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TNf-~.-~-~. - ,-~,--,.-~---- - -~ ready to go, June 29 In speaking witfl Unarles Gray who is heading up a parade for June 29th in Orono we were informed that to date some twentIy-five floa0m have already been entered in the parade. The parade is to preceed the annual Athletic carnival and draw being held in the Fair Grounds in Orono.- The parade is to be headed by the Shrine band from Peterborough and will also include a further musical group fromn the Junior farm- ers. Many of the floats now entered stated Mr. Gray have a Canadian theme and will assist in the promotion of Canada Week. The parade will leave the Orono Park at 6:30 and make its way to thie Orono Fair grounds via the Main Street. At the fair grounds the Canadian flag along wlc4h the Canada Week flag will be raised and it is hoped that Allan Lawepce, M.P. for Durham will speak briefly on the thieme of Canada Week. Others who may wish to enter floats in the parade will be welcomed and should contact Mr. Charles Gray i Orono. Mr. Gray said that extra entries were coming in every day and he expects close to forty floats to takre part in the undertaking. Cia rke taxes up $30 on average Mlonday, the Town of New- the largest increase i taxes castle passed a by-law estab- amiounting to $42.00 for the lishing tax rates within the average home with Darling- municipality. Clarke Town- ton residents finding their ship contrary to former years average tax bill increased by silice regionalization has the $40.00. The tax increase in the smallest increase, 4.7 per Town of Bowmranville on the cent or $30.0(o on the avera,-e average home will amount to home in the ward. 7.6 per cent of $36.00 New,ýcastle Village will have This year's budget for ail purposes, education, region, le and local municipality bas risen to $10,654,246, comnpar- ing with $9,4 million in 1976. la y Following the deletion of revenue local taxpayers are being held in conjunction with called upon to raise $7,616,12. the pancake breakfast and wbichi compares with $6,693- was to be held at 11:00 a.m. 097 in 1976. Due to the fact that the The budget inclucles $4.1 Î&ontinued page 35 (Contînuedjpage 3) as the new owners. In Pickering the Woolgers ran a small nursery selling plants, sbrubs, evergreens and ding a bit of landscap- ing. Thieir speciality, bere at 1the Orono Garden Centre, will be bedding plants and box Tthiedemo1ition of the Orono work~ wiil start on the Arena will be completed as of construction of -a new horse tdyadwrist tr nbarn at the fair grounds. The the demiolition of the old barn is to be located at the graindstand. south end of the fair grounds Mr. George Carson points just east of *the old Tov'-nship out that as soon as the garage building. The building grandstand is dismnantIed Continued page 3) UNIQUE SERVICE Saturday lArs. Sue- Sawyer oie Hamîltons Insurance Service was cailed by an auto policy holder, Henry Eikens west of Oronô on the Taunton Road, who reported is 1/2-ton) truck had been stolen. The police were alsc called and on r today the~ incident was to be reported to the Insurancé ilead office. Howemer, on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer >wel'e attending a reception at the Oshawa Gulf Club when Mrs. Sawyer spotted what appeared to be the 1½- ton truck of Nxr. Eikens parked in the parking lot. On consuîting the police her observations proved cor-rect. This service by Hamtilitons goes beyond the i-egular cal 0of duty. CECIL CAIRVET11 DIEqS -it was announcçd at council meeting on Mondlay that Mr. Ccil Carveth of Newcastle had passed away. Mr. Carveth a long time resident of Newcastle Village with connections to Leskard and Orono was during is lifetime active in public affairs of the communlty and was active in this roll until only a few years ago. POOL AND BOOTH OPEN The Orono pool was open on the week-end as well as th( booth at the park being open. The booth this year is being operated by Mr. Earl Davis. PROGRESSING WELL IN ENGLAND Mr- Alex Carruthers who had been holidaying in England this month and taking in the Silver jubilee celebrations was admitted to the Bristol Royal Ifirmary on dune Ilth for a serious bowl operatiïon. It is reported that Alex is doing well but will be in the infirmary for some three we',j ci TEACHERS 'lll4-nspeaking with Mr. Ray Simser Moniday anid askîng about Orono School enrolmen for 1977-78, hie said tha.' the ~erolmrrient was to drop by some 20 students. "Enrolmnent, he said, is dropping daily". He also said that the Board had cut staff by 1.3 teachers for thie year. $1,500.00 FOR ORONO EVEI Miss Elva Reid, presents a cheque to Mr. Russ Major in the amnounit of $1,500,00 as provided through the Council for, Canadian Unity sponsor- ing Canada Week. The monlies are in support of the annual carnival, draw and parade. Proceeds from this event are to be used for the new, proposed arena in Orono. Miss Reid, area chairman for Canada Week states that interest in this area for Canada Week has been excep- tinlthis year.'IThe week is being oseve rom ,'June 25tih to July lst. She pointed out that, the Council from the Canadian government was distributing $250,000 tbrough- out Canada and that this area had received a total sum of $28,700 which amounts to over ten percent of the total for al of Can-ada. The area with whicb Miss Reid bias been involved imc- ludes the Pineridge area, Haliburton and the Kawartha area, ffrom Ohw to Brigbit- on, north to Dorset and Bancroft.* Another grant 0f s$1000 hlas been allotted for an historical wajlk in the Ganaraska Fores! this comîng Sunday along with a free pancake break- fast. The walk gets underway at 7:00 a.mr. at the F~orest Centre (formerly Cold Spr- ings Camp). ELVA REID In making the presentation of the $1500,00 cheque Miss Reid thanked MIr. Major in helping to get Canada Week celebration off the ground in Orono; and hoped thiat the even! would continue next year and foilowing years. She also said a lot of new communities were taking part this year possibly due to the political situation in Canada as well as il was now ten years since the celebra- tion of Canada's centennial. This event should grow in the future, she said. The kick-off for Canada Week in this arýea cornes ini Cobourgu on June 24th when flot onfly Alan Lawrence will take part in the festivities but also the wllknow.ýn oin f Kensington" of television fame. e y vars, IVI. Vooys bave erated the Etre. As of 7, Richard ,vife Edna of taking over 9n's