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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. March 26th, 1980 WHEREIN LIES THE LOGIC Town of Newcastle council last week declared in a resolution of council that they were not prepared to pay market value price for the 100 acres and some twenty buildings known as the Pine Ridge School property. Prior to this decision the Ministry had informed council that they were not prepared to sell the property for anything less than a possible ten or fifteen percent discount and to get the discount council would have to show what public use they intended to make of the property. It is a fact that oyer the past nine to ten months council has been making overtures as to the purchase of the property Over the past nine months or so council has been chaffing at the bit to get their hands on the land but have as yet to make public just what use they would make of the property let alone declare how they would finance the yearly upkeep and operation of the property. It would surely appear they have come to the end of their rope. But hold on council does have a resolution on the books that does call for a report to staff and council with assistance from a consultant. A figure for the consultant has been bantered around at some $3600.00 but does not appear in any resolution of council. Counc Hobbs and Counc, Cowman seem to feel the issue is now dead but other members of council may well be looking for a further report on what surely is a dead issue if one considers the miles apart the Ministry and the Town are as to the purchase or selling price. And further where does the Town get their funds for operation? If the Town over a period of some nine months cannot outline the use for the property it is not likely they would ever find a purpose for the property. . Counc. Barr asked on Monday if council was about to 'kick this around for ever.'Could it happen? THER STORY HAS BEEN TOLD ONCE MORE Repeatedly year after year a similar story to that which came out of Port Hope last Friday hits the headlines This year it was Port Hope. Last year it was Fields, north of North Bay and the lineup of such incidents has no ending. Even in Port Hope the story has come forth time after time even though it may be.of a varying degree. Too often in the past initiative to combat even a degree of the cause soon subsided along with memory of the incident. In many cases the problem was intensified by such as new development within floodplain areas. The memory of the past is forgotten and political pressure becomes too great There is also the fact that as leaders in the community change so does some of the history of the past and here no doubt few in Port Hope ever recall the early floods cy consider that they could happen again. Raging water does have an awesome power tor * destruction and this was well exemplified last Friday and -needs no turther comment. The memory of last Friday should be well recorded so that the future holds a better understanding for the need for floodplain management. CHAMPION OF MOOSE ^CALLING CONTEST Mrs. Ethel Keast, formerly of Orono and now of Newcastle now holds the honour of being the first woman to win the Toronto Star moose-calling contest held in connection with the Sprotstnen's Show, - PORT HOPE FACES TEN PERCÉNT TAX HIKE With Newcastle taxpayers facing a possible tax hike of ten percent for 1980 reports out of Port Hope last week show a similar possibility for property owners in that Town. Port Hope council, as is Newcastle council, is in the midst of preparing their estimates to come up with a tax increase that is less than ten percent. 'TOM WELLS TO SUPPORT PORT HOPE DISASTER AREA Tom Wells, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs visited Port Hope on Monday and stated that he will ask the cabinet to declare Port Hope a disaster area as a result of the flood last Friday. This would allow the government to match dollar for dollar âs to donations subscribed to 8 relief fund. 1 ThiS money would beused for private citizens who had storm loss and would be administered through a local committee. Wells also stated he would have otljer Ministries of the government consider special assistance to the municipality. Letter to the Editor Kendal News Dear Sir: The Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Durham is currently in dispute with the Ministry of Community and Social Services Services over its 1979 Budget. To help solve disputes of .this nature the Minister, Keith Norton, establishes a Review Committee to hear the arguments arguments from both sides. The Durham Children's Aid Society Society had its Review Committee Committee hearing on December 14, 1979. Representatives from the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Durham Children's Aid Society and the Region of Durham were in attendance, In its report to the Minister the Review Committee made the following findings and I quote: 1. "That the Society in preparing its estimates of expenditures had done so in a most responsible and diligent manner. The restraint in spending requested by the Ministry of All Societies in Ontario was apparent, in detailed study of the budget of the Durham Society for 1979." 2. "That by the consent of both the Society and the Ministry the sole issüe requiring requiring recommendation by the Review Committee was whether or not the Society should be permitted an increase increase of $19,300 over and above the allowable 5 percent in Salaries and Benefits item of estimates of expenditures." expenditures." (It should be pointed out that in 1979 the Staff of the Children's Aid Society of Durham was budgeted for a 7 percent increase to keep competitive competitive with other Societies nearby. This difference of $19,300 then, represents the exfra 2 percent over what the Ministry suggested. 