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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR ee Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Looking back at 1988 events (From page 14) to take the best of seven finals four games to one. It was a fine finish to the season for this pow- erful Midget squad coached by Doug Scott. In 18 playoff games, the team lost just three en route to the all-Ontario crown. When the Port Perry MoJacks defeated the Welli Dukes 5-1 on April 12, they did something no other Port Perry Jr, C team has done in the 17 year history of the organization: win the Central On- tario League championship tro: DO ovr" vaverage" house in Port Per- ry will cost you $150,000 accord- ing to Gerry Meharg of Century Leanne Philip, 15, has Yon te grand prize in the Durham Region- al Science Fair for thie second year in a row. For the second time in just six ears, the Borelians of Port Perry ve won the top award at the an- nual ACTCO Thea Awards ban- 2m held at the Sheraton Centre in oronto. The award was for the Borelian's production of "Nobody loves a Dragon", which had been presented at Town Hall 1873 in ovember. MAY Former Deputy Chief David John Edwards has been named new chief of the Durham Regional Po- lice Force. September 10th will be the last day on the job for retir- ing Chief Jon Jenkins. Chief Ed- wards, 45 has been a cadet and an officer for the past 27 years. Durham Region Council has voted against any extension of Sunday retail shopping in the Re- gion. Under new legislation, the provincial government has given regional councils in Ontario the right to extend Sunday shopping, 1 in Port' The new public sc Perry will open in the fall of 1989 as scheduled, Scugog Board of Ed- ucation trustee Joyce Kelly assured the Star late last week. The proposed Honey Heights subdivision north of Port Perry has been given "approval in prin- | ciple" by 'Scugog Township, but the number of lots have been scaled down from 74 to 47 and the Township will retain a strip of open space along the Lake Scugog Shoreline. , Hank's Pastries celebrated its 25th anniversary this month, and owner Ken DeJong and his wife Angie held an open house. Ken ong said last week that the 25th anniversary celebrations will also be a tribute to his late father, Hank, who started the business. Two Port Perry brothers, Andy Meijerink, 13, and Collin, 10 were recently awarded the most prestigious honours in local scout- g. Andy was named Scout of the Year, and Collin was named - Cub of the Year. Anna Forder-McLaughlin was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, at the Third Annual Induction Ceremony held at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. Anna and Richard Stevens became household words around the Port Perry and Blackstock areas during the 1960's with the young couple competing in many national and Drought was the watch word all summer long with Manchester farmer Wesley Johnston was just one of hundreds of dry well victims little rain and hot sun. international skating competi- tions. ; JUNE The Port Perry IGA has re- Speed after a major expansion. The new store has now 21,000 square feet, or nearly half an acre, Some of the new equipment that was part of the expansion project includes $150,000 worth of com- puterized check-out scanners, which are hooked in to a master computer in the main office. The strike by 11 Scugog Town- ship office employees is now in its second week, and there is not a lot of optimism from either side that the dispute will be settled In and around Scugog Township. Water haulage com- panies had their best year yet. a8 Fy quickly. Elva and John Dowson celebrat- ed their 60th wedding anniver. on Sunday, June 12th, Over guests dro by during the after- noon to wish the happy. couple best wishes. Matt's Sooter, a three-year-old pacer is currently rated the top money winner in North America and nobody could be happier than his owners, Charlie Jurabinski, and Gord Rumpel. Matt's eam- ings so far this year are $320,000. The Victorian Village subdivi- sion held its opening ceremonies on June 15th. Construction of phase one of the project is almost complete, and already 70 percent of the 88 homes are sold. vJULY ) Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor is turning in the gavel, and hanging up the chain of office to devote more time to his insurance busi- ness. He has been in the local government for 17 years, and has been mayor for the last ten. . Blessed with near perfect weath- er, the Chamber of Commerce 'Festival Days drew large crowds of people for just about every event over the weckend. The Durham Region Works De- partment is recommending that the Scugog Landfill site be closed next year. The site is now reach- ing its maximum for garbage and studies suggest it would not be ec- onomically viable to attempt to extend the life of the dump. AUGUST Scugog Regional Councillor Lawrence Malcolm will be retiring from municipal politics this year. It was 30 years ago this December when he was first elected to the council in the old Cartwright Township. Regional Police are still investi- gating three break-ins at portable classrooms at the Prince Albert In 1988 the Scugog c amber of Commerce turned School late last month, Locks on the doors were pried open and a number of sc supplies were re- ported missing. . Police estimate the loss at several hundred dollars. Councillor Howard Hall will be running for mayor in the Novem- ber municipal elections, He is the fourth officially declared candidate in what is shapjng up to be the most hotly contested mayors race since Scugog was formed in 1974. Randy Dowson, owner of Dow- son Water Haulage reports that this is the worst sar in 80 years for wells going dry. The hardest hit areas in the Township include Scugog Island, and the north end of Nestleton. Due to the hot, dry summer, on August 18, the water level in Lake Scugog measured 249.80 metres above sea level, a drop of 13 inch- es below normal levels. Formet MPP Ross Stevenson announced he would seck the Con- servative nomination for the newly created federal riding of Durham. , ' SEPTEMBER Building permits in Scugog this year are already ahead of the 1987 record year. At thé end of July over $26 million in permits had been issued. Five year old Lisa McClure was the winner of the International Photogenic Sunburst Queen in a pageant held in Florida. The Port Perry A.G. Simpson assembly plant on the Oshawa Road has been sold to Johnson Controls of the U.S.A., and will operate under the name of Hoover Universal Canada Ltd. . Poor weather over the Labour Day weekend was responsible for about a 25% drop in attendance at the annual fair, Three new candidates have an- nounced their intentions for the up-coming election; Tia Woodcroft in Ward 1, and Glenn Malcolm and i rT British for Festival Days, a fabulous July weekend with 'big crowds and plenty of British Isles spirit. Above, Town Crier Roy | ovey was at most events, shouting out all the don't:qniss activities, in May, tormer Olympic skater Anna Forder-McLaughlin of Scugog, along with jockey 'Sandy Hawley and NHL coach Mike Keenan, was Inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, - AHR Shaty 202 HIN 4 |