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44 Pages eile ru rt SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR Durham residents will get the chance to spring these jail birds (counter clockwise from bottom) Peter Hvidsten, Mayor Howard Hall and Bill Barr as part of the Jail-N-Bail fundraiser sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society and Oshawa General Hospital. Well-known crooks will be arrested, appear before a judge and then go directly to jail before being sprung when bail money is posted. These Scugog participants did their time in jail on Tuesday, June 7, kicking off the three-day event at Oshawa Centre. Crime spree, By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star A two-hour crime spree through Oshawa, Newcastle and Columbus came to an abrupt end as the suspects' sto- len vehicle smashed into a hy- dro pole in Manchester Thurs- day morning, with police hot on their tail. Two men, a 28-year-old, of no fixed address and a 25-year-old Oshawa man, are each charged with four counts of robbery, one count of auto theft, possession of a dangerous weapon, dangerous driving and failing to stop for po- lice. The two men were involved in four robberies and a car theft, before they were spotted on Simcoe Street by an unmarked police cruiser. The police gave chase, following the suspects along Simcoe Street towards Port Perry to Union Avenue, and proceeding south to King Street in Prince Albert, before police chase ends in crash the chase ended on Rose Street in Manchester, when the driver lost control and struck a tele- phone pole. The truck flipped over on its roof, landing inches from where three children were waiting for the school bus. According to Durham Region- al Police, the two suspects stole a GMC pick-up from a home on Valencia Road in Oshawa just before 6 a.m. on June 2. Ten minutes later the same men en- tered Sunny's Gas Bar on Bloor Street East in Oshawa. One of the men purchased cigarettes, before producing a pipe and de- manding money. When the at- tendant refused, the bandits fled. At 7:15 a.m. the same pair en- tered Cook's Esso on King Street East in Newcastle, indi- cated they had a gun and fled with a small amount of cash. The duo then returned to Turn to Page 2 Acute care study disappoints local hospital officials By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Local hospital officials are disappointed with a report is- sued last week suggesting sweeping changes to Durham hospitals. Off to Edmonton? Burnett calls head coach appointment "speculation" By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Rumors and speculation abound that Scugog Township residents will see a familiar face behind the bench of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers when the 1994-95 campaign gets underway. Weeks of speculation concerning George Burnett's appointment as coach of the Oilers could be confirmed or denied as early as this week. Mr. Burnett, 32, a native of Port Perry, just completed a two- year contract with the Oilers' farm team, the Cape Breton Oilers of the American Hockey League. Rumors have been escalating that Oiler GM and former coach Glen Sather is going to the farm for a fresh face to put behind the bench next year. The rumor gained momentum this week when the Toronto Star carried a story stating "Glen Sather will promote minor-league coach George Burnett to Kdmonton next season. But, he will likely be co-coach with assistant Ron Low." As for the speculation, Mr. Burnett calls it just that at this point, adding Mr. Sather has been away. But, he said he will be having discussions in the next few days. Mr. Sather, who is currently in New York, will meet with Mr. Burnett this week and Mr. Burnett hopes something can be worked out because he would like to believe he has a chance for a future with the organization. "I hope to remain with the Edmonton organization and I hope they want me to remain," he told the Port Perry Star last week. But, if things don't work out, if they don't want me for the position or I'm unhappy, I will certainly look elsewhere," he added. In an interview last June with the Port Perry Star, Burnett only had words of praise for the Edmonton organization saying he was "working for good people. Everyone in this organization is supportive." At the time of his signing of the two-year deal, instead of the standard three-year term, he said it was because he felt he could do the job in a two-year span. His actions spoke for him as he led the little Oilers to their first Calder Cup championship in franchise history, in his first year behind the bench. The experience he has gained as an AHL coach was just what Mr. Burnett ordered. Last year he stated that prior to the signing Turn to page 5 On Thursday, the Durham Region District Health Council released its $366,000 Acute Care study which recommend- ed sweeping changes to area hospitals until the year 20086. Included were recommenda- tions that Community Memori- al Hospital's major focus would be ambulatory and outpatient care, such as an emergency de- partment, same-day surgery and outpatient clinics. Also, the inpatient role of the hospital would involve a short- stay unit to care for people re- quiring general medical care. But CMH officials criticized the report noting it doesn't clearly reflect the role the hospi- tal plays in the community as well ag ignoring the vital servic- esitoffers,including acute care. ~ "The description of Communi- ty Memorial Hospital is inaccu- rate and does not adequately de- scribe the programs and services offered by this commu- nity hospital," Dave Brown, hos- pital administrator said. "One of my concerns is that the description does not make mention of the majority of our acute care services." He noted while some of the services the hospital currently offers were ignored, CMH ig also given credit for offering pro- grams that are not currently in place. Turn to page 4