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Vol. 119 No. 26 Tuesday, May 28, 1985 36 pages No easy answers Same story at No long-term solutions to the weed problem were offered at Sunday's Lake Scugog Task Force public meeting, but few people expected any. Nearly 100 concerned cottagers and residents showed up at the Lat- cham Centre to hear a panel of 14 politicians and environment ex- perts, members of the task force, answer ques- tions regarding the now infamous weed situation. Right from the beginn- ing of the meeting, chair- man and Scugog Town- ship Mayor JerryTaylor pointed out there would be no easy answers put forward, and told the crowd how "frustrating" the past few months of committee meetings have been. "There is no simple solution to our problem," he said. *"The main pur- pose of this meeting is to listen to the public. We'd like to have as much public input as possible." ~ The task force was formed in December 1984 with representation from the municipalities bordering the lake, the Ontario Ministries of Natural Resources, En- vironment and Agri- culture and Food, Parks Canada (Trent-Severn Waterway), Lake Scugog Homeowners Teens Association, weed meeting marina operators, the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, and the Kawartha Region Conservation Authority. Its self-imposed task has, and will be, to study the impact of the weed and water level pro- blems on boating, swim- ming and fishing; to in- vestigate reasons for the problems; and to recom- mend solutions. A target date of March 31, 1986 has been set for a draft report on the fin- dings of the task force, with public meetings such as last Sunday's scheduled throughout the coming year. In an interim report handed out at the meeting, the task force committee explained how the history and physical characteristics of the lake add to the weed problem. Lake Scugog is a man- made lake, originally a marsh-river complex éx- isting within the present lake basin. The artificial nature of the lake and its origins as a marsh are considered key factors contributing to the pro- blems of acquatic vegetation and water depth. Original dam construc- tion took place on the Scugog River at Lindsay face charges Two Scugog Island teenagers have been charged by Durham Police with criminal negligence in connection with a tractor accident May 6 north of Epsom that claimed the life of / ten year old Daniel Powell 'of R.R.4, Port Perry. The charges against Blane Paton and Shawn Pearsell were laid by police May 24 after a lengthy investigation The ten year old boy was riding on a tractor with the two older youths about 9:30 in the evening when it flipped over in the ditch on a rural road north of Epsom. He was pronounced dead at the scene and Paton remains in hospital with injuries suffered in the mishap. A Durham Police spokesman said Paton and Pearsell will make an initial court ap- pearance on June 20 in the early 1800's. This was followed in the iate 1800's with a new dam which was the pre- decessor of the present structure. The damming of the Scugog River resulted in raising water levels along the Scugog River system with the subsequent flooding of adjacent land. Lake Scugog was created from this flooding. The landscape within which Lake Scugog is 'situated is relatively flat. The lake basin is cor- respondingly shallow. The soils along the original river-marsh complex and adjacent to it are a mixture of loams and organic muck. Con- sequently the creation of Lake Scugog by flooding resulted in a shallow lake, with a large surface area to volume ration, and a mud bottom. The drainage area con- tributing water to the lake is also limited. The average depth of 'the lake is 4.6 feet (1.4 metres) and the max- imum depth is 22 feet (617 meters). The volume of water within any lake is deter- mined by precipitation inflows, evaporation from the lake surface and outflows from discharge channels. The interaction between these factors controls the net water balance of the lake. Precipitation inflows to Lake Scugog come from within the drainage basin of the lake and Nonquon River, Mariposa Brook and East Cross Creek. From May through September, evaporation normally exceeds precipitation- inflow. This results, on average, in a nine inch drop in lake levels during this period of time. Because of the ar- tificial nature of Lake Scugog, water levels can be influenced by the operation of the stoplog dam on the Scugog River at Lindsay. However. (Turn to page 7) "You're supposed to wash the car" Splish, Splash Pam Reid took a bath when a ""friend" and fellow member of the Ridge Runner Truck Club doused her with a bucket of warm, sudsy water at the club's annual car wash Saturday afternoon. Held on Water Street, just across from the tennis courts, the car wash attracted all kinds of dirty automobiles, and all the cash raised will be put towards one of the club's. many charitable projects. Township veterans back in Holland for VE party The first time Alan Carter and Joe Burrows saw Holland, the country had been devastated under five years of Nazi domination and many people were eating tulip bulbs just to stay alive. That was in the spring of 1945 when Alan and Joe were part of the Canadian Army that pushed its way across the Netherlands and defeated the German forces. Even in those very dif- ficult times, the Dutch people began to open their hearts to the Cana- dians, and it was the start of a unique bond for friendship that has lasted forty years. The two men both returned to Holland in 1980 for celebrations to mark the 35th anniver- sary of the liberation and on April 27 of this year, they returned again for the 40th anniversary. They were part of a contingent of more than 2000 Canadian veterans and the out-pouring of emotion-the genuine love and friendship was something both men say they will remember for the rest of their lives. Joe and Alan are residents of Scugog Island, and in an inter- view with the Star last Sunday, they recalled some of their ex- periences, but mostly they talked about the reception they received in Holland and the almost unbelievable hospitality of their Dutch hosts. "The people were fan- tastic, they did everything for us. One day a young man walked up to me and just said 'thank you for allowing me to live in a free coun- try," " said Alan. Joe recalls a young girl about seven years old wanted his and then handed him a type- written note asking him to send her a post-card from his home town in Canada. He kept the note (Turn to page 9) Police seeking any withesses Durham Region Police are seeking anyone who may have witnessed a head on accident on Durham Road 1, north of Leaskdale, at about 9:50 P.M. on Sunday, May 19. The accident, involv- ing a car and a pick-up truck claimed the life of Pauline VanderVeen, 48, of Uxbridge Township Police believe that a man who phoned for assistance from a farm house north of the acci- dent scene may have witnessed the collision. Anyone with informa- tion about this accident which may be of assistance to the police investigation is asked to call 26 Di 'sion of the Durham Police at 579-1520, Extension 272.