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Orono Playgroup officially opened The Orono Playgroup officially president of the 24 family group In the past couple of years the cut the ribbon last week at new new with Counc. Diane Hamre, cutting group, has grown now accom- quarters in the basement of the the ribbon and Marg Crashley, a modating over 40 children within Orono Town Hall. member of the executive. the program. Present above is Pam Hodgson, rough". That 350 yard drive might well come under suspect with the commentator then speculating if the ball was to be tested for radiation. Out from the crowd comes the tester walking across the fairway dressed in protective white clothing with even his boots wrapped. Of course he, or possibly she, carries a Orono Weekh I lines; .Wednesday, May 10, 1989-3 The Pines School News Report Education Week Basketball News On Thursday, April 25th, Clarke The boys'and girls ended their High School hosted a concert put basketball season with a silver on by the area schools. Lisa Twar- medal performance by the boys, dowski was the hostess for the even- They defeated Hobbs Senior Public ing. The Clarke Band played during School but had difficulty with a prop changes and breaks. Kirby strong team from Bowmanville. School choir sang the theme song The stars of the team were Trevor from 'The Sound of Music' and Lomas, Daryl Reid and Adam 'My Favourite Things'. Also from Stephenson. Kirby, Alan Lee presented a speech by James Gifford and a dance was also performed. Jump Rope for Heart was held The Pines presented a portion of again this year at The Pines. One- their play, 'The Death and Life of hundred and sixteen students par- , Sneaky Fitch'which will be seen in ' ticipated in this event. We would its entirety on May 18th. Newton- likè to thank the participants, those ville then aired with à Chinese song who pledged money to support The on "Toys" which was followed by Heart & Stroke Foundation, the an excerpt from a play by Clarke parents who assisted during the Students. event, Burger King and by Eryn Newman Armstrong's IGA for the -- r------ ---- ----refreshments they donated and Ms. geiger counter and closely followed Wilson for the organization, by a television crew to film the ball On Wednesday, May 3, "The arid listen for the possible clicks of Pines' Showcase '89" was the counter. It would all add a fur- presented. Parents were entertained ther air of suspense to the game and by several solo musical performers a new dimension to comments over as we, i as The 'Pines' Band. A the TV. Fyench Cafe, including dancers, Certainly the testing with a geiger was open for refreshments. An counter out in the open is : much aerobics demonstration was also en- more dignified than when the tester joyed. Parents had an opportunity waits behind the locker door with a to view special work done by our bedpan or urnal as has to be the students and the "Video case in other sports. Yearbook" compiled by Mr. Parr- The only thing we have to deter- ington and students, mine now is whether or not Coming Events <- radiating golf balls is a benefit to A full length play, "The Death society Or just - another irritant. ' an< i Life of Sneaky Fitch", by There is just one other thought I James L. Rosenberg, will be would like to leave with you. presented on Thursday, May 18th "When you see this happeq on the at 7:00 o'clock. It's a hilarious golf course remember you. read western comedy suitable fo| ages 9 about it first in the Orono Weekly anc * U P- Tickets are $2.00 per per- Times. , son, $6.00 per family, available at ' ' the door. You heard it here first The Dubin enquiry and the use of drugs in sports may be old hat by this time. Certainly it has been pushed to the back pages and then only with and inch or two of type. Michael Wilson and the conservatives conservatives with their 1989 budget softening up program for the last couple of months have taken page one in most cases. In fact we are still getting the hard sell on the need to cut the deficit through an advertisement advertisement on television. Like most Canadians I suspect I had almost forgotten about the ' Dublin hearings, Ben Johnson and Town reps to Hong Kong (Continued from page 1) proval of the mission last week ; amidst some protest of the trip being being a waste of money. Mayor Pilkey, Oshawa, questioned questioned why the Region was so hot on }he trip when the region did not send anyone to the waste management conference held in Toronto, sponsored sponsored by the Province of Ontario, and at a cost of $495.00. Hydro to have licence (Continued from page 1) At this point Counc. Hamre with the support of all council members presented and passed a resolution in that the Atomic Energy Control Board be petitioned to withhold a licence to operate until Such time as deficiencies are corrected as to the building code and that the emergency emergency plan is approved for operation. The resolution also authorized D. Hefferon, Town counsel and !.. Kotseff, CAO, to attend the meeting of the Atomic Energy Control Control Board in the interest ol I lie Town of Newcastle as to licencing lor operation. drugs use in sports. In fact I was never too excited about it nor overly surprised: After all our Weight-lifters had been sent home from a meet in Europe long before the Johnson fiasco. And then what about the horse racing sport where drugs have been part of game for some time. What's the difference in the Sport when it's a matter of ... . win at any cost .... and especially when the financial rewards are what they are ... sizeable. The Dublin hearings are an expensive expensive exercise when the solution is a simple ... test . . .test. Why am I writing about this now? It all came back when attending at the Pines School recently and at which F. M. Finley of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories; was speaking to the students on radiation radiation front uranium. He was certainly giving a different different picture of radiation to that We generally read or hear. One of his demonstrations, was • with an irradiated golf ball. It had more bounce and more zing than those top flight golf balls , they advertise. But it made me wonder if this put a nitch in that stately game of golf originating in St. Andrews Scotland long years ago. Could someone someone be using an irradiated golf ball in the tournament tour". Imagine what an extra ten to thirty thirty yards could mean in that long par five hole dr the opportunity to use your favourite club which would be out of reach with tt\e .legal golf ball. No not in the game of golf. But just for the fun of it let's take it a few steps further considering that golf is played on a beautiful course well manicured with mirrored mirrored ponds and well placed sand traps, If horse racing is the sport of kings then golf must be the sport of the gods. Sitting back Sunday afternoon watching the U.S. Open the TV commentators could well break out in other than "putting against the grain" or "the lie is in deep WE'RE IN Our Guarantee We Don't Just Specialize We Make Every Order Special SHOP Choose from our Large Selection of • Plants from $14.95 • Arrangements from $15.95 • Custom Silks to . compliment her ■ decor • Our own Unique Gift Baskets tilled with on array of Pot Pourri and Trinkets. $30., $60., $100. 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