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I Orono Weekly Times - 3 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 l üiir 3 t. "Tîrrr " ■ "i-i-itliHlisi.: I :ü! .:IV ..iiuiiti * | :fi!!Sp : Places I've Done Time by Clifford Francis Sap time A little bit ago, I received a call from Nestleton out near Blackstock. A girl's voice asked me if I was the Clifford Francis, that worked at the tree nursery nursery in Orono. "That I am," was my reply. "Do you remember Mary Blake?" she asked. With a little prompting-- my memory jumped into gear. • Mary had come down from Wet River, Ontario to go to school in Oshawa. Computers were the in- thing, and she was going to . be a computer whiz. Wet River is up north near the Quebec border, and its claim to fame is making a lot of maple syrup. She told me about the maple syrup industry and the thousands of trees her family family tapped and I told her about me making maple syrup and adding brown sugar to make it thicker quicker. I told her I was no longer interested in tapping trees. Mary had somehow found a job working at the tree nursery to help pay her way through school. She resided with her brother and sister-in-law during her _ schooling. From the time she arrived at the forestry in April until June, I tried to get her to attend one of our weekly functions at the Damneara Ranch with no success. Even my stories of highly inflated good times did little to sway her into attending. Finally, in late June I persuaded persuaded her to attend one of those functions. It was June the nineteenth, nineteenth, my birthday, so how could she refuse? Mary got there early and her eyes got wider and wider as carload after carload of crazies arrived. She could hardly believe that many people were ready to party. It wasn't long before the music was playing playing and people were drinking drinking and having a grand time. The thought of a prayer meeting was long forgotten. Before the night was over I had drunk far more than my share of Panama rum or gin or whatever it was I consumed. consumed. I remember nothing. In the morning I awoke with a pounding headache. The blanket was pulled up to my chin and Mary was lying beside me. I looked out of the corner of my eye and Mary looked back at me. "Please tell me we still have our clothes on," she said. I wiggled my feet and I could see my cowboy boots sticking out of the blanket, and I said, "Damn." Mary moved back home after she graduated from Durham College to help with the syrup business and married a fellow that she grew up with. Like I told Mary when she asked me how I was, "I just boiled down to nothing," nothing," I said. Learn about the traditions of our pioneets through hands-on activities. Great family fun! Adults $2.00 Children $1.00 Saturday, April 16 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM For more information call 905-623-2734 ■HtP.ttmntmmi.Tiniir, nnm . Tim and Doris Taxis of 825 King Avenue East, Newcastle wish to run their construction busi- ness from their home beside Graham Creek. Rezoning Continued from front zone, therefore Tim and Doris Taxis had to apply for a rezoning rezoning of their property. Their application proposes an area of 30 square metres for a home office related to their contracting business. The pro- Severance Continued from front solidated the farming operation, operation, Vissers want to retain the ability to sell and mortgage the Eikeris Farm and Forestry Farm separately. Clarington's Planning Committee are recommending recommending that council approve the severance at next monday s council meeting. Pioneer Day at Clarke Museum 7086 Old Kirby School Road ^Experience Pioneer life at the museum! • Candle making • Butter churning Quilting & Spinning • Make your own () tin lantern • Old time block printing M Blacksmith demonstrations " • Heritage games posed area complies with requirements that not more than 25 per cent of the total floor area of a dwelling used for the purpose of a home occupation. Outside storage is not permitted in the environmental environmental protection zone. The Taxis' agent explained at Monday's public meeting, that the construction material on the property is for construction construction currently being undertak en on the home, for which the owner did get the proper permits. permits. As the home based occupation occupation is completely within the existing dwelling, according to the Planning Department, it will not affect any ecological. Monday's public meeting was held as a requirement for the .rezoning application. The file was referred back to staff for further processing. Now available in Clarington only at FRED'S AUTOBODY 163 Baseline Road, U™* 1 . free ESTIMATES Bowmanw//e, Ontario L1C 3L4 _ COMpEr|T|VE RATES Tel: (905) 623-6353 . INSURANCE CLAIMS Fax: 905-623-3913 E-mail: FAB@on.aibn.com Complete Collision Repair, Fred DeVries, OWNER Restoration and Refmishmg - Happenings ~ Sutnrrtw April 16th 8 . 30 sponsore d by Clarington Kairos Committee. g;'.'"!SHSTg^ . M, (Canadian Refugee « Tickets $6 call 905-983-9367. WnnCT^Timatre^Newcastle - Newcastle and District Chamber^of^ComriMrcepresents^the Mystery Theatre Experience come ^ ^ a ' h 40 ° f ( ^ " r show) available at Stedman's, •SSZUSSZl to » s SSSL, hL R.-- info call Joyce 905-987-3795. „ A Concert of Praise" at Bowmanville High School 7 to 9 .30 p.m SSoSTSUSSD.„, M R-- R.l~ M---. Stonesthrow, freewill offering for World Vision. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Thursday April 21sj c , « pi, lllt q a i e _ 7.30 n m. at Orono United S «g Re* Ri... Sh.* plant sale at 5:30 p.m. Stefas* *---°kb£B8* * " $15 per team (bring your own partner). 1 p.m. stait. or in < Sunday. April 24lh Two sittings 5 and 6:30 p.m. at Parish St. George's Anglican Church Roast Bet l Din er . fa 5 _ 12 $6 4 aild un der Hall, Edward St., Newcastle. Advance tickets only. Adults $15, 5 u y » free. Take out $15. Tickets call Joan 905-623-5266 or Mai ion 905-987 2 . ïK^Tsïï Luncheon - at Hampton United Church - C.E. Wing. Doors open 11:30 a.m. Penny Sale, Draw, Door Prizes. Hi!! 1 'BmihSy liters of Clarington AGM & Recognition Evening - 23 Seugog St., Bowmanville at 7 p.m. R.S.V.P. to 905-623-6646 by Wednesday, May 11 ■