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Best Glad arrangement in Canadian competition from across the nation Held this year in Bowman ville, in the Canadian Legion hall, on Satur^ day and Sunday, August 9 & 10; Exhibitors from as far away as Indiana, Indiana, and judges from B.C. and most entries from a Mrs. G. Rowillier of Montreal, Quebec, made this truly quite an international international show. The specimen glads and dalhias were simply breathtaking and colours colours of every hue. The largest dalhia grower was frbm Tillsonburg and a large exhibit of glads frorn Mr. MacKenzie of Woodstock. A bus load of flower lovers came in from Tillsonburg, on Sunday morning. morning. Durham Region Glad & Dalhia Society are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year, and as part of their celebrations, hosted the 65 th Canadian National Show, president Sam VanCamp welcomed the crowd at the banquet, held in Centennial Hall, on Saturday evening, evening, and the beautiful banquet was catered by Fred & Pat Storsbergen, Orono. Vice President Bryon Samis, R.R. 2 Orono won the "Best Exotic Glad in Show." Past President Dudley Deeley, Taunton Rd., was a big winner, winning - "Most Pts. by Amateur; Best All America" and also "Most Beautiful Glad in Show"( called "Angel Tears"). Best Arrangement in Show - won by .Isabelle Challice, Orono. Best Arrangement by New Exhibitor - Mrs. Donna Sutherland, Bowman- ville. Fair Board to carry $2 million in insurance Mrs. Isabelle Challice was more than thrilled with her success over the week-end with her entries in the Canadian National Glad Show held in Bowman ville. Mrs. Challice won the Gladys Cameron Memorial Trophy and the North American Gladioli Council award for the best arrangement of gladioli in the show. The Orono exhibitor placed second second in the highest points in the decorative class. : Having seven entries in the decorative class Mrs. Challice won two firsts, two seconds and two thirds. Congratulations. With the Durham Central Fair being held in Orono only a few* weeks away liability insurance has becopie somewhat of an issue. The Fair Board has $1 million in liability insurance and, according to the president, Howard Çradley, expects expects an additional coverage of a further one million dollars. Mr. Bradley said the"executive of the fair had mfct recently and assurance ,had been given that an additional, one million dollars was now available. ' The cost amounts t,o $1000.00 for each one million dollars in coverage. ' < The original one million dollars in insurance was obtained through the Ontario Liability Insurance Pool and it is expected that the additional additional insurance will come through the same source.,. Happenings TONIGHT'S THE MIGHT AT ORONO PARK The Oronô Arena Improvement and Projects Fund hofd their annual beef barbecue at the Orono Park with a full course being offered along with barbequed beef. Serv- ■ ing commences at five and continues through until seven. Adults $7.00, children 6 to 12 $3.00. Come out and enjoy the food and evening of socializing with neighbours and friends. ' JOHN TURNER TO ATTEND LIBERAL BARBEQUE The Rt. Hon, John N. Turner will attend the eighth annual Durham-Northumberland liberals barbeque being held on Tuesday evening, August 19th ht the Ransberry Farm north of Orono. Turner is the former Prime Minister of Canada and since 1984 has been leader of t.he opposition in the House of Commons. A much larger than usual attendance is expected at ihe annual event. DURHAM EAST LIBERALS TO MEET IN PORT PERRY The Durham East' liberals will hold their inaugural meeting for the new riding of Durham East in the Port Perry Railroad House on Wednesday, August 20th. Officers Officers will be elected for the new association along with the passing of a new constitution. The meeting begins at 8:00 p.m. MINI SWIM SESSION AT FITNESS CENTRE The Town of Newcstle Fitness Centre are now taking taking registrations for the September Mini Swim Session. Classes will be held twice a week from September 8 to 25. Further information call the Fitness Centre at 623-3392. The Community Services department will be delivering delivering to residents their Fall and Winter Program Guides by the end of August. • TO TAKE PART IN CANADIAN FINALS Kin Paul Arsenault of the , Great Pine Rdige Kinsmen Club leaves on August 20th for Saskatoon to compete compete in the Canadian finals of the Kinsmen Public Speaking contest. Paul earned his chance to compete through local, area and provincial public speaking contests within the Kinsmen organization. Congratulations and best of luck. Computer use increases in educational system As part of a five year plan the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education is adding 79 computers and 10 computer master terminals this year to their electronic electronic educators. The Ministry of Education is providing providing $320,000 toward the pur chase of IBM units while the local board is providing an additional $106,000 to purchase IBM and Commodore computers. The purchases this year will be added to the more than 200 elementary elementary and 400 high school computers in use throughdut the Nor- An attachment to the Durham Central Fair Prize List which recently were mailed out gave the • impression that all exhibitors were to, themselves? carry one million dollars in liability insurance. Harold Ransberry, Fair Manager, said this was not the intent intent of the board and that the attachment attachment had been misleading. He points out that the board carries the two million in liability insurance as in the past and this insurance covers exhibitors to the extent of the coverage. Ransberry said that the time is coming when exhibitors of heavy livestock may be faced with self- msufance and that in fact many now carry the coverage. He said as* far as the exhibitors of such as poultry and other items at the fair the fair coverage is adequate at the present time. As to public liability of such as the Chariot Races, the Midway and the Hell,Drivers the contract with the "fair board calls for the promoters promoters to carry their own liability insurance coverage. There was concern as to coverage for the parade but this now appears to have been covered under the present present policies. READY FOR THE PARADE? The annual Orono Fall Fair Saturday parade is being being held again this year and for those taking part the planning planning should be well on its way. The parade leave the Orono Cemetery area at 11:30 a.m. to then make its way to the fair grounds. Of interest this year will be the Hoskins' Stable Musical Ride, a new feature, and the Cobourg Legion Pipe • Band- Many new categories have been added for the feature and do take part to make it bigger and better. Further Further information Carol Bailey or Royale Lee, both of Orono. WANT TO ENTER YOUR FROG IN CONTEST? A frog jurqping contest will be held at MacDonald's t Farm at the Orono Fair Saturday afternoon with the longest jump taking the championship and prize money. Prizes for two rjunner-ups. Kids must have their own frog. TENNIS CHALLENGE FOR TEENS , The Orono Tennis Club ij sponsoring. a Tennis Challenge for Tennis at the Orono Courts at the Pârk on August 20th with'competition starting at f>:30 p.)n. The competition is open td Teens 18 years and under and membership in the club is not necessary. All are welcome. Two $20.00 cash prizes to be awarded as well as other prizes. Please register with Rosalyn 983-9681 or Maureen 983-9443. First sixteen to register will play. thumberland and Newcastle system. The Board hopes to place one computer in every elementary school classroom which goal they hope to achieve in 1988. The board ' now has one computer for every two such classrooms. The Ministry of Education has _ set a target of four computers for ' every elementary classroom by 1900.' Chief superintendent Bob Moorecroft said the board had asked asked the ministry for £1 million for 1986 for cpmputers but received only only a third of the request. It has been stated that the level of participation by the ministry fall short of their objective of four computers for each 1 classroom in 1990. Of the 79 computers bought this year, 59 are for use in the elementary elementary schools and 20 are for use in high schools. The board is purchasing purchasing 37 of the micro-computers without assistance from the province^ province^ . John Sylvestervich, the board's co-ordinator of . learning technology, says the board is moving moving to supply elementary schools '. (continued Page 5)