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day Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 28th, 1978 Exchange pins Public meeting supports plaza It was a great day for the loma from Mr. G. Gleibs, Kirby-Kendal kindergarten principal while Shirley Hos- when graduation rolled kins, kindergarten teacher, around. Above Cindy Reid smiles approval. The young receives her graduation dip- grads all wore motarboards. Orono group attends 1978 convention Orono Horticulture was The Orono Jrs. were very again well represented at the successful in several classes. 1978 Convention, held in Essays: lst, Jessica Mostert; Queens University, Kingston, 2nd, Arnold Mostert; 3rd, June 14, 15, and 16th. Denise Challice; 4h, Corinne Sr. winners were Minnie Boeke. Posters: lst, Denise Zegers and Isabelle Challice, Challice r st, Jessica a fourth and fifth prize in Mostert (Sr.); Dried "Small Treasures", a dried Plaques: Audrey Cabais. arrangement and M. Zegers a Al Jr. members are re- fourth in the Corsage Class. (Continued page 4) PARENT COMMITTEE DONATES $.--0.00 The Orono Brownie and Guide Parent Committee bas donated a sum of $5000 to the Orono Arena Fund whicb will mean asu additional $100.cs from Wintario. POST OFFICE CLOSING DURING HOLIDAY The Orono Post Office will be losed Saturday and Monday, July 2st and 3rd due to the holiday. JUNIOR RANGERS MOVING. INTO FOREST CENTRE Tbe Ministry of NaturaD Resources have for the second year taken over the operation of the Ganaraska Forest Centre for the two summier months. Th Ministry is again operating a Junior Ranger scbool at the camp for 24 boys, mostly from Northern Ontaro,. ail being of age D ears. FLIK HAPP Y Durng the past week the OronoPq Times has taken exactly one hundred pictures of numerous events in the area being especially busy witb scbool graduat ions. It will take a", feast two weeks to pubsh agee higblights of ail the events please be patient wvhile we sort out the pictures and al our notes. MINISTER TO VISIT JUNIOR RANGER CAM,P Frank M\iller, Minister of Natural Resources, is to visit the Ganaraska Forest Centre on July 7t1! to gain first hand information on the operation of t-he Junior Rangers camp. The camp last vear at, the Forest Centre wvas the top camp in the province botb as to leadership, work programn and facilities provided. The camp is operated under tbe inistry of Natural Resources who asa five year agreement witb the Ganaraska for the use of tbe centre during Ju and Augui EDITOR IASSLES WIT DAUGHDER Over the past couple of years your editor bas been tryng to confine daughter Nancy in Edmynton that Pierre Elliot Trudeau is a comipetent leader, Two rmnths ago wben Trudeau was speaking in Edmionton ,ve sent a telegramf to ,-nrcy a day be-fore bis visit urging ber to attend to becompe he knowledgeale of federal affairs and our leadership. Al to no avail Yesterday in the mail Dad received bis fater's day gift, a book entitled Trudeau by George Radwanski. "Hope you read the book first, Nancy" A public meeting held in Orono last Thursday by the Planning and Development Committee of the Town of Newcastle came out in sup- port of the development of a shopping plaza in Orono according to a vote taken of those in attendance at the meeting. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Kostka on behalf of the Armstrong Brothers promoting the shop- ping centre in the north-east corner of the Village. The Shopping Plaza as proposed by Armstrong Store would centre around a new IGA store with a floor. area three times the size of the present store. It was also pointed out that the ultimate retail area in the shopping plaza would be some 61,500 square feet with the initial stage being 21,000 square feet. Parking facilities with com- pletion of the plaza would provide parking for 275 cars. This would be scaled down in accordance with need in the first phase. There would be no access to the plaza from Highway 115 but access, 2-way, would be provided from Mill Street near the intersection with Millson Hill Drive. It was pointed out by Kostka that such a develop- ment would add a stimulous to Orono, provide a factor of growth and put Orono back on the map as a business centre. He also said the trading area would be up to ten miles outside the Orono Village. In the matter to what stores would locate in the shopping area, Kostka said it was really not known at this time as they could not hold to any time as to