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The strike by 11 technical-clerical employees 'with Scugog Township ended Monday after- noon and they were back at their desks Tuesday "morning, two weeks after the walk-out began. © ~The employees, members of CUPE: Local 11785 voted 70 per cent in favour of accepting an 'across the board wage increase of $2600 per an- pum. In reaching the settlement, both sides com- promised from their original positions, an indi- cation that both sides wanted the strike to end. When the SEO died off the job June 7, they were seeking a $4,000 annual pay hike. The Township council's offer had been $2,000, plus a lump sum of $200 that was not included in the base contract. CUPE national rep John Cherry told the Star strike over, but he's not completely happy with the offer that was accepted by the workers. © "I don't like to see people out on the street (on strike) he told the Star. Oo Mr. Cherry was on the picket line with the strikers Monday morning when members of council started arriving for their regular council meeting: He and councillor Harvey Graham, TR "That offer was endorsed unanimously by . members of the Township council: ~~ Vol. 122 No. 30 "Tuesday, June 21, 1988 Monday afternoon he was pleased to see the Man sentenced Scooting to victory Mane flying, dirt kicking up underfoot, three year old pacer Matt's Scoot- er eats up the track during a training session with trainer Harry Poulton last week at Utica's OTRA Farms. Up until this weekend, when he finished fourth at an elimination race at Greenwood, Matt has never finished out of the money and has earned his owners a cool $320,000 so far this year. chairman of the council bargaining committee, ~ Turn to page 9 | 3 yrs. in death The driver of a car in which two teen-aged girls were killed near Uxbridge in February, 1987, 'has been sentenced to three years in prison. Sean LaRose, 22, was sen- tenced last week by District Court Judge Donald Lawson, after being convicted on two charges of crimi- nal negligence causing death. One of the girls killed in the crash was LaRose's 18-year old sister Kathleen. The other was 17- year old Rhonda Williamson. They were on their way to a in Uxbridge to celebrate William- son's 18th birthday. In handing down the three year sentence, the Judge said "the mes- sage has to get through. The courts have been dealing with gen- eral deterrence in connection with drinking and driving for a long period of time." Court was told LaRose had more than 2.5 times the legal lim- it of alcohol in his bl tream when he rolled the car. Earlier tes- of teenage girls timony said just before the acci- dent, he had been driving faster than the speed limit, jumping lanes, passing on a solid line and running a stop sign. In addition to the prison term, LaRose has been banned from driving for four years. Court was told he had four previous driving infractions and on two occasions his licence had been suspended for failure to pay fines. | Jhe night of the fatal accident, friends had tried without success to persuade him not to drive. 'LaRose had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal negli- gence causing death, claiming he was not driving the car that night. The parents of Rhonda Wil- liamson had passed the accident scene that night, unaware their daughter had been killed. They were on their way home after de- livering food to the surprise birth- day party for their daughter. Farm crops badly in need of rain Farmers in Scugog Township and across Durham Region are starting to look skyward, hoping for an end to the long, hot dry spell. Joel Bagg, farm management specialist for Durham Region with the Ministry of Agriculture, told the Star Monday morning, the situation is not critical yet, but it could become very serious if we don't get some rain, and soon. - The last significant rainfall in the area was June 7, when about one-half an inch fell. What farm- ers need right now, said Mr. Bagg is a nice steady day-long rain that dumps from one to two inches of water on the dry crops and fields. A short cloud-burst that just wets the ground will not help much and may even prove harmful as it would encourage shallower root growth, which would make crops even more prone to dry con- ditions should they persist into the month of July. According to Mr. Bagg, the crops that are suffering right now from lack of moisture are barley, oats, beans, and to a lesser extent, corn. ~ Most farmers have already tak- en the first cut of hay off the fields, and yields generally are Sou, but the quality is good, he said. However, unless there is rain soon, many farmers will not get a second cut of hay, and that means some could be forced to buy hay for feed next winter. First cut hay yields are down about 25 to 30 per cent over last For more on this outstanding horse, see story and photo Inside this issue (Turn to page 8) of the Star. t | | _ So King Henry's = ea | Gates open = Health Unit Travellers Festival =~ § Bf | at Victorian tests water show strong Days Feast HR WW» | Village...... at lakefront play in finals = i OO Wr --