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Senseless destruction This was the scene at Pine Grove Cemetery ed. A police investigation is underway, and a monument company has agreed to do the necessary repair and restorations without story) the morning after Hallowe'en. Vandals toppled a total of 28 headstones, several were damag- charge. (See Vol. 119 No.49 he mna IE Ano JX art Tuesday, November 5, 1985 Vandals topple historic markers in cemetery raid Durham Police are investigating a spree of vandalism Halloween Night that left nearly 30 head- stones toppled at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Prince Albert. Most of the damaged markers were in the south east area of the cemetery as those responsible knocked 38 headstones from their bases. Cemetery groundskeeper Don Raby discovered the vandalism when he went to work Friday mor- ning. As he surveyed the damage, he expressed shock and anger that somebody could have so little respect for graves. "Why would anybody want to do something like this," he repeated several times. *'l just can't under- stand it." There are no gates or fences around the large cemetery and Mr. Raby said this is the first time there has been damage on a Halloween night. The Sanderson Monument Com: pany in Orillia agreed lo re-set the stones and a crew was busy Monday with a crane lifting the heavy markers back in place. Steven Sanderson told the Star that the stones can be re-set back in place, but two of the older markers that were actually smashed by the vandals must be removed to the company shop in Orillia where efforts will be made to repair them. Mr. Sanderson said the company will not charge the cemetery or families for the restoration and re- setting work, but if the police are able to find the culprits and get a conviction a bill will be sent to the courts. Several eggs had been smashed in the cemetery and against some of the graves Halloween night and police removed at least one empty beer bottle. Aside from the act of vandalism in the cemetery, Durham Police and local firefighters report a relatively '"'quiet'"" Halloween in- Scugog Township. The local fire department was called out just once to turn off a fire hydrant in Port Perry. There were reports of gangs of young people throwing eggs and pumpkins at cars in Greenbank, but officers from both the Durham force and Whitby OPP were on the scene most of the evemng to keep things under control Barn fire claims life of township youngster The exact cause of a fire early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a 12 year old Scugog Town- ship youth, has not been deter- mined. John Andrews died in the fire which raced through a steel clad barn on the farm of his parents, Mr and Mrs Jack Andrews of R.R.2, Seagrave Captain Bill Harrison of the Scugog Fire Department said Monday morning 'we have some ideas (about what caused it) but we don't want to say anything for certain until the investigation has been completed Man found guilty in vehicle death A Caesarea man will be sentenc ed November 29 on charges of criminal neghgence causing death and criminal neghgence causing bodily harm Timothy Pearce. 26. was found guilty on the two charges by Judge Richard Lovekin in Whitby District Court October 25 During the two day tral. the court was told that on June 29, 1984 Pearce was clocked in police radar doing 124 km/hr in an 80 km zone on Durham Road 57 Regional Police Constable Karen The young boy and his brother, Jeff, 10, were in the barn shortly after 8:00 a.m. when the fire broke out. Flames raced quickly through the bales of straw and hay in the building. The younger of the two boys managed to escape the building unharmed. Firemen from the Scugog depar- tment were joined by numerous friends and neighbours of the An- drews family in their efforts to find the youngster. At one point, police sent volun- teers out to search nearby fields in the hopes that the boy had managed to get out of the burning building. Moloney pursued the vehicle south on Durham 57 to Highway 401 where speeds in excess of 130 km were reached Pearce left Highway 401 at the Courtice Road exit and at the in- tersection of Highway 2 collided with an eastbound vehicle driven by 21 year old Michael Mcleary of Oshawa His mother Dulcie was kill- ed in the accident A civil suit launched by the Mcleary family is seeking more than $4 million in damages from the Durham Police as a result of the chase Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Wagg Funeral Home in Port Perry than normal next week. One day later Because of the municipal election November 12, the Port Perry Star will be published one day later By publishing early Wednesday morning, the Star will be able to carry full election coverage, bringing you the results in all the races for council seats and school board The Star will go to press about 4:00 a m next Wednesday, and the papers should be available at the retail outlets across the Township shortly after 9:00 a.m Don't forget the exercise your democratic nght this coming Tues day. November 12. Get out and vote being held on Tuesday, A barn fire on a farm north of Port Perry claimed the life of a 12 year old youth Saturday morning. Flames swept rapidly through the steel clad structure which was filled with hay and straw. Funeral services were held Tuesday for John Andrews who lost his life in the fire.