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Serving Scugog Township NS LAG Ir Loy PSA LOLI SLR ERIE DY, MRE = a HERO AT 4 A 0 Wednesday, March 31, 1976 FL LR AL & af) A) o CAPO by oe Vd dn 2 CELE PRA ROT A A FA Fo HVA i WY 3 J oy, Tait AN TE : Vol. 110 No. 21 32 Pages Passed over for job Council discriminating, employee charges In a closed session of .Scugog Township Council Monday, the township's to the new position of Chief Building Inspector and Bylaw Enforcement officer bylaw enforcement officer at the last meeting of coun- and buildjng inspector Joe cil. He resigned from coun- Podres complained of being cil to accept the position. --passed over for the-job of Mr. Podres, four years a department head, accusing council of outright descrim- ination. "I can't see any reason why. they passed over my application," --said Mr. Podres, following the closed ." session, "except that my name isn't Bob Kenny." Mr. Kenny was Sppeed ; former 'willage of rt Perry, felt that Mr. Kenni\'s position of councillor helped influence the selection, and said Kenny is less qualified than he is for the job. Podres said he was told by councillors that what "was new township as well "Hor 0 Pushing their luck They're taunting the Grim Reaper in Cartwright. * Seems roads officials apé getting a little peeved at the motorists who keep overshooting the intersection of Nestleton Road and Concession Line 4 and smashing a - checkerboard sign at the T-junction. According to Road: Superintentent Ron MacDonald, the huge sign has been sliced off at least four times over the past two years, and he doubts that even council's move to install - a stop sign will help the situation any. You'd think the Reeident would tend to sober the motorist. : The sign borders a cemetery. TEE ay 3 1: . ny, ye yy The blowing was hot and heavy at the Port Perry Snowmobile Club's annval Graffitti Dance held Saturday night. Armed with two pieces of well chewed double-bubble gum; contestants in the bubble blowing building, inspector for the -_ years, anyways. -ially and unpaid," he said. needed was a man with ". engineering, building, and perhaps some planning experience. ~ "Yet, Kenny doesn't have-any of that experience,'"' "said Mr. Podres, 'and all those years...I don't, know how many...on council doesn't make him an expert on the bylaws or building." He said he's had no prob- lems or complaints about his work, from council or from citizens because he treats everyone fairly...and the same. "Why now, suddenly, am I not considered at all? I wouldn't have said a thing had they hired a guy with the kind of qualifications they were looking for." Mr. Podres said that he'd been doing the job of head of the department for two "Unoffic- "I've been doing the work." He said that his exper- ience in construction goes back some 20 years, includ- ing an apprenticeship in the trade. 'Mr. Podres said he's not so concerned with the legal- ity of what's been done as the ethical consideration. *I don't call this justice." Mayor Lawrence Malcolm feels, however, that council made a fair choice of the eight applicants. Five were interviewed, he said, and council felt they picked the best one. He said none of - the eight had engineering or planning qualities, and added - that Kenny's many years on local councils was considered in the decision. Vern Asselstine new councillor Vernon Asselstine, former councillor and deputy reeve, and an active member of the community has been ap- pointed new member of Scugog Township Council, replacing Bob Kenny who resigned in order to take on the new job of chief building inspector and bylaw enfor- cement officer. Mr. Asselstine, who was elected by acclamation at the Monday meeting of council, by a vote of council- lors, has considerable exper- ience as an elected .repre- sentative, and served six years on the council for the former Township .of Cart- wright, three years as the township's deputy reeve. He is or has been involved in a number of other community groups and committees, including the area branch of the Family Service and Children's Aid, the hospital board, Blackstock fair board, and the Community Cast of 150 for Ice All indications point to another good year for the Port Perry Figure Skating Club's = annual skating extravaganza at the Port Perry Community Memorial Arena, scheduled this year for April 9 and 10. There's been a reason for the packed arena when the local skaters perform in the annual show, and those wishing to find out why, are urged to get their tickets early for the event. Tickets go on sale this week at contest blew to their hearts contest, with Paula DeNure, right, winner of the contest. Dave Gray, who came in second, just couldn't match Paula's effort, in the final blow-off. Photo by J.P. Hvidsten House of Howard. This review, the club's 18th, features . around 150 skaters ranging from three years old to senior teens. The show starts at 8:15 p.m. with Part I, based on the theme of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This segment of the show fea- tures the small fry on some- what unsteady skates. Always a crowd-pleaser, ~this section of the show is followed by "The Entertain- ers", a performance of cabaret-type acts that shows 'off the excellent style and skills of some of Port Perry's own. A final, separate segment will be A Salute to the Olympics, in recognition of Canada's role as host to the summer Olympics this year. Guest skaters' this year include Pamela Thomson of Uxbridge, and Amy and David Martin of the Lindsay club. - While the show provides some excellent entertain- t Centres Committee of Scugog Township. VERNON ASSELSTINE He ran in the last munici- pal election for area council- lor, but failed to gain a seat on council be less than a 100 vote margin. Review ment for local residents, it also gives young skaters a chance to try out...and show off new skills learned over the the past season from club professionals, Rick and Barb Stephens. Performing before an audience is as much a part of figure skating as lacing skates, and such experience is extreme- ly valuable, say organizers. Perhaps one contribution to the success of the annual event that is rarely recog- nized is the army of volun- teers who help out behind the scenes with such things as lighting, costumes, stag- ing, props, and much more. Organizers say frankly that without the help of these . people...parents, friends, and others...such a 'show would be virtually im- possible. Expenses for the show, for example, have been kept down to around $2,000.00. Volunteers use their imagination and ingenuity to (continued on page 3) Minor arena delays postpone sod-turning Some minor delays have resulted in the postponing of the scheduled April 3 Scugog Community Memorial Arena sod-turning for a couple of weeks, according to the arena officials. New Arena Committee chairman Howard Hall said that the school holidays and a couple of other minor * delays demands a "couple of weeks more" to complete sub-trade negotiations. "No great problem. Just a few little delays," said Hall. He said the department of labour has approved the plans, and all indications now show that the actual cost of the building will come below the $710,000 quoted by the committee earlier. There is also some diffi- culty in-connecting the . arena into the sewage system. Durham Region originally indicated they would agree to a hook-up to the sewage force main that passes very near the arena on the way to the lagoons. Such a hook-up would 'Short Circuit" the town system, and would cut costs enor- mously. However, the Region has had after thoughts, and now hesitates to give approval for any such hook-up. Mr. Hall' said although there's been no official refusal, the cgmmittee is studying a pro- fos that would feed arena ewage directly to the lagoons through arena pipes and pumps. Mr. Hall said the cost of such a pipe, about 1,800 feet, could be subtracted from the cost of hooking into the force main (already included in the estimates). He said that such an alternative would not be "too expensive'. Scugog fire chiefs and new Chief Building Inspector Bob Kenny will be invited to view finalized plans at the next aréna building commit- tee meeting on Thursday. EYEE