Trustees Set Projects For Winters Work
Orono Trustees met to review municipal correspondence and plan winter projects. They approved sidewalk work, tree removal, and park picnic tables, and discussed street lighting, underground hydro lines, and signage on County roads near Orono. The group authorized building door replacements and Christmas decorations, with an expected year end balance around 340 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowery
Simpson
Liowery
Durham
Orono Park
R. Forrester
G. E. Simpson
Badminton Beginner Night At Municipal Building Fridays
The Orone Badminton Club invites beginners and high school students to Friday evening sessions at the Municipal Building. Rackets and birds are provided and instruction will be given. All interested are encouraged to attend.
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Orone Badminton Club
Durham 500 Club To Hold Banquet
The Durham County 500 Bushel Club will host a banquet on Tuesday November 28 at 7 06 p m in St Pauls Anglican Parish Hall Bethany Guest speaker will be Everett Biggs Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture Marketing from Toronto The event will feature prize awards for the 1961 potato king of Durham County and interest to potato growers across the county Tickets are available from club directors.
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Durham County
St. Paul’s Anglican
Bethany
Everett Biggs
Toronto
Biggs
Ontario
Orono Rebekahs Hold School of Instruction
Orono Rebekahs host a School of Instruction with officers from Port Perry Port Hope Bowmanville Oshawa and Heather Lodges. Sister Helen Bowman visits and attends open house in Gamsby home. A luncheon and a banquet honor the President with regional lodge officers present.
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Rebbekahs
Port Perry Lodge
Port Hope Lodge
Bowmanville Lodge
Oshawa Lodge No. 3
Heather Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Helen Bowman
Bowman
Havelock Lodge
Peterborough Lodge
Orono
Gladys Gamsby
Beehive Lodge
Bowmanville
Heather Lodge
Oshawa Lodge No
Sister Gamsby
Gladys Brown
Doris Tomlinson
D.D
Peter Mildred Rainey
P.N.G
Irene Murray
P.nig
Sadie Hamiliton
Mae Alien
Betty Major
Tia Martin
Maude Cooper
Emma Law
N.G
Alice Hooey
1.C.C.F. Hall
D.D.P
Noble
Port Hope
Port Perry
Oshawa No. 3
Square Dancing and Camera Clubs Planned in Clarke Township
Clarke Township Recreational Commission chairman Charles Hutton says a Square Dancing Club and a Camera Club will start within two weeks. More members are invited, especially for the Camera Club. To enroll or obtain information contact secretary L Boyd.
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Clarke Township
Charles Hutton
Camera Club
Mr. L. Boyd
The
Commission
Orono Players Praised At Peterborough Drama Festival
Orono Players were commended for The Purple Door Knob at the Peterborough Festival where Orono’s Maureen Johnston received special praise for her voice. Bowmanville also performed The Case of the Crushed Petunias and The Miracle Merchant alongside Bancroft Little Theatre.
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Peterborough
Orono
Bowmanville
Maureen Johnston
L. Aslett
M. Johnston
Doug Powell
Bob Johnston
Bowmanville Drama Workshop
Petunias
Pcws Senior Dramatic Club
H. H. Munro
Bancroft’ Little Theatre
Bancroft Little’ Theatre
C. George
Robertson Davies
New Industry Seen For Port Hope
G G McKenzie chairman of the Board of Trade Industrial Committee told the board executive at Welcome Motor Court that a new small industry is likely to start in Port Hope within weeks. He offered no details but said there is every reason to believe the venture could grow into a sizable industry.
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Port Hope
G. G. McKenzie
Board of Trade
Welcome Motor Court
McKenzie
Nominations Set For Clarke Township And Orono Boards
Nomination meetings to elect Reeve Deputy Reeve and three Clarke Township Councillors plus three School Trustees, and Orono Police Trustees, will be held Friday November 24 with potential election on December 4 if multiple nominees arise. Women’s Association met with devotion and planned a December 7 smorgasbord supper.
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Larke
Township Public School Area Board
Orono
Clarke Township
Orono Muricipal
Four Local Residents Hospitalized After Head-On Collision
A Monday evening crash at the Tyrone road junction with the Northumberland Durham Counties road sent four Orono area residents to Bowmanville Hospital. Ken Neal and daughter Arlene, and Mr and Mrs Hartwell Lowery sustained cuts and bruises. Mr Neal and Arlene were returning from Oshawa, Lowerys were en route to Bowmanville. By Wednesday the group remained under observation with multiple injuries and windshield impacts noted.
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Tyrone Road
Northumberland-Durham Counties
Orono and District
Hartwell Lowery
Ken Neal
Arlene
Bowmanville Hospital
Mr Neal
Oshawa
Neal
Mrs. Lowery
Bowmanville
Arlene Neal
Orono Choir Delights With A Service Of Music
The Orono United Church service Sunday evening featured the Orono Choir under Mr Hayek delivering two sets of numbers. Pieces included O Taste and See Brother James Air Green Pastures Oh How Amiable and All in the April Evening with others unaccompanied. Rev B Long gave an inspiring address on Worship and attendees praised the choir and Mr Hayek, with W A serving refreshments at the close.
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Orono
United Church
Basil E Long
Alan Eliott Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
Barbara Ann Gustav
Kathleen Marie Gustar
Thomas William George Gustar
Bruce Gustar
Kathie Marie Lycett
W. Kay Lycett
Edward Richard Morton
Richard Morton
Matthew Perry
Orono United Church
Hayek
John Goss
James Air
Green Pastures
Wilfred Sanderson
B. Long
P. J. Bigelow Outlines New Education System in Port Hope
Port Hope High School principal P. J. Bigelow and H. W. B. Arnold outlined Ontario’s new Composite School plan for 1962. The five year track aims to broaden access to university and skilled employment, with branches in Arts Science Business and Commerce and Engineering Technology and Trades.
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P. J. Bigelow
Port Hope
H. W. B. Arnold
Engineering
Durham County High School
Ontario
Bigelow
Arnold
Port Hope Composite School
Ryerson
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Department of Municipal Affairs
J. L. Lowery
Township Road Department
Mill Street
Mill
Main Street
Orono Horticultural Society
Department
Orono Rebekahs
School of Instruction
Orono Players
Elizabeth Prower
Ken Dennis
E Cole
Doug Oke
Margot Samuel
Mary Kerr
Bob Kerr
Ted Samuel
Sonia Frenchman
Win Wonnacott
Children of
Jerusalem
Mr. Hayek
Diane Gilbart
Women’s Association
H. Allen
Irwin
John
Long
Amy Schauffler
Africa
W.A
Muriel Staples
Chatterton
Fred Tamblyn
New Toronto Horticultural Society
Doris
Phil Long
Holstein Friesan Association
Rainey
Sherwin
Carson
Hoar
Robinson
Cornish
Mr. Lowery
Miss Neal
Orono Choir
J. Barnby
H. S. Robinson
Lord
Peter Jocualkowsky
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