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Orono Weekly Times, 15 Jan 1986, p. 3

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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 15, 1986-3 Orono Lodge Install 1986 Officers The Orono Masonic Lodge held their annual installation of officers on Thursday evening of last week. Following the installation a banquet banquet was enjoyed in the dining hall at the lodge. Pictured above are: (Back Row) W. Bro. Klaas Schoenmaker, Rt. W. Bro. Wayne Bailey, W. Bro. Jim Murree, Bro. William Lofgren. (Middle Row) W. Bro. Ed Millson, Bro. Jerry Garnett, Bro. Bjaine Moffat, W. Bro. John Duvallj and W. Bro. Tom Henderson. (Bottom Row) W. Bro. Jack Ogden ( W. Bro. Herb Elson, 'W.' Bro. Gary Ross, Wor. Master Ira Campbell, Bro. John Berry and Bro. Hans Brachvogel. tied to give us movement and advancement advancement ■ along the tarmac to point of take-off. We were able to look out either side of the aircraft as well as toward and out the back of the craft. We had to clear the building at the end of the runway but the altitude reading assured that ' to this point Bill had," everything under control. We were even at the required height above the city. It was at this point that Bill informed informed me that, he had' not' as yet ever made a safe landing. ' Turning off the key to the motor we went into a spin and did finally Waste disposal less than self-supporting Charges for waste disposal through the Regional system is less than'self-supporting. The Town of Newcastle has been notified that using the current charge of $16.39 per tonne at Regional Waste sites that an estimated deficit will accrue in an amount pf $801,300.00 in 1986. The deficit will be financed by a contribution contribution from the general tax levy across the Region. crash. This was recorded on the computer computer screen' 'but fortunately being simulated we did walk away from the crash without a broken bone or scratch nor did we become another statistic in air fatalities which have ' been mounting over the past year. It was this incident and this game that made me realize the advancement advancement of computers over the past few years. The game does take some skill which was not really evident in the forerunners. One can take a simulated flight out of a number of airports in the U.S. and once can even get disks to ' provide coloured scenery as you fly over the cities and the flight out of New York can take you past the Statue of Liberty. Jhnette in our front office also has a Commodore computer and speaks of a. Winter Games disk which includes bobsledding, figure skating, ski jumping and other events. Apparently there is skill in simulating the spins, jumps and whatever. You can edmpete with dther players representing different countries, complete with flags and national anthems, while the computer computer keeps the score to determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze plac- ings. My khowledge of computers is limited, I must admit, but it seems to me we have come a long way in a short period of time as these games appear to indicate. SURVIVE CHICAGO , complishments in- programming AIRPORT CRASH and the use of the computer tor Computers certainly have come graphics in preparing charts and a long way in the last decade star- graphs. At times l ean be somewhat ting with a Model "T" version and bewildered as to the process in pro- passing through to a Cadillac or gramming and have to nod my head Continental 1 piece of equipment. as if 1 do understand Ivhat it is all No doubt there is more sophistica- about. (ion to come through the use of the Bill does have a few games micro,chip. 1 around for his Commodore 128 and 'The use of the mierd chip in the in a recent visit to his computer printing industry and /especially in sanctuary in the basement he placed typesetting has noted major ad- us in the cockpit of a small aircraft vancements over the* past two for a simulated flight out of the decades and technology in this in- Chicago Airport, dustry is still bounding ahead with This flight is much more the use of laser beams and com-', sophisticated than the early games puters as we perceive them but the of the frog catching the fly using results are astonishing. ' horizontal and vertical timing for Getting back to computers our the tongue of the frog to meet the friend Bill Bunting gets a lot of en- flight of the fly. And more advanc- joyment in the use of his Com- ed than the popular Pac Man game modore 128 computer and its at- that swept the nation a few years tachments. back. He often outlines his ac- The motor was started and throt- Dr. Diane Trevis Quinlan Optometrist is pleased to welcome Dr. Carol Trenholm Optometrist to her practice at the Orono Medical Centre Office Hours: by appointment ' 983-9713 MBWIMIIIBIIIHBlIIIIHMIMHMlBMMMlilMHMBBBBHiMBWi RED & WHITE PSST PSST HAVE YOU HEARD? (Limit Two Bags for Family) This Wednesday through Saturday * ■ . 4 ONTARIO, CANADA No. 1 POTATOES are selling for at your RED & WHITE Cornishes o ro no

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