Pool Approved By Health Dept Board Seek $2000 Then To Begin Work
Orono Park Board approves pool contract with Partner Plumbing and Heating and plans to start once $6500 in funds is raised. A $2000 fundraising drive from local organizations and residents is needed, with donations accepted via village receipt books. Health units approve construction under Public Health Act. Chamber of Commerce withdraws support, prompting a board meeting. Church Street work begins, with street digging and refilling planned.
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Health Dept.Board
Orono Park
Orono
Park Board
H. Partner
Walkey
Counties Health Unit
Northumberland: Durham Health Unit
Orono Fire Department Responds To Post Office Area Fire
Saturday morning around 9 30 the Orono Fire Department was called after smoke appeared from the rear apartment of the Post Office occupied by Mr and Mrs Wm Madill. Firemen entered through a window found an electric stove left on with melted lard near the burner causing smoke. no damage beyond burned paper.
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Orono
Wm. Madill
Wm. Watson
Centenarian Sarah Jane Gibson Stewart Remembered in Sidney
Born near Leskard Canada Sarah Jane Gibson Stewart celebrated her 100th birthday in Sidney greeting friends reading messages from President Eisenhower and Governor Aronson. She and her husband David Stewart Sr. once owned part of Sidney and ran a general store before moving to a farm near Richland County.
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David Stewart Sr
Sidney
Sarah Jane Gibson Stewart
Eisenhower
J. Hugo Aronson
Sarah Jane
Leshard
Canada
Collingwood
Richland County
Stewart
Authority Ready To Open New Garden Hill Park
The Ganaraska River Conservation Authority plans the official opening of a new park at Camden Hill with a tour of the Ganaraska forest. Hon W M Nickle will perform the opening as committees report plans are on track while North Hope Association will serve lunches. A contemplated pond conversion at Kendal is deemed too costly and oil seepage concerns from Dale Corners refineries will be investigated. Next meeting is set for August 2 at the Garden Hill conservation area park.
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R. S. Broughton
Department of Planning and Development
Authority
Kendal
The
Water Resources Commission
Dale Corners
Ganaraska River
Garden Hill Conservation Area
Orono Park Board to Revisit Community Pool Project
The Orono Park Board plans a Monday night meeting to clear up misunderstanding and discuss the pool project for Orono Community Park. The Chamber of Commerce will also clarify the matter.
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Chamber of Commerce
Orono
School Promotion Results by Grade and Names
Grade transitions listed for students from 1st to 9th grade with names including Joan Fails Robert Falls Diane Gilmer Elva Ann Robinson James Louch Bruce Todd Bonnie Gilmer Billy Gilmer Ted Stark Doris Fodd Bruce Donna Barnes Wayne Stark Peter West houser Terry Stark Marilyn Trim Doris Marie Robinson Karen Stee Helen Stee and teacher Catherine W Stewart.
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Joan Fails
Robert Falls
Diane Gilmer
Elva Ann Robinson
James Louch
Bruce Todd
Billy Gilmer
Ted Stark
Doris
Fodd
Bruce
Trim
Donna Barnes
Wayne Stark
Peter Westhouser
Terry Stark
Marilyn Trim
Doris Marie Robinson
Karen Stee
Helen Stee
Catherine W. Stewart
Tower Hill History Revealed In Sylva
In Sylva, Ontario the 85 foot wooden Tower Hill tower in Clarke Township marked a Durham County landmark. Decayed in 1918 the site holds a cement and bronze bench mark by the Canadian Geodetic Survey. Plans call for an 89 foot steel tower two miles east with higher elevation and fewer blind spots attracting visitors.
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Clarke Township
Tower Hill
Canadian Geodetic
Durham County
Completing Fish Planting In Lindsay Forest District 1960
The Lindsay Forest District nears completion of its 1960 fish planting program. Acting Manager John Unt of Deer Lake Maskinonge Hatchery notes several thousand fingerlings will be planted in suitable waters, ending the year’s fish raising. Earlier, speckled, lake, rainbow, and brown trout yearlings were distributed to numerous district waters. A Maple Ontario netting crew assists a Shadow or Mud Turtle Lake survey in Somerville Township, expected to take a month or more. Fishery Technician R M Simson schedules lake surveys to gather depths, temperatures, and species data for better scientific water management.
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Lindsay Forest
John Unt
Deer Lake Maskinonge Hatchery
Maple
Ontario
Somerville Township
R. M. Sim
Miller Site excavation in Pickering moves into second season
Royal Ontario Museum archaeologists led by Walter Kenyon reopen the Miller Site in Pickering township to uncover more of the 1000 year old village. They expect burial finds and artifacts, hoping the site links to Troquois ancestors. Over 18,000 visitors viewed progress last year as digs continue.
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Ontario
Royal Ontario Museum
Pickering Township
Walter Kenyon
Kenyon
Miller
Fort Albany
James Bay
Serpent Mound
Rice Lake
Orono Trustees Plan Sidewalk Base and Garbage Billing
The Orono Police Trustees approved a sidewalk base project along Counties Road north of Cob Hill with two tenders opened. They also set August 1 1960 to enforce a new garbage collection by law charging 50 cents monthly per household collected bi monthly through Hydro and tax bills. An open meeting in August will present municipal water proceedings with Ontario Water Resources Commission invited.
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Orono Police
Mercer and
Forrester
G. E. Simpson
Cob Hill
Hydro Office
R. C. Forrester
Ontario Water Resources Commission
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Oreno Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Church Street
Local Fire Dept
Cal
Leskard
Garden Hill Park
M. Nickle
Grand Park
M. ‘Lunn
Atte Orono
Ss. S. No
Starkville Promotion Examinations
Bonnie Gilmer
Sylva
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Ed. Youngman
Ganaraska
Ganaraska Authority
Hartwellowery
Milton Plunkett
Plunkett
McLean School
John Lowery
Auburn
Newcastle
Lakeshore Minor Baseball League
OBA
Orono’ Bantams
Blackstock
Courtice
Lakeshore
Marvin Lunn
Orono Boys
Orono Pee Wees
Blackstock Pee Wees
Pee Wee
H. M
Mercer
H. M. Mercer
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