The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 8th, 1975 Reading Elementary teachers problems salaries up 27.66 At a recent ceremony at the Orono United Church seven Beavers entered the Orono Cub Pack. The evening was centred around this exercise with parents present and with both Beavers and Cubs taking part in the ceremony. Pictured Pictured above are Billy Vooeys, Guy Brachvogel, Clifford Tate, Scott Yeo, Tim Bradley, Jimmy Brown and Darren Gives approval to second mobile home project for town Monday evening the Town Newcastle council passed a lition giving the Murray "'ayne Durham Retirement obile Home scheme the same status as that given previously to the Rice Mobile Home proposal. The similar status was given with the understanding that the Payne proposai would have equivalent equivalent commitments as those in the Rice proposal. Mr. Roger Carr, on behalf of Murray Payne of Newton- ville, asked council to give the Payne proposal the same status as the Rice proposal. He stated that in the past they had been given equal status to Rice. "We have been parallel II done the line", he said. Upon question Carr stated that they had applied for a rezoning with an application both to the Town and to the Region. Counc. Entwisle stated that the plan should be given equal status to that of Rice as it appeared identical in general principal. Counc. Hobbs in speaking to Mr. Carr said, "You say it is identical to the Rice plan, is it your intention to provide 20 percent of the development for Senior citizens, can you give me a yes or no?" Mr. Carr stated that he felt they would be only too willing to meet the same conditions as Rice. "I don't, mind giving equal status to the Payrie proposal providing you are prepared to meet all the requirements", stated councillor councillor Hobbs. Mr. Carr said there was some differences such as sewers and due to the location, location. He als said that detailed engineering had not been carried out. Councillors Allin and Tink moved that the matter be tabled for further information and presentation by the developer. developer. The motion lost. Counc. Cowman stated that the planner, George Howden, has said that idf council continued to approve propos- (Continued on Page 3) Richter. Left in the back is Beaver leader Mrs. Diane Cowan and (right) Mrs. Betty Charland, Cub leader. Badges and gifts were presented to the Beavers moving up to the Cub pack by their leaders. SHAWS SCHOOL TO BE RENTED A report is to come before the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education meeting this Thursday evening evening regarding the renting of the closed Shaw's School by the community. The Reading Task Force set up by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education heard a report on Thursday evening in which the response to a question- airre to secondary teachers in the area showed that there were definite problems with student's reading skills, in secondary schools. The Task Force report recommended that trained reading personnel should teach teach reading help programs ; standardized reading tests should be given to 11 students before reading should be time-tabled and that every school should be provided with specialized rooms with proper equipment to teach reading. The report noted that 36 teachers reported 634 of their students needing remedial help with 45 now receiving this help. R also felt that at least ten percent of all students in secondary school needed reading help and that this was a conservative esti- (Continued on page 3) Region - Ganaraska to confer over house The Region of Durham and the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority will confer confer over the disposition of the house and barns in the Durham Forests just east of Highway 115 on the boundary line between the Town of Newcastle and the Township of Man vers. Due to a policy of the Ministry of Natural Resources Resources who manage both the Durham Forests and the Ganaraska Forests the buildings buildings have become of no use to them. Under an existing agreement the Ministry has no use for the buildings and no authority to look after the buildings. Up to this point the Ministry has rented the house out to Ministry employees but as of August has disbanded this procedure. (Continued on page 3) The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education and the Elementary teachers in the area have come to agreement on salary contract for the school year, 1975-76. Both parties have now signed the agreement amounting amounting to an increase of 27.66 percent in both salary and extended benefits. The agreement agreement runs from September 1st, 1975 to August 31st, 1976. The agreement is on a split grid system running from September 1st, 1975 to January January 1st, 1976 and then from January 1st to August 31st, 1976. A beginning teacher will now start at a salary of $8,000. compared to the former 6,200. As of January 1st, 1976 this increase to $8,500. This would be for teachers without degrees degrees of which Mr. Carman, chairman of the Board's negotiating committee stated there would be very few. Teachers with a B.A. in year one would start with a salary of $10,000. on September 1st, 1975 and increase to $10,430. as of January 1st, 1976. The