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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
2
The item lists the Orona Ontario office address at Main Street and phone number 109 and notes establishment in 1938 by R A Forrester as the publisher for Thursday editions.
Heated discussion followed a Kendal request to expand use of the General Purpose room in Kendal. Residents urged full community access, noting $70 000 to $80 000 cost and proposing standardized rent, board oversight, and six evenings of use while schools keep priority. Taxpayers funded the facilities and access should reflect community needs.
Park Board and Orono Tree Nursery superintendent express concern over vandalism at Orono Park. Ontario Provincial Police to press charges for wilful property damage to the park and forestry assets. Change House windows broken and siding ripped, prompting calls for restraint and park upkeep.
Miss Ann Woodyard returns from Western University to teach at Peterborough hospital this summer. Several families visit relatives in Belleville Ottawa and BowmAnville. A fire destroys a cottage garage near Orono. Wesley Luxton family mourns death, funeral held in Bowmanville with Oddfellows services. Donations to Ontario Heart Foundation noted along with multiple shorws and visits.
Oscar J. Luxton, 73, died suddenly on Monday April 15, 1968, in Orono. A son of the late John Luxton and Louise Aldsworth, he was born in Bowmanville and attended Providence Public School. He married Alice Victoria Walton on July 26, 1915. A farmer for 43 years, he retired ten years ago and moved with his wife from their residence upon retirement.
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