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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Orono Weekly Times - 3 Places I've Done Time by Clifford Francis Just wondering I see that the town has decided to close down the scrap yard in Crooked Creek belonging to Jim and Bill Hale. Just wondering what will become of all the scrap metal in the area. In my line of work I am in and out of many homes, and do work for the elderly and people unable to dispose of unused metal and other articles. Since the New Year, I have removed one old oil tank, one combination wood/oil furnace, two hot water tanks, and countless fridges, stoves, washers and dryers. A gentleman with a truck comes by when I phone and helps bring them out of the basements, or wherever and we throw them on his truck. He charges nothing, only what he receives at the scrap metal yard. It pays his gas mostly, and I'm glad to help folks. Will the town pick these articles up for free? I think not. They will not go into people homes and carry things out. Will people not just leave things wherever, in ditches, ravines or just along the road? Maybe the bigger articles can be dropped into the pot holes. Just wondering if Orono and area should break away from Clarington and become Clarke Township again. We have our own town hall with a jail cell right in it. We have our own roads and a new snow plow and works department. Our fire truck is brand new and shinny. In Orono we have no stop lights, everyone waits for the other guy. I would gladly become mayor and ask for no wages. Just one stipulation: put me on the Veridian Board, that amount of money would suffice. There have been rumblings in the area that the town or government would not like to have any form of card playing to raise money for charities. That greed by the government is being carried a little too far. The people that come to these card games do not harm the casinos in the province. They pay and play for a mere pittance and small lunch after. Just wondering why. Just wondering. Five-year-old Cassidy DeJong (left) and four-year-old Dawson Clark enjoyed the Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Newcastle Community Hall on Saturday, sponsored by the Newcastle BIA. Advertise in the ORONO WEEKLY TIMES 905-983-5301 oronotimes@rogers.com Donations always appreciated at the AGENDAS Continued from page 2 than some of the other boards that concillors sit on, but if time and perhaps expertise are an issue, we should consider more expert people from the community at large. There is discussion in Mississauga and Barrie about councillors /boards/remuneration. I am hoping this issue will find its way back to our Council before 2010!! Yours sincerely, Susan DaCosta C l a r i ng t o n E a s t F o o d B a n k 905-987-1418 ~ Happening s ~ Wednesday, April 15 2009 Daffodil and Decor Event - Newcastle Community Hall. 6:30pm, Speakers at 7:30pm $5 admission. Thursday, April 23 2009 Abbamania - Newcastle Community Hall. 8:00pm. Tickets $30 each Call Rex Pattison 905-987-4430 Saturday, April 25 2009 C.O.A.A. 3rd Annual Wellness Expo for Older Adults - Clarington Secondary School, 10am to 2pm. For more info. call 905-697-2856 Saturday, April 25 2009 Benefit Concert for O.U.C. - Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music, 7:00pm. Adults $10, 16 and under free. Tickets at Apple Blossom Flowers, Main St., Orono or by calling O.U.C. office 905-485-5502 or June or LaVerne Heard 905-983-5169. Saturday, April 25 2009 Ladies Spring Fair - Kendal United Church, 12-3pm. Presenting Church & Community Cookbook, $10 at door, $8 in advance by calling 905-983-6097 Saturday, April 25 2009 Old Tyme Country Dance - Newtonville Town Hall, 8pm. Featuring Emily Creek Band. $10, lunch provided. Call 905-786-2507 or www.newtonville.ca Thursday, April 30 2009 House Plant Show - Orono Horticultural Show, 7:30pm at the Orono United Church. Speaker - Jim Richards, Topic: Birds of Orono Crown Lands. Silent Auction Night. Bring a Friend. Friday, May 1, 2009 Visual Arts Centre Wall to Wall Sweepstakes for Cheapskates - 7pm, Tickets are $125. Call 905-623-5831 or visit www.vac.ca for more information.