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Upcoming Summer Events! British Invasion Dinner Dance Cruise June 16th, 7:00pm-10:00pm Father’s Day Brunch Cruise 7 June 17th, 11:00am-1:00pm y Did You Know? - In May, the P1S‘T. Paranormal Investiga- *New* Salsa Dinner Dance Cruise tion Society of Toronto, organized a night trip to “Ghost Road” June 30th, 7:00pm-10:00pm on Scugog Island. The group of about 30 members met at the ‘haunted’ Jester’s Court for dinner before venturing to the Is- land to seek out the ‘ghost’. As old as this story is, there always seems to be someone who hasn’t heard about the ‘ghost road’ or experience seeing the mys- terious light.... whoooooooo!!!! 106 or book online at Port Perry’s Locally Owned & Operated Funeral Home | WAGG “4 FUNERAL HOME Did You Know? - The Township of Scugog “Capture the Beauty of Scugog 2007” amateur photo contest is underway. Photo submissions that illustrate the beauty of Scugog Town- ship within the four seasons are invited by amateur photog- raphers. Contest winners will be announced, winning photo- graphs unveiled, and prizes awarded by December 15, 2007. To learn more about the contest contact Township of Scugog + Hie a ‘andor Prepaid Punerel Plenty nn ee ORI at 181 Perry Street, RO. Box 780 Port Perry, Ontario LOL 1A7 . ee ot (Cremation 216 Queen Street, or phone 905-985-7346. Attention: Communities in Bloom Photo + Main Floor Reception Facilities Available Port Perry Contest. For After Service Lunches 905-985-2171 : en Beautiful Downtown Did You Know? - Our local hospital, now known officially Port Posy wa Amie Ont Sect Para 1800-3 77aa as Lakeridge Health, Port Perry is still often referred to by www.wagefuneralhome.com its original name - Community Memorial Hospital. But we'd bet you didn’t know there are dozens of other hospitals with the same name throughout North America. Some of the areas with this name are hospitals in Wisconsin, California, Ohio, New York, Illinois and many other locations. Despite the fact it now appears that “Community Memorial Hospital” is a fairly common name, most people in Scugog still think of Community Memorial Hospital as being “our hospital.” Did You Know? - After a one year absence, Scugog will once again be taking part in the popular Doors Open Ontario pro- Menzies Salon and Spa has been at the same location for gram this summer. The local event takes place on Saturday, 40 years. August 11 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This year 44 communities are taking part in the event which starts in * j April and ends in October. We are 3rd generation family You can pick up the Ontario Heritage Trust “Doors Open” owned and operated. guide at the Scugog Township office during regular hours. The guide gives information on all sites open for the annual event. At naa aas Did You Know? - According to the 2006 Statistics Canada expanding our services to meet Census the following data has been recorded for Scugog our customer needs. Township: * Population: 21,439 * Population Change (2001-2006): 6.3 per cent * Dwellings in Township: 8,345 * Total Area : 474.63 km? * Density: 45.2 persons per km? [M: ncee Gitin Did You Know? - Population forecasts prepared by Durham Region Planning Department predict that the population of Durham will almost double by 2031, growing to just over one 905-985-7101 joo 905-985-7102 million people. The urban/rural population ratio in Durham 257 Queen St., Port Perr’ in 2031 is expected to be 94% urban and 6% rural. Scugog’s hale menziessalonspa Com growth is expected to top 26,120 by the same time. FOCUS - JUNE 2007 focus@observerpub.ca