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Scugog Citizen, 23 Jul 1991, p. 1

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A Proud Voice For Scugog y NTA 245060 Vol. 1.No. 5 Tuesday, July 23, 1991 Malcolm in mayor's race Then there were two... . Suddenly, it's arace. + Throughout most of this hot, sleepy summer, only one man had publicly revealed his intentions to run for Mayor in November's manicipal election. Incumbent Howard Hall reg- istered early, and for a while; it looked like no one would issue a ch g But on 'Friday, Cartwpight Ward IV councillor Glenn Malcolm marched Scugog Township office and added his . i name - to Glenn Malcolm the regis- te ration ist, thereby turning up the heat in these early election months and into - the , making the Mayor's race, a horse race. "I feel that I can offer a differ- ent-perspective on the many issues that thesext council: will be faced with; based on the difference in my age and background than the present Mayor," he wrote in a press release. "I want to give the * voters. of Scugog Township a choice in leadership this November." | J At 38, Mr. Malcolm, a farmer, is approximately 24 years younger than Mayor Hall, who was a busi- nessman. in Port Perry. for many years. These differences, Mr. Malcolm says, will provide differ- ent perspectives on goveming the township. Please sée RACE, page 4 1 ot As the weekend sun beat down mercilessly on Scugog Township and the rest of the province, people did everything they could to put a rein on the suffocating heat. Signs posted at the 1gkéfront in Port Perry warried 'No Swimming' but that didn't stop parents and their children from swimming all weekend long. Birdseye Pool was packed tighter than a sardine tin, and private pool. owners suddenly found themselves with extra friends. At the ball diamonds, people because of rain, but because they wanted some sun relief, nough. for you? Baby, it was hot outside. , had their umbrellas up -- not. 73 And even the dichard sun-seek- ing suntanners forsook their browning: process for shady trees. . And we all became 'hydro hogs' as electrical consumption jumped dramati- cally over the weekend, with Metro Toronto / chalking up the 7 highest consump- tion ever in Ontario*s history. Andrea Schaffeler, a summer student with . Ontario Hydro in Bowmanville, said fig- ures weren't available to show local usage but all indications were hydro usage was sky high. "We do know, definitely, that © with the way the heat:wave was Working on everyone over the {Please sey HEAT, page 4 v8] - PRINTED ON 10% RECYCLED NEWSPRIN wp - D H oO] | The Port Perry, Canadian In what was a teal nail- Tire Bantams were hot (like biter with the lead changing the weather) Saturday as hands three times, Port ral- they swept four games to lied late in the game, then win the fastball tournament had to fight off a Frontenac held at the Lakefront dia- up-rising to grab a 7-6 victo- monds. ry. The' Canadian Tire "The team was near flaw- Bantams: are enjoying a fine less with three straight wins season and setting their ° in the round-robin to 'sights on OASA playdowns Circ. 9,000 20 pages advance to the final against later this summer. See sports Frontenac. pages for details/photos. p Hot sun, cool kid Yes, of course she looks familiar! You first met Meghan Peter 'on the front page of 'Summer! Your, Gulde to the Good Life In Scugog Township'. Well, Meghan Is here to remind you there are still a few coples avallable at the Scugog Chamber of Commerce booth on * Water St., next to the ball diamonds and tennis courts. The guide has all the Information you need to enjoy summer, including. the scoop on the Lake Scugog Annual Regatta and Fleld Day, Aug. 3, 4 & 5 In Caesarea. And to be per- fectly honest, we also wanted Meghan to show off the Citizen's fresh new colour jook. Pretty as a picture, don't you agree? We thought so! 3 0 FCS) ORS 14 00000 0 Of I 3 | SIAN OATES) 0% od 08 id

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