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Raise $4,000for Cystic Fibrosis Through a Skate-A-Thon promoted by the' Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club and held at the Orono Arena on March 20th an amount totalling totalling $4,000.00 was raised for Cystic Fibrosis. This is one of the most successful skate-a- thon held by the club for this purpose. Over 90 children from the . area skated in the event to raise' the $4,000.00. Some skaters circled the ice surface a total of sii hundred hundred times in their endeavours to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. Pictured above is John Witheridge presenting a trophy to Charlene Tennant Of Lockhart being the high money-raising girl in the event. Charlene, through, pledges raised a total of $141.97 making 325 laps of the ice surface. Jamie Burns of Newcastle placed high in the boys division division with revenue amounting to $200.00. Jamie made 250 laps of the arena in his endeavour. Jamie had a special interest in the skate-a-thon having two brothers affected by Cystic Fibrosis. The presentation presentation of the trophy to Jamie was made by David Staples.: In all it was a great, event for a worthy cause. Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 10, 1981 Orono pool to open July 6th The Orono Pool at the Orono Park will open for the general public along with other Town of Newcastle outdoor pools on July 6th and continue through to be open until,September 7th. The Orono Pool will be open from 1.00 to 5.00 p.m, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Fridays the pool will be open from 2.00 to 5.00 and from 6.00 to 8.00 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the pool opens at 12.00 noon to 5.00 p.m. and again at 6.00 through to 8.00 p.m. The Orono Park now is again ip good shape and ready for the summer activities. activities. Over the past year a joint effort by the Recreation Recreation Department of the Town of Newcastle and the Ganaraska Region Conserva*- tion Authority has completed some erosion control work on the west side of the stream tunning through the park. It is expected that this may be carried on for a short distance further to the south of the existing work. Student busing special meeting The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education will hold a special meeting on June 22nd to considered considered a report that was tabled tabled at the last meeting. On the 29th of May the Board received a report from their Transportation committee committee regarding thé busing of French Immersion students who are registered at the Ontario Ontario Street school in Bowmanville and the G.R, Gummow school in Cobourg. Parents have made a bid for transporation for French Immersion students who at this time pay their own way to the program in Cobourg and Bowmanville. The Transporation committee committee of the board recom- • mended thgt.the request be denied as it would put transportation costs over their provincial limit. It is estimated that it would cost the board in the area of $15,000 to $20,000 to bring in busing for those attending the program. At the May 29th meeting the recommendation was tabled when strong opposition opposition to the report was presented by Dr. Ian Wilson and D. M. Slocombe. They contend there is no reason why such students should not be provided with busing. It was stated to the board by interested parents that it was costly for parents to provide provide transporation and in fact it could be keeping some from entering the program. i Main Street project to start mid-August According to a news release from the Central Improvement Improvement Area Board chairman, chairman, A1 Mote, the sidewlak project in the business area of On.»o is expected to proceed by mid-August. The news release states that the board has met with,all parties concerned and the scheme is "pretty well ready to go." The release states that all financial hurdles have" been overcome. Mote also points out that from eight to ten trees will be planted this fail in. the business area similar to those in Bowmanville and will also have guards around them'. The board expects from 25 to 30 trees to be planted in the area over the next two years. The budget for the business area has been submitted submitted to council and it is expected'to expected'to be read at the next * meeting of council and approval's approval's expected. \ RGNO ATHLETIC HOLDING ANNUAL ' The Orono Amateur Athletic Association are holding their annual meeting this Sunday evening in the Orono Arena. This loca organization promotes minor sports in Orono for children of the Village and area and do war- y ■ ant your support and suggestions. Be part of the minor sports scene in Orono plan to attend at 8:00 p.m. FLOWER BOXES ON MAIN' STREET The Orono Central Businessmen Association has had installed thirteen flower planters along the Main Street of the Village. The group have made use of cut-in-half wine barrels and with top soil donated by Taylor'» Sand « and Gravel and time for planting donated by the Horticultural Horticultural society bloom's are ready to burst*along the ! street in Orono. It is now up to local businessmen to ' keep the boxes watered and maintained. Bancroft man in protest Larry Taddman of Bancroft. Bancroft. passed through Orono on Monday on his way to Queen's Park with a packsack of uranium contaminated contaminated soil. Taddman states lie intends to dump the small amount of material at Queens Park in protest to using using the Bancroft area as a dump for such material from Toronto. Taddman expects to arrive in Toronto on Thursday. TaddmaSi also stated, just outside of Orono, that he was one of three walking to Queens Parjc for the same purpose. He points out that from 150 to .200 attended a public meeting in Ban croft last week in protest of the dumping move and that a further public meeting was being held this Thursday when he expected some,800 woùld be in atteqdançe. Bancroft council last^week voted approval of the_ transfer of 4000 tons of .contaminated ,soil frord Scarborough Scarborough to , the , Bancroft 'area: The Scarborough soil is to be taken from a 'subdivision 'subdivision where in. the early 1940s part of the land was used for waste disposal for a uranium refipery in Toronto. The 4000 tons are proposed proposed to be dumped on a site owned by Madawaska Mines Ltd. in as neighbouring township just outside Bancroft. Bancroft. The site now holds two million tonnes : of uranium waste that is three to nine times more potent than the soil coming from Scarborough. Scarborough. . »