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Hoping for lots of communi ty involvement Beautification committee has The push is on to make Port Perry more beautiful in 1984. If members of the Scugog Beautification Committee have their way, the town will be cleaned-up and spruced- up this year, the first year of a five-year plan to make the Township . as pretty as possible. As organizer Jan Johnson points out, the more attractive an area is, the better chance it has of attracting tourist dollars and boosting community pride. She believes Port Perry has the untapped potential to be one of the most beautiful small towns in the province and along with the other 20 or so members on the comm- ittee, she wants to see that potential lived up to "I'm tired of h how beautiful Markham is, and it is, but I think Port Perry has even more potential,"' she says. "It's right on the lake and that's some- thing Markham, for instance, doesn't have." Since the committee first met last Nov- ember, Markham has set an example for what can be done here in " Scugog. Five or six years ago, Mrs. Johnson explains, Markham"s downtown area was relatively nondescript but due to the imagin- ation and careful plann- ing of the Town's Parks and Recreation Depart- ment, the area has bloomed into a scenic tourist attraction. Flowers are every- where along the Main 'St. in the summertime, 'hanging in baskets from light posts and potted along the sidewalks.' Benches, fancy signs and shops (many of which cater to tourists) complete the picture, along Markham's Main St. an enjoyable experience. Scugog Beautif- ication Committee would like to see the same thing happen Starting this year, the committee will concen- trate on Port Perry, with a goal set to have flower beds planted at the four main entrances into town: and to have flower barrels and hanging baskets placed along Queen and Water Streets. Mrs. Johnson is hoping to put between 25 and 50 baskets to use in 1984. After that, the group will work outwards, beautifying surrounding villages such as Black- stock, Caesarea, Nestle- . ton, Manchester, Green- bank and Seagrave with the help of an area director in each comm- unity. The project will be outlined in a five year plan, which is currently being prepared. By the time the summer of 1990 rolls around, the Town- ship of Scugog should be the example and envy of other municipalities. Already the group has received support in principle from Scugog Council as well as ver- bal support from var- ious agencies and members of the comm- unity. Naturally the pro- ject will cost money and Mrs. Johnson is hoping for financial contri- butions from council, service clubs, the bus- iness community (who will benefit most from such an endeavour) and anybody else who is willing to help out. Sometime this month downtown merchants, schools, clubs and certain individuals can: expect to receive a letter from the comm- ittee outlining its goals Planning meeting Jan. 25 Ashburn Area News by Mrs. E. Heron Jack Frost has been busy painting pictures on our windows lately. Who can deny we are having a good old-fashioned winter, but we have so much to be thankful for, lots of snow on the ground to protect the seeds and trees, and equipment to take the snow off the roads. The regular meeting of Burns Kirk Guild will be held on Feb. 7th at 8 p.m. The meeting will feature Shirley Wannacott of the Ontario. Heart Founda- tion, showing the film "Live a Full Life." Both men and women are welcome to come out for this timely topic. Refreshments will be served. The meeting will take place in Burns Church Hall. There will be a euchre partyh at the Communi- ty Centre, Thursday evening of this week, Jan. 26th. Everyone welcome. On January 25th, there will be a Town planning meeting No. 2 in the Community Centre about the growth in Ashburn. Meeting to begin at 7:30. There is to be a dance 'at the Thunderbird Golf Club on Jan. 28th under the auspices of the Com- munity Centre Board. For more information contact the Ashburn General Store or "Warm Woollies and What Nots"' in Brooklin. The annual meeting of the Community Centre will be held on Wednes- day evening, Feb. 1st. Everyone welcome. Bernice Gardner, Florence Ashton, Ray Death and Rose Heron attended the annual meeting of the Lindsay Presbyterial of the For 24 HOUR COMPLETE HEATING SERVICE IN PORT PERRY & AREA CALL: Tom Wilson (day or night) 986-4964 TOM WILSON PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC P.0. BOX 29 - BLACKSTOCK, ONT. -- AUTHORIZED ESSO SERVICE DEALER -- Furnaces - Air Conditioners - Boilers - Air Cleaners - Humidifiers - W.M.S. last Wednesday in St. Andrews Church, Lindsay. The reports of the past year were very en- couraging. The guest speaker was Rev. Roy Gellatley of St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Peterborough. Rev. and Mrs. Gellatly were mis- sionaries in Calabar, Africa for some time and since this is our study for this year, it was a very interesting message. Rev. Gellatly stated the African Church is grow- ing rapidly and while there, he was in charge of 21 churches. