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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1968
Page
6
The Orono Fair opened amid rain drawing 300 attendees who helped fairs net $142 each for the Fair Board and drivers. A greasy track hampered amateur acts including an exciting car stunt show while several events, from beef cattle to rabbit exhibits, drew strong interest and prize money.
Orono moves ahead with updated hydro system under manager Mel Downs, noting 16 new mercury vapor streetlights bringing total to 86 and calling Orono among Ontario's best lit villages. From 1911 franchise to 1938 hydro, customer base rose from 200 to 400 while load grew 21 times to about 1050 kilowatts as electric heating expands.
The pleasant quiet village of Orono is described as ideal for family life. The village Board of Trustees directs the growing hydro system, with Floyd Nicholson as chairman and D M Simpson and E R Woodyard as trustees.
The Rebekah Lodge community notes detail installation of officers for the 1968-69 term on October 8 with Grand Master Jack Calvert and President Marion Wilkie, plus plans for an official visit October 17 to 21. A December bazaar and a Foster Parents Plan adoption are announced, with several sisters named to organize events. A report on coho salmon recaptures in eastern Lake Ontario follows, explaining identification guidance and how fishers can report specimens to local authorities or the Glenora Fisheries Station.
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