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Vol. 121 No. 26 Copy 50°¢ 44 Pages | Arrested For Un-fitness Important Questions Of Today: Did you know Elgin Knopp, president of the Chamber of - Commerce, was arrested for being the most un- fit person in Scugog? Did Durham policemen . Sgt. Herb LeGard and PC Greg Heasman have much trouble handcuffing the fitless wonder? Is there really a clause in the Criminal Code defin- ing unfitness as illegal? will Elgin 1 shape up before Challenge Day tomorrow, May 277 His bail, we understand, is 15 minutes of exercise on Challenge Day. Will he make it, or not? And if the most unfit person in Scugog can perform 15 minutes of exercise, surely, everyone else can too. Can't they? Guess we'll find out tomorrow It's time to get ready for another fantastic Festival If you're one of those people who enjoyed the sights and sounds of the Caribbean during last year's Festival Days, then get ready for some more of the same this summer. Festival Days is scheduled for Ju- ly 9, 10, 11 and organizers have been working on this year's program for the past three months. Keeping with the very popular theme in 1986, this year's event will be called Bahamas Festival Days. | Again this year prizes will be awarded to participating stores and staff as well as groups for par- ticipating in the theme. "We are encouraging everyone in- volved in Bahamas Festival Days to, get into the spirit by decorating their booths and- stores," says Festival chairman Elgin Knopp. Two trips to the Bahamas, in- cluding accommodation will be of- fered as prizes for those businesses and organizations who participate High speed chase A 29 year old Claremont man is in Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto with a broken leg and head injuries following a "high speed' accident west of Uxbridge early Sunday morning. A Durham Region Police spokesman said officers observed a 1987 Mustang on Regional Road 8 about 1:00 AM. The cruiser follow- ed the car which was moving in "'an erratic manner." Police say the ca~ran a couple of stop signs and when officers ac- tivated the roof lights on the cruiser and gave chase, the Mustang pull- ed away-at speeds in excess of 140 KM/hr. The car turned on to the 6th Con- cession Road of Uxbridge, then at high speed, it went out of control and slammed into a tree beside the road. The driver was thrown 160 feet from the car. Durham Policé have charged William Carruthers with dangerous driving and failing to stop for police. by decorating, dressing and getting in the spirit of the Bahamas. Once again this year there will be a Festival Days Sidewalk Sale by local merchants.on Thursday, Fri- day & Saturday, July 9, 10, 11. Queen Street will be closed to traffic at's p.m. on Thursday, so the clubs and organizations setting up booths can get ready. Thursday night's 'Opening Ceremonies' will take place about 7 p.m. at the lakefront bandstand and a tentative line-up for best dressed Bahamian outfit and the winners of a Limerick Contest (watch for details) will be announced. Also on Thursday ight two teen dances will be held at the Latcham Centre. One of these for youngsters 8-12 years which will begin at 6 p.m. and another for teens to 18 years at 8 p.m. In addition to the teen dances, the Festival Days committee has lined up a surprise pair of D.J.'s from the 60's who promise to bring some ot the best music of the 50's, 60's and i (Turn to page 2) street-side Parents warned kids have access The Director of Pharmacy at Community Memorial Hospital has issued a warning to parents about the potential danger to young: children who drink low alcohol con- tent beverages available in food and variety stores. Pat Duchemin told the Star last week that she was recently inform- ed of a youngster who brought a bot- tle of Sarasoda to public school for lunch. Mrs. Duchemin said that Sarasado is a citrus fruit beverage which contains a small amount of beer giving it an alcohol content by volume of 0.9 per cent. She said that studies by the Addic- tion Research Foundation have determined that if a 50 pound child drank one bottle quickly onan emp- - to alcohol drink ty stomach, activities requiring at- tention, co-ordination and judge- ment could be affected. Five bottles of this beverage would be the alcohol equivalent of one bottle of light beer. Mrs. Duchemin said that some parents may not be aware of the alcohol content in Sarasoda, and parents should be careful not to allow their kids to drink it in place of fruit juice at home or with school lunches. She noted that the Canadian Medical Association as recently as last summer has asked that. al! beverages with more than 0.5 per cent alcohol content by volume should come under control of the Li- -quor Control Board, and that there (Turn to page 7) Contract talks will resume early June Contract talks between the Durham Board of Education and secondary school teachers are slated to resume early in June. Bev Tindall, president of District 17 of the OSSTF said the two sides will meet June 2 and 3 in Oshawa with provi ial mediator Doug Belch. . me Talks broke off'on May 5 and the high school teachers in the Region have voted 95 percent.in favour of a strike mandate. Ms. Tindall said last week the . teachers in District 17 want to reach a negotiated settlement. "It is safe to say we don't want to create strike situation, but the vote shows that teachers are not happy with what the Board has offered." The main areas of difference bet- ween the Board and the teachers in- clude the pupil/teacher ratios, the hiring of supply teachers to fill in. when regular teachers are ill and salaries. "The teachers have been without a contract since the previous one ex- pired at the end of August last year. District 17 of the OSSTF represents the nearly 1100 secon- dary school teachers working for the Durham Board of Education. Urge council not to ban flower vendors A Blackstock man who runs a business selling flowers from locations in Scugog Township | has urged local coun- cillors not to consider an out-right ban on vendors like himself or to hike the permit fee above the present $100. Robert Heyes told council Mon- day afternoon that he '"*has heard rumours' the Township might consider a ban on street vendors or that the licence fee might be hiked up to $300. Mr. Heyes said he operates from two locations in Scugog and four in Oshawa, selling flowers at Easter and Mother's Day. He presented council with a petition containing 135 names of people who feel the service is a needed one. "I have been trying to comply with terms of the local by-laws" he said, adding that on one oc- . cassion he felt-he was "harrassed" vf by Township officials. There has been opposition to street side flower vendors from floral shops and from the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, which is on record as asking the Township * to ban them in Scugog. Mr. Heyes told the council he doesn't feel his business is cutting into the flower sales of the florist shops. "I would challenge them (shop owners) to prove that we are hurting their sales,' he stated. He told council the current by- law and regulations are good ones and should be retained. Street side vendors must have a $100 permit issued by the municipality, and then can only sell from commer cial lots with the permission of the proper ky owner Members of the Township coun- cil listened to his arguments Mon- day afternoon, but took no action "on the issue. Participaction Challenge Day - FITNESS HOTLINE 985-976 1