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Volume 73, Number 37 GST Included $1.25 Wednesday September 29, 2010 Newcastle Town Hall Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Farley will go far with help from the Newcastle Walk for Dog Guides by Sue Weigand At four months of age, Farley the puppy may not take the long route on the Newcastle Walk for Dog Guides this Saturday. But hopes are that one day he will go far, training at a special facility in Oakville and, upon graduation, using his new skills to make someone's life a little easier. Farley - part Yellow Labrador, part Golden Retriever - is enrolled in the Lions Foundation of Canada's Foster Puppy Program, preparing for future training in the Dog Guide Program. He is being fostered by Jean Graham, organizer of the Newcastle walk, and her husband Terry, both of whom are Lions members. Farley is the Grahams' 17th foster puppy. "I guess we must love puppies," says Jean. "We picked him up [when] he was only six weeks old. He will stay with us until he is 12-14 months old." Farley wears a special green jacket that indicates he is a "Future Dog Guide" when he heads out to the malls and stores with Jean and Terry. "So far training has been a lot of fun," says Jean. The Grahams' last foster puppy, Argo, returned to FARLEY see page 3 The cat's meow: these nine-week-old kittens had lots of attention Sunday afternoon in Newcastle from Emily Roberts (left) with Zoee, and Tim Robinson and his younger brother Tyler with Patches. What's On this weekend: Lions support Newcastle skatepark Downtown streets are not a safe place for skateboarding, according to Katherine Peterson, so she has spearheaded a committee to develop a skateboard park in Newcastle village. "The youth of Newcastle need a skateboard park," Peterson told the Orono Times on Saturday. The closest skateboard park to Newcastle is in Orono, and it is not connected with public transit. As a resident of Newcastle, the mother of five children and the owner of a fitness club in downtown Newcastle, Peterson says she knows how important it is for kids to be outside and be active. "We should be providing the kids with a safe place to skateboard," she said. "We have a childhood obesity epidemic in Ontario. We want our kids to play outside and stay active, yet we're not providing them the means to do that." In June, Peterson began collecting names on a petition, which states, "The youth of Newcastle need a skateboard park." To date she has collected 130 names in support of her project. The Newcastle Lions Club became involved in the project, and has offered to be the lead applicant for an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. The Lions will be submitting a Trillium grant application before November 1st of this year, requesting $150,000 for modular skateboard equipment to be placed on a paved surface at a municipal site. The actual design of the park will be based on the amount of money raised, according to Peterson. SKATE PARK see page 4 Newcastle Fall Festival see ad page 5