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Port Perry Star, 20 Oct 1987, p. 1

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"AR" marks its Big show for 12 Taylor Ford 15th anniversary rabbit lovers ...... "Car hits wolf Durham Police say a large wolf hit by a car near Port Perry, Oc- tober 13, will be tested for rabies at the national laboratories in Ottawa. The large wolf, which weighed about 80 pounds, was struck by a motorist on Highway 7A near the Zoecon Plant just west of Port Perry. The motorist called the police who Their faces reveal how intense the competi- tion must have been when Tommy Chambers and Jeff Clarke placed first and second, respec- tively, in the nine year old boys cross country later found the wolf in a field, still alive, but badly injured. The animal was then shot by a police officer. It is not unusual to find brush wolves in the more isolated and rural areas of the Township. However, because this wolf was close to residential areas of Port Perry, it will be tested for rabies. y No. 47 Mojacks win two season openers 22 Tuesday, October 20, 1987 Copy 50¢ iy Ea races last week. Both boys are from R.H. Cor- nish Public School, on the same team. For more results from the Durham Central Cross Coun- try Meet, see this week's Sports Section. Oshawa man killed in tragic head-on collision Durham Police say charges are pending after an accident last week north of Port Perry which claimed the life of a 31-year old Oshawa man. The head-on collison occurred just before 6:00 PM October 13 on a straight stretch of Regional Road 2, EP LE Mp ent RTE 19 Ee LS Th RES IF AR Ea RY 4 pare Brie numbers. New Township brochure ready : The revised issue of the Township of Scugog's brochure is now 4° completed and ready for public use. Although it was scheduled to be released at the end of July, Scugog Chamber of Commerce brochure chairman Peter Hvidsten explained they did not rjush the issue to press as there were still a number of the old issues left. 'Those first issues are all but depleted now," he told the Star. The new brochure uses the same picture on the cover, but the colour of the print has been changed from red to yellow. In addi- tion to being a cost saving measure, Mr. Hvidsten explained that there had been so many compliments on the cover, it was decid- ed to use it again for the revised copy. Some of the changes on the inside pages, which number 40, up from 28 pages in the original brochure, are an enlarged map of the Township of Scugog, new photographs, an advertisers in- dex and two pages of community service information and phone less than half a mile south of Eoney's Corners (Concession 9). Lionel Johnson of Oshawa was killed instantly. He had been a passenger in a 1985 Chrysler driven by Lawrence Woodcock, 42, of Guelph. The Woodcock vehicle was northbound on the Regional Road at ¢ Cost of producing the 10,000 copies of this informative brochure is about $11,000 and has taken six months to produce. It is now available at the Township of Scugog municipal office. EE aR Re aD the time of the collision. Regional Police say that a 1987 Camaro driven by David Sturgeon, 38, of Toronto was southbound when it hit the right shoulder of the road and suddenly veered into the north- bound lane, striking the Woodcock vehicle head on. The force of the im- pact drove the Chrysler into the ditch and the Camaro then struck a second northbound car driven by Bonnie Mahony of Port Perry. Regional Police say Mrs. Mahony was badly shaken by the accident, but not seriously hurt. Sturgeon was | taken to Port Perry Hospital with broken bones and lacerations, while | Woodcock was rushed to Sun- nybrook in Toronto with serious i head injuries. Firefighters with the Port Perry i Department had to use the Jaws of | Life to free the injured men from the i cars. A spokesman for Durham Police | said that because the Woodcock car had a baby seat, baby food and clothing, there were fears that an in- fant may have been in the car at the time of accident. Police officers searched the area ) along the sides of the road, but were informed about an hour after the crash that an infant was not in the car at the time. Although the accident is still under investigation as of Monday morning, police say charges are pending. Dog control Scugog Township council is look- ing into the possibility of a by-law to force people to better control their dogs, especially dogs that have a tendency to bite or attack. Area councillor Harvey Graham said Monday afternoon he wants to see a by-law on the books that would mean an '"'automatic fine of $1,000" against the owner of a dog which bites another person. Councillor Graham noted ther have been several incidents of dog bites and attacks in Scugog recent- ly and the $1,000 fine "might make a lot of people think twice about keeping these kinds of dogs," he said. Co Administrator Earl Cuddie said there are many municipalities try- ing at this moment to bring in some kind of by-law that would attempt to control dog attacks. And he said there are several breeds of dogs that have been recognized legally as being vicious. While other councillors agreed (Turn to page 2) 2 Rebecca Needle was downright hoppy, er, happy, about the annual rabbit show in Blackstock last weekend. Nineteen month old Rebecca comes from a rabbit raising family in Port Hope, and in her lap, believe it or not, is one of her bunnies, an English Angora. At first, the Star photographer thought it was just a blanket! ----

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