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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 11, 1989 Newt on ville Alive by Peggy Mullan "May everything wonderful you are hoping for, happen for you in this new year, 1989..." It certainly has been a very full couple of months. Whew! Most of us can joyfully let out that sigh of relief as we settle into a surprising 1 "' welcomed routine of a new year. Something about early January always makes us want to, and enjoy, enjoy, reminiscing the year gone by. It seems to tease a little, tempting us to make those New Year's resolutions..faithfully resolutions..faithfully or otherwise. The holiday season in the country is different...Of course Christmas is special everywhere, but out our way, it is of a unique flavour. To keep us with all the pre- Christmas shows, concerts, craft sales, teas and other social events wouIcTbe nearly impossible for~any individual. To get a taste of a little of this though, ties us all in together as one community. Whether we have small children or not, it is the kids who are so very much of the joy at this time of year. Such was the case on December 26 under chilly but sunny skies, as local children set out to sing their message of cheer to several of Newtonville's seniors. This is what Christmas is about...the elated faces and happy fresh voices of our kids. "Stonehenge" in Newtonville. During one of our unpredictable thaws, I took this picture of what used to be a family of snow people. Suddenly though, the setting became the mystical Stonehenge. "A prehistoric ceremonial min on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire England, constructed at its first stage in 1900-1700 B.Ç of circular formations of huge stone slabs and lintels.." (from American Heritage Dictionary). Fascinating eh? Under the supervisi Newtonville's Arnette Closs Street, youngsters were tickled from head to toe to raise up their voices about town. "Y'all were super...Thank you!" the last day ot scnooi ociuie, Christmas break here in Newton- ville was indeed something special. Parent volunteers prepared and served a scrumptious turkey dinner Happy and ready to enjoy her .turkey lunch, was grade two student Chrissy Farrugia. On the other hand, 4 year ol Kindergarten lad, Christopher Fleetwood might not have been too thrilled with the vegetables. Many thanks go out to all who helped make this Christmas meal deliciously successful! Well...what is your opinion of the weather? Everything has hit us! Mild temperatures and sunshine; a blizzard followed by a "mega-melt.." then wind, sleet, hail, then last Saturday night a beating thunderstorm. With ther- - mometer and barometer in hand, Jack Frost, Old Man Winter and ever Mother Nature have shown us their domains! I say, if it is winter, so be it. The whole process of entering into into a new year, holding a wealth of new dreams, wishes and plans surely surely would not be complete without a ; little recap of the year gone by. Life and times in Newtonville and area in 1988 was full. Last January and February we reported activities in town and about with the school board, a-la-much more snow. We learned about the proposed 66 unit housing development intended for the area down by the school. We scooped up tidbits about the history and life our corner store in the 1930's and we remembered our own school days and of the problems and concerns kids had then and have now. Ice storms and snow storms found us often; we questioned our water supply, experienced the trials and tribulations of fixing up an old house, kept in touch with Olympic marathoner Silvia Ruegger, discussed discussed the Ben Johnson scandal and spent a day in the life of a lady who is blind. Come March through May, as the first greens of tulips peeked through the ice, we met and chatted with a naturalist walking from the Yukon to Nova Scotia, we remembered special Irish eyes, traditions and enjoyed school concerts, concerts, fancied Easter teas and warming warming temperatures. We talked and protested about dreadful dumps and dumpy sites. As June wàrmed us into summertime, summertime, many more took to heart "Operation Clean-Up" in Newtonville, Newtonville, planting flowers and sprucing up properties. (Hoorah!) Soon came a bicycle rodeo at the school and anniversary celebrations for the UCW; we talked about insect insect repellent, seniors' tours and lion safaris, crafty ladies, fashion shows, a musical band, the Wilmot Creek clean-up. and watched the birth of a colt. We looked at the dangers and realities of drugs, students against drunk drivers, graduation thrills and Canada Day. The fall of '88 brought again - weather out of a blender. High winds knocked over trailers and trees. Kids got ready for school and Newtonville received eight new babies inside of four months. Hallowe'en was a scream...A sootbuster in a hearse came to the rescue and we dared to talk religion and politics. Lakeview cemetery went into the record books and decoration day was memorable. Newtonville gained a representative representative to the public school board, Trustee Debbie Nowlan. The commendable commendable Block Parent Program came into effect and we saw some pretty strange looking' bank employees and teaching staff all dressed up. Our community grew and we welcomed kindergarten home to Newtonville School. We then headed into the latter part of 1988 ho-ho-ho-ing about middle age, readying for winter. Then came Christmas with all its joy- - WOW - 1 hope in 1989 you will help make "Newtonville Alive" come alive in some way for you. We are all part of the lifeline of our community. When you feel you would like to let me in on something special to you, a milestone birthday or anniversary, birth, events, meetings, opinions or complaints, 'call - the pleasure is mine. • Little Scoops..!. - Belated 30th Wedding Anniversary Anniversary congratulations to Wallace and Inez Boughen who, celebrated their special day on December'12th. - Welcome to Mrs. Susan Medd,' who has replaced Wayne McCurdy as Vice Principal: of Newton- ville/Newcastle Public School. - Additional'welcomes go out to brand new students to Newtonville, Dagny and Darlene Bohdan, Morley Gimblett and Shannon Hannigan. - It is great to sèe. our Melville Jones out vyalking again. Melville is recuperating superbly from his stay in hospital several months ago. It is hard to believe he is in his upper 80's„ - Hooràhs! To all those who helped dress up the town for Christmas with lots of lights and decorations, including the Lamberts, Pitts, Fleetwoods, Marks, Bruces and Carrs of Hill Street; to the Boughens, Stapletons, O'Neills, and Pollards and more along Hwy. 2. To those lovely homes north on Newtonville Road, along the 3rd, 4th and 5th Concessions. To everybody who helped turn the Orono community into a warm Charles Dickens relic and to all, others. There is something about the colourful lights, Christmas carols and greetings with sweets in the kitchen, that Christmas should not be without... - I am behind on the euchre scores, but hope to be up to date soon...Here are the top numbers of December 16th...with 12'A tables, winners of the draw were A; Dixon, E. Buckingham, Alex Moffat and. Jean Jilisen. Winners of the .Christmas draw were Chris Avery, Edith Gordon, Marie Couroux, E. Buckingham, E. Skinner and G. Tufford. Scores were, A. Dixon with 90; Jean Allen with 84; Alex Moffat with 82; Lena Clysdale with 79; G. Greenwood with 78 and M. Graham with 77. Thank you for your encouragement encouragement and support with this column. I love your- contributions, your chuckles and opinions. Touching on some of our "conservations" "conservations" of last year has given me an extra warm feeling inside. Happy New Year! The Mill Hair Studio Located at the Mill, Main Çtreet, Orono Call Christine... 983-9040 1989 SUMMER STUDENTS The Town of Newcastle is accepting applications for 1989 summer students. Students will' be hired under the following general categories: • General Labourers, Inside Clerical arid Fitness Centre Applications will be accepted by the Canada Employment Employment Centre for Students, 44 Bond Street, Oshawa, L1H 4H8 or at the Administrator's Office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville L1C 3A6. , Lawrence E. Kotseff Chief Administrative Officer File #183 • P.O. 2515 Date of Publication: January 11, 1989