The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

.Ji. - IH - Orono III May 11 1111 Places I'Ve Dane Time y by Clifford Francis Ducks and Such Someone who read all about the chickens in last week's paper asked me if I had ever raised ducks. I replied that "I raised lots of them." She said, "Roast duck is delicious," which reminded me of the last time I cooked some ducks. I never ever killed any of the ducks I raised. I never had the heart to whack their little heads off. Anyway, I always bought my ducks from Reid Harness, a fine man and a life-long friend. I fondly call him 'Mr. McDuck.' He still sells ducks ready-for-the-roasting. The duck story goes something something like this... . For a short time I was married married to a police officer Wendy, who was a big fan of roast duck. One day when she was working the 4 o'clock shift, she asked if I would roast two ducks for her to have for dinner. dinner. Wendy was bringing one of her co-workers home. The ducks were to be ready for eight o'clock. When I got home at 5, the phone rang and it was Frank Con Jin calling. Frank was a local horse trainer and trader. "They're giving money away at the track in Toronto," Frank said. I explained what I had to do and Frank said, "No problem." problem." Frank explained that the stove had an automatic timer on it and it would turn off when the ducks were cooked. I explained that I knew nothing about timers, so Frank came right over and set it and we were on our way to the track. When I got home at midnight--broke, midnight--broke, the ducks were still cooking. Luckily for me Wendy wasn't home yet. There had been a fatality and she couldn't come home till after the investigation. There wasn't enough meat in the pan even to make a sandwich--mostly just bones. And to top it off, the oven was a mess and I blamed it all on Frank. Wendy was never very high on Frank and liked him less after that. If Frank knew this, it never bothered him at all. Wendy could intimidate some people, but not Con. He would phone and Wendy would say, "Tell Frank we are busy," and I would. Ten minutes later the big Lincoln or whatever he was driving at the time would come flying up the driveway and in he would come. Con would plunk down in a chair and say he could only stay a minute. "Just give me an ashtray and a smash of anything you got Mrs. Francis," he would say. She hated being called Mrs. Francis. After every sentence Con would say, "Do you follow follow me or not?" That made her huffy as well. Then he would stay for hours. It wasn't long after this that I was duck soup and Wendy was gone. Clarke High School's cow plop bingo last Thursday noon was a near bust. Becky Adam's cow would not plop during the time allotted for the event - noon hour, so organizers resorted to plan 'B\ The cow last urinated on the square purchased by Janet Standeven, so she was declared the winner. The event raised a further $300 which will go towards student text books. Nosh_t! Tyrone News by Jacqueline Vaneyk *j$^fREID HOME INSPECTION LTD: BUYING OR SELLING KNOW THE FITNESS OF YOUR HOME Bert Reid, GET. 905-983-9659 The last week has seen a lot of seed go into the ground, some of that ground still a bit sticky. Warm weather is needed needed now. Farmers are tired but encouraged. Good to see Walt Park out to church again after being ill. Bill Roy is hot as good again. Karen Vaneyk of Singapore will be Visiting her family for three weeks from June 1. Our Mothers' Day Service provided an insight into motherhood motherhood from several mothers of different ages and perspectives. perspectives. Among those who took part were Sheri Rowan, Laurie Mason, Pat Woodley- Vooys, Bessie Vaneyk, Marion Hoar, Jean Slemon, Kate Rowan, Virgie Piper, and Sharon Trudeau. Well done! Nikki Lafave of Bowmanville led the service on May 19. She spoke on changes and'using the Bible as a support. Nikki was twelve when her family moved from here to PEI. Good to have her back! Rev. Norm Seli returned to the pulpit on Sunday. He had The flpple Blossom âhop floMzrs es f' g Orono 983-9155 • Oshawa 433-2515 www.appleblossomflowers.com "We don't Just specialize... We make every order special," / - X3 jSfla "g A W S Orono Country C«fe 3 V? Full Menu fj 1* -- <&-- 0 ftjp Main Street., Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 $$ LOBBY, LOBBY, Look Who's 40 Wishing Angela (Downie) a Happy Birthday on June 3rd Love, Leo & Denis enjoyed a holiday overseas. The fireworks at the Backyard Festival at Mosport were enjoyed by a full house as they lit up the countryside last Sunday night. Thank you to the organizers. Congratulations to Gord Lowery on receiving the Barnes Memorial Award. Former soccer players in this area remember and appreciate Gord's participation with Tyrone teams many years ago. Tyrone is holding a Spirit Day again this year! On June 15 at Tyrone Park, activities will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a Moose Calling Competition hosted by World champion Owen Scott. A barbeque begins at noon, so plan to get your lunch there. At 3 pm., there will be an auction and at 7 p.m. a dance for all the family. family. There will be a jumping castle, face painting, games and races, as well as the skateboard park, horseshoes and music and visiting. For further information, or to donate to the auction, call Kathy at 263 4266. Sounds like a great day! Farmers urged to take action on water quality Area farmers can learn how to check their own land for serious pollution risks through a series of upcoming workshops. The Ontario Environmental Farm Plan sessions show participants participants how to do a self- evaluation of their farm operation, operation, looking at how best to safe-guard drinking water supply, how to protect ground water from contamination, and how to safely store fuel, pesticides and farm manure. According to Dave Pridham, the local representative representative of the Environmental Farm Plan program, funds may be available to help farmers implement their action plans. This could involve improvements to wells, installation of eaves to divert rain water from manure storage facilities, or upgrading upgrading fuel storage. An approved action plan may qualify a farmer for funding from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for well maintenance and decommissioning decommissioning of abandoned wells. Completing the Environmental Farm Plan is one way for farmers to learn if they are in contravention of provincial regulations. The next introductory workshops will run in the evening of Monday, June 10 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Lindsay and in the evening on Wednesday, June 12 at the Legion Hall in Bewdley. Pre-registration is not required but is recommended for these free workshops. Interested Durham residents may call Dave Pridham at 1- 705-324-2269 (evenings) for more information. Established in 1072 $L%bn({e7&isuita/^ Utuc/io Home Teaching Tel: (905) 720-8786 Newcastle, ON