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P wy 2 % 4 - FEBRUARY 1969 Miss Nancy Dowson was chosen Snow Queen during a two-day carnival staged by the students of Port Perry High School. From page 32 One hundred ninety one persons registered for the Port Perry High School night classes. Capacity crowds attended two dedication services of the United Church new Christian Education Centre. NOVEMBER Dr. M.B. Dymond officially opens the new bakery plant of Fla- mingo Pastries Limited. In a short period of two years, makin butter tarts expanded from a staff of two, the proprietor Ken Jackson and his wife Marj. to a staff of 80. Miss Lynne MacGregor was val- edictorian at the annual High School Commencement in Port Perry. A local teenage group known as "R Place" presented $250.00 each to the Hospital Building Fund and the Central Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded. DECEMBER Robert Kenny was elected reeve of Port Perry at the municipal elections. He defeated J.J. Gib- son, who headed the council for over a decade. The present reeve of Scugog Township declined nomination for the next term, and Mr. Cecil Fra- lick was elected after defeating the present deputy-reeve for the next term. Mr. Wm. Williams and Ted Griffen were elected to Port Perry Hydro Electric Commission, fol- lowing the resi Cox and Ted Jackson. ation of Arthur JANUARY The first baby to arrive at the Community Memorial Hospital in 1969 was a little boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Freeman, R.R. 3, Port Perry. He arrived in the afternoon, January 2nd and weighed in at 7 Ibs. 5 oz. ter 35 years of service on the Port Perry Fire Department, chief Guy Raines resigned. He served 20 years in the top position. Deputy-Chief Harvey Mahaffy was elected to the position of chief of Port Perry Fire Depart- ment following the resignation of Guy Raines. Ed (Sam) Oyler, reeve of Reach Township was elected Warden of Ontario County for 1969. It was one of the closest contests for the position in many years. Mr. Oyl- er won the seat on the fifth ballot. Jack Cook was appointed Depu- ty-Chief and Charles Lown and - Mervin DeNure, captains of the Port Perry Fire Department. Anna Forder and Richard Ste- phens won the Canadian Senior Pairs Figure Skating Champion- ship in Toronto. Port Perry 1.G.A. proprietor, Dan Madsen purchases the 1.G.A. Store in Stouffville. JULY 1969 hei Port Perry Star wins top hon- ours for tabloid newspapers in On- tario with circulation under 3,500. The award for General Excellency - was presented at the annual con- vention of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association in Ot- tawa. Port Perry High School students stage excellent Winter Carnival and Nancy Dowson was chosen Snow Queen. Dr. Austin C. Bathie was elect- ed president of Oshawa Shrine Club. Melody Wilson was chosen Queen at the annual "At Home". . Donna Ballard was chosen Prin- cess MARCH Sharon Baird, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Baird received top swimming honours in a class of 25 at Western University, Lon- don, Ontario. Anna Forder and Richard Ste- phens placed 10th in the World Championships for pair figure skaters in Colorado Springs. Bell adds 158 new telephones in Port Perry during 1968. Three arrests were made follow- ing a break-in and theft of $2,000. worth of televisions at Ted Jack- John Doble (standing) has recently been appoint- ed assistant clerk-treasurer to Port Perry's clerk- treasurer job on Monday, July 14th. FEBRUARY Ted Griffin was elected as presi- dent of Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. He follows Mrs. E. Wood who served a two year term, Dr. M. B. Dymond was guest speaker at a Testimonial Dinner held in the Legion Hall. The lo- cal Chamber of Commerce spon- sored the function and the hon- oured guests were J. J. Gibson, reeve of Port Perry for more than a decade, Hydro Electric Commis- sioners Ted Jackson and Art Cox, rving, noyd, former deputy-reeve, Fire Chief Guy Raines and Harry DeShane, Don Carnegie, Bev Kent and William Gibson, all with many years of service on the local Fire Department. John F. Ralnes. He commenced his new son's Appliances. Ted Jackson and Norman Aldred were two First World War pilots of about 200 who attended a ban- quet in Toronto. APRIL Debbie Griffin and Nancy War- ren win first place in vocal duets at Peterborough Kiwanis Festival. Teacher and accompanist was Mrs. Grace Hastings. Joanne Martyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Martyn of Prince Albert won the Junior Award for sewing at Kempville College of Agriculture. Graham Powell of Port Perry was awarded the Esco' Reid Plaque as the outstanding male athlete of Glendon College, York University. NOVEMBER 1969 Lawrence Pharmacy In Port Perry, operated by Andy M. Lawrence for the past 40 years recently changed ownership as he sold the business to Mr. Gordon F. Parkin of Oshawa. Fifteen hundred Port Perry and area residents attend "Open House" at the new Community Memorial Hospital. MAY A baby girl was the first arrival at the new Community Memorial Hospital on Sunday, April 27th. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wesley St. John. Chairman of the board Harry Phoenix presented the little girl with a silver cup on behalf of the board. | Linda Mountjoy was chosen Queen at the annual "At Home" held at Blackstock. Lorrie Turner was chosen first princess and Dianne Taylor, second. William Brock was elected pres- ident of the Historical Society at a meeting held in the Centennial Hall, Greenbank. JUNE After several meetings between the town of Port Perry and the townships of Reach and Scugog discussions came to a successful conclusion and an agreement was reached to purchase a new fire tank truck. More than 30 canoes took part in the first "Canoe the Nonquon". Winners were Greg Howard and Glen Fallis, Millbrook, Ontario. Storey Beare, Governor of Dis- trict A-3 and his wife Doris left for Tokyo, Japan to attend Lions International Convention there. bh I / Marie Taylor, local musician and teacher was appointed to the staff of the Royal Conservatory of Music. JULY Due to increased sales in West- ern Ontario, Flamingo Pastries de- cided to open a plant for the bak- ing of their famous butter tarts. Assistant Clerk-treasurer John Doble commences duties at the Port Perry Municipal Office. Celeste Briggs and Mary Ann Goreski were two of 24 boys and girls enjoying a two week holiday in Allantown, Pennsylvania on a Lions Club exchange program. Margaret Down, Sunderland was elected Ontario County Dairy Princess. The Tennis Club was formed in Port Perry under the guidance of Mrs. Georgia Brenden. AUGUST Dr. M. B. Dymond handed in- his resignation as Minister of Health for the Province of Onta- rio. He held positions in the cabi- net for 13 years, ten of them as Minister of Health. Rev. V. M. Parsons inducted as minister of Blackstock United Church following the retirement of Rev. P. Romeril. The names of six Port Perry High School Ontario Scholars were announced by Department of Turn to page 34 =f 5 ih = 3 EB The Port Perry Star took delivery of their brand new Solna 125 offset press, to help meet the demand for quality printing. Above, Per Hvidsten looks over a sample off the press with sales rep. Dom DelGrand of the Canadian Linotype Company in Toronto.