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Port Perry Star, 19 Jul 1988, p. 2

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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 19, 1988 What could be more fun than a ride on an antique double decker bus with Louise Hartney as conduc- tor? Louise kept the crowds entertained with stories, jokes and plenty of English pub songs, while the double decker toured Port Perry's busy Festival Days streets. A big hit during Festival Days price was just right. Despite a few mechanical problems, the double was a big hit with people during Festival Days people waiting to take a tour of the town, Double decker of fun! a ¢ decker London style bus . There were line ups of and at 50 cents per ride, the » Game operator charged The operator of a midway game of chance at the Port Perry Festival Days has been charged under the Gaming Section of the Criminal Code. The charge was laid by Dur- ham Police about 11:00 Saturday evening after surveillance by plain clothes officers 'with the OPP anti-gambling squad. The booth, which involved a dart game, was ordered shut down by police. Charged is 56-year old Robert Brown of Toronto. Plain clothes officers with the OPP anti-gambling squad carry routine investigations of games of chance at midways and fair throughout Ontario, according to a police spokesman. plus ON DEDUCTIBLE OF ANY INSURANCE WINDSHIELD CLAIM S10 WORTH OF GAS: BILE SERVICE a eB Meanwhile, Durham Region Police report that the Festival Days crowds in Port Perry over the weekend were orderly and well behaved. "We were very pleased with the behavior of the crowds. We had no major problems," Sgt. Sandy Garvock said Monday moming. : There were a couple of mino skirmishes reported and the a door at the Municipal Office on Perry Street was damaged late Saturday night. "Considering the number of people attending the events (Fri- day and Saturday evenings) it was a good weekend for us," said Sgt. Garvock: FREE (Retail Value $5.95) ll by anti-gambling squad The Regional Police were well prepared for any trouble, however. Along with eight offi- cers hired by the Festival Days or- ganizers, there were nearly 20 reg- ular and auxiliary officers patrolling Festival Days in pairs. Through the weekend, Dur- ham Police laid five impaired driv- ing charges. The OPP RIDE program was operating in the Port Perry area from Wednesday evening through to Sunday morning, and a spokes- man said 20 drivers had their li- censes suspended for 12 hours, there were ten charges of impaired driving or over .08 on the breath test, and a further three charges for liquor in a vehicle. i i i 1 SQUARE BOY BASEBALL HAT i | |] PARTICIPATING SQUARE BOY ; | LOCATION. B_ NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER - OFFER VALID WHILE SUPPLIES LAST -- " 1 HAT PER COUPON 1 PICKUP ONLY we fo : SQUARE BOY ash user pons Hig gl PIZZA &SUBS "TMB 'af 985-8448) howmm ow www ww www wow ow

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