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Scugog Citizen (1991), 28 May 1996, p. 1

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Your Voice in Scugog Call (905) 985-6397 y -~ Ail Teen dr goona It was probably the worst case of bumper car mayhem in Durham Region. Police officers were left shaking their heads in amazement early Sunday morning after two teene agers went on a Wild driving spree that resulted in thousands of dollars of damage. & A 'spokesman said Monday Vol. 5, No. 42 Tuesday, May 28, 1996 CIRC. 13,500 28 pages officers were still adding up the - d , but the t could easily 'reach $50,000. After the 'famine' This group of Cartwright High. School students held a 30-nour famine last week, raising $1,600 for World Vision. In photo are, front from left, Christa Jamieson, Melissa Moore and organizers Jaime McKenna and John Stephenson. Second row from left, * Alisa Campbell, Maegan Wade, Dave Kemp and teacher Craig Morrison. Third row from left, Kim Headon and Adam Wonnacott. Back from lett, Mike Leeming, Kevin Gilbank, Matt Bradburn.and Leanne Goslin. At the time the Citizen photographer took this photo, the rest of the class had gone 10plck up pizza and chicken, a welcome feast after the lengthy famine. See story af right. It all started late Saturday night when a 1989 Che Celebrity was reported stolen + from a home on Shirley Road, south of Port Perry. | The car was driven south to the. Whitby area where the driver wiped out a retaining wall and numerous plants at Valles Fruit Market on Highway 12, causing about $1500 damage. Police report the same vehicle was then responsible for several thousand dollars damage for deliberately ramming into garage doors at four different For the first time in memory, there was no president elected at e annual meeting of Port Perry nor Hockey. one of the 20 or so poodle at Sunday night's annual meeting allowed his/her name to stand for election as president. And Bill Van Camp is st iverss: hefty damage spree residences, and taking out several mail boxes. But things didn't end there. Over the next couple of hours, the car rammed into more than 20 'cars and trucks parked on streets and in driveways causing damage that will also run to -* thousands of dollars. - "This has caused a lot of grief and headaches for a lot of people," said a spokesman for the Durham Police. Officers Mark McConkey and Pearl Gabona were able to track the pair to a barn on the Shirley Road where they were arrested without incident. The stolen ear was a complete write-off and had been abandoned. Facing 34 charges each ranging from car theft to mischief over $5,000 are 19-year old Steven Simpsen of Oshawa and a 16- year old Scugog youth who cannot be identified because he is Youthful Offender. , They were both released from custody on a recognizance order. OK, who wants to be the prez? two vice presidents, a secretary treasurer and a slate of directors for the coming season. Now, all' they need is a president. With the cost of ice Yentals - going up $5 an hour at the Scugog Arena effective this fall, chances are pretty good that down after holding the position far the last couple of years, citing demands on his time. The meeting was able to elect 'raise $1 by Heather McCrae Thanks to the efforts of 58 students at Cartwright High School, $1,600. was raised for World Vision, an organization that educates third worldl countries on means of survival. * The money was raised through pledges the students received for a 30-hour famine lasting from 8:15am on May 23rd to the next day at 2:15pm. Spending the night in the gym at CCPS, they played music, sports and games. Some managed to catch forty Winks, as well. Each year from February 1st ythrough June 1st, schools around the globe hold famines to raige money for World Vision. Organized by Jaime McKenna 4 ANOE THE NENCINE S 18):38V:\'P TO: 1 GHEE EE hockey registration fees will also have to go up. Full report on the annual meeting inside this issue of the . Citizen. v CHS students ,600 for World Vision and John Stephenson, with the help of the other 16 students in their OAC geography class and their teacher, Craig Morrison, everyone was only allowed pop, juice and freezies. + A tired and hungry lot was ready for pizza and chicken by Friday afternoon, all donated * by Trader Sam's, Pizza Delight, « ~ Square Boy, Joe's Pizzeria and ~KFC. " Max Drug in Bowmanville donated 10 cases of Pepsi, while more locally, Gatorade, IGA and Food Basics gave towards * the cause, too. Dana McLeod, a grade 11 student, received the top prize for raising the most money. Shirts printed with the World Vision logo were also sold to students. thet Tk nd

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