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Taking part in United Church Music Night .......... -- Pictured above are those taking part in the Festival of Sacred Praise presented at the Orono United Church on Sunday evening, a most enjoyable program of music. (Back Row) The Country Four, Don Staples, Jack Allin, Glen Allin and Merle Brown, (Front row) Douglas Dewell, organist and St. Paul's Choir Master, Allanah Cole, soloist, Ross Metcalfe Choir Master and soloist, St. Paul's, piano, and MacArthur, trumpet. Orono Jan Rice, Donald " ' ■ 'v' ' . r Published l?very Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 20, 1988 Murder Brings on Laughter For 150 Diners at Orono Hall Splendid Music Program At Orono United Church The Festival of Sacred Praise presented at the Orono United Church Sunday evening Was an inspiring inspiring musical program for those in attendance. The program was sponsored by the St. Paul's United Church Choir and the Orono United Church Choir. A similar program is being presented at St. Paul's this coming Sunday evening. Not only did the program include offerings by the individual choirs, and a mass choir, but included two stirring vocals by Allanah Cole, Bowmanvilie, the Country Four quartette and a piano duet by Mrs. Jan Rice and Douglas Dewell. The St. Paul's choir was directed by Doug Dewell and the Orono choir by Ross Metcalfe. The Orono choir which recently placed second in the Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival gave a fine rendition' of Ave Verum by Mozart and followed with Crown Him with Many Crown assisted by trumpeter Donald MacArthur of St. Pauls. St. Paul's Choir were likewise more than equal to the occasion with Like A Shepherd and Glory to the King of Kings. The Country Four quartette were at their very best in their presentation presentation of "1 Believe". The evenings program was concluded concluded by the mass choir of both Orono and St. Paul's in which they delighted ihe audience. A feature tenor solo in "King All Glorious" by Ross Metcafe was outstanding. The organizers of the event and the participants are to be congratulated. congratulated. March Break program utilized by the young Approximately 830 children from the Town of Newcastle took part in the March Break program sponsored sponsored by the Department of Community Community Services. A variety of events were undertaken undertaken ranging from skating to swimming, puppet show, bowling, crafts, gyrtrgames, movies, a trip to the Ganaraska, The Orono Cat world and even a trip to Toronto. Of the pre-registered children attending attending eighty percent were from Bowmanvilie with ten percent from Orono, six percent from Newcastle, 3 percent from Courtice and one percent from Hampton. • The Newcastle Bovtlarama held in Newcastle had 30 percent of its participants from Newcastle and forty percent frbm Orono. The Marionette Show held in Orono had a fifteen percent participation from Orono and ten percent from Newcastle. This event was held in conjunction with the Cat World or the Ganaraska Forest Centre. Gourmet Cooking was held in the Courtice High School with thirty- three percent of the participants from the Courtice area. The program was directed by Sandy Doleman, a volunteer co-op student from Sir Sanford Fleming College, with assistance of the department staff. Volunteers covered the majority of events and these volunteers rein- * tributed 184 hours of their time to the success of the program. The event was the fifth annual March Break presented by Community Community Services of the Town of Newcastle. The latest in crime technology It was a hoot and could be billed, of all things, as a comedy murder. The Orono Downtown murder abound with laughter as 150 dinner guests endeavoured to keep . pace with the piot, the' eventual murder and finally the rooting out of the quilty party. Surely it was a night of entertainment, entertainment, many surprises, impromptu confrontations and all taking place within an audience hyped for the occasion. The plot revolved around a grab for the post office operation which was to open up with the murder of the post mistress, Carole Boyd. The story dates back to Canada Post outlining the possible fate of the Orono Post Office at an Orono meeting. Canada Post stated that with the retirement or death of ai ■ postmaster or the destruction of the post office building a review would be held which could result in other forms of service including a sub- Post Office arrangement within a local store. To set the stage Bob Reid made a pitch through a petition and through addressing the gathering that Kirby was seeking a sub Post Office for the Kirby area to serve the area north of the sixth line. They would also seek the Orono library and possibly the LCBO store. But the Kirby ploy was not all to help muddy the waters as Blain Moffat became a suspect, Sid Rutherford, Gienn McLeod "Bunny" "Bunny" Boyd (butler), Charles Gray, although he wasn't even present other than in dialogue and Bonnie Reid. But all dialogue did not come from the prepared script and impromptu impromptu confrontations brought the audience in further doubt. Sean Barry, with Sylvia, Vanderschiee, in a most commanding commanding manner, confronted, Ann Dreslinski, to the fact that he had paid $30.00 for tickets to the play but was being denied a place at any table. It was a convincing parley nd out of the blue. Yvonne Maitland and Dianne Cowan finding themselves sitting across from one another wearing^ (Continued page 3) Inspector Bettina, using the latest jn crime technology sights the projector projector of the fatal bullet to discover the weapon used in the din ner murder at the Orono Town Hail. The butlers hold the victim in a somewhat Vertical position to assist in the discovery. Happenings .... ATHLETIC APPRECIATION NIGHT The Orono Amateur Athletic Association held its annual Appreciation Appreciation banquet and dance on Saturday evening in the Arena Community Centre with one hundred in attendance. The evening paid tribute to all those and their escorts who had assisted with the 1 minor sport program in the Viilage and area over the past year. READY FOR SUMMER MINOR SPORT PROGRAM The Orono Athletic has completed registration for summer sports in the community for baseball, soccer and softball. to all the Orono community will field at least eleven .teams which could be expanded with further registrations.- 1 There will be three boy's basebai! teams playing in a league with Kendal, Welcome and Port Hopq, Fifty girls have registered for three to four teams to play in a league with Tyrone, Hampton and Solina. There will be five minor soccer teams operating out of Orono this summer along with the senior soccer team. The Minor teams will play in the Darlington league with Bowmanvilie, Solina, Tyrone, Hampton and possibly a couple of entries from Manvers. There is the possibility of forming a 20 to 24 age group girl's softball team. NATURE WALKS AT GANARASKA FOREST CENTRE Nature walks have been organized to take placé at the Ganaraska Forest Centre on Sunday, April 24th, Sunday, May 1st and Sunday, May 8th with all walks commencing at 1:30 p.m. Volunteers will be on hand to take groups interested in plant and wild flowers, birds and orienteering. The Centre is located a few miles north of the road east out of Kirby, and east of Kendal at the Newcastle and Hope boundary. ORONO UNITED CHURCH CHOIR IN KIWANIS FESTIVAL - The Orono United Church Choir participated in the Peterborough Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival which was held on April 11th at St. Peters Auditorium. A first time experience the Orono Choir obtained obtained a mark of 83. The first place winners were the Baptist Choir from Cilmour with a mark of 84. Congratulations to the two fine choirs.