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RRR Vol. 124 No. 49 PORT PERRY, ONT. - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1990 Copy 60¢ 52 Pages Gl a ce v A Ok : Halloween Is just around the corner and the residents of Raglan got In the mood recently with a community Scarecrow Contest. Joan Collins won the award for "most humourous scarecrow." See more winners photos inside this Issue. VIA group will meet Philip fo discuss commuter rail service Paul Pagnuelo hopes that a meeting set for November 6 with provincial Transportation Minister Ed Philip will help de- termine once and for all if the government plans to provide commuter rail service between Toronto and Peterborough. Mr. Pagnuelo is chairman of the Toronto/Peterborough Passenger Association, the group that has been lobbying fu- riously for commuter service since last January when VIA was yanked from the track by the federal budget cut-backs. He said he's pleased the meeting with Philip will take place in Toronto next Monday, something the Assoc. has been trying to arrange since the New Democrats were elected to office nearly two months ago. He said NDP Premier Bob Rare promised during the elec- tion campaign that GO-Train service would be provided from Toronto to Brantford and Peter- borough. And Mr. Pagnuelo wants the Premier to make good on the promise. However, Mr. Philip has been quoted as saying that deci- sion must eventually be made i 2s SR | v TN. gn in vandalism spree Durham Police have laid 101 charges against three per- sons in connection with a van- dalism spree October 21 in Port Perry that resulted in more than $50,000in damages. Donald J. Troane, 18 of Port Perry and Ethan Lave- reau, 18 of Seagrave are each Police prepare forHalloween night troubles Durham Region Police will have every available officer on duty Halloween night in Port Perry, says Staff-Sgt. Bill Van Doleweerd, officer in charge of 26 Division. Along with the extra offi- cers (some in plain clothes and driving un-marked vehicles) auxiliary officers will be on duty that night as well. And the Police will have ex- tra vehicles, including paddy wagons on patrol. In light of several incidents in Port Perry over the last couple of months, Police are bracing for Halloween this year. However, Staff-Sgt. Van Doleweerd said "we are hoping (the young people) show some restraint. There are a lot of ru- Turn to Page 2 by Cabinet and the process needs further assessment. The apparent mixed sig- nals coming out of Queens Park on this issue have infuriated Turn to Page 9 Fishing pals land 14 Ib. Pickerel in Lake Scugog Fishing buddies Tom Mor- gan and Rob Hill teamed up re- cently to land one of the largest pickerel ever taken from Lake Scugog. And ironically, if Tom had not taken a nasty fall at his home a week before, the lunker pickerel would likely still be in the lake, instead of mounted on the wall in Tom's living room. The fish caught September 30, at about 9:30 PM, tipped the gcales at just under 14 pounds. It measured 31 inches from nose to tail and had a whopping girth of 18 inches. Whether this is the largest pickerel ever taken from Scugog isn't known. But if not, it cer- tainly ranks very near the top. Tom, who lives in Cadmus, had just got out of hospital where he spent ten days being treated for injuries suffered in a fall at his home. "I was feeling a little edgy, so I phoned Rob (who lives in Blackstock) and said let's go fishing tonight," recalls Tom. It was a cold, wet, windy Turn to Page 2 facing 38 charges of mischief and one charge of possession stolen property. A 17 year old Toronto youth who can't be named because he's a youthful offender is fac- ing 22 charges of mischief and one possession charge in con- nection with the same series of incidents. Durham Police Staff-Sgt. Bill Van Doleweerd said the charges were made Friday, Sat- urday and Monday morning. The spree of vandalism took place in the early hours of Sunday morning (Oct. 21) More than 20 cars were damaged (windows smashed) a construc- tion shack in Apple Valley was burned and several decorative coach lamps in front of homes in Castle Harbour were also dam- aged. Search for missing girls movesinto Scugog area The search for Julie Stan- ton and Elizabeth Bain is mov- ing into the Port Perry area this weekend. And search co-ordinator Dave Madden said volunteers from the Port Perry and Scugog areas are welcome to join in the hunt for clues to what might have happened to Bain and Stanton. Madden said that this weekend (Nov. 3 and 4) the search HQ will be at the Oddfel- lows Hallin Port Perry. Volunteers are asked to ar- rive at the hall about 9:00 AM, dressed for a day of walking in the outdoors. The search this weekend will take in rural areas south of Port Perry, he said. On November 10 and 11, the search will move to Scugog Island, and the Island Hall will be the HQ. For the past couple of weeks, the search has been con- centrated in the Ganaraska Forest area near Highway 35. Elizabeth Bain, 23, disap- peared last June from Scarbo- rough. Her car was found later, but she has not been seen since. Julie Stanton, 14, of Picker- ing, disappeared last April when she was seen getting into acar with a noisy muffler. Foul play, is suspected in the disappearance of both these young women. Herrema undergoes surgery Durham Region chairman Gary Herrema will be away from his official duties for an in- definite length of time, follow- ing surgery last week. Regional officials have not made public any details about the nature of the surgery or at what hospital the operation was held. The Star has learned that the surgery was of a serious na- ture and Mr. Herrema could be Fay ped | Scug > 'lunker' landed | off work for a lengthy period of time. In his absence, Whitby Mayor Bob Attersely will serve as acting Durham chairman for the month of November, and Ajax Mayor Jim Witty will take over these duties for the months of December, January and Feb- ruary, if necessary. A further announcement about Mr. Herrema's condition may be made public later this week. Here's a trophy that didn't get away. Fishing buddies Rob Hill and Tom Morgan landed this monster pickerel oft Caesarea about a month ago. The fish tipped the scales at just under 14 pounds, believed to be one of the largest pickerel ever taken from Lake Scugog. (see story for detalls)