Orono Enters Two Teams In Eastern Ontario League
At a well attended meeting of the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association in Newcastle, 40 entries were recorded across A and B sections for tyke to junior levels. Orono will field two teams in 1966 with bantam and juvenile squads, while Pee Wee is folded into Bantams. decisions on tykes and junior girls’ coachs remain pending.
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Orono
Eastern Ontario Baseball Association
Newcastle Community Hall
Pee Wee
Bantam
Belleville
Orono Bantam
Kendal
Blackstock
Welcome
Newcastle
Messrs. Harvey Partner
William Carman
Little Britain
Oshawa
Peterborough
Port Hope
Orono Tykes
Tykes
Marvin Linn
Ken Nixon
Terry Cox
Two Children Die in Newcastle Fire
Investigation continues into the blaze that killed seven year old Carl James Young and two year old Stewart Alexander Linkie in a two story brick building in Newcastle. An inquest was ordered by district coroner Dr. Charles Austin, with no date set. Neighbours escaped with belongings as firefighters from Newcastle and Bowmanville battled the five hour blaze. Funeral services for the brothers were held in Bowmanville with interment at Bowmanville Cemetery.
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Carl James Young
Stewart Alexander Linkie
Shirley Linkie
Charles Austin
Morris Funeral Chapel
Bowmanville
Death of Myra McCullough of Orono and Oshawa
Myra McCullough formerly Myna Heatlie of Darlington Township died April 28 at Oshawa General Hospital. She was survived by sister Eleanor Pascoe of Columbus and was predeceased by husband William G. McCulloch and brothers N J Heatlie and F W Heatlie. Funeral service April 30 at Armstrong Funeral Home Oshawa conducted by Rev Ronald Love. Interment Oshawa Union Cemetery with pallbearers Allan Scott Jesse Van Nest Walter Pascoe Grant Pascoe Douglas Pascoe Harvey Pascoe.
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Myna McCulloch
Orono
Oshawa General Hospital
Myna Heatlie
James Heatlie
Darlington Township
Oshawa
William George McCulloch
H. L. Pascoe
Eleanor
Columbus
N. J. Heatlie
F. W. Heatlie
Indiana
Armstrong Funeral Home
Ronald Love
Columbus United Church
Oshawa Union Cemetery
Allan Scott
Jesse van Nest
Walter Pascoe
Grant Pascoe
Douglas Pascoe
Harvey Pascoe
Rainbows Abundant in Wilmot Creek Trout Run
Conservation Officer Doug Powell notes rainbows in Wilmot and its tributaries at well above average levels this season. Cliff Cooper records a six and a half pound rainbow and a two pound rainbow caught within twenty minutes on Tuesday morning, continuing a long-cited fishing record.
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Wilmot Creek
Cliff Cooper
Cliff
Doug Powell
Wilmot
Grade 13 Examinations To Be Replaced With Tests
Durham District High School Board hears a report from the Ontario Department of Education outlining the end of centralized Grade 13 exams. Next year students will take aptitude and achievement tests prepared by a new Service for admission to college and university. In 1968 the high schools will administer the school leaving exam and share records with universities. The change aims to give teachers more control and provide a program closer to university work.
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Durham District High School
Clarke High School
Ontario Department of Education
Department of Education
Minister of Education
Orono Scouts Hold Paper Drive This Saturday
The Orono Boy Scouts and Cubs are sponsoring a paper drive on Saturday. Residents should bundle and tie old newspapers and magazines and place them at the curb by nine in the morning for pickup.
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Orono Boy Scouts and Cubs
Orono Horticultural Society Adds Spring Show Contests
Orono Horticultural Society held its Thursday meeting on April 28. President Orville Challice led the session with Mrs. Raymond Chapman at the piano. New competitions were added to the Spring Show prize list including best kept home surroundings window box follow the picture and unique container arrangements nasturtium display. Mrs. Fairbrother will attend the Ottawa horticulture convention. Slides of Holland and Hawaii with commentators Conried and Godfrey were shown. Prizes were won by Mrs. Couvier Mrs. Long Mrs. Plain Mrs. Hesper Dean and Mrs. Stan Allin. Doughnuts and coffee or tea were served to conclude the evening.
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Hawaii
Arthur Godfrey
Couvier
Long
Plain
Hesper Dean
Stan Allin
Pitman to Speak at Orono Chamber Meeting May 9
Walter Pitman assistant registrar at Trent University will address the Orono Chamber of Commerce at the New Dutch Oven Restaurant Monday May 9 at 6 00 p m. A former MP, he brings education and political experience. Tickets for the chamber draws worth 100 200 and 500 are available until May 10 with last chance to buy.
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Walter Pitman
Trent University
Orono Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Durham board funds reading program across five high schools
The Durham District High School board tentatively approves a Development Reading plan to boost high school reading skills. It will fund one teacher from each of five high schools to a summer reading course via the Ontario Curriculum Institute, with $150 grants for attendees and a $500 subsidy for another teacher to attend Syracuse seminars. The district allocates $3,000 for current year reading improvements and urges elementary schools to participate.
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Durham
Clarke High School
Ontario Curriculum Institute
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Jack Moffat
Bantams
Norma Cook
Frank Miller
General Motors
Myra McCullough
the Rainbows
Orono Horticultural Sciety
Orville Challice
Raymond Chapman
Pitman
University of Syracuse
New York State
Teachers’ Colleges
Port Hope High School
P. J. Bigelow
Mr. Bigelow
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