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ilT; : W Orono Town Hall COURTICE LIBRARY 11.21.05 163 Church Street Bowmanville, ON L1C 1P7 T - - - GST Included Wednesday August 31, 2005 Garage fire leads to marihuana discovery i ... . * ' "'iiiilf jrA § Two Newcastle men are facing charges after a garage fire led to the discovery of a marihuana growing operation early yesterday morning. On Monday, August 29th, 2005 at approximately 2:45 a.m., police were called to a Morgans Road address, for a garage fire. Members of the Clarington Emergency and Fire Services were on scene extinguishing the fire. The garage was located about 7 5 feet west of a residence. An initial investigation revealed over 50 marihuana plants growing in pots and in the ground behind the garage. Another group of marihuana plants were discovered in a nearby field. The scene was secured and Officers returned with a search warrant to further further investigate the scene in the daylight. A total of 333 marihuana plants in various stages of growth were seized, including about 50 plants inside the residence. Police also recovered 24 kilograms of dried marihuana, 26 grams of hash, 45 grams of psilocybin psilocybin (mushrooms) and a .22 calibre rifle. Robert Vandewater, age 56, and William Vandewater, age 44, both of Morgans Road in Newcastle have been each charged with: Production of a Controlled Substance, Possession Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Careless Storage of a Firearm. They were both held for a bail hearing. Anyone with information about this investigation investigation is apked to contact the Drug Enforcement Unit 905- 579-1520 (toll free 1-888- 579-1520) ext. 5892 or anonymously anonymously to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- (TIPS) 8477. Amazing year Dale Pogue found the com at Orono Crown Lands Trust Com Roast to be scrumptious. The , foir O |¥| H 5) ÇC 51 f| HIT annual Corn Roast was held Saturday at the Forestry. TO I T3ll 3lllUwlwwOU wl __ ------""■■■■ -* "■ -- Orono B. It's time for a new sign, and the Orono Business Improvement Improvement Association (BIA) is looking for input. After years of discussion the BIA is ready to make a move on replacing the "Village with a Difference" sign, on the 115/35 highway, south of the village. The sign depicting Sid Rutherford sitting on a grass slope beside the railway overpass overpass along Station Street, has faded over the years, and the paint is beginning to flake off. The BIA commissioned this sign and two related ones; a fall scene and a winter scene at the same overpass, (locally referred to as the F irst Flume") in 1988, from artist Peter Boots, who at that time lived locally. The winter sign is still in tact at the north end of Main Street, just south of Taunton Road. The sign with the Fall scene is damaged and is no longer in place. The predominant predominant opinion of BIA members was that the existing signage, while very picturesque, picturesque, was not effective in luring luring people off the highway to see what the village has to offer. Ms Faye Langmaid, the Municipality's special projects projects coordinator, informed the BIA in June, that there was money available through the Orono Community Improvement Improvement Plan, to replace the sign on the Highway. She also said the Municipality relocate the existing sign to the new par- kette at the north entrance to the Sidney B. Rutherford Trail. The BIA have approved the design for a new sign, which has the BIA web site on it, the name "Orono" in large type, with the slogan, "Be surprised!" surprised!" Where the BIA would like input from the public, is for the 4 foot by 11 foot oval in the centre of the sign. This could be in the form of a logo, or a graphic design that would be appealing to the eye, and entice motorists driving up the Highway at 90 kilometers per hour, to take the next exit off and discover the village of Orono. The bid for the design is a contest, for which the BIA will award an as yet unnamed prize. Entries must be on a 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper and can be dropped off at Di's Pizza, downtown Orono on or before September 16th. For more information, call Scott Story at The Garden Path at 905-983-6464. (Sec pictures on Page 3) It's been an amazing year, says reigning Fair Ambassador, Ambassador, Tanya Rypstra. Highlights definitely were the Fair Convention last February at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, and the Ambassador to the Fairs contest contest at the National Exhibition two weekends ago. Tanya says she entered the Fair Ambassador contest at the Orono Fair last fall as a favour to her neighbour at the Egg Shack, who wanted to sponsor her. The scariest part of the competition for Tanya was the public speaking component. component. "I was not good at speaking in public," Tanya told an Orono Times reporter on Monday afternoon. Tanya delivered her prepared speech in which she identified the highlights of Orono, such as the Fair and the Orono Park. Tanya's speech, combined with her interview with the panel of judges, and her ability ability to answer the impromptu questions at the competition, earned her the judge's favour AMBASSADOR see peg# 3 Reigning Fair Ambassador, Tanya Rypstra of Orono. nil 1 : liA ! V • » ! l I lltlllnll'HI 111 .. TZ Town Hall Boaij 11H