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"Vol. 129 No. 17 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1995 I ---- COPY 65¢ (61¢=4¢GsD Committee to manage new centre By Kelly Lown chambers, at which time Port Perry Star the hossds fundraising The Scugog Centre plans will be unveiled. Advisory Board has estab- The sub-committee has lished a sub-committee to oversee the promotional and fundraising aspects as well as the develop- established its goals for the Centre's construction program and has financial commitments in place for ment of Scugog Centre. additional equipment and A fundraising kick-off fixtures. The committee will be held on March 30 Will be focusing its at 6:30p.m. at the Scugo Arena where the officia ground breaking ceremo- ny will be held. Following the ceremony the sub- committee will hold a meeting in the council fundraising efforts as an ongoing attempt to advance along in the Scugog Centre Master Plan, which includes the securing of a second ice pad, aquatic facilities, squash courts and exer- cise areas. Several organizations have already pledged sup- =~ port to the multi-purpose Tagg NR donation from the Rotary = |" Club of Port Perry; $12,000 from Port Perry Minor Hockey; $9,000 from Port Perry and District Softball and $400 from the Honeydale Women's Institute. Many other local groups and organizations have also expressed interest in making financial commit- ments to the project. 17-year-old critical after Island crash A young woman from Oshawa was clinging to life Monday morning after sustaining injuries in a sin- gle-car accident Sunday night on Scugog Island. Tara Jackson, 17, was airlifted to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto after the crash, just before 1 a.m. on Island Rd., Durham Regional Police said. Police said Ms Jackson was the driver of a 1992 Pontiac that was southbound on Island Rd. around 12:66 a.m. Monday (March 13) when it hit the gravel shoulder. It appears the driver over-corrected and lost control of the vehicle, which skidded off the road and slammed into a cement pillar. Ms Jackson was trapped in the vehicle and had to be removed by Scugog firefighters, police said. A passenger, Angela Colacicco, 17, of Oshawa, sus- tained injuries for which she was treated at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry, and released. Police say liquor was not a factor in the crash, $ 1 ate pb Thad: 5 RV SPL. 3 il rs etl on ae Sean BN ¥ A a CIR th PO. ssl, of 7 J PETERFVIDSTEN 7 PORT PERRY STAR POGs - The New Game Sensation it's March Break for area children, and aithough the weather hasn't been great for a lot of things, it couldn't deter young Jason Cottrell and Bitly Britt from finding a spot to set up fora game of POGs. This new game sensation has emerged recently, taking over from the popularity ; of marbles, and consists of players throwing down "slammers" onto a pile of brightly designed | and no charges were pending. i. "pOGSs". All POGs which flip over on impact are won by the player throwing down the slammer. Ms Jackson was reported to be in critical condition | ya name POG Is believed to have originated in Hawail where children played the game using on life support at the Toronto hospital as of 10 a.m. caps from passionfruit Qrange and Guava fruit drinks.