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t. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 8, 1986-3 Akins - VanHamburg Wedding A pretty candlelight wedding ceremony was solemized at (he Orono United Church on September 21, 1985 when Debbie Elaine, daughter of Ed and Anne VanHamburg of R.R. 1 Orono and Earl Thomas, son of Gord and Lor- na Atkins of Orono, were united in marriage. The officiating ministers at the double-ring ceremony were Rev. Ijred Milnes and Rev. Keith Tlenderson, great-uncle of the groom. Mr. David Gray was the organist and Mr. Ed VanHamburg, father of the bride, rendered several beautiful solos. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor length gown of white crystal satin featuring a ruffled skirt caught up with rosettes and flowing to a cathedral train. The slim bodjce had a low neckline enhanced with silk Venice lace and puffed sleeves. A little riding hat of, lace and organza caught to a fingertip fingertip veil of silk illusion completed her ensemble. The bride carried a cascade of white, deep and soft pink roses and white freesia 'with trailing white lace. The matron of honor was Mrs. Karen Martin of Bowmanville, • sister of the groom, who was attired in a cranberry organza floor length gown with an open neckline, a ruffled ruffled bodice, and short puffed sleeves. The long skirt also featured a flounce of organza. Identically attired attired in dusty rose gowns were the bridesmaids, Misses Cindy Tregun- na of Oshawa and Kerylee VanHamburg of Orono,'cousins of the bride. The bridal attendants carried carried white lacey fans with white freesia and pink roses. The best mail was Mr. Tom Lycett, cousin of the groom, and the ushers were Mr. Dave VanHamburg, VanHamburg, brother of the bride and Mr. Wayne Atkins, brother of the groom, all of Orono. The groom and his attendants were attired in sterling grey tuxedos. At the reception held at the i Orono Community Centre, the mother of the bride received the guests in a. loVely short gown in peach chiffon with a corsage of Sonja roses and stephanotis and matching off-white accessories. The mother of the groom assisted wearing a lovely short gown in pink satin brocade, complimented by a corsage of white and deep fuschia cymbidium orchid and matching grey accessories. Mr. Tom Martin, of Bowmanville Bowmanville brother-in-law of the groom was the master of ceremonies. Leaving for a honeymoon at Jack Tar Village, Bahamas, the bride wore a jade green silk pant suit with white silk blouse and a corsage of pink roses. Out of town guests were from ■ British Columbia, New Brunswick, Holland, Ottawa, Toronto, Newmarket, London, Oshawa, Port Perry, Bowmanville, Pon 7 typool, Barrie and Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. Atkins are now residing at their new home at R.R. 3 Pontypool. Prior to the wedding the bride was honoured with miscellaneous showers given by Mrs. Karén Martin, Martin, matron of honor and Mrs. Leona Lambert, sister of thè bride. Photo by Ken Hoy, uncle of the bridç. By Roy Forrester WINTER BRINGS NEW ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Winter came to this area prior to Christmas and has been hanging in with its coat of white aad appropriate appropriate winter temperatures. It's winter as winter should be. The first covering of white gave Bill Bunting and I the opportunity to once more put on our cross country country skis and make for the ski trails on the Tree Nursery property on a blustery Sunday prior to Christmas. With snow blowing across the trail in the open and snow filtering down in the tree protected areas its as if '"'U are bucking the elements away ( n all the comforts of our modern society. It's somewhat a spirit of pioneering. To take this first trip of the season Bill and I even gave up a bir- ding outing to Presquile with the group of birders from Peterborough Peterborough when the group conducted a Christmas bird count in the park. Incidentally the;. Christmas Bird count in varions areas is a popular outing for birders and we find such counts being carried out in Port Hope, Cobourg, Peterborough, Buckhorn Lake and many other areas including Toronto where 139 birders this past Christmas day reported some 92 different bird species. After checking out what Santa had left me pn Christmas morning I had time on my hands until the afternoon when the rest of the family family was coming for dinner. Il was rather, difficult keeping out of the way of the hustle and bustle around the house in preparation for the afternoon activities so I quickly organized a Christmas Bird count for Orono Village and departed the house all wrapped up in the warmest. It was a solo effort of one, so-called, birder. I