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JANUARY Scugog Township headed into 1977 with three new councillors after the December election. Don Crosier, Richard Drew and Neil McLaughlin took their oaths of office on January 3rd as did in- cumbent Mayor Lawrence Mal- colm, Reg Rose, Vernon Assel- stine and Jerry Taylor. Scugog's new arena became a re- ality with the opening of the doors on January 3rd, 1977. It had been two years since the commi- tee was appointed to report to council on the need and financial cost for the new arena. The first major snowfall of the year occured on Monday, January 11, when over 10 inches fell onto the area. Students stayed away from school, and township crews battled the snow and wind for two days before it was passable. FEBRUARY Scugog Chamber of Commerce held its general meeting and elect- ed Cliff Crowell as president for the next two years. Mr. Crowell takes the position over from Rich- ard Drew. Stanley Ploughman was hon- oured by over 90 friends and fel- low members of the Oddfellows and Rebekahs. Mr. Ploughman had been recording secretary for Warriner Lodge No. 75 for the last 30 years, before his retirement. Cartwright High School, in Blackstock held their annual Heart Dance, complete with the election of a Heart Queen. Louise Van- Camp was selected as this years' Queen with Deb McLaughlin and Anita DeJong runners-up. Gerry E. Nelson was presented a watch from T. Robert Flett, 4th vice-president of the Holstein As- sociation of Canada for his 25 years of service as the East Cen- tral Ontario Fieldman for the asso- ciation. MARCH Scugog Mayor and Councillor receive a pay hike of $300. each making salaries for mayor $5,740 and for councillors $5,400 annual- ly. A grand old man of this area, Herb Eagleson passes at the age of 101 years. | Dr. George Malcolm Rennie passes after 48 years of service to the sick, longer than any other in the history of this area. APRIL Grant MacDonald takes over the reins as Chairman of the Board of Governors for Community Me- morial Hospital. John Kingstone was elected president of Scugog Ratepayers Association. Awards Night, the third annual 1975 From page 41 DECEMBER If water and sewer service could become available, Lipman Broth- ers Limited of Toronto is interest- ed in erecting a plant south of Port Perry, neighbouring on the present Coulter Plant. A new shopping centre, housing four stores opened on the south side of highway 7A. The stores were Red and White, Stedmans, Canadian Tire, and Kendall's Shoe Tree. Lake Scugog Historical Society Choir filled the Town Hall to ca- pacity two evenings with a most successful "Christmas Reflec- tions": rc iL : hosted by Scugog Township was held in Town Hall 1873. Among those honoured were Sue Gribben, Port Perry Midget team, Ontario Champions last season, Mrs. Dor- othy Nelson, and Mr. Graham Fish. Four simultaneous fires, one of them a tragic house fire that left a Scugog family homeless, kept Scugog firemen and equipment spread somewhat thin one Tuesday afternoon. Morley Davidson, avid long- distance runner was one of 4,000 runners taking part in the famous Boston Marathon, a grueling 26 mile race. He didn't expect to win the race but wanted to beat the qualifying time of three hours. He made it in 2:55:30 and came in an impressive 659th. MAY Scugog Shores Historical Mu- seum opens its doors for eight consecutive seasons and is consid- ered one of the best small mp- seums in Ontario. New lights for Nestleton Park were made possible by the efforts of Nestleton Area Recreation Committee and the support of the community in general. Scugog- Big Brothers bed race was a tremendous success with over 30 beds taking part in the competition. It is to become an annual affair. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm was honoured by the Beavers, becom- ing the first honourary member. He was presented with a Beaver hat, scarf and woggle. JUNE Two and one-half million dol- lars will be spent over the next five years for a series of building projects. This decision was made by the Durham Regional Board of Education. Royal Bank, Port Perry Branch moved to their new, modern loca- tion, the former L.C.B.O. store on the corner of Perry and Queen Streets. Marie Kristensen, a Blackstock student was chosen to represent the sponsors, the local Rebekah and Oddfellows lodges at the annu- al United Nation Pilgrimage for Youth in New York. William Newman, P.C. candi- date was given an impressive vote of confidence in the June provin- cial election when he collected more votes than the total of the other two candidates, Liberal Liz Catty and NDP Allan McPhail. JULY Henry Fonda, famous U.S. actor Sen four days on a