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16 The Canadiani Statesman, Bowmanvîlle, November 28, 1979 Section Two Lunga Association Visits Schools With, Course 'on -Smoki ng and Health Puppet characters were used to entertain and educate students at Ontario Street Public Sehool in Bowmanville during a special class on smoking and health. Here, Lynda Corneal, education programming co-ordinator for the Durham Region Lung Association, introduces the puppet called "Octopuff " to students. Octopuff, along with "Cecil the Sensible Seal," a film, and a smoking machine, helped to explain the facts about smoking and health. Vsits to the sehools are a free Christmas Seal service offered'by the Durham Region Lung Association. Students taking part in this speciai workshop are from Miss Flintoff's grade one and two class. Quote - "What your conscience says about you, is far more important than what the neighbors say about you 1" Mrs. Bertha Touchburn returned on Sunday from her visit to her friend Mrs. Vera Sutton, at Grimsby, Ontario. Monday afternoon, the finance committee of Orono U.C.W. met at the home of Margaret Gunter to draw up the proposed budget for 1980. Little Misses Sarah and Rachael Bailey of Oshawa spent the weekend with their grandparents, the, Lorne Bowins. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Stapies were Saturday even- ing dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allan His, Oshawa. Congratulations to the Orono Jr. Gardeners who won many prizes at the Royal Winter Fair, a iist of winners wiii be printed next week. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Cornish, Tyrone, were visitors at the Wesley Woods one evening iast week., Little Miss Elizabeth Merry, Pontypool, spent the past weekend with the David Van De Velder, Main Street South. Mr. and Mrs. Len Pears visited on the weekend with their daughter and famiiy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ishii, and Nancy Lee, Bridgenorth. Sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs. Hilda Casweil on the recent passing of her sister Mrs. Cecil Maliey. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Willis, Lindsay, visited Miss Aima Watson on Sunday, iast. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mercer, Mr. Roy Mercer and Mrs. Doris Wannan visited on * Sunday with Mr. A. Dudden- hoffer, Orillia. A very pleasant event took place last weekend at the home of. Mrs. Harvey Osborne, Canton, when the Osborne famiiies heid a family reunion. Attending from Orono, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Cowan, Mr. and Mrs. Bey Cowan, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cow'an, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Sherwin and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Cowan and familles. It has been realiabiy report- ed that the Orono Telephone Ratepayers Association wil have the opportunity to meet wîth the Minister of Trans- portation and Communica- tions Hon. James Snow la the near future to state their case (re opposition to rate increases). In speaking to a resident fromn the Sunderland area, (also servlced by Com- munity Telephone Co.), their protests to the rate increases are being raised too. Mrs. 0. Chailice and Mrs. Don Evans attended the annual meeting and a pot iuck dinner of the Bowmanviile Horticulture Society, Wednes- day, November 21 la Trinity United Church parior. Mrs. Chailice, ass't. director of district 17, installed the new executive for 1980. Mrs. Evans is Treasurer of the district, which includes 12 societies. Nameiy, Orono, Newcastle, Bowmanville, Oshawa, "Pine Ridge Club", Nestieton, Ajax, Brookln, Cannington, Georgina - Brock, Pickering and Uxbridge societies. Our congratulations to Mrs. Ruth Tink, who received her Service Dipioma at this meet- ing and also to the musical entertainment group, nameiy Merlin Slute, his friend from Oshawa, and Mrs. Margaret Killeen. Their music added greatly to the evening's enjoy- ment. Parking Probleins in Orono At a recent, Chamber of Commerce meeting, the busi- ness men of Orono are asking, that the meter maid be brought back to help control the existing poor parking conditions. *Parking. conditions are s0 frustrating at times as to warrant many customers to say it 18 easier to drive on to other areas to shop, than to drive around searching for parking space. Orono United Church have sponsored a Southeast Asian famly and are expecting to hear of the arrivai of this group any day now. Accomo- dations have been located and the committee in charge are busy furnishing the apart- ments. The very beautiful dol house, that had' been on display in Hamilton Insurance window, was drawn for last Saturday evening at Orono Amateur Athietie Dance, and was won by Dennis Mumford. Mr. Dennis Prue had made and donated this attractive creation, in aid of the Orono Arena Fund. Congratulations to the Kirby Cub Pack who were recently invested, in view of an interested group of parents and friends. (Cub leader Jake Vander Shee). Successful Arthritis Campaign With an excellent team of canvassers, and a dedicated campaîgn chairman Mrs. Margaret Mercer, the Orono Arthritis Fund is already well over ($1000) one thousand dollars, and more money coming in each day. Arthritis is s0 very wide- spread in ail. ages that more research and education are badiy needed to ease this painful disease. Films, siides and literature are availabie at ail times to groups and private individuals from Mrs. Margaret Mercer. Pone 983-5438. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stapleton have arrived home from a month's vacation in Fiorida, This past week has been s0 very mild, and this writer picked a ripe strawberry in the garden the other day, very hard to realize that Christmas is comillg very close. Weekend visitors at the E. Mill son's inciuded Miss Marion Brown, Oshawa, and Elien and Rick Trafford, Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs.1 Murray Brown, Peterborough and the _O. Chailices spent Sunday in Unloading Bundies at Scout Pape r Drive Ahl day Saturday, smail pick up trucks toured the town, picking up bundies of papers from sidewalk curbs, bringing them to the big trailer near the Specialty Paper Products plant where they were loaded for shipment. Here, some of the Boy Scouts and their helpers are hard at work at the big, trailer. Bolton, visiting the David Ferriers. Remember to get your new, subsciptions la' to this number, 983-5824, - Mrs. Chailice. A new has everything, wiiI last il year through! ORONO NEWS