completion of the project at this date. Council- lor Dykstra also said it was impossible to reveal names but that developers would be trying to locate stores not already in Orono. The devel- .opment would proceed ac- cording to demand for space in the shopping area. It was pointed out at the meeting that water was in sufficient supply in Orono to service the development and that adequate arrangements had been made for sewage disposal with the Ministry of Health. It was also dispelled that the area was in the flood plain and that drainage could be engineered to take care of the concerns of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ganaraska. It was reported that there was a lot of negative views expressed in the Howden report which bas been filed with the committee. Planning (Continued page 5) 700 attend Pines Senior graduation The gym at the Clarke High School was the setting for the graduation ceremonies Mon- day evening for 172 students at the Pines Senior Public School. Seven hundred stud- ents, parents and friends were present fpr the occasion. In opening remarks by Mr. L. Robert Bolton, principal, he said the graduating stu- dents would be missed and that the staff at the school had been remarking how well the students had advanced over the year. He said the final term was exceptional. He said the students have had good repoire as well as being good citizens at the school. Mr. Bolton said the students had worked well together and their academic achievements were most evident. It was also pointed out that the school and students had competed well when in com- petition with other similar schools in the area. "You have had confidence in your- self', he said, and this is most important for if you believe in yourself you can obtain your goals. Mrs. Marg. Ibbotson, local trustee, extended greetings from the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. At this point the graduating students received their graduation diplomas. Proficiency awards were also presented to twenty-one of the graduating students. Tim Goorbarry, president of the Student's Council presented a sum of money from the council to Mrs. C. Prole, music teacher to purchase musical instru- (Continuedpage3) . Kin Keith Anderson, presi- pins with past-president of the dent elect of the Great Pine club Kin Tom Barry. Ridge Kinsmen exchanges Estates make feelings known Residents from the Orono Estates attending a meeting of the Planning and Develop- ment committee held in Orono last Thursday evening favoured the retention of Lot 21 at the south of the sub-division to continue as a walkway from the develop- ment to Orono Village. In retaining the lot as a walkway residents felt that it could be developed as a Tot Lot with possible flower gardens and benches. The group also favoured the use of land, Block F, on the west side of the west entrance onto Taunton Road to be used for building purposes provid- ing the building purposes, were for single family dwel- lings. It was pointed out to those in attendance that Lot 21 could be used as a building lot and still leave ample room for a paved walkway along the cemetery fence. Counc. Dyk- stra in chairing the meeting said the walkway would be maintained during the entire year. le said such a use would eliminate the weed condition that now exists. It was felt both by the chairman and Planning Director Kris- toff that the area was too small for park purposes. It was pointed out that present by-laws would have to be amended to use Lot 21 as a building lot and a fenced walkway. In discussing the use of land on the west side of Robbins Road (Block F) there was Staff members of the Minis- the mecbanic at the Orono gettier. try of Natural Resources Tree Nursery. Mr. Mercer Mr. andMrs. Bruce Mercer along ith friends paid tri-e picured ih alog wthfrindspad ti- joined the staff at the Tree their daugbiter, V'alerie (left) bute to Mr. Bruce Mercer, Nursery a year following his and Bruce's parents. Mr. and Orono, on Friday evening at a return from the Canadian Mrs. Harry Mercer. banquet in the New Dutch Army after World War O f g Oven. As of the end of June Although Bruce bas no Mu Mr. Mercer retire from his immediate plans for the er. Mercer witb awalet position with the Ministry of future he considers it unlikc'a Natural Resources after that be can turn aside the anumoan er aong rst thirty-four and a batf years as mechanic profession alto- Mercer with trillium desig.