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To the delight of hundreds of young boys and girls, Santa and his parade came to Port Perry last Saturday. : Extreme water usage varios cause concern to Vilage Council At the regular meeting of December 7, members of, Port Perry Council indicated they are concerned and 'puzzled over what appears to be a substantial discrepancy between maximum daily usage and minimum daily water usage in Port Perry, Recent developments with regards to the present capacity of the Village water supply prompted Council to study figures showing the number of gallons used daily during the last . several months, Council found it hard to believe that in September for example, the peak usage for one 24-hour period was 421,800 gallons, while the low usage for a similar time period was 171,000 gallons: Figures for August were similar, showing that in one day, 473,600 gallons were used, while on another day, only 182,000 gallons were used. Figures for June showed an even greater discrepancy with 475,000 gallons being the high, and 137,200 gallons being the low. It was suggested that the greater usage could have been a result of heavy use of gardent sprinklers, Council still expressed doubt that this would account for such a difference in high and low daily usages. It was asked whether there is any information available as to what the daily water usage of a village such as - Port Perry should be. Reeve Robert Kenny answered that his knowledge is that usage should 'average around 100 gallons per person each day. Thus, Port Perry, with a population of 3,000 could expect to use about 300,000 important message | So we may give better service to advertisers X and subscribers in time before Christmas, the J Star will be published one day earlier next week. Keeping in mind the going through the Post Office at this time and a possible delay in second class mail, the extra day for delivery should give assurance that the Star will be delivered in good This will naturally add pressure on the Port {- Perry Staff and in order to succeed, earlier deadlines and co-operations from: advertisers and correspondents will For next week only, the following deadlines must be strictly adhered to: Display advertising, Friday, Dec, 17, 6 p.m. Classified advertising, 12 : 9% heavy amount of mail ¥& ar a al time before Christmas. be necessary. COO OE, CCC GCL noon, Monday, December 20. News item or other type of messages must be % : _in the Star office as early as possible following % R occurrences, if to be published that week. In the anticipation of complete co-operation we thank you all. THE PUBLISHER X S6605566666666406450G6SGEEELEGGGCE606S but: "gallons of water daily. Councillor Gerald Jack- man added that he believes some sources consider daily -per capita usage to be closer to 250 gallons. This figure, he -satd;inclodes industrial-and - commercial-usage as well as residential. Council concluded that a leakage in the water system must be the reason for the high number of gallons used on certain days. Council gets the challenge - There will be an upcoming event - during Winter Car- nival that you should definitely consider taking in. On behalf of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, Dr. William Cohoon threw down the gauntlet in challenging Village Council to a _-broomball match, on skates no less. On hearing the challenge, Reeve Bob Kenny. promptly noted with a smile that he plans to take a holiday in February." Councillor Gerald Jack- man, who apparantly has played broomball before, suggested that instead of the usual round soccer-type ball, - a football be used. When asked why, Councillor Jack- man said footballs are used all the time, and chasing a skittering weird bouncing football around provides half the fun. Dr. Cohoon liked the idea, because he said the whole purpose of the game is to provide as much humour as possible. Have no fear, Dr. Cohoon, football or no football, a broomball match between Council and Chamber of Commerce will provide ample humour in itself. a 06 Port Parry, Ontario, Wednesday, December 15,1971 -- No. 8 Works foreman states As a result of Council discussion two weeks ago over snow removal procedure in Port Perry, Works Department Foreman Peter Crawford says it is the policy now, and it always has been the policy of the Department to clear snow from Queen Street before any 'other section of the Village. Mr.. Crawford said that three areas in Port Perry have priority after a snowfall. Queen Street is cleared first, then the Fire Hall Yard, then high school. bus routes on streets such as Ella, Rosa, Simcoe and McDonald. After these areas have been cleared, work starts on other residential streets The Jiseussion at Council came up after a Sunday "wight storm two weeks ago. Mr. Crawford said that the reason snow remained on Queen Street after that storm was that machinery used to pick up snow on Queen Street was not available. Van Camp Con- tractors has an agreement with the Village to pick up piled snow on Queen Street. 'Mr. Crawford said-that- one first time ever, snow removal policy of Van Camp's loaders was broken, and the other was working outside the Village. Mr. Crawford went on to say that on many occassions, the Works Department begins- snow removal as early as 4:00 a.m. and sometimes work goes on all night in the event of a heavy storm, No changes on County Council Reach Township Reeve Ed "Sam" Oyler has brought to our attention that for. the represen- tation on Ontario County Council will remain un- changed in 1972. Ontario County elected its first warden in 1854. There are 'at present 32 representatives on the County Countil, with each municipal government sending either its mayor or "reeve, whatever the case may ~ be, and the deputy reeve. Port Perry Village, and the Townships of Reach and Scugog have two representatives each on. County- Council: Theatre group plans spring productions The Borelians Amateur Theatre Society held a general meeting last Wed- nesday. It was noted -the proceeds of the production "Arsenic and Old Lace" were favourable. Three one-act plays will be staged by the Society some time late in February.' Casting for these 'plays will be held December 15 and 16 in the Anglican Church Parish Hall, with the hopes- that rehearsals can get started right after the New Year. The Borelian Society wishes to make it very clear that it is not a select. group. Anyone in the community who has an interest in live theatre in any capacity is urged to get involved. This includes acting, production, lighting, costumes, make-up, set design, and anything else that goes into a stage play. For further information contact Mrs. Elizabeth Fulford. Hospital Report For Week Ending Dec. 9 Admissions ............... 22 Births 1 Deaths Nil Emergency Treatments 73 Operations Discharges ............ : Remaining ........................ om The Santa Claus Parade featured not only Santa Claus, but . What's a parade without pretty girls? pretty girls as well. marching bands, and,