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Orono Skaters in competition Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, November 15, .1989-3 Letter suggests Orono A number of the Orono Skaters have been in competition over the past couple of weeks and will be attending attending the Eastern Ontario Sectionals Sectionals in Brockville this week-end. Pictured above Briar Ransberry placing fourth in the finals of a competition in Kingston and to compete again this Week-end in Brockville in the Novice Ladies. Tracy Fames, 2nd in flight, 4th overall in Pre-Novice in Kingston and will compete this week-end in Brockville. Melissa Allin will compete compete in the Juvenile B division at the Juvenile Invitational. Tanya Clemens, 2nd in flight, seventh overall at Kingston and to compete again this week-end. : Orono events for the week-end (Continued from page 1) p.m. Friday running until 9 and then again swinging open at 10 a.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. and on Sunday Sunday from noon to four p.m. The show features 35 exhibitors from the local area arid from as far away as Oshawa and Omemee. It is the largest number to exhibit at this annual event and with a wide range of items for Christmas. Both levels of the Town Hall will be brought into service for the .event, From the stage Bernic Martin will provide Christmas music with his dolcemer instrument along with the piano offerings of Sara Pooler. And as if this isn't enough roasted chestnuts and hot ;ci3er is being served-in the.balcony of the Town Hall. Its a celebration of an old-tyme . Christmas in Orono this week-end. Newcastle plant to close (Continued from page 1) Cooper said the business was built on a quality product and it is a specialized business. He said free trade was not involved involved in the decision for they had lots of orders. ' The company has been an employer for a considerable area in the past when employment at oné time reached upwards of one hundred hundred and fifty. Many from Orono provided their family needs from employment at J. Anderson Smith. Axworthy speaks at Liberal meet (Continued from page 1) below the poverty line ana who now have to live from the Food Banks., Axworthy noted that when he was Minister of Transportation for the Liberal .government in 1984 a plan for the updating of VIA was in the works. The plan was to modernize modernize the system and that this modernization modernization would have set forth a class transportation system and would have reduced the deficit operation. Today the Tories continue with the deficit and has drastically reduced the system and service to the public. He said the Mulroney government government over the past five years has brought a division in Canada of such proportions that had never been seen before back to confederation. confederation. "Canada has a government that has swayed to the wishes of big business who in the last election injected injected $52 million into the campaign campaign funds; and American Express provided one and one-half million to this fund," stated Axworthy. He also noted that American Express was not even a Canadian company. Axworthy said there was an alternative alternative to the Mulroney way. "It's the Liberal way," he said, "We.arc the alternative." "We stand for a Canada that cares, a Canada that embraces all of Canada and its people," people," he said., "We are not the ones to drive jobs south to Mexico oldest oldest ro y a rail system that binds Canada together," said Axworthy. The former cabinet minister said the Liberal party faces the challenge of restoring people's faith in the institutions institutions and the government of Canada. "Our liberal ideals arid all thhl this party stands for is the only alternative," said the speaker. Kendal Korner (Continued from page 2) but lacked any new information that could be utilized in this area. She said Rev. Nancy Knox was an excellent guest speaker. Mrs. Iris Lambier passed around her large collection of Bibles. She began with the very small ones. Then she showed us several of a larger variety. One was a Gideon Bible that had been read by people from various parts of the world. They had left their names arid addresses. addresses. You, no doubt know, that the Gideon Society places a bible in each hotel room and also gives a bible bible to each member of the Services. I was presented with one while in uniform. They also give a bible to each Grade 111 pupil in our schools. Iris also had "Ungers Bible Dictionary", Dictionary", a large dictionary. The most interesting of all was a very . large Bible entitled, "The "Chosen Word" with the Bible stories beautifully illustrated and the words of scripture underneath each illustration. She had a second collection of hymn books some of long ago of her Mother's of the Anglican church. A fine lunch was served by Mrs. E. Foster and our hostess. Next get together our Christmas dinner December 14th. We extend our deepest sympathy to the Davies family of the Sixth: Through a letter on behalf of the Orono Downtown Business Association Kay Lycett, lawyer for the Association, has sought support from the Town of Newcastle for the undertaking of certain studies for what may be termed a mini-sewage system. The system would serve the downtown core of the Village in an area now defined by the limits of the Downtown Business Association. Association. Lycett in his letter mentioned the possible use of an area in the Wood •Walk Park for any system that may' be needed, if it is feasible. He said with work now underway for the development of the Park, it along with other items, could keep the downtown alive. Lycett points that to start the process a needs study is required, which must be instituted by the local municipality. He states that it believed that the need is present for such a system. Accompanying the letter was an attached petition signed, according to Lycett, by all property owners in the defined area. When the letter came before council Counc. Hamre proposed that preliminary investigation be undertaken through the proper staff. Line whose eighteen year old son Kenny Davies was killed, in a car accident accident on Saturday night when returning home ffom a volleyball game. A car crossed into the car in which Kenny was a passenger. The Davies family came to the Sixth Line eight years ago when Ralph Greenwood moved out of the home in the valley' and purchased (he farm home known .as the Jack Stapleton farm. It was noted that it is a Regional matter but,' that first a consultant report is required before assistance would be obtainablè from other sources in, funding. The Director of Public Works, Walter Evans, suggested that he first contact consultants as to the possible cost of the needs study. He said this information could be provided provided to council shortly and then a decision could be made. Gouncil is to await the information information from the Director of Public Works. Santa Letters being received at Post Office Canada Post Corporation is assisting Santa Claus with the annual annual Santa Letter Writing Campaign Campaign again this year. This marks the seventh consecutive year that ' Canada Post Corporation has helped Santa answer his letters on a , national basis. Designed to encourage youngsters to write to Santa, the " program enhances the theme of literacy and Christmas for children. It also promotes correct addressing of letters and use flf the postal code. Santa receives thousands of letters letters from children across Canada, as well as mail from youngsters in other parts of the - world. Santa always answers his letters in the language they are written. The program program owes its success to dedicated Canada Post employees who volunteer their spare time to answer children's letters. Last year in the (Continued page 13) fas' The Orono Town Hall Christmas Craft Show Friday, November 17 from 2 - 9 Saturday, November 18 from 10 to 5 Sunday, November 19 from 12 to 4 Carolling Friday at 6:30 p.m. Christmas-Music performed by Bernie Martin . and Sara Pooler Hot Cider,and Roasted Chestnuts throughout the week-end We have it all at the Orono Town Hall, Main Street