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2-OrnoWeky ine, enesdaSetmer 619 Ororto '4ekfy 'limes' Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publishing servi ng your community since 1937 Publications Mail Registration No. 0368 Publishing 47 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication Pinte-d by James Publishing 5310 Main Steet, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontarlo LOB 1 MO Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Wmo. Troy Young Owner-Editor 25Syears of history The Clarke Museum and Archives recently celebrated 25 years of history and 1 for one wish to congratulate them. As a history major in university, I know what role museums play in preserving our past. It 15 one thing to read about how things were in the past; it is another thing to see artifacts from everyday life on display before you. I have a personal tie to the Clarke Museum and Archives. I worked there during the summer of 1990, 'and loved ever minute of it. I was given the responsibility of mouniting the most extensive display the museum had up to that time; the geographic, environmental, social and political development of the Ganaraska Watershed area over a 5,000,000 year period. 0f course we glossed over the first four-and-a- haif million years, but I found that the study that I did into the history to be fascinating. Up until then, I had really overlooked the value of local history, and ail of the interesting things that have happened right in our own backyards. And I had worked at the Bowmanvile Museum the year before that and was neyer moved like I was at Clarke. As much as Charles Taws, curator of the Bowmanville Museum will hate for me to say this, I feel that the Clarke Museum is the superior of the two museumsi in our town. This is because the nature of the two are very different. The Bowmanville Museum is a grand old building with an-impressive amount of artifacts, and does show what a Victonian home in our area might have looked like. The Clarke Museum, however, is able to show a wider range of our local history, highlighting on a larger variety of aspects. Having worked at both, I found that there was much more to leamn out at Clarke. Clarke is the forgotten museum. t is often not given as much support from the Town as the Bowmanville Museum does. (The Bowmanville Museum does flot receive alI the support that it deserves eîther, but budget cutbacks and the reduction of transfer payments to the town have seen the need to reduce funding to cultural projects like museums.) However, in recent years, the Clarke Museum hasý found itself at the head of attendance for both area museums. t has seen its collection grow to the point that they have trouble storing it ail; only a small part of the museum's collection is on dîsplay at any given time. t deserves to be given recognition for the role that it plays in the preservation of this area's history. The 25-year anniversary did a very good job at giving it the recognition it deserves. For those of you who have neyer been, 1 recommend going out to see what is being done out there; a little education neyer hurt anyone. More Museums? While we are on the topic of museums, I would like to respond to an article written in the Clarington This Week last Wednesday. t was an article discussing the planned use of the harbour masters house in Bowmanville. CAO Bill Stockwell implied in that article thai the house could be used as a museum. Where does Mr. Sîockwell plan to get the money for such an undertaking? We already have îwo understaffed and under-funded mnuseums in this town, and he proposes another one. At the one and only Clarke Museum Board meeting 1 attended, David Scott and Ann Dreslinski both regrettably informed them that the îown could flot afford the added costs of staffing and heating a building that was being donated by a local contractor who just happens to bemy father. Regrettable, but understandable. The Town has been forced to try and cut down on its spending and have done a good job at doing so, bringing in a balanced budget this year. But that means culs, and things like museums often are among the first to have their budgets peeled back. 1 am not arguing against that. What L arn arguing against is how can Mr. Stockwell warrant another museum? Over $ 140,000 was spent on the building, ail in an attempt to block the plans of the developers who own the waterfront in Bowmanville (Mr. Stockweli says in the article that it was bought to use as a bargaining chip against the Port Darlington H-arbour Commission, a consortium of local businessmen who have been trying t0 get approval to deveiop the waterfront for years, încluding the public access that is so desperately being sought by citizens). Add the cost of the purchase of the building to the costs of refurbishing the building so that it is up to museum codes as well as hire new staff to mun the building and find a storage area for the new collection that must be gathered to be put on display; the place simply cannot borrow ils entire displays from the other two museums due to legal barriers. If aIl of this money is available, why is il not being used for the two existing museums? Both of them are undergoing crisis concerningz the storagze of their collections, and could use a smoothly, rather than add one more under-funded museurn to the problem? L honestly believe that this was only an on the spot remark by Mr. Stockwell, and does flot represent a course of action that the Town will be embarking on. L also believe that Mr. Stockwell's suggestion was one which intended to be a benefit to the community by starting another museum. However, reality makes this an almost impossible task. I believe that Mr. Stockwell should have thought his statement out a hatle more before he made il to the press. He was acting in what he felt was in the Town's interest, but 1 believe that he should reconsider possible uses for the land they purchased other than a museum. Back To School 1 just realized this momning that today was back to school, and for the first time in twenty years 1 will not be heading back. That is quite the revelation. School I found has done very little to prepare me for the real world. Deadlines are more flexible, and the hours are shorter. t was a very interesting lime of my life and part o f me mourns for it. However, another part of me is glad that il is over. la any case,' L wish ail the students that are heading back a good anid ,safe year. These times are very important so enjoy them, as they ,vill be over soon enough., Sewer Committee Orono's recently formied sewer committe e will be holding a meeting at Mabei's in Orono on Wednesday, at 8:00 pm:. So far, the committee has reviewed a few different possibilities that may or may not be fecasible for Orono t0 implement. What we really need most of all is input fromn all sorts of people, both for and against the possiblity of sanitary sewers for Orono. Corne on out and become informed. The committee is also slated to speak before Council at a meeting on September 14 regarding the status of Orono and whether or flot il will be designated a growth area. Any concemred residents are asked t0 try and attend either one of these two upcoming meetings. Clarke Museum continued fromn page 1 all of the displays were moved to the Kirby site. The library would continue 10 be used as storage until 1986. The Clarke Museum began its period of greatest growth in 1987 with the hiring of presenttcurator Mark Jackman. Mark, who has previously worked at the Lang Pioneer Village, took the challenge of running the museum in his capa- ble hands. The museum has grown in size and respect since his arrival. It has developed a major touring display called "In Repose", a dis- play show ing many Victorian funeral practices. This display has toured aIl around the province, even making a stop ai die Royal Ontario Museum. The display is now making a semi-permanent home at the museura. The Clarke Museum is a major site for the preservation of culture and îourism in the area. On aver- age, over 7,300 people visit the museum annually; over 1600 slopped in during the Great Ganaraska Adventure alone. In recent years the Clarke Museum 's attendance hias surpassed that of the Bowmanville Museum. For those of y'ou who have neyer been to the Clarke Museum, or have been before, il is always worth a stop in. Located on the 115/3 5 highway, il takes iess than haîf an hour 10 tour through and see a picture of our area's pasî. Picnic oulside amongst the newiy re-painted farm equipment, donat- ed t0 the museum from the Cathcart Estate. Or use the Archives t0 research information on the area. Whatever you go 10 the Clarke Museum for, you wil be very pleased with your visit. Ifppy 25 years, Clarke Museu1M. prosperous years more. Weel I..es *eiee * s you maisbo e: e 98.3-5301 Orn eek ie -31Mi tet St. Saviour s Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO. ONTARIO Interlm Minister: Rev. Robert Hartley 983-9639 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCIIOOL and YOIJTH GROUP 9:30 a.m. ORONO d~CHARGE Miister >1 Rev. Dr. *Mervyn Russel , Marlenre ~ ' Risebrough, *Secretary 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Kirby United 9:30 a.m. Orono United 11:00 a.m. Sundav School resumes on Sumdav. September 17 A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. 983-5009 ORONO, ONTARIO 1 stutt 1 s'Pha'rmac