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Port Perry Star, 22 Mar 1972, p. 8

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ov A) G4 (a Fo ar TEX, ~~ ~ a Re nee a ran oS Nw OF, gd 0) eed +1] --e oS 5: Sx Spy ps TR a > hg onvOs aN 2: a Nd AT Pn Ean A CR Th 12-PORT PERRY STAR-Wednesday, March 15, 1972 Yacht Club to move from present location A resolution passed by Council at the regular meet- ing of March 7 says that the Port Perry Yacht Club is to Year-round trash cans Port Perry Council agreed "by resolution last Tuesday. night to purchase six gar- bage barrel tops at a cost of $21.17 each. The tops will be -placed over garhage drums already owned by the Village, thus making it practical for trash recepticals to be kept on the streets year-round. The practise has heen to remove the containers from the streets during the winter, the argument being that open "barrels fill with snow. There has been some recent criticism of the fact that there are no trash recepticals on the streets in winter. In discussing the purchase of the barrel tops, some members of - Council -ex- pressed concern that people might ignore the recepticals, and throw paper wrappers cle. in the street anyway. There was also some con- cern that vandals might damage or upset the con- tainers. This concern is not without "foundation as there will always be thoughtless idiots who won't go five feet out of their way to use (rash confainers. Likewise, there --wilLalways be small-minded punks who will "gel: their kicks" by damaging public "property. or knocking over trash cans. Nonetheless, the Village of Port Perry needs trash containers on at least the main street for the entire vear. The purchase of the trash can tops is a first step towards a much-needed "clean-up™ in this Village. The rest is up to the public. When the trash cans are placed on the streets, there should be no excuse. USE THEM. be informed that they must he moved from their present location by December 314 1973. : The resolution came during discussion. of pro- _ posals and suggestions made at a February 24 meeting between Park Committee members and Yacht Club representatives. Purpose of - the. February meeting was to discuss a new location 'for the Yacht Club . within the Park plan. At this meeting Park Committee Chairman Howard Hall said ahout 2.5 acres of land with lake - frontage of 500 feet could be leased to the Yacht club at the extreme north end of Birdseye Centre Park. The Yacht club indicated it has plans for a new building, covered and open slips, anda marine railway, with 'these to he completed over a two-year period heginning this year. Council has determined that the cost to the Yacht Club for leasing the land will he $1,200 per-year-including land taxes. Taxes on Yacht Club building with an estim- ated. commercial value of $20,000 will $500 to $600 per annum. The 'lease -will be for 50 vears, with an escalating clause to cover yearly tax increases. The lease will be drawn up and signed after the Yacht club submits a completed plan of the new location showing exact location of: building etc., and also when . ~the -Club-shows -it----has-the - "ability to finance the project. Seek National Geographic for High School Library 1963 - January, February. i Nov- March, June. July. ember. and Decembver. The Port Perry High School" Library requests donations of National Geog- raphic Magazines to its; collection, The students of the High School make extensive use of the National Geographic and the Library has the maga- zine indexes back to 1950 but not a complete set of the magazines. If any. of the Star's readers could help by donating the following issues to complete the collection, the users of the Library would be most grateful. The issues required are: All of 1950, 1951. and 1952. 