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FRIDAY, JANUARY gs, 2001 - 3 4 2 Fair Sed Staff-Sgt. Dietmar Schoenrock displays some of the guns that have been dropped off at the Port Perry police station lately. Unwanted guns left at 26 Division as licence deadline arrives By Rik Davie Weekend Star Durhain Regional Police are up to their necks in guns early in the new year, as residents get rid of unwanted firearms. Staff Sgt. Dietmar Schoenrock of 26 Division in Port Perry said that more than 80 weapons of all types have been turned in to police as the new gun license laws take effect this week. | "People are realizing that they have these guns around," Sgt. Schoenrock said. "Some are from rela- tives now passed away, or were just keepsakes that they no longer want around. And the need for a license has prompted them to just get rid of the guns." Under new federal law that came into effect Jan. I, gun owners must have licences for all their firearms. But residents with unused guns needn't fear the police will come searching for them, said Sgt. Schoenrock. "We will not be as strict in our enforcement of the new legislation for the first six month peri- od," he said. "We are not looking to turn honest citizens into crooks, and we certainly will not chastise anyone who walks in here and hands a weapon to dis- pose of at anytime." Guns of all types, both working and non-func- tioning and handguns, have been turned in at all the police offices over the past few weeks. "The response has been good," Sgt. Schoenrock said. "We had them picked up because we ran out of room in our property lockers." Anyone with ques- tions about gun licenses or what to do with unwanted firearms can call the-Durham Regional Police Fire Arms Unit at 1-905-579-1520. Moose just the antler for rural decorating By Chris Hall Weekend Star Marty and Rosalie Rosenberg have added a new mem- ber to their Sunderland-area family. Joining them just before Christmas last month at their Shier Rd. home was Cedarella Flori Bunda, a large fibre- glass moose that had previously stood in front of the TD Centre in downtown Toronto. As part of the Christmas Moose Series, Cedarella and 11 of her friends were auctioned off on Dec. 11 via the Internet auction site Ebay. "We saw them in the city when we were there and | thought they were just beautiful, that one would look good on our property," said Mrs. Rosenberg. With a budget set at $6,000, the Rosenbergs entered the on-line auction for Cedarella, the moose they had chosen before the 10-day bidding process began. They joined in the action around 7 a.m. that day, and found the bids had already hit $6,200, When the bidding closed a few hours later, the couple had bought Cedarella for $7,300. Their first plans called for the large moose - which is painted sky blue and adomed with plenty of wildflowers, seashells, birds, and ceramic roses - to find a home some- where in their rather expansive home. But with the moose standing eight feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds, finding a suitable location in the home has proven to be difficult. "I'm not sure if we can find a spot. If not, I'd like to leave her outside and bolt her down to the deck," said Mr. Rosenberg. More than $65,000 was raised. Approximately two-thirds of that amount will be passed along to the United Way of Greater Toronto, with the remaining third going to the Canadian Olympic Association. Men's, Women's & Kids' Clothing & Footwear on Sale selected