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The livingroom, top, of the former Dobson home is much brighter and modem than it would have been jo. Now the home of Doug and Saundra Moffatt, the beautifully decorated home is more than a centu bright, inviting and tastefully decorated. Sy Ud Howse... Continued from previous page... He also built the handsome stone garage and studio adjacent to the house which was built as a copy of the black- smith shop in the village of Tyrone. The studio’s windows originally adorned Osgoode Hall in Toronto but were brought here when Osgoode was remod- eled. In November 1990 the Seberts moved to Saltspring Island in B.C. and sold the property to Doug and Saundra Moffatt. Doug, a former teacher, became mayor of Scugog in 1998, a position he held until 2003. Doug’s wife Saundra Reiner- Moffatt, in addition to holding the posi- tion of Curator of the Bata Museum in Toronto, is an accomplished and nation- ally recognized potter. y coincidence several members of the Dobson family had held elected office. Joshua Dobson was Reeve of Reach Township in 1884, 1885 and 1887. John L. Dobson was Reeve of Reach Township in 1915 and 1916. Howard Dobson was Reeve in 1952 and 1953. Excerpt from the book “Historie Home & Heritage Buildings” by Paul Arculus and J. Peter Hvidsten “Scugog’s locally owned and operated General Insurance Broker” 193 Queen Street, Port Perry, Ontario 905-985-7306 1-800-387-5642 18 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2006 CHUCK WILLES ~ Broker 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE v residential “commercial VY leases v industrial Y land development Knowledge and experience makes a difference when buying or selling real estate 905-985-9777 1-800-448-1056 -3: focus@observerpub.ca