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v Y Riecka rdre-eiec ted form l With the tabulation of the votes haîf completed on Muonday night for the election in the Town of Newcastle Bob Dykstra, who \vas contesting the mayor's post with. in- cumbent Mayor Garnet Rîck- ard, conceded the election in an address at the MUunicipal Building. Dykstra, at the time trailing in the vote, congratu- lated Rickard in a gracious manner and expressed his thanks to ail those who had worked on his behaîf and had voted for hlm in the election. lie especially thanked his campaign manager, Marie Hubbard, his mother, wife and family for their work during the election campaign. in closing he encouraged the new counicil to unite as a team and to legisiate in the best interest of the Town. Mayor Rickard in returfl thanked Couneillor Dykstra and stated he had contributed valuable service to his com- munity and did face up to some difficult decisions dur- ing his two years as a regional councillor. You have been a creditable member of this coincil, said the Mayor. Rickard said elections were part of the democratic pro- cess and one was neyer sure of the outcome. H1e thanked ail who had taken part in the election campaign including those wvho had wvorked on his behaîf. H1e said the position of mayor was a difficuit one but he assured the audience tbat Newcastle would continue to be the best of ail places to live. T Outside of Mayor Rickard and the often out-spoken Jasper Holliday incumbent members of council did not fair that well as to getting elected to office in Mondays election in the Town of Newcastle. The voters diii support their incumbent mayor but dropped incum- bent regional councillor Ted Woodyard and Bruce Taylor who were seeking re-election to the post they held in the last terma for the Town. As in the 1976 election only the mayor and one councillor will return to be part of the council for 1979-80. The 1979-80 council xill again by headed by Mayor Rickard, regional councillors Bill Clarke, Ann Cowman and 'hird Ivan Hobbs, local councîllors Keith Barr, Jasper Holliday and Maurice Prout. Over the entire Town 47.7 percent of the voters went ta the polls to cast their vote with a total of 11,350 votes Following a meeting late Thursday afternoon by the Town of Newcastle council authority was given for the Town to purchase a plot of land from David and Janice Smith adjacent to the arena building to be used to square out the parking lot at the arena. The mayor and clerk were authorized to sign an offer of purchase in the amount of four thousand dollars for the land. A letter was received by the Town from the Durham Central Agricultural Society Term being cast in the mayorality. race compared with 9,411 in the 1976 election. In the mayor's. race in- cumbent Garnet Rickard mounted a total vote of 6,658 (Continued to page 4) that the l'ciety would re- imburse the Town for the purchase price. At the same meeting ap- proval was given to proceed with the construction of the storm sewer drain under the race track and the parking lot at a cost of $3,350.00, The contract is to go to Ron Robinson Construction. Ac- cording to Counc. Woodyard the owrk work is to start this ,week and will be completed within the original,.proposed costs. Orono WVeekly Times, WVednesday, Novemiber l5th, 1978 Mexican exchange student' TO TAKE OFFICE DECEMBER lst Those elected to office in Mondays electioti wiIl have littie time to pause before picking Up the reins and going to work in municipal and educational affairs. Their terni of office wiIl commence December Ist, 1978 Mien those flot returning will have their termi of office terminated. It wilI be an eleven month year for the five members of counicil who are flot returning for the new two year termi. ATTEND COURTICE FIRE The Orono firefighters were called to a house fire on Pebblestone Road in the Courtice area Monday evening for a five hour stint of trucking water by tanker truck to the fire. Considerable dam-age was done to the two storey homie. Departments ansx4e-red the calI fromn Oshawa, Bowmianville and Orono. MUUSICAL E~EIANLTFOR SEN'IORS k ~~The Great P1ine ig Kinsmnen and Kinettescrday invite aIl senior cîU;zensý to anr after-noul of musical entertalfiment~11011 onSnay oebe 9h rmto to Jour at the Orono United Chiurch haill. Those entertaining wiil be the KCountry "or Elaie 'Mercer, Shelley Gray, Ed Van Hamburg, Bill and 'Mary Bunting,,, and Sterling Mather. 1Refreshments and door prizes. The international fl&,Ïour of Orono and Clarke HigiÀ School was enhansed las[ weék wficei Enrique Machorro, an ex- change student from the State of Chiapas in Mexico arrived for a total emersion course in English in one of Canada's hig-h schools. Enrique Machorro is a graduate student who is nom, ready for university training, but who has elected to take a year out to learn the Engligh lan)guage. Out of many Eng- lish speaking countries he has chosen to come to Canada. 11e will be living with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lowes~, who are feverishly brushing up on the Spanish language in order to make their guest as comfort- able as possible. The reception at Clarke High School was warmn when the principal, Mr. E. Wither- spoon, and guidance head, (Continued to page 2) U.c.w.1 entertain senior citizens Orono U.C.W. were pleased to welcome about 35 people at the social afternoon held in the Main Hall on Monday, November 6th. This is a new venture, sponsored by the U.C.W. to which al] Senior citizens and interested persons are invited to participate in various games etc. and have a friendly cup of tea together. It wýas decided to make this a mionthfly event to be held the second Monday of eack rnonth, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.ý The next get-together wilI be on Monday, December Il so corne along and bring a friend. Anyone desiring trans- portation, phone Lois Brown, 983-5918. The Orono-Lockharts off icer of the Bowmanville Public School observed Rem- Branch of the Royal Canadian embrance Day last Friday Legion and representing the morning with a brief service army ail spoke to the stu- at assembly followed by three dents. veterans speaking to the senior grades at the school Mr. Bowen with miodel both about World War One planes explained the various and World War Two. roles these planes played la Mr. Ernie Bowen, rep- resenting the Airforce and a veteran of the second World War, Mr. Jim Middleton, representing the army and a veteran of the first World War and Mr Ron Richards, an the war. Mr. Middleton spoke of the infantry's role in the first world war and brought to the students an era which has been long gone. H1e explained that following his discharge from the army he walked ahl the way from Toronto to Orono stating there were no cars or pavement at that time. Mr. Richards took the opportunity to tell the stu- dents that they lived in one of the best countries in the world and that for this day they were mnost fortunate and should be justly proud. The students showed a keen interest in the discussions and were reluctant to leave to return to class. It appeared a most meaningful way for the students to observe Remem- brance Day. Go ahead given for parking lot at arena on 1 1