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re ANY ye Y 8 L 4 i. fale FAERIE A ACN AS ALENT ' i CRUE MEARE RRP nce ng Sy RREREAANIIRCAR ER oman. 4 ® | " J » J [ 4 » » LJ 4 LJ 4 LJ - ' « ' ¢ ° Uxbridge arena has been ordered closed and council has decided to dismantle the present structure and erect a new building around the existing ice pad, Mayor Carl Puterbough told about 40 interested citizens at a _ recent public meeting. In' effect, Uxbridge Town-' ship will have a new arena, at an estimated cost of about $250,000. which will try to be raised through public dona- tions and fund raising. It is hoped that the arena Greenbank area news by Mrs. Armour McMillan We are pleased to report that Mr. John Leask is at home to convalesce after a stay in Oshawa Hospital and Mr. Wm. Hill is home from Port Perry hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Couves spent a few days at Magnetawan with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dobson and child- ren. Rev. and Mrs. Harris have reported that they are now settled in Newfoundland and hope to enjoy their work there. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phoe- nix spent a few days last week in New Liskeard. Missess Cathy and Jill Stone home over the holiday weekend. can be operating no later than December 1st of this year, which will put a crimp in the hockey plans for the coming year but should still give a fair amount of ice recreation for the season. The committee appointed to see the project through is headed by chairman Peter Gouwelleeuw and consists of Harold Black, Marlene Webb, Ian O'Connor, Gerry Herrema and Harry Stemp. Ted Sims, of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates Limited, Mrs. Myrtle Thomas visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Clark at Brampton for a few days over the weekend. Congratulations to Miss Susan Cookman who married Mr. Rupert Camer- on at her home on Saturday afternoon and Mr. Keith Rodd and Miss Donna Rise- brough were married in Trinity United Church, Ux- bridge on Saturday. Mr. Frank Lie is home from a bus trip to the west coast and enjoyed the two days at the Calgary Stamp- ede. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc- Millan with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hood in North Bay for a few days. (continued on page 10) consulting engineers for the municipality, reviewed the report with the meeting and giving facts as to why the building should be replaced. "The code calls for a roof structure that will carry 35 Ibs. of pressure per square foot," he said. "The present arena is rated at about 101bs. or one-third of what it should be". He said that it was the Maynard truss arenas that were causing the most pro- blems and that is because they were the most popular form of construction 40 years ago. He explained to the meet- ing that council had two choices. The first was one of repair and this would be done by placing more trusses in between the present truss system. ~#This would probably cost about $210,000 and it would mean that the spectators would have twice as many posts to look around to watch a game", he said. "The second would be a new struc- ture around the present ice pad-and we estimate that it could be done for about $250,000 thus making the re- placement the most attract- ive alternative." He explained that a repair job would probably last for about 8 to 10 years while a new building with steel beams would serve a useful and probably more. He said that Brooklin went through the same situation and were able to do the job for $170,000 about four years ago. The plan calls for the taking down of the present structure and erecting a new shell right around the present pad. 'It would mean a new sprinkler system, im- proved seating capacity for the spectators with a clear view of the ice surface and a new maintenance room. New dressing rooms at the front were also discussed and it is likely that the plans will come in with a more functional front entrance with new dressing rooms. Sims suggested that in the new design the players PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, August 5, 1976 -- 5 | - New Uxbridge arena to operate by December benches, penalty boxes and other maintenance facilities would be located on the south side of the building and all spectator seating would be located to the north side. He explained that this would be the most functional and would also mean more im- proved heating for the spectators if they were all along one side. Reader's Viewpoint STAR delivery a problem 22 Fleetwood Ave., Toronto M6L 272, Ontario. July 29, 1976. Port Perry Star, Port Perry, Ont. Dear Sir: It is with regret that I appeal to you, to ask your help in receiving your paper each week. I have taken this paper for quite sometime and about four months ago the paper started coming to my door maybe three times a month, instead of four. As of this very month, I have received only one paper to this date from you. I want the paper within a few days after it is printed, as it used to be delivered. Now I don't think that the problem lies with you people but with the delivery depart- ment here in the city. I just feel that maybe if you people start investigating this 'non delivery' they might pay attention to you. I phoned the second class mail department here in Toronto and was told 'they would look into my com- plaint and let me know the results" but I never heard another word from theni. There are times that I would receive two papers the same day. I want my paper each week, not two weeks in one week or as of this month, only one paper in the four weeks. ] Would you please investi- gate for me or I will have to stop your paper. Thank you. Mrs. Evelyn Christie EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a problem that occasionally crops up due to postal or mailing problems that are beyond our control or the control of the local postal service. We are con- cerned that this may be causing problems with other customers as well and are investigating. We would suggest that anyone exper- iencing similar problems should contact their local or area post office. Bill Smiley purpose for at least 50 years Hasta la vista ..Well, by the time this appears in print, we'll be nearing Fall, and here I am groping around in my own backyard, not even started on my way to Paraguay. It's not that I haven't had a tremendous response to my appeal to readers to help out with accommodation in such places as Lima and LaPaz, and for someone to volunteer to fly me down. An enterprising travel agent in Meaford, Ont. told me his Dad wanted to go to South America too, wished me well, and offered to arrange my trip down. Caroline Ngui of Windsor warned