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Orono Weekly Times, 8 Aug 1979, p. 1

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Win Banjo Championships Entrance to arena at a dead end Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 8th, 1979. , The Public Works department department of the Town of Néwcast- le on Monday again wrestled with the entrance way into the new Orono Arena but came up with no solution to resolve the problem for residents along either Princess Street or Rowes Street. The committee tabled the -matter until such time as the Town considers improvements improvements to Rowé and Princess streets. It was pointed out by a report from the Director of Public Works that widening either of the narrow 14. foot streets would be difficult. . . At the present time Princess Princess Street is almost ëxclus- iyely used for entrance to the arena parking lot which is at ' the south end of the arena building. As the street is only some 14 feet wide and cars must also pass through a gateway the street is less than adequate to carry the traffic to the arena. Residents along the street have complained of the traffic problem and had even complained prior to the construction of the arenà with the proposal that traffic would have to travel Princess of Rowe .streets to reach the , parking area. Counc. 'Clarke said that the Widening of the streets did not appear to be realisitic as the front yards are now only of few feet in depth. Coiinc. Prout suggested that cars entered from the north. This is impossible as a barrier has been placed to the east of the building eliminating eliminating traffic to this area. Jack Dunham, Director of Public Works, pointed out that the former Township of Clarke had closed off by by-law a parcel of land directly south, of the arena that abutted Station Street. This land was conveyed by the Town of Newcastle to abutting owners in 1977 and is now lost as an entranceway to the arena parking lot. The Director reported that if this parcel of land was now available to the Town and had not been disposed of it could have provided a solution to improve the entrance into the parking facility. A former proposal of council council that a one-way street system by inaugurated with Princëss and Rowe Streets met with opposition from residents on the two streets. At the present time there appears ' no solution to the problem and the traffic condition condition will remain on Princess and Rowe. Don Adams, 19, of Orono and Sally Shortt, 11, of Oshawa, have wrapped up the championships for North America for banjo picking. On July 28 in New Liskeard, Ontario the duo won both the ladies and mën's championships. championships. The two local area musicians musicians often appear on local programs as a duo and are billed as Adams and Eve. They have appeared at the Town of Newcastle Jamboree held in Orono along with other events throughout the district. district. They do a novelty number in which they pick their own banjo while fingering fingering the notes in on the others banjo. On July 28th Sally Shortt a grade seven student in Oshawa, Oshawa, won the Ladies' North American 5-string Banjo Championship Championship at New Liskeard for the second year in a row. She won not only her prize money for the event but also the key to the Town of New Liskeard, a gold medallion and a necklace. Prior to the New Liskeard festival Sally Shortt had also won the Ladies' 5th Canadian National 5-string Banjo Championship Championship for 1979 held in Durham, Ontario. Sally is a pupil of Don Adams and a granddaughter of Robert Glanville of Orono. Don Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Adams of Orono was also declared the Grand National Open North American American 5-string Banjo Champion at the festival. He received a cash award of $500., an ornate special 5-string banjo,, a silver trophy, trophy, a plaque, a gold medallion medallion and ribbons for his placing. The two will later this year appear on a television Special entitled Kids World which was, filmed last May. The. Program will be aired by both Global Television and TV Ontario. , Committee wants two routes to Mosport Teachers.receive , 78- , 79 back pay Last Wednesday the North- umberfand - Newcastle Board of Education issued to the secondary teachers their back pay for the 78-79 year .. and which was awarded through voluntary binding arbitration. The Board of Education had previously ratified the awar ds given through binding arbitration which granted the 450 secondary teaches an increase of 5.8 percent. The teachers have yet to ratify the .contract for 78-79. The back pay was however held up upon mutual agreement agreement awaiting an irit,erpreta- f. tion of the one of the terms fjappentiigs. ORONO BOAT PEOPLE MEETING A meeting concern what action may be taken in Orono as to the plight of the Boat People is being held in Orono this Monday, August 13 at the Orono United Church at 7:30 p.m. TO ATTEND CONVENTION All members of the Town of Newcastle council will attend the annual convention of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario later this month in Toronto. Town Manager, Albert Guiler, Treasurer Klaas DeGroot and Clerk J. M. Mcllroy will also attend. The convention extends, into four days discussing municipal problems. OPPOSE SASKATCHEWAN URANIUM REFINERY " E Mora do Nuclear Ltd. have run into