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art L Fe ST ale EGS IS EBA RRS 5 FT "3 3 3 BX a Us The new Scugog Memorial Library is officially open. With a simple yet dignified ceremony Saturday afternoon in front of more than 200 people, Lib- rary Board chairman Chuck Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and provincial culture minister Bruce McCaffrey snipped a white ribbon stretched across Preston, the front doors. tion. The single storey building on Water Street, finished in subdued brown brick, was praised by all of the speakers for the simplistic beauty of its design and construc- The grounds in front are taste- fully landscaped with shrubs and flower gardens. Inside are three primary areas: the main library (Turntopage8) The Scugog Memorial 1 Library was officially opened last Saturday after an impressive ceremony. held in front of the new building on Water Street. Two young girls, Erin Chellew: [left] and Janna Williams were pulled from the crowd to help with the ribbon cutting. With them are, from left, Mayor Jerry Taylor, Honourable R!B. McCaffrey, M.P.P. Minister of Citizenship and Culture; and Chuck Preston, Chairman of the Library Board. More photos on pages 8, 9. Legend of the Island light still a mystery What is the secret behind a mysterious light which many people have claimed to see late at night on a lonely sideroad on Scugog Island? Several people contacted recently by the Star who swear they have seen the light can offer no logical explanation, but all say it was not their eyes playing tricks on them. According to those who have seen it, appears like the lamp from a Ridgeland gets Regional OK Despite strong pleas of opposition, Durham Regional council last w voted in favour of an Off Plan amendment to allow construction of a nine hole. golf course and 76 expensive homes on Concession Two on the north side of the Chalk Lake Road. The opposition to the de- velopment proposal came from several members of the Rapsey Property Owners Association who have homes and cottages in the Chalk Lake area of Scugog Township. i cm hn. in a ls i a A the light - motorcycle, starting in a field on the ninth Concession on Scugog Island, and then moving : north along fhe deserted sideroad which runs between the ninth and tenth Concession Roads. Last Wednesday night there. were apparently a dozen people, some from as far away as Toronto, on the sideroad, and according to one person who was there, the 'light was seen five different times between They charge, that such a massive development in a rural area could have serious effects on the natural environment, could lead ta_ water problems for Chalk Lake, and have a detri- mental effect on the water tables which supply existing wells in the area. Spokesman David McQueen said the proposed development has not been the subject of an' in-depth study on environmental impact, and that the pro- posal is contrary to the Region's Official Plan which 10:30 and midnight. Andon a couple of those occasions, witnesses say that as soon as the white light vanished, a red light could be seen moving in the opposite direction. Accompanied by one of those who witnessed the phenomena Wednesday evening, a reporter with the Star spent two. hours the following night waiting and watching to see if the (Turnto page 3) stipulates that major open space areas including the Oak Ridges Moraine should be protected from develop- ment. After listening to long arguments against the Ridgelands proposal, Regional council voted 20-8 in favour of the amendment which is the first step in the go-ahead process for the development. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, noting that Scugog Townhip council has supportéd the proposal unanimously, argued in front Vol.116 No. 26 36 Pages Jussuay June 1, 1982 | Canoeists prepare for 20 mile Nonquon excursion This Saturday, June 5, as you come awake at. your regular time and roll over to go back to sleep, remember the 300 to 400 people who at that very moment are shoving off on one of their biggest adventures of 1982 -- the descent of the Nonquon to Lake Scugog by canoe. Even if the. adventurous spirit is not yours, you can still take part in some of the day's fun.-You may already have sponsored some canoeist, helping Scugog Shores Museum to exist for yet another year. But there's lots more. Get up, hop into the car and drive down to the lakefront for breakfast. You can rub shoulders with some of the hardy breed who have just registered (6-10 a.m.) and will be pushing off in a half hour or so out at the bridge on the 8th Concession. of Regional council that the development would be a good one not just for Scugog Township, but the entire on. He said the Township will demand that the developer Ridgeland Holdings, con- struct a new road from Regional Road 23 east to the site of the development, and that there will be no access from the development to the Chalk Lake Road. He also said Scugog Town- ship will demand that the golf course be constructed (Turnto page 2) If you go to the 8th (start- ing at 7 a.m.) you can watch the launching of many of your friends and neighbours and see them disappear into the bullrushes. You'll hear them for a while after they disappear from sight. You will have to approach the start from the east (Sea- grave road) and park only on the right. Be prepared for a .bit of a walk. There are lots of cars out there at starting time. Drive on to the bridge on the swamp road at the 10th Concession. The first canoe will be through there at about 7:30 and there'll be lots of action from then to around 11 a.m. Ruby Dusty can tell you if your friends have gone through yet. Back at the waterfront in Port Perry at 8 a.m. the Men's 18-foot canoes start all at once on their race to Seagrave and back to Port (Turnto page?) Cubs Learn To Pull Together Page 14 Inside the Star Anything For A Laugh Page 23