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Port Perry Star, 27 Jun 1989, p. 12

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12 -- PORT: RERRY STAR = Toesdawn dune aio ; Remember Letters io tne eaitor Believe me this is no Newfie joke When (From page 7) 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2, 1964 Jack Hope, proprietor of the local 1.G.A. store is pictured with John Orde and his trio who played at a street dance spon- sored by Mr. Hope and the Lowrey Organ Company last Friday evening in the parking lot of the I.G.A. store. A large crowd at- tended and the children had an enjoyable time doing the twist. Approximately 1200 Legion Veterans and members of Ladies Auxiliaries, travelled to Port Perry last Sunday to form the largest Legion Drumhead Service ever held in District "F." A.M. Lawrence, proprietor of Lawrence's Drug Store, is one of 1400 Rexall Drug Stores collecting funds for Olympis athletes. John Jemmett has made a pet of a crow. The crow's wings have been clipped so it is unable to fly away. Mr. Frank D. Jefford of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, an un- cle of John Jefford, has been visiting here for several weeks, hav- ing accompanied Mrs. Jefford back from her recent trip to England. Mr. Frank Jefford was a former mayor of Swindon and this visit to Canada is his first since 1913. He is a twin brother to Mr. John Jefford's father. 20 YEARS AGO : Thursday, July 3, 1969 John Popovitch, a devoted employee of Flamingo Pastries Limited, has been promoted to manage the new plant in Dut- ton, Ontario. 'Miss Bernice Mappin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Map- pin, Nestleton, graduated from Peterborough Teachers College. She will be teaching at R.H. Cornish Public School. Cec. King, treasurer and Gordon Prentice, president of the Port Perry Lions Club, presented a cheque for $2,000 to Mr. B.A. Bohan, Hospital Administrator. The Lions Club pledged $5,000 to the new hospital and this was the second installment of $,2000. The remaining $1,000 will be donated next year. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lutteral and family are at present with her parents, Rev. E. and Mrs. McNeil, Seagrave. Mr. Lutteral, an officer in R.C.A F., has been transferred back to Ottawa so they will be taking up residence at Camp Borden soon. Students of Grade IV, Reach Central School, Greenbank, along with their teachers and several parents enjoyed a tour of the parliament buildings recently. The tour was arranged by Dr. M.B. Dymond, Ontario Minister of Health. The group also visited the Royal Ontario Museum and Riverdale Zoo. 10 YEARS AGO ' Wednesday, June 27, 1979 A Canadian Forces Huey twin engine helicopter made an unscheduled stop in a grassy field behind the Port Perry Car Wash on Highway 7A after developing a leak in a fuel line last Friday morning. The seven men on board were with the 430 helicopter squadron based in Val Cartier, Quebec & were retur- ning home from CFB Borden. Jesse Robertson & Ernie Healey, Port Perry Senior Citizens Club were crowned King and Queen last week at the Latcham Centre. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerry celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary last Sunday at the Community Nursing Home. The Scugog Ratepayers Association has called a public meeting for this evening to deal exclusively with taxes and municipal financing. Scott Branton received a plaque from Armour McMillan for highest academic achievement by a graduating student at Greenbank School. Mrs. John Murray of Port Perry celebrated her 90th Birth- day on June 19 with family and friends. PAUL VAN CAMP Chartered Accountant 52 Water St. 985-9725 Port Perry * INCOME TAX "FINANCIAL PSMALL BUSINESS Coming to ... PORT PERRY SATURDAY, JULY 8th, 1989 Loyal Orange PARADE To start at PALMER PARK at 1:30 PM PARADE ROUTE: Water Street, up Casimer, turn on Lilla St., then on Clark, onto Ella Street, then down Queen St. to Park. Bands will play in the park gazebo before and after parade. An Aquaintance Party will take place at the Chamber of Com- merce tent. Everyone is welcome. (From page 10) Sexton again, out here in the social capital of Canada -- Pouch Cove. : And there, right before my eyes, I see that Immigration Minister Barbara McDougall and her nephew were guests at the Canadian National Railways' private box for the Skydome's opening (Social Gatherings Held In Dome's Private Boxes - June 8). Ms. Sexton said the private boxes are worth $2 million each! Well Lord liftin geezus boys -- Canadian National shut down the railroad here in Newfoundland because it wasn't making any money and you on the mainland are about to suffer more cuts to your rail service. Two million bucks for a box for politicians to watch the Blue Jays lose; spent by a taxpayer- subsidized railway that's losing money. Tell me, is that a Newfie joke? David Laird, Pouch Cove, Nfld. DON'T READ THIS AD Many people think that small ads do not attract attention. But just think! If you had advertised in this space, your mes- sage could have reach a potential of 32,000 readers. For Advertising Made Easy call the STAR at 985-7383 Port Perry Star READER SURVEY doing at all? The management of the Port Perry Star would like to know what you think of this newspaper.What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong, or not We won't know what you think of your community newspaper unless you tell us. So please take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Any comments or sug- gestions you have to make are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION O 2. What do you read in your Port Perry Star? Everything - from cover to cover ........... O Advertisements ........... . Sports Pages ............... Columns, Editorials, Letters .................. 0 Front Page Features ... Classified Section ........ Real Estate Section ..... 1. How do you receive your issue of the Port Perry Star every week? RETAIL OUTLET O 3. What do you like the best or the least about the Port Perry Star? BRCSHORSIACSN UVES NEES lS I ---- , 4. What kind of stories, photos, features, etc. would you like to see more of? 5. Do you find the paper easy to read - i.e. type size, style, format, lay-out? If not, what changes do you suggest? AGE: Pre-teen O; RESIDENCE: Less than 1 Year (J; 31 to 45 Years (J; In Scugog Township OJ; Elsewhere (J HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A STAR! READER? 1 to 5 Years (OJ; 13 to 19 Years OJ; 46 to 65 Years OJ; 20 to 30 Years 0; 65 plus O. Just outside Scugog Township (J; *5 to 10 Years (J; More than 10 Years 0. Thanks for your help. You may leave your survey at the Port Perry Star office at 235 Queen Street, Port Perry or mail it to: P.O. Box 90, Port Perry, Ontario LOB 1NO. Please mark "Attention Editor - Star Reader Survey" on the outside of your envelope. John B. McClelland, Editor

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