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g 1} EI HI 48 -- PORT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 From page 47 High School, replacing Doug Williams who is moving to Don- ovan Collegiate in Oshawa. Manchester people received good news when test drilling for a new well was started. Many of the res- idents have been trucking their drinking water in several miles be- cause their wells have been con- taminated. JULY On June 29th, R. B. Smallman of Port Perry celebrated his 100th birthday with an Open House, at the Community Nursing Home for his family and many friends in the community. Since French Immersion classes began in three Durham Schools in 1977, the project has grown from 64 students to a projected 673 stu- dents for September 1981. Larry Emmerson of Port Perry is among 12 Ontario residents who will receive the Ontario Med- al for Good Citizenship. It was presented to Mr. Emmerson by Lieutenant Governor John Black Aird. In a surprise move, Scugog Township council all but aban- doned any hope of reopening Pop- lar Park outdoor swimming pool in Port Perry. Construction of a new Scugog War Memorial Library moved a giant step forward as the Board agreed unanimously to award the contract for the building to Sher- wood Construction of Oshawa. AUGUST The passenger group fighting the closing of VIA rail between Havelock and Toronto got another 1981 - Lar ally when Scugog Township council passed a resolution in fa- vour of keeping the line in opera- tion. Scugog Township might be in- terested in buying the Durham Re- - gion Works depot in Manchester, if the price is right. The region has offered the depot to Scugog as 'Durham will soon have a new fa- cility on Regional Road 21, near Utica. SEPTEMBER Construction of the new library will likely start next week as final approval for the 325,000 building was given by Wintario. Scugog Township will have a propane-operated snowplow on the roads this winter and if it gets the job done, the Township may start to convert more of its truck fleet from gas to propane. The open air rink on Water Street which proved so popular last year, will again be in opera- ~ tion this year. All legal action against a group home which is used as a residence Gerrow's Beach on Scugog Island has been dropped. Len Goreski of Scugog Island is Canadian Enduro motorcycle champion in the Junior 200 class, winning the National champion- ship in Haliburton. Kelly Goreski and Ross Carter were 2nd and 7th in their respective classes. OCTOBER Chris Faint, a graduate of Cart- wright High School was honoured recently as "newsmaker of the month" by B.C. Timber, a large forestry company in British Co- lumbia. y Emmerson wins Ontario good citizenship medal A 48-year-old drifter, John Al- fred Thorpe from Alberta, with a lengthy criminal record, was found guilty in Provincial Court of at- tempted abduction of a ten year old Port Perry girl. He was sentenced to a 2 year prison term. NOVEMBER An investigation by Durham Regional Police continues into a break-in at Port Perry Community Hospital which resulted in the theft of a quantity of narcotic drugs. Mastermind whiz John Wyn- sma, representing Canada placed sixth in the world competitions held in Luxor, Egypt but felt with a little luck he might have done better. Scugog Township council decid- ed not to contribute money to help a passenger group fight a legal battle to keep the Toronto - Have- lock passenger train on the rails. DECEMBER Durham Regional Police have laid two charges against Michael James McKegney, 37, of no fixed address, for attempted murder in connection with a stabbing inci- dent early Sunday morning at a residence on Union Avenue in Port Perry. Durham Region council ap- proved a 13 percent hike in the garbage dumping fee amid predic- tions by many Regional council- lors that Durham could be facing a crisis in its operation of landfill sites. Scugog Township council has thrown its support behind a bid by Uxbridge council to bring GO Train service into Uxbridge. Ld . H | | JANUARY Keeping a tight-fisted rein on the purse strings will-$e the num- ber one priority for Scugog coun- cil in 18 lor. 2, said Mayor Jerry Tay- Township reaches 13,254 First of January, 1982, the price for first class letters went up from 17 cents to 30 cents. Population growth in Scugog Township over the past seven years has been higher than the -- ~~ JANUARY 1982 growth of Uxbridge and Brock Townships. Scugog population was 13,254, compared to Ux- bridge 11,141 and Brock 9,096. A spokesman for Durham Po- lice said radar will be used in Six members of the Uxbridge Black Hawk oldtimers hockey team from Port Perry area are getting ready to compete In the World Oldtimer tournament In To- ronto next month. Taking part are, from left, Jim Burnett, Bob Bradbury, Garnet Warriner, Jerry Luke and Gary Geer. a # SEPTEMBER 1981 Sam and Ann Levinson announced they would be closing their store after 43 years of serving the peo- ple of Port Perry. The couple have not only worked In the building but it has been their home since they came to Port Perry from Toronto in 1938. APRIL 1982 Port Perry High School for the first time ever did not pick a teenager for their "At Home" Queen, but a 35 year old mother of three children. Glenys Windsor (left) was crowned Queen and Is seen here with Prin- cess Tish LeFort. stepped up enforcement of snow- mobile speed regulations on streets in towns and hamlets in Scugog Township. Port Perry Community Hospi- tal, by converting its oil-fired boilers to natural gas could make an estimated annual saving as high as $18,000. The new Scugog Arena operated at a deficit last year of $7,700, up almost $5,000 over the deficit in 1980. FEBRUARY The severe winter weather cost Scugog taxpayers a great deal of extra money. Works superinten- dent Ronn MacDonald told the Star last month the Township spent $20,000 more on snow re- moval than in January 1981. Marg Wilbur of Scugog Town- ship was elected to the provincial executive of Ontario New Demo- cratic Party. It was "over the top" this year for the annual Port Perry Snowa- rama with proceeds going to the Easter Seal Society and service clubs to heip in their work with crippled children. A record 322 snowmobilers participated in the 100 km ride and raised a total of $29,500 in pledges. After a long period of negotia- tions, the Durham Board of Educa- tion and the more than 1000 high school teachers have reached agree- ment on a new contract. The top salary for a teacher with maxi- mum experience and qualifications is Bow $37,200. Maximum sal- ary for secondary school principals is $50,000. prncip Despite protests from two coun- cillors, Scugog Township agreed to changes in the development plans for Prince Albert to allow a maximum of 160 homes to be built in that community. MARCH The cost of moving a 120 ton house three miles from Greenbank to Concession 9 in Scugog cost the proprictor, chiropractor Dr. Morley Pitts an extimated $100,000. Scugog Township building in- spector Ray Penney warns there are a lot of improperly installed wood stoves in Township homes and "it is only a matter of time" Turn to page 49