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orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 21, 1990-15 Having fun for United Way Entering the gymnasium at the Pines Senior Public School on Friday, Nov. 16 during -lunch hour was flot what 1 expected when I was asked to report on a fund raising event at the school. The screaming and excitement I heard from down the hall was puzzling at first. Students were raising money during their lunch hour for the United Way Campaign and enjoying it. Each class organized one event per week during noon hour. For each successfuî game the student receives a ticket towards a draw for by Shelley Allin prizes donated by local merchants. All games were defmnitely unique. Tn Can Cricket, Marble Shoot into a little box, Coin Drop into a shot glass and m any more. My favorite' was trying to throw a toilet pap er roll into a swînging toilet, better known as a bushel basket. Last week they had a bake sale. and next will be Double Dare, a littie more stimulating perhaps, played similar to Reach For the Top. Don Smith,'teacher at the Pines said students hope to have raised $400 at the end of four weeks. Mr. Smith said the school is very grateful to Dorothy Robinson of Babes In Reading books, elîher to or by Bookland had her interesting youngsters, is a most important fac- display evident agaîn this year at the tor in their future. Orono Town Hall Craft Sh'-w. Minister supports gâ;rains ,nd, oilseemiuads saf ety nets Canada's farm and rural com- munities must have commitments which will ensure their long-term secuirity, Onario Minister of Agriculture and Food Elmer Buchanan said during his remarks at the national agriculture ministers' conference in Winnipeg. "Society as a whole can only- benefit from the encouragement of the following merchants for their support: Jungle Cat World, Village Bakery, Stutt's Pharmacy, Dutch Oven, Newcastle IGA, Guardian Drugs, Gruffies, Roy's Window Sales, Viewers Choice, National Home Video, Not Just Fashions, Flowers Plus, Beckers Newcastle, Orono Fuel & Lumber and Rîddle IDA Phannacy. Sandra Beech bursts upon her audience "Sandra Beech bursts upon her audience with ail the energy and promise of Spring." This is one example of the many glowing reviews Sandra's perfor- mances have received. In concert, Sandra Beech is infectious. Her boundless energy is a captivating stage presence that fires the children 's imaginations and holds each and every one of them en- thralled. Sandra 'is a natural: born not made. Performing since age four, Sandra will regale you with stories of her early career in lreland, where she first learned to sing and dance, and how some of her stage appearn- ces were with ber two brothers, who later went on to become the "Irish Rovers." She will tell you how the urge to perform neyer left, even through the years spent raising her own three little girls. That love for children comes across the stage and spreads with sincereity throughout her whole audience,. whether they be age 9 or 92! In the last few years, Sandra Beech has become one of Canada's strong, secure farms an d com- munities in the countryside," Buchanan said. He said he supports the work toward that end by the federally ap- pointed Task Force on Grains and Oilseeds, which included three farmers from Ontario, "Long term, predictable and understandable programs are far more desirable than ad hoc ap- proaches," he said, indicating his support for the task forces' Gross Revenue Insurance Plan (GRIP) and a Net Income Stabilization Ac- count (NISA). GRIP and NISA are the two pro- posed parts of the new grains and oilseeds proposaI. GRIP is a stabilization plan with 'both price and yield compontents; NISA would allow producers and governments (Continued page 16) top children's enter tainers. Gaining recognition and popularity first in Ontario, with her recording of "Block, Parents' Son,"l'Sandra h as gone on to recod four wonderfui albums for children. Today she is spreading her good news across Canada, throughout the U.S.A. and around the world. Her first album 'Chickery Chick" was nominated for the prestigious Juno Avard, and her se- cond,, "Inch By Inch" won the Juno for Best Cildren's Album of t he year. In 1987 hier Golden Book and Tape, "Songs About Animals and Others" reached #2 on the fiest Seller List, and her Golden Book Video reached #4.'A spe cial Sandra Beech Colouring Book has been released by the good people at Golden Books. Sandra's live show is "simply radiating". Sandra charges the air!", praised one grandmother. She transports us ahl back to those wonderful times when we believed that there just might be a Shark in our bathtub, or a Gorilla would sit on our knee and Leprechauns most certainly did exist. Make no mistake about it -- in the eyes of her young followers Sandra Beech is a superstar. "I have two favourite singers -- Sandra Beech and Diana Ross -- and in that order too," ex- claimed one fan. Sandra possess the magic ingre- dient that stirs a child's imagination and encourages themn to participate in her wide variety of games and songs. Although performing 300 shows, this year, Sandra has somehow found the time to com- plete ber fifth album "Yes 1 Can"- and has begun development of a one-hour TV pilot, created with her brother Will Millar. Entitled "Sidewalk Shuffle" this pilot will set the scene for a future fun-filled haîf hour show for children. The warmth of a Sandra Beech concert is unforgettable. She is oh- viously happiest ,when singing wîth her "children". On the back of ChceyChick", her brother Will captured the spirit of Sandra when he wrote ... : "Years ago in quiet green glens, and the sleepy small towns that used to be Nor- thern Ireland, I had a littie sister who sang and danced. 1 sat through a thousand variety concerts, musical festivals and competitions, cheering her wildly and threatening any of my friends who didii't! Somehow or other I was talked into joining her later on stage, and 1 sup- pose the Irish Rovers were born in those small Town Halls. Sandra will always have the 'art' of reaching out and touching an au- dience. I suppose being so, in tune to those happy days of our childhood, she appeals.particularly to children -- a special 'art',that many enter- tainers try but fail to master. San- dra knows that 'art'. She teaches, she laughs and crises, bangs, jangles, clicks, taps, beats and strums a "cartload" of instruments and sings for the joy of- it!!! She becomes one with her friends -- the world's children. She's my friend. . .come join our happy sing- ing fold." Gîve a Green Xmas G ift Cericateu from WINDATT'S NURSERY 5t1Lne&-- won 0- d 2020 Vision <Continued from page 13) asked. "How could they be so dumb?" "Eventually they learned their lesson," he told her, "but by then it was too late for this area. The damage had been done. Two major dumps buried this area under millions of tonnes of garbage. One dump took ail of Durham's gar- bage, the other one took most of Greater Toronto's garbage. They both destroyed hundreds of acres of farmland and contamninated the area for miles around. There was even a tire dump over there that ac- cepted millions of tires until the big fire of 2010." "does anybody farm around here anymore?" she asked. "Not anymore," he said. "Once the dumps started polluting the, area, the farmers were forced to seli. Some sold to developers who either built houses or jsut stripped away the topsoil for sale elsewhere." "But how can people stand to live in such an awful place?" she questioned. "Unfortunately," he'explained, if people have to, they can get used to almost anything. Over time, peo- ple began to forget what it was like around here. 1 remember your Grandpa telling me about a huge forest that ran across the top of Clarke Township. There were roll- ing huIs of farmland that used to feed many people and the creeks ac- tually had fish in them! Now it is almost alI covered up by dumps, houses and expressways." "If I had lived back then, I would have done something about it!" ex- claimed the upset girl. "Some people did try," he replied. "They gave a lot of their timfe and energy to convince others what was happening to their com- munity. Perhaps if more people had listened and taken- action, things might be different today. Who knows, maybe our family would still be living in Clarke Township." This 'Doomsday' scenario is unlikely to happen in our communi- ty. There are too many people who are committed to preserving our en- vironment and our way of life. But it i5 Up to us to make very sure that our grandchildren neyer have to ask these questions, and our children neyer have to try and defend our ac- tions (or lack of them). CUSTOM LUMBERMILL WORK wmii corne to your land and cu your loge Uft SAFESTIMU. 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