Athletic Program At Pak Opens Tuesday July 3rd
The Orono Athletic Association plans a July program at Orono Park for children from age three. George Collins will supervise with a staff including Marilyn Quantrill Merle Stapleton Ann Best and others. Registration day is Tuesday and a $1 per child fee with $2 max per family applies for the month long activities.
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Pak
Mrr
George Collins
Marilyn Quantrill
Merle Stapleton
Ann Best
Berniece Lynn Gail Cooper
Joan Aldred
Geo. Collins
Park Board
County Fire Chime to Be Held in Orono
Orono Fire Chief Bruce Mercer announced a county fire demonstration on July 24 in the Village of Orono. The annual relay pumping exercise will involve at least five pumpers from the County Mutual Aid Plan members. The Orono Brigade has tested equipment and prepared for the drill, with Bowmanville and Newcastle having hosted similar events.
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Orono
Bruce Mercer
Tuckiy
Bowmanville
Newcastle
Park Street
Church Street
Dick Deet
Ailin
Rutherford
Windneil
Hamm Anniversary Celebrated by E. J. Hamm Family
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hamm marked fifty years of marriage on a June Monday at Odd Fellows Hall Orono. Relatives from Fort Frances Peterboro and Orono attended as a lace dressed bride of fifty wore dusty rose and carnations. Guests included sisters aunts and several Hamm family members who served tea and presided at tables in afternoon and evening receptions.
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Orono
Ernest Hamm
Calvin Hamm
Fort Frances
Neil Hamm
Peterboro
Donald Hamm
Douglas
Marilyn
Melville Burns
Gary
Bobby
Jennie Richardson
Lina Cobbledick
Harry Rowe
J. D. Brown
Arthur Blewett
Seek Consumer Co operation To Cut Orono Hydro Costs
Orono Hydro Commission considers an educational drive to reduce noon hour peak load, urging homeowners to run dryers off 11:30 to 12:30. A 420 kw noon spike raised concerns of higher rates, with potential $2,000 yearly savings if implemented.
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Orono Hydro
Orono Commission
Mir. Dent
Mr. Mercer
Ronald West and Beverley Carr Exchange Vows
Ronald Freeman West and Beverley Annabelle Carr wed at St John’s Anglican Church on June 16. The bride wore Chantilly lace and tulle with a lily of the valley bouquet. the groom is son of Albert West of Orono. They plan to reside in Orono after a trip to Montreal and New York State.
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Rev. L. Baird
St. John’s Anglican Church
Beverley Annabelle Carr
Russell G. Carr
Port Hope
Ronald Freeman West
Albert E. West
Orono
Marjorie Tobin
Dean ‘West
Howard
Tobin
Junior West
Mr. Cohn
Aileen King
Montreal
New York State
West
Skating Club Bake Sale Nets Sixty Four Dollars
The Crono Figure Skating Club hosted a bake sale and tea at Cr ono Oddfellow's Hall last Sunday afternoon. Club members served tea as villagers supported the event, clearing 64 dollars for the club’s activities. Lucky draws on two cakes awarded Mrs. Marvin Lunn and Mrs. Don Mercer.
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Crono Figure Skating Club
Sanuay
Crono Oddfellow
Marvin Lunn
Don. Mercer
4-H Homemaking Club Holds June Meetings at Kennedy Home
The 4-H Homemaking Club met June 19 1956 at Mrs Kennedy's home with Elizabeth Reid leading The 4-H pledge. Minutes roll call and choices on supplies were noted. biscuits and cocoa were served and Miss Lampman answered questions. June 21 1956 meeting opened with the pledge and planning a themed party.
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4-H
Elizabeth Reid
Payne Lynch Nuptials In Woodbridge United Church
On Friday June 1 1956 at 8 30 p m Rev J A H Hodgson united Dorothy Lynch of Woodbridge and Stanley Payne of Bowmanville in a quiet ceremony. Attendants were Mrs Jack Shaw and Harry Lynch. The couple plans to reside in Bowmanville with guests from Kleinburg Toronto Bowmanville and London England attending. Dorothy has served on the Woodbridge Public School staff and Stanley works at the Ontario Training School for Boys in Bowmanville.
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Woodbridge United Church
J. A. H. Hodgson
Dorothy Lynch
Woodbridge
Stanley Payne
Bowmanville
Orono
Jack Shaw
Klienburg
Harry Lynch
Kleinburg
Toronto
London
Eng
McKenzie St
Concession St
Ontario Training School For
Orono Trustees Plan Sidewalk Work And Street Improvements
Orono trustees met with full attendance to outline a sidewalk program. They discussed coordinating with a paving firm for asphalt, raised sidewalks with drainage, and parkside work near Station Street. They approved a concrete sidewalk contract at 1.40 per square yard and set plans for ground levelling and base gravel.
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8. C. Forrester
Duncan Family Visit Reaches Oron Across Week
Mr and Mrs Donald Duncan and family of Westboro visited relatives in Oron this week. Mr Ray Cameron suffered a crushed finger while repairing an electric pump over the weekend.
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Donald Duncan
Westboro
Oron
Ray Cameron
Dear Ruth Comedy Draws Local Audiences in June
The local stage presented the two act comedy Dear Ruth in early June to strong audience response. Cast included Carolyn Jones Donald Staples and Ruth Rutherford with directors and others listed among the performers.
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Ruth
Bottod Row
Carolyn Jones
Donald Staples
Donald MeeGes
B. Rutherford
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Orono Park
The
Orono Athletic Association
Tuessday
Orono Brigade
Mrs
E. J. Hamm
Mel Burns
Beatrice
Elvin Bignett
Owono
James Colville
James Grant
Dent
Commission
Church Street South
R. C. Forrester
5. B. Rutherford
Ronald West
Beverley Carr
Skating Club
Carol van Belle
Valena Copping
Miss Lampman
Orono Police
Colonial Coach Lines
W. J. Lycett
Mercer
Parhway
Station Street
Sam Brown
Robert Glanville
George Dunlop
Forrester
Winter
Mr. Winter
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