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Orono Weekly Times, 19 May 1971, p. 1

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800 Atténd Ha 1rness Race Opening. Harness racing opened in Or- -ono on Friday evening and will continue every Friday evening through to the end of October. 'The openirg crowd was in excess of eight hundrd and ail repprts refer to an active night at the wickets. The local Orono horse- men, drivers and owners were ac- tive in the schcdule of' events registering a number of wins. In the first race, Don's Doub, a Hamptin horse, owr-ed by Don- ald Drew won its first race. Keith -West drivîng Sir Edward Pick Orono -VOLUME 35, NUMBER,21 placed second with Gertie 'W." Grattan third. Roger McEllen, jointly owned by Dr. John Rundie of Bowmanville and Tom- Riley of Roseneath finished in fourth place. Victorious Patch owned by Ross Gilbart, Orono and Stewart Collins, Newcastle and driuen by Gerald Robinson- did not finish the race. The second race of the even- ing was dominated hy Orono horsemen. Junior West driving Keith West's Sandy Gain won the feature followed by Jack Williams WJvee.klywl *driving ,Liz .1Songand 1Bil11 Reid driving his own hd&se Northwdod Barney. Again in the third race Orono drivers were prorninent in the second and third piacings at the finish wire. The race was won by S. Brown driving Me,-low H. Peg, an Orono horse owned by Lawrence Hooey. Jack Williams with bis owri horse Harwil Prin- cess, placed second while Gera]d Robinson finisbed third with Singles Rusty,ý Keith West- drove The Little ORONO WEEKLV TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY l9th, 1971 Director 0f Education To Speak At Kirby, School Kirby Home and School Assoc- iation April meeting was well at- tended and enjoyed. "The Eye -of the Behoider," a film pre- sented by Mr. lan Golder, prin- cipal of Kirby School, demon- strated perception differences bc- tecn indiv iduals. Alter a thorough discussion, the membership 'voted on Home and School Pesolutions, the sub- jeets dealing wîtb. first aid train- ing for teachers, bigher educa- tion requirements for teachers, drug legisiation, and rnany other pertinent topics. A special vote of thanks to the senior students who displayed,ç their gymnastic ability. The lunch hours devoted to this skill were well spent. The May meeting of Kirby Home and School will feature Mr. -W. F. Thom, Director of Educa- tion for Northumberland-Durham spcaking on what's ahead for this district educationally speaking, what the new Bowmanvillc IL.. will mean to us, and wbat a change in the regional sturcture would do. A discussion perio(l wil follow. Tihis meeting wiil he held at the Kirby Certennial School, May 25, 1971 at 8 p.m. Quick Action Saves Farm Born Quick action by' Mr. Jim Simp- son on the 4tb uine of Clarke Township east of 115 Highway, saved the destruction of bis barn by fire Tuesday morning around 7:00 la.m The'harn is located west 7.00 a.m. The barn is located west of the Township side road wbile bis home is located cast of the saine road. Mrs, Simpson noticed smoke* confiinig from the barn and alerted ber husband wbo- rushed to the barn and was able to put the fire out. The fire started from electrie *fencing which was used lu the building te partition a section off. It b,-çame trampled _by the cattle and a spark ignitcd the straw bedding. The blaze did very little damage but did advance a- long the floor and up one post to the cciling lu the stable. The Orono - Clarke Fire De- partment was caUJed butMr. Sim- pson had the fire out on the ar- rivai of the department.- Celebrates 83'rd Birthd'ay Mr. Bud llolph of Orono is not letting his 83rd birthday deter bis activities lu any way. H1e still enjoys keeping an eye on the lo- cal politicians, daily work at the store as well as looking for a worthy opponent to challenge in a horse race this summer. Bud made a brief visit to titis office last week and dlaims heis ready 10 çhampion someone in a barness race at the Orono track this summer. Who it will be he doesn't know as. yet.. but he is ready, be said. Bud took a six coluimu spread, in the Telegram Monday evening,, when a'Toronto columnist visitedl the Orono races and met up wit hlhm at the t yack. Best wIshes Bud!J Alex Carruthers Alex Carruthers, M.P.P., Dur- ham, lu a news release from Queen's Park, states that approv- ai bas been granted for Provinc- ial Grants to the Ganaraska Reg- ion Conservation Autbority total-* ling $750. $50.of this amount is desig- nated for improvements lu the Port Hope Conservation Area and $250. for further dcvelopment lu the Sylvan Glen Conservation P>ark. NdewWter Well To Incremase Rates' Hobo, to a..win in the fourth race. The horse being owned by Griant Farrow, Bowmanville. Mistie Star another Bowmanville horse fin- isbed second with Gerald Robin- son taking third with Danny D. Dale. Ross Br~own, Newtonville, finished sixth. with, his horse, Molly Haw Let. Ge-ald' Robinson returned in the fifth to finish first with Fly- ing Miss, a Peterborough