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Newtonville Alive by Peggy Mullan by Peggy Mullan It started at midnight... A serious accident on Hwy. 401, east of Newcastle Village caused all 401 traffic to be rerouted at Hwy. 2 arid Néwtonville Road early Friday morning. morning. A tractor-trailer carrying propane propane gas had overturned, arid gas was' spreading over th'e entire highway. Traffic was initially routed along Hwy. 2 until two more tractor- trailers tried to make it through the Newcastle "Hole-in-the-Wall" bridge., resulting in further problems problems and tie ups. Durham Regional Police were on hand here in Newtonville, redirecting redirecting all traffic from 401 and Hwy. 2 - most of it going north on Newtonville Road (Durham 18) and turning at the 3rd and 4th . concessions. concessions. It was thought Toronto itself had moved east! (many, many people sure know where Newtonville is now..) No one was injured; police at the accident scenes, and here in town had it all back to normal just after the noon hour. As the ,- 87-'88 school year ends, youngsters of all ages anticipate summertime! Gleefully, and with great enthusiasm, some look forward forward to trips away, going to camp, sleeping in and staying up late; and pretty well just about anything that comes along. With thoughts of reading and 'rithmetic likely put into dark memory banks, kids will get together with new and old friends to make memories. Fortunate are those who have a true-blue bosom buddy or two... people change, theyjrow older. Experiences Experiences that undoubtedly will alter their outlook and personalities to some degree.. Perhaps struggling tnrough bad times and Tiurt, along with the memorable wonderful ones, we can think about it and remember that our true blue friends saw us through it all . Of course, without hesitation, teachers everywhere, like it or not, have a powerful effect on our children. After all, can't you remember your own teachers? I have personally thanked on different different occasions, the teachers of Newtonville Public School, for their caring arid their effective teachings over the past year, and 'now, join all other parents in pay- ring tribute to these "Pillars of Patience" Patience" and to say that our kids here in Newtonville have been lucky to have had the learning experience as give to them by teachers, Wayne McCurdy, Jan Gravlev, Idn Walker, Wenda Eames, Jean Hoy, Yvonne O'Neill, Dennilyn Moore, David Wolff, Simpson and teacher's aide, grade 1/2, Michelline Hache. "Hip-Hip- Hoorah!" Additional thank yous and farewells at this time are warmly extended extended to staff members who are leaving us this year. Special Education teacher David Wolff is. transferring to Hillcrest 1 Public School in Campbellford as -their new Vice-Principal. Our best wishes go with Mr. Wolff, Mrs. Dennilyn Moore, Special Education Resource teacher is transferring to Courtice Secondary School as . Family Studies teacher, and Michelline Hache, who has been a wonderful aide in the grade 1/2 class, goes on to University to pursue pursue her career in teaching. Mrs. Jan Gravlev, regretfully, is leaving Newtonville and her grade 4/5 class. She will be greatly missed by teachers and students alike, as she moves from the area. Talking with Mrs, Gravèlev the other day, she told me a dear story. She spoke of how she had come to her class a ! little late one afternoon, to be greeted by terrific shouting noises.. Before speaking, she listened.. "Right before me, I heard what they all were doing., they were on their own, without supervision or direction, playing spelling games; testing one another to see who could really get the tough words., it was super and I was rather couched.." Thank you Jan for leaving a very special part of you with each and every student in grade 4/5. And finally, our laurels would not be complete, without thanking school secretary, Jeannie Carter and custodian Yvonne Bender, for all their kindness, patience and unending assistance over practically every matter one could think of. It's been a grand year! Little Scoops - Welcome home from Nashville to the Hendefsens, who enjoyed a truly truly super holdiay week in the Country Country Music Capital. - With our warm temperatures of late, flowers are doing wonderfully. The, "Fuschia" is one of the most popular plants around, particularly as a hanger. It is also known as "Lady's Ear Drops.." and comes in various glorious shades of pink, red, White and purple. We enjoy it's quickj growth and long flowering period. A surprising shade tolerance - among Fuschia's greatest assets. Water daily - fertilize monthly, and\ enjoy. - A lovely Appreciation tea was given by teachers at our school, for all parent volunteers who helped endlessly throughout the year. Great helpings of cool punch, sweet cakes and cheery conversation conversation all made for an appreciated "Appreciation Tea." - Yet another month slips by. July 1st is Canada Day. Let's make it a "thumbs up" special day regardless • of all the unrest and controversy within the government.. Let's find the wee spark of patriotism laying somewhere deep witÿin.. -> Keep an eye on your birch.. Birches Birches are very delicate.. Caterpillars like to burrow into those dark knots in the trunk., preventative medicine just could save this beautifully breed. - Remember, if your child is to attend attend a summer camp this year, be sure to have them checked out by your doctor. - -Everybody is talking' about the wind! Reports of downed power „ lines, power outages, broken tree limbs and lost shingles are common talk. Remember last June? It was near this very time we experienced the tail end of a tornado, that swept through our community and tore up sizeable trees and more. As summer really arrives with July, July, remember to enjoy your days to .the limit, keep safe and.take time now and then to smell those roses you've been nurturing.. "Streams and Dreams" Streams and Dreams Can go together, and So can You and Your Friend! by Lyndsey Pitt, Grade 3 Newtonville The Federation of Ontario Naturalist! FON Conservation Centre, Moatfield Park 355 Lesiaiil Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8 Phone: (4-16) 444-8419 ny Marion Strebig Self Sufficient The drunken riot of early morning morning spring birdsong is largely over now. Birds have settled down to the sobering job of raising families. As in human families, until the young are more or less able to look after themselves this is a time of heavy stress for the parents. Some young birds spring immediately into the "terrible twos". The young of waterfowl and shorebirds, for instance, instance, are born like chickens, covered with down, eyes wide open, able to move like greased lightning almost as soon as they hatch: These birds which can feed themselves at once are called appropriately, precocial. The young of songbirds like the Oriole and Robin are altricial. They are born naked and with eyes closed, unable to stand, and their only reflex initially is the beak gaping for food. At this time of year when the young are hatched and growing fast, people often get involved with what they believe is an abandoned nestling. That young Mouring Dove huddled and forlorn-looking has probably not been abandoned. Stay well away and watch. One parent will likely arrive soon with an offering. offering. No nest can accommodate indefinitely indefinitely several rapidly growing, active young birds. Sooner or later nestlings will be forced out of the nest. However, parents will continue continue to care for the young even out of the nest. In the case of very young birds falling out of the nest as a result of some disaster, you may be able to replace them in the nest. It is not true that the parent will reject the youngster if it has been handled. One bird whose offspring are often the victims of misdirected concern is the Killdeer. The Killdeer nests on the ground.'Any hollow in a fieid or gravel patch will do. Its young are precocial. Little miniatures of the adults except that they have only one black band across the chest, these tine balls of mobile fluff are active within an hour of hatching. To survive infancy infancy they will depend on their ability to blend into the ground by freezing when they hear the adult's alarm call. The adult will attempt to lead interlopers away with the old broken wing act. If an adult directs this behaviour at you, there are probably probably young very close to your feet. Never pick up one of these chicks thinking that it has been abandoned. abandoned. It's been learning the art of survival survival since it was an hour old. No matter how cute they are, leave them alone. Unlike altricial birds their beaks don't gape, for food, and it is quite difficult to get them to eat. If you are forced to play foster parents to young birds which long observation has convinced you are definitely orphaned, you should consider the difficulties and the responsibility before taking on the job of raising them. Are you really up to it? Young birds need food about every 15 minutes, and-they also need to be kept warm. If the bird is not feathered you will need to provide provide a source of warmth. An old sho.ebox lined with tissue! will provide provide a home and a light bulb suspended over this nest, heat. Young birds need a temperature of - around 20 degrees centigrade. The parents spend a good deal of time when the young first hatch brooding them to regulate temperature. This week a nighthawk nesting on a flat roof in downtown Toronto has been protecting protecting her newly hatched young from the broiling sun, determinedly ignoring the electrical cable work going on very carefully a few feet away. Can you provide this sort of care? You will also be in charge of providing providing as nourishing a diet as parents provide by regurgitating a highly nutritious diet of insects. You won't be expected to do this, and a suggested alternative formula consists of a mixture of water, milk, egg yolks, pablum and infant vitamin drops. Steam the egg yolks Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. June 29. 1988-7 gently with a little water and milk to make a kind of custard, then - thicken with a little pablum. Keep your mixture thin enough to pass through ;an eye dropper. Humans tend to intervene in other, creatures lives without really understanding much about them, A little observation and reading about the habits of birds would prevent unwarranted human interference in the raising of nestlings. Raising young birds is a demanding and time-consuming business which is only finished when you have succeeded succeeded in returning them to the wild. r If circumstances force you to try your hand at rearing an orphan and you need further advice you might ,contact the Toronto Humane Society Society (416) 392-2273. In eastern Ontario Ontario contact the Avian Care and Research Foundation (613) 374-2923, and in western Ontario Erie- Wildlife Rescue at (519) 736-3578. CARPENTER FOR HIRE . 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