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Vol. 55, No. 30 ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM BER 11, 1991 Spots aznd mot Orono Fair attendance skyrockets by 30 percent for 1991 The Durham Central Fair at judges and for some of the babies Orono favoured with great weather as fifty took their place in the conditions and an extended competition. It is understood that program of events broke ail records Ithat as many as fifty to sixty others over the three-and-a-half day event had to be turned away from the last week-end. The gate attendance event. was up by 30 percent as was gate The Hunter show again brought receipts over that of the 1990 event. out a good entry for both Saturday A total of 13,824 passed through and Sunday and the cattle shows, the tumstyles which compares with beef and dairy were most evident as 10,658 in 1990. The total gate a feature of the annual fair. receipts less the G.S.T. amounted to Entries ini the heavy horse classes $54,309 which again is some 30 for Saturday was far above other percent above the gate take ini 1990 years and with increased entries in Of . the light horse classes made for a Actually with the G.S.T. gate great show in front of the receipts amnounted to $58,1 10. grandstand. Exhibits, taking into account 'Me midway was as usual a great most exhibits, were up from 3000 hit-for the younger set with ail the in 1990 to some 3400 this year. rides and booths dlean and There were many features that welcomîng. were new to the fair this year none Such events as the pet show, the least being the baby show early sponsored and run by the Big Saturday morning which was Brothers of Newcastle, extended an sponsored by the Great Pine Ridge interest ini the fair to youngsters as Kinettes. they strutted their pets for judging It was a long moming for the The Newcastle Lions Bingo w& David Scott announces 's event, aiso well received. 1In harness racing on Sunday, again staged before an increased crowd, a number of beats were a close contest. Both the Friday School parade and the Saturday parade had some excellent floats to view and one would have to say there was improvement in the quality over that of last year. Locai participation bas over the past few years increased ixnmensely through such events as the Demolîtion Derby where by locais take to the track supported by supporters in the stands. The same is true of the Farmers Olympics, even if they show little expertise in building a rail fence. And of course there was a chuckle or two with the pigle't races. In ail the fair was well worth the attendance and agriculturaily there was much to see of quality in the entries. Q.A Lora Kaliniski of Whitby relationsliîp between the two. travelled ail the way to the Orono Although there were no Fair last Sunday to enter her pet prizes for a similar appearance in the Pet Show sponsored by the Lora and Spots were enjoying the Big Brothers Association of outing and the competition. SNewcastle. T here was an excellent They made a striking entry toumnout for the event again this with Lora spotted like her er Dalmation s i mulating the Happenings.. TRUSTEE ANNOUNCES ELECTION PLANS Bill Carmian of Orono has announced that he wifll ot be seeking re-election as Trustee for the Northumberland/Newcastle Board of Education, Bill has served as our Trustee for thirty-one years. BIG BROTHERS HOLD SPORTS SWAP On Saturday, September l4th Big Brothers will be holding their annual Sports Swap at Cowan Pontiac-Buick, King St. E., Bowmanville from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Seli your used gear and support Big Brothers, KINETTES HOST YOUTH DANCE The Great Pine Ridge Kinettes will be hosting a Youth Dance, Friday, September l3th at the Newcastle Town Hall, from 7 pin. - 10 p.m. Admission $4.00. The dance is for Grade 6, 7 and8 students only. CHILDREN UNDER 12 POSTER CONTEST For Waste Reduction Week, cbildren 12 and under may enter a poster contest making sure their posters are no larger tha 1 1"x14" using non-perishable scrap or waste materials with the theme 'How to Reduce Waste". Deliver to any Town of Newcastle Library or the Town Hall before 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 2, 1991. Prizes wiIl be awarded to the best posters. B.B.P.W. CLUB BEGIN NEW SEASON The Bowmanville Business and Professional Womens Club begins its new season of meetings next week with a buffet dinner at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel. The guest speaker, Helen MacDonald, will address environmental issues. The meeting takes place on îThursday, September 19, 199 1, and begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. Dinner tickets are $ 18.00. For reservations you may contact Helen Devitt at 623-3915 or Roxy Ramnes at 623-2288, by September l6th. candidacy for' David Scott bas announced that he will be- a canididate ýfor-the Ward. 3 position of Local Councillor. In explaining bis decision to run for office, Mr. Scott saîd lhe be camne concerned when Frank Stapleton decided flot -to run for re-election i -Ward 3. He stated that, "Frank has served this community well for the past 6 years. 1 respect his decision flot to mun this termi but 1 hope his abisence from municipal governiment is only temporary. I think that the next 3 years are going to be a critical record for the future of Clarke Township and the Town of Newcastle." 1"To me, the central issue facing Clarke (Ward 3) is the quality of life in our community. Right now, we are a rural community with Ward 3 productive farmland, livable _villages and valuable forested and, recreétional areas. If we want to keep it that way, we need to protect our agricultural lands, avoid the pitfalls of urban sprawl and vigourously resist attempts to damage our environment. It is, obvious to any visitor-at Clarke that we have been provided with great natural resources. My experience over the past few years has demonstrated to me that we, also have a wealth of humian resources in our community. Our challenge is to effectively mobilize those human resources and preserve our quality of life." A graduate from the University of Western Ontario, he has spent the last 20 years working in the David Scott employee relations field in both the private and public sectors. He is currently the Director of Human Resources for a major municipal electricai utility. (Contirnuepinage 4 There were five entries in the urono; H-eather Gerrow, Orono, answering- of ,lnpromptu Orono Fair Queen's pageant beld reigning Queen Nicole French, questions. as an opening event for the Georgina Sotiriadis, Newcastle The judges chose Heathrer- Orono Fair last Thursday. The and Jil Brown also of Newcastle. Gerrow, second runner-up, Jill contestants with the reigning The event was weIl staged Brown, first runner up with Kelly Queen are pictured above. Kelly with contestants up for the Henig getting the nod- as Queen Hentig, Orono; Karen Jury, challenge in their speeches and Of the fair for 1991--92. 1~