Reading Notes From Orono Library Yearend Report
November activity shows 912 books checked out by subscribers with 509 from the Junior Section. New titles include Christmas Magic by Margaret Perry, Needlepoint by Hope Hanley, A Traveller in Italy by H V Morton, and Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur. Trustees praise work done. $18 000 spent in the village this year with $7 000 for roads. water mains extension across the highway to Curvply debated and tied to revenue and future OWRC talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Hope Hanley
H. V. Morton
Italy
Messrs
L. Lowery
F. Nicholson
OWRC
Heather Rebekah Lodge meeting and village projects update
Heather Rebekah Lodge No 334 held its meeting in the 1.C.C.F. Hall with Sister Betty Newman and Sister Lola Kennedy presiding. Plans for the Bazaar and Tea on December 5 and a Birthday party at Beehive Lodge in Bowmanville were reported, with a second December meeting set for the 15th. Police trustees meeting funds and village road works including a $4100 storm sewer on Church Street were noted along with a potential $50,000 saving via winters works grants. final costs depend on contract letting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Rebekah Lodge No
1.C.C.F. Hall
Betty Newman
Noble Grand
Lola Kennedy
Kennedy
Laverne Barrabaill
Bowmanville
Church Street
Dr Ross Laing Remembered For Local Gifts In Orono Area
Prime Minister Lester B Pearson sent a telegram to the Laing family after the passing of Dr Ross Laing. A Toronto trained physician, he practiced in Chicago before returning to support local institutions. He endowed the Laing Chapel in Orono Cemetery and the Kirby Church organ and was survived by two sisters, Mrs John Noden and Mrs Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Laing
Lester B. Pearson
University of Toronto
Chicago
Dr. Laing
Laing
Orono Cemtery
Kirby Church
John Noden
Orono
Little
Canada
Trustees Highlight Centre Use and Noncharging of Rent
Trustees noted the Municipal Centre did not pay for itself and that no rent was charged for its use by local groups for recreation. The record emphasizes self-sufficiency and community access without rental fees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Douglas MacArthur
Billy Mitchell
George Marshall
MacArthur
Truman
S. B. Rutherford
H. Cobbledick
Heather Lodge
Electors OF
Clarke Township
Lawrence Greenwood
Weston Or
Sunbeam
Cliquita
Birds Eye Frozen Foods
E.D. Smith
York
Maxwell House
Hunt’s Tomato
Pillsbury Ai
OLD Mill
Red & White
Pearl Culverhouse
Catelli
Maple Grove
Newtonville
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