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Vol. 132 Number 37 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5, 1998 COPY 65¢ (o1¢+ 1c GsT) TACKY, TACKY, TACKY! ...Summer's the time for kids to enjoy day camps, and the group at Utica Daycare were making their own last week. That's when they dug out flashy shirts, trashy sunglasses, outrageous hats and other accessories, and got themselves dressed up a = 55 JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR as tacky tourists for a theme day. Above are Jenna (left), Cameron, Zane, Brian and Lara, who hammed it up for a photo before going bowling. Camps at the daycare con- tinue throughout the summer until Sept. 4, and spaces are available. A variety of activities occur each day. Bank robber McArthur could be imprisoned indefinitely Dangerous offender hearing okayed By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Mitchiel "Micky" McArthur was back in a Whitby courtroom for a brief appearance last Friday afternoon as part of the lengthy process to have him declared a dangerous offender. The convicted bank robber spent about 10 minutes in the courtroom and heard Justice Harry LaForme put the case over to assignment court Sept. 3, when a date will be set to start the dangerous offender hearing. It could last as long as three weeks. The provincial justice department has "REMOTE % = FIREPLACES <4 GD-17 DV Zero Clearance od Co 1211] 5 pl 9 INSTALLED CLEPR approved the Crown's application to have McArthur declared a dangerous offender. If Judge LaForme rules in favor of the application, McArthur could spend the remainder of his life in prison. Dangerous offenders, like the notorious Clifford Olsen, have their cases automatically reviewed every three years, but the chance of parole is considered extremely dim. McArthur, now 44, was found guilty a year ago April 3 on 17 charges stemming from the bloody Bank of Montreal robbery and shootings in Port Perry the evening of Oct. 20, 1994 in which five people were There's Never Been A Better Time To Buy! wounded by gunfire and $50,000 stolen from the branch at the Highway 7A plaza. They include armed robbery, attempted murder and kidnapping. His younger half-brother, Angus, 31 at the time, was found not guilty of the same charges after a lengthy trial in front of the same jury. They were both arrested in Kingston the morning after the robbery and shootings by Durham, Kingston and OPP officers. As was the case throughout his trial, security was heavy when McArthur appeared in court last Friday afternoon. Please turn to page 8 "44,000 BTU GDS50 Natural Gas HEATS 2 000 eX as Driver gets 3 years for fatal crash By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A man has been sent to prison for three and a half years for showing "wanton disregard" for highway safety and human life in causing an accident that took the life of a Port Perry man. Shon Hart, 23, has also been prohi- bited from driving anywhere in Canada for 13 years, and received a concurrent sentence of one year for driving without insurance. He entered guilty pleas to charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in connection with an accident May 2 south of Seagrave which claimed the life of Jim Burghgraef, a 42- year-old father of four. Court heard that Mr. Hart was driv- ing an unlicensed, uninsured pick-up truck at a high rate of speed on Simcoe St. when he crossed the centre line while passing a vehicle and slammed head-on into Mr. Burghgraef's oncom- ing car. Mr. Hart, who has never obtained a driver's licence, had as pas- sengers his brother, Neil Hart, as well as awoman and a toddler, none of whom were wearing a seatbelt at the time of Please turn to page 10 Jazz fest set to swing into Port All day, all night, all jazz... Port Perry's jazz festival is set to swing this coming Saturday, Aug. 8. Organized by the Port Perry Business Improvement Area (BIA), the jazz festival will see some top acts playing at venues inside and outside, throughout Port Perry's downtown. The music begins with the Paul Tobey Trio on the main stage in Palmer Park at noon, and continues until headliner Kieran Overs takes the stage at Town Hall 1873 at 8:30. For full listings, see the ad on page 9 of today's Star. OYERRIDGE Fireplace Warehouse U=SBOO-EBESB-A 7S] 28 Pages Since 180 Casimir St., 1980 < | PORT PERRY A (905) » LF St. |. 985-0715 I * |i Hwy. 7A =