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From Around Home by Roy Forrester Some weeks ago (possibly four or five), Karen Cox and Clifford Francis brought a live Cecropia Moth to the house. Indeed, the moth is possibly the most beautiful of all moths. It was surprising the number of people who had knowledge of this insect. Certainly it has a reputation for its colouration. I have reported placing the moth in one of our bird houses houses where it laid close to one hundred eggs all neatly laid out in straight lines. The eggs hatched and at this time we have 12 Cecropia caterpillars of which most are now one inch in length. Not only are they growing in length--but also getting chubby. chubby. They do display some colourful hairs on their body. About the time the eggs hatched, the parent moth died. The caterpillars have been feeding on Pin Cherry and Lilac leaves with a possible preference for Lilac. Up until this past Sunday, I thought the caterpillars were a most dormant group for I had never seen any movement. As a matter of fact--I thought they were close to death. Sunday, I opened the plastic plastic box in which they were contained and as usual, there was no movement on their as as usual I asked myself, "Are these insects sick, dying?" No movement what- so-ever. I placed the. box beside me on the bench and started browsing through the Toronto Star. Sometime later I looked back into the box and to my surprise all 12 caterpillars were moving. Certainly not a hundred yard dash but you could call it movement! It was the first time I had seen movement from any of the twelve caterpillars. Some were slicing off an edge from the Lilac leaves. They are quite adept in their feeding skills--it is more of a slice than a bite. This activity did not last any longer than ten minutes after which all twelve in unison unison returned to their inactive life-style. They acted as one. It is most interesting and must happen on regular basis. The next stage in the life cycle of this insect comes with the caterpillars spinning a large brown cocoon in which the caterpillar spends the winter winter then returns next May or June as a beautiful Cecropia Moth. It will be interesting to see what happens before the snow falls! Library Bandstand 7 p.m ay, August 15 Country Jamboree with Zeke Mazurek and Friends August 21 Clarington Concert Band y, August 29 Supper Break - Bfuegrass NEWCASTLE - Parkette 7 p.m. Tues., August 19 Leila Christensen - Folk Musi Tues., August 26 Bowmanville Pipe Band - Grand Finale ii, !' i iiiiillli i : ■Ü i i id!! 1 ! Thurs g ii 11 ill! Iji! Ijli:: ill ill! !l|!i!;| l !ii:, I | ' »! H| !|ii ■ ill hi ™vi ii:" •- i 1 illlll: ■' Two Brendas and a feiE 1 er BOWMANVILLE - Rotary Park 7 p.m. Thurs., August 14 Central Nervous System - local ft urs., August 21 Charles Street Band - music ftiqm 50s, 60s & 70s plus top 40 country ||||ust 28 Cobourg Concert Band WÈ jesty 's Royal Marines military bajifd marches, Broadway tunes NOPE " •m m : ! i ! i at 1 , ■ a i ni misi ii i mm ! 'i Victoria Park Bendsh# mom 111 © ii if ii ii'iii^^iiiHllNiiilP ■ luÉGeBrtÉÉÉ! L1 llllllll !' : .i!|l|l|lill:il lillill III 1 c 2003-3 Beef Continued from front to get them to eat Canadian beef. While the U.S. are easing their restrictions there are still embargoes on Canadian beef by 34 countries around the world, said Davidson. The question everyone is asking is why are beef prices at the grocery store not lowered lowered to reflect the surplus of non grilling steaks? Pete Armstrong, manager of the local I.G.A. store says he doesn't know the answer to the question either since his prices are set by his supplier. However, the local I.G.A. has had regular ground beef on sale for 99 cents a pound twice since the BSE incident. Armstrong says where the price for regular ground beef before May 20th was normally normally $2.29 a pound it has now dropped to $1.49 a pound. Armstrong confirmed that all the beef they sell at the local I.GA. is Canadian. Jaworski Continued from page 2 although I could; I'm living in the Canadian community. Because I am Canadian. And Canada is my home." You are the sort of person I would be proud to call a fellow Canadian, Sten. I just hope my country figures that out before we make a big mistake, and lose someone like you. June 18, 2003 Daniel Manns son of Brian and Hida Manns of Kendal, Ont. graduated from University of Toronto in the Engineering Science Program with honours. llli kwm Hida Manns of Kendal, Ont. received a Bachelor of Science Degree in the honors program from Trent University majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. K ftto's prc iar W Country Market W Often "Dotty 10:00 out- to 6:00 fttto Re-opening for the Season on Friday, August 15*h r NOW AVAILABLE: Early Apples, Sweet Corn, Field Tomatoes, Cider, Honey, Maple Syrup and more... Concession Road #3, just west of Hwy. 35/115, Newcastle, Ontario 905-987-2295 Beginner Watercolour Classes six weeks starting Sept. 8th Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays at the Burcombe Studio, Orono 905-983-5731 ~ HAPPENINGS ~ Every Wednesday afternoon to August 27 Tea on the Bowmanville Museum Verandah - noon to 3 p.m. at 37 Silver St., Bowmanville Thursdays August 14 Orono Horticultural Society Summer Flower and Vegetable Show - Orono United Church at 7:30 p.m.; Speaker Chris Conte (Features & History of Second Marsh), Slide Presentation; Also, Speaker Peter Windolf, Landscape Architect, Municipality of Clarington (Proposed Parkette - north end of Sidney Ruitherford Trail)', all welcome. Friday. August 15 Orono Summer Concert Series featuring the Country Jamboree with Zeke Mazurek and Friends - at the Bandstand on the lawn at Orono Library, 7 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs! Wednesday. August 13 36th Annual Beef BBQ - Orono Park from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Entertainment - The Jazz Cats; Tickets - Adults $12 and Children 6-12 years $6. Proceeds to Orono Arena Fundraising. Thursday. August 14 Orono Horticultural Society Summer Flower & Vegetable Show - 7:30 p.m. at Orono United Church. Speaker Chris Conte "Features & History of the Second Marsh" - Slide Presentation - Also, Peter Win dolf, Landscape Architect, Mun. of Clarington. Topic proposed proposed parkette north end of Sidney Rutherford Trail, All welcome. Saturday & Sunday. August 16 & 17 Antique Machinery Show - Hosted by Hope Agricultural Heritage Club Organization and co-host Canadian Fire Fighters Museum; held at Hunch Farms between Port Hope & Cobourg.