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Orono Weekly Times, 12 Nov 1986, p. 8

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/ 8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 12, 1986 Fourteen Guides enrolled in Orono group Board of Education Recently fourteen Guides • were enrolled in a ceremony held at a regular meeting of the Guides in the Orono Public School. ured above arc: (front row) Allan McKenzie, Deanna Brown, Tracy Arnott, Laura McDonald, Christine Johnson, Tracy Doty, Emily Wilson, Angie Smith; (back row) Christina Kilpatrick, Cheryl Ryckman, Lindsay Couch, Julie Landers, Amy Jackson and Nicole presents brief to Minister The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education with the support of all municipalities within their jurisdiction presented a brief to the Minister of Education, Sean Conway, last week. The brief called attention to the concerns of the board of education and the local municipalities as to the declining financial support from the province and the impact this is having on local taxpayers. The brief also outlined difficulties experienced experienced in assessment-poor regions. As a result of the meeting the Minister of Education has assigned a team of financial experts to assess whether the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education is taking full advantage of the provincial provincial grant system. Donna Fairey, chairman of the board of education, said, "We felt it was a very positive meeting." Jenkins The Orono Guides now have a total enrolment of thirty-six young girls front the community. 1 It was the first time a joint brief had been presented to the minister from a local board of education and local area municipalities. Orono-Lockhart School News Clarke High School News Report Orono Campus The answers from last week's trivia questions are: George Bell and Willie "Upshaw. The unscrambled words are as follows: pollination, physics, photosynthesis, comprehension and thought. The Grade 6 students have been assigned an African project. They are doing the project on tribes of Africa. Some names of the tribes are Ashanti, Berbers, Zulus, Baule, Chagga & Yoruba. For house league the girls are playing a combination of volleyball and newcomb ball. The boys are playing flag football for: house league. ■ $200.00 was donated from the Kinettes. Thanks to the president, Mrs. J. Burton and all the ladies in the Kinettes from Orono and Lockhart Schools, Mrs. Clifford will be purchasing library books, for our school libraries with it. This year our school is sponsoring sponsoring the Ontario Junjpr Citizen of the Year Awards Program. This award is to provide recognition for outstanding achievement or acts of courage, fortitude, and selfishness by the young people ■ of this province. province. Nominees must be residents of Ontario, individuals or groups aged 6 to 18 years. 1 A committee of community newspaper editors , and representatives representatives of the patron, C.P. Air, will select the award recipients from all the nominations received. The Ontario Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year* receive a plaque citing their accomplishments, accomplishments, a Junior Citizen of the year lapel pin, $200.00 and a family portrait with the Lieutenant Governor. All other nominees will receive a certificate recognizing their nomination. Details of the award program and nomination forms are available at Orono Public School. Reporters: Robin Plazek and Brie- Anne Wallace Orono-Lockhart School Grade 5s & 6s The grade Fives and Sixes are doing doing experiments for E.S. Sometime this week they will be having a test on experiments. The kids got back from Hallowe'en. But...on Monday November 3rd some didn't prive at school because they were sick from all their CANDY! Fives and Sixes have started a Daily Thought book. The class has 5 min. to write down how they feel and what their thoughts are. The class can either share it with the class, keep it to themselves or they can hand it into Mr. Eames. On November 11 it is Remembrance Remembrance Day. The class is making poems and stories to show their respect to the soldier who fought for us in the War. By Michelle Ross Gr.6 Grade Ones & Twos Grade ones and twos are learning two songs for assembly. The songs are for Remembrance Day. They are also writing some stories about Remembrance Day. ' By Amanda Garnett Or. 5 Grade Threes & Fours Amanda Labignan one of the grade three students has / published a book. It is about a uniebrn who finds : a friend. The book's title is Glenda the Unicorn. The story is four pages long and it took Amanda Amanda three days to publish it. She also published the book herself. The reason she published the book was for the fun of it. An Anagram^ , AYPUPILSTA NOCQEXFÇMQ CZFMNLVHNL BELLSCUOQZ RFHPNFIORN MSTENCILPC OABJREWSNA PUTCDAWOER ANJHWKSFWE , BOOKSMBESD CTFLJWKTRR DEBWZFNÜIO FBRECESSHC - ■ GOJKDRCDBE HOLUNEHKDR IKTEACHERF The words can be forward, backwards, up, down and diagonally. diagonally. BELL SCHOOL STENCIL ERASER PENCIL NOTEBOOKS MATH STUDENTS NEWS PUPILS PENS RECORDER RECESS LUNCH TEACHER ANSWER By Michelle Ro»s and Amanda Garnett By Tina Bosak The dreadful "Monster Mash" . Halloween Dance held on November 7th was a smashing success success for Clarke High School. Almost seven hundred dollars was profitted because of the excellent school spirit. A professional D.J. from Peterborough helped pack the ' Clarke gym with an Audio Visual Special, containing exciting light shows and great music. All of the students had a great time showing ' off their imaginative costumes. Well, it looks like everyone will now have to wait for the Christmas Dance for another exciting and en-, joyable time at Clarke High School. The heavy rain that we were getting getting last month has left Clarke's From Around the Region $22,000 spare engine stolen from race car driver Horst Kroll of West Hill, 1986 Can-Am champion, had a $22,000 spare engine, a white Frisbee KR3 . car, truck and trailer stolen from his home property. The car, trailer and truck valued ai $175,000 was recovered from north of Courtice on Friday but the spare engine has yet to be found. Kroll recently returned from Tulsa where he won the Can-Am championship. Anglers wish to Remember remember Some 350 anglers were out in mass Saturday aftérnoon at Green-. wood Towers in Port Hope for the windup of the 1986 Central Ontario industry and Commerce Trout and Salmon Quest. • , The outing was called Mem nes and was held to pay honour (b the , winners of Quest. In, the Salmqn class -Chiÿs Lyons of Port Hope was the winner with a prize weighing 29.65 pounds while the Rainbow trout trophy went to Len Ure, Cobourg, with a catch weighing 19.86 pounds. Over 300 competed in Quesj. well water contaminated. For the past three weeks, two water coolers have replaced all the .drinking fountains. fountains. Hopefully soon, the water will be .good to drink once again. The janitors seem, to be having a heck of a time replacing the water coolers everyday because of us thirsty students. Donna Fairey said there might be some areas where the local board might be missing out and that the board was grateful to have this happening happening as a result of the meeting. She said it was not an indication of shortcomings on the part of the local administration. The local board chairmkn also states that Conway said the Ministry is sorting out things for next year and she expects some measure of relief from the province. , 4th ANNUAL CRAFT & BAKE SALE Tyrqhe Community Centre Satur., November 29 9:00 a.m. - 3 p m. 3 MILES NORTH OF TAUNTON ROAD ON LIBERTY STREET REFRESHMENTS QUILT DRAW I Christmas is coming 36 Shopping Days left Don't keep yourself running looking-for that special gift.' Beautiful flowers we desigt with many a Silk or Frest Bloom. Save yourself that extra time Just phone us real soon > Like Sapta we deliver near Town or world- V • wide. So do not-shiver. YOU CAN GIVE FLOWERS WITH PRIDE The Apple Blossom Shop Downtown Orono - Phone 983-5291 ■ #Registered trademark of FTDA.

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