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Arts Council seeks unique, talented show exhibitors Scugog Council for the Arts are seeking talented exhibitors for its fourth annual show and sale. The (SCA) presents Showcase of the Arts in partnership with the Township of Scugog, and this juried exhibition and sale of fine craft and visual art is held in the spacious main hall of the Scugog Community Recreation Centre in Port Perry. To keep the show original, each spring an independent jury se- lects a fresh group of exhibitors, resulting in a varied and appealing collection of high caliber artwork. For this year’s show, being held on November 1 and 2, organ- izers are seeking 30 to 40 talented exhibitors to display a variety of artwork including paintings in all media, photography, sculpture in steel, stone, wood and clay, jewellery, fibre, glass and more. The application deadline is March 31, 2008. Applicants for the show must be members of good standing of SCA and they may join SCA at time of application. The three ju- rors for the 2008 event are Linda Jansma, curator of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa since 1994; Audra Noble, art teach- er, photographer and mixed media artist, BAA, B. Ed., OSA; and Kent Farndale, founder of the Kent Farndale Gallery, Port Perry. Showcase of the Arts provides a classy, affordable venue where artists can display and sell their work Application forms and SCA membership forms are available online at www.scugogarts.ca or in Port Perry at the Scugog Me- morial Public Library, Scugog Business and Visitor Centre, Meta4 Gallery and Framers’ Gallery. For information call 905-985-7418 or email info@scugogarts.ca. Who are they? ‘more senior location and people i in the above photo. 1950s or early 1960s by an Uxbridge Times-Journal photographer. It's believed the picture was taken at a small maple syrup ige, pos- sib t the Epsom area. e picture shows a man pouring sap into a large 50 gallon drum, hanging over a Wit fire. This is the maple syrup by small syrup makers at this inyone who might recognize the individuals i is asked to call Focus on Scu- gog at 905-985-8585, ry ar Eine Meanp Uy lett 1008, firemen from Port Perry and reali Sette azo a fan jed. tf ees ‘A Jarge portion of the motel was also ‘damagt vx JANUARY - Anna Forder and Richard Stephens placed second in the Canadian Figure Skating Championship senior pairs competition held in Vancouver. ve FEBRUARY - Ben A. Bohan, is the new administrator at Community Memorial Hospital. vx FEBRUARY - Reach Township resident, former reeve of the Township and Warden of Ontario County, Grant Christie was awarded the Centennial Medal. REMEMBER 1968 Yes, this month we are featuring 1968, unlike like last month when we Featured 1978 stories, but labelled it 1968. Sorry bout dat! ve MARCH - The last old school house in Reach Township, the “Yellow School’ at the corner of Old Simcoe Rd. and the 8th con- cession was sold for $7,900. ve MAY - Well over I50 persons attended the Port Perry Lions Club 30th Anniversary celebration at Club Annrene. Storey Beare, Zone Chairman of the Lions Club was elected Deputy-District Governor in Cobourg. vx AUGUST - Sharon Sweetman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sweetman was runner-up in a beauty contest held by Zone FI, Royal Canadian Legion in Whitby. ve SEPTEMBER - Eight hundred fourteen students were regis- tered at the Port Perry High School, the highest in the school's his- tory. R.H. Cornish Public School began the year with 699 pupils. vic OCTOBER - Bob Archer Motors, the local Pontiac Buick dealer- ship, was sold to John Majcher of Whitby. ve NOVEMBER - Miss Lynne MacGregor gave the valedictory ad- dress at the annual High School Commencement in Port Perry. vx NOVEMBER - Robert Kenny was elected reeve of Port Perry. He defeated J.J. Gibson, who headed the council for over a de- cade. Cecil Fralick was elected reeve of Scugog (Island) Town- ship. vic NOVEMBER - Bill Williams and Ted Griffen were elected to Port Perry Hydro Electric Commission. 28 FOCUS - MARCH 2008 focus@observerpub.ca