me that I had my countries mixed up and might wind up in the former British Guiana instead of the former Dutch Guiana, with no place to stay. Quite right. The former D.G. is now Surinam, and that's where I aim to go. Perhaps Ms. Ngui has a sister there, or an ancient aunt, who would put me up for a night or two. But the clincher came when old Don McCuaig, the newspaper baron of Renfrew County, challenged me to put up or shut up. He offered to share expenses, and presum- ably he has a plane. I had hoped to be going es S0OYEARS AGO Thursday, August 5, 1926 Miss Miriam Harris is returning home after . spending a number of weeks in Montreal. Myrtle appointment is * holding a Garden Party at the home of Fred O'Boyle on Friday evening. En- tertainers include George Granville, gold medal elocutionist, Clara Butt, entertainer, and Jimmie Reid, comedian, all of Toronto. Friday and Saturday specials at James McKee and Son's Superior Stores include, 10 lbs. granulat- ed sugar 68 cents; Bruns- wick Sardines - 4 tins for 25 cents; white tapioca - 2 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 9, 1951 Mrs. M. Mero and her pupils at SS No. 7, Regch Township Public Schpol,' the 1950-51 Rural Sc Ground Improvement i competition, sponsored Ibs for 19 cents. . Greenbank, placed 8t| in, 1 Remember When..? by the Ontario Horticul- tural Association. Mr. Camplin brought in a saucer of raspberries last week some measur- ing 3% to 1 inch across and 1% inches long. Peter Lawrence (Law- rence's Rexall Drug Store) and Jim Kight, (Archer Motor Sales), placed first and second respectively in the car derby sponsored by the Port Perry Business- men's Sports Day. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 3, 1961 Congratulations to Miss Linda Pickard who has won a new bicycle in the Elmer Safety contest. A new restaurant, Con- way Gardens, has been opened recently on the 7A highway in Port Perry. Larry Skerratt, a stu- dent of Prince Albert Public School, this week: obtained his official Red Cross Senior swimming badge at Pine Ridge Park with excellent marks. among Canadian week- Larry has been assistant teaching instructor at that park this summer. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 1} 1966 For the first time in the history of the Port Perry Star, this newspaper was among the prize winners at the convention of the Canadian Weekly News- paper Association. The Star was awarded third prize for Best Front Page lies. On her retirement from the Municipal Office in Port Perry, Mrs. Marg- aret Hayes was presented with an occasional chair from the Village and a wrist watch from the em- ployees of the municipal- ity. Messrs. Roy and Har- old McLaughlin, Black- stock competed in a large horse shoe pitching con- test in Simcoe recently. They and their wives spend the weekend in Fort Erie, Buffalo and area. _ . along with somebody younger and better looking. Another thing. He says he has no ex girl friends south of the border. No problem, old buddy. You can have Maria Rosa Carvalho. She's the homely one. And she's just about your age and speed. She does dance a mean tango, or did, 30 years ago. I can just see you two living it up in the ballroom of one of those gilt-edged hotels off the Copacabana beach in Rio. Never fear. I'd stand behind you. With a couple of wheelchairs. McCuaig goes on: 'The way employment is going in the secondary school business, you'd never be missed..We can finance the trip with a travel book, Smiley. In fact, I have a title: SA After 50. (Not Sex Appeal, Smiley. South America.) take the pictures. It should sell like hotcakes." Yeah, McCuaig. Or cold bread pudding, more like. And more: "One other thing, Bill. Let's wait until November. No Canadian in his right mind would leave this country no that summer is here. November, Smiley. When the leaves are gone, we're gone, right? No backing out now." Well, I have a few holes to pick in that. First of all, what summer? Around here, we had summer back in May. Since then, we've been deluged by rain, badly rattled by thunder and scared skinny by lightning. When it hasn't stormed, it's been muggy as Mozambique or colder"n a witch's tit. Campers are moving into town from their cottages. Tourists are bundled like Lap- landers. I haven't had a single swim yet, to the disgust of the bikini brigade, whose most hilarious moment of the summer is watch- ing yours truly, white as a slug, flinch into the water and dog-paddle off for his first swim of the year. The strawberries were rained out just before we got our supply. The raspberries are "doing poorly.' Butit's a great year for grass. The lad who cuts my lawn has barely finished the front when it's time to start on the back. Except that he can't because it's eight inches high and soaking wet. Pity the man trying to get in all that wild growth of hay. About the only ray of sunshine this summer has been the Queen, that serene and gracious lady in whose presence even President Gerald Ford, for once, didn't resemble Boris Karloff playing Franken- stein's creation. You write, I'll and mountains. Ah, yes, I'm a monarchist, along with, apparently, about 90 per cent of the residents of the U.S., and two or three hundred other Canadians. I'm not saying I'd be starry-eyed over fat, stupid George the Third, or fat, smart Henry the Eighth. I'm just saying that I think it's essential to have a symbol that is above and beyond the petty squabbling of politicians, the bullying of big uniens, and the arrogance of civil servants. : See how you got me side-tracked, Mc Cuaig, with your nonsense about summer in Canada. All right, back to business. You fly; I'll ope I'm pretty good at it. Only bad pot might be flying across water, jungles My navigation gets a bit shaky if I don't have a railway line to follow. By the way, I thought I'd take my two grandsons along to see their Uncle Hugh. So _when you're fuelling up, lay in a large stock of diapers, preferably disposable. We could blaze a new trail right across the Andes. One last thing. I can't wait until November. If I wasn't there, calm and collected, the day after Labor Day, the members of my English department, with- out their leader, would be as bereft and lost as the Children of Isreal without Moses. Hasta la vista! The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. (PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited Phone 985 138) S-, (# cin 1 (oom) : Serving Port Perry. Reach. Scugog and Cartwright Townships J PETER HVIDSTEM, Publisher Advertising Manager John Gast, Editer Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associaton and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Por! Perry Star Co. Lid. 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