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VA WL ALI. Sra € SAN AFIT BU DD nicks E ) eo Christmas Music The Salvation Army band added to the Christmas and they had a hard time stopping their instruments spirit on Queen Street last Thursday when they played from freezing up, but their presence added warmth to carols in front of the Post Office. It was a cold day, cool temperatures. Ld - Seagrave: O ¢ Marilyn Beacock A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year to all the staff of the Port Perry Star. They do PORT PERRY STAR -- Mon., December 22, 1980 -- 7 Travellers grumble, climb aboard planes, and head for the south Scugog travellers longing for that Christmas vacation south of the border are grit- ting their teeth when it comes to paying the record high exchange rates for American money, but they are not lining up to cancel their flights. "People are grumbling about the rates, but we have not noticed any decline in bookings over last year," Dave Waite of Nonquon Travel in Port Perry, said last Friday. Mr. Waite said any impact on travel south of the border will show up in the New Year, but for the moment, "those travellers who have made up their minds to take a vacation are going through with their plans." The Canadian dollar, of course, has sunk to its lowest level in almost half a century in relation to American currency, and if you bought $1000 U.S. on Friday, it would cost you $1201 in Canadian money plus a one per cent charge. bank service "The official ex- change rate on Friday was 1.2015 per cent for buying American currency Mr. Waite suggested that Canadian travellers may be getting used to the high exchange rates as they have been paying 16 or 17 per cent premium for US funds for the last couple of years, and the current rate is only a couple of per centage points higher He said that Las Vegas and Florida are the most popular destinations south of the border for travellers from the Scugog area. Not only are Christmas travellers having to pay more for their American money. but as of last Friday there was much uncertainty over whether hostesses with Air Canada would walk off the job. Air Canada was saying that in the event of a strike, the company would concen- trate on maintaining service for the long haul flights, and let Christmas travellers make other arrangements for shorter distances. a great job the whole year through. Where would we be . 3 s. without our weekly news- paper and its staff!! Sorry to report Eldon Sears is still feeling under the weather. Hope you'll be better before Santa Claus comes Eldon. Sympathy is extended to the Ray Desautel family due to the passing of Marlene's aunt Mrs. June Symes. Our annual Christmas Concert is scheduled for Friday evening with a special appearance by none other than Mr. Claus him- self. The teachers and kids have been working hard to provide an entertaining evening for all of us. Wednesday evening Greenbank Hall hosted the Greenbank Public School concert and what a success it was. Mrs. Miller's Grade 6 class must have spent days preparing sets and costumes for their very enjoyable Puppet Show. The other skits and duet were also appreciated by the large audience present. re A 74 JACKIE SHINN = 3% As the news had to be in by Friday evening or early Saturday morning this week, it wasn't possible to provide many news items. Sorry about that folks. My family and I wish to take this opportunity to wish all of our faithful readers the very best of the Holiday Season and the happiest 1981. HOLIDAY STORE HOURS: Wednesday, December 24th - 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CLOSED December 25th & December 26th. Saturday, December 27th - 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M- Mon. & Tues., Dec. 29th & 30th - 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 31st - 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P M. CLOSED Thursday, January 1st, 1981 Friday, January 2nd - 8:00 A.M. t0 6:00 P.M. Saturday, January 3rd - 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday, January 5th - Regular Store Hours Commence. HOSPITAL REPORT Week Ending December 18 Admissions ..................... 31 BIPIhS o..occiinneniinisinmnnunnnisins 2 DEANS ...ocuinnaiiissisiminiinsiins 1 Emergencies ................. 166 Operations ........................ 9 Discharged ..................... 31 Remaining ......................33 LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER CO. LTD. 11 VANEDWARD DRIVE (OSHAWA RD.) - PORT PERRY - 985-7391 We'd like to thank you for your patronage over the past year. We look forward to seeing you and your families, and being able to serve vou further, in the vear ahead.