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Vol. 121 No." 11 Tuesday, February 10, 1987 Copy 35° 44 Pages Two teens killed in Friday auto crash Two Port Perry High School students were killed Friday night as the result of a tragic accident halfway between Port Perry and Uxbridge. . Kathleen LaRose, 18, of Port Perry, and Rhonda Williamson, 17, of Greenbank, died instantly short- ly after 8 p.m. Also injured in the crash was the _ driver, Sean LaRose, 22, the deceas- ed's brother, who was taken initial- ly to Uxbridge Cottage Hospital before being flown via air am- bulance to Sunnybrook Hospital He was transferred Monday after- noon to Toronto General Hospital. Officials there declined any com- ment on his condition. Graheme Boyce, 17, of Toronto, also a passenger in the car, was treated and released at Uxbridge Cureatz expects 'a tough battle MPP Sam Cureatz is expecting a tough fight in the new riding of 'Durham East when Ontario voters' go to the polls in the next provincial - election expected some time this year. Mr. Cureatz, who has been the - Conservative MPP for the old Durham East riding since 1977, Won " the nomination by acclamation at a - Party meeting Feb. 2nd in Port Perry. ""This new riding of Durham East will not be easily won," he told sup- porters after accepting the nomina- tion last week. "Our job will be a little more dif- ficult because in the new areas, ii Cagis namely Brooklin, Scugog and 'Manvers Townships, the voters will not know us as well as those who have supported us in the last three elections." Mr. Cureatz-suggested that the -undecided voters in the new riding may make the difference in the next election. "We (Conservatives) have to reach out to the undecided and con- vince them that we are the right choice. I can assure you that the Conservatives and Liberals are run- ning neck and neck, and that is why each and every vote is going to be (Turn to page 11) i AVS % Durham Regional Police say the four young people had just left Port Perry and were on their way to a surprise party in Uxbridge, to celebrate Kathleen LaRose's 18th birthday on February 11th. But they never made it to the par- ty. Police say the vehicle they were in, a 1979 mid-size Chevrolet, was travelling west on Regional Road 8 approaching Regional Road 23 when it lost control, slid into a ditch, struck a hydro pole, and then laun- ched jnto a mid-air roll, clearing Road 23 before landing in a field in the northwest corner of the intersection. Both Kathleen LaRose and Rhon- da Williamson were pronounced dead at the scene. Police describe the car as a complete write-off. Funeral services were held for Kathleen LaRose, the daughter of Patrick and Barbara, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Port Perry on Monday, February 9. Spring interment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery. Services for Rhonda Williamson, ~ daughter of Ron and Sheila, were held at Scugog Memorial Funeral Chapel, Port Perry, on Tuesday February 10. Spring interment is at Greenbank Cemetery. Police are still investigating the accident. No charges. have been laid. Valentine's Day usually conjures pictures of cutesy animals and people, and while Carpenter, all of nine weeks, is cute, he isn't quite what most card manufacturers have in mind when they think about February 14th. Carpenter, owned by Marg Sanders of. - ~ Scugog Island, is so-named because, as his mistress puts it, "he likes to do odd jobs around the house." From Carpenter to you, Happy Valentine's Day! | Winter storm lashes Scugog - - NL) : : | Ia The Port Perry Snowarama went over the top and hit its target of $20,000 this year, thar to the efforts of more than 150 snowmobilers like these in this photo. The event was held on Sun- day from the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. Over the past decade, the Port Perry Snowarama has raised over $200,000 for Easter Seals work with disabled children. At left is 12 year old Scott Sug- . I \ gitt, who completed his first Snowarama; his grandfather Merlin Suggitt, who has never miss- ed a Snowarama; Vern Asselstine, who also has on Sunday; and Marion Lee, who had the highest number of pledges again this year. (See story for details). Oh, yes. The white stuff in the photo is SNOW. After Saturday's almost tropical weather, Scugog 'Township was caught totally off guard by Sunday's blizzard. The day started not too bad, with a bit of drizzly rain which transformed into heavy white flakes of snow by mid-morning. The trouble started early in the afternoon when Environment Canada issued a severe-weather warning as winds gusted up to %0 km/h and swirling snow reduced visibility at times to zero As the wind-chil! factor dropped below -31C, most people retreated to the warmth of their homes, while others took refuge in hotels or friends' houses. There were still a reckless few who chanced the weather and remained cn the roads, and it was these people who kept polic€'and tow truck opérators hop- ping throughout the afternoon and well into the night Durham Regional Police report numerous minor accidents, somewhere between 15 and 20 in the Scugog area aloné. No one was seriously injured, but officers were tied up for hours sorting out fender benders, single vehicle accidents and abandoned cars In his travels, Sgt. Sandy Garvock noted, "There was more alle than I would have expected | would have thought more people might have stayed at home." The situation was at its worst when the Oshawa Road was closed for several hours from Columbus south to Taunton Rd. due to gusting winds, whité-outs and. ice patches everywhere Sgt. Garvock called it one of the worst storms of the winter For police, the storm was merely a heavier workload, but for tow truck operators the storm meant good business At Brian's Towing, Dorothy Fulford said drivers were busy all afternoon, night and Monday mor-_ ning rescuing stuck and ahandoned vehicles. And while trucks were called to all parts of the Township, things were particularly bad below (Turn to page 11) raver