Received government appointments Th'ree Whitby resi*dents are honored Thiree Whitby residents re- ceived special appointnrents during the Christmas-New Ye- ars break. BILL TWELVETREES William A. Twelvetrees, of St. Lawrence Street, Whitby, wvas appointed let week as works commissioner for the Region of Durhamn, ta succeed Bob Richardson. On Dec. 1, Mr. Richardson wvas appointed chief adminis- trative officer of the region, ta succeed Bill Manning, wvho is retiring. Mr. Twelvetrees, 47,started working in the region ini 1954 for the Ontario Departmient of Highways, and later wvas a consulting enginee rin Oshawva. In 1957 lie was appointed assistant engineer for Ontario County, and in 1964 lie be- camne county engineer, a position he held for 10 years. When the Region of Durham was formed in 1974, Mr. Twelvetrees became deptity works cornîmissioner and director of engineering. As works commînssioner for the region, Mr. Twelve- trees will be in charge of more than 400 staff. HIs department is responsible for water and sewer services, garbage disposai and 450 miles of Durham roads. D)AVID1)J. sims Whitby lawyer David J Sims was namned a Queen 'E Counsel by Ontario Attorney General .Roy McMurtry on New Year's Day. Mr Sims, 39, is a member of the Whitby firm of Simns, Morton, Mclnerney and Bra- dy, and is a Whitby resident. In December, he was elected as one of Whitby's two pub- lic school trustees. A native of Kitchener, Mr. Sims practiced-Iaw in Toron- to after being called to the bar in 1964-. For a timne he was executive assistant to for- mer labour minister Martin O'Connell. >He is a 1959 graduate of the Ujniversity of Toronto , and current president of' the Durham Region Law Assoc- iation. Mr. Sfims has been prac- ticing in Whitby-since 1973. MARION O'DONNELL Mrs. Maron 0'Donnell, of Whitby was appointed last week to the Board of Governors of the Oshawa Gerreral Hospital. Mrs. O'Donnell and two Oshawa mneri were appointed ta fM11three vacancies on the hospital board. For the past seven years, Mrs. O'Donneillihas served as a public school truistee for the Town of Whtby. She decided flot to coiltest the 1 976 election for the Board of Education. TIn 1975 she was chairroan of the Durham Board of Education. Art works at opening of town hall An exhibition of works of art by Whitby artists wilI be a special feature at the opening of the new municipal building on Rossland Road. Saturday. The exhibition, of about 1 6 works, including paintings, prints and wall hangings, was organized by Linda Paulocik, director of the Whitby Arts Station Gallery. Included with the works by Whitby resîdents are works b>' instructors of classes at the Whitliy Arts Station. Among those exhibiting are Bey and Paul Williams, Nancy Steele, Ehi Van Ryn, Jim Paget, Marlene Hilton, Ruth Read, Hlarry Thompson, Sue Tabuchii, Irja Ketola, Joan-Marie Dean and Dan Reid. The art works will be dis- played on the walls of the seating areas opposite the town departments, and on the brick walls which separate the departments. If the public response is favorable, the exhibition may remain in the municipal building for a week or two after the official opening, says Miss Paulocik. The public is invited to attend the official opening of the municipal building at il a.m. Saturday. The inaugural meeting of council will be held at this time, when the mnayor and councillors will give their inaugural addresses. A 38-year-old escapee fr. om a minimum security pris. on in Bath Ont. was captured on Highway 401 near Thick- son Road early Sunda>' morn- ing b>' the Onitarlo Provincial -and Durham Regional Police. A Durham Regional Police spokesman said the OPP stop. I SNOW FUN JEric, a Grade 1 student at Florence Heard Public Sehool, contest recently. For more photos, sce Page 3. enioyed participating in the school's Christmas snowman Photo by Dan Delong ptreprison escapee at Whitby Sunday ped an eastbound car but did not recognize the escapee-be- cause identification in a diff- erent name was used. When narcotics were discovered in the car, the OPP turned the matter over to Durham Reg- ional Police,,Who recognized the escapee, because he was an Ustiawa man. Durhami Regional Police arrested Blake Caneron'Che- seborouÈh, who escaped fromn the Bath Institution of Min- imum. Security on Nov., 28 while apparently on a "walk- fing Party" Last year Cheseborough received a two-year, 10-mo- nth, 25-day sentence for assault causing bodil>' harin and common assault. « Police have charged hini and a companion ln the dar, Gary Roy Challice, 32, of Toronto, with possession of a narcotic, posession of stolen goods and obstructing police. Cheseborougli was also ch- arged with escaping custody and Challice was charged with impersonation. Both were brought before a bail1 hearing Tuesday.