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Bp * * « ê,4*fv * f * ** j f »! # ^ s - * n Events to dovetail holiday week-end A joint cl I on het ween a cominitiee of t he Orono Town Hall Hoard and the Dow ni o w n Bu sincssmens' Association is promoting this weekend an Art Festival for three days, May 20 through May 22 in the Orono Town Hall along with a blossom tour of the area apple Country. Country. All plans have been completed completed and Eileen Stephens notes that some fourteen accomplished accomplished artists.will be exhibiting exhibiting and selling their Work at the Town Hall in cluding Don ' Staples, Maureen Remington and Roy Kakcgamic, a heritage artist. Stephens expects a fine showing at the hall with a good representation of all ■ forms of art. The apple blossom tour commencing on Highway 2 just cast of Bowmanvillc will be marked with signs taking viewers.through the apple orchard orchard country in the Town of Newcastle. The route will proceed along the Third Line of Darlington and Clarke (Continued page 2) The Orono Tennis Club started the season off with a Madhatters' Night held in the Parish Hall of St. Saviour's Anglican Church. The evening of games, fun and information made for an opportunity to get acquainted acquainted between some of the thirty-three families who have already joined the club. It is expected that membership membership will reach the 70 to 75 family mark as soon as the program at the park gets - underway thijs.week. The Club has planned a number of special events for the season including family tournaments, fun nights and instructions. Instructions are being offered by the club again this year for students to 12 years of age, teenagers, beginner adults, intermediate players and advanced players. Student Student lessons are on Monday evenings, while adults take lessons on Wednesday evening. evening. Report suggestions independent arenas The Cultural and Recreational Recreational Master Plan as submitted submitted in final draft to members o|council on Monday outlined outlined a number of proposals affecting affecting the Orono Arena and the Newcastle Village Arena, The report recommends that both arenas continue to operate âs independent entities entities and as presently constituted constituted but with reporting lines and responsibility to the new proposed Newcastle Community Services Plann- ; ing Board. The report suggests that both arenas undertake the preparation of a five year . budget detailing estimated costs for capital works, improvement improvement s, expected maintenance and operation costs and that such be placed with the Planning Board for review and recommendation to council. Such information would be submitted on an annual annual basis and intended as a precaution against unforseen problems related to the aging (Continued page 2) Garage and Plant Sale successful CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL BAND & CHOIR Clarke High School Band & Choir's 9th Annual Spring Concert will be held on May 25th, 1983 at 7:30 p.m. in the Clarke High School auditorium. Admission: Adults - $2.00; Students - $1.00; Senior Citizens - free. ' ORONO SPRING HUNTER AND JUMPER SHOW The Orono Agricultural Society is sponsoring a Spring Show of Hunters and Jumpers al the Orono Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 5th, 1983. The program opens at 8:00 a.m. and continues through to the Jumper Stake class lale in the afternoon. In speaking with Trudic Reid, organizer of the event, she said ; he Jumper Slake class will be most interesting interesting and exciting with fences starting at 3 feet 6 inches. inches. Classes in the competition are such lit» I juniors to the advanced seniors may all compete. Plan to alien'd this event at the\Or..m. Fan- .muds, June 5th. From all reports the spring garage sale and plant sale sponsored by the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club at the Orono Arena lasf Slaurday was most successful. The morning session was a busy one with all booth recording recording excellent sales as'well as No support for parking meters Family membership is at a reasonable rate of $40.00 per family. Join the loeval dub for a fun and active summer of sporting activities. Pictüred above are: Eryna Kukash, Rosina Arsenault and the winner of the Madhatters' contest Kim Jenkins. Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly rimes, Wednesday, May 18, 1983 Members of the Orono Downtown Businessmen's Association last week spoke out forcefully against the in- 1 st allai ion of parking meters in 'the downtown area of tha Village. Mr. Ron Dupuis, director of Public Works, was present at the meeting explaining his report 1q council which made mention of parking meters in the downtQwn area. All present spoke agawisl such :t move staling such meters - would drive business away from the area. Further it W£fs fell that through co operation from businessmen themselves and apartment dwellers the problem could be corrected. Count. Ham re said she had had a good number of phone calls over metering in Orono from other than businessmen objecting to such a move and stating they would not continue to sup- pprt downtown Orono if meters were installed. She further said that many of the callers had said they did not see a problem. Dupuis did say his depart- (Continued page 2) Orono Athletic Annual Meeting The Orono Amateur Athletic Association held their annual meeting Sunday evening when officers from 1982-83 were re-elected to office office for the 1983-84 term. Denis Mumford continues as President with Cord Lowery, Vice-President, • Hans Brachvogel, Secretary, and . Lloyd Tennant, Treasurer. (Continued page 2) the sale ol box plants. Above Kathy McGill and Ann Dunn make their purchase purchase of box plants from Kinsmen, David Harrison. Proceeds to be used for community work and special project»-of. the' Kinsmen.