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50 -- PORT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 From page 49 ever gone swimming in Lake Scu- og, and Al Boumeester, 17, now olds that record. Al had a $10 bet with his brother Mark, that he could not stay in the water for 10 minutes, but Mark lost the bet. The temperature of the water was 8 degrees Celsius or 46 Fahren- heit. Scugog Township council has approved the 1983 roads budget of $1,285,000. Raglan Public School will be closed in June and students trans- ferred to Prince Albert or Meadow- crest (Brooklin) public schools. Damage estimates are ranging as: high as $300,000 in a fire March 22, which destroyed the interior of Insulose Products Limited, and for a time threatened to force the evac- uation of numerous homes in the northwest comer of Port Perry. APRIL Cathy Robb joined the Port Per- ry Star as a reporter-photographer. She is a graduate of Sheridan College in Toronto, and prior to joining the Star she worked for newspapers in Milton, Hamilton and Gravenhurst. Port Perry High School grade 13 student Carla Dempsey and Velvet Linton both received hon- ourable mention in a national writing contest. There were 2,000 entrants in the contest from all parts of Canada. Kathleen Taylor, a grade 12 student was the winner - of the essay contest, sponsored by Durham Branch of Canadian Men- tal Health Association. Scugog Township building per- mits showed a total of $2,494,000 issued in the first 3 months of 1983, compared to only $385,000 in the first three months of 1982. The strap will officially disap- pear from school classrooms in Durham Region at the end of June 1984. Tony Bertrand, 13-year-old member of R.H. Cornish wres- tling team won the all-Ontario championship in the Bantam heavy-weight class. AY A 35-year-old Scarborough man was sentenced to life in prison af- ter being found guilty of the sec- ond degree murder of Gary McKenzie, a Port Perry resident. Port Perry artist, Les Parkes won the award for the Best Water- colour, "Swell at Breakwater", at an art exhibit sponsored by the Oshawa Art Association. After 39 years of perfect atten- dance with the Port Perry Lions Club, Lion Cec King was hon- oured at the 45th Anniversary cel- ebration of the local club. JUNE A group of Seagrave parents are demanding changes in the school bus route system following the tragic death of a seven year old boy who was killed May 27 as he stepped off a school bus in front of his home on Durham Road 2, south of Seagrave. Ontario Premier William Davis was present at the official opening of the Michael Starr building, the new structure in downtown Oshawa, which is now the home of 1,600 employees with the Pro- vincial Ministry of Revenue. Seven Mile Island, the private retreat on Lake Scugog owned by Paddy Harrison has been sold for $630,000. After more than a century of ed- ucating young people, Raglan School will close its doors on June 18, when a huge reunion will be held with a pot-luck sup- etc. ' Dr. Matthew B. Dymond using a bright silver spade started the construction of the new $750,000 addition to the Community Me- morial Hospital. Present at the sod turning was about 100 people among them Hospital Chairman Sheldon Smith, Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson, Regional Councillor Lawrence Malcolm and building chairman Howard Hall. JULY Disappointed that there appears to be no financial assistance from the federal or provincial govern- ments for clearing weeds out of Lake Scugog, and alarmed at the growth of weeds in the lake, Township council agreed to ex- plore the possibility of getting a harvester for the municipality. Residents of Carnegie Street in Port Perry have expressed strong reservations about a 150 unit apartment building proposed for a piece of vacant land, east of the street and west of the Port Perry Plaza. Forty-eight teenage girls, all members of the Oshawa Festival Singers, including two from the Port Perry area, Cathy Hall and Jennifer Baird, winged over to Scotland to sing their way across the British Isles. Kevin Ash of Seagrave was the top 1983 grade 13 student with an average of 95 percent at Port Perry High School. In all, 23 students with an 80 percent average or bet- ter was recommended for Ontario Scholarships. Scugog Township has enjoyed a | strong upswing in building and construction during the first six months of 1983. Total value of this year was $6,502,400, com- pared to only $2,558,000 in 1982. AUGUST The finance committee of Scu- gog Township has recommended that the Township volunteer fire department based in Port Perry be increased to 25 members, effective January 1, 1984. Representing the Port Perry Star, editor John B. McClelland attended the convention of Canadi- an Community Newspaper Asso- ciation in Winnipeg. While there, he was presented with two plaques as the Port Perry Star, was judged the best overall paper in the ta- bloid class circulation 5,000 to 10,000 and the best front page for papers in the same category. The Star also received a third place cer- tificate for best Editorial Page. The extensive highway construc- tion project from Manchester through Port Perry is pretty much on schedule according to Mr. Ed. O'Connor of Miller Paving. The new owners of Paddy Harri- son's Seven Mile Island have Plas to turn the property into a igh-class resort. It was made known when a representative from the company disclosed plans at a local council meeting. SEPTEMBER The Port Perry Molacks Pee Wee Fastball team competed in Ontario Summer games in Sudbu- oy and returned home after winning the silver awards competing against some of the best teams in Ontario. Fifty-seven people of all ages turned up at the High School to participate in the Terry Fox Run with $3,600 in pledges. Craig Taylor was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 34 min- utes. Kenneth Munroe, director since 1974 of Durham Board of Educa- tion announced he was stepping down from the $76,000 position at a special board meeting. 