Heivizaan Dr. Tom Millar in Town Hall Standing ovations by enthusiastic crowd By Gertrude Jackson To a capacity audience, Dr. Tom Millar opened the music series of the 1976-77 season, at Town Hall 1873 on Friday eve, October 22nd. One runs out of superla- tives, when trying to com- ment on this exceptionally « fine artist, and his well- chosen programme. He began with the greatest composer of the Baroque Era, J. S. Bach, and two Preludes and Fugues, No. 3 and No. 16, from Book 2 of Well-Tempered Clavier. These were gems of spark- ling clarity, with the necess- ary technique required for Bach, accomplished with ease. The second number on the Programme was from the favourite composer of the masses, Ludwig Van Beethoven. He was the link between the Classic and Romantic Eras of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Sonata in F Minor (known as '"Appassionata") has all the characteristics of both Eras and Dr. Millar's skill in using variety of tone and quality of nuances of temp, accent etc. was evident. The gentle chords and the softer elegance of the rapid phrases were in marked con- trast of the Andante move- ment to the bravura style of the first and last move- ments. This was a really magnificent performance. At this point I would like to draw attention to the amaz- ing memory work in this programme. The time of performance for the com- plete concert was approxi- mately 134 hours. The memorization was a prodigi- . ous feat. Following the intermis- sion, we were treated to a change of era in music of the 19th century composer, Rachmaninoff, who was also a great pianist. His two Preludes and Elegy are Program music at its best, and were most capably presented by our pianist, Rachmaninoff's music has such rich sonorous chords, interwoven with (continued on page 3) The World's Women Judo Champion is none other than Sue Gribben of Port Perry. In a telephone conversation with Sue's mother it was learned that Sue has been competing at Crystal Palace in London, England and won the honour, competing against approximately 28 countries, Although details of the competion were not available, Mrs. Gribben said that she thought that the final competion was between Sue and a girl from Germany. Upcoming competitions for Sue after she returns home will be in Mexico after Christmas and in Spain sometime in the early spring. ig EL EATER Ay yu tS M BREE LF LRAT ) AE Kin sexual Two Year Delay, But . cami bid bindu bd a) LIHAT ) : denrldnindg atts alit mimi meta sn anvrinider ui Housing Freeze Will Be Lifted It happens fairly regularly - at Scugog Township Council meetings. One of a dozen developers will send his lawyers, engineers, or con- sultants before Scugog Council, spread some well- made plans out on the coun- cil table, and proceed to tell a somewhat apprehensive group of township council- lors of the need for a con- struction go-ahead. Lost initiative, galloping costs, lost industry and a host of other reasons are given for the urgency, and developers point with exasperation and anger at years of delay and hesitation as the reason for his problems. Now there's some good news and bad news for the posed new homes in the Port Perry area. The freeze on major housing development is going to thaw now that water supply problems and sewage treatment limit- ations have been, or are in developers of phen 1,100 pro- the process of being, solved. The bad news is that it'll be another two years before any large-scale building projects can be accomodated. It is doubtful whether regional approval for an immediate interim building program limited to a Port Perry total population of 4,000 will be greeted with any excitement by the dozen or so developers itching to start bulldozing basements. Ac- cording to calculations, this "PORT § PERRY Si Serving Scugog Township interim - program would allow the construction on only about 55 new units, not counting the 75 or so present- ly under construction or in various advanced stages of approval. Although unlikely to start any immediate building boom, the development reports released by the works department does indicate the first stages of a game plan that could even- tually give Port Perry a $1 million expansion to it's water pollution system facil- ities and the capacity for handling a population growth to about 7,000. Design and construction of expansion of the Nonquon River Water Pollution Con- Wednesday, October 27, 1976 trol Plant to provide service for a population of 7,000 wouldn't be completed before the end of 1978, according to a Regional works department report. The availability of water, . the initial problem facing local development, has been solved. According to the works department, the new well constructed at the site of the existing two wells is more than adequate to hand- le the 7,000 project populat- ion of Port Perry in the Region's official plan. In fact, Commissioner Bob Richard- son, the 1,000 gallons per minute the well produces plus the 400 gpm provided by (continued on page 6) 20° Ld Vol. 110 No. 51 28 Pages Hallowe'en Sunday Scugog Township Council decided to leave well enough alone and not interfer with the-customary- Oct. 31 cele- bration of Hallowe'en. The decision - - or non- decision - - was made at the Monday meeting of Council, and was scheduled to be followed by an advertise- ment in this week's STAR to help eliminate some of the confusion resulting from act- ions taken by neighbouring townships. Oshawa, Whitby -and Tor- onto have all elected to hold Hallowe'en on Saturday, October 30. Coun. Jerry Taylor sugg- ested they may not have any, Don Crozier enters race Local - farmer and long time resident of Scugog township Don Crosier announced his intention to run for the position of Ward 1 councillor (Reach) on Mon- day of this week. Mr. Crosier will be trying to fill the seat which will be vacated by councillor Neil Hunter who is contesting the position of Area Councillor. "I have always had an interest in township affairs and I feel that I would like to contribute to the commun- ity," Mr., Crosier told the Star. Two weeks ago, Mr. Crosier and Ronald Deeth both announced that they were considering running for the Ward 1 seat, but neither would commit them- selves at that time. Mr. Crosier's announcement this week makes him the only person running for the pos- ition at this time. With only about two and a half weeks left until Nomin- ation Day, the slate of cadid- ates continues to grow, indicating an exciting elect- ion come December 6. at asi UT, Pra] vd y a RH A 3 Bade ; HS Ng Fh 5 ALT Rs LURAY 0 A, choice in the matter with neighbouring communities making the change, but he felt that tampering with such things could provide a pre- cedent for similar future actions. He said all holidays could be changed for one reason or another, under such a precedent. Even as it stands now with all the confusion and public- ity, thinks Taylor, this com- y r munity will get two days of Hallowe'en, "no natier what we do." By leaving tings as they are, he wants to avoid future confusion, Coun. Reg Rose expressed the general feeling of council when he said he saw no harm in youngsters going out Sun- day night as opposed to Saturday, and Coun. Don Frew said that the argu- aL Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lynde of Ashburn celebrated 60 years of marriage with an afternoon and evening reception at the Thunderbird Golf and Country Club Saturday. The couple have lived most of their lives in the Ashburn area. Mr. Lynde retired from farming in the mid-50's. Well over 100 friends, relatives and neighbours turned out for the celebration. pr bE AC Pe a ASEAN AT ment about school on the following day is invalid. "What if Hallowe'en was on a Wednesday or Thursday," he pointed out. "They'd have to go to school on the follow- ing day." Dr. Dymond not running Dr. Matthew Dymond told the STAR on Monday that he has decided not to run for political office in the up- coming municipal elections, ending weeks of speculation and rumour about the matter. "After 28 years," said the former Ontario health min- ister, "I feel like I need to retire, to let someone else have a turn'. He said he's flattered and appreciative of all the en- couragement he's had from people in the community, but that the decision he has reached is a final one. Fall Back Remember that hour of sleep you lost last spring? Well, at long-last it's time to get it back. This Sunday morning (October 31), clocks, watches and any other time telling devices will have their hands turned back, giving you an extra hour in the sack. The hour-back also gives us earlier nightfalls begin- ning Sunday, and also marks the beginning of the long- dark cold months of winter. ili NAN HS TIEN TAYLOR Seti "74 y sera? 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