Poppies Call to Remember Heroes with Weekend Sale
Poppies will be sold this weekend starting Thursday evening to honor Canadians who gave their lives for home and family. The appeal urges generous support for the sale and remembrance.
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
5
Poppies will be sold this weekend starting Thursday evening to honor Canadians who gave their lives for home and family. The appeal urges generous support for the sale and remembrance.
Mr Power of Kenora sues his mother Mrs Cecil Power this week. Mr and Mrs Carl Billings and Mary Jewell of Bowmanville rent a couple of days this week with Mr and Mrs R A McLeod of Niagara Falls. Douglas Lycett will sing his new record on Saturday November 9 at 3 30 on Channel 2 Buffalo in Hit or Miss. Mrs Mae Gibbs and Miss Shar on Gibbs Dunbarton visited Sunday with Mrs Ed Graham and Terry. Mrs Robert Robinson Queen's University Kingston spent weekend with Mrs and Mrs V Robinson. Frances Jackson Fairview Lodge Wicthy former Orono resident celebrates 69th birthday on Thursday November 7.
Unit 4 UCW met at Mrs W E Reid's home on Tuesday evening November 5. Quiet music preceded the gathering. Alma Mitchell opened with a Harvest of the Years meditation. Mrs Reid gave a devotional on a chanter in The Word and the Way. Kathy Armstrong spoke on God and Evil and reviewed study chapters on attitudes toward suffering and sorrow. Beverley Shay provided songs, prayers were offered, minutes read, and a report on the Five Oaks Christian Education Conference given by Mrs McLaren and Mrs.
Twenty four HC members attended the Orono United Church anniversary service on Sunday November 3. A meeting followed to discuss plans for a proposed HC trip with options including a bus to Toronto for hockey or Ice Capades.
Porter Unit decides to join the General meeting for the Christmas gathering. Treasurer and Secretary reports requested for the November General Meeting. January meeting at Mrs Porter’s home with Mrs Wathy Armstrong, Mrs McLaren, and Mrs Buckley leading studies. All members urged to attend at Alma Mitchell’s on Tuesday evening November 12.
A three day deer season ran from Monday to Wednesday across Durham and Northumberland Counties. The Durham Forest area near Clarke served as a popular rendezvous for local hunters. The hunt allowed shot runs only with no dogs and some areas were closed due to township restrictions. Notable successes included Mrs. M Keast of Orono and Joe Louis, George Graham of Newcastle, and Jake Van Dam with a 301 pounder. Conservation Officer Doug Powell called the hunt good with few infractions and overall orderly conduct.
See Hill report notes snowy forecasts and busy preparations at Oshawa Ski Hill. Two new ski tows join the existing five as trails widen and a warming building, office, and new buildings are added. Membership demand remains high with many on a waiting list and former members offered early rejoin.
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