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Bethany outdoor theatre Clarke Museum book sales nets $7,980 since 1986 Outdoor Theatre is gaining prominence in the Manvers/Cavan area more specifically Betbaniy and Millbrook. Botb theatres have turned on the outdoor stage lights with the Bethany group offering "Everyman A La Mode" this past week-end and again on the weekend of the 9th, lOth and i Rh of July. Everyman A La Mode is billed as an off-tbe-wall update of the medieval classîc about the original termninator. The Bethany Outdoor Theatre takes place at the, M. R. Art farm just west of Bethany on High way 7A. 1 The setting in the former barnyard is appealing with the barn the backdrop for the stage, and banked on botb sides by auxîliary barn buildings. Tbe backdrop is ever changing as the sun drops off to the west and finally below the horizon. At least this was the case Saturday evening. t is a young entbusiastic cast of players wbo ail give fine, performances. Everyman played a convincing role as be sought te set aside the odds placed against hira in death at the age of 31 years. Everyfriend, Everygiri and Everyfamily -forsaked Everyman in his endeavours for life as did strength, philosophy, reiigiosity, hope and numerous other avenues Wesleyville area inhabited back to 1000 AD S An Indian Village is now It was during a period from considered to have been located in 1350 to 1400 AD thati people from the Wesleyville area back to 1000 south-eastern Ontario moved up to AD on lands now owned by Georgian Bay and became the Ontario Hydro at Wesleyville. ancestors of the Hurons. Ancestors The archeological site find of these people were the hosts of came about when Ontario Hydro the Jesuits and Recollect priests was contempîating some from Europe in the 1600s. development on their. lands. The archaeologists found According to law any construction evidence of farming in the is to first consider the possihility Wesleyvîlle site area indicating of artifact and fossils being that the people were stayingy for a present. 1 t was found that the area longer period of time than in the was a prime suspect for such finds past when they would move on in and upon further investigation it search of food and shelter. was found that native artifacts Remnants of kernels of corn were in fact present in the land and were found, well preserved, along that the site had been a significant with turtie bones, fish bones, a fair- area for native people in the amount of pottery shards along distant past. withother artifacts. 11 11-Before Ontario Hydro The find bas been determined as proceeded with tlieirconstruction a place of concentration of people archaeologists moved in and witliin a specific area. excavateda 45 square metre site. The site was relatively t was at this time t i was undisturbed and those working the estimated that the site had been site were able te put the items into inhabited dating back to 1000 AD. context. 1It is determined that it was a Ahl artifacts were removed village inhabited by the Iroquoian from the site before the Ontario people during what bas been Hydro development plan called the Pickering Phase in the proceeded. people's history. Sehool Boards moving slowly on name change Neither Boards of Education which bas had Newcastle as part of its name over the, years will be holding off for a period of time before making a change.. As of July lst the name change to the Municipality of Clarington from the Town of Newcastle has been in effect with final assent from the province,. The name change will likely affect the two boards of education in the area, The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Newcastle Separate School Board. Judi Armstrong, chairman of the public school board, has been rcported to state that tlîey are which would open but eventuaiiy close. The play is not without humour and satire and it does present a good tempo of events for tbe audience which on Saturday numbered in the nineties. The price is right $7.00 for adults, $ 1.00 rentai for a chair if you leave yours at home, children under 12 $4.00, under 6 Free. Intermission refreshments avail- able. One must remember the evenings are coolish and some bug spray may be a good idea. The Bethany group has been in existance for a number of years and has played at the present location for the past two years. looking at the name change and she 'anticipates it will be changed although there is no legal obligation to do so. "To waste dollars on a name change right now would not be the nicest thing to do", she said. The board is faced with dealing with their empioyees in a reduction of $5.6 million in wages for the years 1993, '94 and '95 as the province attempts to bring its deficit under control. t is not believed that keeping the name Newcastlie will cause any problem for the rest of this year. The chairman.bas commented that people know who we represent. t is expected that the name change for the public board will amount to some $26,000 tio $36,000. The Separate School Board is in no hurry to formulate a new name and is not expected to consider a name change untii some time after September. t is expected to cost the separate board some $50,000. Nancy Sharpe, communi- cations co-ordinator for the Peterborough, Victoria, Northum- berland Newcastle Se parate Scbool Board bas said that the Newcastle decision te change their namne bas gîven the separate board a push to change their name. She said the Board had been iooking at changing their name as it bas te be the longest in the province. This bas prodded us along, she said. t was stated that the Board may consider holding a contest with the public suggestîng a new name. 'Just the Facts. . . After the success of our last sale of used books, we decided te sit down and analyze the effect of our sales. The following statistics were quite amazing. Since 1986 the Museum has, held 21 sales of used books donated from the local community. A total of 9,387 people bave attended the sales buying approximately 72,975 books! Tbis translates inte $7,980 raised for Museum projects. In environmental termas, it's safe to say that the Clarke Museum is one of the largest book recycling centres around. Virtually everyone, who bas donated.,books (on average, tbree boxes -per person), have told us how grateful they are for the sales. Without our sales, tbey would bave just put tbem in the garbage. Atour last sale on June l9the, 447 people purchased 3,475' books raising $496.45 in one day for the Museum. Tbis wil pay for the new faîl adult education programmes the Museum is designing. Dare we say, tbat we have written the 'book! on this event! Mark Jackman, Curator Bertha White installed as District D eputy President The Inaugural Meeting of District # 8 Oshawa E. was beld in Orono, Tuesday June 22, 1993 when Sister Bertha White was installed as District Deputy President of Dist. # 8 Oshawa E. Sister Nancy Norman, Jr. P.D.D.P., Port Hope introduced Sister White and Sister Ruth Bray, P.D.D.P, conducted the installation ceremony with Sister Inez Tapscotu, P.N.G., a cting as Deputy Marshall. Sister Olive Milîson, P.D.D.P., escorted Sister White. Sister Gladys Gamsby, P.D.D.P., was installed as District Secretary, escorted by Sister Gloria Todd, P.D.D.P. Present were representatives from Lodges, Cobourg, Port Hope, Port Perry, Oshawa, Bowmanvile and Orono. When business was completed forty-five representatives and members enjoyed a delicious pot- luck dinner. Dinner arrangements were convened by Sister Alice Hooey, P.N.G. and her committee. Past Grands Club 62 On Tuesday evening the Past Grand's Club 62 met at the home of Sister Glad Gamsby for a delicious pot-iuck supper. After Cedar Valley Resort, SEASONAL TRAILER CAMPING BEAUTIFUL $912 - 1993/94 7 km. east of Orono/Hwy., 115 on Conc. Lino 4 1-416-786-2562 the delicious 'supper the ladies went inside for our meeting. Sister Joyce Major opened the meeting with a poem, "Keep a smile on your face and a prayer i your heart." Sister Isabelle Trim read the minutes of the last meeting and a financial report given. Several Sisters are going to Camp Trillium in July to the dedication of the New Chapel sponsored by the Oddfellows and Rebekahs. A carload of Sisters are planning to visit Sister Lola in Madoc. Our meeting then came to a close wishing everyone-present a good summer. 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