3. "That failure to comply with the Society's request for the additional $19,300 could aggravate an already difficult difficult salary and morale problem problem the Society faces with its employees. The result could lead to a deterioration of mandatory services detrimental detrimental to the public in the area served by the Society." The committee went on to recommend to the Minister that he allow the increase of $19,300 requested by the Children's Aid Society. _ = After studying the report by his Review Committe, the Minister decided not to accept the recommendation of the Committee. Is democracy still working in the Province of, Ontario? Respectfully, E.W. Morrison, Board Member, Durham , Region Children's Aid Society. And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee today shalt thou be with me in paradise." Last week I told yôu about the Equinoctial storm in March 1921 and hoped we wouldn't have another. Well a great deal of rain fell on the frozen ground during the night and early Friday morning morning March 21st. The water was rising over some of the roads. North of Mr. Allen Foster's corner the two creeks were flowing right over the road. South of Jackson's bridge the water was flowing into one window of Mr. K. Toffan's home and out another. The hydro men cut the power off several homes near the creek. The Ganaraska flows from Kendall Kendall down to Port Hope and caused all kinds of havoc there as it did in 1929 and 1936. One year it flooded a grocery and washed all the labels off the canned goods. These unlabelled cans were sold. One family said it was a real. surprise to open a can. It might be pumpkin or tom- , atoes or habitant soup or mincemeeat or pineapple, etc. ( Fitness fits m. atmmW® pannapacTmnk _ „ .™* In 1929 Easter came very early. So this writer left for an Easter vacation to Virginia. Six hundred teachers left Toronto on a special train on a conducted tour. The first night they slept on the train.. 1 In the morning we were in Philadelphia, the city . of brotherly love. Later on the train took us to Atlantic City, New York, Washington, etc. When we returned ten days later an Equinoctial storm had washed out every bridge leading irito the village of Woodbridge, except one. By a round-about way we 1 got into Woodbridge. That same year the milliner in Brampton had sold a great many hats. The ladies paid for them and planned to pick them up the day before Easter Sunday. The Equinoctial Equinoctial storm caused the river to flow down the Main Street • and ruined or carried away the hats. She had to give the ladies their money back and here business failed. On Sunday morning the special speaker was. Rev. John Lougheed, a teacher in Durham College. He told us he had served on the mission field in India with Rev. Norman MacKenzie and had visited with the MacKenzie's in their cottage at Kendal. Some of us remembered his father who ' had taken a service in Kendal in 1952. He told the children a story about the first robin. He chose, as his scripture reading 1' Corinthiàns 12:4-14 and as his topic Romans 12 verse 5. "We are one body in Christ". We are dependant on one another. another. No man is an island,' no man stands., alone. Science has created a world in which Christianity is a necessity. • Our various churches may differ in many ways but we can agree that We are children of Qod. May others say of us as they did of the disciples. "See how these Christians love one another." Rev. A. Tizzard told us some interesting things about the speaker, one was that, Rev. J. Lougheed has a son who will be ordained as a minister of the United Church in May and that our speaker is taking a charge at Carleton Place in June. Then Rev. A. Tizzard closed the service. 1 On March 18th the Women's , Institute met at the home of Mrs. R. Elliott with fourteen ladies present and two girls from London who came with Miss Stewart. The president Mrs. J. Henderson opened the meeting with the singing of the Ode. This méeting was in charge of Mrs. M. Stevéns. She gave as her motto: "Sow a thought reap a deed". The roll call was, "A current event". This was well answered. The funeral of a policeman, who was shot by men robbing a restaurant, led to a discussion on Capital punishment for those who shoot policemen or jàil guards. Her topic was, "Think of Others". She told us the life of a textile worker in , Korea as told in her diary. She rose at 6:30 a.m. to catch a bus at seven, began work at 8 a.m. in a factory. One hour off for lunch. The hours were so lting that she did not arrive home Until eleven p.m. when she got her only hot meal of cabbage soup and barley. Her eyes hiirt from the long hours sewing. Then the home was so crowded it was hard to find a placé with room enough to lie down on the floor to sleep. There - are 300,000 textile workers in Korea. They are really slaves, the wages are so small, and the.hours so Pancake weekend • The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, in co-operation with the Durham A.M. Kiwanis Club, will be conducting a pancake weekend weekend on March 29 and 30, 1980 at the Purple Woods Conservation Conservation Area. Tours of the sugar bush will start from the parking lot every half hour from 9:30 , a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In addition to the tours, visitors will have the opportunity to purchase pancakes and fresh maple syrup. A horse-drawn wagon ride will be available for the children at 50c per ride. Please arrive early. Purple Woods Conservation Area is located north of the hamlet of Raglan on the south east corner of Simcoe Street North and the 10th Concession. Concession. Admission to the conservation conservation area and the tours is free of charge. For further information, please contact the Information Information and Education Coordinator Coordinator at (416) 579-0411. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. Plans were made for quilting quilting the 'Dutch Girl quilt the last week of March. The Penny Sale is to be held in the hall April 26th. A delicious lunch was provided by Mrs. B. Cathcart and Mrs. B. Holland. Some of our ladies made plans to attend New- tonville W.I. the following day to hear Judge R. Lovekin speak. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. B.E. Long B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, March 30,1980 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45