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Local teen-ager killed on the Seagrave Road Police seek witness to fatal crash Durham Police are looking for the driver of a car who may have witnessed the fatal acci- dent early Saturday mor- ning on Regional Road 2 that claimed the life of 18 year old Edward Charles Shook of Queen Street, Port Perry. He was a passenger in a 1973 pick-up truck Vol. 119 No. 20 driven by 17 year old Bruce McHugh of Scugog Street, who suffered ma- jor injuries and is in stable condition at Oshawa General Hospital. A second passenger in the truck, 17 .year old Paul Lane of Crandell St., was rushed to Sun- nybrook Medical Centre in Toronto and he is in in- tensive care with major injuries. The 2:00 A.M. accident took place a couple of miles north of Port Perry on a bend in the Regional Road near the intersec- tion with Concession 8. Durham Police Sgt. George Scott said Mon- day morning that the ac- Tuesday, April 16, 1985 cident is under investiga- tion and few details are being released until that is complete. He said that tne McHugh vehicle was southbound, went out of control and rolled in the west ditch. All three youths were thrown from the truck. A second car, following 44 pages Scugog could experience |} a building boom in 1985 § Scugog Township could be heading for a banner construction year, if the figures for the month of March are any indication. A report from the 'Township building in- spector shows that dur- ing March, building per- mits worth a whopping $1,589,000 were issued, & ah fis 0g 74 \ PA ~ : id almost all for new single family homes. In fact, permits for 17 single family. homes worth $1.4 million were issued last month. At Home Queen Port Perry High School students picked their "At Home" Queen and Princess last Friday evening, and the winners seemed to be a popular choice with the gathering. Queen for the coming year was Janet Simmonds and Princess is Molly Morris. The girls were picked for their personality, appearance, poise and school involvement. Photo of the Queen, Princess and runners-up inside this issue. .bowling green By comparison, during the month of March last year, the Township issued a total of $100,000 in permits, which includ- ed one permit for a single family home valued at $60,000. The surge in permits last month has pushed the total value so far in 1985 to just over $1.6 million. At this time last year, the Township had issued permits worth just under $600,000. Favourable lending rates and generally im- proved economic climates are believed to be the reasons for the quick start to the 1985 building season in Scugog. behind the truck also rolled over in the ditch. Todd Falkenham, 17, of* Concession 9, Whitby, driver of the 1984 Chrysler, suffered minor injuries, as did two pa 0 passengers, lan Irvine and Barbara Liston, both 17 and both from Port Perry. Sgt. Scott told the Star that people arriving on the scene of the accident shortly after it happened noticed a car facing north parked on Old Sim- coe Street. Police believe the driver of this car may be (Turn to page 3) Yih ki Hair today, gone tomorrow 'Hairy Howard Hall, known for the last 14 years as Port Perry's own Santa Claus clone, bravely (?) underwent the deadly blade of Jack (the Ripper) Cottrell, known for his dentist office and his posi- tion on Scugog Council, but NOT for his barbering ability. Howard grew his beard way, way back in 1971 when the occasion was the highly celebrated Port Perry Centennial. And can he win 1985's Chamber of Commerce beard-growing contest? Only his barber knows for sure. See inside for story and more photos. Council ponders fate of the old bowling green What should Scugog Township do with the lawn bowling green on Queen Street? That's a question coun- cillors will have to answer over the next few months as the municipality will take control of the piece of property that has been a downtown landmark for close to 50 years. With plans moving ahead for construction of a new, official-size lawn and clubhouse on Simcoe Street just north of Durham Road 8, council sion on what to do with the old green, just east of Lilla. The matter came up briefly during discussion at Monday's council meeting, and there ap- pears to be differing opi- nions on the part of at least two councillors. Jack Cottrell, who represents Ward 2, said the Township 'should not be too quick' to sell or dispose of the property. He said there are a lot of people in the com- munity who "have a lot of sentiment towards the property' and would like will have to make a deci- . to see it remain as open space or for passive recreation purposes such as a park. He also sug- gested it might make a nice place for an open air skating rink in winter months. But Ward 1 councillor Neil Hunter said that since the muncipality has made a financial - commitment to the Lawn Bowling Club for con- struction of a new green, possibly funds from the sale of the old green should be used for that purpose. The old green at one time was owned by the Lawn Bowling Club, who turned over ownership to the municipality for tax purposes, but retained a long term lease. While the matter came up for discussion at Mon- day's meeting, the issue was tabled for a decision at a later date. Although the property is not zoned for. commer- cial use, now, it is located in a prime commercial area of downtown_ Port Perry. However, a small creek running along the west and north side of the property could present serious drainage pro- blems for development as commercial land.