The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

CKMP's Doug Johnston got a sneak preview last week of the girls who will be competing this Friday night for the title of Winterama Queen. On Doug's right is Shelley Smith, and Establishments to celebrate Winterama With the many activities happening all through Winterama weekend, one of the most enjoyable and perhaps tranquil will be the cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and hiking at the Historic Naval and Military Establish- ments. From 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., both Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20 the site will be open, and there is no admission charge for this event. ' Located at the end of Church Street, off Robert Street east, the Establishments was once a British naval base and military garrison. Now the reconstructed site draws thousands of visitors to the area every summer. Visitors this weekend can imagine the lives of soldiers and sailors posted to this isolated Monday was Valentine's Day, and at St. Joseph's School in Penetanguishene it was celebrated with enthusiasm. Here James MacIntosh, who was one of the students in charge of distributing the | After the individual valentines were | handed out, each student drew a name out of a box, and presented a card he or she had made in class to the student center: Se | Happy Valentines at St. Joseph's Got one for me? Valentine artistry on display . b. whie rE ots: 488 aS: ie pon o) [Ses deg ina) * * S Sew a L <7 A veritable bevy. of beauties on his left is Nancy Robinson. In the middle row are Jennifer Gilbert, Cindy Lockhart, Janet Limoges, Denise Meredith and Lucille Cascagnette. In the back row are Karen outpost as they coped with winter conditions. Ski trails among the historic buildings will be well marked and those who prefer snowshoeing and hiking can climb to less accessible areas of the site for spectacular views of the bay. Two buildings will be open for the con- The bi-valent swine flu vaccination program will be resumed shortly, Dr. Nancy Armbrust, Simcoe County Health Officer said on Friday. Valentine cards, sorts them out as his' | classmates Caroline Robitaille, right, and Michelle Carriere, centre, look on expectantly. Staff photo whose name he or she drew.;Here the students, who are in Sister Irene Pelletier's grade four class, show off the valentines they received. Grew lays effect Yule, Germaine Quesnelle and Debbie Piitz. Johnston is the master of ceremonies for the contest, which takes place at 9:00, at the Pen Theatre. Staff photo £veryone must bring their own equipment ° and be responsible for it while on the site. 'We hope all winter enthusiasts will take advantage of this opportunity to see the Establishments in winter," said site manager Burke Penny. Be sure to bring your cameras as there will Flu shots were suspended in the Midland- Penetanguishene and Elmvale areas in the middle of December after some negative reaction to the vaccine was reported in the United States. ; The vaccine will be given to the elderly, the chronically ill and high-risk groups. Dr. Armbrust said she had not received notification from the Department of Health to include children in the innoculation program. There have been no reported cases of the A- Victoria flu in Simcoe County as yet. The high incidence level for this flu usually oc- curs in March, Dr. Armbrust pointed out. The number of cases of the flu reported in the county last year was relatively light com- pared to other parts of the province. off workers A 30-day cutback in production at Grew Boats, in Penetanguishene, has resulted in the temporary laying off of about 38 em- ployees, throughout the plant. The general manager of the company, Jack Hurst, said the cutback is not out of the ordinary, and in the past has taken place later in the spring, or early summer. He said there will be a 100 percent recall on either March 7 or March 14. Hurst said the affected employees would be able to collect Unemployment Insurance while they are off work, and he added that the company had Unemployment Insurance Commission personnel into the plant before the lay-offs began, so the affected employees could be registered to minimize the length of time'they would have to wait for the benefits. He said the company would continue to pay all employee benefits, such as hospitalization insurance, for the men while the cutback is in There's only two days left to go until the Annual Penetanguishene Winterama gets under way. The festivities don't begin until Friday, but tomorrow anyone interested in taking part in snowmobile races will be able to register at the Chamber of Commerce office, in the old Post Office building at 63 Main Street. Registration will take place from 10:00 in the morning until noon. Anyone having occasion to visit the town dock tomorrow will be able to see the huge Winterama tent, which will be the centre of activity for the festival, being erected. Winterama really begins Friday at noon, when all the facilities, concessions, games of chance, arts and crafts displays, and the refreshment booth open up in the big tent at the dock. At 4:30 p.m., the Atom Hockey Tournament begins at the Penetanguishene Arena, and at 8:00, there will be bingo at the Legion Hall. At 9:00, the Winterama Queen contest begins at the Pen Theatre, and at 10:00 there will be a Snowmobile Torchlite Parade, running from the Pen Theatre to the dock, around the bay, and back to tent at the dock. On Saturday the Atom Tournament will continue all day, and the Chamber of Com- merce tent will be open all day. A