Not missing a trick of the plot All attention is focused i-n one ing. the person sitting next to you. direction as the murder plot It was a fun night with lots of And the dinner buffet was begins to unfold at the Orono unsuspected action even' from equal to the play. Town Hall on Saturday even- Publlshed Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 4th, 1987 "Murder Most Foul" excites local audience as plot unfolds "Murder Most Foul" and the accompanying buffet dinner held at the Orono Town Hall last Saturday evening colild be termed none other than a 'smashing hit'. It was comedy mixed with suspense and the plot, although involving a considerable considerable number of local players, was a tightly kept secret, even to the point that most of the players were unaware of the identity of the victim victim or of the murderer; The audience of 120 Were totally involved as they efideavoured to keep pace with the plot as it unrolled. Each of the thirteen tables were given pads and pencils to record what they considered clues. - Prior to Betina Maddock, Orono's in- * vestigating Officer, pointing the finger to the guilty party in the murder each table presented their view as to the murderer or puirderess. 'It will never be forgotten that 'Kirby' Bill Reid vindicated vindicated Pauline Mote (who actually did commit the murder) in any part of the murder of Kay Lycett. And what about Mary Ellen Cyr having an affair with the victim and,the victim's, wife, Pat, having a similar encounter with Larry Cyr. Happenings . . . HALLOWE'EN IN ORONO The finger was also pointed to Roy Forrester in an effort to make news. The butlers, John Finley and Blaine Moffat, were scott-free in any accusations by the audience even though Moffat revealed he had been found guilty of grand larceny Postal theft. Just one more comment with Sid Barraball, . the supposed mechanic, rushing Pat Irwin Lycett. A cause for murder. The plot was based around a real-life happening happening involving Kay Lycett who some months ago did successfully pass a test for his motorcycle licence. Having received his licence he was standing standing beside his motorbike when the bike toppled over .falling on Kay's leg thus requiring the victim victim td hobble around on crutches. From this four women in downtown Orono, Atm Dreslin- ski, Lynda Taylor, Mary Ellen Cyr and Sylvia Parker devised the story arid plot presented on Saturday night. The guilty party, Pauline Mote, supposedly operating a failing insurance business had grave concerns,of damage payments that could result (Continued page 8) Park development report Council members of Monday received a report on the development development of parks throughout the Town during the year. Among completed projects was the development of the Peter's Pike Parkette in the Orono Sub-division at a cost of $8,112. The parkette is being well used by children in the area. ' Other .parkett es in the Court ice area have been completed and a sum of $5,500 lias been spent to fence, install playground equipment and park benches in the Memorial Park in Newcastle Village. The Village' tennis 'courts underwent some fencing repairs. The Newtonville Park which was (Continued,page 8) , Although some parts of the Orono community were wjtness- ng hordes of youngsters, especailly in the Orono Estates other sec- ions were rather quiet with few children asking the familiar dallowe'en . ■ question. The Downtown Main Street area was a ghost, Village after light in the evening and one has to ask where wdfe the rabble rousers. fhc quietest Hallowe'en in years except for the antics of'the'arents in he Town Hall. 3RONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS FOR OCT. 28, 1987 - The winners of High were: No. 1 - Jean Allen (85); No. 1 - 16m Wilson (85); No. 2 - Reg Elliott (78) and Roy Winters (78); No. 1 - Marion Sears (75) and Wes Woods (75). Winner of the Low - Art Scdwin. Winners of the draw were: Jean Allen; Art Bedwin and Flielma Vagg. Cards are held every Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. LADIES BRING LUNCH. GREAT PINKRIOGE KINSMEN BINGO - The Kinsmen will be holding another bingo on Tuesday, November 10, 1987 at 7:15 p.m. in the Orono Arena. I jiere will be a $5(X)! Jackpot, in 53 numbers or collection in Courtice The General Purpose committee of the Town has recommended that council give approval to a tender in which BFI, Courtice, be awarded a contract for the collection of household and commercial garbage in Courtice. The BFI bid of $6,734.74, monthly, was the lowest of three bids. The service by BFI is to begin the week of November 16th. The area in the past has been serviced by Groenveld and Sons Disposal, Bowman ville. The Groenveld firm submitted a tender of $7,845.48 a month, During the summer Public Work undertook a survey of 923 homes in the Courtice area of which number 41 percent favoured a municipal collection service. Thirty percent favoured the present system or personal personal disposal. Twenty-seven percent percent gave no response to the survey. In a report to council Public works noted the increase of loiter along the roads and decaying garbage. garbage. It was also noted that garbage was being deposited at shopping malls, clothing drop-off boxes, builders' disposal boxes, school' yards and along the road sides. The contract price holds for the rest of 1987 when costs adjust for 1988. It was noted that costs of garbage garbage collection for 1987 would be included in the 1988 budget for the Courtice residents. When speaking as to the existing three different rates charged in Orono, Newcastle and Bowman ville it was voiced that at the beginning of the year all four centres would likely'be charged an overall single rate. Orono presently pays a higher rate that does either Newcastle Village or Bowmanville. Hiring legal counsel to chart course on land fill application The General Purpose commit- ■ tee of the Town of Newcastle is to hire legal 'counsel to advisç on procedure procedure and course'to take regarding an application by Laidlaw Landfill to expand their landfill site north of Newtonville. '■ The Region has asked council for a report as to the request for the Official Official Plan amendment. The application application has been supported by detailed technological background material which, Terry Edwards, planning directçr, states his department department is not qualified to comment on. Edwards had afked that the town authorize an expenditure of $2,500 to hire Gartner Lee, a consulting firm with expertise in the area of landfill. The firm could provide an independent appraisal of the submission. submission. ». Mayor Winters said he wanted first to hire legal counsel to give direction to council. He said the application application was a substantive application application and council, itself, needed direction prior to taking any action. Counc. Harare said she would support both the hiring of the con- (Continued page 8) Sixtieth Anniversary A popular and well-known- Thursday of last week, couple in the area, Hesper and It was dinner out fortheeou- Hild.a Dean, celebrated their ply rfti this special occasion, sixtieth wedding anniversary on ,