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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 25, 1983 Grotto ffleefelp Eimes Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication Main Street, Orono ^ Roy C. Forrester, Editor TIME TO STAND TOGETHER ' The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education have been thwarted in their attempts of recent- recent- months in an endeavour to reduce educational costs, It almost appears that when a delegation approaches approaches the board as to one,or another item that may be proposed for rearranging or elimination the board backs down. The case of the rearranging of kindergarten from half day to alternate full day is a prime example. The board in the majority reversed its stance even though many still feel that it makes little difference as to the educational value for students. The board proposal was initially a move to cut, costs without degrading educational educational value. It would further appear that the board in the above case was poorly prepared for the approach that was made by interested parents desiring to retain the half kindergarten. The Board has in the past year made a number of attempts to either close schools are make adjustments in enrolment. In most cases the Board has again backed down. Here again we have the example in Kendal where at least two attempts have been made to dose the school to use the Kirby School. There are other cases and still others coming before the board as to the shuffling of students in the Cobourg and other arrangements in the south of Hope Township. Every case of such closings or adjustments will create public expression for no one wants to loose the neighbourhood school. The Board of Education are not in the business of keeping community schools for the purpose of community pride but rather their mandate is to provide education of the highest level. Especially in school closings and adjustments the board must now stand up and be counted with decisions based on sound information. These decisions must also be constant throughout the entire area and not based on the strength of parochialism. School accommodation is not a great factor in the standard of education and in fact it may just be the case that a better standard may be provoded while at the same time saving some costs. It is time for the board tostand together in the interest interest of education and dollar value. Declare Addiction Awareness Week October 23 to October 29 in various major shopping has officially been najned centres during this week with Addiction Awareness Week. people on hand to answer The municipalities of Ajax, ■ questions and give referrals if Newcastle, Oshawa, Picker- needed. Over the next few ing. Scugog, Uxbridge and months, volunteers from Whitby will be offering churches, industries, service special* programmes tluring clubs, social services and the this week-long event. medical profession will work The concept was developed toward consciousness raising by the Alcohol Recovery , of this serious problem. A Homes Association of On- Speakers Bureau is being set tario and the idea is rapidly up and made available to all spreading throughout the interested groups, province. -, Almost everyone knows of Its purpose is to increase -a person with an addiction, public awareness about the be it alcohol, smoking, food, nature and extent of addic- drugs, even work and they lions by providing informa- need support and encourage- tion on existing resources for ment. Make sure they get the education, prevention, treat- bes) available. Addiction ment and recovery. Plans are Awareness Week, October 23 being made to place displays to 29. happenings?... TOWN GANARASKA LEVY MAY INCREASE Due to a provincial reassessment of Ganaraska Conservation Conservation Authority levies to its eight municipalities the Townof Newcastle may have to increase its payment to the Authority by an. amount of $1,347.00 whicxh increases Newcastle's share of municipal levies to 33.5 percent of the total. Newcastle is the largest contributing municipality to the Ganmaska. GOOFED We goofed when taking pictures at the AH Show over the past week-end and left the camera on a setting for outside photographing. This just does not work using a flash and we have only half-frame pictures of the evenj. Sorry. It was a terrific terrific show for the Orono Town Hall. "Spring on the Albany" Heather Liscomb (Rutherford) (Rutherford) a resident of Geraldton, Ontario and a nurse with the federal Department of Health and Welfare recently visited the Ogoki Indian Reservation on the great Albany River which flows into James Bay. Heather arrived at the time the ice was breaking up on the Albany and with other observations relating to the visit has written a poem which is printed in this weeks issue of the Times. Heather nurses at four reservations in the north and makes periodic visits to all points including the Ogoki Reservation of some 300 Indians. Indians. The Ogoki can only be reached by air and is some 150 air miles north of Geraldton and only some 100 miles south of James Bay. It was on her recent visit to the Ogoki that she became inspired inspired with the event to compose compose her poem. It was at a time when great ice flows were rushing up the Albany with all the noise they make, an incident With a Caribou crossing the river, the possibility of a hermit shooting the Caribou and a visit by Heather to an elderly couple still practicing traditional traditional Indian customs arid living living by these customs. SPRING ON THE ALBANY The sun shines and glistens Among the rushing floes The man, he sits and listens Yes, we see, he knows. The Caribou fights the river The man he aims his gun We see the slightest shiver The Caribou starts his run. The people jump in their boats The gÿtne of chance to take They zigzag thro' the floats And leave them in their wake. The man he stands and looks Across the river wide You'll find nowhere in books His thoughts he opts to hide. 