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Orono Weekly Times, 15 Dec 1993, p. 6

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S - Orono We.Icly Times, Wednsday, December 15, 199e 'r~i ~ r~ A p~T~ ~Mileage issue keeps AI A lu A w A%.ýcW December 1977 Perhaps the weatherman has co-operated with a fali of snow for the community Christmas Party to bc beld this Sunday at the Orono Park. nhe party, an annual affair, is being sponsored by the Orono and. District Chamber of Commerce. The second Orono Brownies and Guides Iield a successful bake sale and draw on December 2nd operating the venture out of Hamiltons Insurance Service on the Main Street of Orono. A trial bus. service between Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville has received the blessing of the Town of Newcastle council and will be carried out for the month of December. The Orono Firefîghters Association on Wednesday donated to the Orono Building Fund a sum of $800.00. The presentation was made by Mr. Met Hartwig treasurer of the Association and Mr. Genry Duvail, president. The cheque was received by Mr. Gord Atkins of the Orono Building Fund Committee. It's bingo night in Orono every second Tuesday in the Orono Town Hall. The next bingo is being held on Tuesday, December 27th in the hall with activities getting underway at 7:30 p.m. The jackpot for the night will be $245.00, corne out and support the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club. The Town of Newcastle counicil on Monday approved a recommendation from the Directory of Public Works, Jack Dunham, that counicil take no action in providing a pedestrian crosswalk at Mil Street and Pigott Lane in the north of Orono. The request was made by Mr. Simnser,' principal of the Orono Public School, In his recommendation Mr. Dunham did flot recommenid a crosswalk but did advise that a schoot crossing guard bc considered. E.R. (Dick) Lovekin of Newcastle has been appointed a judge for the county and district courts and will be swomn in to this new position for the aiea lawyer on January l2th. It is expected that hie wilI be sitting on the bench the following week inBrampton. December 1967 The Miltinery Ctass which has been sponsored in Orono by the Clarke Recreation Commission, concluded its programme on Monday evening with a display and showing of hats. There were a total oU ifty-two hats on display by the thirty-two members of the class. The Orono Amateur Athletic Association aie sponsoring a rce family niglit Winter Carnival at the Orono rink on Saturday evcning, December 23rd. The niglit will include skating, games and contests witb prizes and :îîowîîî<>bile racing, providing 110w is available. 'l'le Orono Fish and Hunt Turkey Shoot hcld last Sunday was a ni<)st successfui venture l'or Ulic club. A large crowd was on liand. 'l'li club cleared an anount ol $1 25.00) on the shoot whicli tlicy arc to put towards thei coi istrui ioniIofila w w club bouse. Last week a new time dlock was instatted at the Orono rink. The dlock was donated by the Hockey Mothers of Orono. On Friday night the Orono Bantams took a 3-2 win over an Oshawa club. Goals were scored by Robin Wînter, Randy Eastabrook and Blain Moffat. Assists went to Blain Moffat, John Brennan and Steven Boyd. The Orono Public Schoot 2nd Annuat Talent Night hetd tast Wednesday evening, December 2Oth, was attended by a packed hall. Those performing were Junior Glee Club; Keith Powell - recitation; grade 5 featuring Douglas Black - selection fromn H.M.S. Pinafore; grade 6 - a play; Janet Schoenmaker - recitation; Patti Lunn - piano solo; grade 2 - a Christmas play; grade 7 - a skit; grade 4 - The Twetve Days of Christmas-, Bonnie Dunlop - played the accordion-, Vicki Clark - recitation; Tumbling Club; Bonnie Partner - a recitation; Heather McGilI, Diane Maher, Richard Bunting - trio - accompanied by Randy Adams on guitar; Barbara Gustar - piano solo; and the Senior Glee Club. popping up It is alm@st a sure bet that the issue of the Mayors and Coun- cillors' expeilse policY will appear on the agenda.- It has been the case from mid July.' It was the case agaîn on Monday whèn the expense report came out of the "unfinished file" for council's consideration. Referral to the 1994 budget deliberations- There bas been a lot of paper and time Èpent on the issue involving à" budgeted sum of money totailing $6,600 and a period of timr, since the tast budget in early 1993 ý At the time $3,000 was budgeted for qualifying expend- itures and certain mileage costs relating to councillors and a sum of $3,600 provided for the Mayor's expenditures carrying out her duties and for miteage costs. With the referral to early 1994 and budget discussions this partîcular issue will rest for the time being. There were other issues on the fringe that were brought before council on Monday that created is ite anyway N We believe the importa nt news at Christmas is flot who cornes down the chimney, but who came down film Heaven. Corne andjoin us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. ST. SAVIOUR'S ANGLICAN CHURCH MILL STREET, ORONO Extend a warm, invitation ta a Family Service, Christmas Eve, December 24, 1993 7:30 pa. Ail are welcomne, if you are alone or without famnily, we invite you to becomne part of our famnily. ........ ......... ýM at council some heated debate. On motion of Councs. Hooper and Hannah the treasurer's department is flot to approve any remuneration that does flot fait within the guidelines of the by-law and that such requests be referred to council for counicil con- sideration. Mayor Harare called the motion a substantive motion and could flot be accepted at council on Monday. It was pointed out that the motion should corne through a Notice of Motion at a future meeting. This did flot sit well with a number of councilors and debate opened Up. But the evening was flot over yet for debate. A motion by Councillors Hooper and O'Toole has stopped the use of Town credit cards by department heads unless the use receives prior council approval. Again the Mayor called the motion substantive and like the prior1 motion no action was taken other than stimulating more debate and innuendos. Counc. Hooper said any motion Expanding Pinewood Centre, Oshawa Oshawa General Hospital has announced an expansion of its Pinewood Centre for substance abuse. A new office to serve the Ajax- Pickering area is now located at 95 Bayly St. in Ajax. The new office is part of a $900,000 expansion of Pinewood's services throughout Durh-' Ian Angus elected Northumberland Warden Reeve Ian Angus, Hope Township, in a secret ballot vote ha s been elected warden for Northumberland County. should be acted upon and that the cali for a Notice of Motion was only prolonging the issue. 1Counc. Nowak said other, motions had been brought forth in a similar manner in the past and acted upon. She said she had neyer heard of substantive motion and the use as being made thisý evening. Counc. O'Toole said there wee two ways to play a gaine.

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