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Call (905) 985-6397 \ (CLV IRCT = N RTol Ve [ee] At the Farmer's Market Looking for something fresh?The Farmer's Market at the fort Perry Fairgrounds opened last Saturday morning and will be open every Saturdaythrough the summer and fall. You'll find a of fresh veg plants, frozen pork and beef sausage, baked goods, crafts and a few surprises. In photo above are Jim Holland of Nestleton who grows organic vegetables, Andrea Johnston of Ashburn who sells perennial plants and Cellidh Cohoon with a basket of great looking tomatoes. Market opens at 8:00 a.m. for the early birds who want first pick. 72 12, 179058 John O'Tool easy victor in Durham East riding "The people of Ontario have spoken very clearly tonight They are looking for a hand up, not a hand out." That was the way John O'Toole summed up his feelings last Thursday night after the Mike Harris Conservatives swept into power and he crushed NDP incumbent Gord Mills and Liberal Mary Novak in the riding of Durham East The un-official tally from the returning office the next day had O'Toole with 23,837 votes, followed by Mills with 8,529 and Novak with 6,515. He lost just a handful of the 179 polls across the riding Admitting the long 40 day campaign had left him exhausted, O'Toole and his supporters were in a happy mood Thursday night as they celebrated his victory at a hotel in Bowmanville "The victory is great. I'm looking forward to representing the people of M:.ham East," he told reporters As for the margin of victory and the Tory sweep to a strong majority, O'Toole smiled and said "I almost have to pinch myself. I guess I'll start to believe it tomorrow morning." The 51 year old Bowmanville resident said he will give up his job at General Motors where he is a quality control supervisor and he will resign his Regional seat on the Clarington municipal councii-- a seat he won last November O'Toole said he will work "wherever Mike Harris wants me to work," but indicated he would like responsibilities in education of municipal affairs O'Toole agreed that Ontario voted for a change to turf the NDP government of Bob Rae, but he said the Tory win was in Turn to page five Youth will have say in community issues Young people in 8cugog are going to get the chance to tell local councillors exactly how they feel on issues that affect them A Youth Advisory council will be set up by this September to advise councillors (through the parks and rec committee) on items of interest to this age group The Youth Council will be made up of five reps (one from each ward) who are under 25 years of age. The council will alse have one member of the parks and rec committee and a member from the community of large "It's better if the youth of the community tell us (council) what they want rather than the other way around," said parks and rec chairman Marilyn Pearce on Monday. "Here's a chance for the youth to have a direct say in how the municipality {es operated," she said The Township will start an ad campaign for young people who want to serve on this community which will meet four times a year and be appointed for a three year term One of the mandates the Youth Advisory council will have is to advise on priorities for the new Scugog Centre on youth nights and bring forwards recommendations to the Scugog Centre Board . draw last Saturday evening. million. Couple cashes 6/49 winnings A Little Britain couple will pay off some bills and take a trip down east this summer after winning $76, 068 in the Lotto 6/49 Omar and Jackie Somers have been playing the 6/49 numbers for about ten years and had five of six numbers plus the bonus number in Saturday's draw which had a grand prize of $10 Omar is quality control engineer at General Motors in Oshawa and Jackie works as a part-time packager with Mother Jackson Open Kitchens in Port Perry. They have four children. They'll be taking a trip this summer to Newcastle, New Brunswick to visit Omar's family. HiWeTe) ol B Jo) No): H @ Hi (alV:-N ul\Y V.¥-{0)N) (off » VNB A 16) ) cl 2°