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me newer snow at tne Orono fair had many fine exhibits of flowers and plants winners, were outstanding, and these dahlias, first prize Locating orono liquor outlet I fjappemngs... There is a good possibility that Orono will have in thé immediate future a LCBO outlet in the Village. Last week a representative of the LCBO was in the village looking for a site to place a LCBO store trailer. The trailer is presently being used in Newcastle but with the completion of the new store the trailer must be removed. The trailer, it is understood could be brought to Orono immediately and set up for business. A special meeting of the executive of the Chamber was îeld last Thursday evening in he hydro office when the xecutive considered various ites which could house the trailer. Since the meeting, it is ( Conti nil ed nn natfe 1ft) SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT This coming Tuesday- September 16th at 8.00 p.m. the New Global Village Story Theatre will perform a series of Modern fables at the Town Hall in Orono for the Newcastle Public Library. There is no admission and the performances are for all age groups. Be sure to remember the date for this interesting and entertaining outing. Further information inside this issue on page 6 advertisement. ATTENDING JUNIOR FARMER'S CAMP Miss Ruth Chater of Leskard attended the Junior I 1 armer s Camp at .Bark Lake in Haliburton County last week. She was one of two from this area. "Personal'* leadership development was stressed at the camp through discussions and group experiences. WINNER OF BEEF IMPROVEMENT DRAW Mrs. Betty Lycett was the winner of the Beef Improvement draw held last Friday night at the Orono fair winning a 250 pound side of beef. BEST CROWD EVER Wilfred Hawke who is in charge of the gate receipts from the Orono Fair stated on Monday afternoon that the receipts were the largest ever taken in at the fair. Attendance was up on Thursday evening as well as on Saturday. There was a drop in attendance during Friday afternoon. The Orono Fair is continually getting bigger and better. Olvuy 111..VO. ncmrcsuiij, efejlieuiuer mm, lif <3 Monika Konzelmann, Orono, Orono, shows one of the goats entered for competition in the goat show at the Orono Fair. The goat show was new to the fair this year and drew considerable interest. It is now expected to be a permanent permanent feature of the fair. The Konzelmenns from east of Orono exhibited in the show. Orono fair hits new high point The Durham Central Agricultural Agricultural Society put it all together last week end for the promotion of the annual fair .held in Orono. It was no doubt one of the better fairs of recent years and to say "Bigger and Better" would truly be a truism. The OPP Golden Helmets started the show off on Thursday evening in fine form setting the tone for the multitude of activitity to follow. The precision formations formations by the Golden Helmets and interweave driving was a great spectacle added to by the gleaming machines and dr, rf the OPP officers. )w Holstein Black and White show was another great attraction on Thursday evening evening with the show this year being held indoors in a tent and well lighted. The bleachers bleachers at this show were filled to capacity throughout the judging judging of the cattle. The horse drawing contest again drew a big crowd in front of the grandstand. Attendance on Thursday evening was double that of a, year ago. Friday afternoon was again started with the school children's children's parade with a goodly number of floats and almost two hundred decorated bicycles. bicycles. These floats, bicycles and pets were judged at the fair grounds following the parade. The remainder of Friday afternoon was the only weak place in the entrie two and a half days of the fair. Friday evening was then given over to harness racing, the cake and beef auctions and as usual proved to interest to most everyone. There was an increase of ( Continued an page Kb Council approve ' mobile home project The Town of Newcastle Council a week ago Monday gave tentative approval for the go ahead for Wilmot Creek Cove, a mobile home project proposed by Rice Construction Construction Company. Council further further moved by a majority vote that the interim plan be changed to accommodate the mobile home complex in the area. The 950 unit mobile home park was first proposed early in 1973 and approved in principle at the end of the year by Clarke Township council. The new Town of Newcastle had asked in 1974 that no action be taken by the province in this matter and the proposal has been before the planning advisory committee committee and council since early in 1974. The mobile home park is to be located south-west of the Village of Newcastle, west on the Wilmot Creek and along the shore of Lake Ontario. Mr. Rice spoke to council ol the matter of the mobile homel park briefly, asking that council expedite matters to allow the project to get underway. He pointed to benefits stating that the developed area would give a quiet lifestyle. Councillor Cowman spearheaded spearheaded the motion through council with the seconding of the motion by Councillor Don Allin. Councillors Tink and Hobbs supported the motion with Councillor Lyall and Mayor Rickard voting in opposition to the motions. At the time Councillor Kirk Entwisle was absent from the meeting. Councillor Cowman stated she has visited the proposed site in the municipality as well as visiting a similar development, Sandy Cove, now in operation at Lake Simcoe south ot Barrie. She said she was in favour of the Wilmot Creek development 100 percent. said that the age group 55 to 75 was an expanding age group which homes would be provided, provided, She also contended that it was in fact another industry in., the Town providing about $400,000 in tax'dollars. That's four times the amount our largest industry, St. Mary's Cement, pays, she said. This should have top priority, she said, I would much rather see mobile homes along the lake than another cement plant or hydro generating station. It was also stated at the meeting that the muncipality would not be burdened with additional service costs because because most services are provided by the developer. It was also stated that the homes do conform to the required standards. Following the meeting Mayor Mayor Rickard said he was < Continued on page 10) In addressing council in the matter Councillor Cowman something's missing. Why its the cigar. At this point Cliff Pethick, one of the officials in the tug-of-war was making the decision to disqualify one of the pulls as he claimed one OMB APPROVES $400,000 EXPENDITURE The OMB last week gave their approval to the Town of Cobourg to spend $400,000 of the Town's money for the restoration of Victoria Hall in Cobourg. The federal government and the provincial government are both giving matching grants to Cobourg's. Already one million dollars has been spent on the restoration of the building. Work is expected to resume within three weeks. ALL CANDIDATES MEETING TO-NIGHT WEDNESDAY The All Candidates meeting being held at the Clarke High School tonight will be chaired by Mr. Jim Stutt of Orono. The meeting is to start at 8.00 p.m. and is sponsored jointly by the Clarke Student, Council and the Orono and Area Chamber of Commerce. JT'S HAPPENING IN THE REGION OF DURHAM Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau will officially open the International and World plowing match north of Qshawa on September 23rd at 2.00 p.m. About one hundred acres of farm land will be involved in the undertaking with 100 acres reserved for a tented city housing the exhibits. The match runs from September 23 through and including the 27th. TEACHERS WORKING WITHOUT CONTRACTS A few over 1000 teachers in the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education jurisdiction are working without a contract. Contrcts expired on August 31st and no settlement has yet been reached either for the secondary or elementary teachers. In June the 400 secondary teachers turned down a 26 percent raise and negotiations have not resumed since that time. The near 650'elementary teachers have not met with the board since July 7th. A meeting however is expected this coming week. Both groups negotiate separately with the board regarding salaries. team had nine members instead of the eight. The winning tea* in the tug-o-war was the entry from the Great Pine Ridgè Kinsmen Kinsmen club with the Clarke High School team second. There was also a team from east of Orono, Mount Tom, coached by Norm Andrews and a team from the Pines Senior Public School.