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Everything from profes- sional theatre 'to local amateur talent shows have been planned as an active season gets underway at Town Hall 1873. : Program Committee Chairman Grace Hastings is enthusiastic about' rekindl- ing the momentum that stalled this summer when an ambitious summer program had to be scuttled due to Lilla Street reconstruction. But it appears like Town Hall has bounced back with an upcoming season sure to 'fire up local interest and "enthusiasm. "We've got something for everybody," says Mrs. Hastings, "and a calibre of local performan- ces that was available only in Toronto or some of the larger centres." Kinettes last Tour This year was the last for the Kinettes as hosts of the popular local House Tour and Tea project. The annual event has been taken over by the Town Hall 1873 group. According to program chairman, Mrs, Grace Hast- ings, the tour will be one of a number of fund-raising efforts for the Town Hall program such as the selling of Town Hall mugs and plates and raffling of a quilt and afghan. "We don't want to com- pete with other events 'or organizations. Our aim is to add to what's available here, and. not to compete with what's here already. Sunderland A sunderland man was taken to hospital Friday with injuries received in a two-car collision on High- way 7. According to police, Denn- is Sweeting was southbound on the highway when he came into collision with a northbound vehicle driven by Peter Bissonette of Whitby. Five running for council . Question: If, on a hypo- thetical scale of one to 10, the figure 1 meant running for Scugog council and 10 meant not running, where on that scale would you be? That was the question put to a number of local people who we considered to be "possible candidates' for the upeoming municipal elections, and surprisingly, none of them committed an unqualified "no." Although a number on our "possible list" could not be contacted, we managed to get some ideas about the feelings on the subject by Richard Drew, Dr. M.B. Dymond, Cliff Crowell, Jerry Jackman and Howard Hall. Perhaps the strongest statement came from Mr. Jackman, a former member of Port Perry Council, who lost in his bid for the mayor's seat in the last municipal election. " Busy season begins , for Town Hall 1873 Already, according to the Town Hall . executive, - the local centre is gaining recognition for its intimacy, small-town flavour. Some of the people who've perform- _ed here before are eager to come back again. 'The atmosphere here is unlike the professional atmosphere at the O'Keefe Centre. I think performers like the small, intimacy and enjoy helping out a group that's struggling to get going." Marg Osburne and her Hennessey Group will be featured to kick off the fall season at Town Hall. The popular radio and television star, formerly with the Don Messer show, will be appearing here on Monday at 8:30 p.m. October will see the first in a series of three prof- essional music performan- ces. Dr. Tom Millar will hold a concert recital . on October 22nd. Dr. Millar, a local resident, is an accomp- lished concert pianist and expected to draw a full house for the performance. "I think local people are starting to realize that we have some very excellent talent right here in this community," said Mrs. Hastings, referring to the upcoming Millar perform- ance. What organizers are attempting to do here with the professional music series is to build a listening audience here. "We have to *get the point-across-that the public needn't go to Toronto to get this kind of entertain- ment--that it can be had right here. (continued on page 14) man injured Police said the Bissonette vehicle was attempting to pass at the time of the -_cotlision. Sweeting was taken to Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital initially, then transferred to Oshawa General Hospital. Investigation is being con- ducted by Prov. Const. C.E. Gray. "I don't...and never did... like acclamations."' said Jackman. "That's why I'm putting myself about six on your scale. If it wasn't for that I'd put myself about nine or 10." According to the former councillor, what the com- munity needs is agressive leadership rather than a council of '"play-safers." What we need is people who do things, who say and act rather than simply sitt- ing back and waiting for things. : The reception centre is one example of the problem as Jackman sees it. With decisive action, he said, the centre could have been built by now. But it looks like it is going to Uxbridge now. If---and I don't belive there are---any negative side effects, we are going to get them here regardless. But this way we don't get any of the benefits. These girls were among over 200 Port Perry High School students who took part in a 10.5 mile walkathon to raise money for the Student Council Project Fund account. Not only was the event a Serving Scugog Township "STAR Wednesday, September 22, 1976 ERRY financial success (organizers hope to gross about $2,500) but the walk proved a lot of fun, as is obvious "from this picture. (more pictures, story on Page 17). 