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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 8th, 1979 Orono Weekly Times MUST BE A BETTER USE THAN FOR A FIRE HALL Apparently the Town of Newcastle council is Willing to «give consideration to the future use of the present Hydro building in Orono for a fire hall. The building, i\o doubt, will become redundant with the formation of the new Hydro system for the three major centres in the Town come the first of 1980 and as the Town owns the building some consideration will ha ve to'be given as to its future use. ■ Council has received a report from the fire chief that the building would be adequate for the Orono Fire hall and this is to, apparently, be given consideration. The use of the building had been considered in former years as a fire hall or a portion there of but it was always felt that the building was poorly located for such a purpose and especially the fact that Church street is narrow and since two intersections would have to be cleared before hitting the main street of the Village. Further the 4000 square feet contained in the building would be a waste of space for the Orono department which under any circumstance could not make full use of the building. The former Clarke Township council had made arrangements to erect a new hall at the south of the fair grounds with easy access to Highway 115. It would seem there are much better uses for the hydro building and it would be more advatitageous that it be considered a commercial property to help augment the downtown business area. We would be at a loss at this time to predict just who or what may use the building,commercially but the opportunity should be investigated. No doubt there are some deficiencies at the present fire hall but with some repairs it could well be adequate and at a much lesser cost than revamping some of the hydro building. First lets consider the commerce of the business section in Oronô. Kendal News "Mamma, I've got a tummy tummy ache," complained six year old Helen.That's because because your stomachs empty, said her mother. "You'd feel better if you had something in it." "You didn't take your lunch". * Next afternnon the minister called and during conversation conversation he mentioned he had a rather bad headache. "That's because it's empty," empty," piped up Helen. "You'd feel better if you had something something in it!" Sunday morning was one of those perfect summer days when the thermometer read 28 degrees C. or 82 degrees fahrenheit. We were pleased to see visitors at church from. Kirby, Newtonville and Port Hope. Rev. A. Tizzard welcomed welcomed the visitors with a special welcome to Rev. and Mrs. Norman McKenzie who' have been ministering to the needs of the mining town of Levack, north-west of Sudbury Sudbury for the past year. Mrs. A. Tizzard accompanied by Mrs. A. Foster sang "Each step I take I know he will guideme ", The scripture reading was Galatians, cahpter six. In verse fpourteen we read, "God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ," That is we are told not to boast of things men have done. Rev. Tizzard said he noticed noticed that a great many monuments monuments were erected to men ' who had done great things in times of war. Very seldom was there one to someone who had done great things for Christ and His kingdom One to honour Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth the first, spoke of her as a good queen yet we know she had her rival, Mary Queen of Scot§, who was next in line to the throne imprisoned for nineteen years. Then when a plot was discovered to kill elizabeth she signed the death warant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. Near the end of their tour* ( Continued on page 3) fiappenings THE MYSTERY OF THE CANADA FLAG Tuesday morning Counc. Bill Clarke made known the fact that the flag that has flown at the Orono Cenotaph for the past ten days had been stolen .'There certainly is an attraction for* someone because it has beeti impossible to keep flags flying even at the Post Office in Orono without them being stolen. Counc. Clarke is quite upset. 1 . FULL TIME CONSTITUENCY OFFICER APPOINTED A week ago last Friday evening, A1 Lawrence and Moira Lawrence hosted a victory party for his workers in the past federal election in which Lawrence won the Durham-North- umberland riding in a landslide victory. The party was held in the Legion Hall in Port Hope. At the party A1 Lawrence announced that he bad appointed a full-time constituency officer, /Robert Geddes of , Peterborough who will be working full time for him and would be in the riding part of this time. EAGLES AND LAKERS AT IT AGAIN The Kendal Eagles and the Newcastle Lakers start their O.B.A playdowns face-to-face this Wednesday in the Kendal Park with game time set at 6:15 p.m. The second game of the series will be played in Newcastle at 2:00 on Saturday with the third game returning to Kendal Sunday afternoon with game time set again at two p.m. The winner, of the series, . which may extend beyond Sunday, will advance to a further round, of the O.B.A. Senior "D" championship. Last year the Kendal Eagles in a most interesting series . » won out over the then newly formed Newcastle Lakers. There , is little doubt that this years playdown series will create some good ball and a great amount of fan interest from the . two centrés. ' ' . August blood donors clinic successful The August Blood Donor Clinic was successful though some regular donors were unable to attend. There were 334 donors registered but 36 were refused for various medical reasons. Several volunteers volunteers gave up the summer sun for a few hours, to help at the Clinic. Registration duties were done by Rita Wideman, Blanche Corden, Denise Hopkins, Hopkins, Alice .Plummer, Jean McMurter, Darla Lowery, greta Brown, Vivian Pickard, Ellen Living, and members of the K-ettes, and Kinettes. Kitchen and coffee room workers were Marg Laurie, Laura Vanhaverbeke, Shirley Brown, Mary Heath, Glad Etcher, Jean Brownlee, Mary-Jean Brownlee, Claire Brownlee, June Siebarth, Diann Vivian and Darla Lowery. Rest bed nurses were Shirley McLean, Edna Lucyk, Debbie Stainton, Gert