maximum will now be reached in a period of 12 years instead of the former fourteen years. The maximum for the top category has been increased increased from $18,800. to $23,500. Teachers will also continue to receive, as in the past contract, a cost of living allowance. This is a rate of $7.00 for every one-tenth of a point increase in the cost of living. Last year it amounted to about $260.00 and could be within this figure again this year providing the cost of living increase amounts to the same as in 1974-75. In extending fringe benefits the board will now pay one hundred percent of semi-Pri- vate care as well as a long term disability policy. The Board continues the extended health care, the dental plan and group life insurance. Mr. Carman also states that the teachers pupil ratio has been held at 25 to 1. He also points out that overall the ratio has been lower than this figure in the public schools. The increases agreed upon between the Northumberland and Newcastle Board are higher than those in Peterborough, Peterborough, Hasting and Victoria counties but lower than those agreed upon in the Durham Board. The one local agreement agreement affects 612 public school teachers. TWO MEMBERS VOTE AGAINST AGREEMENT At the recent Board meeting meeting when the agreement was ratified two members of the (Continued on page 3) $1000 raised through Saturday walk-a-thon Saturday morning and early early into the afternoon thirty walkers participating in a Walk-A-Thon from Bowman- viile to Orono raised a sum of money totalling $1,000.00. The MADE FASTEST TIME IN WALK-A-THON Mr. M. A. McKnight of Orono with the fastest time Orono covered the thirteen last Saturday. He sits left on miles from Bowmanville to the St, Saviours steps with a sore foot with Mr. Don Tansley who also completed the walk. Walk-A-Thon was sponsored by St. Saviours, St. Georges and St. Johns Anglican churches churches of Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville respectively. The walk started at the Maranathan Christian Reformed Reformed Church in Bowmanville Bowmanville following the back roads through to the Orono Tree Nursery and then to St. Saviours in Orono. Walkers started out at 9:00 a.m. with some arriving in Orono shortly shortly afternoon. Of the thirty-five walkers seven were from the Orono congregation. The total mileage was thirteen miles. Of the total $1,000. raised $300.00 was raised by the walkers from St, Saviours. Monies raised through the walk will be used in the Anglican's Out Reach program program for help in other countries and in the far north in Canada. The ladies of St. Saviours provided the walkers with lunch as they arrived at the church. The menu consisted >f hot dogs, soup and English Raisin pudding along with coffee and soft drinks. Organizers of the event were well pleased with the turnout of walkers and the amount of money raised through the walk. fmppentngsi... LOSES BATTLE OVER PARKING LOT Councillor Lyall lost his battle over the paving of a parking lot east of the Newcastle Community Hall last week. . At a special meeting of council approval was granted to the Hall Board to proceed with the work and to complete the project. MAY BE OLDEST INDIAN VILLAGE The discovery of a second Huron Indian Village on the site of the formerly proposed airport in Pickering may be the oldest to be discovered to date. It is thought to date back to the 15th century. Nine longhouses have been found and it is expected that a further two may be found. It is expected to take another year to complete the diggings. AUTO PACT HEARING The much debated Canada-U.S. auto pact agreement will corne under discussion early in November in Detroit. This US inquiry was requested by the U.S. Senate finance committee with one Senator labelling the present agreement a piece of Canadian blackmail. There has also been claims that Canada is possibly-dumping cars into the U.S. market and this is also under study. WORK PROGRESSING ON NEW ORONO WELL There has been some activity at the site of the second well for the Orono Water System of recent days. Footings and cement floor have been poured for the building as well as preparation for the building and the pumping system. Although there were considerable complaints early in the summer over the lack of water in the Orono system they have survived the summer with few further problems of a scarcity of water. The second well when brought into service should eliminate any further shortages.' ORONO HI-C PROJECT During the past number of weeks the Orono Hi-Cs who are an active group in this community associated with the Orono United Church have been selling plates with a picture of the church painted on them. The group has already sold fourteen dozen plates and have two dozen left for sale. The plates sell for $3.50 each and anyone wishing to make a purchase are asked to contact either Ian Moffat or Lynda deJonge. CELEBRATES 92nd BIRTHDAY Mrs. James Lycett formerly of Orono and presently of Oshawa celebrated her 92nd birthday last September 20th. Unfortunately Mrs. Lycett has been a patient in the Oshawa General Hospital. Mrs. Lycett living with her daughter Mrs. Robert Behm has 16 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and is shortly to be a great great grandmother.