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Festival Days party was 'jolly fine show' The party's over. The Union Jacks have been put in storage, the "towne cryer" has retired for another year, the double deck bus has disappeared from the streets of Port Perry, and Queen Street has returned to normal after three days of Festival with a decidedly Brit- ish theme. Blessed with near perfect weather, though probably a lot hotter than you'll find anywhere in England, the Chamber of Com- merce Festival Days drew large crowds of people for just about every event over the weekend. "I was very pleased with the way things went for us. Things un-folded as I thought and hoped they would," said Chamber of Commerce president and Festival Days chairperson Debbie Jones on Monday morning. Mrs. Jones saluted all the merchants who picked up on the British theme, decorated their stores and places of business, and decked themselves out in cos- tumes that helped capture the fla- vour of the Festival. And she had words of praise for all the directors of the Cham- ber and others who pitched in over the weekend, worked incredibly long hours, and by Monday mom- ing were just about "out on their feet." The single event that attracted the largest crowd was the Beatle- mania Concert in the Festival Tent in Palmer Park. It was stand- ing room only for this trip down memory lane with the music of the most famous rock band ever, and for those who did not have a ticket, organizers rolled up the sides of the giant tent. A lot of people, including many teens, stood outside to listen to the mu- sic. . The Medieval Feast and Pub on Friday night was very well at- tended, and the Pearlie Queen Show in the Latcham Centre was a sell-out as a large group of peo- ple from Whitby made the trip by bus to take in the entertainment. One thing missing from Fes- tival Days this year was the mid- way. Mrs. Jones told the Star that last year's operator was not able to attend because of a date change. (Turn to page 3) -- You'd think the real Paul McCartney wa On the advice of Durham Re- ion's traffic operations manager, Bava McMullen, Scugog council agreed to support an access road to Kent Estates from the new Brooks Subdivision. Mr. McMullen stated in his let- ter to council that after an exami- nation of the traffic impact asso- ciated with the Brooks proposal, he feels that access to Kent Estates via Highaland Beach/Lakeshore Drive would provide an increased level of service for residents. These services would include winter maintenance, local deliver- ies, garbage collection, and alter- nate access for ambulance, fire and police. It is estimated that the 119 lots 8 In Port Pe rry, the way these teenag- ers were going on, asking for autographs, and giggling and such. But it was only the "Paul look and sound allke", a cast member from the most popular event of the Festival Days weekend, Beatlemania. Access to subdivision will generate about 1200 vehicle trips per day, and although it could be handled by the proposed inter- sections onto Regional Road No. 2 from the Brooks Subdivision, the extra access to Kent Estates is desirable. Council unanimously agreed to support, the suggestions of the traf- fic operations manager. ~ Utica wonder-horse Matt's Scooter stole first place in one of North America's most prestigious races, the Meadowlands Pace, and brought home a pyrse worth $1,037,000. The Friday night race, at New Jersey's famous Meadowlands track, was a major Wunph for Matt's Scooter, owned by Gord Rumpel and Charlie Jurabinski, and trained by Harry Poulton at . OTRA Farm in Utica. ol Matt was ahead of his field the entire race, finishing 2 1/4 lengths ahead of the closest horse. He was driven by Mike Le- Chance. 1% Matt was the only Canadian horse on the field, and is ranked the number one money-winner in all of North America, His next big race is August 14 in Calgary at the Nat Christie Memorial. abc SE Va SAL ak oi Nea a CV GE al | gpl ail os ab aa Zou <a A ca ee en a at TRAN: Hear ye, hear ye, it was one fabulous weekend here in downtown Port Perry, with fantastic weather, big crowds and plenty of British Isles spirit. Great Britain Festival Days was a tremendous success, thanks to the hard work of many, many people. Town crier Roy Povey (above) was at most events during Festival Days, shouting out all the important don't-miss activi- ties. More for on the weekend that was, see Inside this issue of the Port Perry Star. x