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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 9, 1988-9 Un Tuesday October 24, 1988 seven Grade 6 students from Orono Public School joined about 500 other boys and girls from south eastern Ontario at a Cross Country Meet at Trinity College in Port Hope. The students- Stephanie Childs, Becky Clarke, Caroline Fletcher, Tamara Kent, Laura McDonald, Joanna VanDyke and Ian Anderson ran a 2,500 meter (1 'A mile) course which skirted the Trinity College Campus and included open fields, an orchard, a cornfield and a 'slippery' 'slippery' ski hill. ■ Out of a total of 86 girls Caroline Fletcher (pictured above) secured a fourth place for the Grade 6 girls in a time of 11 minutes 5 seconds. All the students had an enjoyable day and are looking forward to trying trying again next year. ÿ : À JJJJlS Clarke Hi Up Date by Heidi Jenkins -V"" jjjjjt jjiifj, ï ^^1 During this year there 1 has been several new staff November 11 - Remembrance Day Ceremony. ", members join the Clarke staff who we would like to welcome. Mrs. Tracy Berry Who is teaching geography and typing. ' • Mrs. Sharon Parker, who is teaching English and Latin., Mrs. Elizabeth Kemp, who is beginning mathematics teacher and helping with the coaching of the Junior girls. Miss Heather Scqtt, who Works in the guidance department as a guidance teacher. , Mr. Philip Mette, who . teaches computer* and mathematics. To all the new staff members, welcome to Clarke High School Some Coming Events at Clarke High School are: November 14 - College Day November 18 - (PAD) no students at school. November 24 - Mid-Term Reports Home. November 25 - Poinsettia Campaign Campaign begins. .December 2 Parent/Studèrit dance. December 8 - Art/Music Dessert Concert ' December 16 - Last day of school for 1988. January 3 - School begins for 1989, at 9:00 a.m, January 18 - Semester I finshed. January 19-26 Examinations. January 27-31 - Turn Around Time. , , February 1 - Semester II begins. Canada Post Corporation announced announced the'1988 Greet More pro gram through which Canadians again will receive a discount on postàge for greeting cards - five cents off each card mailed in Canada. In response to consumer reaction in previous years and in cooperation cooperation with the Canadian Gift Packaging and Greeting Card Association, Canada Post has continued continued to make improvements to the Greet More program to make it The school year is well under way, and band members are very busy juggling school work with band activities. Already we've had two performances, playing on a float for Newcastle's Applefest parade as well as playing for our graduates at Commencement. We are now practising for our tour of the public schools for a special Christmas wish to Clarke's future students, as well as the Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade. On Thursday, December 8th, we will be holding a Christmas Dessert Concert for the community. Admission Admission is only $2.00, and you can satisfy your sweet tooth with as many goodies as you can eat, while listening to Clarke's best-ever bands. This concert begins at 7:00 p.m. The money raised will help fund our eagerly anticipated band exchange with students in Bristol, England this June. To help with the cost of this ex-, citing'excursion, the band parents are holding a Big Band Dance from 8:30 to 12:30 on Friday, November 18th at the Newcastle Community Hall. You can dance the night away to the big band sound, featuring The Royals. Tickets are only $25.00 per couple. For tickets or information', information', please contact Mrs. Barb Wallace at 623-3346 during the day, or evenings at 983-5462, This promises promises to be a very memorable night. Hope to see you there! Canada Post offers Christmas mail discount Low profile agency suddenly in demand For the better part of the past eight years, Northumberland Family Family Respite Services quietly went about its business. All that has changed in the past six months. What had been a low-profile, provincially funded agency providing providing relief to families with children requiring special needs suddenly found itself with a rapidly, increasing demand for its services and a corresponding shortage of volunteers to supply them. Family Respite is now looking foi additional volunteers. even easier for customers to use. "This is clearly a program which responds to our customers' needs and is growing in popularity every year," said John Aiken, Canada Post Vice President, Field Operations Operations and Sales. "It is also an excellent excellent way to encourage the most effective and efficient use of the postal system at this time of year when volumes of mail are traditionally traditionally highest." The combination of the coded envelopes and the special 32 cent postage stamps allows consumers to save money, and speeds up the mailing process to the point where Canada Post can handle millions more cards more quicly at less cost. Some 30 greeting card manufacturers manufacturers are involved in the program this year, as well as, charitable organizations such as UNICEF. Previous years' cbded envelopes can be used again this year with the 32 cent Christmas stamp, for those customers who may still have a supply supply on hand. The special stamps are available at all postal outlets until December 24, 1988, and can be used for cards posted between October 27, 1988 and January 31, 1989. The Greet More greeting cards are available where cards are normally sold, and are easily identified with the Greet More logo. » The stamps will be sold in booklets of 10 for $3.20. 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