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f Ipeaks at local Liberal meeting M.P.P. Bob Callaghan of Brampton was the guest speaker at the recent Durham East Liberal association meeting, above talking with association association présidait, Lorna Davies Brampton M.P.P. Bob Callaghan in addressing the Durham East Liberal Riding Association last Wednesday in Newcastle Village said the Liberal cabinet at Queen's Park, Toronto has oerformed in a fashion that was never present during jhe term of office office of the Conservatives. He said there was a clear contrast that will benefit liberal candidates in the next provincial election. He said the liberals have moved forward correcting a lot of ills that should have been addressed over the past ten years or so. He said the concerns were in the areas of the environment, environment, health care, education and many others. Callaghan said the Peterson government has acted in an open and fair manner as has been the case with the extending of funding D.B.I.A. elect officers end year with surplus The Orono Downtown Business Association held their atryual meeting last week with the* election of officers and setting of a budget for the year 1986. Roy Forrester was returned as chairman of the D.B.IA. with Bet- tina Maddocks, vice„-chairman and Ann Dreslinski, secretary-treasurer. Jim Stutt, Debbie Davis, Maureen Mumford and Sue Sawyer were elected as directors for 1986: , The meeting set a budget of $4750.00 for 1986 which amounts to $250.00 above that for i 985'. Of the budgeted amount $1,000.00 will be used to reduce a loan of $3,000.00 from the Town of Newcastle which was used to assist with the cost of the beautification of the front 'of the Orono Town Hall in 1985. The financial report' "for 1985 showed a surplus of some $84.00 of the allotted budget for the year. With special promotions, the retirement party for Matt Sneldcrs arid donations Jowards park benches benches and litter containers the Board spent over $13,000.00. Budget meetings open to public Over the past two years council of the Town of Newcastle and staff have debated the current budget in informal meetings not open to the public. As a result of a motion on Monday Monday this is to change and budget meetings will be open to the public. Counc. Diane Hamre brought the issue before council asking support to a motion to delete from a committee committee recommendation that meetings be 'information budget discussions'. In speaking in support of the motion motion Counc. Hamre said budget discussions need the structure of a committee meeting and proper procedure. procedure. She al,so said there was need for public input and involvement as it was taxpayers money that was being being considered. She also said there had been poor attendance of council members over the past two years 'when the informal informal system was used. Counc. Stapleton was assured that council could go into committee committee when the need arose on certain confidential items. Counc. McKnight said the structured structured process might be restrictive for council and that he Would feel uncomfortable when dealing with people, money and programs'. Counc. Hubbard said she favoured the return ,to open meetings for the budget discussions and that people want to know and should know what is happening to their money.' . Council supported the move to open meetings. , Happenings FIRELIGHTERS SPRING DANCE Orono Firefighters Association Spring Dance will be held on Saturday, March Sth'at the Orono Community Centre 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by Sparky. Tickets $20.00/couple. Call 983-9337 or 983-9577 for tickets. CLARKE PARENT ASSOCIATION The Clarke High School Parent: Association held their first meeting of the year last week laying plans to assist with the coming Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) program. The Association were informed of the success of-the pre- Christmas Poinsetta sale in which the school students raised a total of $1100.00 This amount is being divided between various activities at the school and with a sum of the money going to the Parent Association. * The Association plan further fundraising projects to assist with the SADD program. It àlso is to assist with the development development of the program as it is presented to the school. The Parents Association is to meet again on January 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at Clarke High School. ORONO 1 OWN HALL CARD PARTY High Scorers: V.R. Brown 77, Joe Sanders 77, Joyce Cowan 76, Fclgar Millson 75, May Tabb 74. Low Score: Thelma Vagg. ! - a Winners: Giaijc Coat ham and Jeàn Allen. The next card party «11 be held on Wednesday, January 22. Plan SADD program at Clarke High School Clarke High School has set ro help students who may have con- Thursday, February 13th aside to cerns about alcohol: promote the "Students Against In implementing the SADD goals Driving Drunk" (SADD) program the school, home and community within the school. must become involved. The pro- Under the direction of Rick Essex gram would call for a SADD cur- the student body