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Scugog Citizen, 27 Aug 1991, p. 1

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Lt to ~ : TR NN I Happy weekend! Hard to believe, but we're looking at the last week of 'summer'. Weather-wise, there's still some summer left, but this weekend is Labour Day Weekend, and families all across Canada know Mapday Sept. 21is Summer's Officigl Last Gasp. But hey, it'stalso a great weekend, with plenty going on around the Scugog Township. Most notable is the Port Perry Fair, three big days of country fun with everything fronf*horse racing and tractor pulling to fg and eating, eating, eating...whether your kick is candy floss onesi-to-goodness home cookin', there's some fine sampling.at the Por Perry Fair, this weekend. Don't miss it! No matter what you do this weekend, do it carefully. In the boat. *In the car. On a bike. Regardless, do your best to keep this long weekend as a happy memory -- not a tragic one. And keep your eyes on all our youngsters, Tuesday, as they head back 0 school. The ScugagCitizen will be published a day later than usual, on * Wednesday. The general advertising and copy deadline will be Tuesday at noon. But let's not even think about that for a 245065. ~~ There's still a long weekend to enjoy... Vol. 1, No. 10 Tuesday, August 27, 1991 Circ. 9,000 28 pages Gamblers off fo rocky start * * The Greenbank Gamblers got off 10 a rocky start Monday mom- ing at the Canadian Fastball cham- s. division pionships in Camrose, Alberta. The Gamblers went down to defeat 5-0 at the hands of the Quebec team .from Thetford Mines. Quebec struck for three runs in the first inning as Gambler starter Mark Goreski yielded two hits and a pair of walks. "We definitely had the opening day jitters," said Gambler manag- er Rod Foster in a phone interview . from Camrose following the game, His team could muster just two hits against the Quebec pich ing : premier Canadian championship is Saskatchewan (Tuesday) and on Wednesday, the team really has its work cut out with adouble-header against -Nova Scotia and Manitoba Greenbank will wrap up the round-robin portion of the towna- ment this Thursday with a game Gamblers next-opponent in this ' against Alberta. The top two teams from each in the round-robin advance to semi-finals on Saturday with the championship game slated for Sunday at noon (Alberta time) Foster told the Citizen the #acili- ties in Camrose are "the best I've ev err seen And the weather was per- fect for the opener Monday He said y it's a great experience for the team to be in Alberta, bu "we are going 10 have start playing beter." Please see-:GAMBLERS, page 3 Manager Rod Foster, ~ Coach Ken Goreski. Ratepayers fume over sound tests "Residents of Heath Cres. in Port Perry are furious that officials at the Mother Jackson plant knew ahead of time that independent tests were to be done on noise levels at Carousel of fun Like thousands of people all over Scugog Township, Gretchen Cornish Is looking forward to the Port Perry Fair this Labour Day Weekend (see pages 9, 11 for detalls). 'Tis the season for country fairs In Scugog derby a weathe - last weekend, the Blackstock Fair drew big crowds Friday night for the demolition Saturday for the fair. Even the an cooperated, bringing blue skies and sunshine (see page 20). the factory. "I have never experi- enced such a quiet day in the five years I have lived there," Paula Copithorn told Township council Monday afternoon. The noise level testing was carried out last Wednesday by Vibration Assessment was paid by the Township. Administrator Earl Cuddie told council that he informed Mother Jackson president Tom Jermyn the previous Friday the testing would done on the Wednesday. "Mother Jackson had a right to know (about the testing) He (Mr. Jermyn) assured me he would not interfere in any way with the tests," Mry Cuddic told the council meeting on Monday. Please see SOUND, page 3

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