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ôrOrono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 19, 1989 Winners at Science Fair from Orono Public , SB - . $ *5, SL ; » -- V 1 ^ /■!. eHB , > x -, Jeff Finlay, a arde 5 student at Orono Public School and Hazel Packer, garde 2 received awards of achievement with their entries in the recent Science Fair held in while Hazel's project was titled,, Cobourg. "Why Do Apples Go Brown". Jeff's project was on Soil Erosion Congratulations. Over 300 entries in Science Computer Fair Over 100 people from the teaching community, the professions, professions, and from local businesses and industries acted judges at the annual Northumberland and' Newcastle Regional Science and Computer Fair which was held on Saturday, April 15 at East Northumberland Northumberland Secondary School in Brighton. Included among the judges, volunteering their time were a, number of engineers, some doctors, a dentist, a hospital pharmacist, a biologist, a Warkworth dairy farmer, and elementary and secondary secondary school teachers from both the public and separate school boards. Sandra Reisch, a Computer Resource Consultant with the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, and a member of the Science Fair's planning committee, said, "About half the judges have already been doing this for the last two or three years. They find it in- Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Forrester: • We read with interest Mrs. Schmid's letter of April 12 concerning concerning the identity of the Guy Cfamsby house, but we feel that there are some important questions which remain remain unanswered. • 1) Mrs. Schmid quotes an item , from the Orono News which 'described the Gamsby homestead as "situated on Main Street sought and faced on streets on the west, south and east."' Since our house is older than the others to the south and east of it on this block, could not this description have fit this house before the turn of the century? century? . 2) Do the 1861 census records, quoted by Mrs. Schmid, give an exact exact location of the Gamsby house, or do they simply state that it was located "on the Main Street"? 3) The deeds registered for Lot 13 (where 5125 Main Street is located) were no longer in Gamsby's name by the mid 1850's. How could Gamsby, or later his widow, have owned a house which sat on land that belonged to someone else? 4) Does "#10154, Canada Presbyterian Church to Eber" say exactly when our house was a Presbyterian Manse? We also understood that it had been a manse, but not until the early 1900's. How could this property have been the site of the manse in the 1850's, if it was owned by Guy Gamsby's estate until 1865? Thank you, Carol & Barry Lamont Letter to the Editor Regarding townwide garbage collection. collection. Dear Sir: During the last election Mayor Hubbard and Councillor Wotten campaigned for townwide garbage collection with B.F.l. Industries in order to incorporate the Blue Box System. It is now April and 1 wonder what happened to the Blue Box pick-up. The contract stated you could put out six bags of garbage garbage a week. I wonder where the environmental environmental people and the good people were? We arc supposed to be cutting back oh garbage and yet council approved 24 bags of garbage garbage a month per household. On checking along die roads 1 notice must people arc only putting out one or two bags a week. Therefore if garbage was collected every two weeks instead of weekly averaging 4 bags we could save 2.5 million on the garbage contact with B.F.l. Industries, Industries, over the five year contract. I am surprised that Mr. Veldhuis and his environmental group have not pursued the Blue Box issue and Recycling. This should reduce garbage garbage pick up even more. We have little space now and nothing in the future for a Landfill Site. If the tipping tipping fees continue to esculate the cost of garbage pick up to the citizens will be prohibitive. What is the cost to the citizen? With the increase in taxes and an unknown cost lor garbage where will it all end? Kenneth R. Smith R.R. 5, Bowmanville Board of Education tax bite, likely double digit The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education are expected to complete their 1989 budget deliberations this week on Thursday. At the present time the increase. for the Board has been set at 16 percent percent over that of last year. Numerous trustees and administrators administrators state the increase is almost unavoidable due to a freeze on funding from the provincial government. Local trustee Bill Carman said he is not about to give his approval to the increase and states there are a few others on the board who may vote against the sixteen percent increase. increase. Carman expects they are in the minority however and likely the budget will pass at the sixteen percent. percent. Càrmap states that it is