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12-Orono Weekly Timies, Wednesday, Januairy 3, 1994 In Ice ,"Age, .C.; coastal, sheif was la coastal Sbmed areas are parts of southern B.C. coule]l sheif that could have been above water hi lust les Age. Map courtesy Dr. J. Luternaner, GSC. Newton ville Alive- (Continued from page 1l) the environment, compostiiig, .%yaste and recyc,ýing. Great old folks, super teens, new babies, flowers at the Cenotaph, a playground and a wonderful epidemic of spring fever were causes for many smriles, above al. Little Scoops... -Happy New Year - Happy Birth- day on January 1 to Roy Forrester, E-ditor of the Orono Weekly Times. Roy took over at theC imes from bis father in 1950 and bas surely býcurme a "Fatherf of Orono" through ail these",years. Thank you for being you Roy. Many happy returns! - Christmas Trees will be picked up week of January 8 w ith regular gar- bage collection. - Congratulations to Newtonville students on their annual Christmas concert, December 19th. Students aiid staff werè overwhelmed by community turnout. Thanks for a super performance. - Thank you to parent volunteers who prepared and served up a Christmas dinner to Newtonville students. "Euchre Catch Up" With 7 tables on December l5th, Stop prizes went to Madeline Pear- son, Chris Avery, Audrey Graham, Richard Mitchell, Helen Mçcavish and Bill Graham. Draw winners -Marie Couroux, Eddie Couroux and Margaret Peacock; winners on cake draw were Audrey Graham, Jean Jilisen, Nettie Gordon, Richard Mitchell, Helen Couroux and Helen McCavish. December 29th, with 5 tables: Draw winners were Eileen O'Hara, Edgar Milison and Tom Wilson. Top scores came from George Tuf- ford with 79; Edward Skinner with 75; Bernice Partner and Doreen Green with 73, John Foster with 68 and Muriel Burtch with 67. One eigbt year old.,boy says to bis city buddy, " What is a dude?"- The friend doesn't know; "It's a city guy who moves to the country!" Both chuckled. Welcome to R.R. 1, Orono, country lover Brian Lavigne, who finally bas made the move from Toronto to the country, ail smiles as he listened to bis son Ryan enlighten his friend. i would like to thank everyone who bas supported and sbared in this column, making it a true reflec- tion of life in this country com- munity. Your input is most welcomed. Cali me at 786-2964 with special dates, comments and ideas. Time passes quickly. We have a new year, a new decade just waiting for us. May this be the beginning of a wonderful year, for you and yours. Perfumes through the ages From carliest recordeti times, English literature. womcn have sought eut fragrant' This cool, clean scent was flowcrs and herbs te make them- thought te have restorative pow- selves more attractive. ers - refreshing those suffering The opening up of trading from beadaches, swoons andi routes with the Far East after thc evcn palsy. Tliere wecaise' Crusdesbroghtsomne of the oth er more doubiful but amusing Crsades rugbeL of et - daims macle by ancient writcrs, ern world througb Britain. h intne a lvdr These perfumnes werc highîly Il quikeils the wits andi senses of prizeti, but very bard tocone h, iic thedli-inîindeti and cîcars the and very unsophisticatet inI- bralins ot peets andi preachiers." S'Flic lblossoins were-sati l to pau*c<îte inodernt ormu uai ions. 'rbeiy wcre genierally matie bY cruishing flowcrs iii spirits anti thoni dluuting thiciin baîl) walo. Lavender waler lias a lways been a fiavorite anti indicd ilihere ,are-rnany refcrences te il ini ealy brîig lick îo Ile vcarer. while sprigs of- 4i\cinder wcrc bolicvMt Io 'hcwiltier wilches anti con- lusc CviI spirits.", 'l'lc ie 'Kst lavender in Ille Nworld lias always hcen growni in plainu By Lorraine Brown A sediment core taken from the continental sheif off the coast of British Columbia bas giveni scientists proof that an extensive area just off the coast, and now under 95 metres of water, was dry land 10,500 years ago. The discovery provides the first concrete evidence that.,sea level was at least 95 metres lower at the end of the Iast ice age, says geoiogist Dr. John Luternauer, of the Geological Survey of Canada in Vancouver. The core bas also aroused interest among arcbaeologists, who are now re- thinking the route by which nomadic peoples may have entered North America at the end of the last ice age. Sedimeats in the middle section of the 183-centimeter-long core contain well-developed roots from a pine or spruce tree. The tree roots were radiocarbon-dated