1952. Port Perry 4-H Club Meeting No. 4 was held on Tuesday, March 7 at the old Catholic Church, We opened the meeting with the 4-H Pledge. Debbie Short read the minutes of the last meeting. Kim Harrison handed out the covers to the girls that needed them. Miss Dodd told us that Meeting' No. 5 will also be held at the Old Catholic Church. Miss Dodd discussed with us the section on "Fitting." One of the girls suggested that the covers be changed to green and white lettering and putting the 4H Emblem on the cover too. Then we all spread out our materials 'and - worked on them. press Reporter Shelley Howsam Councillor suggests 2 monthly meetings A suggestion by Councillor Gerald Jackman that Port Perry Council limit its regu- lar meetings to two monthly did not get any support at the regular meeting of March 7, In making the suggestion, Mr. Jackman said that in his Obtain all the today HOMEOWNERS -- $2,000 -- $50,000 cash' you need and reduce your payments by as much-as half with. a 2nd or 3rd mortgage on-sensible-terms: for "helpful courteous service. Investment Corp. 330 Bay St.. Coilect 366-9586. evenings 231-8146. CALL TO 10 p.m. "Call to 10 p.m. Prompt Toronto. Call DANCE Club Annrene Saturday, March MUSIC BY "FAIR FIELD FIVE" 25 Hank's Excavating SEWER INSTALLATION Phone 985-2333 or : Box 489 PORT PERRY | 1 "opinion Council can tend to the Village business in less time than is taken now. He asked that instead of meet- ing each. week, Council ings every two weeks, and if necessary. he said. a meet: ing could be called any time in between. While discussing the pro- posal. - Deputy-reeve, Phil Orde expressed concern that if the number of meetings was reduced to two monthly, Council could end up sitting until. 1:00 o'clock in the morning or later. Reeve Robert Kenny said he was in favour of contin- uing with the weekly meet- ings. "This way." said the reeve, "there's no bogging down. and when an issue comes up. Council can take the time to discuss it completely." : As itis now: Port: Perry Council meets cach Tuesday evening at 7:30. For the last lew. weeks. the meetings have generally' fun about three hours. Prior to this however. Council often sat until midnight. when much of the business concerned sub-division developnient water and the problem shortage 1953 - All except: October and November. i 1954 - January and March. 1955 - March and October. ' 1956 - 'January, March, July and September. 1957 - March, May, ember. October, ! 1958 - January. February, May, July, December, 1959 - January, February, March. May. July, October. 1960 - February. May, July. November. December, 1961 -- January, March. May. July, September. November: 1962 - January, April, May. June, 1964 - March and Nov- ember. 1965 - August, 1968 - May, December, 1970 - July. 1971 - February. Sept- - July and Prince Albert | 4-H Club The second, and third meetings of the Prince Al- bert Pals were held at Mrs. .Pugh's_home on_ Saturday, March 4th, 1972 and Satur- day, March 11; 1972." For - both meetings a memorial for Mrs. Martyn to show appreciation, was discussed. Patterns were laid out and 'were told to bast the garm- ents this week. A sheet called "Knowing Facts" was finished and are also col- lecting knit samples to be mounted and to tell what type of knit they dre and what kind of fiber was used. - Peel « Stick TILE : VINYL ASBESTOS 12" x 12" : Regular 31c each os lots - cover 45sq. ft.) 0 A = \E | Priced from $1.85 single roll i a Handicraft Guild The Guild held their March meeting at the Presbyterian Hall, "Mrs. Naples opened * with all repeating the Lord' J ; iii iie should hold its regular meet- \ Li DEN - Only 985.73M - . SHAGS * . HARD TWISTS . . INDOOR - OUTDOOR and many more to choose from A PAIN 08s FLAT and SEM! a | oo White Tinted 9 ---- LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER 235 WATER ST. - Len Se "rame and ill 1a Smith conducted an interested . group on how to do Mac- rame. The April meeting will be | \} . Praver. : "held atthe home of Mrs, | There Seve about ent Sandison at Janetville, Girls AGI presen will meet al IGA at 1:30 * A letter. was rfead from p.m, April 12, + : Mrs. Patterson which was A tasty lunch was served very enlightening. The * 'hy the lunch committee, meeting was then tured "Many thanks to Mrs. . overto Mrs. Sinclair Who familion for writing the explained: the arts aff Mac- yoports while I was away: "oRop INTO ie PRARMACY i ' : : ° ; fer "Novelties & Eggs priced from 10c to $11.00 TERRVS \ SMILES N of York) : ENGLISH CHUCKLES Imported . Fr | Caravelle 0 Harding PORT PERRY ' a

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