had targeted the southern area of the Orono Park for the possible sighting of a woodpecker. After tramping the full depth of the park it seemed as if I would come up empty-handed when the sound of a Chickadee broke forth. It was not long in recording the bird but as so often happens the Chickadee is in the forefront of a movement of birds and it was not long before I recorded a Red Breasted Nuthatch and then the sound of a woodpecker. After some positioning positioning the woodpecker turned out to be a Hairy. Before leaving the park we had added a Blue Jay and a Crow. A walk through the Tree Nursery property from O'Chonski Road to the Orono stream and back was barren of any birds. We had thought,we might view Grosbeaks or on the outside possibly Corssbills or Finches feeding on the spruce cones. The next sortie took us from Cob Hill, Main Street, along the Orono Creek into the back of the Senior Citizen's complex. This trip resulted in another Hairy Woodpecker and Juncos feeding at feeders behind some of the Senior's units next to a young tree plantation. plantation. This put us up to six bird species for the efforts to this point. It was interesting to watch a pair of red squirrels and a pair of black squirrels in the plantation feasting on corn cobs for their Christmas dinner. The corn was coming from an adjacent field and it was quite evident that the squirrels had made a good number of visits to their field larder. As the spruce trees in the Orono Cemetery also have a supply of cones and last year these cones did supply feed for Crossbills we visited the cemetery again in hope of spotting spotting Grosbeaks or Crossbills. No Babes In Bookland By Dorothy Robinson VINYL BOOKS Although some purists regard vinyl books as aberrations, these books are useful at that stage of an infant's life when everything is mouthed. Marketed as bath-time books,, it may be preferable to treat them as regular books, not as tub toys. Why suggest to a child that a book belongs in the bathtub? Because they are virtually indestructible, indestructible, vinyl books may be tossed in- such luck, We finished our watch at our own bird feeder bringing the total species to twelve with American Goldfinch, Tree and House Sparrows, Sparrows, White Breasted Nuthatch,, Cardinal and a Mourning Dove in the backyard. - It doesn't look too impressive when compared with the 92 species recorded in Toronto but then on a per birder ratio its not too bad. Since Christmas Day however Bill Bunting and I have added Evening Evening Grosbeaks to the list while skiing skiing at the Orono Trails and as a big reward for the two of us a sighting of a Goshawk. The Goshawk is not that common common but does take up residence in. the southèrn part of the province during winter months. It was not until last Sunday that ,'we were satisfied with our recording bf the Goshawk it being the third time we .had seen the bird flying in through the trees along the Wilmot River Valley. Each time-we saw the bird it was a matter 1 of adding to its physical being, narroty tail, rounded rounded wings, bigger than a crow, blue on-top, grey streaked breast, dark eye patch and of course foraging in the, forest itself. It's what ma'keri bird identification identification interesting and in this case we would 1 only get ten or- fifteen seconds to see the bird and then not indèr ideal conditions. to the playpen. You will notice the baby manipulating them randomly àt first, and then more purposefully as he or she discovers how the pages turn.. Surprisingly the subject matter of many of these "bathtime" books is not especially suited to infants. I have been very selective in the titles I offer. The most popular one is "The Duck Says Quack." It's a good read-aloud featuring farm animal sounds, and the colours are bright. Others boast novelty features such as a removable farmer character who can be re-attached to various scenes; and another has a built-in rattle. These are a bridge between the hanging Baabee books and regular board books which will be the subject subject of another column. Titles available in vinyl: Farmhouse, Farmhouse, Baby Seal, Baby's First Rattle, Duckling. KINSMEN BINGO Orono Arena Community Centre JACKPOT 57 NUMBERS Evecy Second Tuesday 7:30 p m. January 14, 1986 RED & WHITE Bringing You Hundreds Of Low Food Prices Everyday Values in the BUTCHER SHOP Fresh from the Shoulder - Pjcnic Pork Shoulder Roast 2.18 kg - .99 lb. Fresh Pork Side Spareribs 3.72 kg lb. 1.69 Pork Butt Chops or Boneless Roast 3.28 kg - lb. 1.49 Fresh Sliced Pork Liver 1.30 kg - lb .59 FROM THE DELI . Maple Leaf Store-Sliced Cooked Ham 4 * 8 k «> lb. 1.99 Produce of U.S.A., Can. 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