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•'MW? 3 Students at Lockhart's School using their imagination imagination can now traverse the great canyons of the world, stand upon the deck of a pirate ship, climb the highest mountain or play a Tarzan through the,new playground structure at the school. It all came about through a concerted concerted effort of the Lockhart Community Association, support support for the Board of Education Education and funding from Win- tario and other local events within the community. The playground structure was dedicated to its use on Sunday following a pancake breakfast held at the school by the Community Assoc iation. The imaginative creation was designed by Walter Gibson and through assistance assistance of many in the cpm- munity including Albert Mun- neke, Dave Gibson and Ross McComb the structure now stands for use by the students at Lockharts. Its a great example of what a community, even a small, community, can do if it puts its mind to the project. Funds for Orono Hall Board Council gave approval to a recommendation from the Community Centre's Committee Committee that the operation of the Orono Town Hall as of July 1st, 1979 be handed over to the appointed Board of Management for operation. The Town is supplying the Board with a sum of $2,500 plus accounts receivable for use by the local Board. It was asked if the $2,500 been budgeted. Alex Guiler, Town Manager, sard there was no funds in the .Recreation budget and also said council could not continually continually come up with project funding. The money, he said, was just not there. Mayor Rickard stated that the funds were in the budget for the maintenance of municipal municipal buildings. We are just transfering these funds to thé Board of Management, he said. If the Board doesn't do the work we will have to, so there is no difference, he said. Writing Ganaraska re Estate entrance Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 20th, 1979 Splash pool cleared through Town council Following, at least two years of deliberations the Town of Newcastle council on Monday plunged into deejp waters giving approval for the complex by a vote of 6-1. This has been the gô-ahead; that the Splash committee has been awaiting and according,to according,to Al. Strike they will now surge ahead as quickly as possible. Mr. Strike feels that the cost of construction may now run from $700,000 to $800,000 and require more than the original $350,000 to be subscribed subscribed through local donations. donations. He said, "We will have the necessary money by the end of the year, in fact we have to keep alive the funds from Wintario." Splash had, met on Monday night with their engineer for construction prior to council's approval. The agreement with the Town and the Board of One-way streets for Orono Arena? Education allows the Town to construct the pool and squash court complex on the high Brownie 'Fly-up' to Guides school property adjoining the high school building. The Board of Education is committed committed to no funds for construction or for maintenance maintenance and operation of the complex. The Town of Newcastle Newcastle will finance the maintenance, maintenance, repairs and operation operation of the building .with the Splash committee committed to raising funds for the capital cost of the construction. The Board in the agreement will undertake to entourage (Continued page 2) Coufic. Cowman and Counc. Clarke on Monday presented a resolution to council which ^àined council support. The resolution referred to lands owned by the Town of Newcastle at the entrance of Robin's Road to the Orono Estate sub-division. , Counc. .Cowman said the Town had taken no action as to this property over a period of time and it was increasingly increasingly being used as a dumping area. Cowman asked that council contact the Ganaraska Conservation Conservation Authority asking if they would take over the property and if so what would they do with it. Council gave their approval of the motion. Over the past few weeks residents of the area have been complaining of the use of the site as a dump area with no action being taken to control this activity to the •entrance of the sub-division. The Ganaraska recently- passed a policy statement whereby they will take over such floodplain areas for management purposes with the purpose of retaining or restoring the natural feature of the land. The*council of the Town of Newcastle accepted a proposal proposal from the Public Works committee that a one-way street system be considered relative to access to the Orono Arena. ■ Notices are to be placed in the local papers as to this .* consideration prior to any action being taken. '; It would be the intention of- council to make Princess Street from Station,Street and Rowe Street one-way streets to carry traffic to and from the arena: At the present time Princess Princess Street is mainly used by traffic to and from the àrena* This street is narrow and below standard for such use. Sa Ico agreement before plan change Counc. Holliday sought and obtained an amendment from council as to a resolution from the Public Works Department relating to a proposed agreement agreement with Salco Sand and Gravel with the municipality. TJje resolution recommended recommended that an agreement between between Salco and the Town be undertaken following notification notification from the Ministry of Natural Resources that an application for a licence has een made for Part of Lot 32, "'Concession 10, former Clarke Township by Salco Sand and Gravel. Holliday wants the negotiations undertaken prior to the Town commenting on the licence or any aspect of amending the official plan. Director of Public .Works, Jack Dunham asked who was to negotiate the agreement and what was the agreement to conjtain. . , The matter has been referred referred to the Town Manager and Director of Public Works to prepare a report for council.. Brownie Andrea Burnham was the centre of attention last week when she flew up to Guides at a ceremony held at the Orono United Church! Above the leaders are pinning her wings on for the fly-up. Andrea was the only Brownie Brownie to fly-up this year to Guides having completed a host of tests to be eligible for th.e fly-up., During the past bear there _ have been some 23 Brownies registered id the Orono Brownie Brownie Pack while the Oronp Guides had, an enrolment of eleven.,