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Volume 123 Number 14 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989 There will be no mass vaccina- tions against meningitis in Dur- ham Region, according to health officials. Speaking at the meeting of Re- ional council Feb 22, Diane Fiamre, chairman of Health Ser- vices, said the Health Unit does not believe the mass vaccinations are required in Durham. More than 5,000 people be- tween the ages of six months and 18 years were vaccinated last week Oshawa facing charges Durham Regional Police have asked that bail be denied Steven Andrews, 19, of Oshawa, after laying a multitude of charges. against him following a spree of car thefts in the Manchester area. Andrews has been charged with theft over, mischief, two counts of arson, break and enter with in- tent, break, enter and theft, and an- other count of theft over. He appeared in an Oshawa court- -room Monday morning for a bail hearing, but bail hadn't been decid- ed by the Star's press deadline. _ Durham Regional Police say the incident began Saturday night February 25, when a 1978 Ford in Lindsay. The inoculations have been giv- en by a team of public health nurses in the Lindsay aos, They started Monday February and continued all week long, in- cluding Sunday. Dr. Donald Mikel, the local medical officer of health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit said the vaccinations will continue until Friday March" 3. man, 19 LTD was stolen from Andrews' fa- ther, Douglas Andrews, 44. The Ford was driven north along Concession 5, just south of Prince Albert. Along the way it ran into a tree and knocked over several mailboxes, police say. The car eventually seized up and stopped, and police say the driver set the car on fire--with him in it, initially. The driver then escaped. A short time later, Scugog Chrysler on Highway 12 at Man- chester was broken into, but the thief wasn't able to find any car keys. Immediately after, Raines Mo- (Turn to page 3) 'Meningitis shots not planned for Durham He estimates 10,000 people liv- ing in four municipalities (Lind- say, Ops, Emily and Manvers) will have received an inoculation by then. Children who go to school in those municipalities but don't live there will also be vacci- nated. Dr. Mikel and the nurses at the armory have been taking a lot of heat from parents, angry because health officials didn't act sooner in ordering the vaccinations." The nurses have been taking the brunt of criticisms because they're working with the public, although Dr. Mikel has received many an- gry and abusive phone calls. "It doesn't matter what you do. You can't please everybody," he told the Star. Dr. Mikel said there are 11 con- firmed cases of meningococcal meningitis in the arca (including an eight year old Nestleton girl who is slowly recavering, and a 10 year old Bethany girl, Nika Kaufhold, who died January 30). The most recently case was con- firmed over a week ago, he said. There have been 55 cases of the deadly disease confirmed or sus- pected and six deaths in Ontario since Jan 1. Dr. Richard Schabas, chief medical officer of health for Onta- rio, said no other vaccination clin- ics are planned for any other part of the province. (Turn to page 3) The Passion of Dracula is a wonderfully entertaining play, scaring its audience sllly one minute, swooning the audience with seduction another, and making them laugh the next. Terry Hodgins as Seward, and Chris Francom as his butler Jamieson had the audience giggling wildly In this scene. The Passion of Dracula is an absolute must-see--tickets are still available at Cottage Rose for March 2, 3 and 4. For story and more photos, see Inside. Photo by Kari Townsend. \ 'Only four years old, Samantha Spears nevertheless managed to roll three big snowballs all by herself in * order to complete a lovely snow family (she hugs the dad, above). Last week, finally, children all over the township rejoiced when Mother Nature dumped pack- 'Ing snow over backyards everywhere--the kids didn't waste anytime having some fun with it. Durham council wants Island land up-graded Durham Region council has joined Scugog Township to ask for an up- g of the provincial -lands at the north end of Scugog Island. : Regional council last week endorsed a recommendation from its planning department which calls on the provincial govern- ment to consider such things as hiking trails, boat launching, washrooms, improved roads and an interpretive centre. The 430 acres are owned by the provincial government and managed by the Ministry of Natu- ral Resources, which has been secking suggestions for future uses of the land. Three weeks ago, Scugog Township council went on record to ask the MNR to up-grade the area with facilities for attracting visitors. In asking for similar improve- ments, the Region's planning de- partment says they are needed "to help satisfy the Region's growing need for tourism and recreational opportunities." The planning department says such improvements as wash- rooms, interpretive centre and hik- ing trails would have "a minimal impact on the natural character (of the land) and adjacent land uses." The land was assembled by the province about 20 ycars ago and at one time was slated for de- velopment as a provincial park with overnight camping, That plan was abandoned sev- (Turn to page 4)