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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 17th, 1980 Receive life memberships Fatal 115 accident involves Orono man A fatal accident on Highway Highway 115 about 9:50 Sunday evening also hospitalized an Orono man, Merrill Graham, 39, a resident of the seventh line of Clarke, The accident * occurred in the Station Street area of Highway 115. Merrill Graham is a patient at Oshawa General Hospital and was, in surgery for four hours following the occident. Helen Jance Wiecek, 23, of Etobicoke, a passenger in the front seat, of a car driven by Kenneth Kimball, 24, of Scarborough Was , instantly killed in the accident. Kim ball is a patient at Sunny- brook" Hospital in Toronto with head and internal injuries. injuries. Hé was taken to Sunny- brook by air ambulance from Bowmanville Hospital. According to police the Kimball vehicle, a 1966 Ford, , was travollmcr south when it crossed over into the north bound lane resulting in a head-on collision with the Graham vehicle. Police state the centre line was sand covered but that visibility was good. The investigation continues. Authorize hiring Splash pool staff Last Thursday at the annual annual Christmas Pot Luck U.C.W. dinner held in the church basement three members members of the organization received their Life Membership Membership pins* Mrs. Velma Armstrong, Armstrong, Mrs. Edna Mercer and Mrs. Hilda Coatham. . The presentations were made by Mrs. Betty Chatterton Chatterton and Mrs! Isabel Challice, both past, presidents of the Orono U.C.W. Pictured "above are Mrs. Betty Chatterton, Mrs. Velma Armstrong, Mrs. Edna Mercer, Mercer, Mrs. Hilda Coatham and Mrs. Isabel Challice. The Town of Newcastle council on Monday gave approval for the hiring of a supervisor and two operators for the new Newcastle Fitness . Centre which is now expected to open as per schedule on January 19th. The ' oficial opening of the pool and squash court is to take place on February 6th. The schedule of charges have also been left in tact as .passed at the recent meeting of the finance committee. In speaking, with the Director Director of Community Services, T.A. Fanning, he said he expects to take over the pool this month with swimming and swimming programs to start January 19th along with the use of the squash courts. In a memorandum to council council on Monday Fanning defended defended his estimated budget for the pool and the anticipated. anticipated. deficit of $61,410.00 for the yearly operation. He said Ms report was based on facts and figures from other cen-. très. Fanning points out in his report that he has found that Squash courts are a good source of revenue for the complex. He said it was his opinion that his budget was workable and reflected an honest opinion of staff. Town s - Board called meet Authorization was given Monday for the Town Manager Manager and the Treasurer to attend a Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education called meeting on January 7th at their Coboürg offices. j An invitation has been extended to all municipalities within the Board's juriS", diction to digcuss the possible submission to the Ministry of Education of a brief re the use of the new Assessment Equal- izàtion Factors, Cotmc. Taylor and Cowman both supported that the Town should be represented at the meeting to know what may be under discussion. Counc. Cowman stated the content of the proposed brief may not be advantageous to the Town of Newcastle who had benefited from Section 86 of the Assessment Act. She said this had reduced Newcastle's Newcastle's percentage of liability liability as to other municipalities. Mayor Rickard said the Town should initiate their own meeting to possibly take the matter further within the < Board and other such Boards so as to keep a handle on. tax^ money originating from the Town of Newcastle. J. DANE FOUND DIES SUDDENLy J. Dane Found of Bowmanville and formerly of Orono passed away suddenly at Oshawa General Hospital on Saturday. A private funeral service was held Tuesday. Dane Found was well known in the area and throughout Ontario in the promotion of sports and particularly hockey especially when he was associated with the Orono Orphans. He held an untiring drive in promotions .of one form or another while a resident of Orono. CLARKE STUDENTS HELPING WITH CHRISTMAS JOY Today, Wednesday, Clarke High School students will be donating to the Salvation Army both money and food which in turn will be distributed throughout the area to needy families at Christmas. Last year the Clarke students raised near $700.00 in such a donation for the Salvation Army. AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER Fraser Lee, a grade three student at Kirby-Kendal Public School experienced an outing last week along with his mother, Mrs. Carol Lee, which will be remembered fob years ttfeome. The Lee party visited Mrs. Lee's brother, an officer aboard the Glen Park, a cargo ship which was making passage in the St. Lawrence River. The party boarded the ship from a pilot boat at Three Rivers, Quebec, spending the best part of the week aboard. At week's end the ship docked to take on a cargo of grain fob' China. Fraser returns to his eighth line home with many memories of the trip including a coveted officer's hat. Department heads to present philosophies A notice of motion by Councs. Hamre and Hubbard gained a majority support of council on Monday in which the Town Manager is to summarize statements of basic departmental philosophies philosophies to council within a four week period. The statements statements are to be in writing and each signed by the Town Manger and the Department Heads with copies available for all members of council. The intent of presenting this notice of motion was included in an address at the inaugural meeting of council by Counc. Hamre. In speaking in support of the notice of motion Hamre 'said it was an effort to determine a sense of responsibility responsibility for both department department heads and council. She' said it would help determine where they were going and would save a lot of time. She said she saw this as a positive thing for a new council. Counc. Hubbard in supporting supporting the motion said it would help in her role in making policy judgement on staff recommendations. Counc. Taylor said council had terms of reference as well as rules of procedure detailing the areas of responsibilities. responsibilities. Hamre said she realized this but it was a philosophy she was looking for of a broad nature. Counc. Woodyard said* he could not agree with the notice of motion as he said it was prepiature and it was being rushed into. Woodyard supported by Taylor amended the motion calling for a six week period for the report to coihè to council for . their consideration", rather than the four week period. The amendment lost with the motion bçing carried in a recorded vote. Memorial operating suite to open oh February Monday morning D, Elston, 1 Hospital Administrator, Memorial Hospital said there had been further delays as to opening the operating suite at . (Continuedpage2) Bark at the Kendal Hills They're back at it again in area. Tbfe Oshawa Ski Club -weekend with skiers taking the hills east of Kirby with the ' was in operation in a limited', advantage of the early start first Whisk of ' snow in this way on the east hill over the. in the sport tjiis winter.