20° Ld] Vol. 110 No. 46 28 Pages Program may.benefit downtown face-lift It will have to be seen if an Ontario program to help smaller and medium-sized communities revitalize their downtowns can be applied to a local project in the initial stages here in Port Perry. Scugog Chamber of Com- merce president Richard Drew expressed interest when told of the recent un- veiling of the project by Housing Minister John Rhodes to members of the Provincial-Municipal Liai- son Committee meeting in Toronto. Mr. Drew said the local chamber has been talking He pointed to Uxbridge's Bill Ballinger and mayor Dr. C. Puterbough as an example of the ' kind of aggressiveness that is a must if a community is to move ahead. While the Port Perry area is stalled as far as development is concerned, Uxbridge is going ahead not only on the reception centre but also a sewage plant. Jackman also deplores the way the new arena pro- ject was handled by council. Instead of getting involved themselves, councillors handed the project over to a committee. That's "passing the buck" according to Jackman. "They've dropped a $3 million project in the laps of the committee." "The committee has done an excellent job of it, but that's not the point," says Jackman. "The Scugog voter got about a face-lift for down- town Port Perry for some time, and that the local project is now in the stage of establishing costs. If and when a suitable revitalization scheme is accepted, the chamber pro- poses that Bill 361 would be applied to the project. Under the special bill, the cost of the downtown re- development would be put on the local tax assess- ment of the benefiting bus- inesses. The bill also applies majority rule to such re- development...in other words, all benefiting bus- inesses would have to the what he voted for', states Jackman with a trace of sarcasm, "and he got what he deserved." Scugog Chamber of Commerce President Rich- ard Drew came out the strongest about his inten- tions of running for council. "I guess I'm just around 2," said Drew. "I'm seriously thinking about it and I think we need more direction from council. We need a stronger, united position when we talk with the region about Scugog." Dr. M.B. Dymond, for 'many years the riding's member of provincial par- liament and a former prov- vincial health ministry, says he'd like to "keep my options open." "I haven't made my mind up yet, although I've given it a lot of thought. I guess I'd be a number 5." It's the middle ground for Cliff Crowell as well. "I pay the special assessment even if not in favour of the project. As described by Rhodes, the main objectives of the Ontario Downtown Revitali- zation Program are: To revitalize core areas in smaller and medium-sized Ontario municipalities with a maximum population of 125,000. } To stabilize or improve the property and business tax base within these downtown areas. To make more effective use of existing downtown municipal infra- structure. To re-establish a viable role for downtown areas. To sustain the social, cult- ural and economic facilities and opportunities within downtown areas. To finance specific pro- jects which in turn will stim- ulate implementation of the remainder of the municipal- ity's official plan. The province will provice assistance in the form of partially recoverable loans to the municipality up to a maximum of two-thirds of the approved cost of a down- town revitalization project, Rhodes said. "Such a project would be (continued on page 8) .++.. maybe! certainly haven't ruled it out. I guess it depends on what happens between now and the nomination--who else is running. Crowell takes over as head of the local Chamber of Commerce next year. That, and the expansion of his own business leaves him doubtful about having the time that is needed to do the job. Local businessman How- ard Hall, a former member of council as well, seems undecided not about whether he will run or not, but what position he'll run for. Hall said he wants Scugog to have a stronger voice on the Region, and is consider- ing a shot at Regional re- presentative of Scugog council. Litt Mr. Hall feels, however, that the position is almost a full-time job. "I'm actively ern Cow considering it...I guess I'd be about number 4 on your scale for that position, but the final decision would have to be based on how much time I can give the job. He said expansion of his furniture business, work on the local hospital board and new arena committee all demand a substantial amount of time. "And the only way I'd run for Region- al representative is if 1 could give it the time it requires." If he isn't running as regional representative, Hall, sees the chances of running as local representa- tive at about number 2 on the scale. "'Once things are clearned up and I can assess the time I have available for the job, then I'll make my decision. I'd say there was a fair chance that 'll be running this year." et dat x