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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 23,2002 Places I've Done Time by Clifford Francis Harvest Time It's late in the season and getting much too cold to sit out on the benches that grace the Main Street of the town I love so much. But even this late in October, it's still kind of nice to be able to do so. Some folks like what I write about and others are quite indignant about it and tell me so. Such was the case the other day., A middle-aged woman ragged on me about the trash I write. "I just do the. best I can," was my reply. "You can't make chicken soup out of chicken sh ," I said."...but if your husband has any lead left in his pencil maybe he could write an article article and I could have a week off." That soon calmed her down and she departed. October has always been one of my favourite months. I just love the full harvest moon and Thanksgiving and the the harvest of the fruits and vegetables. vegetables. This was the month we always thrashed the pumpkins pumpkins and the whiffle tree seed at the Damneara Ranch. Yeah, October was a busy month harvesting mucketts and the sharpening stones. Fall was here when you saw the gilly- galoo birds starting to flock up for their trip south and the mug wumps were getting ready to hibernate for the winter. Saturday night a friend called me from Halifax. We worked together here in Ontario during the 70s when he and his wife would come up for the harvest. They would arrive in late July or early August picking cucumbers and corn then on to . tobacco and apple picking and finish off the season cutting and loading Christmas trees in the Pontypool area. My friend, Larry and his wife, Linda spent a lot of time at the Damneara Ranch and we had a lot of fun. Linda always laughed about the bad luck I had betting on horses. She always said, if I woke up in the morning with five dollars dollars in my pocket, I would have someone else's pants on. Most times she would have been right. Saturday night she got on the phone and wanted to know if I knew where she could get a new ring-dang-doo but I didn't. didn't. They are quite scarce. I never grew any at the ranch but I promised to be on the look out for one. I know she would be more than pleased. Halloween hike in Ganaraska Forest PORT HOPE-The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) invites you to get into the Halloween spirit with a spooky guided night hike on the weekend before Halloween. Venture out into the Ganaraska Forest for some fun and a moonlit walk on Saturday, October 26, 2002 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sensory activities and a solo walk through the woods at night will teach you about the world of nocturnal animals and other seasonal creatures. Optional activities for the participants participants include carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples and creating Halloween crafts. The group will warm up by the campfire with hot chocolate chocolate afterwards. People who plan to participate participate in the night hike are encouraged to dfess warmly. Please pre-register by phoning (905) 797-2721 or email gfc@eagle.ca. Admission is $12 for families, $6 for adults and $4 for children, students and seniors. Members of the Ganaraska Forest receive a $2 discount on family rates and $1 per person discount on all other rates. The Ganaraska Forest Centre is approximately a 15- minute drive from Orono and a 20-minute drive from Port Hope. If you're travelling from the west, exit Hwy. 115 and travel east about 10 km on Ganaraska Road 9. Turn left at the Cold Springs Camp Road sign and proceed 4 km to the forest. From the east, travel west off County Road 28 onto Northumberland Road 9 and proceed about 2 km west of Elizabethville. Turn right at Cold Springs Camp Road into the forest. orono P.s. collecting for Unicef SPECIAL NOTICE - Orono Public School children will be carrying UNICEF Boxes while "Trick or Treating" Halloween night. Carol Mostert, Lorna Atkins and Doreen Lowery were presented with the 2002 Ontario Volunteer Service award during a special ceremony in Whitby recently. The award is in recognition of their many years of volunteerism with the Orono Horticultural Society. Kendal Community Centre News Anyone interested in joining joining Beavers or Cubs please call Shane Hartwell 905-983- 6210. The Kendal Play Group meets every Wednesday morning at 9:30. For more information call Karen 905- 983-5720. The first Youth dance of the season is Friday, October 25, 2002. This is a Halloween Dance - prizes for the best costumes. costumes. Cost is $5/person., Parent volunteers are needed' to help chaperonee. Call and leave your name if you are available to help. Culprit left in a huff without a puff NEWCASTLE - Just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, a lone male set off the alarm at the Newcastle IGA, when he pried open the front door. The male was caught on the store's video camera, as he went directly to the cigarette area which he found to be locked. The would-be thief left the store immediately and drove off the parking lot, after having spent just oyer half a minute inside. Police are now examining the video tape in an attempt to identify the male suspect. 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