at 10,500 years before present. The mid-section of the core also contains pollen from lodgepole pine, spruce, alder and hemlock, indicating that trees were the dominant. form. of, vegetation on the flat, low-lying terrain. -Pollen from sedges, marsh marigolds, mnosses and ferns indicates the presence of freshwater wetlands nearby. The upper section of the core, deposited after the land had been re-invaded by the sea, contains the sheils of marine animais. The core indicates that wben sea level rose, it did so very quickly, at a rate of about seven centimetres a year for 1500 years. This dramatic rise was caused at least partly by the melting of the glaciers. But Luternauer and bis colleague Dr. John Clague have proposed that warping of the earth's crust in the region aiso, contributed. They believe that- as the ice mnelted, the region inland fromthe coast, freed of the enormous weigbt of the glaciers, rose rapidly. At the same time, in a teeter-totter type of movement, the coastal area subsided. Archaeologists believe that prehistoric humans entered North America via the Bering land bridge, which connected Eastern Siberia and Alaska during the ice age and now lies under the waters of the, Bering Strait. From there they moved southward througb an ice- free corridor just east of the Rocky Mountains, the most common theory goes. The new evidence of a large, coastal plain west of the Rockies, above water and free of ice, has archaeologîsts wondering if the nomnads might have cornecdown the coast. The route would have been more temperate in climate than an inland route, as well as offering- plentiful food ini the form of shell fish. Finding archaeological remains in 95 metres of water would be an expensive undertaking. But Roîf Mathewes, a biologist and archaeologist at Simon Fraser University, says it might be possible to narrow down the search by first finding areas that would be likely archaeological sites if they were above water. "Using hydrogeographic maps and sonar, you could- find the type of landforms where nomadic peoples might have been active, such as streams, river valicys and old shorelines. This would reduce the problem of trying to find a needie in a haystack," says Mathewes: With luck, researchers might fiad fairly heavy artifacts such as stone firepits, he adds. (Canadian Science NeWs)ý Highway sait spray harms plants, Cars that travel some of Canada's busiest ighways in winter may spray sait further than 50 metres onto either side of the road, according to a new survey. Scientists have known for some time that road sait does considerable damage to animal and plant life near the hiighways. Not only does the salty spray barm the plants that grow beside the road, but also, the, salty water runs off and.pollutes streams and ponds. It bas been found to reduce the life expectancy of animais living in these waterways. Salty water can also kili trees that soak up the brine when it seeps into the soul. The new study, conducted by Edward McBean of the University of Waterloo in Ontario and Sabah England, wbich'accounts for the popularity of this unique fra- grance in that country. O.ther perfumes popular long ago werc made ftom roses, vio- les and othcr fragrant flowcrs. By the 1800s, thcse scents wore uscd in the manufacture of soaps, powde-rs, rouges, ip, salves and perfumes. Oftcn they wcre combined with ochre for addcd colour. During tbis pcriod in England, ftashionaLile London women vicd witb cacb other in wearing the most fragrant andi appcaling cos- nicl js dieu available. As a result, perfurne andi soap niakers *like Yardley's of London did a thriving business. Perfumecs, soaps and incSUQiCS -ire more po)pular todzay than ever as ýoncn, and incrcasingly mien, cone te rcly on these prod- utcs Ior cvcryday use in their lnrsuîî of youîh andi bcauty. Al-Nassari of Liverpool University in England, measured exactly how far sale is sprayed by passing cars. In a survey of Canadian roads, the scientists found- that on the, roads witb the lowest speed limit, sait is sprayed 29 metres from the' edge of the road, with Most of the sait concentrated within 2 metres. At the other end'of the speedl range-l100 kilometres per bour-sait was found 37 metres from the road, with Most of it concentrated witbin 10 metres. The scienists conclude that on bighways wbere drivers'regularly break the speed limit sait is sprayed 50 metres into the surrounding area on either side of the rond. 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