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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
2
Orono Weekly Times lists its authorization as second class mail in Ottawa and notes publication every Thursday from the main office on Main Street in Orono Ontario with the office phone number 109.
Mr Wm McAdams notes inequality of educational opportunity at an Orono Chamber meeting. He cites a Central Ontario survey showing gaps, urging Clarke Township to offer kindergarten and opportunity classes. Local school board has denied such programs, yet County taxes will fund these services elsewhere, prompting calls for reversal to align Clarke with surrounding centres.
Editorial condemns the Company of Young Canadians as a failure in public relations and leadership. It calls for a fresh start with tact, diplomacy, clearer policies, and more measured recruitment while preserving the concept of youth service.
Clarke Players present the award winning play at Newcastle Community Hall. Sir Thomas More’s steadfast character under pressure provides food for thought for theatregoers. Local reading list includes His Own Good Daughter and The Personal History of Henry the Eighth. New reference Who's Who in Canada debuts, with a shelf of new adult and juvenile books on history and travel.
Orono clubs had a successful night with multiple Friday events. Bowmanville beat Orono 3-1 in Atom. Glen Martin scored all Bowmanville goals while Chris Robinson replied for Orono. Bantams tied Port Hope 5-5 and Orono beat Bowmanville 4-0 with goals from Black Ritchie Easterbrook and Cox. Juveniles edged Pontypool 4-3, with Doug Tyler Duvall Ted wives and husbands among scorers. Public School fathers won 4-1 in a Tuesday match. mother team won 2-0 in broomball.
Clarke Township Centennial Committee met for dinner at the New Dutch Oven Restaurant. Reeve Roy Foster presented Mrs Thomas Fairbrother with a trophy for her services as chairman. Corsages and boutonnieres were given to wives and husbands. Afterward the group viewed Centennial pictures at the Orono Town Hall before about seventy five attendees. The program recalled events from the centennial year including bonfires church service portraits from the past and local features such as the Park Board Beef Bar B Q and Centennial Flower Garden at Curoply.
A Monday morning blaze destroyed a dairy barn on Mr. Seldon Parker’s farm near Newcastle, forcing the eviction of nearly one hundred Holstein cattle. Fire units from Orono Bowmanville and Newcastle battled the flames into the afternoon, with the cause and full extent of losses not yet released.
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