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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 1st, 1981 Kirby Public School Graduates It was graduation day at thé Kirby Public School last week and the above 41 grade six students at the schdol are now on their way for the next term attending the Pines Senior Public School. Pictured above (front row) Craig Ball, Tammy Ball, Lesley Barrabàll, Jane Byers, Jason Carletdn, Kim Copp-" ing, Tammy Farrow, Brian Garrison, Sylvia VanderSchee, Steven Golder, Tina Wood, Kareylee VanHamburg, Susan MacLean, Erin Parker and Darlene Mercer, (middle row) Kevin Risebrough, Erin Windatt, Christine Luxton, Leanne Mutton, David Roberts, Barby Seneco, Paul Van Alstyne, Brian Souch, Richard Dafoe, Chris Richards, Karen Copping, Michelle Henry and Shawn Langstaff, (back row) Mr. Jim Dupuis, teacher, Randy Reid, Leanne Garrpw, Maya Zander, Mark Thompson, Russell Sullivan, Jackie Van- Doleweerd, Robbie Haynes, Shane Harbinson, Trevor Kortekaas, Todd ' Sinclair, Leanne Brown, Lori Henderson, Henderson, Susan Brettell and teachers, Mrs. N. Ross and Miss M. Huston. Strawberry season is here Educational watch being set - up , The Strawberry Season is 'at its peak now and Fred's "Fruit Market is bustling with activity. You can pick your own berries or bûy them already picked. Fred has a large crew picking for him, including Orono's own Hang Van To. Ask special licence to setup auction Randy MacDonald approached approached council on Monday asking that council issue a special licence that would allow himself and other students to set up a weekly auction for a two month period in a building in Bowman ville. MacDonald said the building on Wellington Street was zoned residential and as such would not allow his group to hold the auction on the premises. He said there were three students involved in the project to raise funds for their schooling during the summer months. MacDonald said the business venture would be a fine form of education for the group as well, e if successful, providing funds for their schooling., The permit, he said, would only be on a temporary basis. Council did deny the request request as it would'controvene the zoning of the lands but staff is to assist witlvthe location location of the enterprise with suggestions such as thé local arenas. MacDonald said they had chosen the Wellington Street building as the rent was within their means. He said other commercial buildings were available for the enterprise enterprise but rents were too high. A campaign to turn parents across the Province into educational "watchdogs" is to be launched this week by a Toronto based group. The campaign is a move to increase the volume of the Parent Voice in Education according to PIE spokesperson, spokesperson, Esther MacPherson, who began the group in Ontario Ontario two and a half years ago. PIE is asking parents to join up as "PIE Watchdogs" in a province-wide promotional promotional campaign starting this week. They aim to recruit parents from as many schôolboard areas as possible during the coming summer break. PIE began their parent's rights work in Ontario in 1979 with exposes of cases of children who had been diagnosed as "hyperactive" and kept on tranquillizing drugs for years. In 1980 the group managed to persuade Peel County Schoolboard to drop a controversial test used in their schools called the "Live-or : Die" game in which children were asked to choose from a stereotyped list of people who should live, and who should be left to die in a bomb shelter during a nuclear holocaust. "It was a prime example of psychological mumbo-jumbo that resulted in nothing except upset for the children and incited prejudice'- prejudice'- the set of .list of people people gave -their socioeconomic, socioeconomic, religious, racial and sexual backgrounds - it was more than the kind of test you'd expect to see in a facist country, not in Canada" said Macpherson. After ' a year of protest from PIE and other parent's groups, other schoolboards answered PIE's request to ban the test, and removed it. Amongst these were Hamilton, Elgin and Duf- ferin County Schoolboards., Metro Schoolboard banned the test when Ontario's Minister of Education, Bette Stevenson called the tests "inappropriate" and said alternatives "can and must be found". PIE researcher, Gloria Mactaggart, says she is. work- ing on a case of a mother who has-been threatened by a local board psychologist to have her 8 year old son forcibly institutionalized institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital for three years due to some problems in school. "These kinds of cases are. frequent across the province, and we hope that by setting up the Watchdog network xye can have better representation in local areas and provide more solutions" said Macpherson. PIE was begun in 1977' by Scientologist Arda Froese who was joined by other Scientologists in Ontario. The Vancouver parent became nicknamed the "Mad Mum of North Vancouver" due, to her outspoken criticism of modern day classrooms where she claimed more '• attention was being given to "mickey mouse mind games" than to improving improving the state of literacy. PIE now has a broad membership of parents from all religious backgrounds. "We all share a common concern for the state of public education and i a desire to see parents more involved and their rights protected", protected", said Macpherson. Anyone wanting to contact PIE. to become a watchdog or for help can. do so by writing to director Joyce Hambley at Apt. 711, 10 Edgecliff Golfway, Don Mills, Ontario, Ontario, M3C 3A3. Region approves salary increase Through approval of salary increases for nonunion nonunion workers for the Region of Durham an additional . $1.23 million has been added • to the cost of operation over the next eighteen months. Non-union staff will- receive a ten percent increase retroactive to the first of the year, an additional $535 per year as of July 1st and another ten percent increase as of January 1st, 1982. These increases are similar -to those granted to outside workers earlier this year whictv will cost the Region $1.15 million over the term of the contract. The salary increases will take the salaries of commissioners commissioners of works, finance and social services to $51,000 as of this July. The average salary for nonunion nonunion staff is around $25,BOO with the lowest paid being $15,000 and the highest, the chief administrator, being $58,000. Major & Minor Repairs BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ENGINES REBUILT valve Jobs -FRONT ENDS -TOWING MANGER'S GARAGE ORONO 983-5130 ■» &**f***HHM>**M-»*N)*+++*ht*4h*J* i TOWN OF NEWCASTLE FITNESS CEN TRE Summer ôperating Schedule Commencing July 6th, 1981 (Exceptions Noted) v T) Sun. Mon. rues. Wdd. Thurs. Frl, Sat. 7-8 Bird ■ ® Early -Bird 8-9 X 9-10 v. *. Classes Classes ' Classes 1011 t 11.-12 " t , Adult vP" , ,/ v*' 12-1 Adult ^ Adult ' . Swim Adult , Adult Swim 1-2 Public vS/""" Public 2-3 Swim Classes Classes Classes ^ Classes Classes SWim 3-4 /jft / ? Public Swim ^Senior t Citizens' / Public 4-5 swim , Swim « ■ 1 Classes Classes Classes Rentals 6-7 1 7-8 Adult • Public Adult Public Swim Adult Public - ™ n ' f 8-9 ,Swlm ' (beginning July 13, y Swim (Beginning Swim Swim : * These hours available only until Bowmanvllle Memorial Pool opens. When Memorial Pool opens these hours will become available for rentals.