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Vol. 58, No. 24 ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE-22,1994 C'ongratulations to a retiree ..~: ~Second robbery Orono Bank.iii two yeairs For the second Urne in two years the Orono Branch of the Canadian Imparial Bank of Commerce was robbad. The avent took place Thursday afternoon at around 1: 10 p.m. Aman dascribad to ba in an age group of 55 to 60 years, 185 pounds and about 5 " il" approached a taller and presanted a note asking for money and stating that he did have a gun. No gun was sean, howevar. The man was weaarng grey ovaralls, a safety helmet and saféty glasses. On receiving an undisclosed amount of cash ha left the bank and made off down the trail to the S. B. Rutherford Woods Walk Park located west of the bank. Police called in the canine unît but to no avail. There was no getaway vehicla sightad and police state that it was a smail arnount of monay taken. No arrest had bean made as of Monday of this weak. United Church embarks on kids LOGOS program Mrs. Arlana Boulton is retiring from taaching after 34 yaars and thus leaving tha Kirby Cantanial Public School at tha end of tha tarm. Students at dia school where The General Purpose committea has recommendad that dia council of Clarington approva a proposal amending the zoning by-law toalalow the devalopment of a 245.35 square matra funaral services establismant and a 420 square metre medical/pro- fassional office in the Village of sha has bean a kindergartan having comas from the Toronto teacher for savan years display Board of Education, it is their cards of thanks on her astimatad that close ta 240 young laaving this waek. students hava passad through har During her stay at Kirby, classas. Newcastle. The building which was formarly usad as a home for the aged is locatad on tha north sida of Robert Street betwaan MRl and Church Street. The building owned by tha Mamorial Hospital Association has been vacant for a numbar of yaars. The application for the razoning was submitted by Harold Wagg and Armond Young who mntand ta divida dia building on tha 1.03 acres of land for the, two purposes as spacified in dia (Continued page 2) The Orono United Church is to embark on a programn callad LOGOS for children of age 12 years up to an including those of 16 years of age. The prograrn is open to both boys and girls and will operata weekly, Tuesdays, for a pariod of threa hours between 4:00 p.m. anad 7:00 p.m. The program is axpacted to oparata for a per iod of 32 weeks. ,In spaaking with Rev. Dr. Mervyn Russell ha axplained the program to one of having four parts during the three hour session. The mambars wiil takze part lnaa program of music and drama which could develop-into a choir. This part of the programn would take up to forty minutas. Sacondly a furthar forty minutes would ba taken up with a "Faith In Lifa" programn. Following this program the members would spand an hour for meal Lime, served at the church, which would also include a fun pariod. Tha program would conclude with ather a sporting activity, crafis or nokn-compatitive gamas. Rev. Russall said that voluntears have coma forward te provide leadership for ail parts of the program and ha hoped that parents would also becoma involvad as voluntears. He said a parent night was balag held on Tuesday, June 2lst. In an effort te obtain an indication as to the number of children that would like to become involvad threa (Continuad page 2) Bmarren school ground corner now a nature area by Carol-Ann Ostar For the past year, curious activity has been taking place in dia southern corner of Nawcastle Public School's yard. Tilling, mulcing, constructing, planting, until finaily it all camae togadiar and the corner of the school yard was turnad into a natural habitat. Now dia once baren corner is home to birds and bugs and other littia creatures that likato make Newcastle' Public Sehool Bug Place their home among the shrubs, flowars, trees, grasses,vegatablas and herbs that grow diere. SA sign, bearing tha words "Nawcastla's Bug Place", welcomas visitors to dia habitat. The habitat was constructed for dia use of dia antire school. It can ba usad in a number of different and interasting ways te laarn more about our aardi and it's workings, and tha living diings (Continued page 2) Studant Jacqualine Hoy, and teacher Mrs. Jean Hoy, cuts dia Newcastle's Bug Place, the Newcastle P.S. teachar Mrs. ribbon to officially open school's habitat. Cindy Gibso n, hokidiah ribbon as Approves Newcastle fune rai home and medocal/profess tonal office Hiappenings.. Bring a Big Appetite Saturday Most IGA stores and definitely including Armstrong's IGA in Orono will be bringing out their best in "Our Compliments" products for a backyard gourmet charity BBQ Saturday starting at il a.m. and continuing until 3:00 p.m. It's ail in aid of the Big Sisters and the Big Brothers organizations. You wont want to miss iand we can only urge you once more to bring that big appetite