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"JE a ry Ee gl SN 16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 14, 1987 Ontario County Dairy Princess Hovde | | boop | 3 te 4 YT Yu : a 4 Hundreds of area farmers turned up at the Stone farm north of Greenbank last Tuesday night for the annual twilight meeting of Ontario County Dairy Farmers. The highlight of the meeting, however, was the Ontario County Dairy Princess contest, entered by four lovely young ladies. The winner was Michelle Down of Sunderland (seated, at left with last year's princess, Kim Batty). The three other entrants were (back, from left) Karen Kea, Lynda Clark, and Pat Shier. bd PRE EY aii til ith suns 7 vr A ew satel Ish and Lenny, the two friendly clowns who entertained the kids on the street and the stage over the weekend, are seen here during one of their comical routines. a Letters No losers in merchant's contest Dear Editor: What a hard job!, Congratulations to each business who participated in the merchant's competition during Bahama Ddys this year. It was easy to see that a lot of thought, work and effort went into each merchant's display. Each business' display was unique and entering the contest, greatly enhanced the Bahamas Days theme. After the winners were declared, however; I was bembarded with criticism of the judges and the way the stores were judged. Some mer- chants were even threatening to avoid any other similar contest. To set the record straight, let me detail how the judging was done. Three judges consisting of Miss - Bahamas, Beverly Pennington of Thomson Vacations and myself were selected. Two of these judges ~ were chosen from outside of the Port Perry area to avoid any biased marks. Each judge could give a business a maximum score of 30 points, broken down by 1 to 10 marks for staff enthusiasm, 1 to 10 marks for staff costumes and 1 to 10 marks for store appearance. Once the store was judged, the three judges would total their marks together to award the business a mark out of 90. The judges were also looking for a strict adherence to the Bahamas culture and music. An example, stores decked out in pink flamingos (the Bahamas National Bird) but playing 'Montego Bay" in the background just did not make the cut. The judges would spend a minimum time of five minutes in each location, but would stay longer if invited and -business allowed. It was not the judges in- tent to be bribed by punch, snacks, ete. so long as the store's clients were receiving the same treat- ment. As one of the judges and organizers of this event, I feel that each business was given equal consideration. The winners were simply chosen by picking those businesses who had the three highest marks. Our judging process certainly was not flawless nor did we want to ham- per the fun and excitement that the Bahamas Days promoted. 1 will however stress that it was ex- tremely difficult to fairly judge a business with numerous em- ployees versus a sole proprietor- ship. Finally, congratulations again to all those merchants for their hard work in making Bahamas Day the success that it was. It is very disheartenbing to receive cutting criticism over an event that you sponsored with your own time and finances to promote our beautiful town of Port Perry. Unfortunately not everyone can be a winner, but in this event | honestly believe that there were no losers. Sincerely, Brent Taylor, CTC Marlin Travel Grads from Scugog Township Neil Taylor, son of Joyce & Geoff Taylor of Port Perry, graduated from York University witha B.A. in Computer Science. Neil is currently working for Elec- tronic Data Systems of Canada, a Division of G.M. in Oshawa. Neil also has a Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology. Jason Charles Fallaise, son of John & Betsey Fallaise, 435 Lakeshore Drive, Port Perry, recently graduated from the Facul- ty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. Jason has accepted a teaching position in the Art Department of Preston High School, Cambridge, Ontario. Jodie Johnstone, daughter of Larry & Coreen Johnstone, - graduated from Durham College on _ * the Deans List. Jodie majored in Ac- couting & Financing. Jodie is presently employed with Winters, Sutherland & Moase, C.A.'s in Oshawa. In the fall, she will be taking the remaining courses to become a Cer- tified Management Accountant. Douglas Young, son of Russ and Jane Baird of Prince Albert graduated from the University of Toronto with his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. Douglas has accepted a position in Toronto. ee -------------------- [Country L Hwy. 7A & High Street, Port Perry, Ontario "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." ane REALTY LIMITED R Kelly, Zuly, Greenway, Bruce BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Motor Vehicle -- Criminal Personal Injury -- Wills Real Estate -- Family Law Corporate & Commercial EVENINGS & WEEKENDS BY APPOINTMENT 114 King St. E., Oshawa 1723-2278 "w+ mere ew aw ss aa. FE TE EE EEE I