in the chair. She opened the meeting with the Ode and the Mary Stewart collect. Mrs; W. Turansky gave as the motto: "An ounce of prevention". The roll call was, "Tips on raising house plants". The ladies answered, "put a plastic bag over your cuttings", "Christmas Cactus plants will not flower if left in continual light, that is sunlight sunlight all day and electric light, all night". So don't leave it below an electric light at night. Get a blue powder for your African violets, named Plant Prod. Mrs; R. Elliott gave a very fine account of the convention in the Royal York on Nov. 4 and 5th. The minutes were read and adopted. Kendal W.I. has twenty.members and nine life members. The penny collection was $2.30. A list of the shut-ins were made and a Christmas gift was planned. Our Christmas dinner will be held at the home of Mrs. Diane Wybenga Dec. 16th at 12 o'clock noon. There will be an exchange of gifts. Lunch was provided by Mrs. E. Foster and Mrs. G. Cathcart. Mrs. W. Turansky gave some suggestions on how to keep yoUr house from being burglarized., Mrs. Olive Keene of Orillia visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Soper for a few days the past . week. She called on some of her old schoolmates in the area.- The Bethany Hunt Club were entertained by Mr. Clark of the fifth line -on Sunday, Nov. 23rd. The red coated riders and their ladies made a pretty picture as they rode across the Cathcart farm and neighbouring areas ' led by the hounds in full cry. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service-10:00 a JH. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. CLARKE NEWS January is just around the corner which means it is almost time for exams. There are 25 school days left until January examinations begin, approximately 58 days left altogether for students to prepare themselves. The Diodes will be playing at Clarke on Friday, 1 tickets are $4.00 advance, and $4.50 at the door. The dance begins at 7:30 and will end depending on the amount of time the band takes for a break.' Orono Building Contractor Brick - Block - Concrete StoneWork. Carpentry - Cabinet Work , . ' Floors-Tile Phone 983-5441 ORONO- IMTfflialniKII Orono Pesterai Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, B.A.; M.Div Organist and Chair Director David Orey Sunday November 30,1980 ORONO UNITED CHURCH • Sunday Church School id a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Bazaar andBake Sale Thurs. Nov. 27th Main Hall 2:00p.m. Funds for medical ■ research into Kidney Disease. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 Vander Stoop's Florist and Greenery Main Street, Orono STORE HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 PHONE 983-9715 After Hours 987-4670 Last Week for November Specials 20 percent off Timex Watches , and r • . Tilley Billfolds Great Stocking Staffers Daisy Jewellery , , 1/2 price Regular' $4.00 and $5.00, NOW $2.00 & $2.50 , * Regular $3.00, NOW $1.50 Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONT. J H. 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