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Polkaroo and the gang from Polka Dot Door kept the kids enter- tained Friday afternoon with a show based on Ontario's bicenten- nial. That's Peter Van Wart and Malika Mendez on stage with Polkaroo in front of the Post Office. The show was just one of many exciting Western Days activities. See inside for more photos. In Ottawa apartment blaze Scugog woman saves man A former resident of Scugog Township has been credited with sav- ing the life of an elderly man when smoke and flames engulfed an 11 storey apartment build- ing in downtown Ottawa. Mary Lynn Holtby, 33, who moved to Ottawa four years ago, was in her 7th floor apartment about 4:00 P.M. July 4 when she heard cries for help coming from the apartment across the hall. When she went into. the hall to investigate, she saw flames engulf- ing a cot in the other apartment. She manag- ed to drag the elderly occupant through the open door and back into her own apartment. Miss Holtby then stuffed towels around the door frame to keep out the smoke and called the fire depart- Local politicians see the Lake Scugog weeds Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson and Durham-Northumber- land MP Allan Law- rence got a first hand look at the weed pro- blem in Lake Scugog, and both agreed that some kind of joint government action is required. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Lawrence spent half an hour Saturday afternoon, along with Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, touring the weed-clogged lake in the Durham Police patrol craft with Sgt. Jack White at the controls. It was the first time Several shaken up as 2 cars collide Several people needed hospital treatment for minor injuries following a two car crash on Scugog Island just before 2:00 A.M. on July 15. Durham Police say Richard Wallace, 23, of Port Perry was south- bound on the Island Road near the 7th Con- cession when his 1976 Corvette collided with a 1979 Oldsmobile driven by William Bobbie of Scugog Island. Both drivers received minor injuries, accord- ing to Durham Police. Also taken to hospital for treatment were Sharon Bobbie, and Sheldon and Janet Smith, all passengers in the Bobbie vehicle. Police estimated total damage to both vehicles at $17,000, and a charge of failing to share the roadway has been laid against Wallace. either of them had been on the lake this summer and they expressed dis- may at the extent of the weed growth, which many people. now believe is seriously hurt- ing the tourist industry in the Township. Numerous times dur- ing the trip, the prop on the powerful police craft became clogged with weeds and Sgt. White had to reverse the engines in an effort to untangle the weeds. At one point during the trip, Mr. Stevenson exclaimed, 'This is sure one hell of a mess'"', as he looked at a large area of the lake where the thick weeds have broken through the sur- face and appear to be like a carpet on the top of the water. The control of aquatic weeds in the navigation- al channels of the lake is a federal responsibility (Turn to page 3) A 28-year old Toronto man is facing numerous charges in connection with a high speed inci- dent early Sunday even- ing that ended in a head-on crash at High- way 7A and 12 at Manchester. According to a spokes- person with the Whitby OPP detachment, a 1983 Toyota northbound on Highway 12 was clocked by police radar at speeds in excess of 140 KM-hr. An OPP officer attempted to get the driver to pull over, but the Toyota continued northbound on Highway 12 for a couple of miles forcing several south- bound cars to take to the shoulder of the road. At the Manchester intersection, the driver + Police charge man -- after head-on crash of the Toyota attempted to turn east onto High- way 7A and slammed head on into a west- bound car driven by Richard Viggers, 32, of Omemee. Viggers, who was alone in his car, and the driver of the Toyota were both taken to hospital for treatment and later released. Both vehicles were described by the OPP as total write-offs, Philip Kearn, 28 of Toronto has been charged by Whitby OPP with criminal negli- gence in the operation of a vehicle, failing to stop for police, speeding, refusing. to provide a breath sample, and driving while under sus- pension. Vol. 118 No. 33 32 pages ment. She also had to use a chair to smash the window of her apart- ment. The building, which was home for many elderly residents, had to be evacuated. The elderly man, who was overcome by smoke had to be carried from the building by firefight- ers. He was treated at hospital for smoke inhalation and later released. Miss Holtby escaped from her own apart- ment down seven stories via the fire depart- ment's aerial ladder. The apartment of the elderly man was com- pletely gutted, and the heat was so intense it buckled some of the interior walls. Several other units received heavy smoke damage. The story of the fire and the life-saving actions by Miss Holtby was carried on the front page of the Ottawa Citizen. There was also a dramatic photo of her standing in front of the smashed window of her apartment just before she was rescued, and a second photo of fire- fighters carrying the elderly man to safety. She was shaken up, but not hurt during the incident. Miss Holtby is a student in the third year of a course in Interior Design. She is the daughter of Murray and Tot Holtby of R.R.4, Port Perry. Tuesday, July 17, 1984 | Fond farewells After 46 years of business in Port Perry, Sam and Ann Levin- son will be vacating their familiar store on Queen Street in a few weeks. The popular couple are seen here the day after the Scugog Chamber of Commerce honoured them at a special farewell dinner. Over 60 old friends and business acquaintances attended the din- ner held at Emiel's Place. (See story and photos on page 6)