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Port Perry Star, 1 Oct 1980, p. 18

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AF ESAS y ae 2 : ET AA ET Sha a Ks ihe way R; rT A EN Rh FE tA et BAA UE te Tr FREON I GAL et Ena . (From page 1) be repaired in time. It was fortunate that Mr. and Mrs. Popow were not at home when the storm hit, or they may have been serious- ly injured or even killed. The Popow's neighbour, Mrs. Jennifer Cook lives about 150 feet away, and she was at home when the storm hit about 7:40 p.m. last Monday. She told the Star that windows, plants and orna- ments in her house were vibrating from the force of 4] Mg rhe, Le . 2% 25S = A a od an ea the winds. Be Still visibly distraught the ~ next day, Mrs. Stone said she heard a large crash, which may have been the sound of ir the wind ripping off her a neighbour's roof. oh "I just can't believe it," ah she said as she looked at the i damage to the Popow's b house. . 5 Mrs. Stone said she has "4 lived in her house for five i years, and never experien- PAE ced a storm as strong as this 0: one. eo Ironically, the Stone resi- dence escaped virtually re Sin er Vy without damage, except for a Insurance adjuster Celebrate birthday A surprise Birthday cele- bration was held on Sunday, September 21st, for Isobel Day by members of her immediate family. An outing to Cullen's Gardens and Miniature Village at Whitby was thoroughly enjoyed by all. This was followed by a dinner in Mrs. Day's honour at the Crock & Block Restaurant in Oshawa. The highlight of the evening was a birthday cake and the singing of Happy Birthday by a chorus of waitresses. Present at the gathering were Margaret and John Hayes, Bowmanville; Kay, it <= --bepd-in the;television-anten- y na. i) "Alan, Lynn and Kathie ae Howes, Willowdale; Ethel, ee George, Michael Freeman, Hi Port Perry, Valerie Bardocz, pil Shelley and Garry Davidson, x5) and great-granddaughter A Kari Lyn Davidson, all of Lr Oshawa. ; The family looks forward 2 to helping Mrs. Day cele- fh brate many more birthdays. A oh is i jay i" ELIE ANE AL) 18. -- PORT PERRY, STAR -- Wed., October 1, 1980 . Violent windstorm causes extensive damage to home Clarence Page was at the Popow residence the follow- ing day, and he told the Star that in his 26 years in busi- ness in the area, he has never seen wind damage to a building like that. "It's a total wreck," he said. But he could not esti- mate then what the cost of repairs might be. Mrs. Stone and her hus- band discovered the exten- sive damage to their neigh- bour's house about three hours after the storm hit The waterfront home of Art Green of Oshawa suffered heavy damage. The ! when they went out to clear trees and other debris off the road. : "We just could not believe it," she said. I phoned Mr. and Mts. Popow to tell them what happened, and it was diffi- cult for me," she exclaimed. The day after the storm the Stones were busy helping their . neighbours make arrangements to store their furniture until the roof and wall of their house can be repaired. lumber in the foreground is what's left of a boathouse. 3 LN, a Jal) 02 3 Winds were strong enough to up-root this large tree on highway northeast of Seagrave. Roof of this barn in Mariposa Township suffered damage during. .the and there were reports of other barns in the area being flattened. ; ERA os! storm, G. DEEGAN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 305 Queen Street - Port Perry" - PHONE 985-2916 Monday to Friday Evenings & Saturdays by Appointment CHRIS ALLEN "ALUMINUM * Free Estimates * 20 yr. Written Guarantee on Material. * 5yr. Guarantee on Labour. 985-3747 | OF PORT PERRY, ONTARIO 15 WATER STREET 985-3281 SE---- WELCOMES the riders of the 0.P.P. GOLDEN HELME z 3 TS & LHR The Golden Helmet Riders of the Ontario Provin- cial Police will be making a stop at Crandell's on Friday, October 3rd at approx. 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

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