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| | | | i ; Xmas sales brisk (From page 1) Christmas was the "Oopsie Doll" which was difficult to find in any store. And he said the Pictionary board game was also extremely popular this year. Both Mr. Barr and Bill Brock at Brocks Department Store on Queen Street, said the evening shopping in December was busy. 'Mr. Brock said practical and basic clothing items were popular, and he described business as being "steady" through the month of De- cember. At Settlement House on Queen Street, owner Tom Mitch- ell described the month as "very good, the best ever." ___ Two of the more popular gift ideas this year were pottery pop corn bowels and cotton afghans, he said. And he noted there did not ap- pear to be as much last minute shopping as in previous years. t Luke's Country Store on Queen Street, Carolyn Luke said 1988 was one of the best years the store has enjoyed. Jewellry boxes and simmering spice candle pots were a couple of gifts that seemed popular with shoppers this year, she said. "From November on, sales were steady, although we were very busy on Christmas Eve," she stated. Howard Hall at House of Ho- ward on Queen St. said sales were up over last year, with popular ap- pliance items being TV: sets and recliner chairs. Welcome to the MEATING PLACE -- OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK -- 180 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY -- Phone 985-2818 . BAKERY - DELICATESSEN - FRESH MEAT - COFFEE SHOP CHECK FOR WEEKLY SPECIALS Having an office party or entertaining for the holidays? Leave the work and worry of food preparation to us! For your dining pleasure we can supply ... "MEAT or CHEESE TRAYS (over 40 kinds of cheese) VEGETABLE & PICKLE TRAYS B.B.Q. CHICKEN & HOT BUFFET ENTREES including ... Beef Stroganoff, Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Lasagna, etc. selection of CHRISTMAS PASTRIES from our EUROPEAN BAKERY Cellular phones also sold well as did the remote controlled cars. But dish-washers and micro wave oven sales were not as brisk as they have been in recent years. "Maybe the market for micro- waves is saturated," he said. Marg MacDonald at Strawber- ry Threads on Queen St. said sales picked up considerably in the final week before Christmas after a slow period in the first part of De- cember. Some of the more popular items in womens clothing were hand-painted sweat shirts and pants, flanel nighties and the tradi- tional sweaters which are always a good gift idea at Christmas. "There seeemed to be a lot of people from out of town shopping in Port Perry. We had people in the store from Pickering and To- ronto who told us they were doing their shopping here this year." Both sporting good stores in Port Perry report an increase in sales over last year. At Sportsland on Water Street, hockey equip- ment and skates were good sellers, said a spokesman. And at Pineridge on Queen St., replica NHL sweaters and sport clothing of all kinds proved popular as gift ideas. Ken Koury, owner of Nuts About Chocolate on Quecn Street described Christmas business as "just excellent." This was the first Christmas for the store, and Mr. Koury said sales began to pick up about mid- November and continued through until Christmas. Food Baskets are available for Holiday Gift Giving. Hostess trays and large bas- kets of candy were popular, as well as cashews and pistachio nuts, traditional at this time of year. And a lot of people seemed to be buying candy as stocking stuf- fers. Chocolate false teeth were a great seller this year, he said, as were chocolate Lady Bugs. A spokesperson at Creative Basket, another new specialty shop on Queen Street, said De- cember was a very busy month. Hostess gift baskets were pop- ular and a lot of businesses were ordering gift baskets of gourmet foods and coffees to present to friends and customers. Gravel truck hits freight A 30 year old Cannington man was seriously injured Decem- ber 23 when the gravel truck he was driving collided with a train south of Uxbridge. Regional Police say William Hubers was driving the tractor- trailer when it hit a nine-car freight with four engines at a crossing at Sideroad 12, just north of the Uxbridge-Pickering bounda- Police said the crossing was marked with standards but does not have the flashing warning lights. The accident took place just after 4:00 PM jand several of the freight cars were reported knocked from the tracks. Des Timbers, 14, also from Cannington was slightly hurt in the mishap. He was a passenger in the truck, which is owned by his father. Police said that one member of the CPR freight crew was also slightly hurt as a result of the crash. Details of how the accident occurred are sketchy as police were still conducting an investigation as of Tuesday morning. CORRECTION In last week's issue of the Port Perry Star, a story entitled "Truck driver is charged" incorrectly stated that the driver of a pick-up truck ran into a parked vehicle after col- liding with a snowmobile. In fact, it was the snowmobile that went on to hit a parked vehi- cle. The Star apologizes for any inconvenience this error may have caused. GATE RESTAURANT PORT PERRY PLAZA 985-8686 Monday to Thursday -- 7 AM to 8 PM Friday & Saturday -- 7 AM to 9 PM Also Open Sunday -- 8 AM to 8 PM CLOSED -- CHRISTMAS DAY OPEN -- NEW YEAR'S EVE OPEN -- NEW YEAR'S DAY Call now to book your Christmas & New Year's Parties. 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