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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 18th, 1976 Hike in Ganaraska ends in Millbrook Saturday afternoon late a group of three girls left the Dell north of Kendal in the Ganaraska to hike east to the Durham House, just east of Highway 115 where their parents were to pick them up sometime around five o'clock p.m. Somewhere along the line the hiking course was changed changed through error and the girls ended up in the Millbrook area. The girls were returned to the Oasis Restaurant by the Millbrook O.P.P. sometime around eight o'clock in the evening. In the meantime local residents, employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources Resources and the parents had launched a search of. the forests for the children, ranging in age from thirteen to twenty. It was a happy reunion when all met after a number of phone calls. ' , The Orono Park this evening, evening, Wednesday, August 18th becomes a beehive of activity with the holding of the annual Beef Barbecue sponsored by the Orono and District Chamber Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Newcastle. First on the agenda for the evening is the now renowned beef barbecue featuring prime barbecued beef, baked potatoes, baked western beans, coffee, donuts and all the relishes. This is served hot right from the barbecue spit in the beautiful setting of the Orono Park. Furthering the program will be the western and country music of Fay Adams games. Town hires new arena consultants and the Country Hits playing during the serving and for a . brief ; period following the barbecue. This Orono Jamboree Jamboree group will also feature selections by Len Somer- scales and Joey Howe. At 7:00 p.m. plans include a Junior Girl's Lobb Ball game which will be followed by a Newcastle Town Council and staff softball team facing "All of Orono". This latter game is to go at 8:15 under the new baseball lights at the park. Tickets for the event are now bn sale with no increase in price, $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12. It has been pointed out that there is; no charge for the western show and the ball The Town of Newcastle on Monday afternoon hired the engineering firm of Totten Sims and Hubicki to undertake undertake a complete evaluation of the Newcastle and Bowman- villè arenas as well as suggestions of whether, to rebuild or repair the buildings. buildings. It is expected that this new'study of the two arenas can be completed by September September 1st and that by the middle of .September specification can be compleyed on the work to be.undertaken. . Council as with this move have decided not to continue with thë engineering firm of Leighton and Kidd who have reported on the conditions of the arenas noting extensive repairs to Bowmanville and the rebuilding of the Newcastle Newcastle arena as the most economical economical move. A motion by Counc. Cowman Cowman and Tink authorizes that the Orono Fair Board be notified of the action . of council and that council meet with the Board at a suitable .time to discuss the Orono arena. Mayor Rickard following the meeting on Monday stated that in 1974 council had ( Continued page 2 ) "Out of the Mists", a: history of Clarke Township and the Village of Orono, will be available this Friday, , August 20th for all those who fyave pre-pur chased the book. This history book by Mrs. Helen Schmid and Mr. S: B. Rutherford both of Orono and Orono area contains some 340 ■ges with close to one ( idred photographs of buildings, buildings, individuals and groups taken between the early 1800s and present. It has a hard-cover binding with a well-designed duster cover by Mrs. M. Remington of Orono. The book contains twenty chapters relating to life, industry, and municipal affairs «throughout the past history of. the area. It deals with the early settlement between 1766 and 1830 and what is then called "Seriuos Settlement" from 1830 to 1840. Farm life as early as 1803 is outlined in the book and this life advances to the early 1900s. The book also $eal£ with the early cropping of the forests and the establishment of a rthrsery in Orono. Chapter sections are also related to the establishment of Agricultural Societies, education, education, medicine and law, r ïjappemngsi... HOLDING FLEA MARKET AT ORONO FAIR The Parent's Committee of the First Orono brownies and Girl Guides are holding a Flea market at the Orono Fair. They would appreciate donations for the market including odds and ends, books, glass ware, china, toys, jewelery, preserves, vegetables etc. Anyone wishing to contribute may contact:Rosemary Hartwig 983-5140; Edna Watson 983-5835; Sharron Stacey 983-5862; Carol Farrow, president 623-5911 or any of the Brownie or Girl Guide leaders. 4-H PROJECT, FOCUS ON LIVING A new 4-H project entitled Focus on Living will be offered in Orono providing enough girls are interested. The club,will deal with mental and physical fitness, creative use of leisure time, safety in the home, babysitting etc. If any girls in the Orono area are interested they are asked to contact 1 the leader, Mrs. Lola Kennedy, Main St,, Orono, phone 983-5369. transportation and communication, communication, taverns, temperance and hotels, places of worship, last resting places and wars. Recreation and enterainment also takes a full chapter in th history as evolves in the book as do fraternal societies and service groups. Villages sketches involve Newtonville, Port Granby; Bond Head, Newcastle, Stark ville, Crooked-Creek, Kendal, Leskard, Kirby and the log books of Captain Stalker. The village of Orono has a comprehensive section dealing dealing with the beginning, the growth and demise, social development and community services. Famous native sons and daughters are noted ip.one of the final chapters of the book as well' as emigration patterns. patterns. The book is further enhanced with a list of cross references and an index of names which appear in the book. Pictures displayed in the book are well representative pf the entire area of Clarke Township with particular interest interest shown in old school pictures and buildings which have long disppeared 1 from the local scene. A well defined Orono map is also included in the book as a, tip in three pàge sheet. The, map is well documented With ( Continued page 2) O.W. (Bud) Rolph, a sport- at the Park threw the first has not only been an avid fan ing enthusiast in , Orono and ball for the first baseball of baseball through the years the intitial spearhead for the game under lights in the-park but at one time was a heady installation of baseball lights last Wednesday evening. Bud player for logal and area