curling Bonspiel will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Penetanguishene Curling Club, and at 12:45 p.m. Indian Tribal Dances will be presented by the Christian Island Society at the corner of Robert and Main Streets. Snowmobile races begin at 1:00, and at 2:00 there will be a fishing derby at the dock. At 2:30, a children's dog show will take place, and the Huronia Parachute Club will put on a demonstration. An hour later, the Belvedere Sky Diving Team will demon- strate the art in the air over Penetanguishene. Saturday night, there will be three Win- terama dances, at the Legion Hall, the Curling Club, and the Knights of Columbus Hall. On Sunday, the Atom tournament winds up, and there will be open curling at the Curling Club. The fishing derby continues at noon, and the finals for the snowmobile races begin at that time as well. Motorcycle races begin at 2:00 and more Parachute demonstrations take place throughout most of the afternoon. A barbershop quartet will appear on Sunday in the tent at the tent at the dock. Features which will run all weekend are Helicopter and airplane rides at the dock and rides for children at the dock. There will be ample places for cold celebrants to warm up throughout the weekend. The orientation centre and the seamen's barracks at the Historic Naval and Military Establishments, and the Old Post office building will both be open, with the Girl Guides providing coffee and snacks at the Old Post Office Building. The "Saints and Sinners Coffee House"' will ciate tae : be held at the All Saints Anglican Church Parish Hall Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and will include a bake sale and tea, with a display of Community Night School Crafts. It is being put on by the St. James Anglican Church Ladies. aot vv ~ a UT g Guide Plus 8 page p of Colour mm Comics -- a ae 42 pages Wednesday, February 16, 1977 20 cents Local initiatives work could begin Monday Work on a launching ramp and floating wharves, tobe constructed to the west of the town dock under the Local Initiatives Program, could begin as early as next Monday. The town received the supplies necessary for the construction last Monday, and ac- cording to town clerk Yvon Gagne, they have already hired six men from Manpower to do the work. They are being given the funds to hire a total of 10 men over the course of the project. Gagne said there are still a few details to be ironed out before the work can start, but it should all be cleared up in time for the ten- A sleighride... fun for everyone About 14 children, aged three and four, from Les Bambins de Lafontaine nursery school took a short break from school last Wed- Management blames sagging export market nesday afternoon, as they went on a sleigh ride outside Lafontaine. Their teachers, who looked as though they needed the break as much as the children, also went along for the ride. Staff photo Bausch and Lomb to close down local plant "It wasn't an easy decision - in fact it was very difficult, we have tried every avenue since late last fall to avoid this." Disappointment and regret surfaced in the voice of L.D. Curran, President of Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. Ltd., as he spoke of his company's decision to close its operations in Midland. "Tt has been very hard to do this...but it was not economical to continue." Bausch and Lomb announced last Thur- sday it would be phasing out its manufacture of glass lenses and frames in Midland over the next two months but would retain its national distribution center in Midland. Only 17 of its present 113 employees will be kept on. The others have received their notices and will, according to Curran, be receiving severance pay and additional compensation. A gradual decline in the company's export market, combined with increased use of plastic prescription lenses prompted the decision, Curran said. Many more countries are.now manufacturing glass lenses and / or have increased productivity of these lenses. '"'The decline in the export market has been gradual since over the last three years, but it really showed up as we got lower in terms of export,' Curran explained. As volume declined, production costs increased, the product cost more and Bausch and Lomb could not maintain its competitive position. Bausch and Lomb also is not likely to go into production of plastic lenses out of its Rochester head offices because of the ex- pense involved in setting up operations in an already competitive market. Midland's Soflens (plastic contact lens division) operations will be performed in the existing Soflens facility in Toronto. There are no plans for immediate expansion of those operations, Curran said. Although Larry Curran could not comment on possible relocation to Toronto of some Midland employees, he did indicate that the company would make every effort to work with local officials in placing some of the 96 individuals who have received their notice. Answer expected in mid March Fate of CN land in doubt Canadian National Railways has not yet decided how it will dispose of its right-of-way between Penetanguishene and Anten Mills. E.W. Kirk manager of real estate for CNR in Toronto said last week 'Canadian National is still trying to "'resolve the Problem"' and is not expected to announce a decision until mid March. "There are many people with fingers in the pie and they all have different ideas," Kirk explained. The future of the CNR right-of-way has hung in doubt for over a year now as various interest groups and municipalities expressed an interest in acquiring all or a portion of the property.