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A great stay in Orono June Hrock, Connecticut, Ralph Sweeney, Smiley Cook, Ottawa and Frank Hrock were most complimentary complimentary of their treatment from the community during their week end §tay at the Orono Fair grounds. with their trailers taking part in the The above group were part of the . week-end events which June Hrock Good Sam organization attending was well organized with most in- the Samboree being held in Orono. In total there were 59 families (Continued page 12 ) Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 12, 1987 A brand new experience for young reporter (by Gretchen Ballantyne) During my summer of writing tor the Orono Times I have mef some interesting people, covered interesting interesting events and the rare time encountered a brand new experience. experience. r Such was the case two weeks ago when a young woman from the Orono area walked into the office and asked if we would like to do a story on her and her work. Since I was Roy's writer for the summer I naturally took the story, and was exposed to a whole new experience. experience. The woman's name was Cher Toal and her work was massage. Cher and I arranged a time to get together, and as is her standard practice she arrived at my home equipment in tow, she said the best way to write about her work was to experience it first hand. It was a sunny, warm afternoon and my house is at the end of a tree- lined lane, so Cher suggested she do my massage outside. Once I got over my; initial moments of unease, what'followed was an hour of absolutely luxurious -Happenings.. ONTARIO PLAYDOWNS The Intermediate 'A' Ontario Playdowns pitch, the Pineridge Pagans Fastball Club against Cold Springs on Sunday, August 16th at 8 p.m. The winner of this match will proceed to the All Ontario Finals. TEEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT Orono Tennis Club will hold a teen tennis tournament on Wednesday, Wednesday, August 26th at 6:30 p.fti. Participants are asked to register before August 16th. TÔ register call 983-9443 or 983-9681. The entry fee is $5.00 for non-members. DROP-IN SUMMER STORYTIME There will be two. Drop-In Summer Storytimes at our branch libraries. The first will be held in Newcastle Village at the Newcastle Memorial Branch On Wednesday, August 12, 1987 at 2:00 - 2:45 (today). (today). Meanwhile at the Clarke Branch in Orono a second Storytime . will be held on the same date at the same time. There will be songs and stories so come with your best voices and attentive ears. There is no admission for these Storytimes. , BACK TO SCHOOL DROP-IN STORYTIMES There will be two storytimes held at the Bowman ville Branch on Wednesday, August 19, 1987. The first storytime is for children aged 4 and 5. The times are from 1:00 - 1:45. The theme will be on starting school. The second storytime is for children 6 to 8 years of age. The times are from 2:00 - 2:45. The theme is on' going back to school. If the weather is good then we will hold them outside. If it rains then we will hold them in the Auditorium. There is no registration required: Admission is free. ■ ■ relaxation. Everything from my earlobes to my toes were completely drained of any tension and after the hour I got up feeling light and refreshed yet completely relaxed. The only equipment she needed was a massage table, oil and her hands. My immediate reaction after the massage was to ask myself why I 1 had never had one before and to ask Cher why everyone didn't have a massage at least once. She explained the misconception that surrounds the image of massage. Rather than thinking of massage as a therapeutic form of relaxation, many people associate massage with more than just a healthy rub down. Movies and T.V. enforce the idea that a massage does not end with a massage, and we keep that conception in our mind. In fact massage is a holistic procedure. procedure. Cher studied at the Sutherland Chan School of Massage in Toronto, and graduated •in 1980. She is registered with the Board of Directors of Masseurs and licensed licensed under the Drugless Practitioner's Act. Cher practices most of her Massage Therapy in Toronto and has for the last 6'A years, but in November of 1985 she ' bought a farm in Orono and Would love to stay in this area and develop her practice in Orono, Newcastle and Bowman ville. I was curious as to why Cher began her career in massage. "I enjoy enjoy the nurturing part of massage. 1 can make people happy and educate people about themselves. We walk around in our body and never consider consider it's the only, one we have in our life. We'diet so much more oui of it if we took care of it," she said. I've always imagined massage was for the injured, old or Sccentric but according to Chgr we can all benefit. . , (Continued page 3) Round Up '87 coming to Orono F air grounds The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen and the Sweet Dreams Car Club are combining forces to bring to Orono the first annual Car Rally. On the weekend of August 22 and 23 "Round Up '87" will be presented at the Orono Fairgrounds displaying 400 cars, antiques, classes, hot rods and other modified cars. The grounds open at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and the public is welcome at $2 per spectator. Hamburgers Hamburgers and refreshments will be available all weekend provided by the Orono Firemen. Saturday night a buffet dinner will be held followed by a Graffiti Dance with a D.J. The dinner is $6 and the dinner/dance is $8 a person or $15 per couple. Free camping is available Saturday Saturday night ort a first come, first serve basis. Saturday and Sunday a flea market will also be set up from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and vendors are welcome at a cost of $35 for the weekend. For the children, games are being organized, and for kids as well as adults draw prizes, dash plaques and goodie bags will be available. The show itself is open to all special interest cars and trucks. Anyone can sign up the day of the. show and pay the $5 entry fee. The tickets for the dinner and dance may be purchased at the door or bought from any Kinsmen and the entrance fee can be paid upon arrival. French students learn cultural differences On July 17 forty-four French students arrived in Northumberland-Newcastle region from Quebec to spend two weeks together with their "twins" as part of the "SEVEC Exchange. A total of 88 students from Ontario Ontario and Quebec, aged 13 to 16 years Were enrolled in the exchange and were led by eight bilingual councillors. " Students from , the Northumberland-Npwcastle area spent the first part of July in Dolbeau, a village in northern Quebec and now play host to the students they yis'ited. During the exchange exchange the students attempt to speak only French in Quebec and English in Ontario although hand gestures have come in handy as a third language from time to time. The purpose of the program is to let each student have a glimpse of how. their twin lives in tfieir home province and take part in the activities, activities, and events the host students enjoy during the summer. 1 The students fill out an information information sheet when they register for. the .program and are matched up with a "twin" with similar interests in the Other province. For the French students the exchange exchange to Ontario has been a cultural change. The customs, the language, even the food has all been a new experience, but a good one. The Ontario students were equally equally enthusiastic about their bilingual exchange. "We learned a lot about Quebec and their way of life, as well as improving our French,'" said Caitlin Jess an Ontario student. The schedule here in Ontario has been busy from day on,e, with visits to Canada's Wonderland, Ontario Place, the Science Centre, Blue Jay's games and social' events at night. Each Student had to pay $170 to participate in the exchange and the rest of the money was raised (Continued page 5) The SEVEC exchange The Newcastle group of the SEVEC Exchange gather together with their twins after a day spent at Canada's Wonderland. Pictured above in front row (1-r) are Quebec students from Dolbeau, Dave Shep- perd, Claudy Bouchard, Gagnon Mistassini. Back row (1-r) from Newcastle, Stevén Vanderschee, Caitlin, Jess and Tyler Smith.