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Port Perry Star, 23 Jun 1987, p. 8

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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 23, 1987 UP-DAT -- SEXY MEN AND WOMEN -- The popular Sexy Man Sexy Woman Contest gets underway this week with ballot boxes in five local stores Ee) As in past years, there will be. categories for Sexy Mom and Dad. Sexy single - male and female Sexy Seniors. Sexy Salesper son and a number of other categories (See story elsewhere in this issue for details ) Why not nominate a friend or relative that you tee ing of some recognition Nominations-are only $3 00 and every vo! s 1C Proceeds from this event gc taken on by your local Chamber To give you an example inthe past year the Chamber has spor sored or donated to the folio the Canada Day Fireworks, $5000 to Community Memorial Hospital. $1500 towards raising the Lindsay Brigge to allow boaters to get to Port Perry. $1.000 towards spraying weeds in Lake Scugog. $30.000 for new park benches, gar bage containers and street Lighting for - Queen Street, organize and run Bahamas Festival Days and the San ta Claus Parade in addition to some smaller community donations and projects As you can see. the money goes towards making Port Perry a better place to live and play Support your community by getting "behind this fun event . -- ARM WRESTLING -- All the strong arms of Port Perry and area will be out in force on Saturday. July 11 at the Festival Tent as the second annual Arm Wrestling Tournament takes plage This year the event is being organized for the Chamber of Com- merce by Mike Haigh, a highly competitive arm wrestler from the : area Weigh-ins will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 am near the festival tent with the competition starting at 12 noon. There 1s an entry fee of $10 per competitor with prizes of 1st - $50; 2nd - $25 00; and 3rd - $10 plus a trophy in each of the categories So if you are an arm wrestler or a fan of the sport, don't miss the excitement in the Festival Tent on Saturday, July 11.° . -- PARADES -- DOG SHOW -- ' Both the kiddies parade and the mutt show will be taking place again this year on Queen Street. The Kiddies Parade and Bicycle Competition will take place on Friday and commences at 10-00 a m_ beside the YMCA building with various categories and prizes for costumes. These will be announc- ed next week in the Star, so watch for details The Mutt Show will take place on Saturday. July 11, near the Queen Street stage at 3 00 p m Get your dogs groomed and train- ed for this popular event More details in next weeks Star (From page 2) out of hand with un-wanted and un- invited guests and crashers, the police will enter the home, if called and remove those people. When asked point-blank if police at the same time might arrest anyone at a party under 19 who has been drinking, he replied that the police would use some discretion depending on the specific situation. But, he said ui 1s an offense for anyone under 19 to consume alcohol A good portion of the meeting was taken up by two young (ages 21 and 24: members of Alcoholics Anonymous Bill and Scott told those | (From page 1) simplicity, fairness, equity and con- tinued reduction of the massive federal deficit. A number of tax shelters have been closed off and generally, those people on salaries and pensions will pay less income tax, while those who are self employed or with large investment incomes will pay more tax, he stated. f Mr. Lawrence said there are a couple of items in the reform package that should prove mst at- tractive to some residents of his riding. They are the continuation of ~ One Year Warranty NEW nN OSHAWA ENERA SPORTS. - = 1240 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa 725-9094 ANNUAL FESTIVAL Fun for the entire family. JUNE 26th to SUN., JULY 5th | FRI. CULLEN GARDENS & Miniature Village salutes the world's favourite flower with Music at Dusk MINIATURE FIREWORKS Come and enjoy a stroll through the gardens Cullen Gardens & Miniature Village 300 TAUNTON RD. WEST, WHITBY, ONTARIO wey (416) 668-6606 foro (16) T9L-T965 present how they slipped into drink- ing patterns at a young age. Both had unhappy family situations and "felt very lonely and deserted." Bill said by the time he was 17, his drinking "was out of control." He described alcohol as the "fix I need- ed to make me feel normal, to make me feel as if I belonged." At 19, a friend took him to his first AA meeting and he was surprised to see people from all walks of life and a lot of people his own age. He has been off booze ever since. - Scott told a similar story about starting to drink at an early age and eventually "everything else took a 'MP says tax reform fair $500,000 lifetime capital gains ex- emption on farm properties and small business shares; and the im- proved $15,000 in yearly deductible farm losses for part time farmers. Mr. Lawrence stressed that the changes announced last week are not a new federal budget. "Mr. Wilson is working with the same amount of tax dollars and trying to spread the load more equitably." He said the initial reaction he's had from constituents "has been very encouraging. I believe most Canadians will be pleased with the back seat to alcohol." He said his drinking went hand in hand with drug abuse and eventual- ly he began to attend AA meeti and has been off liquor for just over a year. The mood of the meeting last Thursday evening was low-key and informal. Following the guest speakers there was a general discussion and a lot of questions and answers. The group will meet again infor- mally on July 15 at the Anglican Church Hall and anyone with similar concerns is welcome to attend. proposals when they've had a chance to study them carefully." As predicted, both Opposition Parties reacted negatively to the tax reform proposals handed down last week on the grounds that high in- "come earners may benefit more than those .on lower or fixed incomes. } Canadian Press calculated that a working couple with two children _ earning $30,000 annually will save = about $5 weekly, while a couple with an income of $75,000 could save as much as $100 weekly. full of nostalgia sounds. Random Jottings (From page 6) gardens, they were so intent on the performer and his bag Diamond was on stage for 2'2 hours without a break, and for my money it was one of his best performances ever. This young rocker of the 60's is now in his mid-forties, but you would have never known it Sunday night. Yes, he still has the magic that has kept his fans coming back year after year, and if he returns to Toronto again, I'll be hard-pressed not to be in the audience. SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM Saturday DAYS Er July 4th Sunday July 5tn 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Both days Displays. Demonstrations. Contests. Races for Kids, Indian Crafts. Sheepshearing. Spinners Weavers. Homebaking. Soapmaking. Tractors. Music tent. Blacksmiths. Cider. Butter, Sauerkraut, Ice Cream Making. Strawberry Social. UCW Tea-room. Admission Adults 532.30 Students $1.25 - a ON SCUGOG ISLAND. > MILE:N. OF 7A I MILE EAST OF PORT PERRY EE i,

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