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CASINO PAYS OFF BIG FOR HOSPITAL: Marketing Director Perry Steiner of the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, Dr. Trevor Stryed, nurse Sharon Wilson, Foundation Chair Kent Farndale, and Gary Edgar and Bryan Simcock, both of the casino, show off a cheque for $50,000 the local RIK DAVIE / PORT PERRY STAR gaming facility presented to the Hospital Foundation last week for equipment in the emer- gency department. The donation is part of an ongoing commitment by the Casino to local char- ity causes. Police ready for Halloween antics By Rik Davie Port Perry Star The ghostbusters at the Durham Regional Police Service are getting ready for Halloween, and they're reminding residents that the streets will be filled with young trick-or-treaters tomorrow evening. Inspector Bill Temple of North Durham's 26 Division stressed that drivers need to take special care during the evening hours of Oct. 31. : "There will be a lot of young ones out and they will be excited over Halloween," Insp. Temple said. "We ate ask- ing drivers to take extra-special care with so many chil- dren on the street when perhaps their minds may be more on candy than safety." He said that as always, police are warning parents that make-up for costumes is far safer than a mask or full-face hoods that can limit the child's field of vision. "Also, go with your kids. Do not let young children go unaccompanied. Especially through dark streets that may be unfamiliar to them," said the inspector. The police service will be out in force to make sure the night is a safe' and vandal free one. The night is tradi- tionally a problem for police with vandals using the Halloween excuse to set fires and damage property in Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. "There will be an increased presence on the streets of all three municipalities, and that will include uniform, canine, a paddy wagon and street crime units in unmarked cars with plain clothes officers checking all areas at random," Insp. Temple said. "We will take a dim view of anyone who tries to ruin the night for the young ones." Please turn to Page 13 Lakeridge preparing to take funding source away from hospital auxiliary By Rik Davie Port Perry Star Lakeridge Health Corporation is slated to take away a $6,000-a-year source of income to the Port Perry Hospital Auxiliary by next June, according to sources at the local hospital. - In the wake of proposed plans to institute paid park- ing at the hospital as part of a plan to help Lakeridge Health Corporation out of a multi-million dollar deficit, auxiliary members say that control of room television rentals will fall into private hands, robbing them of a large chunk of the $35,000 a year the group donates back to the facility for hospital equipment. "I do not know how we will make up that shortfall," Gail Kerry, vice-president of the auxiliary, told The Star on Monday. . "We began to look after the televisions about three "years ago because the firm running it then could not pro | vide seven-days-a-week servic and we were willing to," Ms. Kerry said. "We have to give the company thai main- tains the televisions and supplies them $3 of the $7 rental fee and some goes for taxes, but about $3 goes directly back into the hospital in equipment donations from the auxiliary. We are upset at losing it." | Ms. Kerry said that the auxiliary was told some time ago of the decision and felt helpless. "Well, we felt like "what can you do, they (Lakeridge) will do what they will do"," she said. - But, Ms. Kerry said she is concerned, not only over the loss of revenue, but over the loss of patient contact. "We took this over, in part, because it afforded us the chance to interact with patients more and to let them know we are here," Ms. Kerry said. "We had a limit of $100 for a month that could be charged and I do not know if that will be the case under the new system." Hospital foundation members are said to be.upset over changes such as paid parking and the television issue, but the foundation office could offer no comment until members had met. vv | Foundation member and: former Scugog Mayor Howard Hall was unwilling to speak as a member, but had no hesitation as a private citizen, "I will be clear here," Mr. Halt said. "1 am peaking oly for myself as someone who has been involved with the hospital for many years. GE "The move for paid parking will be the straw that [breaks the camel's back here and the issue of television rentals, well people need to be aware of it and let their feelings be known." : : Please turn to Page 13 # 9 1223 King St., Manchester 905-985-9909