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Port Perry Star, 15 Nov 1988, p. 1

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PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1988 Copy 50¢ 56 Pages gr Hall 1873 in Port Perry with a sell-out audience. Brad Goreski, 11, plays the part of Oliver in this heart warming tale based on the Dickens novel Oliver Twist. (More photos and story are on page 10 in this edition of the Star) Zoecon shuts plant dow Anco Labs im Whitby, which Anca and Zoecom are bo owned by the same parent compa- ny, Sandoz Corporation of Swit- zexiand with North American head offices im Texas. Chuck Preston, who has been the president of Zoecom plant mn Port Perry since it opened, sad last week the decision © shut Howard Hall is the new mayor of Scugog Township. The 57 year old Port Perry businessman emerged as the clear victor Monday night as he polled 2512 votes. © Veteran Scugog councillor Harvey Graham finished second with 2025; former councillor John Wolters picked up 1566 votes and Stan Taylor polled 150. In the race for the Durham Re- gion seat, incumbent councillor Yvonne Christie was a clear win- ner over Neil McLaughlin, also an incumbent member of the coun- cil. Christie led from start to fin- ish and wound up with 3592 votes to 2633 for McLaughlin, who is a former student of Christie when she taught at Cartwright High School. In Ward 1, former councillor Neil Hunter made a come-back Monday night, but not before he faced a stiff challenge from Tia Woodcroft, a former chairman of the Durham Catholic School Board. New system for If you have the urge to throw away or ignore a parking ticket, The loag arm of the law will And if you have outstanding parking tickets, you won be able 10 renew your vehicle plates until Changes in the provincial law kicked mn on Saturday here m Scu- gog Township and several other commanitics m Durham Region. Instead of a parking ucket, you will be issued what's called a Parking Infraction Notice (PIN) if your vehicle is found m amy one of numerous nfraction areas. seven days; the second 15 © pay the fine within 15 days or notify the authorities that you dom't better economics © re-locae. Mr. Preston will be leaving Zoecon this week © set up hus own markzung and sales company m Port Perry. The plant and the 20 acres of land that swround the building hawe been sofd, with a commercial venture mended as the famre ase. Mi. Preston said the manufac- uring of products will be phased out by the end of the year with the omplete shut-down commyg by C March of 1985. § parking tickets think you are guilty and plan 10 fight the ticket in court. If you pay within seven days, you get a redaction in the fine. In any event, you must take 15 days or your name and car hi- cence will be filed on a province- up whea arrive at the licencing barean 0 renew your vehicle hi- cence. And you won't get your hi- cence renewed until all outstand- mg fines and costs have been paid. The new regulations will make it a lot easier for mamicipal- ities to collect parking mfraction fimes, and save a lot of paperwork for by-law officers. In Scugng, the most frequent- ly issued ticket is for parking longer than three hours om amy street, Regional or local, or for parking along 2 fire route. And the Townshsp has served motice that once agam this winter, any parked vehicle that meerferes with snow removal operations will be uckzed and wowed away. The owner of the vehicle will not only be hit with the tucker costs, but the wwing and pound fees as well Hall clear winner in four man race In what turned out to be the closest race of the election, Hunter polled 719 votes to 645 for Wooodcroft. Connie Southern fin- ished third with 502 votes and Harold Westerman had 187. In Ward 2 (Port Perry) Mari- lyn Pearce was a clear victor in this five person race, finishing with 787 votes. Her nearest rival Miriam Price had 552; Don Harp- er collected 388; Keith Charles 127 and David Mount 100. The race in Ward 3 (Scugog Island) was nip and tuck between two newcomers to the political; scene" Al Goreksi and Jim Tower. Goreski finally pulled away in the last two or three polls to win with 404 votes to 352 for Tower. And in Ward 4, Glenn Mal- colm, the son of retiring Regi councillor Lawrence had little trouble winning this four race. Malcolm, a 36 year old Nestleton hog farmer won 647 votes to 375 for Jim MacLeod of Nestleton, 282 for Benny Witle- veen and 135 for Thomas Vande- rende, whose campaign slogan was "doa't worry, be happy." Don Cochrane, who has on council for the past six years as the Ward 3 rep, moved up 0 run as the area rep this election, and claimed that seat by acclama- tion. Both the Scugog wats on the Durham Public Board of Educa- tion were claimed by acclamation. Joyce Kelly is starting a sec- ond term on the Board, while Bob- bie Drew of Port Perry is begn- ning her first term. In the 1585 School Board election, Mrs. Drew lost by six votes. And it appears as if Kathleen LeFort of Port Perry will repre- sent Catholic voters m Scugog. Brock and Uxbridge Townships. Unofficial results as of ae Mon- day night, showed her ahead of Tom Adams of Beaverion. In Scugog, Mri. LeFon polled 199 vores w 75 for Adams. (Term to page 4

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