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noke billows from razed barn Farm fire causes $150,,000 damage A barn fire late Friday afternoon caused damage estîmated to reach $150,000 at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Best on Taunton road west of Hampton. The fire totally destroyed a barn as weli as a number of head of cattle, calves, pigs and hay and straw. The Newcastle firefighters fromn Bowmanville and Orono were able to keep the fire fromn spreading to, other farmn buildings which are used in the dairy operation. Orono firefighters with the water tanker were on duty fromn four in the afternoon until three in the morning Saturday. The hay and straw was stiil smouldering Monday. Cause of the fire has neot yet Smnoke billows from the 14000 bales of hay and 7000 days following the fire. Twen- young pigs were lost in the rumns of a barn on the farm of bales of straw smouldered for ty head of cattie and some fire. Mr. Russell Best last Friday. Orono Weekly Timies, Wednesday,, October 25th, 1978 in Ward one. Ail incumbent Board of Education members are seek- 33Se k V o ers ing re-election in the Newcas- Supor Thirty-three candidates in Mducation. the Town of Newcastle are There are ninc candidates looking to fi fifteen positions seeking election i Ward in botti municipal council and three (Clarke, Orono, New- board of educatioi.-There are castie) to f iii two positions sixteen candidates seeking with the municipal council election to the seven munici- and two with the Board of pal positions in the town while Education. This is other than seventeen candidates are the election for Mqayor which seeking to fMIi the six positions is held over the entire area of on the Northumnberland and the Town. Newcastle Board of education Those seeking election in with one for the Peterborough the various wards and for the Victoria, Northumberland various positions a re: and Newcastle Separate School Board and one position FOR MAYOR: as Separate school represen- Robert Dykstra tative on the Northumberland Garnet Riekard, incumbent and Newcastle Board of WE GOOFED The date for the ail candidates meeting to be held in the Orono Public School is Wednesday, November 8th. It was reported last week. that the date was November ist, this was mn error. The meeting is being sponsored by the Orono Chamber of Commerce and being heid in the Orono Public School with activities getting under way at 7.30 p.m. This is your opportunity to get to know the candidates who are seeking election for municipal and board of education postitions. A SLOW GROWTH FACTOR According to a report compiled by the ministry of revenue the population in the Town of Newcastle rose by oniy twenty-eight residents last year. This compares with over a thousand the year before. The total population for the Town of Newcastle is now set at 32,006. CLOSING IN ON $200,009MARK The SPLASH committee in Bowmanville is nearing the $200,000 in contributed funds for al proposed new swimming pool in Bowmanville. The committee la seeking to raise a total of $600,000 through public subscriptions to assist with the construction of the indoor pool and squash courts. The complex is tebe built at the Bowmanville High Sehool. FOR REGIONAL COUNCIL: Ward 1 Ann Cowman Bruce Taylor, incumbent Ward 2 Don Allini D. Broadbent Ivan Hobbs Ward 3 Bull Clarke Alf Gray ~ Ted Woodyard, incumbent LýOCAL COUNCILLOR Ward 1 Jasper Hailiday, incumbent Bernie Heming Ward 2 Bruce Coiwell Maurice Prout Ward 3 Keith Barr Larry Pooler BOARD 0F EDUCATION Ward 1 F. Newton Sid Worden, incumbent A. Werry, incumbent G. West Ward 2 Bob Burke, incumbent R: Harding G. Ta ggart A. Thompson, incumbent Ward 3 George Cameron Wm. Carman, incumbent Marg Ibbotson, incumbent Wmn. Montgomery SEPARATE SCHOOL D. Boutteil F. Morriss SEPARATE SCHOOL REP To N&N Boardi E. Creighton, incunibent C. R. Smith Oniy one incumbent local council member is seeking re-election as a local council- 1er that being Jasper Halliday nuIvanntv pos ior me ekv..- tions will be held on Saturday, November 4th in Hampton, Oronoand Bowmanville. Voters lists are now available for checking with a set being placed in the Clarke Public Library in Orono. been determined. Mr. Best estimates that sixty percent of his feed for the winter has been lost ini the 14,000 bales of hay and 7,000 bales of straw. Also lost in the fire was $1,000 worth of concentrates. There were some twenty cows lost in the fire valued at $300 each as well as a number of young pigs. The barn was vaiued at $25,000 A few cows were saved from the barn as well as a few pigs. The barn and most of the commodities are covered by insurance. In 1973 lightning struck another barn a short distance from the fire on Friday and it was also destroyed by fire. To recanvas for' Orono alrena fund Members of the fund rais- ing committee for the Orono Arena and Community Centre complex met last Sunday evening in, the Orono Town Hall. The evening was spent in considering future action in fund raising and going over lists of names. The commttee felt that, with the number of money raising projects being under- taken in the area, that they would continue witb a canvas rather than sponsoring mon- ey-raising projects. As 'a resuit a second canvas is to be held and canvassers are now calling on a number of homes which had not been canvassed initially due to an oversight or because people had recently moved into the community. Notices are also to be sent The Orono arena opened its ed for a period on Wednesday doors last week for winter evening. sports and activities and one Teueo h omnt woul fid lttleto ompain room is also being booked by about as far as this new lclgop o acswt faciiity in the community. It local rost frcdntes with is spacious both on and off t the ist dned ni the Great ice. bengs.noecA teGra The hoceky sehedule as well as the figure skating schedule are in operation with the younger set of the community enjoying the aew facility. Public skating held forth on Sunday af ternoon and we understand that a similar session is also planu- k'ine Ridge Kinsmen and Kinettes this Saturday, Octo- ber 28th. The Kendal Eagles basebali club are aiso holding a dance in the community room the mid part of Novem- ber. There is stili some work to be completed at the arena including painting and accor- to those holding pledges. Most pledges are now due for the, second year. At the meeting on Sunday the fund-raising committee was presented with a cheque in the amnount of $5061-00 which was derived from the Monte Carlo night held in August as well as funds from the car draw. Mr. Gray also informned the press that Pepsi Cola had donated a sum- of $7000.00 for the installation of a score board for the arena. Mr. Gray aiso stated that the cornmittee is seeking a further $80,000 through public donations and expects te reach this target somnetimre in 1979. H1e said almost $170,000 had been raised locally 10 date. ding te Mr. Gord Lowery two dressing rooms are still without heat. These works are expected to be compieted within the very near future. It has been reported that compietion of the community room wiil be undertaken the 'first of the new year. At the present time this is just a bare room. In speaking with Mr. Gray, he said the cost of the building is coming in belew estîmates and lie is hopeful in raising an additionai $80,000 from the cemmunity tiis coming year to complete the project.