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W:* Amend ment à I lows Cultural Centre •'Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 11th, 1979 Village Bake Shop opens in Orono The Orono business section now boasts a new enterprise, The Village Bake Shop a delight to the sweet tooth as well as adding a pleasant aroma when the oven doofs open. Late last week Mrs. Terri Vreeker opened the' Village Bake Shop on the west side of the business section in the former location of Midtown Variety. The southern portion of the building has been completely revamped for the Bake Shop with the bakery extended to the west. Gary Vreeker is the baker while another son Jeff, looks after the gift shoppe. The official opening of the new Village Bake Shop will take place this Thursday when coffee and a sweet tray will be offered those attending. attending. The shop will be open on Thursday from 9 to 6 p.m. We welcome the Vreekers to the Orono business section • McCrea's noth Anniversary McCrea's 110th Anniversary Anniversary and Decoration Day Service on Sunday, July 8th was a most pleasant and memorable occasion. Friends from far and near signed the guest book, and decorated the graves of their loved ones with beautiful floral tributes. Everyone enjoyed the service, service, and afterwards over a hundred people wept to Pontypool Community Hall for a bountiful supper and a social time together. Some of the ladies and gentlemen wore old time costumes and these, along with mememtos from the old church, such as pulpit, pews, and collection taker, added a further touch of nostalgia to the afternoon's proceedings. Our thanks go to the kind folk who lent them to us. In the hall, everyone was interested in viewing r the display of photos, a painting of the old church, a copy of the original deed when the property was purchased from Andrew McCrea in 1869 and also a quilt made by members of McCrea's Ladies • Aid in (Continued page 2) A proposed official plan amendment gives thé. green light from the Region for the development of the Japanese Cultural Centre in the Orono Area. The proposed amendment amendment from the planning committee of the Region must now be approved by Regional council and this is expected to take place this month. The proposed amendment would read that "notwithstanding "notwithstanding any other provision in the Official Plan to the contrary, commünity facilities facilities such as cultural centres, police stations, fire stations,- libraries, museums and. places of worship may be permitted in any area, if such . facilities are compatible with the surrounding uses and are recognized in the respective restricted area Zoning Bylaw. Bylaw. The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre has submitted submitted an application for the development of a Cultural Centre on 272 acres just east of Orono north of the fifth line which would include camping, camping, recreational, cultural and other related uses with agriculture uses continuing on a portion of the site. The Town of Newcastle held a public meeting regarding the development and at the time received a number of 1 objections to the proposals or concerns. It has been felt that the concerns expressed at the meeting could and will be resolved as well as being accommodated at the time 1 the Town applies for rezoning through a site plan agreement agreement It is understood that when the site plan agreement is ready for signing that a further public meeting will be held when the details of the plan can be discussed. This meeting would be called by the Town of Newcastle, It is felt that access to the site as well as increased traffic, location of the various components of thë development development as well as alterations to the stream can be adequately dealt with in the site plan. It has been pointed out that the Cultural Centre does intend to keep some of the agricultural land 'in agricultural production. production. A portion of the report to the Regional Planning Committee, Committee, indicates that a cultural cultural centre of this nature would be a worthwhile addition addition to the available facilities within the Town of Newcastle and the Region of Durham. It was also felt by the Regional staff that the amendment to the official plan would allow objectors as well as other concerned (Continued page 2) U.C.W. hold pot luck supper On Thursday evneing, June 21st, about 18 U.C.W, ladies were in attendance at a pot luck supper, held in the Main Hall at Orono United Church. Various main course dishes' were tasty, followed by delicious delicious dessert of strawberry. shortcake, supplied by Units. After the meat, President Lois Brown conducted a Bible Quiz contest. ■ 1 "Flowers" was the theme for the Devotions, given by Mrs. B. Touchburn, Mrs. W. Armstrong Sr. and Mrs. C. Taylor from Unit 2. Mrs. Touchburn gave the Call to ■ Worship, followed by everyone everyone singing Hymn 15, "For the Beauty of the Earth". Scripture reading consisted of several verses about flowers - and growing things. When we - (Continued page 4) Four Vietnamese families sponsored Through the combined efforts efforts of the Christian Reformed Reformed Maranatha Churcli and the Christian Reformed Rehobo Rehobo th church in Bowtnanville four Vietnamese families totalling totalling 22 people will be located in the Bowmanville area. To this point two of the. families are known to the sponsoring group who have been making plans for the settlement of the families in the Bowmanville area. According According to Mr. Tom Lockett, Oshawa Immigration Office, there is much to be done including accommodation, jobs, in cases learning English English as well as a general knowledge of Canadian customs customs and law. Lockett said the two churches are workÿig hrough the Council of the Christian Reformed Church of Canada but it will be the responsibility of the local sponsoring groups to make sure the imigrating families are well looked after until they are self-supporting. In speaking with Lockett of the Immigration office he said, there was à ■ good response from the Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Oshawa and Whitby area where sponsorship to this point will bring in a total of seven Vietnamese families to the area. He also said that local sponsorship will bring a further two families to the Peterborough area. Most of, the sponsoring is through local church groups. It was pointed out that those sponsored through local • groups are above the commit- • (Continued page 2) Memories could not help but come back for Harry Mercer at Orono Garage last week when he was faced with a repair job on a 1912 Hupmobile, Model 32. The 1912 Hupmobile, owned by Fred Haller of Pittsburgh, Penn., was entered in the 1979 Can-Am Transcontinental Reliability Reliability Tour, and had blewn a piston. Harry Mercer, no doubt was a natural for this repair job for Haller who was , most interested to resume his part in the tour. Not that Harry had worked on the same model in the past but there were many other now vintage vehicles that have.come under his wrench in the past. It just so happens that Haller was carrying a spare piston and with the change of rings he was back on the road within a couple of hours. It was quite apparent from the condition of the car that Haller did take a great interest in his investment with the past. Haller was one of fifty-three cars that started from Key West in Florida and was on his way to Halifax. He said to this point four cars had had to leave the tour due to engine problems. "I don't want to be number five," he said. "He was to be in Montreal by five p.m. the following day. He left Orono at nine p.m. the day < prior and no doubt made his Montreal time limit. He said he was getting from 12 to 13 miles per gallon of gasoline.