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v>' ' 4-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Junci 6th, 1979 New facelift for Newtonville Hall Eagles defeat Lakers On Sunday, June 3 the Kendal Eagles defeated the Newcastle Lakers 8-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the seasonal series. Kendal held a 2-1 lead going into the seventh inning but Terry Sarginson hit a 3-run homerun to give Newcastle a 4-2 lead. The Eagles however came back in the eighth inning on homeruns by Peter Henderson and a two run shot by John Robinson to take a lead they never gave up. Ralph Kennedy picked up the victory with relief help from Eric Moore'in the eighth inning. Collecting hits for the Eagles were Jerry Thompson and John Robinson with two each while single hits went to Fraser Wallace, Pete Henderson, Eric Moore, J R. Robinson and Dennis Knapp. R H E 000 011 042 894 001 000 300 4 11 3 Moore 8th and B. (2-0) Kendal Newcastle R. Kennedy Robinson. G. Cox (0-2), White 8th and Sarginson. Earlier in the week, Kendal lost to Peterborough 9-0 and also lost to Oshawa 10-4 on Saturday night. Future games for the Eagles are in Little Britain on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. and in Belleville on Sunday, June 10 for a doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. E.O.BjX. SENIOR LEAGUE ( Including games of Sunday, June 3) Oshawa W 6 L 1 Pet, .857 GBL Peterborough w. 3 , L Pet. 2 .600 GBL Little Britain 3 2 .600 2 Port Hope 3 3 .500 i/ 2 Bowmanville 2 2 .500 2% Kendal 3 3 .500 y 2 Whitby 1 .2 .333 3 Belleville 1 2 .333 1 Ajax 1 3 .250 3% Newcastle 1 5 .167 2y 2 Belgium Veteran wins Mosport Can-Am Belgian veteran Jacky Ickx won the top money at Mosport on Sunday, $22,000 by edging his closet rival by 26.20 over the 60 laps of the Mosport track. It was the second win of the Can-Am circuit for Ickx out of three run this year. He so far this year is the top driver. Ickx covered the 155.64 mile, 60 lap course in a time of one hour, 17 minutes, 52.53 seconds for an average speed of 113.672 miles per hour. Ickx contributes his win to the speed of his pit crew which handled his services on two such stops. Forbes- Robinson who took second place had one pit stop timed in at 22 seconds and this loss of time he was unable to make up. Forbes-Robinson earned $13,000 for his second place finish. The Mosport Can-Am is the largest money race in the circuit. Last Thursday evening Councs. Clark and Barr of Ward III presented a cheque in the amount of $4,700.00 to the Newtonville Hall Board from the Town of Newcastle. The monies are to be used for renovations ât the hall which work is expected to get underway in the very near, future. Pictured above (top row left) Bernice Milligan, Mrs. Wally Roughen, Norma Mac- ' Innis, Jim O'Neill, Wally Roughen, chairman of the board, Counc. Keith Barr, Rowena Tizzârd, treasurer, Counc. Bill Clark and Clinton Farrow. Frank Stapleton, a member of the board was absent. In speaking with the chairman chairman of the board he said they intended to repaint the interior interior of the hall as well as insulating the building. New siding Will also be applied to the exterior of the building. Tjhe Newtonville Hall was built in 1857 as the Royal Templar Hall and has served the Community to varying degrees since that time. Mr. Boughen said they had some 54 bookings last year and that card parties are held every other week. The use of the hall is expected to grow following the renovations. Local citizens will provide the labour for the renovations. - Pass the burdock please ... each in boiling water. The inne'r part of the Cat Tail plant is also a delicacy as proven through a number of samplés available following the walk on Saturday. Hemlock tea using pinched needles from the tree and boiled was a good substitute ■ for our iamiliar teas and it was pointed out that it was possible to màke a similar drink by boiling white pine needles. Larry Aiken also pointed out that the seeds from the White pine cones were both nutritious and tasty. The nut . from the White Oak also came into a similar class. The fruit from the Staghorn Sumach bush can be used to flavour fruit drink and to* make jam. The seeds can be ground for spice. CANCER CAUSING In speaking Of Fiddleheads Aiken pointed out that most fiddleheads haye been found to be cancer causing. Fiddle- heads are the young fern tips now appearing throughout the bush areas. Hé said there was one species of fern that was accepted as greens. Along with the various, cherries he said there was a lot of food available in the bush but requested.that those seeking those edible make sure they did not denude an area of them. To top off the outdoor menu the co-ordinator referred to a find of wild ginger in the forest stating that the roots may be dried and ground for seasoning. On returning'to the Forest Centre small samples of the edible plants were served to those participating in the walk. ... and the Milkweed too At least eighty persons took part in an organized walk in the Ganaraska Forest Saturday Saturday afternoon. The main theme of the walk was the use of Alible plants in the forest. The turn-out came as a surprise to the organizers, staff at the Ganaraska Forest Centre, who had prepared a number of delights using plants in the forest. These delights were served at the end of the hike along with hemlock tea. Many of the hikers came with pen and paper taking down recipes for the" preparation preparation of wild edible plants. Larry Aiken, co-ordinator at the Forest Centre conducted conducted the hike which was a leisurely two-hour walk, through the forest. The* co-ordinator pointed out màny wild edible plants and the process under which they would be prepared for the table. His list included the young roots of the burdock plant which was, he said, comparable to carrots. Water cress was another treat qs to salads as are the young leaves of False Soloman's Seal. The latter may also be boiled. The roots of Solomon's Seal may be used in substitution substitution f&r potatoes. * Young Basswood leaves have a source of Vitamin C while pollën from the flowers of this tree and çthers may be 'used to* thicken soups. Young Milkweed «plante witty the leaves stripped off excepting the top four'was ^ quoted as -being similar to asparagus. Unfortunately the young plants must go through, four boilings with the first three being for one minute Orono Amateur Athletic Association DANCE at the ORONO w ARENA f Saturday , June; 9th > , 8 p.m.- 1:30 a.m. ' $6.00 per Couple - LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS SERVED