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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 1th, 1976 A fire early Saturday morning morning destroyed the barn on the farm of Mr. Howard Payne, R.R. 3 Newcastle. Up to the present time the cause of the $100,000 bfn/e is not known. The fire was first observed by Mr. Payne as flames shot up from the back of the barn. Fire departments from Newcastle, Newcastle, Bowmanville and Port Hope answered the call. Some 4000 bales of hay and 2000 bales of straw as well as two elevators were lost in the fire. No cattle were destroy- .ed. The Payne farm is located Orono girl seriously injured Lorna Lowery, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lowery of R.R. 1 Orono is in ' intensive care in the Oshawa General Hospital following a car accident on. Wednesday, July 28th. Lorna is suffering a multitude of injuries especial" ly to the right side of her body • from tier head to her ankle. Improvement had been noted in her condition the forepart of the week but according to Mrs. Lowery she will continue a patient in hospital for sometime. The accident occured about 10 a.m. Wednesday on Highway Highway 115 north of Kirby while Lorna was driving her sister's car, a Honda, Civic Hatch- > back, north from Kirby. The accident occured about a half mile' north of Kirby. According to the O.P.P. the car was observed to veer into the south bound lane and struck head-on by a 1975 Dodge Van driven by Mr. LORNA LOWER Y Robert Meade of R.r! 2 Oronc of Freehold Farm. The vat was, travelling south at the time of the accident. Mr Meade suffered only a. few scratches. Miss Lowery in 1974 was crowned Miss Durham Cent ral Fair. adjacent to the Port Granby plant in the area. ; Eldorado dump. Eldorado has also taken an option on the The cause of the fire, is farm for a proposed refinery under investigation. To meet in Orono over water bi lling Ganaraska prepares for take-over of Cold Springs Camp ■ Although final agreement has not been reached between the Ganraska Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Government Services to reconsiderèd and taken from the agreement. This is now under consideration by the Ministry of Government Serv ices. M.P.P.'S CAR STOLEN. A number of weeks ago a Valkswagon owned by the local M.P.P., Doug Moffatt, was stolen from his property and totally wrecked or, the third line of the former Clarke Township just east of the Newcastle Golf Course at the ' cement bridge; According to the O.P.P. this week no arrests have been made. ■ PROGRAMS AT THE CLARKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Two one-hour afternoon programs arc conducted weekly at the Clarke Public Library on Tuesdays and Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00p.m. The Tuesday program at tile library takes the form of a film showing while the Thursday « program includes crafts for children. All children are invited to attend these programs. ' Mayor Rickard last week stated that a meeting was planned to be held in Orono concerning water billing in the Village by the Region of Durham. Tentatively the date has been set for either Monday, August 23 or Wednesday, Wednesday, August 25th and will be held in the Orono Town Hall. The Finance Committee for the Town of Newcastle passed the holding of the meetings and have requested that the Regional Finance Committee make available necessary staff members to answer ■ al) questions which , may be proposed at the meeting. The matter of the meeting was brought beforé the Orono Hydro Commission on Tuesday Tuesday of last week when Doug Simpson stated he had had a number of enquiries,over the operation of the Orono êystem and charges being made.-Roy Forrester stated he had not heard of any dissatisfaction with the operation or billing of the system in Orono... wards. the take-over of Cold f^^SSEWip'-tiÿThie'ÀLtithtir"' ity .préparations are being made.in 'anticipation of the change of ownership. At a meeting in Cobourg 1 last wqek of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Authority it wgs pointed out that the take-over of the Cold Spring Camp by the Authority should be completed by the end of August. The buildings including including dormatories, dining areas and a sports centre, have been offered to the Authority for the price of $1.00. The •Authority have however asked asked that certain conditions be Cold Springs Camp is located located north-easi of Kendal in the Ganaraska Forest and up until the beginning of the year was operated by the Ministry of Correctional Services as a outdoor camp for boys'. The camp was administered'from the Pine Ridge School in Bowmanville. The Authority, it was stated felt that parts of four conditions conditions were too binding. The conditions included that the Authority could not resell the buildings to any other party. Mr. A. Carruthers pointed out . ( Continued on page 3) A METEOR SIGHTING Early last Sunday morning in the back yard your editor sighted what, might be called a meteor or shooting star v i came out of the north and travelled across the full -extent of the sky to the south. It took some ten to fifteen ' seconds' for the flight. The meteor was in four parts with the front segment being the largest. Two other segments appeared on either side of the front Segment with a fourth segment trailing some distance behind the main group. It was an uncommon sight for this viewer leaving a trail àt least half the distance across the.sky. , REBUILDING UNDERWAY . ■ Mr. Hoerst Hoensch, Orono Building Contractor, has started work on the rebuilding of the former Reid Hardware store in the business section of Orono. The property was destroyed by fire in 1974 arid since has been an item 'of controversy as to its appearance and safety. Mr. Hoensch has purchased the property and is now taking down the main portion of the fire-destroyed structure including the two end walls. Following the cleanup Mr. Hoensch will rebuild the structure for two stores' on • the main floor and two apartments on the second level. Permits were granted for the structure following approval by the Department of Health of a satisfactory sewage system, Aerorbie. GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF ORONO ' This Saturday the Newcastle Game comes to Orono with a guided walking tour of the Village. The event mmencesat lO.OOa.m. at the Clarke Museum. Everyone is 'invited to attend and to bring camera and sketchpad. A picnic will be held on the museum lawp following the walk with lemonade and tables being provided. The 1933 Orono Fire truck as a firefighting vehicle. It has become a museum piece' now makes a number of and has relinquished its right, appearances each year in parades and this was no exception on Monday when the truck was entered in the Newcastle parade. Above Ron White at the wheel and Gerry Duvall prepare for the signal from the parade marshal 1.