1983 - Dr. Dymond turns sod for hospital addition JUNE 1983 a SE - - a aL a La Sud al TTT Ry 7 Alex Thomson, treasurer for the township for the past ten years retired, and his staff threw a party in his honour. At left front Is Alex's wife Mary and at right his daughter Irene Carroll. Back, from left, Sharon Vanderby, Kathleen Harper, Marilyn Cochrane, Ginny Lock and Sharon Gray. OCTOBER For the second time in three years, the Greenbank Gamblers were the champions of Uxbridge Community Fastball League by defeating the Claremont Legion team in the fifth and final game. The hamlet of Brooklin, just south of Port Perry, will remain a community of about 1,600 after plans to develop the area to a com- munity of 10,000 were scuttled. Housing starts in Durham Re- gion jumped 138 percent during the first 8 months of this year over the same period in 1982. In actual numbers, that is an increase of more than 1,000 units from 1,045 in 1982 to 2,490 in 1983. Les Parkes, Port Perry artist has again won honurs in an Art Exhi- bition, this time in Toronto. It was at the Bethtikvah Sisterhood's 16th Annual Art Exhibit he won the honours for his watercolour, "Beach Litter". NOVEMBER Scugog firefighters worked for an hour using the "Jaws of Life" to free two young men in a two- vehicle car crash on the Shirley Road. Dennis Gatchell, 20, of R. R. 2, Blackstock was flown by air ambulance to Sunnybrook Hospi- tal. Harry Finch of Markham, the driver of the other car was pro- Aonced dead on arrival at hospi- tal. The cost of garbage disposal in Durham Region will be going up substantially January 1, if Region- al Council endorses a recommen- dation from the Works and Fi- nance Committees suggesting an increase of 14.7%. Pierre Leduc of Port Perry was honoured by the Adult Protective Services Association of Ontario. Pierre has organized numerous hockey and softball games in this community over the past several years with proceeds going to Cen- tral Seven Association. He was presented with a plaque arid $50. at a dinner in Toronto. Hanover Hill Holsteins of Port - Perry continued its strings of vic- tories as it brought home the top awards at the Royal Winter Fair. DECEMBER Following months of negotiat- ing with Scugog Council, devel- oper Bill Calderwood presented new plans for a six storey, 70 unit apartment building in the Carnegie Street area approved by council. Durham Region Police have started the roadside spot-check dur- ing the Christmas-New Years Sea- son. Using the ALERT device, police will be taking breath sam- ples from drivers at random loca- tions through the region. If Scugog Council wants street lighting at the junction of Region- al Road 57 (north entrance) and HIghway 7A, it will have to come up with the money. 1984 - Massive $800,000 fire JANUARY First baby to be born at the Community Memorial Hospital in 1984 was a little boy, born to Rick and Sherrie Grieveson on January 3rd. The same day, but a few hours later, a second baby was born, this time to Wendy and Don Hockley, and it was a girl. Only eight minutes later, a third baby was born to Kathy and Neil McLaughlin of Blackstock. She is a little sister for brother Alex. A fire at the Myrtle Station de- stroyed the Kurz Food Plant, caus- ing an estimated $800,000 dam- age. Durham Regional Police winter snowmobile patrols on Lake Scu- gog and the cottage country was started. Two officers patrolling the lake, shoreline and enforcing such things as helmets, licences, destroys Kurz plant in Myrtle insurance, etc. Marilyn Hutchinson was hon- oured by Marg and Jim Lawrence on the occasion of her 25 years service to Bruton's Drug Store. Durham Region Council has given full council support to an Official Plan Amendment for a new manufacturing plant to be op- erated by Tokai Canada Limited, a Japanese firm, constructed in the south-west corner of Uxbridge Township. FEBRUARY The Port Perry Rotary Club was seeking a meeting with Scugog Township Council to discuss the club's plans to put a bandshell "somewhere on Port Perry's water- front". An early morning fire caused ex- tensive damage to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Sleep of R. R. 3, Blackstock. There were no injuries as the family managed to get out of the house unharmed. Merril Van Camp of Blackstock was named to a three year term on the Board of Directors for the On- tario Stock Yards. MARCH The PPHS Midget Boys basket- ball team were gold medal winners in the LOSSA final and silver medal winners in the COSSA playdowns. The Junior girls vol- leyball team from PPHS won sil- ver medals at both LOSSA and COSSA playoffs. All but two ice hut owners heeded warnings from the Mini- stry of Natural Resources and moved their huts by the March 15th midnight deadline. The levels in the water of Lake Turn to page 51 re TY rE nn am TE ee UT Ea