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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1965
Page
6
Peterborough's Centennial Committee unveils plans with 400 groups involved. Projects include a Museum on Armour Hill and a history anthology by 50 authors, plus Pioneer Village in Lakefield and a 1967 Dominion Day celebration.
The Oshawa Fair runs August 19 to 21 with a strong horses presence. George Hayes, director of the light horse division, expects many entrants in saddle classes judged Thursday evening for color, conformation, performance and manners. Classes include Palomino with Western gear, English saddle, Western pleasure, Arabian native costume, and half Arabian line. Children’s pony class open to exhibitors 15 and younger draws interest, with harness ponies with long tails shown Friday alongside roadster classes featuring half mile road racing in the afternoon.
Snakes have been persecuted though they play a role in nature. They are economically beneficial as they do not eat grain or foliage. Educational efforts by Lands and Forests and humane groups help reduce killing and address habitat loss from urban expansion and highways.
Port Hope Town council approved extra debenture payments of 4,913.84 annually for ten years to fund a vocational school addition to Port Hope High School in Courtice. Original plans priced the project at about 1,197,000, but bids rose to 1,315,000, raising the required extra debt by 125,000 shared among eight Durham District High School municipalities.
The excerpt warns that excessive collecting of snakes for pets may threaten certain species. It notes snakes prefer starvation over unfamiliar foods, require stable warm temperatures, and that wild animals are best left in the wild, with snakes often not exceptions.
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