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A Leo Club was formed in Port Perry last Wednesday with eleven of the 20 applicants attending the meeting. Elected to head the Leo Club for the first year are: Sheryl MacGregor, treas.; Mary Lynn MacMaster, vice pres.; Paul Sonte, pres.; Joanne Prentice, sec.; Janis Carrier, director; Brent Heard, director; Orvin Smith, director. Susan Smitherman, Marylyn Hayden and Heather Coates received 4-H County Honours at Uxbridge on Saturday. They are members of Prince Albert Home Maker's Group. Janice Rahm, Donna Bruce and Shirley Short were 4-H County Honour Win- ners at Uxbridge also. They are members of the Greenbank group. Sheila and Shelly Williams of the Manchester Group also won County Honours. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 21, 1980 Over 1400 township kids and adults attended the Scugog Chamber of Commerce sponsored circus held in Port Perry last Thursday evening. Helen Hurley, 23, a junior farmer from Melbourne, Australia was a guest last week of the Merrill Van Camp family of Blackstock as part of a 17 week visit that will take her to farm- ing communities right across Ontario. - A small quantity of non-narcotic drugs valued at about $50 was reported missing in a break-in over the weekend at Bruton's Drug Store, 200 Queen St., Port Perry. Tine Ruhl graduated with an honours Bachelor Math degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Bert Ruhl graduated from Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology with a degree in Fluid Power. A youngster playing with matches is suspected as the cause of the fire at the rear of the House of Howard furniture store in Port Perry last week. A truck parked near the doorway sustained damage, but store employees managed to move in before flames hit the gas tank. REX PERSIAN I TAS IT AIRS SA 8 1 YANN TT ------ Letters io the editor Look at needs, not wants for area To the Editor: I have just read the new (se- cond $50,000) study for the Scugog Recreation Centre. While I think it would be a wonderful addition to the township facilities, the costs are more than the community can afford. $7,500,000. for initial capital expense and $236,000. per year operating deficit are only estimates. (Think of the original Domed Stadium estimate). The survey stated that the operating deficit would amount to $28.00 per household. It did not state that this was in addition to the present arena deficit of $7.00 per household. This is proposed at a time when council is trying to control taxes. The operating costs of any facility have greater importance than capital, since these costs are on going and increase with time. I believe that any recreation facility should not be considered unless it is planned from the very start to cover the operating costs with user fees. The survey states "No increase in municipal taxes will be re- quired to build the facilities." The study suggests ways to raise the funds. 1) Debentures, these are a tax, 2) Reserve funds, this is from taxes. 3) Lot levies, at the present building rate the yield would be insignificant. 4) Public fund rais- Environment week To the Editor: Many Port Perry Star readers will be interested in hearing that Environment Week 1990 is fast approaching. This year the week will run from June 3-9th across Canada. In Scugog Township World En- vironment Day, June 5th, will be marked by a special event at the Scugog Memorial Library, where guest speaker Jane McIntosh is scheduled to give a talk on "What. You Can Do About the Greenhouse Effect." Many en- vironmental groups believe that the most serious problems facing the human race in the next few decades will be those associated with the greenhouse effect, so this topic is sure to be of great interest to many local residents. The talk will take place at 7:30 P.M. As well, the library will be hosting a week-long display featuring a great deal of information and han- dout material on a variety of environment-related subjects. Another event which had been planned for the week will, unfor- tunately, not be taking place after all. Arrangements had been made The Boss is Away! ...and the Staff is making its own Deals for the month of May ... Come in and take advantage of the boss! FULL SERVICE & DELIVERY & INSTALLATION by CERTIFIED SOLID FUEL TECHNICIAN with staff at Durham Region to have the 'Toxic Taxi" available to local residents for dropping off their household hazardous wastes (H.H.W.'s). The entire project, which was initiated as a pilot pro- ject in Uxbridge Township, is be- ing delayed because the required Certificate of Approval from the Ministry of Environment has not yet been received. With any luck, we'll be able to make use of the Taxi during this year's Recycling Week in late November. In the meantime, people should either hand onto H.H.W.'s or dispose of them properly at the Brock West landfill site (Concession No. 3, west of Brock Road in Pickering), remembering to label and package them securely. Working together to salvage the environment we all share, for the sake of our children and of future generations, is surely the greatest challenge facing all of us in the 1990's. Scugog Township residents are warmly invited to become in- volved by taking part in Environ- ment Week 1990. Sincerely, Janet Banting Greenbank ing, with the present hospital building fund? The fifth sugges- tion is selling part of taxpayers publicly owned lands, this would selling out the future. The capital required is $7,500,000. less a possible $1,200,000. in grants, leaving a balance of $6,300,000. to be raised by some form of taxation. On the basis of 6,555 hduseholds in Scugog, the cost would be $961.10 per household. Much more if bas- ed on borrowed funds. I urge Council and the Scugog Centre Committee to consider the community needs rather than wants, and if we are to believe the survey, where are they to get the funds? - Sincerely, Colin L. Kemp Nestleton Should remove derelict barge at waterfront To the Editor: This past Saturday, I took a walk along the parks, at the south side of Water Street. Chained and padlocked is a derelict barge for sale at the dock. The by-law sign reads forty eight hours maximum. I am told this derelict has been there going on forty eight days. In Whitby, the vessel publicly called an "eye sore" and cursed .as a detriment to Whitby's lakeshore is the Prince Edward Island (Ferry) to be sold, salvag- ed or scuttled which ever comes first. = ERE LW Surely we do not need this derelict floating eye sore adver- tized for sale at the foot of Water St. There must. be someone who can get it removed. Roy Walker Smith Port Perry MOTORCYCLE Training Course + License Test WN *Motorcycles provided by Yamaha* Courses offered every weekend from April to College at 57 ving. Call Durham 10 or 1-800-668-5843 for more information. Yamaha Motorcycles, accessories and course application forms are available from: East: Central: Lakeshore Power' Sports, Cobourg AB's Motorcycle Shop, Simcoe St. N., Oshawa West: Yamaha Sports Pickering, Pickering