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ice Palace needs cold! Now, if only Mothes Nature would show a little co-operation... Everything else is ready to go, for the grand opening of Past Perry's Ice Palace. Scveral digni- tarics will be on hand Saturday morning at 10 a.m. to offigjally open this fresh air skating rink, which has been painstakingly cre- ated by a host of different commu- nity organizations. They have toaxed the ice sur- face to smoothness; they've deco- rated the area with Christmas trees; they' ve built fences they ve. covered up the Township's picnic table area to create a place 10 warm yp (they've even got a fire place, courtesy of Over Ridge Retail); and they're all stocked up withyghe makings for hot choco- 'late, hot dogs and all the treats which make the skating even more fun. All told, the Ice Palace is plenty of work. But that doesn't faze vol- unteers like Dave Goldberg, who was hard at it Saturday afternoon with a lite, no, with a lot, of help Now food store? "FROM PAGE 1 The land is presently zoned C4 and needs an amendment to per- mit a food store. Mr. Ballinger said the compa- ny has been looking to open a store in Port Perry and studied a location in the east end of the community (the Conway lands on Highway 7A) It was rejected for Several reasons. Even though there are two food stores already here, he said "my experience has been that another jwould not be a bad thing for the community." It would bring new business and help keep local residents gro- cery shopping at home, rather than Oshawa or elsewhere, he said. \ Ward 1 rep Ken Carruthers dif- fered with that view and said a new store would mean a drop in from his friends. Scugog Citizen -- Tuégday, January 14, 1993-- 3 a With everything else going according to plan, the only wild card is the weather. Mr. Goldberg is hoping for a cold Hp to last, and last, and last. Obviously, January's mi emperatures haven'y repelfff Ice Palace crew. "We're disappointed in some ways, but we may be beiier offi the long run,* he said whil putting up some orange féficing. Last year, he pointed out, the weather was cold in the beginning, followed by a long mild period. By the time the @mperatures were the cold again, many people had for- = 9° & gotten about the Ice Palace and attendance dropped. But because temperatures have been mild at the beginning of the.season, Mr. Goldberg hopes the rest of winter will be cold and attendance will be steady. . Admission to the Ice Palace is $1.50 per adult, $1 per student, and $25 for a family. Season pass- es are available at $10 per person. On weekends, the palace is. open all day, and thanks 10 a lighting system, it will be open weekdays., from 4 p.m. 10% p.m. The Ice Palace is in a slightly different location than last year. It has been moved further south along the Port Perry ront to allow arco the pidWc table area and to geta better handle on crowd ny Also, the new location helpg.keep snowmobiles from being M¥the palace area. business for both existing stores There are still many ways (0 No matter what the weather is like on Saturday, 1 opening of Port Perry's Ice Palace will ad aseplanned. Many people have worked on making this dream bédcome reality, Including Kendall and Dave Goldberg. See story. int -$his group of happy faces, who took a minute for a phote. From left, that's Kaye Goldberg, Larry Kendall, Wayne Giroux, Al Goreskl, Doreen Wf ¥ INTRODUCING ... SUNG ORIGINAL COLOURS OPIUM Desi gner OBSESSION Fragrances | Sense. at Boss BRUTON'S Ba DRUG STORE OSCAR 3 of 1520 per cent, access Water St. from the ice, and "That's a fget, it can't be Mr. Goldberg hopes snowmobil- avoided. How much new business' ers will respect the Icé Palace (the store) brings to the communi- boundaries. @ ty oie key," he ssid. i While 'the grand opening is rea councillor arvey Graham said it's not the Fiease 56 ICE, page 4 Township's role to decide what business opens in the community. "That's up to private enterprise: Council must. determine if it (thet new store) is suitable for the site in question," he said. Mr. Trifiletti said outside the chambgrs that if there are no snags in the process, the store could be open in 18 months. * He has an offer to purchase the Zoecon property which is owned by several local business- men. 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