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1 Clarke Museum opens with ROM display The Great Ground Sloth, a creature that millions of years ago traversed this part of North America has returned and is on display at the Clarke Museum which opened to the general public this past weekend. Mark Jackman, curator at the museum, has a great story on the Great Ground Sloth that roamed the North American continent some 12 to 36 million years ago. It stood some thirteen feet in height and was a vegetarian and did not hesitate to consume the lower branches of trees. The curator states there is no apparent apparent reason for its disappearance from the face of the earth 12 million years ago. The display is a feature of the Royal Ontario Museum using casts of the head and actual teeth of the animal. Jackman points out that a well preserved speciman was found at Daytona Beach in 1968 with even some hair and hide intact. The Great Ground Sloth is on display at the museum. This display along with many others are current at the museum and, the Sloth will be featured for a considerable time. The museum board is holding its officially opening for 1988 in the form of an Open House on Saturday, Saturday, April 23rd. At this time they will have, also on display, a stone mill stone which was, at one time, used at a Mill on the Orono Creek. Jackman also points to another new feature at the museum, being nine new show cases which have been constructed by the carpentry department of Durham College. He points out that with these displays more artifacts and museum pieces will be on display. Looking to the future Mark Jackman is hopeful that the Town of Newcastle will provide funding for the construction of an addition to the Kirby School museum. Jackman notes that the addition has been down-sized from the original plans to a two floor barnlike barnlike building with two stories and a total of 9600 square feet. He states that the total area will be actually used for display rather than using a large section for storage. He said most of the artifacts owned by the museum could be put on display. He points out that the total cost has been estimated at $140,000 of which amount the Museum Board is asking the Town to provide $7,000 a year over a period of five years. If was stated that with this money and the $35,000 the Board already has along with grants the project could be completed. He said the key to starting the project now rests with the Town, $35,000 over a five year period. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1988-3 Encourage residential to urban areas (Continued from page 1) land left to save." The use of good farm land for residential use should be stopped he said. There are more than 1000 applications applications before the region's land severance committee, most of them from farm families. • Harrell expressed dismay at the Federation's support of limited access access to retirement lots. The region's discussion paper on rural development development calls for elimination of the lots, created now when a land owner severs a small parcel of land for a retirement home from a larger acreage. Neil Allin, Orono, president of the Federation told the committee that while some members are opposed opposed to the lots and other favour them, the majority want to see access access to retirement lots limited to 'viable' commercial farm opera tions. The Federation has a membership membership of 600 in the Region. Allin said there are more than 2,200 census farms but only 656 had sales of more than $50,000 in 1986. He said officials could check income income statements when determining whether a farmer applying for a severance is a.'real' farmer. Allin said the reason for the limited support of retirement lots is the cost of land. He said recent development in the country has caused land prices to soar to the point where farmers cannot afford to buy land or houses at market prices, and their children cannot afford afford to buy their farms. The president of the Federation did say that the Federation did agree with the basic discussion paper which calls for the region to maintain its policy of keeping residential development away from prime farm land. The discussion paper suggests that the region stick with the policy of directing residential development towards the major urban areas along the lakeshore. ^ Unique l WEDDING l GIFTS 4} • Keirstead.Prints / • German Crystal y • Glassware * 4) • Silverware r Stoneware f REFLECTIONS ro Downtown Orono Phone 983-9757 Letter to the Editor 1 would like to take this opportunity opportunity to thank all those residents of the Town of Newcastle who wrote ' letters, called .and spoke to me on the issue of library services. " And to the many, many people who took on a very active role in doing research, holding meetings, making representations to the Library Board and Council, gathering gathering petitions and a|l that was involved involved a special thank you for all your work and for taking a positive approach approach to a very serious issue. Your support, encouragement and hard work are much appreciated. appreciated. It is through this kind of active participation that we as individuals individuals can determine the future of our community. "Sincerely, Diane Hamre, , Regional Councillor, ■ Ward 3, Town of Newcastle. Letter to the Editor 1 have been a citizen of the com-, munity (Newtonville) for 25 years. My husband and 1 have chosen to raise our children in this community. community. I attended the Community of Clarke Constituents meeting on, Monday night at Newtonville Church. 1 "Was appalled at what we and our children may have to live with for the rest of our lives. Up until 4 years ago I lived beside the Hale dump site now owned by Laidlaw. 1 have walked the roads, I have walked along the creek (Graham), I have walked through the fields and 1, have watched it all change in a period of 4-5 years. From walks presently along the creek, on the roads and fields, all 1 see now is garbage "MOUNTAINS OF GARBAGE", trucks.roaring by constantly. 1 don't want my children to see what I have seen in I lie past few years. What is going io happen in the future? We now live on Newtonville Road and are very concerned about heavy truck traffic passing by our door and the doors of others. What dangers will this cause safety wise and otherwise. 1 don't want my children to sec garbage going by their front door then go to their grandparent's "Century Farm" and see more garbage, "MOUNTAINS "MOUNTAINS OF GARBAGE." I don't know to much about the "Business,of Garbage" but 1 am learning fast, along with alot of other citizens of this community. We will not stand by and let this happen. Garbage should not be a business for some to profit by especially when it is at the expense of others. Don't let us be dumped on for the next 20-25 years. It will affect all of us very deeply present and future, for a very long time. "D" stands-for Durham not Dump Yours truly concerned Mrs. Sherry Wood Do you love Clothes? Music? Pretty Ladies? Well then come to our FASHION SHOW ' 4 Spring Into Summer ' ' at the CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY, APRIL 14 at 7:00 p.m. Come and enjoy Coffee and Dessert while you enjoy the show Fashions by Not Just Fashions Proceeds to Student Atmosphere Commit- „ tee and Clarke Band Tickets: $4.00 available at Not Just Fashions or at the door