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ashton and sons, Ronald and Arnold this past week, were Messrs. Jim and Lawrence Doble of Toronto, and Miss Bonny Nish and Mr. Rodney Denno, also of Toronto. Happy = Birthday wishes for Mathew Daw, who was six last Satur- day. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daw and Mr. and Mrs. Art Bud attended his birth- day party at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Daw of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. W. McAndless, Scott, Karen and Linda visited on Sun- day with their parents and grandparents, Ted LAL BI St. John Ambulance can teach you skills to save lives, alleviate suf- fering and care for an ill family member. They of- fer courses in First Aid, Cardio pulmonary Resuscitation, Home Health Care, Child Care and Babysitting. For in- formation, contact the St. John Ambulance branch listed in your local telephone direc- tory, or the provincial of- fice at 46 Wellesley St. East, Toronto, M4Y 1G5. and Rose Heron. It is good to see Harold Fisher home again after he spent a short holiday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There was a record at- tendance for this winter in the Adult Bible Class of the Sunday School last Sunday. A total of 20. members out and Nellie Hopkins was the teacher for last Sunday. Rev. McEntyre's message last Sunday morning was based on the book of Daniel, Chapter 3- Verse 15 and the title of the message was 'Blessed are the Un- washed Brains." Let our influence be from God and may the Holy Spirit lead us to such music as A Mighty Fortress in our God The 13 voice choir sang "A Wonderful Saviour in Jesus our Lord." The Scriptures were read by Bernice Gardner and Theo Knight. The annual meeting of Burns Church will be held on Feb. 3rd. There will be a congregation supper before the meeting. The Kirk Guild is preparing the first course and all the ladies - are asked to bring a dessert. There is a cartoon by Schulz hanging on a bulletin board in St. An- drews Church, Lindsay that says- 'Happiness is Singing in the Choir" and another poster we read says '"Those Who Want to Sing Will Always Find a Song" so Keep Happy. HOSPITAL REPORT for week ending Jan. 12 Admissions .............. 32 Births ........................ 2 Deaths ....................... 1 Emergencies ........... 146 Operations ................ 13 Discharged ............... 41 SURE I EE SN PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. January 24, 1964 --9 and the help it needs in reaching them. But money isn't all the Ideas, group needs. enthusiasm and or a little elbow grease would also be appre- ciated. 'It's going to cost Port Perry a certain amount of money and effort to pull this off but in return we're going to get increased property values, and an increase in community pride,' Mrs. Johnson reasons. "We all stand to gain but you have to put something in to get something out." Flowers will be the main thrust of interest for the group in 1984 'with the help of local nurseries who have pledged their help throughout the project. At a meeting last week Stock No. 43537. 43551A. 43557A. No. 43576A. 43704A. PHILP PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED: CHOICE =%§¢ OF THE WEEK! 1984 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX landau roof, bucket seats, c 1983 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED SE economical V6 motor, with all the ext 1983 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX bucket seats, console, air co 1982 FIREBIRD SE COUPE - V8, air conditioner, T-bar r 1982 GRAND LEMANS SEDAN - Dark blue, conditioner, AM radio, all the extras. 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Even if members of the community cut their grass more often, plant a few more flowers or pick up the litter that accumulates around fencelines, they'll be helping the cause. And as Mrs. Johnson admits, every little bit helps. "It's time that we cleaned up our act and we figured we had to take the bull by the horns this year and do it," she says. "We're looking for people who are willing to work because we're going to pull this off." Anybody who wants to help out in any way or would like to obtain -more information is invited to call 985-8376 or 985-7512. ---- , - Ltt LB v