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$' y \ . ' . BY dei WRI PELERR IPI Pm eo Coiliehs Ris Ts J Church to AY) fy SO YX ) 728 - . = Bhi 3 fhe vd mi pr 4 [\ 3) - Gi pi Ho a 4 (OH a hs HEEL 2 nt WON AL {iis DER The Port Perry Baptist tion," he said, "I'm sure we AN Church has started proceed- would love to start a fresh gr ASAIN ings to sponsor a family of life in Canada if someone hs in hives rs ue Viet Nam refugees. gave us the chance." 8 Rev. Harold Hooper told "All we are doing is giving Fo the Star Monday that' the church members passed a resolution last Wednesday and an application for spon- sorship has been made with the Federal Department of Immigration. Rev. Hooper said the de- cision was taken by the Church after reading of the well-publicized plight of the "Boat People" in Toronto newspapers.- them a chance." Rev. Hooper said the Church has made an applica- tion to bring an entire family to the Port Perry area, hus- band, wife and three child- ren. The selection will be made by Department of Immigration officials now working in the camps of southeast Asia where an es- timated 100,000 refugees are waiting for re-settlement ity marks the end of efforts going back ten years by a study group based in Lind- decided to cast their votes in (Turn to page 2) Bottle 'explodes' youth cuts hands A 14-year old Seagrave youth suffered cuts to both hands when a 300 ml. (10 ounce) bottle of soft drink "popped" as he reached down to pick it up. Mrs. Liz LaRocca told the Star last week that the inci- dent happened July 4 in the garage of the family home near Seagrave. Mrs. La- Rocca contacted the Star after reading a story in July 11 edition about large size (1.5 litre) soft drink bottles that have been removed from the shelves in local stores. According to Mrs. La- Rocca, her son Chris had bought the cold bottle of Coke at the Seagrave store and walked home with it, a distance of about half a mile. He handed the bottle to his older brother Jim who put it down on the cement floor of the garage. A moment later when he reached down to (Turn to page 3) ART Michelle and Alex Denie found that the rim of this large tractor tire was a great place to get out of the hot sun and enjoy their grape popsicles during the 4th Annual Blackstock Tractor Pull. Ten students from throughout Durham Region If we were in their posi (Turn to page 3) have been hired this summer to help make our school libraries a better place to be. Locally, Marlene Parsons, above, of Blackstock will be working in the schools throughout Scugog Township, with such duties' ® as inventory, cataloguing, shelving and repairing books. The project, *'Experience '79" is funded by the Provincial Ministry of Education and the grant of $8,000 will employ the students for a seven week period. Scugog joins Kawar tha Vol.113 No. 36 Wednesday, July 18, 1979 36 Pages @ Delegates from 19 munici- Say Which has been working palities including Scugog to have a conservation i last week to form a new Kawartha area. 2 Kawartha Conservation Three previous votes by Authority. municipalities within the About 85 per cent of Proposed boundaries failed Scugog Township will fall toreceivethe necessary two- within the boundaries of the thirds majority, including a ® new authority, and Scugog's vote last October when three voting delegates at the Scugog's delegates voted meeting were among the 19 against the proposal. who voted in favour of its At that time, Scugog and formation. Durham Region council, While the vote carried Which appointed the local easily the necessary two- delegates, were not in favour thirds majority, it was not Of including Scugog in the unanimous as delegates Kawartha Authority, prefer- from Bexley and Harvey Ting to see this area as part Townships, and the Village of the already established of Fenelon Falls, opposed the Central Lake Ontario Con- formation of the authority. ~~ Servation Authority. The successful vote to However, Scugog and the form the Kawartha Author- reps from Brock Township LJ] and the town of Newcastle NEE. tractor is owned by Bonsma Farms of Blackstock : and was just one of the many tractors that came to : compete in this popular event. More photos on page , os -- SRE