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Lapa PRC FSS Happi RN A nessis... oo On Sunday, January 30 th, the annual Timmy's Snowarama for Easter Seals will be held in Port Perry. To promote the event, a media recep- tion was held last week at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa with dignitaries and this years "Timmy," Blair Crawford of Oshawa present. In the above photo, well known sports celebrity Brian Budd of Superstar fame is seen with Blair follow- ing the reception. For more details on the Snowarama, turn to page 15. World speed record challenged on Scugog An attempt will be made on Lake Scugog to break the snow machine world record speed of 148.6 MPH. The attempt will be part of a weekend of snow machine drags and speed races to be held February 12-13 on Kent's Bay, just north of Port Perry's Birdseye Park. Ron Beach, an official with the Ontario Snowmobile Racing Federation told the Star last week that the attempts to break the world speed record will mark the first time the super modified sleds have competed in Canada. The record breaking attempts will take place on Sunday, February 13, and Mr. Beach said there are only half a dozen of these super sleds in' North America capable of hitting speeds even close to the world record. That record of 148.6 MPH is held by the Budweiser Sled of Connecticut, and Mr. Beach said he expects it will be part of the Lake Scugog competitions. The Budweiser Sled does not resemble your average snow machine. With a six cylinder marine engine, it is turbo-charged to develop 300 horse power. "This will be an interna- tional class event," said Mr. Beach, adding that the Lake Scugog races February 13 is part of a five race circuit for these super sleds. The racing format on the ice will be similar to drag racing except the machines and drivers will compete against the clock rather than each other. "The whole idea is to go as fast as possible," said Mr. Beach, adding that speeds are recorded electronically. On Saturday, February 12, Kent's Bay will be the scene of the annual Port Perry Snowmobile Club's Drag Races sanctioned by the OSRF-DA with driver competing for overall points and cash prizes in stock, mod stock and open mod classes. It promises to be a great weekend for snowmobiles racing and competitions. And who knows, Port Perry may be the site of a new world snow sled speed record. shytongioininid wining shaadi sd x Ter - - 2 BJ sy Be . 'a. . . . ) v At a cost of $90,000 Scugog Township has paid $90,000 for a building and 2.5 acres on Durham Road 8 which will be used as a new garage and depot for the Township Roads depart- ment. The building and land formerly belonged to the Ira Vol. 117 No. 7 Township buys land for new Works depot Carr Construction Company which went out of business late last year. The decision to buy the property at $90,000 was made by Township council at an in-camera meeting January 10, and Mayor Jerry Taylor told the Star on Monday the Tuesday, January 18, ARRAS lA int is that zsin offer had been accepted by late last week. The money for the property will come from the Township's municipal pro- jects fund which presently has about $120,000 in it. Mayor Taylor said he (Turnto page?) 1983 32 Pages Building starts down by $2.7 million in '82 Scugog Township ex- perienced a marked decline . during 1982 in the number of building permits issued and their total value compared to the previous year. A report from the Township Building department issued last week shows the total value (estimated) of all per- mits reached $4,952,115 in 1982. By comparison, the total for 1981 was $7,611,177. There were 300 permits issued in 1982, compared to 363 the previous year. A breakdown of the figures shows the number of permits for new single family homes was 53 in 1982, slightly more than half the 103 permits. "issued in 1981. The new houses had an estimated value of $2.8 million, compared with $4.9 million the previous year. The report notes that the average value of each new home in 1982 was about $5000 more than in 1981. Industrial and commercial permits reached 22, more than double the ten permits of 1981 with a total value of $572,000. Although the number of permits in 1982 for additions and alterations dropped from 113 to 92, the dollar value in- creased from $589,000 to $607,000. There were 35 permits issued for agriculture buildings (the same number as 1981) but the value dropped from $541,000 to $401,000. There was also a marked decline in the value of permits for schools and churches, dropping from $774,000 in 1981 to $275,000 last year. Despite the overall decline in building permits during the year, the figures improved during the last half of 1982. The month of December, for example, shows 14 per- mits in 1982 for a value of $131,000, compared with just six permits the previous year for a value of $19,500. The upswing in construc- tion in Scugog Township last year roughly parallels the downturn in interest and mor- tgage rates, and if these rates remain at a reasonable level during 1983, the building in- dustry in the Township will bounce back. Township allocated make-work money Scugog Township has been allocated $44,500 as it share of a $100 million '"'make-work" agreement between the federal and provincial governments. The deadline for making an application for these funds is the end of this month, and Township council has asked municipal staff to come up with some suggested projects for the next council meeting January 24. If the Township makes an application that is accepted, the municipality will have to contribute 20 per cent towards the costs (about $9000). Some of the conditions under which a project will be accepted spell out that it must not conflict with work provid- ed through the private sector, or displace work normally performed by a voluntary agency. People hired for the project (whatever it might be) must be registered at a Manpower Centre, be unemployed, have exhausted all UIC benefits or be on welfare. The municipality must pro- vide management and super- vision of the project. Wages paid for the project must be above the minimum rate but not above the prevailing wage rate in the area. The municipality is under no obligation to undertake a project. Any project approv- ed must start by March. Ice condition warning The department of Natural Resources office in Lindsay is warning that ice conditions on the lake in this area are treacherous and extreme cau- tion is urged for anyone on the ice. The unsettled weather of the last few weeks has created hazardous conditions even when the ice appears thick and solid. The following is a good common sense reference issued chart for ice-carrying capaci- ty, but please not the figures are for clear, solid ice condi- tions only. One Inch: STAY OFF. Two Inches: One Person On Foot. Three Inches: Single File. Seven Inches: 2 Ton Truck, Car, Snowmobile. Ten Inches: 3, 5 Ton Truck. Eleven Inches: Turbo Beaver Aircraft. Group - NY OSE TO FR ey TN SI EE we kd es) > a 25 Es, Ne = wl --_ ry « | _ Ay ~~ n ~~ A pC ew - - G3 RAV: om, GATS yy Da MN RA a WE Sa rs A PRE Td AT AA