'The animal has won The man has turned around He no longer needs his gun He is tall and he is proud. Kendal News Money can't buy everything But give me enough and I'll try. The spring is cold and wet. On Sunday nearly every field between Orono ■ and Bowmanville had one wet spot and more rain was falling. falling. Last year our potatoes were planted on May 5. This year the garden is still too wet. The Pioneers used to plant a few potatoes very early early in the spring. They hoped , to have new potatoes to eat by the twelfth of July. One time my grandfather rented plots in a field north of Kendal Kendal Village to the villagers. One man brought up a bâg of potato chips. That is, his wife had cut the seed end off each potato she cooked for weeks. Seed potatoes were very expensive expensive that year. Several good rains fell that season so ihat they said he harvested a better crop of potatoes than any other villager did who planted regular seed. Suggestions to new gardeners - buy plenty of "Dutch Sets" onions. Then plant one cabbage plant, a dutch set, another cabbage plant, ete. Or one tomato plant, one dutch set, another - tomato plant and a dutch set and so on. When you cook the cabbage the onion will continue to grow and your garden will not have blank places. When the radishes go to seed pull them and put in some of those onions. In August they will be'as big as an apple. When planting radishes sprinkle iarvex maggot killer in the row before you drop the seed so you won't, have wormy radishes. The same applies to your turnips which you plant later in the.season. On Sunday morning there was a fine attendance of children. They are busy preparing for their picnic the first Saturday in June and their achievement day the first Sunday in June. Mrs. Dorothy Walker's class told the story. Each one held up his or her picture and told a few facts and asked the other children to guess who it was, e.g. Moses, Daniel and Shadrach, Meshack and An old lady sits and weaves Beside a Caribou hide Her bosom gently heaves As her fingers swiftly slide. She is making a fishing net A tradition almost lost The line is hard to get And then there is the cost. The old days have'long gone by And idly we sit You can almost her the sigh As the Caribou is hit. FREE DRAW WINNER Bob Casey of R.R. 1 Orono was the winner of the Orono Downtown Businessmen's Free Darw field last weekend. weekend. The draw was held in conjunction with thé Orqho Town Hall Blossom art Festival, Prize $25.00. < i •* ORONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE WINNERS The winners of the' Orono' Tcfwn Hall Progressive 1 Euchre party held last week were: High Lady, Mary Tamblyn; Low Lady, Thelma Vagg; High Man/Reg. Elliott; Low Ma, Wes. Wood. Winner of the fifty-fifty draw was Myrtle Wood. . This is the last euchre party of the season with the parties parties resigning dgarn in the fall. WORK WANTED D & R Custom Fencing and custom chain-sawing 983-9627 or 623-7353 Orono, Ont. Abednego, etc. The..script lire reading was 'St. Mark 1: 32-45. The set-' mon topic "Conference '83". The new President of the Bay of Quinte Conference is . to be Mrs. Marion Brown. She was introduced to the large gathering, then the chairman asked Cecil Brown to stand up. Two Cecil Browns stood up. However only one of them was her husband., husband., One speaker told them that four and- a half hours every day is spent looking at television television by every . person in Canada, according to a survey. Some don't watch it at all so others must be looking looking at it most of the time! There are devils in our midst today: Alcohol and drugs are two of them. Clark MacDonald, Moderator of the United -Church told them of his trip up the B.C. coast on the Thomas Crosby. The ordination of the new ministers was most interesting. interesting. Not all of them were young men, some were older. There is still a great shortage of ministers. Seventeen Seventeen charges are vacant and unable to get a minister. So lay supply men must be found. The Iasi hymn we sang was . "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of.'the Coming of the Lord." , * Sor'ry to report that Gordon Gordon Morton was injured in a farm accident', when an iron flew up and hit him on the . side of the head Saturday afternoon. He was rushed to Oshawa hospital. He has a broken cheek bone. Mr. Lawrence Greenwood was permitted jo come home for the holiday weekend and is now back in hospital. Mrs. Reg Elliott is steadily improving in St. Michael's Hospital, Ttirqnto. , On Thursday, May 19th, Mrs. Eleanor Foster, Mrs. Janet Dykeman and Miss Catherine Stewart attended the District Annual of the Women s Instiling at Soliiri they report a line convene tion.. Mrs: Edna Dobson of Siarkville and Mrs. Lawrence Dunbar of Peterborough poured tea at the Golden Wedding of. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Edward Ruihvbn which was held 'in the Canton Hall on Saturday Saturday afternoon, May 21st. Ed attended (he sixth line school when the family lived here. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hoy and Miss Catherine Stewart aliened aliened the event. We all wish them many more happy years and good health. God provides food for all the birds of the air but he doesn't throw it in the nest. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship "Service - 9:45 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A.L Th. United Church Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, B.A., M. Dlv. SUNDAY MAY 29, 1983 Orono United Church Church School . 11:15 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Bible Study and Hymn Sing Thursday 7:00 p.m., Friendship Room Kirby United Church Church School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. Children & Teen Camps Quin-Mo-Lac Camp Fot; registration forms contact contact - Ed Millson. Sale into i Summer I -kiL- Beach Towels ....... $6.99 Ladies and Childrens' . Assorted Thongs ....... .79 Beach Balls .71 Purse Mirrorè .......... .99 Plastic Table Covers ..... 1.19 Bamboo Paper Plate Holders, 4's ...... 1.44 Paper Plates, 70's ....... 1.39 Plastic Cups, 20's ....... .99 Scott Family Napkins, ws 1.49 Nylon Sports Bag .• 8.99 E-Zee Razors ' (Battery Operated) 10.99 B.B.Q. Brushes . *. . . 1.99 Stuff's Pharmacy ' J- H. STUTT