Orono United Church Reports Strong Year of Growth
The Orono United Church held its annual meeting with a potluck supper and entertainment. Rev B Long praised progress, noted increased M and M Fund savings, and thanked leaders. Membership rose to 416 with 33 baptisms, 17 marriages, and 18 deaths. Sunday School enrolled 325 with 284 average attendance. UCW 134 members donating 4021.66. Youth groups active. stewards reported 30008.62 income and 1245.62 bank balance, paying off 6000.00 of the building loan leaving 383000.00.
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Orono United Church
UCW
CGIT
Sigma-C
Messengers
Hi-Cs
Committee of Stewards
Founding Convention To Be Held For Northumberland Durham Liberal Riding
The Liberal Party will launch the Northumberland Durham Association at a Founding Convention in Port Hope on February 24 1968. Wilfred Huskilson and Harry Wade presidents announce the event with plans for a guest speaker and a Grand Banquet. A committee led by W E Williams oversees arrangements with local members named and the convention will elect officers and adopt a constitution. Delegates to Ottawa Liberal Leadership Convention April 4 6 will be chosen. Glenholme Hughes of Bowmanville chairs overall organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Party
Northumberland-Durham
Port Hope
Wilfred Huskilson
Cobourg
Harry Wade
Newtonville
Northumberland
Durham
Federal Liberal Party
W. E. Williams
Port Hope and
Frank Powers
Thomas Hawke
Gregory McMahon
Gerrit Procee
M. A. Hargraft
Donald C. Lamb
Leo Roy
R. L. Cartwright
Federal Association
Liberal
Ottawa
Northumberland- Durham
Russell C. Honey
M.P
Pine Ridge Festival of the Arts Planned for Newcastle
Plans for the Pine Ridge Festival of the Arts were discussed by Miss Joan Bennett and Miss Joan Frith at their Newcastle Talisman Shop. The group aims to stage at least three plays in Newcastle Community Hall this summer with Miss Bennett as Artistic Director and Miss Frith as Business Manager and Public Relations Chair. Mr Higgins will direct two plays and another known director will be sought for the third.
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Joan Bennett
Joan Frith
Newcastle
Pine Ridge
Miss Bennett
Miss Frith
Higgins
New Stage Work Begins At Newcastle Hall For Festival
Work began Saturday with Clarke High School students tearing out the current stage at Newcastle Community Hall. Evert Vierhout directed the restoration, aided by Joan Bennett and Ken Stubington, as plaster shell was removed. The new stage will host Clarke Players presenting A Man For All Seasons in February.
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Clarke High School
Clarke Players
Newcastle
Evert Vierhout
Joan Bennett
Ken Stubington
Durham County High School Board Elects New Officers
Name Board Chairman Emmet Creighton the Port Hope appointee has been elected chairman of the Durham County District High School Board. He succeeds J Forbes Heyland of Darlington Township who served as vice-chairman last year. William H Carman of Clarke Township was elected vice-chairman. Mr Carman has been a ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Creighton
Port Hope
Durham County
J. Forbes Heyland
Darlington Township
William H. Carman
Clarke Township
Carman
New United Counties Education Board to Govern 1969
Durham and Northumberland districts will form a single board of education effective January 1 1969. 20 elected trustees will oversee about 20 000 students across 133 schools with 9898 teachers. Centralized administration and policy role cited. inspectors may become directors or join teachers colleges.
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Durham
Northumberland
Board of Education
C. A. Holmes
United Counties
Northumberland County
Holmes
Orono Lodge installs officers with 80 attendees
On Thursday evening last week Orono Lodge No 325 GRC held its officer installation. The Past Masters led by Installing Master Carl Billings oversaw the ceremony with Rt. Wor Bro H L Inkpen present. A banquet followed as more than eighty members and visitors attended the event.
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Orono Lodge
G.R.C
W. War
Bro
Carl Billings
Rt. War
Bro. H. L. Inkpen
Treas
Norman Alllen
Robert Robinson
Jack Fonk
Herb du
Orono Amateur Athletic Association Plans Events and Donations
The December meeting had 13 members present. Glen Rae Dairy donated 200 dollars to buy three Woods Waste shelves for the arena. The annual Street Fair is set for August 21. A painting bee occurred to redo the upstairs room and girls wash room. Rules will be posted for washroom wall writing. A Booster Banquet and Dance are slated for February 24 with a 100 dollar raffle. Public skating is cancelled for the rest of the year due to poor attendance. Tim Cox plans to donate a referee sweater and seek two more. Doug Allen and Lloyd Taylor will donate sweaters.
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Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Glen Rae Dairy
Cast Selected For Man Of All Seasons In Newcastle
The Clarke Players name the cast for A Man For All Seasons to be staged February 8 9 and 16 at Newcastle Town Hall. Leads include Alice More played by Marjorie Murphy and Cromwell by Ken Stubington with Rob ert Simpson as Cranmer and Brien Haick as King. Tickets via Mrs Stubington at 987-4735.
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Clarke
Newcastle Town Hall
Alice More
Marjorie Murphy
Margaret
Kathy Lovekin
the Woman
Maria Kordas
Thomas More
Keith Allin
Cromwell
Ken Stubington
Common Man
Jim Baskerville
John Milne
Paul Nesbitt
Mike Rosseau
Norfolk
Steven Gould
Rich
Donnie McKenzie
Roper
Gary Forget
John Amesbury
Ricky Neal
Attendant
Dr. L. Mikios
Robert Simpson
King
Brien Haick
Ellen Millson
Teddy Walton
Janice Rickard
George Gray
G. Simpson J. Bezubick
Caroline Johnson
Roy Higgons
Kk. Stubington
Newcastle
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Orono
Rev
B. Long
Glenholme Hughes
Bowmanville
Mr. Higgins
Durham, Northumberland
Stated Education Unit
al Heard
J.D
Arthur McLaren
Tim Cox
Doug Allen
Lloyd Taylor
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