is to be assembled riculum to be established within the for a movie, "Make Sure It Isn't school with a SADD chapter. You", outlining the SADD pro- A contract for life between gram and as well as outlining the parents and teenagers is signed by outcomes of drinking and driving. both parties whereby the teenager Wendy Crawford of Kitchener, agrees to call for advice and 20 years of age, and one of the sub- transportation at any hour," from jects in the film will address the any place if a situation arises where gathering and answer questions the teenager had been drinking or if from the student body. . a friend who is driving has been Crawford, a beautiful young lady drinking, onced faced a promising career in Under the contract the parent modelling but now is confined to a ' agrees to get the student at any hour wheelchair being paralyzed from or place or provide a taxi for a safe the neck down. She was a victim of trip home with no questions or an impaired driver. , arguments at the time. The parent As parents' play a big part in the does reserve the right to discuss the SADD program the same program issue later. is being schedule^ for the evening The parent in signing the Con- of February 13th in the school with tract for Life_ also agrees to ' seek the showing of the same movie and safe and sober transportation in with Miss Crawford also being pre- 1 situations where they have been sent to speak and answer questions. drinking or where a friend Who is The SADD program is now in driving has been drinking, place in thousands of high schools The date is February 13th with a across Canada and the U.S. and has school session for the students and four major goals. 'an evening session for parents and The program -ijs to help eliminate other interested parties, the drunk driver and save lives; to Miss Crawford is currently with alert high school students to the. the Ontario Attorney General's Of- dangers of drinking and driving; to fice speaking at high schools on her conduct- community alcohol experiences and helping to promote awareness programs and to the SADD program, organize peer counselling programs Plan local directory for the Orono area The Orono Downtown Business Association last week proposed and approved the publishing of a directory directory ôf commercial and professional professional enterprises within the community. community. It is the proposal. to circulate circulate the 'directory throughout the area, 3CXX) to 4000 copies. The Association will be carrying on with promotions starting with the Valentine promotion for the first part of February. The Valentine promotion will be followed by a Mother's Day promotion,- promotion,- a Sidewalk and Community Yard salé feature as well as the Lighting of Christmas to be followed followed with the Christmas free draw promotions. • It was reported at the annual meeting that the various promotions promotions had been well received in 1985 and that on this accord should be repeated in 1986. The use of the "Orono Has It All" signs had been, effective and the introduction of Orono "Bucks" had created a special interest tor the winners of the various contests and puzzles. The Association noted the support support from the Orono Horticultural Society, the Orono Town Hall Board, The Great Pine Ridge Kinetics Kinetics and Kjnsmen in assisting with the cost of the front of the Town Hall. The participation of the Kinsmen ' in assisting with the Sidewalk sale arid dance in the evening evening added greatly to the mid summer summer promotion.! Mention was also made of cooperation cooperation from local businesses with the Lighting of Christmas plan and as well from tho school and youth groups who provided Christmas carols. The Association hope to be able to provide some form of, protection for the planting" in front of the Towb Hall in 1986. In general there was a positive note'at the annual meeting of tlje Association. - Mayor's salary frozen council gets increase After considerable deliberation and juggling the Town of Newcastle council has frozeri the Mayor's salary at the 1985 level while granting granting councillors a four percent increase increase as of January 1st, 1986 and a further one percent as of July 1, 1986. Council was completely divid- ■ ed on the issue which was presented • to council through a report from the Chief Administrative 'Officer. ■ The çeporbalso suggested'similar in creases for members of the Newcastle Newcastle ' Community Services Planning Board, Committee of Adjustment and the Property Standards Com-- mittee. ' Counc. Hamre and Counc, Hubbard Hubbard proposed that the entire report be tabled for a one year period which went down to defeat. Counc. Hamre said councillors' salaries, should not be considered along with those of the Town boards nor should reference be made to other non-union and union staff. Counc. Hamre said that council is already being called a "Do Nothing Council"'but our first action action appears to be an increase in salary. On motion of .Frank Stapleton the matter was divided with council first dealing \yith the salary of the Mayor. (Continual page 6)