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What everyone who knows anything about fashion will be wear- ing this season ---- plaid! Dianne Fallaise models a warm wooly plaid skirt and ensemble from Dor-Jean Fashions, just one of the outfits you'll see when the Order of the Eastern Star presents their second annual Prelude to Autumn Fashion Show in the Port Perry - High School auditorium September 17th at 8 p.m. For more photos and information, see inside. Malcolm in race Scugog"s Regional councillor Lawrence Malcolm has announced that he will be seeking re-election on Novem- ber 12. Councillor Malcolm made his intentions public at the start of Monday afternoon's council meeting when he read a brief statement to the "Mayor and fellow councillors." "Municipal business is what I like best, know best, and is the only work I do. I have carefully considered all the pros and cons (and) unless something unfor- Winds crunch Lilla St. tree Work crews with the Scugog Hydro Commis- sion were on the job for about eight hours on Sun- day repairing damage from the severe storms that hit the Port Perry area. A violent thunder- storm with high winds hit just after 7:00 a.m. Sun- day and snapped a large tree that fell onto Lilla Street near the Scout Hall. The tree hit the wires, broke a hydro pole in half and ripped the service in- to two homes on the west side of Lilla. A street light was also damaged. Traffic on Lilla had to be re-routed. Hydro crews were about six hours repairing the damage to the lines while Durham Region work crews cleared the tree from the street. Later Sunday evening, hydro crews spent about two hours repairing loose connections which knocked out the street lights along Highway 7A from Lilla St. east and on John St. The high winds are believed to be reason for loose connections The winds also knock- ed down trees on Simcoe Street and Beech Street in the north end of Port Perry. There was no damage to property or utilities in those instances. seen comes along I will definitely be seeking another term as Regional councillor." Councillor Malcolm is a veteran politician in (Turn to page 3) High winds early Sunday morning snapped this tree in half. It knocked out hydro to two homes on Lilla Street as it broke a hydro pole in half. Traffic had to be re- Council says noto The issue of full fun- ding to Catholic high schools will not be on the ballot when Scugog Township voters go to the polls in the municipal elections November 12. Township council Monday evening unanimously rejected a request from the Durham Public School Board that the funding extension issue be placed on the ballot in the form of a referen- dum asking if voters are in favour of the issue. "This is a provincial issue, it has no place on the municipal ballot. What would it accom- plish,"" asked Ward "2 councillor Jack Cottrell. Regional councillor Lawrence Malcolm said the only thing such a referendum might show is the number of public and separate school supporters and "you can just check the tax rolls and come up with the answer to that." Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor noted that three years ago the Township council rejected a request for a referen- dum on the testing of the cruise missile in Canada, and he said that personally he is not in favour of any kind of school funds ballot non-municipal referen- dum on the local ballots. Township ad- ministrator Earl Cuddie told councillors that placing such an issue as separate school funding on a local ballot in the form of a referen- dum might not be legal, and if it did take place and was challenged in court, the results of the entire election could be (Turn to page 2) Vol. 119 No. 41 Tues. September 10, 1985 38 pages Won't have to pay bill for $1,045 Couple beats city hall A Blackstock area cou- ple has just proven that if you fight long and hard, you can beat City Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Neil McGeoghan have been fighting for the past year or so over a $1045 charge for weed cutting on their 50 acre farm near Blackstock, a charge for cutting that took place before they bought the property in September, 1983. Acting on complaints from nearby property owners in August of that year, Durham Region ordered the noxious weeds plowed and disced under the terms of the noxious weed regulations. Both the order to plow the weeds and the work itself took place before the McGeoghans took legal possession of the property on September 22, 1983. But the previous homes. owner had refused to pay the $1045 bill, claiming the person who had been renting the land was responsible. When the McGeoghans said they would not pay the bill, the charge was levied against the pro- perty taxes. Mr. and Mrs. McGeoghan took their fight to the Durham Region Works commit- tee recently, and after hearing the story, com- mittee members decided that they should not be responsible for the pay- ment, reversing an earlier decision this summer. Committee members sympathized with the plight of the couple, and have instructed the Region's legal depart- ment to attempt to recover the amount from the previous land owner. routed until crews cleared the lumber away. Hydro crews were called out to restore service to the two a