farm north of reenbank taking part in the film- ing of "Grandpa and Frank", a CBS TV movie. Mini Theatre opens in Port Per- ry, the first in about 20 years. Movie fans again have the oppor- tunity to enjoy regular film show- ings. Hobbs Beverages, formerly Port Perry Beverages, one of Port Per- ry's oldest and most familiar busi- nesses ceases operation throwing six employees out of work. Miss Barbara Ferguson celebrat- ed her 10st birthday in the Com- munity Nursing Home. AUGUST Young vandals wrecked class- rooms, supplies, upturned shelves, and filing cabinets at Prince Albert Public School. Books papers, desk drawers and chairs were strewn on the floor, fluorescent lights ripped from its fixtures. Orange and green paints were poured on the floors and splattered on the walls. Damage was estimated to be as high as $10,000. Three men who robbed a Beck- er's Milk Store in Port Perry at knife-point were still at large one week later. Unsettled weather put a bit of a damper on activities during West- em Weekend. Crowds were down slightly, but again it became a de- cided success. Don Masterson, 33, of Black- stock was elected the 57th Nation- al President of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs of Canada. Lori Clark, of R.R. 2, Seagrave was crowned Queen of the fair at a pageant held at the high school. SEPTEMBER 1977 Emmerson Insurance celebrated their 60th anniversary of service to the com- munity with an open house. Above is the Emmerson staff: back row, George Em- merson, Coleen Smith, Jack Dowson, Larry Emmerson. Front left, Louanne Brown, Linda Morrow, Jennifer Sweetman and Isabelle Vernon. RT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 -- 43 ir ¢ F SEPTEMBER 197 we bo ld Community Memorial Hospital held a Silver Anniver- sary dance, with some members of the first Auxiliary executive of November 1952 present. From left, back, Joan Godley, Margaret Holtby and Rita Rod- man. Front left, Jeanne Dymond and Jessie Robert- son. Jim Zoet was the outstanding player on the Canadian Men's bas- ketball team during the World Student Games in Sofia, Bulgaria when the team placed fourth. SEPTEMBER A survey by the Township indi- cates that enrolment at the schools will stay about the same as last year, 3,200 students and 156 teach- ers. A fire early Sunday evening re- duced a $22,000. motorhome owned by Paul Kosir, West Hill to a smouldering pile of rubble. Port Pery Fair could again record increased attendance, exhib- its and keen competitions. Kathy Robinson, 16, of Beaverton was selected Ontario County Dairy Princess. Four little girls were born at Community Memorial Hospital between noon and 7 p.m. on Sep- tember 8th. Initial plans are once again un- derway by a steering committee of Scugog Chamber of Commerce to restore and rejuvenate the down- town section of Port Perry. Louise VanCamp of Blackstock was crowned Durham Dairy Prin- cess on September 17th in Port Hope. OCTOBER Following three robberies during the past 18 months the Becker Milk Company has taken steps to beef up security by installing closed circuit cameras in the store at the plaza at the corner of Water Street and 7A. Sue Gribben captured the silver medal in London at the British open womens judo champion- ships. Last year she won the gold medal. Wearing bags over their heads, two men entered the Queen Street Beckers Store shortly before 9:00 p.m. At knifepoint they demanded that the female clerk open the cash drawer. NOVEMBER Tony Cesaroni of Carlan Indus- tries unveiled the plans for a $250,000 plaza at an industrial seminar held at the Town Hall. The single storey brick building is to sit on two acres of land directly across from the Fair Grounds. A lone gunman held up the Brewer's Retail Store in Port Perry just before closing time, and made off with a substantial amount of cash. A group of parents feel that the present condition of Highway 7A through Port Perry is dangerous to school children and has asked for construction of a sidewalk on the south side of 7A and an adult crossing guard at 7A and Ottawa Suey to help students cross the DECEMBER Mr. Hugh White, distribution planning manager for the Bank of Montreal has confirmed that the bank will open beside Dowson's Red and White Store at the Port Perry Plaza, A "mortgage burning" was held at the Port Perry United Church when the mortgage of some $50,000 for the Education Centre is paid off over a nine year peri- Well over 1100 spectators crowd- ed into Town Hall 1873 to enjoy the five performances of the Merry Widow staged by the Scugog Choral Society. The OPP has stepped up its campaign to force drivers to use thei# Seadols, and anybody found unbuc will be slapped with a $28.00 fine.