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& © § % £ 4 ar - on 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, December 29,1993 , Stop over 6,000 drivers. in Durham RIDE checks By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star More than 6,200 vehicles have been stopped in District 2 by the Durham Regional Po- lice's RIDE program this holi- day season. Of the 6,241 drivers checked, three charges have been laid for exceeding the .08 legal blood- alcohol limit and one impaired driving charge has been handed wn. Durham Regional Police, who conduct the RIDE program out of 25-Division, divide Durham into two districts. Scugog Town- ship is covered under District 2 along with Ajax, Pickering, Ux- bridge and Brock Townships. Police have issued 121 ALERT (road-side breathalizer) tests which have resulted in 20 twelve-hour license suspen- sions. Other charges laid to date during the RIDE program in- clude 11 under the Highway Traffic Act, six under the Liquor License Act and seven under the Narcotics Control Act. One hun- dred and ten cautions have also beenissued. The number of 12-hour sus- pensions, exceeding the .08 le- gal blood-alcohol limit as well as DAY FEAST CROWN ROASTS OF PORK 99 RACK OF PORK LOIN ROASTS Highway Traffic and Liquor Li- cense charges are just shy of the total of all of last year's holiday statistics. During the last holiday sea- son, 17,469 cars were stopped in District 2, resulting in 189 ALERT tests, seven impaired driving charges, five for exceed- ing the .08 legal blood-alcohol limit, 27 twelvehour suspen- sions, eight Liquor License vio- lations and 17 Highway Traffic Act charges. g The Durham Regional Po- lice's RIDE program began No- vember 29 and will continue through the second week of Jan- uary. PORT PERRY LOCATION ONLY [CENTRE CUT PORKCHOPS 99 Save 70¢/Ib. 1 SMOKED BABY BLACK | FRESH Pork HALF _&a89 |FOREST MEAT 99 HAMS o. |HAMS Save 70¢/lb " SMOKED ab, 20 BREADED HAMS ) Ib. 339° Ib Ib. ASSORTED BREADED DEEP | GROUND COLD CUTS FRIED CHICKEN PORK 99° vt Loaves TENDERLOINS LEAN Just Sr : ki 99 |. #349] crouo 489 Serve Ib. 10LB. OR MORE $1.69 HAM JUMBO PARTY TRAYS |EGG & 99 KOBASSA |CABBAGE | 3B. MEAT & CHEESE | POTATO {p. 29 ROLLS feeds 12-15 people 19.99 SALAD Ib. 4LB. MEAT & CHEESE | COLESLAW {69 SOUVLAKI foods 16-20 people 24.99 | ROTINI €o 69 elo) 5LB. MEAT & CHEESE | SALAD Ib. Ib. | sash | foeds 20-24 people 29.99 OPEN TUESDAY TO FRIDAY THIS WEEK - CLOSED SAT. & SUN Serving Durham Region with 6 Great Locations! Durham Regional 'Police's RIDE program has been out in! full force this holiday season. More:than 6,200 drivers have already been stopped. The police will remain on the high- ways this holiday season through the second week of Janu- ary. Pictured PC Kevin Calhoun presents a coupon book to a sober driver. Former employee visits newspaper after 72 yrs. J. Peter Hvidsten Port Perry Star When Dugald Nasmith was a growing up in Port Perry, he had a yearning to work for a newspaper. So at the young age of 14, he applied for a job with Samuel Farmer, owner of the Port Perry Star. That was in 1919, and after working for the Port Perry. Star for about one year, he headed out for bigger and better things in both Toronto and Montreal. In town last week to spend Christmas with his grand- daughter, Andrea Malyon, Mr. Nasmith, who is now 88-years- old, said he would like to visit the Port Perry Star. During his tour of the build- ing, with his daughter Anne and her husband John Gilmour, he reminisced about his brief stint at the Port Perry Star. Meeting this bright-eyed, astute gentleman was a treat, as he fondly spoke of both Sam Farmer and employee George HURRY IN NOW! GET $60-80 IN EXTRA FEATURES... GET MORE FOR LESS! LV. gyi ie NEW! WASHERS & DRYERS For the best selection of quality MAYTAG appliances. NEW WASHERS (Water Saver) NEW DRYERS (Gas & Electric) Davies who taught him how to set type by hand. Mr. Nasmith also remembered. that Sam Farmer, an avid gar-. dener, used to stack his flower pots in the back shop during the winter and they were responsi-. ble for keeping the rats out. "They used to crawl through holes in the wall and we cha them out, packing the holes' with broken glass," he sal with a laugh. Born in Toronto, he moved: to Port Perry with his father; Henry Clark Nasmith, whéh he was six-years-old. Their home was located across Queen St. from R. H. Cornish Public School. The property on which the "school sits/today was an apple orchard owned by his father, a chartered accountant who was also town clerk for a period of 20-years, Mr. Nasmith said. Mr. Nasmith spent Christmas in Port Perry with Ken and. Andrea Malyon before return- ing to his home in Saint Lambert, Quebec. DISHWASHER STOVES (Gas & Electric) REFRIGERATORS (with a 10 year ~ money back guarantee) | ® PRESENT THIS AD FOR A | SEBS SAVE WITH 1 vean extenoep warranty | | CASH & CARRY SALES DOMESTIC MAVYT. AG service of Oshawa 436-9969 CE EE es mm mp tt nips mt a ant -------------- Tg -- -------- ---- CO ------ ntl.