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ID i i 1III~, 'J 4 ekly Times, Wedniesday, April 20th, 1977 Tax increase Iess than six percent Both the Municipalities of Cobouarg and Hamilton Town- *ship will have tax inicreases *this year under six percent. Residential taxpayers in Hamilton Township wiil pay 5.2 percent more in taxes than in 1976. This increase for the average homeowner is a- round $22.00. In the Town of Cobourg the increase is 5.8 periýent for al services including municipal, education and other services. This increase means that the (Continued page 2) May now occupy Clarke School Following a meeting at the Clarke H-igh School on April 4th by the Board of Educat- ion, contractor and architect it was deter.mined that the stage of Substantial Complet- ion had been reached. As a resuit of this point being reached in the contract it is now in order for the board or the staff to occupy the entire school eit.her to equip the newv facilities or taD conduct classes. t was also pointed out that there was sufficient moneys lef t to cover the balance of the work to be done. On Monday eve-ninig the Bowmnanville this week. speech on the "German schoois. Pines Senior Public Schýool Tim Goorbarry was the top Shepherd Dog". Fiona The evening was further 4ield an Oral Communication speaker for the evening as he Schmiegelow with the plea for enhanced with a niumber of Festival in connection wi-th gave -The National News- the Seals placed third in the instrumental solos as weîî as Education Week. t was the cast" reporting on the hap- competiton. The top two a selection by the school finals for the school withi eight penings at the school during a studenits wi111 compete in the band, in a light vein, which students compet-ing for the recent snowstorm. area finals this week along Met with the pleasure of those honouir of poedn the the Pamnela Frank (right) with sftudents fromr othier area in attendance. area finals to be held in placed second with her -- Durîng a four da-y period Kendal, to tne lo)uru 1M uvý fromï Thursday toý Suniday t-he well as on.e on the third uine0 Orone Fire Departmnent wv7a s Clarke. kept busy mnaily with g1rass The onfly relief from fight fires throughotut this area. ing grass fires camne Last l'hursday the local Sunday afternoon whben th departmient answered three brigade was called to a fir grass fire calis ranging fromn (Conitïnued, page2) NOT A EUN TO BE FOUND Last $unday proved a buniless day in the area as we undertook to prepare for a cook -out ouly ta fînd the cupboard was bai-e of buns. Ail sold out in the two Orono) stores as wel as Mi Newcastle Village. "T'here has been a big run on huas this weekend," we were told. In vîsiting four stores ini Bowmnanville we were told the same story. - - We must remember to have the federal government declare the past week-end as "Hamburger Week". 0f ht- Qfl the re A BIG WEEKEND ATTRACTION Cars, at variouis times over the past week-end uine bath .sides of Highway No. 2 at the Wilmot Creek with occupants out scouting the waters of the Wilmot for the sight of rainbow trout which are niow traveling upstreamn to spawn. Lt appears that the fish are not easily sighted, especially in, the shallow, where they appear ta only travel during the darker hours of the day. IT WAS AN APPLE DECORER Last week we published a picture of a wooden article brought to the office by Mr. Bob Hancock. Lt now appears that the piece has been identified as an apple de-corer, worth somie $250.00 on the antique market today. JACK HORNER TO SPEAK TO CATTLEIMEN 1M.P. Jack Horner, who has been much ln the news of late will speak at a dinner meeting in Cold Springs this Friday sponsored by the cattiemien of Northumberland and Durham. Some 200 are expected to be présent. Organizer i Lean said questions to Harner will have to relate to the ý_e îndustry, with political aspects to be played down as inuch as possible. Recently the local Conservative association cancelledi a meeting at which Harner was to be the guest speaker. Gider colla pses Ontario Provincial Police report that Elemner Balint, b4, of R.R. 2, Blackstock, was kîlled here Sunday afternoon when the glîder he was piloting crashed. Police said a witnless stated that the wings of the glider broke away. The fuselage feul in dense bush north of the Kawartha Soaring Club site north of Omnemee. Balint was the sole occup- ant of tLhe glîder. Hle was described by those who kniew hlmi as a very experienced Pilot. OPP said there was no indication of an explosion, as ,,as reported by witnesses just before the -wing broke off. The piec-es of the wreckage are stili being gathered. The investigation is contin- uing to determine the cause of Council Asks For I mmediate Assessmient Appraisa I The Towin of Newcastle council on Monday afternoon passed a resolution proposed by Counc. Woodyard and Grey asking the Ministry of Revenue to do an immediate appraisal of the assessments in the T'own of Newcastle. The move by council came fromr a recommendation of the Mlayor who in a report to council said he firmliy believ- ed there was an ineqluality of assessment in the Municipal- ity. It is this iniequality that many in the Township of (Continued page 2) Oiver one hundred In color contest During Easter Week a number of local mer- chants in Orono sponi- sored a colouring con- test witii over a hundred entries beîng. submnitted to the Times office. The contest was held for two age groups, 4, 5 and 6 and 7 to 10. The judges have now provid- ed us w%7ithi the resuits of the contest. The following were th-e winners in thïe age group from 4 to 6: Ist prize - Catherine Mfudd. the crash. aunaay nignt ana again today, federal trans- port ministry officiais were on the scene examinîng the glider. The above photo shows the (Back row left to right) remnaining Charter members Gordon Watson, Virtie Wilson of the Rebekah Lodge, Orono. 2nd prize - Jean Brown 3rd prize - Susan Van- derveen. Honourable mention - Jody Melville. Prize winners of age group 7tol10, lst prize - Paula Bryen- ton. 2nd prize - Angela Kemp 3rd prize - Cindy Nelson. Honourable mnention - Leslie Battams. First place winner to receive $3,00 with se- cond and third to re- ceive $l.o0each., ~~:~s: (front raw) Mildred Rainey, Mae Allun and Hattie Wilson. Fire deDartment busy with grass fires area man killed . ..........