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ASSETS R A SEERA anlngian gets In Nestieton, they're sharp! | Oliver Rohrer of the Nestleton Recreation Club told Scugog council las week that his club will do its best to keep down the cost of park bleachers the club wants to the township to pay for. He was told by council to bring in an estimate of the cost of the bleachers to council, and the amount would then be considered in the park$ board budget. = '"'We may cut two or three feet off the ends at budget time", quipped Mayor Lawrence Malcolm. To which Mr. Rohrer countered, that _the club will have to remember to add a foot or two when. they submit the estimate to council, Serving Scugog Township * Wednesday, Two people are still in Scarborough hospital with injuries suffered in a two car "head-on collision late Tuesday morning, December 23, that killed a Reaboro man. George Scattergood, 61, of Reaboro, near Lindsay, was pronounced dead on arrival December 31, 1975 at Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital shortly after the 11:30 a.m. acci- dent, while his wife, Dorothy, also 61, was taken to Scarborough General Hospital with head injuries and fractured ribs. = Mr. . Scattergood was driving. Driver of the other car, Vol. 110 No.8 20 Pages A man, dog.......and love -- Leader dog brings dignity, independence J 4 Through the efforts of the Port Perry Lions Club, a Leader Dog was obtained for Bill Fitze of R.R. 2, Seagrave, who suffered eye injuries in a car collision early last y- r. The Lions Club originated the Leader Dog School, and p..y about 70 per cent of the operation of the school. Over 3,000 "teams" have been graduated at the school...at no charge for the service. When Bill Fitze returned home with "Ceasar" as a graduate of the Leader Dog School in Rochester, Mich- igan, he came home a more independent man than he'd been for the months since the tragic car dccident that cost him his eyesight early in 1975. : Co 3 Ard with every passing day, Bill grows more con- fident. "I don't think people really realize that I'm blind ...it isn't all that easy to tell," he'll tell you with a self assurance that would have been impossible just a few months ago. *'I can now go most anywhere I like with the help of Ceasar." Ceasar, a huge black lab, stretches and twists as Bill's stocking feet rub under the dog's snout. He's getting quite attached to Ceasar, Bill will tell you, and with the mutual trust and under- standing that has developed between man and animal, it's little wonder. Daily intensive training sessions in the classroom and four hour practice periods conducted in Scugog council will try to go ahead with the install- ation of flashing traffic sig- nals, disregarding a recom- mendation by the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication that such a flashing light or illuminated _ stop sign would be unwar- ranted. Informed of the ministry's position at last week's coun- cil meeting, Scugog council- lors decided to investigate the cost of having the sig- nals at the intersection of Highway 7A and Regional Roads 7 and 57 installed by their own work department of the regional department. Request for the lights to the ministry was first made works: Rochester, Birmingham: and. Royal Oak, Michigan, pre- pared Bill and his dog to work together. Their prac- tice included trips to various department '+ stores - and many other places of inter- .est, all under the super- vision of his instructor. - But what the exercise is really all about, Bill will tell you, is learning to trust the dog, to- develop the con- fidence in the dog...and yourself...that makes it diffi- cult to tell a blind person from any other. While the dog makes it possible for Bill to move" around, it doesn't mean that Bill contributes nothing. Often not realized is the fact that'it isn't a matter of a dog leading a blind person around, rather a feat of co-operation between man and animal, mutual under- standing and responsibility. The dog, for example, must be shown in what direction his master wants to travel. Once in the right direction, the dog is trained to help his master avoid unexpected obstacles. . Scugog Council wants | ~~ 7TAlights installed over a year ago, but a ministry study has found the standard relectorized stop sign adequate for the inter- section 7A and 7. Both Coun. Bob Kenny and Jerry Taylor disagreed with the ministry's position that the collision experience does not reflect an abnormal situ- ation 'or any problem with the stop sign. According to Mr. Taylor, Poor visibility makes the intersection dangerous, and said there are cguntless number of times he has, personally, seen cars over- shoot the corner. Mr. Kenny said that three major acci- dents have occurred in the area since October. 'The blind person, then, must give the dog direction, demanding an entire new concept of orientation. A. dog obviously cannot read traffic lights or street signs, but crosses the street on command from the master, who must study the pattern of traffic... The dog will proceed when it is safe. But Ceasar's contribution is nevertheless tremendous. He learns extremely fast, according to Bill, and only has to be shown something once, A trip to the 'barn at his. Seagrave rural home, for example, is a cinch for the animal, and so is the half- mile walk to- a relative's house. Enter a department store, Bill says, and no matter how long you stay or where you go inside, chances are: the dog will. take you...on command...out the same door he came in. (continued on page 3) Christopher McMahon, 27, of Peterborough, was also taken to Scarborough hos- pital with head injuries and multiple fractures. Const. D. R. MacKay of the Scugog Township Council has given its approval for a gravel pit operation on the south end of the township, " south of Regional Road 19, with the stipulation that the township be given the option to purchase gravel at _ reasonable cost. . Road Superintendent 'Ron Reduce speed limit The transport ministry has agreed to reduce the speed limit on Highway 7, some 1600 feet east of the - junction of No. 12, from 50 miles per hour to 35'm.p.h. A release from Durham North M.P.P. Bill Newman, states that the move was made following several com- plaints from the residents in Manchester area regarding the problem. . "There have been several A lottery organized by the Nestleton Recreation Club plus a Wintario Grant will be used to pay the almost.- $7,000. cost of installing six sets of floodlights at their One dead inHwy 7A mishap Whitby OPP detachment re- ports the Scattergood car was travelling west in the westbound lane when it col- lided with the eastbound Mc- Mahon car. South end gravel pit MacDonald told council that such an agreement would prove beneficial to the town- ship, since there are now no sources of gravel in the south end of the township. The approval, also stipul- ates that the township does not assume responsibility for an unapproved road leading to the site. accidents there in the last few months," he said. "I have asked the minister of transportation and com- munications to have the "speed reduced to 35 miles per hour from 50 miles per hour for 1600 feet east. of Junction 7A and 12." "I am sure the residents of Manchester will be pleased to know of this reduction in the interest of safety in the built-up area. 'Nestleton park lights park next spring. Club® spokesman Oliver Rohrer outlined the plans to council last week and was given permission for the installation. mow ie 2 2 SS - py PIL Ne EN oy PP Se ct ' -- ( arma a Wn _ = AT a tn "ya ia mm. RES wy a NT : ok Ne rar mp FX age gC EN TN SAREE Ce ho BE i Sh. AST 5 NE, - all Tr po. ra es SL a a