Doug Lycett and Henry Lorrin purpie, yellow and somne greens sometl-ungs that nas flot as yet are quite at home in the daylily along with other attributes that are been established with the daylily. gardens on their farm west of developmng. Many challenges are open with Orono. The work undertaken in According to Doug Lycett the development of the daylily and hybridizmng the daylily culture bas somne movement has been there is littie doubt this bas, and àeveloped great shades of red, accomplished for a blue colour, will be accepted. Couinel members cali for specific uses for Newcastle eVvillagse plan l'ie General Purpose conuitee of the Town of Newcastle found difficulty with a recommendation of their planning depaiment allowing a rezoning application by Kinrow Investments Inc. in the Village of Newcastle. SThe rezoning application would provide approval to allow the establishinent of a day care centre along with provisions for a medical or dental clinic, business, professional and administrative offices and for community services work. The application conceins property a 386 Mill Street and was formerly used as a Nursing Home within the Village. Memibers of counicil expressed the lack of specific operations that would be allowed if approval was gîven to the rezoning application. Counc. Hamre said she liad asked for a specific list of activities that would-be considered for the complex but lias neyer, as yet, received sucli a list. Counc. Hooper referring 10 a list of possible events that liad been presented pointed 10 the suggestion that the Legion Band may be interested in taking up quaiters mn the building and also a suggestion of a bugle band of possibly liaving an interest. "Thte list looks like a list fromn the yellow pages", lie said. What about the noise here and we would bave little control. C ounc. Rature said the proponents were shooting themselves in the foot. Counc. Stapleton said the planning report was positive and commented that lie did not see the aiea remaining residential. Stapleton asked Bob Willsber,' wlio is an adjacent neighbour if lie did not fmnd the latest changes more palatable. Willslier answered that lie did flot and again pointed out mhat they had moved bn the aiea, i t being a residential aiea. Willsher' further stated mhat the conditions of the by-law allowed for a lot of wiggling by the owners., "Il is flot good planning 10 mix commercial with residential" said Willslier. Frank Wu, Director of Planning pointed outI mat the by-law did lhnit services to those organizations which were charitable or non-profit. But lie did say that sucli as the Toronto School of Commerce could operate out of the building in providing classes. Accordinig 10 the staff report titis could be considered use beeicial to the conumunity. Tt was pointed out that space to be used was some 2500 sq. feet wicli did place restrictions on wbal may locale in the building. Ken Slater speaking on behaif of the developer said that flexibility liad been sliown and that space 10 be used was cul frdni a former 18000 sq. metres to a little over 10,000 sq. metres. H4e also said there would neyer be more dmlan10 to 12 chidren in the play aiea at any one time. A motion submitted by Counc. Stapleton and Hannali 10 refer the proposal back to staff passed with no comment. Town staff are to meet with the interesled parties and to formulale a lisI of specific uses that would be acceptable and Io report this list back 10 council. County garbages European trip Northumberland County lias îurned aside a proposed visit to European countries 10 study waste management system now in place. The Waste Management comniîtlee had recommended that $ 10,000 bc spent 10 send 5 people to Europe but il was voted down. The County is planning its own $1 1.2 million recycling plant. Use of Armolu considered foi The Town of Newcastle staff are to meet with members of the Orono Youth Resource Group to work out an agreement in which the Orono Armouries Building, owned by the Town, may be made available for the Resource Group to establisli a Drop-In Centre foi aiea youths. 