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12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 13, 1996 4 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Council gives okay for basketball tournament By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog Council was wary, but gave their okay to enter into a three-year contract with Gus Macker Enterprises. a Bob Hull, a member of the Scugog Advisory Fundraising Committee, was at council Monday. seeking support to enter into the agreement, which would see a three-on- three basketball tourna- ment come to Scugog. Both Ward 2 Councillor Ken Carruthers and Re- gional Councillor Marilyn Pearce threw their sup- port behind the project right away. Both acknowl- edged fears over the $16,500 franchise three- year contract, but felt the spin-off to the community as a whole would be worth it. Mr. Hull will be attend- ing a conference later this month with Gus Macker officials where he will se- cure firm details on all as- pects of the tournament and decide whether to sign the contract. The budget for the tour- nament, slated for either June of August, projects a profit or $10,950 the first year, a number that is ex- pected to increase in the following two years. Several councillors, as well as the mayor ex- pressed concerns over at- tracting enough teams and the financial implica- tions if they did not meet their quota. Council decided the risk was worth it as it is the Certificates b: » 3 t © Farm & Feed Supplies 'brainchild of Arrests made in ln break and enter DJ TAYLOR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 169 North St., Port Perry LIL 1B7 -Guaranteed Investment Rates Subject to Change without Notice community that will bene- fit from the tournament. Only Ward 5 Councillor Karen Puckrin voted against the motion, saying she is not a financial risk- taker. The Gus Macker is the largest three-on-three basketball tournament "worldwide. | The tournarhent is the Scott By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Police arrested an Oshawa man and three young offenders after a Scugog woman arrived home and surprised the would-be thieves, before they had time to enter the house. According to Sgt. Ken Hudson, the woman ar- rived home to find a 1991 black Dodge Caravan (li- cence # SHW 131) in her driveway, with four occu- pants in it. The van left her driveway before she found the side door to her garage door kicked in. The woman called po- lice with a description of the van, which was pulled over later that night in Brooklin. Inside the van police found a coin collec- tion, VCRs, cameras, a watch and a quantity of liquor among other items, stolen earlier in the day G.l.C. FIVE YEAR 6.0% PHONE 985-8416 Hl McNeal, of Michigan, who began the 3-on-3 tourna- ment as a small fundrais- ingevent. The tournament has grown by substantial pro- portions and has attracted up to 5,000 teams to one event. Port Perry is expecting to attract between 1500- 2000 people over the weekend. from a Marsh Hill resi- dence. The van was also de- scribed by a Whitfield Road resident who an- swered her doorbell that morning to a man seeking information. The four have been charged with one count of break and enter with in- impaired projects. Scugog Township Fire Department KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR Dave Ballingall, of the Scugog Fire Department, handed over six $100 bills to Gord Brown of the Port Perry Lions Club last week. The money is the proceeds from the Fire Department's charity hockey game against the Ice Owls, a visually impaired team. The money will be used for visually Fire Department charity game generates $600 Although the club does not have a tent, one count of conspi- rasy to commit break and enter and one count of break, enter and theft. Po- lice are also looking into five other break and en- ters, one each on Highway 57, East Quarter Line, De- vitt's Road, Carnegie Beach and Hood Drive that took place in the two days previous. handed over $600 to the Port Perry Lions Club last week, the proceeds of last month's charity hockey game held at Scugog Arena. The local fire department took to the ice against the Ice Owls, a visually impaired hockey team last month. A huge crowd turned out in support of the fundraiser. All proceeds from the event were' turned over to the Lions Club to be used to aid the visually impaired. specific destination for the funds as of yet, all of the money will go to aid the blind, hopefully locally, according to Lions president Gord Brown. Several local businesses helped support the charity game by donating ice time, sponsoring advertisements and donating door prizes to the event. 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