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Presented with plaque Tremendous farming future Ken Knox of Solina, in addressing I he annual banquet banquet of the Durham Central Agricultural Society last Wednesday evening told his audience of close to One hundred hundred and fifty,"the future for farming and local fairs is tremendous." Knox has to be one of the, most entertaining speakers who has spoken in Orono for years with his crisp style, quick to make a point and plenty of humour. He emphasized communication communication and business practices as a successful com bination for lairs, Jn speak ing of farming he pointed to the fact that the world population was growing at the rate of a Saskatchewan population every five days. With such a growth in numbers the future of farming farming has to be tremendous, he said- The speaker pointed out that as the. generations pro- • gress fewer and fewer people have a background, in agriculture and told of one girl who had never touched a cow until the age 36 years. Many, he said, do not know where their food comes from. He said for this reason fairs do become more and more important and the agriculture content in the fairs must be maintained. In travelling around Ontario he said he was not sure this was always happening. He stated the era of Show and Tell was upon us and questioned why this could not be followed at the fairs. Knox said he liked to talk of goals and contended that a fair without a goal would, in the end, cease to exist. "You (Continued page 2) Orono Fish and Hunt Open House being held April 24th Robert Allin on behalf of the Durham Central Agriculural Society presents an Award of Merit tb Mrs. Ten Pears on behalf of her husband for the many years contributing to the success of the annual fair held in Orono. Ten Pears promoted a most successful poultry exhibit exhibit at the fair during thepasl twenty years to a point that it, is now recognized recognized as one of the,best in rural Ontario. This show has contributed contributed greatly to the success of the Orono Pair. lie to poor health Ten was unable to attend the annual banquet when the presentation presentation was made last Wednesday Wednesday evening in the Orono United Church. The Orono Fish & Hunt Club is setting aside the afternoon afternoon of Sunday, April 24th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m, for the interested public to come in, watch and ask questions. There will be a limited pro-,, gramme of shooting going on so that interested persons t may take part under the ' guidance of a Club member and the control of the ap propriate range Master. .Children must be accompanied accompanied by adults and in view of the nature of the activities, Under the careful supervision of the parent. You might want to watch the loading and firing of muzzle-loaders or the ever popular trap shooting that accounts for most of the activity activity at the range, or small bore rifle shooting, or even .sortie pistol practice. Inside the clubhouse there will be a display of weapons and two members will be operating equipment for the reloading of shotgun shells for trap work and rifle cartridges for hunting. Drop in and ask questions about the club's activities and shooting in general. Finding the Club is no problem. You simply drive up Hwy 115 to the Kirby traffic light, turn west and drive 3.3 Km., or 2 miles, and you will see the sign at the gate to the Club's property. There is no admission admission charge. Not Joe's day meter for Orono Tint McKenzie of Cobourg came -out in full support of Joe Clarke in addressing the PC meeting electing delegates at Clarke High School on Saturday and received a spattering spattering of applause from the 350 in attendance. McKenzie sought election as a delegate and later as an alternate to attend attend the leadership convention, convention, He was not successful in either bid. Immediately after the McKenzie address Joe Sweet (Continued page 2) Following a request from the Orono Downtown Businessmen's Association, Ron, Dupuis, Director of "Public Works of the Town of Newcastle, has submitted to the General Purpose committee committee a suggestion th&t consideration consideration be given by council for the installation of parking meters in the Orono Village downtown area. In the report the director suggests the Town make consideration consideration of creating a defined defined metered parking scheme in Orono *and that if such *s elected to be undertaken that a rate of 25 cents per hour be established, ' it is suggested that if the meters are to be installed funds for the initial capital outlay be taken from the Town's Parking Reserve or other designated sources. Dupuis reports • .that a. review of on-street parking in Oronq, revealed an inefficient use of the available' parking area and that parking spaces (Continued page 3) Taking part in a three and a half hour session [ jmppenmgg... ] CRAFT COURSES AT TOWN HALL Craft courses to be taught at the Orono Town Hall starling Wednesday, May 4th, for 8 weeks. Cost is $20.00 per person - 2 hours per week. For afternoon classes contact 1 laine Haines at 983-9218. l ot evening classes contact I ornii Wilkinson 983-5164 evenings, Fifteen people minimum pci class. ROEf.ER SKATING OPENS THIS WEEK Roller skating opens at the Orono Arena this coming Friday, April 22nd with only a period of two weeks' clasping since? the ice was taken oiyt. The kids are eady and all look forward to another good year of roller skating in Orono. Saturday afternoon was an afternoon for voting for members of the Durham Nor- i humbcrlatul Progressive Conservative Association. The riding association elected their delegates and alternates to attend the leadership convention to be held in June in Ottawa. Above Bill Montgomery of, Ororto hands his ballet to Marion Manders, Kendal, placing, it. in I'lic ballot box.