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Queen St. U-Turns still 0'K Motorists will be able to con- tinue making "U-Turns" at the foot of Queen Street for a while longer thanks to the tie- breaking vote of Mayor Howard Hall. At Monday's session of coun- cil, Marilyn Pearce made a mo- tion to prohibit U-Turns along Queen Street from Lilla to Wa- ter Street. The topic of the Queen/Water Street U-Turns was raised in (Turn to page 3) Inside this Issue: "Pentecostal congregation opens new ~ Church See Second Front out' of Lake Scugog. * lishedin 1872. difference. N 7 jzzzzizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzazmnzz27 Lake Scugog freed 'of icy grip April 12 The year 1989 will go down in the history books as 'average' in terms of 'when the ice went- The official date to be entered into the records for this year is Wednesday, April 12. The ice has left Lake Scugog on this same date on six other occassions since records began being pub- The latest recorded date of the ice leaving Lake Scugog was April 29, 1965; and the earliest date to catch a glimpse of the sparkling waters of the lake was March 16, 1983, aspan of six weeks For a complete list of the dates the icé has" left Lake Scugog since 1872, see page 14. 7 W227 Volume 123 Number 21 PORT PERRY, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1989 10% Local Increase Council passes no frills budget Scugog Township council has passed its 1989 budget, a budget that will increase local spending by just over ten per cent and add about $35 to the tax bill on a home in Scugog with an average assessed value. Finance committee chair- man Yvonne Christie presented the final budget to council Mon- day morning, calling it a "neces- sary and no frills budget." "We came close to a single digit increase, but not quite," said councillor Christie. Scugog Mayor Howard Hall backed up these comments Girl, 6, critical from hit and run accident Durham Region Police are looking for the driver of a car that struck a six year Scugog Township girl Sunday evening leaving her in critical condition with head injuries. The vehicle is described as a light blue J 2000, possibly a Pontiac Sunbird model with damage to the right front cor- ner. Anyone with information about this vehicle is asked to contact the Regional Police at 679-1620, or Crime Stoppers at 436-TIPS (collect, if necessary) Police say the accident took place about 6:15 Sunday eve- ning as Christie Trotter and her mother Joanne were standing beside Concession 12, about a NN % "operating the municipality "are Er calling the tax increase "reason- able, one that we can live with." The Mayor said the costs of going up all the time." . Councillor Christie noted that the local budget calls for $148,000 for garbage disposal fees, not the $433,000 that had been anticipated. Durham Region was able last week to negotiate a sub- stantial tipping fee rebate from Metro Toronto. Instead of charging Dur-' ham $83 per tonne to get rid of (Turn to page 2) mile west of Greenbank. The girl and her mother were holding their bicycles be- side the road when the car struck the child and then left thescene. The youngster was first taken to Uxbridge Hospital and later transferred to Sick Chil- drensin Toronto. Police Monday morning de- scribed her condition as critical. Child Safety Week! 22-month-old Andrew Bray is demonstrating why you should not leave household cleaners under the sink where curious toddlers can get Into them. With National Child Safety week, local health organizations hope to raise the consclousness of parents and make them aware of the many ways little ones can get into dangerous mischief. Jazzmerize Tuning Vocal Cords Members of PPHS Jazzmerize have been tuning up their vocal cords In recent weeks getting ready for Music Night April 27-28 at the School. Performances start at 7:30 and tickets will be available at the door. Music director Charles White says there will be a wide variety of music those two evenings. Senior Wind, the stage Band, Concert Band, Fusion, Chamber Choir will all be providing the entertainment. "There will be something for every musical taste," sald Mr. White.