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World renowned Jazz artist Peter Appleyard thrilled a full house at Town Hall 1873 on Sunday night during the final con- cert of the Summer Series in the Park which have been taking place in the Palmer Park Bandstand. The concert was moved to the Town Hall because of the unpredictable weather, but those attending were treated to a great show by this charming, talented musician. Above, Peter Appleyard in a familiar position behind the "vibes." ¥ ,.- Durham to push for the tourists . The Tourist Association of Durham Region is gearing up for a major push in 1988 in an effort to capture a bigger share of the Region's Industrial Development commissioner told the news con- ference last week that precise figures for the Region are not known estimated $8 billion tourists spend in at this time. Ontario each year. But he did say that a study of one And to get the ball rolling, the - Association has invited about 1000 people to a planning and strategy meeting October 8 at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa. "There is a large market potential for jobs and revenue in the Region," said David Gould who chaired a TADR task force on tourism this summer. He was speaking at a news con- ference held last week in Whitby at the Durham Region building on Rossland Road. He described the up-coming Oc- tober 8 meeting a "very important one' and said TADR is hoping that at least 400 people from the tourist industry in the Region will show up. He said the meeting, which gets underway at 9:00 AM and will wind up about noon, will do a couple of things: bring new members to the Association, and outline long and short range strategies for sprucing up the industry in the Region. The Association feels that tourism is a growth industry in Ontario and Durham Region and in the next (Turn to page 2) x iY Vol. 121 No. 43 Tuesday, September 22, 1987 Copy 50¢ 44 Pages Af Nestleton Country Store 'The owner of the Nestleton Coun- try Store is concerned that Canada Post may be getting ready to close down the rural Post Office that has been part of the store in that com- munity for many years. Peter Fitton, who has owned the store on Highway 7A for the past two years, told the Star that Canada Post officials presented him with an offer last Friday morning, an offer he says he simply cannot afford to accept. Mr. Fitton refused to accept the contract presented to him and was told that the Postal Corporation will seek other alternatives to providing services in Nestleton within the next three months. Mr. Fitton is angry and upset at the contract offer he was presented last Friday and the fact that he refused to accept it may put the blame on him if Post Office services in the community are discontinued. Mr. Fitton presently rents a part of his store to Canada Post for $96 per month. Canada Post pays the salary of a regular postal employee to staff the office for 34 hours each. He said he likes the present ar- three years it could surpass even the auto business in terms of economic importance. This year, tourism generated some $20 billion in revenue in Canada, $8 billion in On- tario and employed about 600,000 people in this province. Pat Olive, who is Durham Nestleton Country Store owner Peter Fitton is upset with a contract offer he received from Canada Post to keep the postal service in his store. He refused the offer last Friday. Postal officials say it's a matter of economics and the future of the post office in Nestleton is in doubt. (See story, top of the page) ost Office in doubt rangement and admits it is good for his store business to have the Post Office located on the premises. Under the terms of the contract he turned down last week, Canada Post asked him to take over operation of the Post Office in the store, in- cluding staffing it 34 hours a week. As compensation, he would receive a percentage of the gross receipts from the Post Office. Based on 1986 figures, that would work out to $1542 yearly. Mr. Fitton says he is too busy running the store to staff the Post Office himself and if he had to go out and hire someone, the $1540 he would receive annually would not come anywhere near paying the ad- ditional salary, even if he could find someone to work at minimum wage. "I suspect that Canada Post is not serious about keeping the Post Of- fice open here. If they were, they would have made me a more serious offer. I want to keep the Post Office open, but I can't under those term," (Turn to page 26) Blood donors needed There could be a serious shortage of blood in area hospitals, including Community Memorial, unless there is a good turn-out at blood donor clinics this fall. Jane Buchan, communications co- ordinator with the Red Cross in Toronto said last week the supply of blood could reach "serious levels' at this time of year. In an effort to avoid this situation, the Red Cross will be holding a blood donor clinic in Port Perry on Fri- day, September 25, and Ms. Buchan said they are hoping to surpass the goal of 100 units. The clinic will be held at the Catholic Church Hall on Scugog tions this summer. || ly two years ago. Crime Stoppers award to Star's Cathy Olliffe Port Perry Star reporter Cathy Olliffe will receive an award from Crime Stoppers International for an article she wrote about the Crime Stoppers program in Durham Region. The award is to be presented this Wednesday evening in Casper, Wyoming, at the annual Crime Stoppers Conference. Durham Police Sgt. Sandy Ryrie, who co-ordinates Crime St accept the award on behalf of Mrs. Olliffe. It was on his suggestion that the article was submitted to the Crime Stoppers Media competi- The article and several photographs appeared in the Port Perry | Star last January. It was about a Crime Stoppers re-enactment of i a murder that took place in 1974 in Raglan, % More than 600 articles were submitted from newspapers all over "| North America to the Crime Stoppers competition, and Mrs. Olliffe's "| was one of three selected as a winner. | 3 Sgt. Ryrie will present the award to Mrs. Olliffe when he returns | from the Casper conference at the end of this week. x Crime Stoppers is a continent-wide program which encourages | the public to assist the police in solving crimes. The Port Perry Star | has supported the program since it started in Durham Region near- Street (Highway 7A) from 2:00 to 3:30 PM and again the same day from 5:00 to 8:30 PM. For those who have never given blood, Ms. Buchan said the re- quirements are for a person to be in general good health and between 17 and 66 years of age. New donors will be asked to fill out a questionnaire, have a sample taken from a finger. It takes only about ten minutes to give the blood, followed by a rest period of 15 or 20 minutes. First time donors will receive a Red Cross Blood Donor card. "If a person has never given blood before, the entire process will take about an hour," said Ms. Buchan. toppers in this area, will