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Orono fPéeklji 'Cimes Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 29, 1976 Sun Valley's Hilton - For Dogs Garbage Bag Mystery Brings Murder Rap On Thursday, Sept. 23,1976, Metro Toronto Police. Local Volunteers Learn To Tap Funds Local volunteer groups can learn now to tap the government's government's funds at an open meeting of Durham Region's Social Planning and Advisory Group, Tuesday, October 5th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Os'hawa Library. The meeting's theme is Funding of the Volunteer ■'-;etor, and à keynote speech- j Dr. Alan Thomas, Ontario's Ontario's representative to the National Advisory Council on Voluntary Action, will explain the federal government's responsibilities responsibilities and its relationship, relationship, to volunteer groups. Follbwing Dr. Thomas's address, officials of the province' province' and regional govern- me including Assistant Deputy Minister of the Community Community and Social Services Ministry,'John Anderson, will explore the provincial government's, government's, funding policies and practices. The above photo shows an almost complete version of Sun Valley's "Hilton" for dogs. The last stages of construction should be completed completed within the next couple of weeks. At this time a brick FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 3th - 9th On Monday'and Tuesday of last week a crew of engineers ' inspected the Orono arena from top to bottom. A couple timber and structural steel engineers insepct.ed the roof rafters and framework, taking taking core samples of each individual member. As well, a couple represent- Ijappentngs. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Fire Prevention Week starts on Oct. 3 and continues to Oct. 9. During this time the local firestations in Orono, Village of Newcastle and Bowmanville will be open for public viewing. See you there. ORONO FIGURE SKATING CLUB The 1976-77 Orono Figure Skating season starts Sunday October 2, at 12:30 at the Darlington Sports Centre. At this time the seniors and intermediates make their first appearances. On Tues., Oct. 5 at 4:30 juniors will have their premiere of the season, also at the Darlington Sports Centre. Registration will be taken on Sunday and Tuesday, TURKEY SHOOT The Orono Fish and Hunt Club will be after their Thanksgiving Turkey early this year as they hold their annual turkey shoot north of Orono on Sunday. BOOK FAIR The Orono Home and School is sponsoring g book fair at the Orono Public School October 13th, from 9-5 and 8-10 and on' Oct. 14th 9-4 p.m. The proceeds of this will be used to replenish the Orono School Library. atives from Totten, Sims and Hubieki spent much time in ^measuring the framework and checking each base and the plate it sits on. With these measurements and core samples samples the engineers will be able to tell what stress the arena will stànd, and thus tell us whether or not the arena will be open for the up-coming season under monitoring devices,. devices,. ■ : • ■ At presstime the reports had not yet been sent back so we arë still in the dark. It is hoped by all that we will soon know the outcome of the tests as the hockey season and figure skating season is about to start. ' NEWCASTLE ARENA • It has been reported that the arena in the Village of Newcastle will be open for the 1976-77 season. The cost for this for one season's use will run about $30,000.00, of this $7,500 will have to be put up by the citizens of the Newcastle Newcastle area. Most of the remaining figure will come from Provincial grants such as Wintario. ' 1 At the end of this season the arena must be torn down and rebuilt. By doing so in the same location most of the old ice making equipmc* 1 will still be usable. afte exhaustive investigation by Newcastle O.P.P. arid C.I.B. in Toronto, Joseph Patrick Donoghue, age 27, of Toronto, accompanied by his lawyer Wm. Mackie of Brampton, Brampton, Ontario, surrendered to He has been charged with 1st degree murder. Officers investigating the case were Det. Insp. Smith and Const. Mackay. Ma Bell - Will Sell veneer will cover the outsidé walls and the whole area will be fully landscaped with ponds and trees. It is trulyV Hotel for dogs. For further information lookfurther into this newspaper. -, Mother Bell is not interested interested in trading her vacant building at Temperance and Church Streets in Bowman- ville to the Town of Newcastle ' for the empty Town owned lot next to the former fire hall north of the Four Corners in the former Village of Newcastle. Newcastle. The suggestion was made for a trade recently by the Town, who could have used the former Bowmanville telephone telephone exchange as an annex to the overcrowded Town Hall building. The Bell building was declared surplus to the company's requirements when the new exchange was opened at Liberty and Concession Concession Streets. According to a letter received received by the Committee of the* Whole 'at Monday's Town meeting held in Bowmanville, Bell' is not interested in trading, but would sell the Bowmanville building to the Town of Newcastle at market value. The committee took no action on the suggestion. KIRBY-KENDAL PARENT-TEACHER ACTION GROUP The, PTAG meeting was held last Wednesday in the faculty room of Kirby School to set up an agenda for the upcoming year. Bonnie Reid and Cynthia Zander co-chair- ed our meeting. Ho^ lunches will be served, to both schools once a month and the first one is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19th. Parents who helped serve and prepare the Orienteering Banquet on Sept. 18th were thanked for efforts in such à successful fund-raising venture. venture. A sports equipment sale will be held in late October. Everyone welcome to buy or sell. Items sold on consignment. consignment. Movies have been arranged ' for noon hour viewing sehed- posted in schools. Our next meeting will be in Kendal School on October 26th at 7:00 p.m. A Slide a Day, . Orpno Arena Still a Big Question Mark Jason Burnham displays no fear of height as he prepares to slide down the slide during the Orono Ntirsey School, class Tuesday morning. This slide is one of many items the children can play on or with during their classes every morning at the Orono Nursery Nursery School.