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TE ---------------- gol THT. TT ee 38 -- PORT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 1973 - G of C donates $15,000 to township JANUARY 1973 Dennis Johnston (left) and David Porter were guests of honour at a civic reception following medal winning performances in Canadian Firgure Skating Championships held in Vancouver. That's David's mother beaming proudly in background. FEBRUARY 1973 Gayle Blakely (centre) was crowned Queen of the Port Perry High School 25th annual At Home, Carol Wiiton (left) was princess and Shelly Olsen, runner- up In the Queen contest. I EIEIO ER I TE TER Rae From page 37 FEBRUARY Ken Dowson, president of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce presents a cheque in the amount of $15,000.00 to Reeve Robert Ken- ny for waterfront improvements. Residents of Port Perry, particu- larly the "weaker sex" are protest- ing the proposed closing of the Obstetrical Wing of the Commu- nity Memorial Hospital. About 50 persons attended a meeting to form a Ratepayers As- sociation for Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright. Paul Ar- culus was elected president at a later meeting in February. Gayle Blakely was elected Queen at the Annual High School At Home. Mrs. Elizabeth Fulford was elected president of the Central Seven Association for the Mental- ly Retarded. Terry Robinson was chosen Cartwright's Queen of Hearts and Neil McLaughlin King of Hearts in Blackstock on February 23rd. MARCH David Porter and Barbara Bere- zowski placed 15th in the World Figure Championships held in Bratislavia, Czechoslovakia. Norm Cafik announces the Post Office will stay and will be ex- panded and renovated. Babies born at the Community Memorial Hospital increased by 20 percent in 1972. Janet Watson, a student of Port Perry High School was chosen a delegate to the 23rd Annual Odd- fellows' United Nations Pilgrim- age in New York. She was spon- sored by Warriner Lodge and May- belle Rebekah Lodge. APRIL After strong and effective pro- tests against closing the Obstetri- cal Wing of the Community Me- morial Hospital, word was re- ceived that the Wing will continue to serve the families of the Port Perry area. A curling rink of Shelley Olsen, Donna Beare, Jane-Anne Stone and Sue-ann De Haas captured the Central Ontario Secondary School Association Curling Champion- ship in Uxbridge. Twelve teams competed for the honours. MAY Janis Dorrell was crowned Queen of Cartwright High School's 15th At Home. She is & , JUNE 1973 } EVERY THIN ERE 15°A SEASC Grant MacDonald and his wife admire the portrait which was presented to him by the student council at Port Perry High School last week. Mr. MacDonald Is retiring after 27 years at the school, seventeen of which he served as principal. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dal- ton Dorrell, Blackstock. Cec King was elected president of the Port Perry Lions Club for 1973-74. Port Perry was without water for more than 48 hours. Mike Hlozan and June Symes were elected presidents of the Port Perry Legion and the Ladies Aux- illary. Mrs. Nelson Williams was elected president of the Women's Institute of Ontario South Dis- trict. OCTOBER 1973 parade was held here in 1913, ex- actly 60 years ago. Port Perry's N.H.L. star John Ross Roach passed away in Wind- sor on July 9th, at the age of 73. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings before he re- tired. After 20 years in Canada, and 6 of them in Port Perry, Rev. Wil- liam Black, Minister of St. John's Presbyterian Church and Burns' Presbyterian Church, Ashburn passed away on July 16th. Q Ken Jackson turns the sod for his new plant which will produce up to 1,000,000 meat plies weekly. The name of the new company will be "Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens Limited". JUNE More than 200 persons gave Ar- thur Latcham a standing ovation when the Latcham Centre was of- ficially opened. It was due to his generous contribution that the construction of the Centre was possible. Rev. Mark Reeves, United Church Minister for the past four years moved to Jarvis, Ontario. Grant MacDonald, Principal of Port Perry High School retires af- ter a 38 year teaching career. Robert Findlay was elected pres- ident of the Port Perry Kinsmen Club and Mrs. Barbara Bradbury president of the Kinettes Club. Two hundred Legionaires and their ladies hono John Maw at a banquet for his dedicated service to the Royal Canadian Legion and Branch 419 in particular. JULY Port Perry High School had nine Ontario Scholars last year: Donald Johnston, Peggy Ruhl, Michael Licbscher, Hida Krieg, Penny Dawson, Donna Ballard, Linda Johnson, Calvin Cochrane and Denna Ballard. Vice Principal of Port Perry High School, Ray Litt is leaving after 17 years of service to the school and students. He holds the same position at Anderson High in Whitby. Two thousand members of the Orange Lodge of Ontario marched in one of the largest parades ever held in Port Perry. The previous H.C. Crowell was appointed General Manager of Peel's Poultry Farm Limited. AUGUST Walter Beath, former Reeve of East Whitby Township and War- den of Ontario County was named Chairman of the new Region of Durham. A friend of hundreds of boys in the Port Perry Area, Joe Fowler passed away. Whether it was the sport of softball, baseball or hock- ey, Joe always had the time to spend with the boys or young men in some capacity. Janis McLaughlin, Blackstock was chosen Queen of the Regatta at the Annual Events at Caesarea. The second Western Weekend staged by the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce was a resounding success. The net receipts to be used for community projects am- mounted to about $3,800.00 SEPTEMBER Attendance was down slightly at the Port Perry Fair. However, de- spite the drop in attendance, busi- ness at the Midway booths was up. Acclaimed to the positions of Ward Councillors in the new mu- nicipality of Scugog Township were Neil Hunter, Reach Town- ship, Jerry Taylor, Scugog Town- ship and Donald Frew, Cartwright Township. Ontario County bought 100 acre gravel site on the 4th Concession Turn to page 39