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Players presented with ' Esso awards It's not just a pool hall when we open - owner The name of the new store which is going to be located where the old Liquor Store used to be and with a Grand Opening date of Friday, June 2, 1989 is "Viewer's Choice Video and Family Entertainment Centre." We would like to stress the word "Family" in the store name because that is what we plan on it being. A place where you can bring the wife and kids and spend some enjoyable time with them. Our little community is very family orientated .and we would like to keep it that way and build with that in mind. Despite some of the vicious rumours circulating through our town which by the way are all our centre is not going to be a hang out. Sure, we want the kids who are hanging around the streets and have nothing to entertain themselves with to come in and frequent our store. That is part of what our idea consists consists pf but at the same time we also want Dad dr Mom or both to come and spend some time too. Someone said the other day that the kids have sports to occupy their lime with and that is very true, we even sponsor them, but they don't play sports seven days a week, sixteen hours a day. What about the kids who aren't involved with sports, what do they tio besides hand around the streets'. What we are planning to have in the store is, on the main floor, of , course will be our videos, also 2 full size billiard tables. Now the movies will be separate from where the (Continued to page 7} Three players _ from the Orono O.M.H.A. PeeWee hockey team "were recently presented with Esso awards by Christine's Esso in Cobourg. The local team is sponsored sponsored by Matthews and Associates of Orono. Pictured above are: Pete Landers, coach, Henry Kaldeway receiving the Most Sportsmanlike Esso Award, Chris Yeo, the Most valuable Player Award, Aaron Staples, thé Most Improved Player Award, and Christine Coatham, making the presentation for Christine's Esso in Cobourg. Town approves a full environmental hearing Published Every Wednesday Council on Monday night endorsed endorsed a recommendation made by John Veldhuis, chairman of the Port Granby-Newcastle Environment Environment Committee, and passed a resolution in that the Ministry of the Environment is being petitioned to call for a full environmental hearing over the proposed medical waste incération plan being proposed proposed by Browning-Ferris Industries Ltd. In speaking to council Veldhuis spoke of the plan for the Courtice area and said his committee had taken the action to recommend to council that they call for the full assessment hearing. He said the committee wants everyone in Newcastle to have the opportunity to express their views as to the proposal. He also stated there appears to be other technology available for medical waste disposal other than suggested (Continued to page 7) - - „ =§ Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 26, 1989 = Tax increases range from 9,7 percent to 19.8 percent in area Memorial patients want same swim program hour Sylvia Spice of Memorial changed the Friday afternoon Property taxes for municipal, regional and educational purposes are up up and away for 1989. A couple of weeks ago the Town of Newcastle announced a 9.7 percent percent increase in faxes for municipal purposes. A recent statement from Public Works has set the unit charge for Town-wide garbage pickup and disposal at a cost of $140. to $150 per customer. This will be an added and new charge for thos who, in the past, have not had garbage pick-up under the municipality. The unit charge also covers cost of recycling attributed to the municipality and carried out through the Region. Last week a report from the Board of Education, Nor thumberland and Newcastle, outlines a total budget now over the $100 million bracket. The proposed budget for 1989 has been set at (Continued page 9) Hospital made a plea to council on Monday to maintain space for a therapeutic swim program that has been carried out by the hospital at the Town's swimming facility since 1980. ' The Town had given approval of a Town staff report that would have therapeutic program from the hours of 2:30 to 3:30 to some other hour during the week. Spice said the program was most important to residents at the hospital and that to undertake the program has taken the efforts of (Continued to page 7) And they wanted know more Happenings . . .. ' GIRLS - STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR SOFTBALL Any girls 'from the ages of 8-20 interested in playing softball this summer and have not yet registered may do so by calling Betty Lycett at 983-5908 or Christine Faulkner at 983-5019.' BEAVERS, CUBS, SCOUTS PARTICIPATE IN "PITCH. IN" "Pitch In" Campaign meqns we are sweeping, picking up garbage garbage on the streets of Orono. "Pitch In" takes place across the Province and in other parts of Canada during the week of May 1st - 7th, 1989 and hundreds of thousands of volunteers are expected to participate. "SOMETHING GREEN" A CLARKE HIGH PRODUCTION Clarke High School Drama Club will be performing four plays by Michael Green on the nights of April 27th, 28th and 29th. Enjoy "Streuth" a murder mystery that turns, into a mass of hilarious mishaps. Watch as a Shakespearean drama disintegrates into into the funniest historical farce. Visit a great English hero as he faces death in a Nazi war camp amid .ridiculous technical difficulties. Journey to the French Riveria to meet Oliver and Lavinia, two old flames that try to rekindle their love. In keeping with the evening's amateur theme, appropriate musical entertainment and door prizes will be provided throughout the night. Don't miss this exciting event! Come out and enjoy "Something Green" at Clarke High School. BICYCLE REPAIR CLINIC AT BOWMAN VILLE LIBRARY The Bowmanville Branch of the Newcastle Public Libary will be holding a bicycle repair clinic. Spring is here and its time to dig out your bike. John Vieira of Bicycle City will be at the Bowmanville Branch with advice on how to get your bike ready for warm weather riding. So join us on Wednesday April 26 in Meeting room 2 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. and bring along your bicycles, tricycles or unicycles. Frank M. Finley, a Public Affairs Officer for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, held the attention of students at the Pines Senior Public School with the subject of uranium and radiation last Friday. He started off by telling the students that the student beside them was radioactive and that théy would be dead without radiation and dead, as well, with to.o much. ,In speaking on thè past build-up of nuclear weapons he said the money spent could well be better us ed to cleanup the environment. "The Russians have enough nuclear weapons to blow the World up ten times over'- what's the use", he said and asked. (Continued page 11)