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| Highlights from a busy year in Scugog JANUARY 1989 Red Cross Homemakers Ser- vice announced they are not ac- cepting an new cases in rural areas like and more cut- 'backs are inevitable unless more government funding be- comes available. After a dramatic rescue from an ice storm, which included Township sander-trucks, po- lice, ambulance and friends, Carolyn Irwin gave birth to a baby girl at Community Memo- rial Hospital. 'Snowarama was cancelled for JANUARY 1989 Scugog 's 1989 New Year's baby was born on January 3 at 12.04 p.m. in the maternity wing at Community Memorial Hos- pital weighing in at 9 Ibs. 1 oz. Lauren Rae Patton was the fourth daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Patton. Two local snowmobilers went through the ice into Lake Scu- gog about 3:30 a.m New Years day. Tom Laroche and Don Darncey were able to walk to a nearby house after theicy spill. Operation Scugog announced - they were closing their used clothing store (Second Debut) and searching for a new location for the food bank, as the loca- tion they were presently using is slated for demolition. A large "folk art" cow valued at $400 was stolen from Queen Street in front of Settlement House between Christmas and New Years. Scugog"s first baby of 1989 was Lauren Rae Patton, weigh- ingin at nine pounds, one ounce on January 3rd. She is the fourth daughter for Janice and Tom, and was a birthday gift for Janice who celebrated her birthday the same day. Council has been receiving many complaints from resi- dents in Port Perry about snow- mobilers. They are prepared to "toughen-up" the local snowmo- bile law if necessary. The Rotary Club presented former Mayor Jerry Taylor with a framed portrait painted by lo- cal artist Les Parkes. Following a one-day strike, High School teachers reached a settlement with the Durham Board of Education which gives them a salary increase of 4.8% the first year and a further 4.9% the second year. A crowd of 400 packed the Le- gion hall in Port Hope to honour and thank Allan Lawrence for his 30 years in politics. Sixteen of those were spent in Ottawa representing the riding. Doctors were swamped by flu cases over the past week, with 220 students missing from R.H. Cornish duringone day. ! PRE EE I LEE the second year in a row follow- ing two weeks of mild weather and a lack of snow. FEBRUARY 1989 Unseasonably mild temper- atures are causing problems on Lake Scugog as a number of fish huts have sank in the ice and now frozen over again. More than 600 public school students have been given preventative medication after 9. confirmed cases of meningitis were discovered in Peterbo- rough, Victoria and Durham ar- eas. One 10 year old Bethany student died of the disease on January 30. Quick action by the staff of an Oshawa dentist saved the life of 51 year old diabetic Fred Rich- ardson of Prince Albert after he i th missed his appointment. Mr. Richardson was suffering from an insulin reaction when a staff member phoned to remind him of his apprintment. Librarian Judy MacColl was honoured at an Open House at the Scugog Library by many friends and relatives before tak- ing up her new position with the Central Library System. Judy 'was with Scugog Library for 15 years before accepting the new job. The Hospital Fund Raising committee appeared before council requesting $400,000 from the Township towards the $2.7 million expansion project. Friday night's teenage dances were suspended temporarily due to a number of complaints about fights, liquor offenses and damage to the Latcham Centre building. Two Caesarea ladies, Dorothy Wall, 79, and Anne Harran, 61, were the surprised winners of - $200,000 in the Wintario draw. An early morning fire in the Reach Industrial Park com- pletely destroyed a 40'x140' building and its equipment owned by Jerry Taylor. Total value of the loss was in excess of $400,000. Durham Region's long-time Sherriff, Morley Bain an- nounced his retirement after 31 years with the Sherriff's office. Work got underway on twin- ning the sewer line along Water Street. Work began in Palmer Park and will proceed south through the park and along Wa- ter Street to the new condomin- .ium and commercial project known as "Lakeside" on the old Conway property. Durham Region council has joined Scugog Township to ask for an up-grading of the provin- cial lands at the north end o Scugog Island. : MARCH 1989 Scugog Township council an- nounced Monday that the Scu- gog Landfill site will be closed in three weeks, and the cost of get- - ting rid of garbage is going to in- crease dramatically. Present tipping fee at the dump is $28 per tonne, but the new charge at an outside dump could be as high as $86 per tonne. Firefighters from the Ceasar- oe Ln tig. v 7 LN } a CIA» 4 i ql i ji 7' JANUARY 1989 ' p> pray Twp. FEBRUARY 1989 Mrs. Judy MacColl was honoured by her may friends and co-workers at an Open House at Scugog Memorial Library where she retired after 15 years of service, to take up a new position with the Central Library System. i ea department have signed a pe- tition asking for the retirement of Chief Len Scott. Council has asked the Ontario Fire Mar- shall to conduct a study on fire protection in the township. The Port Perry Star was pre- sented two premier awards at the recent convention of the On- tario Community Newspaper Assoc. One for the Best Tabloid Front Page and another for the best Heritage Section. The Scugog Chamber of Com- merce has issued a statement opposing a four-way Stop sign at the corners of Water and Queen Streets in downtown Port Perry. Rob Streich has been hired as a news reporter at the Star, and Lisa Hutchings is the new ad- wn! Allan Lawrence and his wife Moira toast to all the good times they shared while Mr. Lawrence was Durham Northumberland MP for sixteen at a thank you dinner held at the Port Hope Legion Hall. LE LE I I EL EA J LJ years. The popular couple was feted « oe oe vertising sales representative. The Region of Durham has announced it will spend $1 mil- lion on a major study on garbage disposal over the next year. After 10 years of problems with wells in Greenbank, Dur- ham Region will spend $1.6 mil- lion on a communal water sys- tem for the village. Harry Poulton of Utica was named Horseman of the Year by the Canadian Standardbred As- sociation for his work with three outstanding horses, Matts Scooter, Stargaze Hanover, and On The Road Again. Scugog Township Mayor Ho- ward Hall requested GO- Transit to include Port Perry in its areas of service. Local grocery stores removed crates of Chilean produce from their shelves following the gov- ernments ban, caused by the finding of the deadly poison cya- nide in two grapes in the United States. Work began on demolishing the old Creamery Building on Water Street to make way for proposed condominiums or a seniors housing project. Water wells throughout the Township are drying up as one of the worst dry spells in history continues. Lack of rain last summer and a small amount of snow this past winter are being blamed for the extremely dry conditions. Port Perry MoJacks went down to defeat in double- overtime, losing to Wellington Dukes by a score of 5-4. Two Scugog Township resi- dents were charged with fraud when they tried to cash a forged Jats 649 ticket worth $4.5 mil- ion. (Turn to page 14)