Newcastle Girl Wins Orono Chamber 500 Prize
Durham NDPs elect officers for 1968 in Orono on Tuesday December 5. New executive includes President Doug Moffatt Elizabethville and Vice President Don Prosser Astleton. Membership focus urged after 4000 votes cast in recent provincial election.
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Newcastle
Orono Chamber
Durham
New Democratic Party
Orono
Doug Moffatt
Elizabethville
Don Prosser
Astleton
Bill Pethick
Port Hope
Gerry Olthof
Courtkee
Orono Chamber Hosts Winter Carnival Draw Winners
Miss Margaret Denney of New Castle won the $500 prize in the Orono Chamber of Commerce draw held Monday evening. Harry Mercer took $200 and Mrs. Floyd Nicholson $100. The event accompanied Christmas decorations on Main Street funded by the Chamber amid trustee requests. Santa Claus visits and a free family night carnival are planned for December 23 at the Orono rink with skating, games, contests, and snow mobile racing if snow allows. The annual meeting will be held in the Odd Fellows Hall as a combined ladies night with a guest speaker. The Chamber will sponsor Main Street music and a sound system setup, and Christmas trees donated by Fred Lycett.
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Margaret Denney
Newcastle
Orono Chamber of Commerce
Harry Mercer
Floyd Nicholson
Chamber
New Dutch Oven
Sterliing Mather
Horst Hoensch
Orono
Fred Lycett
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Oddfellow’s Hall
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Trail To End Near Lindsay
A 17 member group from Lindsay Peterborough Millbrook Port Hope and Cobourg formed the Ganaraska Trail Association at Fairmount home of Mrs P A C Ketchum. They aim to extend the footpath from Millbrook to Lindsay by 1968 end with landowner permission and blazed routes.
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Lindsay
Peterborough
Millbrook Port Hope
Cobourg
Fairmount
P. A. C. Ketchum
Millbrook
Port Hope
L. Thurston
Omemee
Oqmemee
Bethany
William Lech
Trent University
Harry Williams
Millbrook High School
Turkey Shoot A Success For Orone Fish and Hunt Club
The Orone Fish and Hunt Turkey Shoot last Sunday drew a large crowd and raised $125 for a new club house on a property under purchase. Participants won 11 turkeys six geese and eight chickens while hot dogs and coffee sold well.
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Orone
Eldorado to Build Zirconium Plant in Port Hope
Eldorado Mining and Refining plans a 7 million dollar zirconium alloy plant beside its Port Hope operations. Construction starts early 1968 with first production by year end, creating about 100 jobs and advancing Canada’s nuclear power supply.
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Town of
Port Hope
Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited
J. C.burger
Harbour Commission
Ottawa
W. E. Tranmer
Eldorado
Canada
Burger
Orono School Eyes Three-Unit Addition With Library Gym
Clarke Township Public School Area board votes to table a plan for a combined general purpose room stage kindergarten and library at Orono School. A special meeting is urged to further discuss the $141,920 project with inspector MacLeod and architect White present. separate washrooms planned for the kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township Public School
Orono
James Lowery
William Juransky
H. H. Barlow
James Stutt
Inspec
Five Run For Wardenship In 1968 Northumber Durham Race
The wardenship race for the United Counties of Northumber and Durham in 1968 has five declared candidates. Gordon Carruthers, reeve of Hamilton Township, Roy Chatten, reeve of Brighton, Thomas, reeve of Cobourg, J Whittington, reeve of South Monaghan Township, and Mel Wight, deputy reeve of Seymour Township, are in the contest.
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Northumberand
Durham
Gordon Carruthers
Hamilton Township
Roy Chatten
Brighton
J. Whittington
South Monaghan
Mel Wight
Seymour Township
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Welcome
Hope Township
Clarke Township
Henry Veenhof
Courtice
Bowmanville
Darlington Township
Gordon Coolidge
Nestleton
Cartwright
Manvers
Cavan
Plan Orono
W. H. Carman
S. Mather
E. Dent
Association
The
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Russell Honey
Durham Farmers Union
Pontypool
Honey
Rome
Food and Agricultural Conference of
United Nations
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Ussr
Latin America
Asia
Durham M.P
Europe
Africa
Western
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Agrico
Mr. Burger
Greenwood
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White
Kirby
Mr. MacLeod
Counties Consultative Committee
Thomas, Reeve of
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