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Presented with 'Canada' Cord 225 enrol in Orono residents Janice Gatchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gatchell, R.R. 2 Orono, and a member of the Orono Girl Guides was presented with her Canada Cord last week. Janice has been a member of the Orono Guides for the past four years. The Canada Cor'd was presented to her by her uncle, Mr. Laverne Gatchell, with Mrs. Morrison, guide leader presenting the certificate. Orono water safety course Shelly Richards, a summer employee of the Town of Newcastle Recreation Department Department and assistant- director Joe Caruana enrolled a total of 225 children in the summer Water Safety program program being held at the Orono Park this summer. Registrations for the Orono program were held at the Orono Town Hall last Wednesday Wednesday evening when local residents made an effort to be first in line even bringing their lawn chairs to wait in the line up. The first session will begin on July 7th and depending on the grouping will continue for either a three or four week period. The second summer session at the Orono Park commences on August 4th. There are still openings for children and contact can be. made wth the recreation department. Miss Jane Reynolds of Hampton will supervise the Orono program. to be involved in local planning Residents of Orono will be given an opportunity to individually individually comment and pass on their opinion as to the development hamlet plan for the Village. The Planning and Development committee has given approval for the circulation circulation of a questionairre to residents of Orono,. Hampton and Mitchell Comers prior to drafting the hamlet plans for the three centres. The quest- ionairres will be accom : panied by a covering letter from the chairman of the committee, Ann Cowman. It is pointed out in the questionairre that information information be provided through the survey will be used in preparing the hamlet plan and that all information will be confidential. The questions are basic as to size of dwelling, water supply, sewage, number liv ing in dwelling, storm run-off problems. Residents are also being asked if the hamlets possess adequate recreation, commercial and community facilities and as well their opinions are being sought as to the amount of growth they would like to see in the hamlet. A good portion of the questionairre is reserved for other comments by the individual, individual, It is here that one could expand on their ideas of development or services required required in their centre. Counc. Barr asked the director of planning, Don Smith, if there was a reason for a change in procedure with the three hamlets still remaining to be planned? Don Smith replied that it was important to get people involved involved in the development plans and felt the question- (Continuedpage2) <£>rono SEeeMp Suites Town now sees no need for Pine Ridge sports facilties Members of the Town of •Newcastle Social Services committee havè turned aside an offer of the use of the Pine Ridge" School grounds, for The committee in a resoul- tion sated they did not require the sports facilities of the Pine Ridge School under the conditions set by the Ministry Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 11th, 1980 sporting àctivities. The com- of Government Services but mittee supported a recom- would continue negotiations mendatipn from the Director on the property, of Social Services, Thomas Fanning pointed out it was Fannins. happening*. COMPLETE PLEDGE TO ARENA FUND The Orono Home and School Association, this week, with a final donation to the Orono' Arena Fund completed their pledge of $1,000.00 to the fund 'over the three year period. The pledge of $1,000, was made by the Association at the beginning of the campaign almost three, years ago. The music concert held Sunday evening in the Orono Arena has also augmented the Orono Arena Fund. The profits, $300.00 from the concert have been, donated to the fund. AT ORONO FLEA MARKET Plydesigns, Orono, are providing some $15,000 worth of new furniture to the Flea Market being held in the Orono Arena on June 2lst. Profits from the sale of this furniture will go towards the Orono Arena Fund along with other monies from other articles in the market and a Pancake breakfast. It is understood that a showing of the furniture will be held* Friday evening prior to the sale. TOWN OF NEWCASTLE ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN •UNITED WAY' ' In a letter from the Oshawa-Whitby United Way ' organization it has been pointed out that the Town of Newcastle is to be included in its coverage. At the present time steps are being taken to change the name to Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastle United Way. The move has been made on invitation from the Social Planning Council of the Town of Newcastle, The United Way does now include some representatives from the Town of Newcastle. BLUÉGRASS FESTIVAL IN JULY A two-and-a-half day Blue Grass festival is being held July 25th to 27th at Palmer Rapids on the banks of the Madawaska River along with eight well-known groups performing including Highstrung from Oshawa. McARTHUR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN Dr. McArthur of Bowmanville has been appointed chairman of the Town of Newcastle Recreation Master Plan committee. He will assume the chair at the next meeting of ti mmittee on June 18th. The committee appointed by the TWa of Newcastle council has already held two meetings apd is charged with the chore of coming up with a Master Plan for culture and recreation in the Municipality. Bluegrass band second The Bluegrass Band, "Highstrung" from the local area won second prize at the Carlisle Bluegrass Festival this past Sunday afternoon, June 8th. Carlisle Bluegrass Festival and band contest is the largest of its kind in Canada. Approximately 10,000 to 15,000 people attend the three day event with people from * many parts of Canada and the U.S. "Highstrung" Bluegrass Band is made up of all local boys. There are three brothers brothers from Oshawa, Dave, Bill and Jim Debenham, Irv Miller from Newcastle plays the upright bass and Don Adams from Orono, the North American 5 string banjo champion. This group will also be appearing at Bowmanville, Week on Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 2 and 3. First prize went to "Wheat- land County" from Alberta and third prize went to "Crossfire" a group from Hamilton. New plan attracts five A new plan instituted by the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education whereby teachers may take a one-year leave of absence has attracted five from the Board's jurisdiction. The new plan became effective on April 1st. Under the terms of the (Continuedpage2) . • Take part in successful venture (Continued page?) . Taking part in a successful sha Lowery, Karen Atkins, girls assisted in modelling fashion show held in the Janice Wood and Shelley, clothing provided by J'Me fimnn Town Hall were Mar- Nowak. This pretty bevy of (Continuedpage7)