'he proposai was brouglit before council on Monday by Steven Wiggins on behaîf of the Orono group. He said there lias been a inîerest in forming the drop-in centre and that local business people had supported the venture tbrougli the signing of a petition. He said the centre nuay hielp to assist youtli to dispense of their energy in a meaningful manner rather than standing aiound street corners. The program, lie stated, hiad as yet to be determined but would take a number of forms. ries being r Youth group The Orono Youth Resource Group is a volunteer group mhat has met on îwo occasions and is hiolding a further meeting Ibis week. Wîggins bold counicillors miat it was a short term undertaking and that il was the intent to meet on Tuesday and Tliursday evenings at the Armouries Building froin 7 10 9 p.m. It was pointed ouI 10 Wiggins that the properly lias been up for sale and that any.agreement could be short-tern. Recentiy the sale of the building was listed tbrougli tendering. Il is understood that tenders were received and again it lias been rumiored thal none of the tenders were accepted. If you wanî t0 help or have suggestions plione 623-6663 and ask for Kelly. Happenings.. TAKING A BREAK - NO PAPER NEXT WEEK Due to holidays the Orono Tmnes will flot be published this coming Wednesday, July 3th. Next publication August 7th. We do hope you understand .- i is time for a break. GOOD SAMS RETURNING TO ORONO The Good Sains Recreational Vebicle Club are returning to Orono staying at the fair grounds August 2, 3 and 4. The club lias been a frequent visitor to Orono over past years and are a welcomed addition to the Village. MINIATURE GARDENS LOOK GREAT The Town of Newcastle Administrative building in Bowmanville is this adorned with two miniature gardens at the front of the building. It is a change and somewhat imnpressive. We understand that the town lias hired a liorticulturalist who used to work for Cullen \ýGardens in Whitby which does explain the miniatures- Colour, blossoms forth at lo 'cal daylily farm It wasn't bard to spend ahnost two the future, progression of' hours at what-we would caîl the hybridizing of daylilies. Judging Doug Lycett and Henry Lorrain from their enithusiasin they likely iaylily farim west of the Village of will be, even thougli their, Orono. Certainly we were in for association witli the daylilies dates tome pleasant surprises and an back only a few years. outstanding and' colourful array of <I soon found, dmua like others, 1 daylilies in front of the house, did carry a few misconceptions of around the side, back of the house daylilies. First and foremost they do and in lte fiel&. An enjoyable not develop from a bulb as do most experience to say the least. other breeds of Miies. They aie a Our relationship with daylilies up summer perennial with fibrous to Friday were those that we frnd roots whicli run to create other along the roadside and most often at adjoining plants to create clumps, former sites of eaily day setlers - These clumps may be separated to mhe typical orange-coloured lily that create other plants and eventually is now in full bloom ail aiound us. grow to form their own clump. According to Doug Lycett those Through this means the plant daylilies along the road side are produces other plants witit the saine transplants from Asia, and froin characteristics in form, colour, readîng since, mhat dates back to mhe texture etc. l6tli century. The day lily flower lasts but one What Doug and Henry have to day hence its naine, we suspect, display on a visit lias been termed daylily. But each plant produces a the great success story of 2Oth number of buds which break forth century in American horticulture. one after anoîher so that a plant The lwo men do want t0 bc part of (Continued page 2) Look for harm--ony for Town hockey roups The Community Services Fol lowing this letter a number of Department of the Town of meetings were held between the Newcastle lias for a number of two community-groups and the months been endeavouring to find Departinent of Community an amicable agreement belween the Services. Orono Amateur Athletic In a letter to Orono the Town Association and the Bowmanville asked that ice lime in Orono that Recreational Hockey Leagues as it was available to Oshawa teams be relates to hockey in the Town. allocated for use by the In January the Orono group Bowmanville group. The wrote the Town requesting an Bowmanville group bas asked for amendment 10 an original, ten hours. agreement signed between the A report from Orono showed mhat Town and the Bowmanville five hours were being used by Recreational Hockey League. The Oshawa tearns during the week Orono letter said the BRIHL had with almost 20 hours on Saturdays cbanged the rules of the agreement and Sundays. by affiliating their house league The offer to Bowmanville did with the OMHA. have conditions and only baîf the The Orono Athletic asked the hours were suiled for their purpose. Town for an amendment so -that Bowmanville also lias ice lime at OMHA rules apply across the Newcastle Village arena, whole of the Town of Newcastle.1 (Continued page 2)