horse. Keith West won bis second race of the meet in the scventb race witb In Wann, a horse own- cd by Charles Peak, Lakefield. Jack Wil liams finished second with Bud Gist and 0. Burrison third with Capetown Shelly.. Marianne Riddle finished first in the eighth race followed by Hoot Valley, Toot Win, Rodwyn Todd ald Ozark Jeffrey, the lat- ter owned by Mr. and Mrs, Morley- Robinson of Newtonville. Gerald Robinson won the final race of the night driving Silkway Direct. Elva Magic placed second and Jack Williams with King Grattan finishd third. Children Cavsing Fair Ground Damage It bas been reported that cbild- ren of the community are being destructive to the premises of the Durham Central Agricultural So- ciety lu Orono and that action wih be taken if this destructivenes continues. Mr. Carson, Fair manager, re- ports that two, nearby residentu had to put out a small fire whicb. had heen started on the woodeix grandstand on Saturady. On other occasions as many as fifteen to twenty children have had to be put out of the grounds. Mr. Carson reports that 'the grands tand now houses the hettîng machines and other equipmer# which4.s 9uite valuable. He stated that the parents oî these children will have to be held responsible if furthcr damage ù; donc to the fair premises., Fireworks I1-. Orono Th-is Monday Eveing This Monday evening, May 24tb' the Orono Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual fireworks display at the Orono- Fair Grounds This evtent will commence at dusk witb ail activity in front of Mr. and Mrs. Parasas, owners of the Country Inn, were hosts on Thursday ev.ening last at their officiai opening and ribbon cut- the grandstand. The Orono Firefighters will as- sist in the program by igniting the fireworks display. Corne out and support your com- munity projects. ting. The couple were pleased with the opening and received many fine comments on their new establisment south of Orono. Two 'Bears In One Afternoon 1The Orono Police Trustees beld a special meeting on Monday ev- ening when conditions were set forth to form an overail water polic.y for ýwater main extensions and also to plan and determine flinancial charges for two lots owned by Mr. Vanjenhoven on Somerv ie Drive West. The conditions for a water pol- icy affecting water main exten- sions are f0 be passd at the next meeting of -the Trustees to be held on May 26th. The policy is to include that extension of mains to new devel- opment inust be at the cost of the developer. That such ex- tension should meet the approval of the Trustees, the O.W.R.C. and Village engineers and that an a- greement must be signed by the jdeveloper. AIl requests for extensions and water services must be in writing and addressed to the manager. The policy is also to include a charge of $150.00 per lot for those withiii the Village and $175.00 per lot for those outside the Village. This charge is to be. paid in-total and in ad\ ance. Ail extensions are to extend to the extreme end of the last lot lu any new develppment. In the matter of the Vanjen- hoxien lots on Somerville Drive, it was agree(l that the developer would pay hiaif the cost of the main installation, plus the entire cost of direct connections to the main plus the lot charge of, $150. per lot. Al eosts hy fte develop- er are to l)e paid lu advance. It was estimated that the cost of the main extension woulbc ln the neighbourhoo d of $2500.00. The shared cost polîcy in this case was agreed upon as the Vil- lage would be sion as part of ond well, now1 using this exten- a lînk to the sec- being arranged. In discussion the cost of the second well $60,000., it was point- cd ont that the development east of the Orono Cemeterv would, under the present policy, pay a sum of $14,525-00 hefore final ap- proval of the plan. The remaining amount of $45475.00 would have to corne from further new devel- orment and an increase to the local watcr rates which could amount to around $1200 a year- A, lett"ýr from the engineers pointed ont that although it was evident that the second wcll was now needed because of pending sub-division development, it was -lso most debateable that 1,here was a nced for the new well for the present village. The engin- eers liad determined a lot charge of $150.00 for a new development. A fisbing trip over the weekend lu the Bancroft area turned ont to bc a most succ essful hunting trip for, Mrs. Marsbal Keast Sr. who returned home wiýh two male bears. Mrs. Keast explains she was fisbing along a small stream ln the Bancroft area when she was confronted by a fifty-pound bear cub. It just so happened she also had ber rifle along with ber andf bagged ber first prize. After car- rying the cub tu the truck she returned and followed a stream a short distance further when she came upon ber second bear. She further explains that she had te drive twenty miles to get help te carry out the 300-pound animal The eub is to he mounted with the adult bear becoming a rug, -, -

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