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i t Submission opposes development plans On Monday Dr. J. C. Hallam of Leskard, north of Orono, presented a submission to the planning department of the Region of Durham. "The submission outlines reasons why most residents of the rural hamlet of Leskard oppose an application application for rezoning from Agricultural Reserve and Environmental Environmental Protection to Estate residential", said Hallam. The rezoning would permit 21 Estate residential homes just west of Leskard. Hallam states the reasons of objections objections centred around the fact. most, of the proposed lots are in the ecologically sensitive wooded Wilmot Creek Valley, through which flows the best trout stream in Durham Region. The submission was supported by signatures of more than 80 adults living in or near Leskard who are strongly opposed to the intrusion of a. suburban subdivision into the semi-rural environment of Leskard. Two meetings have been held by the Leskard group in finalizing the submission. The group has deleted a compromise compromise suggestion which had been considered and which would have reduced the number of lots and would have asked that lands through which the Wilmot flows be deeded to the municipality. Orono's enrolment in summer school drops <-« - S,; 73F The Orono Oddfellows joined force on Saturday with the Orono Downtown businesses and the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen to take part in activities of the day. The Oddfellows in fact started the activities off with a pancake breakfast, a most successful event for the club No. more than a couple of hours had passed than the group had surpassed surpassed their expectations and had to call in more supplies to look after the demands of customers. Pictured above is Fred Graham, Clare Martin, Tony Wood and Danny Hall, all members of the work crew and Oddfellows. According to Len Pears the organization intends to tke part in more of the activities planned for the downtown. Published Every Wednesday ======~5=jc: Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 22, 1987 Orono's enrollment in tne Bowman ville summer school program program has fallen a substantial amount this year and the increase in job opportunity seems to be the explanation. explanation. Although Rick Essex, summer principal at Bowman ville High, said overall enrollment at 250 students this year was "about the same as last year." Betty Anne Wood, guidance secretary at Clarke High School said Orono's enrollment was down about 50 per cent front last year with only 20 Students enrolling She explained why this situation occured this summer. "The big , draw used to be from grade eight students wanting, new. credits and grade nines because there was no real job opportunities for the summer." summer." This year that all seems to have Province provides funds for Orono Community Centre lift changed, "I had so many jobs to offer I could not find enough kids to fill the positions. Whereas before the younger students could only pick fruit now they can work at fast food restaurants." she explained. Mrs. Wood also said mat mere were not a lot of new credit courses unered because of the lack of demand. demand. . This summer, the students study from 8:3076 12:30 for a full course In lUM. LWO noui» XVI a mitKC Up course. * Principal Essex said the reason interest courses were no longer offered offered was because tne funding that came from the govenment for the courses was cut off and once students nad to start paying themselves the interest died off. Drivers education and babysitting babysitting courses are still offered this summer aside from the academic courses. Recalls early Orono business days The Province of Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation has allotted a sum of $16,000 towards the cost of a controlled access lift at the Orono Arena Community Centre. Centre. ORONO FAIR PRIZE LISTS NOW AVAILABLE The Orono Fair Prize List is now. available and in Orono one along with entry sheets and membership can be obtained from George Carson, Park Street, phone 983-5272. Lists are also available from the secretary Karen Yellowlees, phone 623-2380. , ", $1,000 DAMAGE AT ORONO FAIR GROUNDS Some two weeks ago darftage estimated at $1,000 was caused at the Orono fair grounds through the destruction of fixtures and values in the men's washroom in the infield. The door to the washroom was destroyed as was much of the interior of the building. Other damage was also undertaken in this senseless spree. THE RAIN-MAKERS * ' If anyone was to voice the neéd of a Rain-Maker we would have to suggest the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen'Club for they are the 'pros' in this field now holding an unbroken record of successes. The Third Ànnûal Street Fair dance was scheduled for last Saturday Saturday evening with dear skies all day and into the early part of the evening. evening. Storm clouds did form in the ncJrth-west accompanied by thunder and lightning. They passed north of the Village to the east and then appeared appeared to turn south to then circle back to a north-westerly direction hitting hitting right over the Village and wetting the Kinsmen set-up for the dance and the serving of their hot beef on a bun. It was as if the storm knew where the Kinsmen were all the time and wanted to hit the event for the third successive year in a rQw.- But as in the past it only temporarily dampened the event and by nine in the evening everything was in full swing with Sparky's music ringing out through the downtown area. The dance attracted another good crowd with many young families represented as well as the youth group and older couples. It is reported that the club will clear close to $1,000.00 from the promotion. The Great Pine Rdige Kinsmen'are hosting a car rally to be held at the Orono Fair grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 22nd and 23rd. Some 150 cars are expected to be on display during the event. Prior to the car rally week-end the Good Sam Travel Trailer Club will be at the Orono Fair grounds for one of their annual outings over tire weekend of August 8th. The Orono Fair urounds is growing in popularity. Application had been made through the Town of Newcastle for funding from the Ministry. The Town had made the application under the condition that the Orono. group pay all costs of the project and that no costs were to be borne by the municipality. In speaking with Laverne Boyd it has been estimated that the cost of the lift will be in the neighbourhood of $48,000 of which amount the Ministry would contribute one- third, $16,000. Boyd said if Orono was located east of the Hope- Newcastle townline the Minsitry would have contributed up to fifty percent of the total cost. He said approval of funding by the Ministry now allows the local group to proceed with final drawings drawings and tne calling of tenders for the project. He said it was hoped that the total cost would be less than the estimated $48,000 and pointed out that a similar handicapped handicapped controlled access lift had been installed in Cobourg at $44,000. He said the proposed lift at the Orono Community Centre was in an area that needed. no pre-installation changes so would likely cost less than the Cobourg project. He said arrangements have been made as to securing a loan which would be paid back over the next couple of years. Other groups in the community might wish to assist with the project, stated Boyd. At the present li me the' local ' group has some $10,000 to put towards the project and would also use funds obtained through the annual beef barbeque at the Orono Park on August 12th as well as funds from the diner which the Orono Arena Finding Raising Group will operate again this year. History with it's funny way of repeating itself has given Annie McNally the chance to relive the past. As she cut the red ribbon at the opening of the Cyr family's new grocery store, her thoughts must . have travelled back to the frosty, ytinter day when she and her husband, husband, John Cornish,'opened' their groceryistore'in the vçry same spot in Ofono. ■ . Since that day in 1925 a lot has changed but ' Annie McNally remembers fondly the early years as if they were yesterday. "I remember our first customer. We had two maple trees out in front • of the store and a cutter pulled up in the snow. Mrs. Henry Swancott (remarried as Mrs. D. Harness) got down off the sled, tied her horses to one of the trees'and came in to do her shopping," recalled Mrs. McNally. ' It all began when Annie married John Cornish back in 1923 and moved above the Standard Bank, where the grocery stpre now stands. John worked for his grandfather's bakery delivering .bread but when ,. (continued page 3)