time to retrench and to look over the programs programs being offered. He said there are, no doubt, some programs that could be deleted without causing any harm. Trustees have scheduled a meeting with Northumberïa T MPP Joan Fawcett on April 28 aim with Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz on May 15th to denounce the province's 1989 contribution to education. The 1989 provincial grant to the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education is estimated at $53.9 million, a 4.8 percent increase over last year's $51.4 million.' The total budget for the Board is expected expected to rest at some $104 million. It is expected that cuts could still be made for musical instruments for Grades 7 and 8, repairs and renovations to aging schools, that storage shed purchases be cut in half, that the new curriculum budget be cut in half and that computer computer purchases be reduced. teresting and satisfying." For the students, talking to these people, "is a terrific encouragement," encouragement," she said, "It helps keep them interested in science." Reisch said there were over. 300 exhibits in this year's Fair from the kindergarten to the Grade 13 level. Four winning projects from the Grade 7 to 13 categories will be entering the Canada-wide fair in St. John's Newfoundland in May.. "For the younger ones, it's a chance to get their feet wet, and there are some signs of some very creative things happening," she said. About one third of the judges came from the teaching, profession and include a number of retired teachers and one retired school board superintendent. While most of the judges are from the local area, some will be heading to Brighton from Oshawa and Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Hydro, Petro Canada, Eldorado, Goodyear Canada Incorporated, Incorporated, Davidson Instrument Panel Textron, Ontario Power Systems Limited, Phil Monner Construction, the local Cobourg hospital, the Ontario Provincial Police, Durham College and Sir Wilfred Laurier University are among the industries, business, and institutions to be represented at the Fair. Crime Stoppers Seek help Crime Stoppers and the Durham Regional Police are asking for the Public's help in solving the ongoing acts of malicious damage which are continuing to occur throughout our Region. In 1988 there were over 4,300 reported cases of damage to private and public property and this year they are continuing to cause problems problems for the Public and the Police. Damage is being done on a regular basis and includes cemeteries being vandalized, trees destroyed, swings and windows broken, park benches destroyed and sometimes even thrown in the lake. If you know who is doing any of this damage gall us. If you hear anything about damage being done, call us. This type of damage affects everyone and we need your help. You'll never be asked for your name and will never have to appear in. Court. Total anonymity is guaranteed, "If an arrest is made, you will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000." The Crime Stoppers office is open 24 hours per day and the phone number is: 436-8477 that's 436-TIPS. If the phone number 'is long distance, call collect or through the Durham Regional Pollice and ask for Crime Stoppers. A Citizen Board administers the Crime Stoppers Programs of which there are now over 700 in North America. The reward money is raised raised through Tax Deductible donations donations which may be sent to Toronto and Regional Crime Stoppers (Durham), P.O. Box 54, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K8. NOTICE LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS LTD. NEWCASTLE LANDFILL SITE Laidlaw Waste Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce announce the opening of a Recycling Depot at their Landfill Landfill Site which is located south of the Fourth Concession Concession and on the east side of Stapleton Road. . The Public may drop off tin cans, bottles and newspapers. Summer hours of operation are: 8:00 à.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to Noon on Saturdays For more information, please call 786-2070. The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE , 40 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO - L1C 3A6 SECOND INSTALMENT 1989 INTERMIM TAX NOTICE The SECOND INSTALMENT of the 1989 INTERIM TAX NOTICE is due for REALTY AND BUSINESS TAX Second Instalment PAYABLE APRIL 21st, 1989 Please, Pay Promptly to Avoid Penalty If you have not received your Interim Tax Notice, please telephone the Municipal Tax Office at 623-3379. 1989 Taxes are PAYABLE ONLY at the locations detailed on the back of the Tax Notjce. Most Toronto-Dominion branches are NOT accepting tax payments. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not eliminate the respon- siblity for the payment of taxes or penalty. J.M.Jones Tax Collector Date of Publication: April 19, 1989 ./ P.O. A1738