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Oromo Weekly Times, Wednesday, January G, 1993-0 173 merchants involved Some 43 businesses in Port Hope and 130 in Cobourg took part in an interest-free boan programn for the Christmas season which was taken advantage of te tbe tune of $110,000 in purchases through the plan. Tbe loan was imnited at $1500 and had te bave approval of the financial institutions from wbich tbe loan was muade. Monthly paymnents on tbe $1500 amounted te $250. Trial date for Lindros set Hockey superstar Eiic Lindros will have bis day in court January 20th wben the Philadelphia player will stand trial in Oshawa provincial court. He is cbarged withassaulting a 24-year-old Whitby woman in Wbitby last month. The wemnan alleges tbat Lindros and a friend elbowed her, tben spilt and spit beer on ber. Honorary Colonel dies at Levee Mrs. Eleanor Manin, bonorary Colonel of the Ontario Regiment and daughter of tbe founder of General Motors of Canada, collapsed and died suddenly on Friday just as sbe was entering tbe officers mess for tbe Units annual New Years levee. Police to get new phone systemn Durbamo Regional Police are about te get an autemated phone system te offset the jamming of phone limes at head office. Tbe new system uses an autemated recording that legs callers in sequential order and directs tbem te the preper extension. There bas been some concern by board members tbat tbe callers could become trapped in an electronic maze. Tbey bave been assured tbis will net bappen. Costly to run illegal dumup A Pickering Businessman bas been find $75.000 fer operating an illegal dump north of Ajax in 1991. Waste construction materia was found on the preperty wbicb was being used witbout a provincial licence. Newcastle Lions News ... From A round * The Region Sduxm Eru saves $700,000 Six municipalities witbin the letters were flot wortb the paper jurisdication of the Board of they were written on. Education, suggested that salaries The Board bas received over and taxes flot be increased for $285,000 from Ontario Hydro, for 1993. prejects supported by Hydro te The Board chairperson bad reduce the use of energy. Since the suggested that the general public plan bas been in place the board let the board know their views as engineer considers that some to increases in taxation for $700,000 bas been saved in energy educational purposes. costs due to the updating of Bob Willsher, Town of services througb the grants from Newcastle trustee took exceptions Hydro. te the suggestions. He stated that The latest cheque received was last year the municipalities, some $30,000. Future monies are themselves, had increased taxation alse expected due te other energy for their ewn purposes. He said the reduction installations. are now on sale and may be purchased at the country. Lion Tony Clements reported on the Seniors Christmas baskets. Twenty-one Lions gathered at the Lions Roem on December l9tb for breakfast, then proceeded to deliver Christmas gifts te tbe local seniors. TMe breakfast was donated by some members of the club and the gifts were donated by the Newcastle Lions Club. 'Me budget of $900.00 was taken up by this project. Lion Terry Grabam reperted tbat tbe New Year's Eve Dance was sold eut. Lion Dave Robinson reported that six Newcastle Lions had ventured te the East Peterborough Club on December 2lst for a visitation. A good time and dinner was enjoyed by ail. Lion Stan Powell announced that the club bas a new sbipment of saran wrap and tinfoil for sale, same brand and price as last year. Finally came the time for the $1.000 Christmas Draw to be made. Draw chairman, Lion Amos Langley asked President Mike te make tbe official witbdrawal from the drum. The ticket extracted bad been sold te Murray Bate of Bowmanville by Lion Rudy., On December 23rd, twenty- four Lions and ()ne guest sat down te a delicious roast beef dinner served up by the N~ewtonville U.C.W. Lion President Mike Carter cbaired the meeting and was jeinied at the bead table by our local MP Ross Stevenson. After dinner Lion Sam Cureatz introduced tbe speaker, MP Ross Stevenson who chose to speak to the Lions Club about economy and traide. Mr. Stevenson explained. te the audience, with the aid of graphs and charts where our tax dollars are spent and why. He also conveyed the status of Canada's trade with other ceuntries. -After answering many questions on tbe state of Canada's finances be was thanked by Lion Tony Clements and presented with a token of appreciation for making time in bis busy scbedule te speak to the Newcastle Lions Club. A Cbristmas Oreeting was read from Monique Kravenger in Germany. As one of ber sponsors in a student exchange, the Newcastle Lions were pleased te hear of ber adventures in a foreign for lot levy Tentative approval bas beeu given by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board ef Education fer the setting of lot levy fées for new residential buildings witbin tbe scbeol board's jurisdictien. Final appreval will net be set until the Ministry of Education bas censidered the proposed fees as well as tbe holding of public meetings. The proceeds from such a fée, called development charges, will go te an acceunt te help pay for new construction and additions. The fee charge was set, îcharges preliminary, for new residential units in Nortbumberland County at $1.820 per residence and in Newcastle at $3.276. There was considerable debate over the larger fee for the development charge in the Town of Newcastle. Developrnent charges are now levied ini the Town of Newcastle by the Town, tbe Region and Newcastle Hydre. 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