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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1968
Page
1
Mr. Mickleburgh, editor of Monday Morning, urged a new era in education during a meeting of the Orono Home and School club. He argued education freedom, school reform, and the need for active parental support, warning the high school must adapt to students and a complex world while questioning the role of technology and consumption.
Clarke Public Library Board approved a new Saturday morning opening from 10 to 12 starting November 2. Readers favored Saturday hours over Thursday, and the library added three up to date encyclopedia sets. The board plans free film nights with National Film Board educational films in November.
The Orono Home and School Club met in the Orono United Church basement with president Mrs W Bunting presiding. After reports and a parent roll call, Jack Moffat announced guest Mickleburgh and that county school board candidates from Clarke Hope and Newcastle would speak at the next meeting, followed by coffee and fruit bread.
Leaves reveal yellow orange and red colors as chlorophyll fades in autumn. Carotin provides yellows and oranges while anthocyanin adds reds blues and purples, influenced by sap acidity. frost timing affects color intensity but does not cause the change.
Derd is Arie de Groot, 34, of Orono, died at Toronto General Hospital after severe head injuries in an Oshawa General Motors plant incident. He was crushed while adjusting a car body aligning machine. coroner's inquest held in Toronto. Police and GM safety division investigate.
The Durham County Cooperative Medical Services held its twenty first annual banquet and meeting in the Orono United Church basement with 130 attendees. Speakers described the Ice Age impact on the Great Lakes region fourteen thousand years ago, noting a mile thick ice sheet and eventual landscape changes that shaped today’s drainage and geology.
Orono United Church calls a meeting on Tuesday October 29 at 8 p.m. in the main hall to review Ontario government plans to tax places of worship. The Congregation of Anglican Roman Catholic and United Churches in the province seek support. Members urged to attend and consider writing to the Prime Minister or their MLA or sign petitions. Mr A Carruthers MPP may attend.
The Durham County Co operative Medical Services held its annual meeting Tuesday noting higher medical payments outpaced revenue, reducing net savings to 15 percent or $1,578 from 8.8 percent or $8,929 in 1967, while earned premium income reached $104,022 and claims cost $101,089. The auditor said no premium hike is needed and cited a $95,461 general reserve as a buffer. President Ray Stewart announced staff continuity and that membership, after a dip in 1967, improved in 1968 amid higher OMSP premiums. The board proposed using the small surplus for the general reserve and altering by-laws to allocate assets to members based on premiums paid over the prior decade if disillusionment occurred. New directors include Mrs. Page Bethany, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Dorrell, and Jas. McKague. Door prizes were awarded to several attendees.
The Orono Newcastle Badminton Club opened its season Tuesday evening in Clarke High School gym. Thirty district members attended, with participation open to all ages. The club will meet every Tuesday evening and also Friday when the gym is available, drawing strong turnout and friendly participation.
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