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The OPP Golden Helmets precision motorcycle team was on hand at the Port Perry Fair this year, much to the delight of Fair goers on Saturday. After the ride, five year old Alison Kehoe of Oshawa had a chance to hop up on the Harley-Davidson driven by Const. Roger Neal of Guelph. (More photos of the Golden Helmets at the Port Perry Fair inside this issue of the Star). The 1987 version of the Port Perry Fair is history and organizers say they are very pleased with the way things went Labour Day Weekend. With ideal weather conditions and ~----several new attractions; there were good-sized crowds for all three days. Fair Board president Rod McKay said afterwards that total gate receipts will be in the 'neighbourhood of $30,000, up about $10,000 over last year. He said some of the highlights this year would have to include the truck and tractor pulls which drew a large crowd on Saturday evening, and this is certain to become an annual event for the Fair in years to come. Also on Saturday, the Ontario Pro- vincial Police Golden Helmets at- tracted a lot of people with two displays of precision motorcycle 3 held in Durham Region Police have laid several -charges, including first degree murder, following the discovery last week of a body in a ditch on Concession 7 near Beaverton. The dead man has been identified as 33 year old Thomas Edward Miles of South River, Ontario. Police say he died of a gun-shot wound in the upper body. He was discovered about 4:30 p.m. in the ditch on the concession road, just north of Beaverton. A works crew with Brock Township found the body September 2. Regional Police are releasing few details about the investigation such as the exact nature of the gun shot wound or the kind of weapon used. A police spokesman did say the body Mighty fine Fair! riding. i The Ontario County Holstein Show celebrated its 50th anniversary at Port Perry Fair this year with a near record number of exhibitors and animals. animals on show this year from 43 exhibitors and to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary, the Holstein Club set up an impressive display near the show ring and several ex- *" hibitors from the first show in 1938 were presented with special plaques. Editor's Note: The Fair Board has provided the Port Perry Star with the results of most of the various exhibitions and displays. We will publish in this issue as many of the results as space permits. Others will be published in future editions of the Star. Watch for them. murder had not been in the ditch long before it was discovered. On Saturday, Durham Regional Police travelled to South River (on Highway 11 bet- ween Huntsville and North Bay) and arrested three suspects. Richard John Murdoch, 30; his brother Ronald James Murdoch, 29 and Pauline Michelle Wood, 22, all from South River have been charg- ed with first degree murder, armed robbery and use of a firearm while committing an indictable offense. They are being held in Whitby Jail and will make an initial court ap- pearance in Oshawa Provincial Court on Thursday. A police spokesman said the three persons charged were acquain- tances of the victim. Vol. 121 No. 41 Wednesday, September 9, 1987 Copy 50¢ 44 Pages After 30 hour bargaining session officers with ) It was back to class Tuesday mor- ning for 1200 teachers and nearly 20,000 students at Durham's 18 secondary schools as the threat of a strike was averted with the signing of a last-minute tentative agreement. Negotiations with the Durham Board of Education and represen- tative of OSSTF District 17 bargain- ed non-stop for just over 30 hours with mediator Doug Belch to reach the agreement about 4:00 AM on Saturday. Details of the agreement will not be made public until both' Durham There were 1573 § ' 4 pd PBR ud 4 Sawing logs, the old-fashioned way, was demonstrated to fascinated onlookers at the trustees and the secondary school teachers have had a chance to ratify the pact. The Board meets September 14 and the teachers are expected to hold a ratification vote on September 18. The teachers had been without a contract since last August 31 and negotiations had strongly hinted that unless a new pact was reached before the start of classes this fall there would be a strike. Just before the end of the school year last June, teachers it Durham voted over- whelmingly)in favour of strike ac- tion if negotiations broke do Steam Show at 1987's Port Perry Fair. The Fair, Strike averted as teachers sign pact Region. Although the tentative pact reached on the weekend all but rules out that possibility now, the Durham Board was prepared for a strike. A decision was made more than a week ago to schedule the start of classes for 10:30 Tuesday morning to give the Board time to notify students and bus operators in the event teachers failed to report to work on September 8. 'Although both sides must still ratify the agreement, a spokesman for the Durham Board suggested it would be "extremely unusual' for either side not to approve the pact. v 3 by the way, was a tremendous success, and more can be seen from it in this issue of the Star.