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r 4 v ( { 1) if, XJ 03 ; J . 3 14 [3 é 0 y & rE) "Taylor, Rose will support Walter Beath Scugog mayor-elect Jerry Taylor and councillor Reg Rose both say they will support Walter Beath in his bid to retain the chairman- . ship of Durham Region. The 30-member Durham council will vote for a new chairman at the inaugural meeting of council Decem- ber 6, and Mr. Beath is facing a challenge from Oshawa alderman Allan Pilkey. A survey by the Star last week indicates that Mr. Beath will get at least three votes out of the six members of Regional council from the northern municipalities of Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. Joining Taylor and Rose in support of Mr. Beath is Uxbridge mayor-elect Gary A 17-year old Port Perry area youth died last Tuesday of carbon monoxide poison- ing after he was found in his garage. «+ Police say the death of Stuart D. Blake of R.R.2, Port Perry was accidental as it appeared the young man was working on his car in the garage and was not aware of the danger from carbon monoxide fumes. He was found lying beside the car and the motor was running. The young man was taken to Uxbridge Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Herrema, who made his intentions known to the Star last Friday. Don Hadden, a veteran regional councillor from Brock Township would not commit himself either way in an interview with the Star last week, saying that he would make up his mind after meeting again with both Pilkey and Beath. However, Mr. Hadden did say that he has some trepi- dations about a represen- tative from the city of Oshawa, in light of the fact that Oshawa councillors have generally been nega- tive about Durham region in the past. Brock mayor-elect Allan McPhail, who sought the Regional chairman's post in the elections two years ago, told the Star that he had not yet made up his mind, and he wanted to 'keep his options open'. He said he has already spoken with Beath and would be having a meet- ing this week with Pilkey. While remaining non-com- mittal, Mr. McPhail did say that he hopes the three northern municipalities "don't cross each other up" when the actual balloting takes place on December 6. When asked about the fact that he has well known connections: with. the New Democratic party and Mr. Beath's association with the Conservatives are no secret, Mr. McPhail said he did not think that party affiliations would be the deciding factor in how he eventually votes. "I'd like to try to avoid it at (Turn to page 3) Z Latcham Centre. the parade ends. Santa on his way ~ This Saturday will be a special one for the kids in Scugog Township. The annual Santa Claus Parade gets under- way at 2:00 p.m. from the High School in Port Perry, and the floats, bands and clowns will | make their way down Queen Street to the Youngsters will have a chance to meet Santa this year, as hell be at the Latcham Centre after That's this Saturday, September 2, for the Santa Claus Parade starting at 2:00 PM. 32 Pages [ J This won Toby, an eight-year old Standard Poodle owned by Ann Mees gets a '"once-over" with the electric clippers. Proper clipping and grooming for any dog y % t hurt a bit not only makes the family pet look better, it is essential for their good health. pictures on page 10]. [Story and more Block Parents start in Port Perry After a successful start this spring in Cartwright, the Scugog Block Parent Organi- zation is expanding into the Port Perry and Prince Albert area. Applications to become Block Parents are now being accepted by the executive in 'he Port Perry area, and the yrganization has scheduled a ublic information meeting 'or early in the New Year. Organizers hope that up to 175 Block Parents can be established in the Port Perry area, and Sharon Dejeet, area representative for Port Perry, told the Star last week that the first signs should start appearing in windows by January 1. Block Parents is an inter- national organizaion which got its start in urban and inner city neighbourhoods, and has since spread into the suburbs and smaller com- munities across Canada. Parents who are accepted into the program display a red and white Block Parent sign in their homes, and children know that the house is a 'safe place" to go if they should find themselves in any kind of difficulty. Child- ren can get protection from mplesters or bullies, and responsible assistance if they should be lost, sick or hurt. Police forces have reacted positively to the organization for not only does a Block Parent sign in the window offer refuge to a child in trouble, it can act as a deterrent to neighbourhood crime. Potential trouble- makers seeing a sign in the window know that a Block Parent is a concerned citizen who will report to police any suspicious happenings in the neighbourhood. The Scugog organization got its start in. Blackstock about six months ago. Clay and Gail Shaver were instrumental in setting it up, and Mr. Shaver says that since then it has expanded into Nestleton and Caesarea, and there are now about 70 Block Parents in Cartwright. Mrs. Dejeet, who is area rep in Port Perry, was involved with Block Parents in Oshawa, and she is con- YARN fident that the response in Port Perry will be favour- able. The Epsilon Theta Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority has accepted the organization as a service, and will be providing assis- tance. 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