Davey, Debbie Dewell, Ev Werry, Merridy Bate, Mary Anfossi, Ann Sebben, Peggy Millikerlj and Shirley Coyle. Ron Richards was available available to drive donors needing transportation to the clinic. Population increases 2367 in Newcastle The Town of Newcastle population over the four year period, from 1974 to 1978 has increased from 29,639 to 32,006. This represents an 8 percent increase. The Town of Whitby has increased by 13.2 percent from a figure of 26,765 in 1974 to a population of 30,302 in 1978. The largest percentage increase increase in the Durham Region over the same period of time was registered in Pickering with a 42.9 percent. The population in Pickering rose from 23,835 in 1974 to 33,956 in 1978. the population of Ajax has increased from 18,859 to 23,281 while in Scugog Township Township the rise has been from 10,490 to 12,373. Brock Township Township has gone from 7,863 to 9,028. In numbers the City of Ôshawa has had the greatest jump from a population of 100,066 in 1974 to 113,753 in 1978. Oshawa's growth over this period of time is percentage percentage wise the third largest across Canada for metropolitan metropolitan areas. Ontario has a new test for first-time hunters New hunters will face a stiff- er test when they sit down to write their hunting licence licence examination this fall, Ontario Natural Resources Minister James A.C. Auld announced today. The Ministry of Natural Resources is implementing a revised examination on August August 1. The new exàmination contains 60 multiple choice questions and places greater emphasis on hunting ethics, wildlife management, wildlife wildlife identification, hunter- landowner relations and bow hunting, Mr, Auld said. AU first-time hunters and those unable to prove they have hunted before, must pass the hunting licence examination. examination. Applicants under * 20 years of age must first complete the ministry's training program. The minimum minimum enrollment age is 15 years, with written consent of both parents or guardian. Applicants must pass the written portion of the examination examination before attempting attempting the practical portion. In the practical part of the test, the individual must be able to handle firearms safely and skillfully and also answer questions about muzzle loaders loaders ■ or archery -equipment. Successful applicants are issued a certificate which enables them to purchase a provincial hunting licence. Mr. Auld said that the 22- year-old hunter safety training training program, which has trained trained approximately half-a-mil- lion new hunters, has Helped reduce the number of hunting hunting accide'nts from a total of 154 in 1960 -- including 34 fatalities -- to 68 in 1978, only eight of which were fatal, "With the assistance of the many excellent and well- qualified voluntary instructors instructors who conduct the courses, hunting has become one of the safest forms of outdoor recréation in Ontario," Ontario," the minister said. The ministry proposes to make additional changes during during the next five years to further further upgrade the requirements requirements for obtaining provincial provincial hunting licences and to develop an even more comprehensive comprehensive and effective hunter education program. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A small world till you CHASE YOUR HAT ON A WINDY DAY. Orono Towing GENERAL REPAIRS Phone 983-5249 Orono Charles Reid Orono's Licensed Auctioneer ■ Valuator, Specialize in Farm Furniture Sales Consult me for terms and dates " Phone Orono 983-5914 Newcastle arena under repair The Newcastle Village arena which was officially opened early in 1978 is now, undergoing some repairs to eleviate conditions that have caused concern on the building. building. According to Counc. Barr it was foiind that new.additions to the original ice surface had shifted and were placing pressure on the seating on the east side of the arena which in turn was applying pressure upon an inside cement block wall.. It was pointed out that this was most evident along the east side of the ice surface where an additional slab had been joined with the original ice surface slab .which had been retained from the former former building. The additional ice slab on the east side has been removed and properly excavated excavated to a depth of some four feet. Counc. Barr said only portions of the excavation had (Continued from pagei> Mosport Route been carried out during construction of the new are- na. He-' also said there is an indication that the additional ice surface to the south had also raised but at the present time had returned to its original position. This is also to be investigated. Barr also said that although •there had been some repair to the roof of the building last winter further investigation is to be carried out to déterminé leakage into the building. He said there appeared to be some .evidence that this may still be happening but' to a slighter degree. Pounc. Barr said that it* has also been found that the brine tank was empty and this too is to be investigated to discover where the brine went. He said if the tank is left empty for any period of time it could well begin to rust inside. Work on the Newcastle Arena is expected to be completed this month and possibly in time for a fund raising event for the arena in- mid August. Jose business if all traffic was routed through! the Waverley interchange. • It was pointed out that Liberty Street does become quite conjested and the director director of Public Works pointed out thàt-.it was the public works, objective to move traffic the most efficiently. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister (Rev. B.E. Long • B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray NEWCASTLE, KIRBY AND ORONO UNITED CHURCHES AUGUST SCHEDULE All Services at 10:30 a.m. Newcastle United Chùrch Dial-A-Thouiht 983-9151 Salem Christian Fellowship Durham Non-Denominational Full Gospel SUNDAY 11: a.m. 6:00p.m. WED.: BIBLE STUDY 7:30 P.M. Formerly Salem School *■■ ■ St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service-10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A.LTh. Stuit's V hat* mac y ORONO, ONT. • 9*3-5009 1