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Last Wednesday the membership of the Orono Showcase Co-operative approved approved plans to offically open their retail outlet in the Village on Friday, September 23rd and continue with the opening features through to Sunday, September 25th. The Orono Showcase Cooperative Cooperative are opening the outlet in the renovated baCk- ' area of t he Orono Armouries building using upwards of 2000 square feet for display purposes of arts, crafts and antiques. All work will be by members of the Co-opetative and items are being juried prior to entry into the cooperative cooperative in art effort to maintain quality items. It is understood that the co-operative does have a membership of some twenty- two members and do have a waiting list of others wishing to now join. The co-operative will open on Fridays, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, 9:00 a,in. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays Sundays 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.pi. The premises recently were repainted along with some renovations to allow the joining joining of three rooms on the ground floor level as* well as the sanding and refinishing of ail floors. The main hall area to the south of the rooms has also" been painted ready for special events that will be promoted by the co-operative from time to time. For those who like power and plenty of it and the ingenuity ingenuity of man to get the best out of his machine the Orono Tractor Pull being staged at the Orono Fairgrounds this Monday will beOhe place to be. There are ten classes in the event including trucks and tractors both for lightweight machines and for the heavies. This competition at the Orono Fair grounds has attracted attracted large crowds over the past threeyears and 1983 is not expected to be any different. different. The action starts at 11:00 a.m. and will continue throughout the day on Monday, Monday, September 5th and all in-' Orono. Plan now to attend. Hold It. . . Right There Approve $313,400 Orono Fire Hall A news release from the Ontario Provincial '•Police came to this office the latter part of last week outlining their program program for the O.P.P. Golden Helmets precision' precision' motorcycle learn who are to appear at the Orono Fair come Thursday, Thursday, September 8th. • It read: Orono Fair, Bowmanvilie, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. We knew that John James of the Canadian Statesman had made a bid to use Bowmanvilie as the Town name but did not realize it had gone this far. Sorry, but it doesn't wash with us and to read it makes it even worse. On Wednesday of last • week the Town of Newcastle Council let a tender in the amount of $313,425.00 for a new fire hall in the Village of Orono. Ellren Construction Ltd. of Thornhill was the successful successful bidder. The new hall to be located on the west side of Main .Street, north of Millson Hill ■'Drive, is to be completed by -November 18, 1983. The bid came in somewhat over estimate and budgeted amount for the hall but Katherine Campbell said the unfunded amount could be easily handled by the Town either through a possible Town surplus al Ihe end of the year or by holding some costs over to 1984. » A training hydrant"which had been deleted from the bid wa? reinstated by council at a. cost of $4,400.00 and is included included in the overall cost of '$342,525.00. The training hydrant is located at the rear of the new hall. The new hall contains some 5000 square feet with accommodation accommodation for four trucks with two front doors and one rear door. The hall also includes includes an office for the chief and deputy-chief, a meeting, hj'pm, a workshop arfa, a. hose tour, showers, and a mechanical-electric room; decorative cement block. The highest tender submit ted to the Town was in the amount of $398,600.00. New Fire Hall for Orono The exterior of Orono fire truck in poor repair In a brief verbal report to council on Wednesday Fire ■ Chief Hayrnan stated that the present Orono Fire, pumper was in poor condition. It was reported that the department had looked at both the Orono and the Newcastle pumper and it may be that the Town should refurbish the Newcastle Newcastle pumper while purchase a new pumper for .Orono." The, Newcastle pumper appears to be in better coridibon than the Orono pumper. it was stated that it was hard to really determine the condition of 'the Orono pumper but would be afraid of what would be found when opened tip. A. local firefighter lias said the body has been rusting badly over ■the past few years. Council will consider what action to taka»in this matter when setting the 1984 budget. .(Continued page 2) Fire Chief Jim Hayrnan of .the Newcastle Fire Department Department displays the drawings for the new fire hall which is to be completed in the north of the Village on thg west side of Main Street by November 18th, 1983. . The contract for Ihe new hall was awarded last Wednesday by council in the " amount, of $313,400.00.