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es ------------------------ C--O 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 5, 1988 1987--The year in review ( 3,000 re-live fond high school experiences : JUNE 1987 Believed to be the eldest person attending the Reunion, Ida May Britton (Woodley) was a student in the old school in 1910-1 2. Mrs. Britton was present for the dedication of the Memorial Gardens, the actual site of the old school. Now 90 years old and a resident of a nursing home in Bowmanville, she was just one of close to 3,000 who attended the PPHS Reunion over the weekend. And by all accounts, it was a huge success. (From page 9) JUNE 1987 Angry residents objected to a proposed zoing which would permit a salvage yard on the northwest corner of the Town Line and Hwy. 12. At least a dozen area residents attended a council meeting objecting to the zoning amendment. Challenge Day '87 saw the Township of Scugog attain a 44.2 percent participation rate. Competing for the first time, Scugog Township residents placed third in a competition between Newcastle, Ajax, Scugog and Uxbridge. Port Perry's top athletes were honoured at thé annual athletic banquet with the co- veted awards going to Laura Dobson for Outstanding Fe- male Athlete and Jeff Ireland the Outstanding Male Athlete. Bill and Janice St. John count themselves lucky they were not home when lightning struck their home blowing a saucer sized hole in the side of their house, knocking out their phone and TV as well as bur- ing their clothes hanging on the clothes line outside. School buses operated by Simcoe Transit have been or- dered inspected after got tions that many of the buses were unsafe. The safety in- spection will include all 125 Simcoe Transit. The Port Perry Star was judged by its peers as one of the top tabloid newspaers in its class by the Canadian Commu- nity Newspaper Association. The Star won a first place for Best Front Page; 2nd place for Best Editorial Pages and a 2nd place in the Best All-Round Newpaper catagory. A Senior Citizen apartment complex which would have in- - cluded 40 units on the south- erly portion of the land owned by the Catholic Church was turned down by council. While not objecting to the concept of eniors' apartments council feels that the parcel of land is too small for what is being pro- posed. Council has ordered the law firm of Harris, Fletcher, Tesluk to either remove their building from an un-opened portion of Shanly Street or enter into an agreement to up-grade the road to municipal standards, in- cluding sewer and water ser- vices. - It will cost $1.7 million to relo- cate the Port Perry Fair- "grounds to municipal land be- 'hind the Scugog Arena, ac- cording to a consultants' report handed down to council .on Monday. Several members of council stated outright it is too much for the Township to .sohool «buses operated iby: handle omits own. Hundreds of friends and for- mer workmates and relatives. packed the Sunderland Arena to say good-bye to Ivan Bell, who has been the representa- tive for the Ministry of Agricul- ture for many, many years. High School Reunion com- | mitte members were thrilled at the number of people who at- tended the function which had been in the planning stages for over a year. They came from far and near and it is esti- mated that 3,000 former stu- dents and teachers took part in the reunion activities. Ida May Britton (Woodley) 90 years old, was the oldest person to attend the reunion. JULY 1987 For the second time in two weeks, Scugog Township council has rejected a proposal ~*~ for a 42 unit senior citizens apartment building on land be- hind the Immaculate Concep- tion Church and School in Port Perry. The vote to reject the proposal was carried by all- 'members of council. Storey Beare was presented 'a plaque by the Ontario Col- lege of Pharmacy during the Golden Anniversary of his graduation from the College. Storey with his wife Doris, at- tended the special anniversary and was one of 28 of the grad- vates from 1937 who re- turned. The streets of Port Perry bustled for three days, during the town's annual Bahamian Festival Days. With even the weather being tropical, it is es- timated that some 20,000 peo- ple flooded the downtown core during the three-day ex- travaganza. Miss Bahamas, Betty-Ann Hanna and her en- tourage flew in from the Baha- mas for the event. High bacteria levels in the water have made the Port Per- ry beach at Palmer Park unfit for swimming according to the Durham Region Health Unit, who has ordered signs posted at the beach warning the pub- lic of the danger. Carol Vivian of Nestleton is saying' she's lucky to be alive JULY 1987 Queen Street is all decked out in its new light standards, garbage containers and park benches, thanks to the Scugog Chamber of Com- hS following a run-in with a pit bull terrier that bit her throat, caus- ing 15 stitches. The dog at- hohe Mrs. Vivian when she vent over to her neighbou(s' home to congratulate them on expecting a baby. After three days of being closed to the public Birdeye Pool re-opened last Thursday morning. The town's only swimming pool was ordered closed July 13 because the clarity of the water was not up to standards Four year old Lisa McClure was named Miss Pee Wee Sunburst in the All-Canada fi- nals of the Sunburst pageant in Toronto. Lisa competed against 52 children from all over the country and will now go on to an international com- * petition next year in Florida. Scugog Handi Transit, which has been operating for about three months is having trouble getting people to use the ser- vice. It took three years to im- plement the service to the communities of Uxbridge and Scugog Township, but officials fear that there is some confu- sion as to who can use the Handi Transit service. Automatic banking has been introduced to Port Perry with the CIBC announcing their new Instant Teller at the local bank. Mayor Jerry Taylor was invited to take money out of the bank, a switch from the old cut the ribbon routine he is so accustomed to. AUGUST 1987 An OMB decision has given the green light to the Ste- phenson's Point subdivision. Work on the new 22 lot subdi- vision could get underway as early as this fall according to of- ficials. A raging fire decimated a Scugog Island barn causing approximately $700,000 in 'damage. The barn owned by the Casteels began on Friday evening, but by the time it was noticed nothing could be done to save the building. Just a week earlier the barn housed thousands of chickens, but none were lost in the blaze. Julia Croxall, 14, of Port Per- ry was the lovely winner of the Miss Regatta beauty contest during the annual Caesarea, Lake Scugog Regatta Week- end. A combination of a severe rainstorm and construction of a new subdivision is being blamed for the destruction of at least three backyards and a basement in the Arrow/ Scugog Streets area. Victorian Village, a new housing project, may be responsible for repair- ing the damage caused by the muddy flooding. Scugog Board of Education trustee Joyce Kelly told the Star that she believes the Board's expropriation plans for a school site at the Port Perry Fairgrounds will be officially dropped when trustees meet at their next meeting. Many dignitaries were on hand in Blackstock to help the Post Office celebrate its 100th year of postal service in the community. Postmistress Jean 'Mahaffy accepted a plaque from Ted Jaskinski, manager of Canada Post's Oshawa zone to commemorate the occas- sion. SEPTEMBER 1987 Community Memorial Hospi- tal will be undergoing a major expansion in 1990 with the an- nouncement last week that the provincial government will pro- vide the money for 22 chronic care beds. The price tag for the project is estimated to be over $2 million by the time it gets underway. Canoes of just about every shape and size were at the lakefront on the weekend as the newly formed Scugog Ca- noe Club gave demonstrations and displays all day long in an effort to introduce residents of the area to the sport of canoe- ing and racing. The Blackstock Fair was graced with perfect weather on the weekend, and large crowds enjoyed a full day's More 1987 Review on page 15 merce, who initiated the project about one year ago. Total cost of the street beautification pro- ject was close to $50,000. At left is one of new light standards with the hanging baskets. ©