Clarke Students Earn Awards at Commencement Exercises
Clarke High School held its commencement with an audience of students, parents and staff. Principal E G Witherspoon welcomed attendees as awards were presented for academic and extracurricular achievements.
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Clarke High School
E. G Witherspoon
Carlos Tambive
Peggy Hancock
Tina S
Mart Lynn Bailey
John I. Lodge
Trent University
Peterborough
United States
Ontario
Douglas Hamm
Karen Lee
Douglas Martin
Clarke Township Council Deliberates on Restricted Land Use By law
Second reading granted to the Restricted Land Use By law as council weighs final passage while discussing road funding and reserve fund use. Union Rod and Gun Club requests sideroad work but no funds allocated this year. Road budget status, police trustees meeting requests, and updated pay rates also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Union Rod and Gun Club
Orono Police
Two Fire Calls Struck Grono Department on Weekend
Grono Fire Department responded to two weekend fires. On Friday at about 3 15 p m a back shed at Mrs J Morris Church Street North burned, reigniting later. A 9 50 p m call returned to the scene to extinguish a renewed blaze believed started by youngsters. Sunday afternoon a separate fire destroyed a summer cottage belonging to Mr Jack Griffin on Clarke Township fifth line, thought to have started from a stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Morris
Church Street
O.P P
Clarke Township
Jack Griffin
Send Me No Flowers rehearsals under Bow Manville Rotary
Under Margot Samuel direction the cast rehearses nightly for the Bow Manville Rotary annual production Send Me No Flowers. Backstage crew, stage manager June Brown, set designer Ted Samuel and assistants, plus property mistresses Evangeline Rundle and Marg Allin, are gathering and building the set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margot Samuel
Bow ‘Manville
Rotary
Gib
June Brown
Ted Samuel
Evangeline Rundle
Marg Allin
Remembrance Day Observed in Orono
Large crowd gathers for Remembrance Day at Orono Cenotaph with a parade led by the Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band. E Dent officiates as wreaths are laid by local groups and individuals, then a service at Orono United Church is conducted by Rev. B. Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Orono United Church
Legion and Veterans
Oddfellow’s
Bowmanville Legion
E Dent
Messrs
C. Gamey
L. McGee
Rev. B. Long
Send Me No Flowers promised production by Rotary Club
Small properties and Grace Rey Reynolds and her gang gather furniture and items to complete the set. Technical advisor Eric Whyte and Dave Higgon handle sound and lighting with Anna Strike Madge Theisburger assisting the stage manager. Helen Rudell costumes Kay Vice makeup. Tickets from Rotary members or Al Witherspoon at 623 2449. Doors open December 3 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Reynolds
Eric Whyte
Dave Higgon
Anna Strike
Madge Theisburger
Helen Rudell
Kay Vice
Rotary
Witherspoon
Cubs Collect 7 Ton Of Paper In Orono Drive
The Orono Cubs and Scouts collected over seven tons of waste paper last Saturday. Proceeds will fund supplies and camping gear for the local pack. They plan quarterly drives, with funds now held by the local Cubs instead of the Central Committee in Bowmanville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Central Committee
Bowmanville
Softball Girls Earn Crests After 1964 Title
The Junior Girls Softball team, league champions in 1964, were guests at the Tennants home Friday. The party marked a successful season with only three losses, and the players enjoyed dancing and lunch. Crests donated by the Orono Amateur Athletic Association were presented.
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Don Tennant
Lst
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Ron Black Wins $100 Draw at Athletic Banquet
Ron Black won the $100 prize at the Athletic Association annual banquet held Wednesday evening after a film showing. All banquet tickets sold out beforehand. Matt Snelder was the second last name drawn, with several others in the final ten including G. de John Joe Walker Mrs K West Mrs Chatterton Bob Johnston Mrs R Black Chas Cooper and H Partner.
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Ron Black
the Athletic Association
Matt Snelder
G. de John
Joe Walker
K West
Chatterton
Bob Johnston
R Black
Chas Cooper
H. Partner
Mary Lynn Bailey Clarke Valedictorian Speech Reflections
Clarke High School graduation marks Mary Lynn Bailey Clarke as Valedictorian in a 1962 speech. She recalls class pranks, chemistry mishaps, and late-night study as she thanks teachers Mr Witherspoon and Mr Rutherford for guiding the senior class through exams and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Rutherford
Harold Ball
Dick Brinkman
Lynn Brown
Donna Carveth
Catherine Ferren
Richard Foster
Anne Gilbank
Terrance Graham
Julia Hawke
John Hillis
Elaine Hughes
Patricia Jones
William Kent
Ian McKenzie
Andrew Murphy
Barry Pedwell
Bruce Roberts
Howard Stapleton
Jean Tamblyn
Sharon
Tamblyn
Lynda Tyrrell
Arnold Wallace
James Westhouser
Idso Wiersma
James Wilson
Stephen Witherspoon
E. G. Witherspoon
Mary Lynn Bailey
Douglas Barraball
Willis Barraball
Vicki Cotter
Teresa di Jong
Diane Gilbart
Leslie Hopper
Crole Kent
Douglas Martin Charles Murphy
Catherine Wilson
Mary Lynn Bailey Clarke Valedictorian
Stratford
North America
Clarke High School
Witherspoon
Rutherford
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Clarke
Durham County District High School Board
Carlos Tamblyn
Terry Graham
C. Tamblyn
M. Paterson
Marilyn Hamm
J. Wright
Lancaster
5. Lancaster
Newcastle Lions Club
R. Goode
Sharon Tamblyn
Marlene Pelletier
R Goode
St. Joseph’s Parish
Council of the Catholic Women’s League
E. Rand
Storks
W. J. Storks
Frank Hoar
F. Hoar
Att Tong
Grono Fire Department
Cubs
Milton
High School
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