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Orono Town Hall Orono Weekly Times Volume 64, Number 30 750 GST Included WEDNESDAY July 26, 2000 jgiS|Bgg ■ High seas adventure , The Saint Paul, replica of a 1741 Russian ship was moored at the Port of Newcastle this past weekend, as part of the annual annual Wooden Boat Festival. On board are Captain Michael Poboronchuk, Cook and artist Irene Poboronchuk and cat Coosya. Youth arrested for assault Tuesday, August 8th and resume Ai Happenings . . . 13rd ANNUAL BEEF BBQ The Annual Beef BBQ is being held on Wed., August 9th, Drono Park, 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., adults $10.00 -6-12 rears old $6.00. Proceeds to the Orono Arena Fundraising. FUNDRAISER SALAD SUPPER The Heather Rebekah Lodge is holding a salad supper & juchre on Wed., August 2,1.O.O.F. Hall, Orono, 6:00 p.m., ho.00, tickets may be obtained from the members. TEA & SWEETS IN THE GARDEN The Tea is being held for Cancer Research, 129 North St. Newcastle, Tuesday, August 8th, raindate August 9, 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., $4 per person, live entertainment. For tickets tickets call 987-5448, 987-4076 or 697-2284. A very intoxicated 18 year-old Daniel Peasley of 108 Mill Street, Orono was arrested early Sunday morning, morning, Julv 16, 2000, and charged with assault, and being intoxicated in a public place. After Abdul, manager of Orono Beckers store closed at midnight Saturday, Peasley came to the door and began shaking it, demanding to be let in. Abdul refused to open the door, and told Peasley to leave, or lie would call police. Abdul called 911, and when Peasley realized Abdul really was calling police, he fan away. The 911 operator told Abdul, police were very busy, it being Saturday night, and since the suspect had ran away, they wouldn't send an officer out now, but would follow up in the morning. When Abdul left the store and got into his car, Peasley approached the car, opened the door and punched Abdul in the face several times, then left on foot. Abdul went to report the incident to the police officers working for the movie company, company, down the street at the Town Hall. The pay duty officers radioed for on duty officers at 1:06. Two officers were at Taunton Rd. they arrived ' on the scene at 1:08. Peasley was identified by Abdul and other witnesses at the scene, he was arrested and taken to Oshawa. Peasley is to appear in court on August '8, 2000, and was released on condition that he stay away from the Orono Beckers' proprietor proprietor and employees. Michael and Irene Poboronchuk left Vladivostok, Russia's largest Pacific port, on June 27, 1991, to retrace the voyage of the original St Paul, which was wrecked at sea in 1741. The 50 foot long, 12 foot wide vessel is built totally from soft white pine, with one inch planks. The entire bottom is covered by thin copper sheets to protect against worm s and bamacle.s She is steered only by a long and heavy tiller, and has one diesel engine. With a tail wind using the square sail, Poboronchuk says she can reach 4 to 6 knots. After sailing through the Japanese and Okhotsk seas, the pair departed from the USSR from the Kamchatka peninsula, crossed the North Pacific, visited the Aleutian Islands, and crossed to Alaska. From there they came down the Pacific Coast making stops in Canada, U.S., Mexico, and Panama. After crossing through the Panama Canal, they headed north along the Gulf the American east coast, through the Erie and Welland canals, and arrived in Canada. They have 12 countries, and 20,000 miles behind them. On a cold and rainy day in Seattle, explains Michael, a tiny, wet, skinny and hungry kitten, without his tail, came on board. "The USA couldn't couldn't save him, and he came to Russian territory to ask for food and political asylum." The cat, called Koosy has already travelled 15,000 nautical nautical miles, and has girlfriends girlfriends in 10 countries, says Michael. The Poboronchuk's see themselves as ambassadors of Russia, who are sailing around the world with a mission mission of peace, friendship, culture culture and education. "Our boat is a small woodeh bridge between many people," says Michael. The pair support their trip by selling their own art at port. Irene is an artist who creates pictures, icons and portraits, wooden dolls and eggs and T-shirts which they give to people for donations. Michael says. they are never going back, "We're just going forward."