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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Te --. "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Diabetes support group plans meeting Nov. 26 Lakeridge Health Corporation, Port Perry will be sponsoring an evening with Dr. lan Blumer of Ajax Pickering Hospital. Dr. Blumer is an internal medicine spe- cialist and has a great interest in diabetes. He will be speaking on dia- betes and heart disease and how they are relat- ed. We will be having many diabetes care prod- uct representatives, who will be displaying glu- cometers and insulin pens. We are very pleased to announce that Durham Pharmacy, Port Perry Pharmacy and Shoppers Drug Mart have helped to sponsor our evenings event. It is great to have our com- munity agencies work- ing directly with us. Heart disease 1s still the leading cause of death. People who have diabetes are more sus- ceptible to heart disease than the average person. Please come and join us and find out how to help yourself against heart disease. Seating is limited to 60 people. Please call Joan Hood at 985-7321 ext. 249 to register. The meeting is free. It is being held Thursday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. sharp in the educa- tion resource room of Port Perry Hospital. Light refreshments will be served. You can e-mail I ot os &- 3 Fg JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR ARTIST VISITS: Artist and poet Michael Robinson was at Native Focus, on PERIODONTIST HM INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED I EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE (WE COLLECT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES) I DENTISTRY WHILE YOU SLEEP - BM PAYMENT PLANS ARRANGED B GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AVAILABLE BI SENIOR CITIZENS DISCOUNT NEW PATIENTS WELCOME 085-8459 ort PAXTON ST. (ACROSS FROM PORT PERRY HOSPITAL) Public Information Centre Long Term Waste Management Strategy Plan DURHAM REGION As part of the Region of Durham"s Long Term Waste Management Strategy Plan, the first in a series of Public Information Centres is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 1998 in the Main Lobby of the Regional Headquarters Building, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby between 5:00 and 9:00pm Information will be provided on the current waste management system and residents will be given the opportunity to comment on possible future waste management options as well as other waste issues facing the region. All residents are encouraged to attend. V.A. Silgailis, P.Eng. Commissioner of Works Queen St. in Port Perry, to meet admirers and sign copies of his book recently. He's joined by owner Valerie LaRocca. The store is hosting a number of artists, including David Johnson, Donald Chase, Maxine Noel and Rick Beaver this coming Saturday, Nov. 28 from noon to 5 p.m. Golf book IS a great stocking stuffer Just in time for Christmas gifts, The Lung Association is once again offering their Golf Privilege Book with all proceeds used to support The Lung Association's res- piratory research efforts and community health programs. . The 1999 Golf Book, a great value at $25, is a promotional voucher booklet filled with great discount offers to golfers across Central Ontario. It provides sea- 'soned golfers and new -golf enthusiasts with an opportunity to play many fine courses and practice ranges in areas such as Lindsay, Peterborough, Oshawa, Brampton and Orillia, . to name a few. Don't miss out. Order your Golf Privilege 'Book today by calling The Lung Association at (905) 436-1046. Mackey & Bailey Barrister & Solicitor Saturdays Morning by appointment Mon.-Fri. 436-7600 Sat.am. 985-7391 Lake Scugog Lumber Building Oshawa Rd., Port Perry FORDER-PARKS INSURANCE BROKERS INC. NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 9am - 12 noon In order to serve our clients better oa, Personal attention to all of your general needs. 1) 34 Water St. Port Perry 085-8471 Fax: 985-9814 T-3 white per sq. (approx. 100 sq. ft.) ALSO ... Soffit, Seamless Eavestroughing, Shutters & A complete Line of Metal Siding The Perfect Balance Quality Buchner Manufacturing Inc. 30004 Hwy. 48, PEFFERLAW 705-437-1734 599 Steven Court, NEWMARKET 905-836-1033 1-800-461-6455 www.buchnermfg.com Suspects in theft ring in court today A number of men charged in connection with a $3 million construction equipment theft ring will make another appearance in an Oshawa court later this week. The accused, including seven Scugog Township men, are scheduled to appear before a provincial court judge on Thursday (Nov. 26). All but three of the men appeared before Judge Paul Belfontaine on Oct. 22. Those in attendance received proper documents to allow the procedures to begin. The men face charges in connection with a con- struction equipment theft ring that police estimate involved property worth more than $3 million. Officers from the OPP's Provincial Auto Theft Team (PATT) executed 24 search warrants and recovered more than 40 pieces of machinery. Also seized were three restrict- ed guns, including a fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle and two SKS military assault rifles, in posses- sion of a Scugog man. Local search warrants were executed in July in Blackstock. Charged are: 0 Michael McCoy, 38, of Toronto, with 22 counts of possession of stolen prop- erty over $5,000; a Michael Baumchen, 31, McKee Rd., Blackstock, with six counts of posses- sion of stolen property and nine weapons-related charges; 0 Richard Puckrin, 47, Regional Rd. 57, Blackstock, with five counts of possession of stolen property; 0 Ronald Robinson, 61, of Oshawa, two counts of possession of stolen prop- erty; 1 Warren Rohrer, 49, of View Lake, with two counts of possession of stolen property; a Jeff Wallace, 30, Edgerton Rd., Blackstock, one count of possession of stolen property; a Eric O'Brien, 38, of Fenelon Falls, one count of possession of stolen property; ua Edward Jones, 47, of Oshawa, one count of pos- session of stolen property; ao Edward Irwin, 39, Regional Rd. 3, Clarington, one count of possession of stolen prop- erty, a Valerie Gould, 40, of Edgerton Rd., Blackstock, with one count of posses- sion of stolen property; 1 Clyde Brewster, 33, of Edgerton Rd., Blackstock, with one count of posses- sion of stolen property. u Wayne Malcolm, 53,of Malcolm Rd. in Nestleton, with two counts of posses- sion of stolen property.