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V j,_ol. 15, No. 29 Wednesday, July 17, 1985 28 Pages Ü> Free Press Staff Photo Tripod relaxes In the lap of bis chosen owner, Linda Fowler, amputated, and staying at the McKay Animal Clinic for six who learned about him through a story in the Free Press. weeks because hîs owners would not dlaim him, Tripod finally After getting caught in a car's fan belt, having one hind ieg lias what lie wanted -- a home. Tripod has finallyfound a home By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Tripod, the tliree- legged kitten, lias mad a purretty good choice. It is possible that every one of the 15 or more generous people wbo wanted lim would bave given lim a good home, but difficult 10 imagine that lie could have gotten a better owner than the one lie chose, 17-year-old Linda Fowler, from Churchill Ave. After the Free Press ran a story in the July 3 issue on the pliglit of the injured kitten who had bad 10 have lis leg am- putated only to discover that lis owners would no longer dlaim himn, the MacKay Animal Clinic began receiving calîs. "The story got 10 me," Linda said, "I'm a sucker for animals, and I thouglit, 'Gee, lie can come liere.' "We don't get the paper until Thursday, and the office (clinic) said tbey already had quite a few calîs, I said, 'aren't you taking names?"' Tliey added Linda's name b ail the others in a bat, and Tripod chose bis owner by flicking out the piece of paper with lier name on it. The kitten, who had stayed at the clinic for almost six weeks, was a favourite. "Ail the staff bad 10 see him before lie left. "He settled in riglit after we got him home," Linda saîd. -Al lihe does is eat. Already lie knows tliat cupboard doors opening mean food, and can openers rattling mean food. " Tripod is keeping bis name, althougli Linda said she would probably have called him, 'Velvet' because "bis nose is just like black velvet." He is friskier than most kittens and more CONT'D ON PC. 10 w On regional council.... Whitby may get another seat Whitby will have an is still subject to appeal additional voice on the - especially by the City Durliam Board of of Oshiawa wlio will lose Education after the a trustee on the board. Nov. 12 municipal elec- In addition to gaining tion according t0 town another voice on the clerk Don McKay. public school board, McKay bold the Free Whitby may gain a four- Press last week that th seat on Durham Whitby's rapid Regional Council. assessment growth -will According to McKay, give local residents Bill 22 was recently laid three trustees on the before the Ontario public school board. Legislature and if Whitby currently has passed and given Royal two seats on the 20- Assent bolli Whitby and member board. Ajax will get another However, McKay said voice on the senior level that the additional seat CONT'D ON PC. -2 s. Two involved inotorcycles.... Three clie in local traffic accidents by residents and a Quebec man were lost in three separate traffic accidents throughout this area over the last week. A 21-year old Blair St. woman, who had only been married for three weeks, was killed when- her vehicle was struck by another late last Tuesday evening. According to a spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force, the victim was travelling east- bound on Burns St. E. just west of Blair St. when a westbound vehicle failed to negotiate the curve striking lier head-on. Susan M. Ross, 21, of 100 Blair St. was pronounced dead at hospital shortly after the accident. The driver of the other vehicle has been charged with criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving and exceed 80 mgs. of alcohol in the blood- stream. Patrick M. Lenehan, 29, of 888 Glen St., Osliawa will appear in Whitby provincial court on July 19 to an- swer the charges. Both cars were com- pletely destroyed in the accident. Police are still in- vestigating an accident that claîmed the life of a Whitby man late last Thursday evening at the intersection of Hwy. 2 and Harwood Ave. N. in Ajax. A spokesman for the force said that the vic- tim was travelling east- bound on his motorcycle on Hwy. 2 when a west- bound vehicle apparen- tly made a left hand turn in front of hlm at the intersection. Michael Belliveau, 25, of 84 Renfield Cres., Whitby was pronounced dead at the Ajax- Pickering General Hospital. Police said that whule they have made an arrest in connection with the accident they are stili trying 10 locale the owner of the 1975 Chevrolet Blazer that struck Belliveau. Police also said that the pletely destroyed by fire in rural Pickering the next morning. Police said that the truck, described as having a grey bottom and a black roof was on- ce owned by a James Clooney of Scarborough. The vehicle is now believed to be owned by a "Dave" Black of Oshawa. Anyone liaving infor- mation about the ownership of the vehicle is asked to caîl the duty detective sergeant at 579-1520, extension 211. Glynn Andre Benoit, 25, of 67 Church St. S., Ajax lias been cliarged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident under the Criminal Code of Canada in connection with the accident. Police said that the investigation is con- tinuing and that further charges may be laid. Monday morning's severe ramn storm claimed the life of a 47 year old St. Eustache, Quebec man who was apparently on vacation in Ontaro. According to police, the victim was riding his motorcycle west- bound on Hwy. 2 when it struck a tow truck that slid into the intersection at Lake Ridge Rd. at about 10:30 a.m. The truck was towing a car at the time of the ac- cident whle travelling southbound on what used to be called Durham Rd. 23. Claude Lanctot, 47, was pronounced dead at the Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospital. His wife, Nicole, a passenger on lis motor- cycle suffer minimal in- juries. Christopher L. Trickett, 20, of Scar- borougli will appear in Whitby provincial court on July 26 to face charges of careless driving and driving on contravention of bis license conditions. Police said that the motorcycle was com- pletely destroyed while the town truck suffered approxinately $1,500 damage. The vehicle it was towing suffered about $500 damage.