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FLEE STE Ca SE A A SS IN A SITY A LS FASO A sca 2 A Ba Sy VE I EE RR A Re Ee $34 (ERBETENNIRAI AD AS FE Ny AL 0 Wadd FEU Tr JU ACR HERR E L AN SA NE ES ADE IRE WATER BaOv AY BNR gl . EIN OUR BARRY #30 5 XL SICH TR LLM BY JEN ise ¥ 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. October 12, 1983 LU -- Linda's glad she joined board at worst moment aa A AEB Ry 2 ou DETTE Linda McLaughlin Joined the library board al what she calls 'the worst possible moment." The fur was just starting to fly over the infamous library issue which divided the Town- ship for months before the new Scugog Mem- qrial Public Library as built. The board of directors needed a member from the Cart- wright area and when Councillor John Wolters asked Linda, she took a few days to consider his offer. "One thing I will say, John Wolters was initi- ally against the issue, but when he asked if I would take the job, he didn't ask me whether I was in favour of expand- ing or anything," she says. "It was just at the beginning of the contro- versy. You could see that it was going to end up as a controversy and it did. But I felt we needed an improved library." "I'm glad now that I did." Although she was afraid she might run into conflict over the issue, Linda managed to stay clear of most of the nastiness. The biggest debates she faced were with council members and when the election changed councillors midway through the issue, she wasn't sure where the library stood. Nowadays her job on the board is much quieter. Some who com- plained about the con- cept of a library on the waterfront now reluct- antly agree that it's a beautiful addition to the community. The dust has settled and board members are looking ahead to adding more books. According to guidelines, the Scugog Library has a compar- atively low number of volumes. Generally the board is responsible for the bud- get, policy and hiring of chief librarians. Certain board members concen- trate on the gallery in the library, making sure there's a constant flow of art. The library board is one of Linda's most demanding involve- ments, right up there alongside the Black- stock Fair. The Nestle- ton mother of two is the Women's Director and First Vice-President and has been working on the fair board for the past five years or so. Although the meet- ings are few and far between during the year (held mainly to keep people's interest up), things start to pick up as the Blackstock Fair draws close at the end of the summer. Tradition- ally noted as the 'fair where everything happens on the same day", the Blackstock Fair offers everything the bigger fairs do on a smaller scale. "It's a busy day because so many fairs have gone to more than one day. Everything is crammed so you can't help but overlap some events," she says. Although board members have con- sidered stretching the fair to more than one day, the consensus is always the same - leave the fair one day. There might be a slight change next year, however, as the board is attempting to have the fair's status changed from Class 0 to Class B. Stricter regu- lations would be nec- essary but the fair would also be eligible for more grant money from the government. Running the fair costs somewhere in the neighbourhood of $10,000, even though the majority of work is done on a volunteer basis. Which is how Linda McLaughlin is known. As a volunteer. Not only does she get involved with the library and fair boards, she also helps out at her church, St. John's Anglican in Blackstock, and the liason committee at Cartwright High School where her two teen- agers go every day. When she's not volunteering, she keeps busy sewing, gardening, listening and playing classical music and taking care of her family. Like her daughter Lynn says, "She's a busy lady." New wave of cooking in town Is the Microwave Oven for you? "A new Wave of Cook- ing" is a presentation from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The demonstration by Home Economist Beverley Brook will be held at the Scugog Memorial Library on Thursday, Oct. 20th, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and admission is only one dollar. The program is a col- lection of cooking ideas, menu suggestions and tantalizing recipes in- cluding main dishes, snacks and desserts. Each person attending the demonstration will receive a colourful recipe booklet. Cooking has come a long way from open fire to the fun-to-use microwave. It simplifies and shortens cooking chores so that time can be spent with family and friends. Not using your microwave much? Discover ways of making efficient use of oven. Thinking about buying a microwave? Find out what to look for so your needs will be best suited. Have all your ques- tions answered and taste some fine Ontario pro- ducts as well! 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