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---- VY of VAS Aol gh FE LEY) ENS Re RY hii dh ms diamine da The Delmenico family from Australia L. to R. back, Karyn, Terry; middle, ; GREE Susan, Steven, Marian; front, Michael are now in Port Perry and will be residing in the home of Jack Fisher for the next year. : 1974 flashbacks in JANUARY Although, preparations and a great deal of work had been already accomplished from October 1973, the Township of Scugog as well as the seven other munici- palities comprising the new Region of Durham came into being January 1, 1974. A $50,000 blaze in Reach Township destroyed the 100- year-old farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Durward. Wallisellen Midgets, a hockey team from Switzer- land arrived in Port Perry, played and lost 6-0 to a local Midget team. 28 members of former Scugog Township councils were honoured in the Com- munity Hall on Scugog Island. 50 Cartwright residents packed council chambers expressing their views regarding garbage pick-up and dump hours in their area. ' A six pound Blackstock boy was the New Year's baby at the local hospital. Born January 1, he is the son of Ken and Bev Cochrane, R.R. 2, Blackstock. Donald Crosier was elect- ed president of Port Perry Agricultural Society. Regional Council received its first debenture request from Port Perry for $20,000 '4 ito be used for hydro impro- vements. FEBRUARY David Brown of Oshawa arrived to take up his duties as the new administrator of Community Memorial Hos- pital. David Porter and his part- ner, Barbara Berezowski, won second prize in dance competition in the Canadian Figure Skating Champion- ships. ' Scugog Council ipproved an'interim Fire Degartment budget of $61,262, a 50 per cent increase over 1973 when the amount was $40,830. Council decided not to restore the 100-year-old Town Hall on the corner of Lilla and Queen Streets. Port Perry Star received } PEACE first prize and a plaque in the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations annual compet- itions in the 3001 to 4,500 circulation class. " Heather Preston was elected president when the LIS 744 " - new Kin 20" club was formed and members initiated on the occasion of the third anniversary of Port Perry Kinsmen Club. Cheryl Wright was chosen Heart Queen at Cartwright High School. The students, also, collected over $1,000 in their Heart Fund Campaign. Firemen from Port Perry, & PROSPERITY In February, 1974, Region of Durham adopted a Coat of Arms designed by an Oshawa resident, Lionel 3 Furze. gd ' AT yr P2RTQ PERRY TAR Second Section Volume 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, January 8, 1975 -- No. 9 Enjoys area hospitality Winter climate and heavy clothing strange to Australian family 'We were having a very nice summer with temper- atures from about 85 to 90 degrees farenheit", Terry Delmenico told the Star in an interview last Friday. Mr. Delmenico, his wife Marian and four children, Micheal, 3; Karyn, 8; Susan, 11; and Steven 13, have just arrived in Port Perry, as part of a teacher exchange programme, from Cassel- maine, Australia. They have exchanged homes with the Jack Fisher family of 36 Gibson Dr., Port Perry. The Delmenico's left Mel- bourne, Australia about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28th, 1974 and arrived in Toronto about 35 hours later. At the airport, they were met by the Fisher's and friends, whom they were able to visit "with for about one hour before the Fisher's boarded an airplane for Australia. They then travelled by car to Port Perry with the Dave Muir and Jack Taylor families. '"We were absolut- ely exhausted at the end of our trip", he said. Mr. Delmenico- said that words Caesarea, Uxbridge and Whitby fought a $25,000 blaze in Prince Albert. The house was owned by Peter Osaduke of Toronto. MARCH Stanley Bruton retires after 28 years of ownership of Bruton's Drug Store. The new owner is Jim Lawrence of Bowmanville. 80 members attend the annual meeting of Scugog Ratepayers' Association and acclaim Roland Coy President. The pump which caused Port Perry residents to be without water for two days the summer before broke down again. However, this time it did not cause too much of an inconvenience for the residents. A busload of Port Perry area high school students were guests of Durham Region council, when Chair- man Walter Beath presented Shelley Olsen and Dennis Malcolm with a parchment and books. They, in turn, were to present the gifts to the Mayor of Durham, Eng- land, on their arrival in U.K. A request to hire a full time fire chief was turned down at a meeting of Scugog council. Port Perry Lions Club initiates another service by collecting discarded eye glasses in the area for the benefit of a great demand of glasses in under-developed countries. APRIL 350 persons attended the they cannot get over the friendliness of the people around Port Perry. While shopping, Mrs. Delmenico met Mrs. Nick Rensink and they were invited to spend New Years day at their home. The Rensinks enter- tained and fed us, as well as taking everyone for a ride on a snowmobile. "It was a lovely day." Neighbours have lent us winter clothing and the only thing we have had to buy, other than food, was boots for the snow, Mr. Delmenico said. There are a few things that the Delmenico's will have to adapt to in their change of climate and country. One of the hardest of these is the idea of being more confined in heavy winter clothing. "We find it hard to get used to puttir- ""- jackets and boots_on before we go out," said Mrs. Delmenico. "In Australia we spend much more time outside, although the cold does not really bother us." r Mr. Delmenico can not get over the number of cars én the main street at any given time, as well as the pace of living. The pace in Australia is about four times slower then here, he said. Mr. Delmenico is an avid tennis player, playing the game between three and four times a week in Australia. He also plays competitive table tennis and squash. He says that the rest of his family are not that involved in sports. The cost of living is much higher in Canada, Mr. Delmenico claims. Meat is about 40 per cent higher here while a pound of sugar in Australia is still only about 24 cents. Clothing and footwear are about the same price. Mr. Delmenico has already had a brief tour of the technical wing of Port Perry High School, where he will be teaching. "I will have a bit of adapting to do there, as it is entirely different to what I am used to'. he said. The Delmenico's will be settled into their new home for about a week by the time this story is published, and we, at the Star, wish them all a very enjoyable stay in Port Perry for the next year. and pictures first agricultural seminar organized by Norman Cafik, MP for Ontario Riding. Speaker was the Hon. Eugene Whelan, Federal Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Cafik chaired the meeting and Mayor Lawrence Malcolm extended a wel- come to those present. Long distance charges were eliminated from Port Perry and Uxbridge calls. Warriner Lodge 75, Odd- fellows had Inspector Tom Armitage of the OPP Drug Enforcement Division "as guest speaker on the occas- ion of their annual Fellow- ship Night. Red Cross collected 2 or - po much needed pints of blood at the Port Perry Kin and Kinette sponsored blood donor clinic. 1974-75 Lions Club execu- tive was installed by Dep. District Governor Earl DeHetre with Morley Bruce as president. A A delegation of 25 from the 'Cartwright area met with Durham Board of Education and after some discussion the Board decided to keep Cartwright High School in operation. Jane Anne Stone was chosen Queen and Joan Coates, Princess, at the annual Port Perry High (continued on page 20) a BB 'Selfmade snowballs' were quite a unique occurance in March 1974. 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