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...and the lights come on The hottest Santa Claus came to Orono c. Trust. John Slater met Santa al the Crown Lands. Memberships will be on already be purchased at many sale do ticket in town firlier this week to sign up as a Steward of the Orono Crown Lands thè Linton Trail, took his $10 and pronounced him a Steward of Friday night at the Lighting of the Lights program, and can iwntown locations. Armed robbery at Newcastle gas station Eastman's Service Centre at 216 King Street East Newcastle was the scene of an armed robbery at closing time Sunday night. Sixteen year old Craig McDonald was working alone when two men entered the station, station, sprayed the lens of the surveillance camera with spray paint, and demanded money. According to the attendant, one of the suspects was carry ing a knjfe with a blade about 16 inches long. The attendant removed money from the till, and put it in the plastic bag offered by the thieves. One of the suspects then punched the victim in the nose, knocking him to the ground. When the victim recovered, he called police, who arrived with the canine unit., Police were unable to track the thieves, but they did find ski masks, gloves, scarves, and a spray can in the nearby school yard. The security camera showed two men entering the station, wearing dark cloths, of medium build, about 5", 9' to 5", 10' tall, and about 19 to 20 years old. The thieves made off with an undetermined sum of money. The villages of Orono and Newcastle will be holding their Christmas lighting events this Friday evening. The evening starts in Newcastle at their gazebo with a carol sing led by Crossroads Christian Assembly beginning at 6:00 p.m. After the tree lighting and a visit from Santa, refreshments will be served inside the Community Hall with entertainment provided by the Wilmot Creek' Chapel Singers. Many of the stores in the village will be open until 11:00 p.m., and will be offering ballots ballots for the free reindeer and sleigh lawn ornament donated by the Newcastle Business Improvement Association. Santa will also be stopping in at the Village of Orono, as they also light up the town Friday evening. This event begins at 6:00 also with carol singing by the local school children, Scouts, and Brownies. The local skating; group will be selling hot chocolate and hot dogs, on the Main Street and Ron Cowan will be driving his tractor through town offering wagon rides. An 'Open Stage' program will follow the carol singing at the Orono Town Hall. Organizer John Romanchuk has two bands lined up -- Bill Brimly and the Hard Liners, and Alfie Bowen's Second Hand Blues Band. Doc Holliday .from Newcastle will bè making a guest appearance as might the legendary Steven 'C' from Chicago, who according to Romanchuk, "Has played the blues harp with all. the big boys." Anyone wishing to perform a number or two on stage will have the opportunity to do so, either soloing, or taking taking advantage of the back up .band provided. Either' one of these events are reason enough to come on downtown Friday evening. Orono Town Hall Volume 65, Number 47 GST Included Wednesday, November 28,2001 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkvilie and Tyrone since 1937 Mutton looks to Province for sewer funding Mayor Mutton will personally personally appeal to David Lindsay, Chair of the SuperBuild, to change the funding criteria as it relates to the Orono sewer situation. Current SuperBuild legislation legislation does not provide for water and sewage treatment infrastructure infrastructure in the GTA says Miitton. The whole of the GTA is treated as an urban centre, not recognizing that many municipalities within the GTA contain rural villages and hamlets. Mutton is hoping that SuperBuild will fund the sewage pipe to come up from Newcastle to Orono. The sewage treatment facility at the lake in Newcastle was built oversize to accommodate Orono's sewage whenever development north of Newcastle reached a stage where it would not be cost prohibitive to extend the sewage pipe to Orono. A recently completed sur vey of the sewer systems in th downtown core of Orom found that 54 of the 92 proper ties surveyed might requin holding tanks in the future dui to inadequate space. The sur vey identified a possibli sewage breakout situation ii one location. Weekly samplings wen taken from the Wilmot Creel in May 2000 to mid October o that year. High levels of con taminant flow after each rail fall were traced to an upstrearr - farm where a stockpile o: manure was situated too close to the creek. Based on the informatior supplied in the sewer study, the Regional Work? • Department did not recommend recommend the use of a communal 1 sewer system in Orono. because they felt it was not necessary. ■ (continued page 3)