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remember (From page 5) 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 4, 1946 Mr. Herman Midgley and family. have moved to their new home on the farm known as the Gerrow ~ farm. : Je According to the Scugog News it was reported that "the ice was out of Lake Scugog on April 4, 1946, and there had been quite an amount of seeding done. Mr. Harold Gray, Prospect, went to Hamilton this . week to get his discharge from the army. Mr. Ken Hillier left for London, where he will take a two week course in telephone work. - Members and friends of St. Johns Presbyterian Church gathered at thé Sebert House to extend a | - LR | | welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Weir, and best wishes ie on their marriage. Mrs. Weir is a British bride. i 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 5, 1956 Mr. Bob Pickard has purchased the Palmer Hardware store and plans to be open for business. ¥ ; Mr. Art Cox was elected president of the Port x Perry Curling Club and Mr. Harold Swain is the president of the Cartwright Curling Club. ' i. The amount of money spent on teacher's salaries | in 1956, according to. Reach Township School Area x Board report was $47,960.00. Co Mr. Beverley Smith, son of Mrs. G.R. Smith, Prince Albert has been appointed manager at the Rexdale Plaza Branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia. -, ~ ~ ------t co SAR | 20 YEARS AGO Ls Thursday, April 6, 1961 . Za ~~ Ricky Ballard, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ballard x : was awarded his 13th badge, highest award in Cubbing. 2 His leaders were Mr. S. Ploughman, Mr. Fulford and iE Mr. S. Lane. eA The following Girl Guides will receive their Gold 1 Cord certificates in Convocation Hall, University of i Toronto: Donna Heayn, Nola Hunter and Margaret 4 Anne Witherspoon. . 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 7, 1966 i AY Residents of Port Perry and surrounding area des? - contributed $802.75 to the crusade against Heart A disease during a recent canvass. Ag The Port Perry Bantams were successful on 3 Saturday and brought home the trophy from the 1st tt annual Bantam Tournament. The Bantams won over id second round. The final game of the tournament ended rte 3-2 for Port Perry against a team from Pickering. The - tourney was held in Stouffville. : $s At a special presentation held at R.S. McLaughlin } Collegiate in Oshawa, Port Perry Girl Guides Gale {5 Forder, Sandra Hall, Pat Healey, Linda Jefford and be Cathy Nelson received their Gold Cord certificates. : The presentation was made by Mrs. D.R. Gunn, : Provincial Commissioner for Ontario., [Rr Cartwright Central School had two entfies at the g Kiwanis Musical Festival this week. The Senior Girls triple-trio won first prize with 84 points. The junior choir placed second in their division. J 10 YEARS AGO VE © Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Fok The OddFellows Lodge are plans to celebrate their 100th Anniversary. Glenn anamaker, . Grand Warden of Ontario attended a council meeting to request the weekend of May 15 and 16 be proclaimed * OddFellows Day to commemorate the occasion. -Also _ planned is a special banquet for their anniversary celebrations. : a | A letter sent to" the Department of Highways requesting a crosswalk at Arrow and Ottawa Streets came under discussion at the regular council meeting. 4 Mr. Diceman, of Department of Highways, stated that ull | crosswalks are permitted only at schoolgrounds, and ty - Arrow Street would definitely not qualify. di: At a recent meeting held in the Township Hall, on Scugog Island, a group of concerned citizens met to discuss their opposition to the building of an Interna- tional Airport close to Port Perry. A committee was appointed to present a brief to the Federal Minister of Transport, Mr. Don Jamieson. Further meetings will be held as more facts come to light. 2 inadiie afi ali ollie Si MI gi age ai aan oe DAISY'S CUSTOM DRESSMAKING Ryerson School of Fashion Graduate AT MODERN TEXTILES 229 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY Tuesday to Friday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. 985-3221 ' Monday & Saturday 985-2177 Pd ls Thornhill in their first meet and met Markham in' the . le (LErS cnmined Criticism was not warranted As there was no. name attached to the write up-in the Port Perry Star inregard to the Recitals performed by Gloria and Tom (Forder and Millar) I cannot direct this - letter to any one individual, however, I feel it will find its ', home. ' Not being a patron of the Arts I could not say whether the performances were good or bad, but if the individual that drafted the column in question was a represent- ative.of Town Hall 1873, then | City slickers on the farm Urban teenagers don't have to rule out theif dreams of working on a farm for the" Ontario summer. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food offers a program that will place 180 urban young people on farms this summer. Students participating in . the program work on a commercial farm for nine weeks, beginning June 22, for a wage of $12 per day. The Ontario Ministry of ~ Agriculture contributes $6 per day. The host farmer pays the other $6 per day and provides room and board. '""The' Junior Agricul- turalist program offers students with an-interest in agriculture a chance to experience farm life -first- hand," says Norma Brown, program co-ordinator. '"The students are allowed to select the type of farm they would prefer, so they have an opportunity to pursue a particular area of interest." The nine-year old program attracts a great deal of interest each year. Last year more than 1000 students ° applied for the openings. To qualify, young people must be 16 or 17 as of May 1, and have no previous agri- cultural experience. Applicants must - also express a genuine interest in pursuing an agriculturally oriented career. ' Application forms and * additional information are available from = school guidance departments in the Experience'81 Guide Book published by the Ontario Youth Secretariat. Deadline - for applications is April 25. '"'Although this program is designed to give you people. an opportunity - work on a farm, it also offers benefits for the host farmers," says"Miss Brown. '""Many farmers find it rewarding to introduce an urban young person to agriculture and rural life, and there's the added bonus of having extra help for the summer." Ontario farmers interested in hosting a junior agri- - culturalist may contact their local agricultural office for more information. I"would think his position. should be in jeopardy, Considerable family - sacrifice goes into the preparation of a "successful" performance at little cost to the Town Hall 1873 - In other words they do * it because they love it. . So, in a situation like this, who needs. a critic, especially one who has not done his homework. Any performers brought in at - considerable expense, and not the amateur individuals or groups who perform with no remuneration, but help to subsidize the expensive drawing cards. I understand you will think I am biassed (which<I am) . but who needs this kind of "support" in Port Perry. Don Forder accelerating criticism by the writer for y and Food - | Port Perry, Ontario Town Hall 1873, should be directed to professional G.M. sales on the rise * General Motors' dealers in ~ Canada delivered 53,090 passenger cars and trucks in March, representing a sharp increase of 43,3 per cent over February . sales: of 37,048, Richard .M. .Colcomb, Vice- President and General Sales Manager announced April 3rd. Passenger car deliveries of 40,081 were within 6.4 per cent of last year's March level of 42,819. Truck deliveries of 13,009 were' off 2,009 units from last'March. "We dre extremely pleased by this resurgence in consumer demand and "sales momentum of our passenger cars and trucks as we move into the spring selling season," said Mr. Colcomb. 0) . NEWS..... «Co Yours truly, Earl S. Cuddie AM.CT.,CM.C, "All Systems Go For New Library" | Lv ABOUT THE NEW LIBRARY! } March 3, 1981 The Chairman and Members Scugog Library Board ~ = } Ladies and Gentlemen: . | am pleased to advise, with respect to the construction of a new library on Water Street, ) ) actions, the necessary Municipal legislation has been duly passed and approved, as well as } the Township's financial commitment to the project. In other words, the way is now clear to ) proceed with the project. } Should you have any questions or require clarification on any point please do not hesitate } to contact me. - Clerk-Administrator. i P.O. BOX 459, PORT PERRY, ONTARIO LOB 1NO. 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