Best Show Yet With 143 Entries At Orone Flower Show
The Orone Horticultural Society hosted a successful flower show August 27 in the United Church auditorium. Entries included roses, hybrid teas, and potted plants with awards from Eaton’s Canada and Swift Canadian Company. Local volunteers organized the event, with judges from Oshawa and prizes for best arrangements and novelty displays.
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Orone Horticultural Society
Orone
United Church
A. A
Drummond A.W.S
Jackman Florists
Orville
Emil Schmid
Eatons of Canada
Klaas Schoenmaker
Lunn’s Hardware
Hesper Dean
Ivan
Gordon Watson
Swift Canadian Company
C.L
Ross Gilbert
T.er
Haitzman
Tom Fairbrother
H. Cobbledick
Les Assett
C. Billings
Orville Challice
Hpers
Junior Gardeners Flower Show Honors And Results
The Junior Gardeners and Orono Horticultural Society held their Annual Flower Show on August 27 with 182 entries. Donna Challice won top points (40) and Sue Aslett placed second while Tove Jorgensen finished third amid detailed class results for asters zinnias marigolds and mixed vase flowers across age groups.
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Orono Horticultural Society
Junior Gardeners’ Club
Donna Challice
Sue Aslett
Tove Jorgensen
Asters
Dorretta Challice
Bill Caldwell
Annette Jorgensen
Laurie Schmid
Chris Jorgensen
Janice Caldwell
Zinnias
Chris Aslett
Carol Ann Caldwell
Corretta Challice
Cris Jorgensen
Orono Library Plans Open Hours After Recess
Orono Public Library resumes monthly meetings with reports for the past quarter and plans for future hours. Patronage fell in summer with 2189 loans from June to August. 426 members are active. revenue to date reaches 2018 dollars with 800 dollars due to provincial grants.
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Orono Public Library Board
Orono Library
Local Youth Garden Winners Named in Junior Classes
Readable entries list youths in Class 6 7 8 and 9 for fruits and vegetables. Winners include Gill Chris Jorgensen Sue Aslett Donna Chalice and others in age groups 11 to 16 years with tomatoes beets carrots listed. Page 2 continues the continuation of the table and names several participants.
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Coretta Challice
Chris Aslett
Glenda Tennant
Tove Jorgensen
Donna Challice
Sue Aslett
Laurie Schmid
Chris Jorgensen
Dorretta Challice
Dennis Cobbledick
Bill
Clarke Council Approves Newtonville Sidewalk Tender Call
Clarke Township council approved calling tenders to construct 400 feet of asphalt sidewalk in Newtonville. The session tabled a $1,506,000 Vocational grant addition to Creek School and set plans to join other municipalities for discussion. A park deed clarification letter from Mrs. Jackson was tabled.
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Township of Clarke
Newtonville
Jackson
Foster
Department
W. P
Orono Girls Win Birth In League Finals
Orono junior girls softball edge Welcome 24 14 to clinch a spot in the league final play downs. The three game series ended 2 1 with Orono losing the second game, strong hitting by Carol Mercer Darlene West and Nancy Forrester backed by solid pitching from Darlene West and Beverley Tennant in a Monday victory at Orono Park.
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Orono
Welcome
Orono Welcome
Newtonville
Orono Park
Carol Mercer
Darlene West
Nancy Forrester
Marilyn Tamblyn
Beverley Tennant
Welcome Crew
Crono
No Separatism For Clarke Township Public Schools
Clarke Township council heard from the Orono Kirby and Crooked Creek sections that they must join the new provincial area school system. Inspector C. Holmes explained the entire township will form one area under provincial act, dissolving 12 boards into a single five member board and potentially larger units with ministerial approval.
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Clarke Township
Orono
Kirby
C. Holmes
Orono School
Crooked Creek
Ter
Holmes
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E. Collis
Bowmanville Kiwanis
Wilson Thaxton
Regional Library Board
Orono Board
Jack Chapman
Horace Best
Terry Vance Allen
James Winfield
R.R
Vance Allen
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