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To appear at Orono United Church- Town to hold public meeting in Orono,. March 9th The finance committee of the Town of Newcastle has set Thursday, March 9th as a date to hold a public meeting in Orono in the Orono Town Hall. The meeting is to commence at 7:30 p.m. Three items of concern to the Orono area will be placed on the agenda for the meet- ing. These will include the Director of Community Ser- vices report on the Orono Town Hall, the disposition of land purchased by the Muni- cipality in the Home Smith development as well as the appointment of a seventh member to the Orono Arena and Community Centre com- mittee. The Community Services Report relating to the operat- ion of the Orono Town Hall suggests a new schedule of charges for its use for meetings and social events. The schedule has the intent of bringing the operation within a financial position that the operational costs would break even over the year. In the matter of lands obtained by the Town in the Home Smith sub-division in Orono the Town is interested >n some direction from the residents to the disposition of these lands. Residents had opposed commercial develop- ment on one parcel of land in the sub-division with the result that the Town purchas- ed this site as well as the purchase of a vacant lot at the south of the development allowing for a walkway into the Village. The appointment of a sev- enth member to the Orono Arena committee also requir- es a public meeting for the appointment and the commit- tee felt this could be carried out at the same meeting. The Thomas Family of Oshawa are coming to the Orono United Church to present a program of music on Sunday evening, February 26th, 1978. The program is to years and provide an interest- begi at :30 .m.ing programn of blue grass begin at 7:30 p.m.goplTeapa The Thomas Family have g . r at many been singing and playing area functions as well as together for the past - five entertaining in prisons and other institutions. Last Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Ganar- aska Region . Conservation Authority approval was given to a financial budget amount- ing to $450,893 of which amount $100,000 had been set aside .for the purchase of, lands. Following the approval of the budget the members gave their approval for the purchase of a 200 acre parcel of land lying adjacent to lands already owned by the Author- (Continued page 2) Committee seeks more reports on Orono horse barns The finance committee of the Town of Newcastle Mon- day night deferred any decis- ion regarding the location of the Orono Fair grounds horse barns until a report is . D......I.I..( Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 22nd, 1978 LIBERAL CANDIDATE With a possible federal election in the works for later this year the only party in the Durham Northumberland riding to declare or choose a candidate are the liberals. Recent reports out of the Cobourg area have Phil Calnan declaring he is prepared to stand for the liberal nomination providing bis car agency is sold. Calnan is a native of Grafton, bas been a school teacher and has had his own car business in Cobourg. ARENA FUND REACHES $134,416.00 As of the first of this week the Arena Fund in Orono had reached a total of $134,416.00 of which amount $74,505 is in cash with $59,911 in pledges. Also to date it has cost a sum of $1,488.48 in connection with the drive and pay-outs relating to the arena. The fund for the Newcastle arena has surged ahead in the past two months with the total now at $109,000.00. The Newcastle Village fund raisers expect to reach their total of $170,000.00 prior to the deadline. Orono has to raise a total of some $250,000.00. DURHAM REGION LUNG ASSOCIATION CAMPAIGN A letter from the above association informs us that they have reached a total of $70,638.00 in their Christmas Seal campaign. This amount equals that of last year and will enable them to carry on with their program of work. Well done citizens of the Region. POLICE AND COMMISSION MEET WITH CONCILIATOR Durham Regional Police and Commission were optimistic on reaching a contract following the meeting last week with a conciliator. Among issues still in dispute are wages for the 330 policeme. The contract with the police expired on December 31, 1977. PROPOSE NO CHANGE IN KINDERGARTEN A committee of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education investigating the possibility of reverting to alternate full-day kindergarten in the rural areas of the school board area will recommend to the full board that no action be taken in this regard and that kindergarten continue on the half day daily basis. The decision of the committee was reached on Monday night at a committee meeting in Cobourg to which were present principals and teachers as well as committee members. The change to an alternate full day system was to have cut costs of kindergarten operation by some $54,000.00. Considerable opposition was voiced to the committee from parents, teachers as well as principals to the alternate full-day kindergarten. REJECT ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN A public meeting held in the Brighton Public School last week through a show of hands rejected a proposal by the Board of Education to consider- alternate ' full-day kindergarten in the area. A panel discussed the proposal at the meeting with one member, a specialist in early childhood education stating she was concerned that attempts may be made to save money at the expense of the human development of the young children. received from the planning department as well as a report from the public works department. It was noted at the meeting that the horse barns built during the summer of 1977 is located some seventeen feet upon a reserve parcel of land held by the Town for the possible location of a new fire hall in Orono. It was also noted at the meeting that the same barns encroached upon a Town road allowance. The planning department is to report on the suitability of the reserve for a new fire hall while the works department is to report on the possible closing of road allowances within the fairgrounds of which there are three. Counc. E.R. Woodyard said that the barns could not be moved and were not at this time causing a problem. They could in the future he said and the matter should be straight- ened out at this time. Mr. Gordon Barrie, presi- dent of the Agricultural Society stated that at this time of construction the building inspector could not find any stakes relating to the reserve so they couldn't blame the society for the fact that the building was en- croaching on the reserve. Mr George Carson also pointed out that there was a set back from the Highway of 150 feet and that the Society couldn't have but the barns in the north because of the Town's ball diamond nor at the west of the property because it would then have interferred with the parking lot for the arena. The matter will come before the committee when the two reports are complet- ed. Newcastle could be benefactor The Town of Newcastle Finance Committee on Mon- day gave their approval of the concept of Property Tax Reform. The committee how- ever asks the province for (Continued page 3) ott, Ruth Jury and Charles Mercer. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley represented the Kinsmen and Kinettes in this photo also. Orono skater wins Gold medal Denise Maher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Maher, Main St., Orono skated her way to a gold medal in the Pine Ridge Interclub Competition on February 18th, 1978. Denise competed in the Bronze Interpretive Category (girls under 12). Thirteen skaters from the Orono Figure Skat- ing club competed in this competition. At Kirby Public School and essays some of which to right: Susan Kennedy, the enthusiasm was not were read by the students Paul Cannings, Richard Erh- hidden as the students showed durîng the assembly ardt, Peter Fonk. Back row their efforts i paintings Shown above are the win- left to right, Stephanie Hood, posted on the walls and poetry ners of the pins. front row left Rhonda Parker, Ellen Wind- G.R.C.A. purchases 200 forest acreage