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Ç 6 - Qronû Weekly Times. Wednesday, April 17, 2002 ^ A number of local residents had the opportunity to play extras for a CBC documentaiy last week Wednesday on the birth of radio. The documentary, which was filmed in the Orono Town Hall, will be shown on CBC TV next fall. NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME Family owned and operated by Carl Good, Funeral Director, and Joyce Kufta 386 MIll St. S., Newcastle 987-3964 www.newcastlefuneralliome.com "Caring for our Community" mÊmmmMmmmm gjMIIW C0 U/s/ o 8335 Hwy. 35/115 ^7 FREE Estimates Orono, Ont. LOB 1 24 HR T0U9IÏ1G On-Site Rentals for Insurance Replacements Speedway Collision Offers: , • Friendly service to all our customers • Expert handling of all insurance claims • Professional, top-quality repairs on 4x4, conventional and uni body frames • Frame Straightening • State-of-the-art paint colour matching • Lifetime guarantee on collision repairs • Speedway collision uses OEM parts djrect from your vehicle manufacturer. No substandard replacements. From Around Home by Roy Forrester Over the past week weather hasn't been that great to be out and around looking for birds. I would hope the mist, cover of Monday night brings to an end the lack of sunshine. I had a number of calls resulting from the article of last week. I do appreciate the calls and will follow up on the information provided. provided. ' There has been considerable considerable interest and reports concerning the Plicated Woodpecker's activities in the area of which most is around the base of a tree, dead or alive. It would appear that this work is undertaken mainly for food. The development development of a nest is generally generally some 15 to 75 feet, average average 45 feet, up from the ground. The entrance way to the nest is somewhat oval in shape from 3.25 inches to 3.5 inches. The depth of the cavity can be anywhere from 10 to 24 inches. Both the male and female work on the construction construction of the new home which is an annual event. Two reports I have had this week included the appearance of a Northern Flicker both actively searching for food on lawns. No doubt this bird is closely related to the ^lleated Woodpecker and likewise is a cavity nester. Many of the cavity measurements measurements are similar to that of the Plicated but the bird can extend the depth of the cavity to as much as three feet and the entrance way more circular. It's a good reason to have a preference preference for punkier wood. Over the past week I have checked the Bluebird boxes on the Oak Ridges Trail, north of the 9th Concession just west of Highway 35. On both trips three pairs of Bluebirds were ■ sighted ; and . certainly showed interest in the boxes. The birds were most active on Wednesday due to hear perfect, weather conditions conditions for this time of year. It will likely take anoth-' er week before they start nest building. You are welcome to join a CRTA hike Wednesday, April 24th through the former former Tree Nursery lands commencing at 10:00 a m. Meet at the parking lot on Ochonski Road, west of Station Street. The hike will be a moderate pace. The rainbows are spawning. GS0 ALS Orono Country Cafe Full Menu sS w Main Street., Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 Fred DeVries proprietor • FREE ESTIMATES ' COMPETITIVERATES* • INSURANCE CLAIMS • FRED'S AUTOBODY (905) 623-6363 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Complete Collision Repair, Restoration and Refinishing Lome & Monika Call 905-983-1118 CONTRIBUTING HEROES ACSYS Technologies Accent on Advanced Driver Training Anshel Associates All Green Sod Growers Archibald Orchards & Estate Winery Ltd. Ayren Links Golf Course BB's Five Hearts Esthetics Studio Conveyer Splicing Specialties D.M. Robichaud Associates Ltd. Desktop Imagery Dom's Auto Parts Dufferin Aggregates Enbridge Consumer Gas Evergreen Farm & Garden Everyday Specialties Forsey Signs & Designs Halminen Homes Henderson Auto Holbum Group of Companies Jack Burgess Plumbing & Heating James Publishing Company Ltd. Kelsey's Bar & Grill Lafarge Construction Materials MOSPPMT UN TERfXIA TiOIVAL KAffWA V CONTRIBUTING HEROES Lakeridge Health Corporation Local Taxi Loyal Printing Martin Gerrits & Sons l td. Newcastle Block Ltd. Newcastle Golf Course Ltd. Newcastle Guardian Drugs Pethick & Stephenson Auction Bam Pineridge Automotive Supply Ltd. Potts & Pans Roadside Diner RBC Royal Bank (Clarington Branches) Rekker Gardens Ltd. Scoire & Assoc (The CaOperators) Silks Cafe State Farm Sutton Gtoup - Dynamic Syvan Developments Ltd. ID Canada Trust (Clarington Ctr.) The Marskell Group Total Aspects Hair Salon & Spa Totten Sims Hubicki Associates Valiant Property Management TV DURHAM GENERATION Putting our energy to good use.