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Volume 124 Number 29 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1990 TO AT CN oe TP ivy SAL. Sor WIL Ads Ny SRA TNR yy cab aga Black bear sighted on Scugog Island A bear spotted on Scugog Is- land last week is probably only looking to raid hives, ac- cording to the Ministry of Natu- ral Resources. - Wayne Wanamaker, a resi- dent of Carnegie's Beach (13th concession on Scugog Island) told the Star he spotted a bear roaming in his backyard last Tuesday morning. Arny O'Donnell, Fish and Wildlife Managing Officer said that a bear being sited on Scu- gog Island is not an uncommon occurrence. "Bears have been seen before on the Indian Reserve (12th concession). It is not uncom- mon, it is just that bears are very secretive animals, and are not usually seen," he said. Mr. O'Donnell has done a lot of research on the habitat of bears, and suggests that the bear likely swam across the lake, in search of beehives, and garbage. "The bear will wander in, and wander out again. It will likely be seen next in Mariposa, Cart- wright, and then Bowman- ville," he said. "Mr. O'Donnell once tracked a bear for three years and found the bear tends to follow a set course. He began tracking a bear as it left the Ganaraska Forest, making its route through Cavan, Janetville, Lit- tle Britain, Scugog Island, Blackstock, Bowmanville, and Kirby, before heading back home, The bear at one point was seen raiding beehives in the Little Britain area. Mr. O'Donnell told the Star, that residents have nothing to be alarmed about, the bear will wander out the same way he camein. He added that if the bear be- gins to cause any serious prob- lems, residents are asked to then call the Ministry and they will set up a trap to capture the animal. According to Mr. O'Donnell, they have trapped bears and transported them as far as Algonquin Park to re- lease them. To insure there are no prob- lems, he stated the best thing residents can do is to keep their garbage indoors, and if they own beehives to check them. Local youngster Captain for a day aboard RCMP patrol hoat Spending 90 minutes at the helm of an RCMP patrol boat was the experience of a life- time, for nine-year-old Jason Donohue, of Port Perry. Jason was one of four lucky winners in the "Captain for a Day" contest organized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice(RCMP). Jason's mother entered his name in a ballot box at an RCMP display at the Five Points Mall earlier this month. When she learned that Jason was one of the children chosen it was a great surprise to Jason. who hadn't even known his name was entered. Last Monday, Jason's patrol duty began when an officer at- tired in the ceremonial dress (red serge) picked Jason up in a marked police car at his resi- dence to drive him to the Oshawa Harbour. Jason was joined on the boat by Sergeant Jim Neilly, and three Oshawa Generals Matt Hoffman, Cory Banika, and Clair Cornish, for a 90 minute patrol on the police vessel. Jason's eyes lit up when he described his experience on the boat. "It was a lot of fun, I got to steer the boat when we were coming back, and they let me say "Hi Dad" over the speaker (when we returned)", he said. Jason said he likes hockey, but he didn't know the Oshawa Generals, but was excited to meet them, and took a picture of the three. Along with steering the ves- sel towards home, he said that the officer let him blow the horns when they were on the lake, and was also shown how different sirens sound and work. To make the trip that much more exciting, Jason said they stopped a boat on the lake to en- sure the passengers had all the necessary equipment on board. The RCMP contest was not all fun and games. The contest was a way to get the message of drug awareness across to the younger children. "We want these children to act as goodwill ambassadors at their school, and to share with their friends the importance of saying no to drugs," said Ser- geant Neilly. He stated that the tour went exceptionally well,.and a good time was had by all the chil- dren; that they were all very ex- cited about their winning and having the chance to meet the Generals as well. Sergeant Neilly added that this experience was by far the nicest duty he has ever per- formed as a police officer to see all the children so excited. iy Se Betty York of Seagrave displayed her decorative lawn chairs at the Farmer's Market Saturday. Farmers Market attracted large gathering Saturday AR NR a es 4 Farm fresh brown eggs were sold by Nestleton was selling box plants. the dozen and by the flat. a a: