Official opening and inspection of Orono Hydro building
Orono Village invites residents to a Tuesday evening ceremony at 7:30 p.m. to officially open and inspect the renovated Orono Hydro headquarters on Park and Church Streets. The event includes a ribbon cutting and remarks by Floyd Nicholson and Ontario Hydro officials.
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Orono Hydro
Orono
Police Village
Hydro
Orone Hydro
Floyd Nicholson
Ontario Hydro
Toronto
Orono Fair Attendance Records At Orono Exhibition
The Durham Central Agricultural Fair in Orono set attendance and gate-receipt records for 1968 with nearly 10 000 attendees over two days and total gate takings of 4300 dollars. Poultry and heavy horse shows received high praise from judges M Wallace of Iroquois and C W Kennedy of Guelph for quality and organization.
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Orono Fair
Orono
M. Wallace
Iroquois
Len Pears
Canada
Russell Merrill
Vern Harris
C. W. Kennedy
Guelph
Kennedy
Messrs
Carl Billings
Vic Cookson
Howard Allin
Laverne Boyd
Clarke Townships Schools See Enrollment Rise on Opening Day
Clarke Township Public Schools opened with enrollment up from 852 in June 1968 to 908, with daily increases. Desks short at Kirby and Kendal. board approves purchasing 50 more. Tenders for a General Purpose room at Orono Public School due Oct 5, 1968, now estimated at 75000 dollars, up from 63000. Final plans due this week. Board approves purchase of a Record Player, Tape Recorder and Overhead Projector for Kirby School, funded from unused Kirby construction funds. Officials discuss official Kirby School opening planned for early November. Boiler changes at Orono corrected. boiler now meeting requirements. Sentinel light to be purchased near Kendal School. Orono Hydro to officially open new offices Tuesday evening.
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Clarke Township
Kirby
Kendal
Orono Public School
Kirby School
L. Greenwood
Stutt
Golder
Boar
Chamber Supports Lightings Project in Orono
The Orono Chamber of Commerce endorsed permanent Christmas lighting for Orono’s business district. The group plans to raise 500 from local businesses, contribute 250, and fund yearly light maintenance with help from Orono Hydro and the Police Trustees.
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Orono Chamber of Commerce
Orono
M. Down
Orono Hydro
Scarboro Woman Dies In Highway 115 Crash
A 59 year old Scarborough woman died Sunday afternoon when her car left control and rolled on Highway 115 five miles north of Highway 35. Elizabeth Tief aged 39 Summer Dr. died at the scene. Her husband Richard age 61 is at Scarborough General Hospital with a fractured left leg and facial lacerations. The couple were southbound from the Peterborough area.
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Highway 115
Highway 35
Elizabeth Tief
Richard
Scarborough General Hospital
Peterborough
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Orono Hydro Commission
George Gathercole
Provincial Commission
Donald B. Ireland
Regions
Geo. Currie
Consumer Service
Frank J. Dobson
Central Region
Shelly Hooey
Sheila Kennedy
Janice Caldwell
Joan
Duvall and
Veronica Ciesieldski
Clarke
The
Mel Down
Mrs. R. West
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Forrester
Department of Highways For
Ontario
A. Carruthers
Department
Crono
Mr. Carruthers
Chamber of Commerce
Scarboro
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