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A EL aan me . Thm oh Eee TTe Hr APRIL 1968 Storey Beare (left) shows genuine delight and hap- piness following the announcement he had been elected Deputy-District Governor of the Lions Club. With him are his wife Doris, brother Bill and his wife Betty. DECEMBER 1968 Robert Kenny, seen here with his wife Norma, is the new Reeve of Port Perry, winning over J.J. Gibson who has served in that capacity for the past 12 years. t otal FEBRUARY 1968 JANUARY Anna Forder and Richard Ste- phens placed second in the Canadi- an Figure Skating Championship, senior pairs held in Vancouver. They received a tremendous wel- come from fans on their arrival at about 3 a.m. in the morning. Mrs. Retta Hardy retires after 20 years of service as caretaker for Scugog Township Municipal Hall. She was presented with a gift by Reeve Victor Aldred on the occasion. Reeve Ross Murison, Pickering Village elected Warden of Ontario County for 1968. FEBRUARY Anna Forder and Richard Ste- phens left for Grenoble, France to represent Canada in pair figure skating in Olympic competitions. Well-known Reach Township resident and former reeve of the Township and Warden of Ontario County, Mr. Grant Christie was awarded the Centennial Medal. Mr. B.A. Bohan, new adminis- trator at Port Perry Community Hospital begins duties at the hos- pital. Mr. Amold Roach, Manchester, was elected first chairman of Scu- gog Retarded Children's Education Authority. Lynne MacGregor was chosen Queen of the annual "At Home" at Port Perry High School. A calf with two heads was born on Mr. Les Beacock's farm, R.R. 4, Port Perry. Nineteen cattle perish in barn burned to the ground on farm owned by Mr. Donald Taylor, near Saintfield. MARCH Heather Dorrell, grade nine stu- dent of Blackstock High School won the Junior Secondary Speak- ing Contest, sponsored by Port Perry Legion. She was presented with a trophy and plaque by presi- dent, Jack Cook. The last old school house in Reach Township, the "Yellow School" was sold for $7,900. Firemen from Port Perry and Uxbridge fought a blaze destroy- ing the living quarters of the own- Anna Forder and Richard Stevens returned from the Winter Olympics in Greno- ble, France to a reception at which over 250 people gathered to meet them in the Masonic Temple. Among those present for their return were their parents and they can be seen here standing In front of the Olympic flag, from left, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Forder, Anna, Richard and Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens. 31: FOR IVE EE (i37 } ! Cs: 4 i LI ers of San-Man Motel, Mr. and Mrs. D. Santer. A large portion of the motel itself was also badly damaged. Mill rates in Port Perry jump to an all time high. Commercial 111.17 and Residential 100. APRIL Joanne Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaw, Port Perry was presented with a $150.00 wrist watch by Oshawa Independent Order of Oddfellows. It was awarded to her for attempt- ing to revive a member of the or- ganization, Mr. William Manuel following a heart attack on Sunny Brae Golf Course. Carol Wotten, Grade 11 student of Cartwright High School was chosen Queen at the school's "At Home". The memorial stone was laid at a special ceremony of Burns Pres- byterian Church in Ashburn. The former church was destroyed by fire February 12th, 1967. Storey Beare, Zone Chairman of the Lions Club was elected Depu- ty-District Governor in Cobourg. Twenty local Lions and their wives went along for the occasion to give Mr. Beare the necessary support to win. MAY Mr. Norman Cafik was elected Liberal candidate at a meeting held in the R.H. Cornish Public School. An estimated crowd of 700 attended the meeting. Well over 150 persons attended the Port Perry Lions Club 30th Anniversary celebration at Club Annrene. Guest Speaker was past international director, George Laughlin. Clark Muirhead elected P.C. candidate for Ontario Riding in a six way contest in Uxbridge. More than 1000 attended the meet- ing. Denis Symes and Bruce Smith, members of Ist Scugog Scout Group received Queen's badges at Manchester United Church. Seventy five persons attended a function in the Masonic Hall in honour of two teachers at the R.H. Cornish Public School. Mrs. Eunice Hunter and Mr. S. Cawker, long time servants at the school were presented with gifts on their retirement. . Miss Margaret Stewart, Lilla Street, received the Centennial Medal. Miss Stewart, a registered nurse devoted her life to the nurs- ing profession, not only in Cana- da, but in the United States, Eu- rope and India. Norman Cafik, liberal member, won Ontario Riding in the Federal election . In second place was P.C. candidate Clark Muirhead and third was Robert Wing, N.D.P. candidate. JULY The Lions Club sponsored Ban- tam Softball team won the Port Perry Star trophy after winning the final game against Oshawa. President and founder of the Handicraft Guild, Mrs. Louise Patterson was honoured at a fare- well party. Mrs. Patterson is now making her home in Truro, Nova Scotia. AUGUST Sharon Sweetman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sweetman was runner-up in a beauty contest held by Zone Fl, Royal Canadian Le- gion in Whitby. Mrs. F. Crosier, correspondent for 40 years, celebrated her 80th birthday. 1968 - Robert Kenny new i Reeve, defeats J.J, Gibson Bam and contents of Mr. D.J. Taylor, Scugog Island were com- pletely destroyed by fire. Fortu- nately 20 ho of cattle in the barn were saved. The following six students at Port Perry High School were On- tario Scholars for 1968: Timothy Bruton, Brigette Alzner, Marten den Boer, Bonnie Cawker, Rita Stein and Lois Milne. The first annual Chamber of Commerce Carnival was attended by hundreds and judged a success. Miss Pat Hunter, R.R.2, Sea- grave was chosen to represent On- tario County in the Competion for Dairy Queen at the C.N.E. Beth Johnston, Cartwright High School was awarded an Ontario Scholarship. SEPTEMBER 1968 Dr. Wm. Cohoon and his wife Whitney arrived in Port Perry, the first of several new doctors who will be moving to town. SEPTEMBER Eight hundred fourteen students were registered at the Port Perry High School, the highest in the school's history. R.H. Cornish Public School began the year with 699 pupils. Tina Ruhl, R.R.4, Uxbridge was a winner of a transistor radio in a poster Contest sponsored by General Motors of Canada Limit- ed. Over 1,000 children took part in the contest. Population of Port Perry in- creased by 91 in 1968, and brought the population to an all-time high of 2,746. Vin Walker was elected chair- man of the new Arena Board. OCTOBER Dr. M.B. Dymond, Ortario Minister of Health received a hon- ourary degree at Queen's Universi- ty, Kingston, Turn to page 33