09 14 1993 Oro History Committee - MinutesTCVY - :HIf F ORO FISTCRY
COI.iiITTEE
Se''t. 14, 1993
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c/c .:`s. i..-ry Garbutt,
Coldwater, Cnt- rio
LOK 1E0
De�.r Lrs. Garbutt:
Further the joint meeting held with the Town hip
of Oro history Committee held. on auLust 25, 1593.
rs agreed 4.t the meeting it 7ias left to the ChFirrerson
Loreen Lucas to prepare from the recommendations of the members
present a decal w-th wording, logo, amalaLation year and name
of th, new Township . This has -now been corgi. leted and three
samples are enclosed showing the thr-e different bordrs, which
qre to be presented to each Council for thir consideration =nd
ax,-rov°-d of one.
Accordingly would you kindly forward the three sar.i,les
to the Ledonte Coercil ith the recommendation bf the L.edonte
Historical Society. ne Tc. ndhi4 of Oro ':istory Committee have
today forwarded the three saln'les to the Council of the Township
of Oro for their a; i rov: 1 and selection of one r;nd then' the
subsequent selection by both of the ,reset Councils.
A co y of the lett r forwarding the Sr ., les to the
Tnwns!hi. of Oro Council is enclosed for your information.
Trust'n. that you will e ..b1e to forward same to the Council
of the ®Cownshir of i;.edonte in order th t t: ry both Councils
ma, jointly select and ap.rrove one of the s mi les.
Thank you for your interest and co-o?"r-.tion in this
matter.
cc: Tnwr:ship of Oro Council
Yours very trulyp
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becretar
Townshi of Oro
:list ry Committee
Tnr-FTT3 OF 0R0 HI .TCR1 CO..1.ITTFE
AND
COL.LiITTEF OF TFE TGNSHIi OF I: D0NTr HISTCRICi L
SCCI7TY
E:;TING held at the Te,enshir of 0ro d inistrc tion Building on
August 25, 1993 - The nesting was called by the Township of Oro
History Committee, es en inf_rmal meeting.
The meeting es otier_ddd by the Chairrerson of the Tonship of
0ro History Committee 7:45 p.m.
The Chairrerson, Loreen (Rice) Lucas welcomed the members 5f the
24edonte Township Historical Society and advised that the meeting
would be an irrormel telking meeting.
An introduction of the members present from the :iedonte Historical
Society and the Oro Township History Committee next took place.
edonte iv.embers: - I.edonte I:istcr•ical Society
- Eresident of the Society Graphics)
- Vice i'resident (Advertising, Photography,
- _..erbershi, CommiCtephicBc)cument - tion
- Contact person for the Society
- also member of _:illsd.. ie ::istory Committee
- member
- member
Carl Cami.itelli
Robert Rountree
Dianne Rountree
Lary Garbutt
Salvia Holderny
h.arylin C.:r:., itelli
Eino Care, itelli
Townshir- of Oro i"i story
Loren (Rice) Lucas
Bernice Hickling
Henry Neufeld
Walter Hutchinson
Er r1 Robertson
Jedeen Fendersan
Committee members present
- Chairperson
- member
- Secret ry Tim Crewford
- Alterre to Cf rirT ersor_ Sendre Shelswell
member
- member
Absent
An inforr. a..l talk end discussion took 'lace on the work of the
14edorite Historical Society and their achievements to date:
membershir h .s i ncre sod steedily
Newsletters forwerded or niac'e e.vail: ble (conies of same were
passed aroi end for information
- meetings of the Society held regularily
- presently in trocess of getting together y:istcry of Ledonte
which is to be published by the Society.
- Fund raising everts held to over=te the
no financial sui l ort from the Township
The Ch .ir_ erson introduced the s'ublications the t the Township
of Cro Iii ,tery Committee 'red comrleted - same were made avei1-
able for view
:: lengthy ciscussion took .lace on the •:cork cerried out by
the members of the I..edonte+2 istcric: 1 Society and the Township
of Oro History Committee and future rcrosals, and how the
Society and the Comritte could work together after the newly
proposed Township to be knowns0ro-Ledonte after Jan. 1, 1994.
of the Society
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Cont'd
Suggestions were .:ut f or::ard on how the .edonte r-istcri cal
Society andthe Township of Oro History Committee could functions
for continadd historical work under the new Township.
- suggested that a Committee of the :eedonte Historical Society
could preare matters for j resent tion end the Oro r:istcry
Committee could preiere the same and then the trig Committees
could meet to consider the r :n or osels for approve) and rresentation
to Council of the To .nshir, of Oro•-edcnte.
Since both the Tcwns ib, of Cro and iLedcnte Councils h?d requested
the History Committees to come ferwerd with o Log for the new
Township effective J nuery 1, 1994, this .,Ir;s considered by all
present.
After review of the draft -rt :ucrk for the Loge, ty es of border
and the wording, the following r -sults were arrived at:
'hording - The Eetert of Simcce County - agreed to by all
Art - the present used by each of the Tcwnship to remain
and design to include - Ox and Plcw and Sheaf of
Whe t.
Border - ;;C-5_ s: "_it cn Roi,e or Ccin border.
s well :wording Alm. 1Y94 to be included
I wcs suggested tht a sari le of each be prerered - and it was
left that Loreen (:'ice) Lucas approach Joanna LcEwen to prepare
a dr ft :;crk fcr eech of the designs . roj osed. Same to be avail-
eble for i resentetion and review et meeting wt ich had preveously
pro osed meeting by the leedcnte Historical Society to be held
on Sunday Seii tember , 1993 at the Coldwr ter Canadiana iuuseum,
from 2-5 p.m. e tour of the i:useum will t ke piece end then a
short Me ting could bP held to review the same le Logos, which
could then be resented to the Township. Councils for their
review end approval or further recommendation.
It may be noted thet the arrival for the • roecsed Loge Irv--s by
each member present submitting on a aler their suggestions
of 'ording - Art - design - border, etc.
:;:fitters to be resented or rrce osed for en AFend e -or future
meetings of these Committees were discussed.
There being o further matters brought forwerd for discussion
it wns moved by iLarl Robertson th:t the meeting edjourn.
refreshments were served after the meeting - c of='ee, ler.:onede
and cookies. This lso served as c time for getting acquainted.
Henry Neufeld
Secretary
Loren (RiceLucas
Ch; ir",. erscn
Orc Tcwnship History
Committee