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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 11, 1963

Page

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Tuberculin testing totals 896 in Cieno turnout

Approximately 896 people were tested for tuberculosis in Cieno on Monday with 396 in the afternoon and 500 in the evening. Mrs. Pewtress of the Northumberland Durham TB Association notes positives are not required to test but should receive an x ray on Thursday in Orono from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Officials urge all to return for reading and to obtain free x rays for positive reactors.

Cieno Everage Iing Orono Secord Kendal

Clarke Township Council Plans Fire Protection and Road Dust Action

The Clarke Township Council approved further talks with the Orono Police Trustees on fire protection. Councillor Chater to arrange a meeting. the Building Inspector H Best to be consulted for Construction Safety Act duties. A petition from thirteen residents seeks elimination of excess road dust. The calcium allotment was not budgeted but may be considered in 1964.

Township of Clarke Orono Police Chater Council H. Best Best Reg Gibson Elliott H. E. Millson

Recreation Tin Can Derby Winners Named By Park Program

Friday's tin can derby divided participants into Junior Intermediate and Senior groups with champions Ted y Robinson Danny Snell and Brian Boyd. Kathy Grady led the girls as top scorer across events including Tin Can Bowling Race Slalom Bean Bag Target Catch. A Tuesday baseball game saw Michael Carman's team defeat Gordie Hooey's squad.

Teddy Robinson Intermeiate Danny Snell Brian Boyd Michael Carman Raye West Kathy Grady Larry Lunn Mark Carman Doug Black Don McLaren Dennis Cobpledick Heather McGill Brian Black Dennis Cobbledick David Mercer Kiathy Grady Shelley Hoo Teddy Robinson Tin Can Catch Blain Moffat James Tennant Gordie Hooey

To Seek Specifications For New Fire Truck

A Monday meeting of the Township of Clarke and Orono Police Trustees discussed fire protection. They agreed to obtain a new fire engine and extend the Orono fire hall to cover the township, with plans to be prepared by a committee and the Ontario Fire Marshal consulted.

Training School Boys Fight Forest Fires Near Millbrook

A 50 acre forest fire southwest of Millbrook was contained with help from a 20 boy fire fighting crew from the Ontario Training School Bowmanville Camped at Cold Springs forestry camp. Ed Youngman of Lands and Forests praised the youths as valuable. The fire on Fred Hard’s farm was first spotted by Ray Mercer at about 5 p.m. and reported to forestry HQ. The blaze was also seen by Lands and Forests officials with Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority.

Millbrook Lands and Forests Ontario Training School Bowmanville Cold Springs Hope and Clarke Ed Youngman Department of Lands and Forests Durham Forest Pontypool Fred. Hard Ray Mercer Mercer Ganaraska Region

Oreno Village Clock Repaired After Suit Orono Clock Restored

A family sought time fee restoration for the strike hour clock in Oreno with a broken hand. Mr Bond originally made and installed the clock, now synchronized to a master clock powering three towers and a basement clock. Workers caulked the tower glass to keep out dust and moisture.

Bond Oreno Orono

Horticultural Society Members Tour Parkwood Gardens

About 40 members of the Orono Horticultural Society visited Parkwood Gardens in Oshawa on Wednesday night. Guides led tours of the grounds with highlights including the Italian Garden and a flood lit Sunken Garden.

Bers Orono Horticultural Society Oshawa Parkwood Col. R. 8. McLaughlin

Orange Parade Plans and Local Lodge Event Details

An early notice outlines plans for the Annual Orange Parade on July 13 in the town accompanied by local lodge participation. The fragmentary text notes celebration efforts and community involvement despite missing details.

Orono Chamber Carnival Ticket Sale Announces Cash Prize

The Orono Chamber of Commerce sponsors its annual August carnival with a new cash prize funded by net ticket sales. Fifty percent to the winner, forty percent to the Chamber, and ten percent to the ticket seller. Tickets cost $1 each, with sales overseen by Harvey Partner, ticket committee chair.

Orono Harvey Partner

Biologist to View Orono Maples

A Forest Biology Group representative from Maple Ontario plans to survey Orono maple trees suffering deterioration. Manager H Dent of Orono Hydro noted dying maples and his letter to M P Dur ham prompted the inquiry. The group will inspect roadside maples in Orono and eastern Canada where declines exceed normal rates.

Maple Ontario Orono H. Dent Orono Hydro Honey M.P Durham Canada

Fairyland Lights Shine on Greenery and Fountains

A description of a display where a base glowed through the greenery and numerous fountains, with colored lights reflecting to create a fairyland scene.

Orono Chamber Grants $100 for School Parade

The Orono Chamber of Commerce voted $100 to the Orono Fair for prize money for schools in the parade on the fair’s opening Friday September 6. The grant mirrors last year’s donation and was approved at a meeting at the Ontario Trading Post with about ten members present.

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