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it's Western - et out your ats 'n boots, days again Port Perry's Western Weekend is just around the corner and there are three full days (and nights) of events and activities for all age groups. The Weekend kicks off Thursday, August 5 when the midway moves into Palmer Park, a lob ball tournament . gets underway in the evening, and a dance will be held at the Scugog Arena. Music will be supplied by a D.J. and as a special attraction, there will be live entertainment featuring and "Elvis" inspersonator. On Friday and Saturday, there is a large number of events planned, most of them taking place on Queen Street in front of the Post Office. These include the Kiddies Parade, Super Star contest, a play by the Borelians, a childrens musical at the Library, street dances both Friday and Saturday evenings, and a flea market. And this year, you may really believe you are "home on the range" as the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club members will be putting on a demonstration of black powder rifles, .and a group called the Norw jars will be setting up an /authentic Indian teepee along with a display of native arts and crafts. The lob ball tournament will continue throughout weekend, and on Saturday and Sunday, there will soccer tournament at/ the fields (just north) of Port Perry. - Along with the "Thursday night dance at the Scugog Arena, there will also be dancing to disco music Fri- day evening. On Saturday (Turnto page 2) Three injured in mysterious crash Police are still investigat- ing a mysterious accident which occurred early Sat- urday morning, July 24 on Regional Road 2 south of Seagrave between the 10th and 11th concessions. Three drivers were hospitalized after the accident and at press time on Monday, a police spokesman told the Star they were still not sure which vehicles were going in which direction. Injured in the accident were Royce Bain, 52, of Haliburton who was driving an 1980 Pontiac. He was taken to Port Perry Hospital with head injuries and later transferred to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Bruce Carr, 45, of Port Perry, driver of a 1970 Olds- mobile suffered facial injuries and is listed in stable condition in Oshawa General Hospital. Simon Zoltan, 35, of Scar- borough, driver of a 1973 Chrysler was treated and released from Port Perry Hospital. (Turnto page 9) Holiday Hours The Port Perry Star offices will be closed "on Monday, August 2 for the Civic Holiday. : Because of the holiday, the newspaper will be published a day later than usual next week. The Star will be available about noon on - Wednesday. Counci Durham Region council has taken a summer recess until September 15. And it's just as well, for the six weeks may give some councillors a chance to cool off after the regular meeting July 21 which was punctuat- ed throughout the name- calling, hoots; of derision, frustration and anger. The July 21 meeting, which . lasted more. than four hours without a break for lunch, was the most bitter and rancorous session seen in the The offices will be open at the usual business hours Tuesday morning, 'and the deadline for all advertising and editorial copy will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday. The publisher and staff of the Star would like to wish all our readers an enjoyable and safe holiday weekend. 4 LY AW a Yi Er Vol. 116 . ye PE A | 2w RA : Rt' BA Th > AE URLS. By 4 a aA AR ; reg By Seat ph Y ' {480 sedi AAR sr aa whidalindprimiedidbel msdn giant iar SE ey FY A » w 4:14 ICH FAR] hel 'wt 32 Pages ati (iL iio The Fort Henry Guard With brass polished and tunics pressed to perfection, the Infantry of the famous Fort Henry Guard march into Parade Square. This exercise took place last Wednesday evening at Fort Henry near Kingston, Ontario and the Star was present for the famous Ceremonial Retreat. Steve Rensink, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Rensink of R.R. 1, Port Perry has served three summers with the Guard and can be seen in this photo front left, carrying the flag. More photos and story on page 8. recesses with insults, name calling chambers for a long time. Usually, the last meeting before a long recess is short and sweet. The agenda is filled with housekeeping rather than substantive issues, and councillors breeze through the :light buginess of the day ina jovial mood. But not so on July 21. Possibly it was the fact that some councillors are start- ing to get edgy about the up-coming fall elections. Possibly it was the fact that there were numerous issues in front of council at the.July 21 meeting which demanded serious consideration. Possibly it was the fact that over the past few months, there have been some bitter exchanges over decisions made by the Regional ¢ouncil. But whatever the reasons, many members of council were in less that a jovial mood last week, as the session turned into a near free-for-all at times with councillors on their feet hurl- ing insults and snide remarks back and forth across the chamber. It was the kind of meeting one expects to see in the - House of Commons or Pro- vincial Legislature, but only rarely does the rancor surface openly at a session of Durham council. Some of the issues under consideration which raised the hackles of councillors included - the decision to expropriate land in Picker- ing for a road extension; the floating of a debenture issue south of the border in effect before the full ,council approved the move; the decision to hire a new director 'for the industrial promotion department and to have a Regional develop- ment officer locate in Oshawa City Hall; the veto by the Region's manage- ment committee of a decision by the Social Services committee to hire a . home day care inspector. On the surface, these issues appear fairly routine, even mundane, but they were used by some councillors as the spark for bitter debate, the demand for recorded votes, and at one point there was a challenge to a ruling by chairman Gary Herrema. As the long meeting near- ed its close, Uxbridge Mayor Bill Ballinger and Social Services chairman John (Turn to page 3)