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ia. | "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 18, 1995 -15 Storm hits here From Page 1 use for storage. "It was a weird sound," said Mrs. Carnegie. "I've never heard anything like it before." After the storm had passed, the Carnegies emerged from their house" to find the tree lying across the side wall of the garage,which was smashed beyond repair. She said it was fortu- nate the tree hit only the garage, and not an occu- pied house. "It could have been worse," she said. "Nobody was hurt. "It was an exciting evening. We didn't sleep much, to be sure," she added. Out Nestelton way, folks were awakened by a sudden furious onslaught of wind that toppled trees and sent handfuls of airborne dirt J. PETER HVIDSTEN/PORT PERRY STAR A HUGE OLD MAPLE tree came crashing down onto a garage at the home of Richard and Barbara Carnegie during the storm that swept in early Saturday morning, causing extensive damage throughout the township. Weather centre officials say Scugog probably experienced strong gusting GRADUATE Congratulations MAX ANDREW CLARKE DAIGLE received his Bachelor of Engineering Science Degree - Mechanical from Westem University on Jurie 8, 1995. Max is the son of Edward and Catherine; grandson of Lila and the late Rev. C.E. Clarke and brother of Charlene. Presently Max is employed by Western University and residing in London. GRADUATE Congratulations to KIM GOWER daughter of John and Susan Gower, Port Perry, graduated June 2, 1995 from Trent University with a Bachelor of Ars (Anthropology) Kim is presently working with State Farm Insurance | * in Lindsay. Love and best wishes, Mom, Dad & Becky through window screens. "I think a twister or something came through here," Glen Matthew, who lives along Hwy. 7A in the hamlet, said. He lost a willow tree to the high winds, and another stand of four trees was taken out by lightning, he said. "It shook the house so much I jumped out of bed," he said in the middle of cleaning up debris and fallen trees Saturday. Kim Chrapek and her that was blown our way by tornadoes that cut a swath to the north of the lake. family, who live on Durham Rd. 57 east of Caesarea, were out of their beds and heading for the basement soon after the violent storm hit their property. "I thought our house was leaving. It just start- ed rattling," she said. ~ "It lasted a split sec- ond, and then it was gone. I've never felt anything like it." Numerous trees were felled around the Chrapek's farm house. The overnight storm was the climax of a week of hot, humid, and some- times violent weather here. Since the middle of last week we've hauled ourselves through para- swept through -- endured sudden, violent summer storms which did little to relieve the muggy condi- tions. Saturday morning's storm saw at least three tornadoes spawned as it cut a wide swath across Ontaric. Locally, the lyzing humidity and dur- hardest-hit areas includ- ing the evenings -- as was ed Peterborough, the case Thursday night, Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Orillia and Barrie. ENGAGEMENT | Howard and | Zula Hall, Port | Perry, are very - pleased to announce the | engagement of | their daughter Cathryn D. Hall to Phi J.L Bulani, son of when a menacing storm -~ Police report Man burned as barbecue explodes A Port Perry man sustained first-degree flash burns after his propane barbecue blew up Sunday evening, Durham Regional Police said. Police said the man had returned to his Carnegie Ave. home around 5 p.m. after having the barbecue's propane tank filled at a nearby gas station and hooked it up before trying to light it with the starter. Ignition of leaking propane set off a fire ball that caused flash burns to the man's face, police said. The fire was intense enough to damage siding, and set the garage of the home on fire. The fire was extinguished and the man was treated for his burns at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. Church ransacked Another church in the area has been vandalized, police said. According to police someone entered Prince Albert United Church on Jeffrey St. by way of a basement window sometime overnight July 13 and once inside went on a spree, ransacking the chapel. Pages were also torn from bibles during the inci- dent, police said. The occurrence follows a similar act at Immaculate Conception church on Scugog St. in Port Perry last Tuesday night (July 11), during which $3,000 damage was caused. Theft interrupted A Durham Regional Police officer on patrol in Port Perry last week interrupted what appears to be a theft in progress. Police anid tho officer was heading up Queen St. in a marked cruiser around 4:15 a.m. last Thursday (July 13) when he spotted two young males further up the street, struggling to carry a large object. As the officer approached the youths caught sight of the cruiser and dropped the object before running off. The officer stopped to investigate and found the two had dropped a 29-inch Sharp television set. ~ Stuck truck robbed There were no Good Samaritans in the vicinity when a man lost control of his truck and wound up in the ditch last week. Police said a man was travelling along Old Simcoe Rd. nerth of Port Perry around 9 p.m. last Monday (July 10) when the steering box of his truck gave out. The truck wound up in the ditch. The driver was unhurt, and left the scene on foot to call for help. By the time he returned, thieves had lifted a Pioneer stereo worth an estimated $500, police said. Apartment targeted Thieves kicked in an apartment door and made off with a telephone and answering machine last week, police said. The Simcoe St. building was entered after an outer door was pried, and the apartment door was bashed in during the break-in last Monday (July 10), police said. The theft occurred sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Police estimate the value of the stolen property at $200. Police are also investigating a break-in at a cot- tage in Caesarea that occurred sometime in the last several weeks. Thieves scaled a television antenna stand to go through a second-floor window and made off with a water pump, a radio, and some Hudson's Bay blan- kets, police said. Dr. Walter and Theresa Bulani W of London, Ont. | The couple plan | to wed in 1996. He PHONE 985-7383 LIMIT 6 ROLLS PER CUSTOMER While Quantities Last F72-CS01- 8-1/2) x 98' roll