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Orono Weekly Times, 4 Mar 1987, p. 7

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i Pictured above are the Grades Ones and Twos in Mrs. Allin and Ms. Walker's classes during their Parent's Night Performance last Wednesday, February 25th. The Spotlight on skating at the Orono Club By Marilyn Ransberry The Orono Figure Skating Club invites all teens between the ages of 13 and 18 to a dance at the arena on Friday, March 6th. The D.J. will be "One Of A Kind". Admission is $4.00 to be paid at the door. Starting Starting at 8:00, the dance will end at midnight. Come out and join your friends for a fun evening! At a High Dance and Freeskate test day at Uxbridge Orono skaters succeeded in passing the following tests: ' ' "" Senior Bronze Dance: Foxtrot - Tracey Fames. Junior Silver Dance: Tango - Kristi Flintoff; Rocker Foxtrot - Kristi Flintoff, Tanya Clemens, Briar Ransberry. Girl Guiding in Orono We would like to thank all of you who supported our Cookie Campaign Campaign this year. Our sales are up from last year and the top three sellers from each unit are: 1st Orono'Guide Co , - Chrissy Kinney Kinney 79 boxes; Kirby Eady 49 boxes; , Mandie Cowles 57 boxes. 1st Orono Brownie Pack -. Jennene Duncan 84 boxes; fylichelle Faulkqer 49 boxes; Arley Riley 38 boxes. 2nd Orono Brownie Pack - Christie Slater 100 boxes; Erin Muizellar 63 > boxes; Melissa Van Lith 47 boxes. All our sellers did exceptionally well and cookies will be delivered toward the end of April. 1 We have started plans for Guide Camp this July and the Guides have chosen as the theme "The Past" for their week under canvas. Although the Brownies do not go camping they experience a time of fun and sharing at a Brownie Pack Holiday and both Brownie Packs in Ojrono plan an annual Brownie Holiday. The 1st Pack will be going to the Counc. Hamre won the support of all members of council on Monti: Monti: hen she presented a motion eaWng on the Region of Durham to children performed a number of musical selections and a playlet depicting the Three Billy Goals Gruff. Town to allow some growth in Enfield American Waltz - Briar Ransbeny. Junior Silver Freeskate - Kristen Hamel. Congratulations on passing these tests girls! The cheese orders have come in and are now being delivered. Please finish up. collections and hand in money as soon as possible. Good luck to Tracey Eames and Melissa Colville as they head to Brockville for the Eastern Ontario Sectional Intraclub Competition. They qualified for this meet by winning winning their level at Pineridge Intraclub Intraclub Competition. Melissa will compete in Pre-Preliminary girls 9 and over, Tracey will compete in Preliminary girls 9 and under. Ganaraska Forest the last weekend in June and the 2nd Pack enjoy an overnight campout" at the home of their leader. Any camp is a great experience experience for the girls and the weekends spent at Brownie Holidays are excellent preparation for a week at Guide Camp, A day spent in the outdoors is ■also a step in preparing for Guide Camp and last Monday the Guides were making plans for a hike at the Ganaraska Forest on March 16th. Those Guides who attend the hike will be working on their Outdoor Adventure Badge and Hiker's Badge. Guides presented with badges this week were: Jennifer French the Adventure Challenge and Voyageur Challenge Cores and Tracy Arnott with a Swimmer's Badge. Chrissy Kinney and Lisa Jackson were both invested as Patrol Seconds. Congratulations Congratulations to these Guides. Keep up the good work. Happy ..Guiding Town opposes possible closing of intersection at Liberty St. and 401 object to any proposal by the Ministry of Transporation and Communication that would close the ,Liberty Street intersection into General Purpose memoers on Monday gave support to extending the limits of the Hamlet of Enfield beyond that recommended by the planning department. Enfield has, over the years, not been designated as a Hamlet area and when this was brought forward the planning department recommended recommended a limited development along the southern portion of Concession Concession Road 9. Marg Knox, who owns property with her husband and farms on the property on the north side asked that lands owned by them be included included in the hamlet designation. The planning department had said such lands would be better left in the agricultural zone but council members supported Mrs. Knox that some of her lands be included. Mrs. Knox said they were win : ding down their dairy industry on the farm and may in the future like to consider some of the land for residential development. Another applicants wishing to have his lands included, Paul Heard, was denied his request as it was somewhat distanced from the Hamlet designation. Heard said he would like to sever a lot off his Bowman ville. She stated that the Ministry was considering further work on 401 Highway and that in the past consideration consideration had been given to the closing of the Liberty Street Interchange Interchange into Bowmanville. She said if there was a need to open the Bennett Road interchange to service the industrial area that that would be fair .ball but not to close the Liberty Street intersection. Hamre pointed out that the Liberty Street interchange did serve the hotel, the marina and considerable considerable commercial activities along Liberty Street. She said it served the tourist population. Terry Edwards, director of planning, planning, did state that there had been consideration of closing the Liberty Street intersection and a possibility of extending Lamb's Road to the highway with a new intersection. He said if there was need for further further service to the highway for the industrial area that it could be by use of Bennett's Interchange. Counc. Hubbard said there «was some changes being considered by the Province, and that the Region should be aware of thé concern over the possible closing of Liberty Street. small holdings and this would be much easier if included in the designation. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. March 4, 1987-7 Region gives $150,000 to McLaughlin Gallery Regional council has decided to help Robert McLaughlin Gallery complete its $5-million expansion and renovation program by giving it $i50,000 despite the region's nogrant nogrant policy. . , Council got around the policy by putting the money in the economic development department budget for "completion and promotion" of the Oshawa gallery, now nearing the end of its expansion. In 1977, council adopted this policy which says that no grants be given to non-profit organizations and cultural agencies in the region. Some-councillors warned that other organizations will line up to ask for ' similar financing. Farmers' Mutual profits down Net earning for the Hamilton Township Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Insurance Company dropped in 1986 to $82,850 for a figure of $168,732 in 1985. The auditor said there was no one single cause for the drop. There were some 300 shareholders present at the annual meeting which waj told that fire losses had increased to $1.855 million in 1986 compared with 1.081 million in 1985. To cut down on such losses the company is to introduce an inspection inspection service. In December of 1986 the company company introduced three new policies, STRANDED FOR GIFT IDEAS? Main St. /z \JV (P\ Co Vn C; ONS PICNIC baskets: ey cp 00 ' Phone 983-9757 KIRBY BURGER Opens on Thurs., March 5 Open Daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Gigantic WINTER CLEARANCE SALE V Final Sweater Clearance 5 1 Bargains on Hats, Mitts, Scarf Sets, Thermal Underwear WENDY B S Department Store Downtown Orono Phone 983-9816

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