opposition in their proposal to construct an uranium refinery in Warman, 18 kilometres north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Mennonite community is opposed to'the construction of moral grounds stating it is an extention of the nucelar chain. The Town council of Warmân hàs approved the project in their community following a*visit to PorCHope and Pickering merating Station. handed down by Mr. Kennedy, Kennedy, chairman of the arbitration arbitration board. Last week the teachers agreed to accept the interpretation of the board of education providing the back . pay amounts were issued by • the board. This action was ", taken by the board. According to W. H. Carman, Carman, chairman of the negotiating negotiating team for the Board of Education this finally settles the 78-79 contract. He said at this time the Board and the teachers would generally be ' negotiating the 79-80 contract. It is expected that these negotiations will start sometime sometime in September. Updating speed-limit by-law Due to the fact that the Region of Durham would not give approval of setting a speed limit on the 3rd . Concession Road of Clarke due to the fact that the change would he an amendment to an amendment the Public Works department has recommended recommended that a revised by-law be, forwarded to the Region and ultimately passed by the Town of Newcastle. The new by-law would set 1 a speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour on the third and fourth concession west of Highway 35-115 as well as on some other Town roads in the municipàlity. * The Pjublic Works committee committee on Monday suggested that thie Ministry of Transportation Transportation and Communication signing signing of Highway 401 that the next two entrances in the Bowmanville area would lead . to Mosport. Ttiese two entrances entrances woul'd be a Waverley Road and at Liberty street. The suggestion is to be considered by the Ministry upon receipt.of the resolution. ' It was pointed out at the meeting that the most direct route from Highway 401 to Mosport was' via the Waverley Waverley Road exit but that local businesses along 1 Liberty Street 'were concerned that they would be in a position to (Continued page 2) Farm families tour the north North to New Liskeard was the direction of 37 farm members and wives of the Soiil & Crop Improvement Association on July 24th for three days. They were to see a variety of farming enterprises enterprises in the Little Clay Belt and tour the New Liskeard College College of Agricultural Technology. Technology. A glacial lake bottom 40. miles long and 40 miles wide is the basis of this farming area, which has up to 120 feet, of soil before bedrock and is high in potash. The farmers neëd only add phosphorus to grow lush fields of alfalfa and birdsfoot trefoil. Big, round bales of first cut were still in the fields. Small rectangular bales were certainly in the minority. Winterkill is rare here because of the early snow cover. These crops can be, kept in production at least 10 years. Thé cool.ciimate of this area js conducive (6 seed production. Alex Skepasf,s, in charge of crop production at thè collpge, explained the trial plots for forages, grains arid field peas.,. They are beyond the fringe area for com - between 1500 and 2000 heat units'- and"can expect frost after August 31st, so corn production is not practical practical for feed. The armyworms we saw were limiting this year's crop, so the agricultural agricultural advisors are battling a serious problem this week. The seed, clovers are now in flower and to sprr against armyworms could kill the bees. The farming methods taught taught at the college must be adapted to 40 degrees below freezing with winter extending extending to almost 8 months of the year. the beef pasture operation of Morley Shepherdson & Son was our first farm stop, where they kept 140 purebred Simmental and Charolais cows. Their program, culled cows that could mot winter outside and calve alone. Only a few, males for Performance Performance Testing were kept inside. Cattle ^re handled on horseback. ■ Since 1954, 600 • acres of bush' have been put* into production by clearing and draining. Taxes ' here were $1.00 per acre. ' As it was raining, Mrs. James Hillcôat of Thornloe; invited the busload into her home for coffee and the men discussed Pedigreed Seed. Later, we toured thé new seed cleaing plant. We-toured a dairy barn e-'-ned by Denis Cloutier at Earlton where 85 milking tows were tied. ", , 3 e animals animals never go outside for exercise. Between 1st and 2nd cut hay, was the time for spreading the winter's manure manure from hig piles on the hayfields. The centre, of these piles would still be frozen. The Agricultural Representative Representative for Timiskaming District told us of the Arda Community Pasture Program Program where animals grazed at, a cost to the farmer of $40.00 per head and pasture performance trials were carried carried out. ' The new Labonte Seed Processing Plant, an industry, which buys local seed and • packages it for Canadian and export markets, was the next place of interest. • Badk at the college, again, • we toured'the beef, sheep and pig operations. Mr." Â1 Francis, who had worked with Dai Dalrymple in Belleville, as an Ass't Agricultural Representative, (Continued page 3)

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