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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 5, 1989 MRS. THOHUS VINSON wu.mm show rooms, ORONO, ONT. History of Orono dating back to 1887 by Helen Schmid On May 31st, 1887 a fire wiped out a large part of the business section section of» Orono. The fire started about 2:00 a.m. in an old building on the site of our town hall, and soon had burned the three frame buildings in that area. The high winds aided in spreading the fire. The sparks must have been flying as they caught hold of the curtains in the living quarters above what is- now Wallace Auto Supply on the opposite side of the street. This was the living quarters of the Vinson family who operated- a millenery shop. The fire was now completely beyond the control of the simple village fire apparatus. Word was sent to Bowmanville for their steamer - it was about 4:00 a.m. that their alarm rang out and soon the engine was on its way at a good round trot" accompanied by firemen in rigs, with numerous other buggies following. It took more than an hour to reach Orono and by that time the fire had about burned itself out. Besides the three frame stores on the east side, the.brick block on the west side was destroyed. s One can only Imagine the scene. Articles of all descriptions, rescued from the flames, littered the street. Women and children sat amidst what remained of their household goods. This was an opportune time Jo discuss the merits of better fire fighting equipment. The newspaper account lets us in on the thoughts on the matter. "Had the village possessed a steam fire engine, but very little damage would have resulted, and the folly of those who opposed thp purchase of such a requisite requisite is readily seen, now that more property has been destroyed in a few hours than'would have Can you get AIDS from sharing a needle while tloing drugs? YES! Get the facts. Ix-t'sTalk. Call the Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS Hotline 1-800-668-AIDS bought three or four stehm engines." William Henry soon rebuilt brick block but the fire hall site mained empty until 1896. By the 1890's William Henry his family had moved to Sasl^ chewan. Locals attend annual horticultural convention his re mind at- "Gain by Growing" was the theme of the 83rd convention of the Ontario Horticultural Association held on June 20th, 21st and 22nd at Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario. Approximately 700 delegates from horticultural societies and garden clubs from Ontario Ontario along with guests from the American Garden Club were in attendance. attendance. Theme speaker Henry Kock of the University of Guelph spoke on the Ecological Gardener and emphasized emphasized the planting of more trees, and to re-establish natural vegetation vegetation to preserve wildlife, birds and insects. Individuals could do more composting of leaves to be put back into the soil for nourishment. Marilyn Edmision - Driedger spoke on "Grow Yourself a Flavor" - an excellent presentation on growing and the use of herbs. Marilyn lives in Otterville and her herbal gardens and shop The Herbal Herbal Touch are open to the public. Speaker John McMillan, Woodstock spoke on "Once a Hobby" Hobby" and how a few iris plants in his garden has turned into his iris nursery of 1100 varieties of iris and also day lilies on 15 acres of land. His gardens are open to the public and they have 2000 visitors this time of the year. Various seminars were held - How to Attract and Keep New Members, Budget, The New Act and Your Society, Running a Meeting, Youth - all pertaining to each society's needs. OH A executive for 1989-1990 - Past President Mrs. Mary Yeoman, Burgess ville; President Mr. Gordon Winter, Maxville; 1st Vice President President Mr. Harry Wyman, Ridgetown; 2nd Vice .President Mr. Bert Card, Richmond Hill. The 1990 OHA convention is being being hosted by District 15 and to be held at York University, Toronto. Representatives from the Orono Horticultural Society at the OHA convention were Inez Harris, Jo Harris, Doreen Lowery, Adele McGill and Lorna Atkins. Plan to attend the Annual Flower and Vegetable show August 10 at Orono United Church - 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Mrs. Jean Foss, West Hill on Floral Design. Congratulations to the Junior. Gardeners and their leaders Mrs. Minnie Zegers and Mrs. Jo. Harris on the recent successful Decoration Day flower basket sale. Also plans are underway for the 1st District 17' Junior Gardener's Annual Meeting being hosted by the Orono Horticultural Society and Junior Gardeners in Orono October 14, 1989. Happy Gardening Lorna Atkins Press and Publicity Trustees and councillors find à line of agreement If nothing else a recent meeting between représentatives of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and Hope Township council came to agree upon a joint effort to pressure the province for greater funding for education. The Board members and council members met discussing the rising cost of education and a drop in a percent cost borne by the province. It'was pointed out the drop in Support Support from the province puts greater financial pressure on local area taxpayers. taxpayers. Hope Township had previously voted to withhold an increased payment payment to the Board of Education until until a joint meeting had been held. Counc. Dave Watson said when, he went to school classrooms contained contained upwards of 35 to 40 kids and that now this has been reduced to 20 to 24 and they pass out of school without being able to read or do math. Reeve Roger Wilson spoke of the cost of junior kindergarten and referred to the program as a day care centre. He said such a centre should not be funded out of the education tax. Trustee Wilf Day supported the lower class sizes and the junior kindergarten programs as being necessary. DURHAM Notice to the Ratepayers of the Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Durham The Audited Finaj December 31, 1 copy of these s Bond Street West, ncial Statements of the Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Durham for thé year ended 988 are available from the Regional Finance Department. Anyone interested in obtaining a tatements should write to the Finance Department of the Regional Municipality of Durham, 60 P.O. Box 618, Oshawa, Ontario L1H8B6. The following fina Durham including Durharn Regional COMPARISON OFF REVENUES AND (All amounts in tho CONSOLIDATED EXPENDITURES usands of dollars) WHERE THE MONE CAME FROM ; Requisition on Are Municipalities Ontario Grants User Charges Other Revenue Long Term Debt Issued WHAT THE MONEY! WAS SPENT FOR: General Governme Protection to Perspi and Property Transportation Sef Waterworks Operajt Sanitary Sewage Other Enviroment^l Health Services Social Services Senior Citizen Serj/ Day Nurseries Family and Childréi Planning and Deve ncial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Regional Municipality of the waterworks, sewage and waste disposal systems and the Board of Commissioners of the Police. YEAR END POSITION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (All amounts in thousands of dollars) vices ion System Services ices n Services lopment 1988 1987 $ 55,730 $ 46,395 69,682 59,711 55,343 47,477 29,110 24,112 -- 1,693 $209,865 $179,388 1988 1987 $ 6,493 $ 5,064 33,057 29,566 23,140 18,751 29,162 • 26,852 26,434 25,179 15,912 8,503 5,334 . 4,825 27,414 ' 23,999 24,210 21,051 4,644 3,686 1,725 • 1,381 2,697 3,155 $200,222 $172,012 « Cash and Short Term Investments , Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets Restricted Assets Capital Outlay Financed by Long Term Liabilities and to be Recovered in Future Years Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Current Portion of Ontario Housing Action Program Loans Other Current Liabilities and Deferred Revenue Net Long Term Liabilities Reserves and Reserve Funds Fund Balances Unexpended Capital Financing Trüst Funds-Administered by Region 1988 1987 $ 18,109 $ 19,782 29,834 3,660 41,793 37,325 23,799 3,487 37,180 48,513 $130,721 $132,761 $ 23,889 $ 19,709 5,043 5,474 3,728 4,781 37,325 47,584 7,324 5,828 * 48,513 43,470 4,910 5,904 $130,721 $132,761 $ 1,664 $ 1,488