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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, January 2, 1991 From Page 5 ately risk the satety.of others. Nestleton-area resident, De- bra Surman, 18, was one of 12 young people named Junior Citizens of the Year by the On- tario Community Newspaper Association. Debra is credited with saving the life of her three- Joarold nephew in a car acci- ent. Former Uxbridge resident Harry Archibald was sentenced to two years less a day in refor- matory for the hit and run acci- dent that caused severe inju- ries to' six-year-old Kristy Trotter of Greenbank. Community Nursing Home resident Maude Edmonds cele- brated her 100th birthday on March 16. The Nestleton Community Hall committee has turned ® "Jason Pascoe a council, the 32 regional council- lors found out Metro refused to sign the deal because of a misin- terpretation of words in one of the clauses. Durham Board of Education chairman Jan Brown an- nounced that the board may move its administration offices to a new building in Whitby by 1995. The present building, lo- cated at the corner of Rossland and Stevenson roads, is over- crowded. The cost of the pro- osed building is estimated at 28 million. Regional solicitor Shan Jain resigned. Mr. Shan held the po- sition since Durham's inception in 1974. No explanation was given as to why he resigned rom the $93,000 a year job. Bad weather conditions were | his Cassidy County took top honors at the Canadian Young Riders Championship in Que- down a request to use the base- ment of the hall as part of a pro- posed Catholic elementary school in that community. The Ontario Fire Marshal has strongly recommended that Scugog Township have one chief to oversee the operations of the two fire halls in Port Perry and Caesarea. A deal between Durham and Metro Toronto to share a 6- million tonne dump in White- vale from 1992-1996 hit a snag when Metro failed to sign the fi- nal agreement. Durham coun- cillors expected to sign the lagal agreement but when they ar- to blame for over 20 minor acci- dents on Friday, March 23. Of- ficers working out of 26 Divi- sion were kept busy responding to the accidents in Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge townships. APRIL Property taxes for local gov- ernment rose 7.9 per cent this year. In dollars that means an additional $8 in local taxes for each $1,000 of assessment on a residence. The hockey season has ended for the Port Perry Junior C Mo- Jacks. The Napanee Raiders won the series four games to y i 100 years young | on the Orangeville Stone Crushers. An April Fool's story on Scu- goe Township going bilingual ad many people up in arms. Port Perry Star office staffers fielded call after call from an- township residents who hadn't read the entire story and didn't realize it was a joke. Durham Region welfare costs have risen 90 per cent in a one- year period ending in March. The rise in costs is attributed to a 41.7 per cent increase in wel- fare cases and a 45.4 per cent rise in the number of people de- pending on welfare. Durham Region needs to trim $2 million from its pro- posed budget to keep the re- gional portion of the tax levy to 12 per cent this year. Work is expected to start this summer on a new $200,000 ani- mal control centre. The centre will be located on township- owned land on Regional Road 8. Figure skater Elvis Stojko was the guest skater at the Port Perry Figure Skating Carnival. Mr. Stojko is one of Canada's highest ranking skaters, sec- ond only to Kurt Browning. Durham Region taxes could soar as high as 22 per cent if a dispute between Durham and Metro Toronto is not settled. The two areas are feuding over a financial deal relating to up- front payments in the amount of $41-million in the Whitevale dump deal. The ice left Lake Scugog on Good Friday (April 13). That's one day later thanin 1989. Intense residential develop- ment on the outskirts of Port Perry has been put on hold un- til 1994 and then it will resume only if a sewage treatment plant can be built to increase the capacity of the lagoon cell system. The Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic raised 116 pints of blood. The clinic usually receives 180- 200 pints. Ward 4 (Cartwright) resi- dents crowded into the Scugog Township council chambers with a proposal for a new regu- lation-size ice arena for Black- stock. The arena underwent a afety check two years ago, but an) engineering inspection is due¢ in May. The residents fear that if the report finds serious problems the community could Three special people In Port Perry celebrated quite a milestone. Evva Davlidge, (left) Ar- thur Edmonds and Maude Edmonds all celebrated their 100th birthday In 1990. One year earlier, Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds celebrated 77 years of marriage together. All we can say Is wow! 1990 -- a look back at the year's highlights - What's wrong with this picture? Not much, If it was taken in July. But this brave soul was photographed windsurting on Lake Scugog In April -- just two weeks after the ice had completely vanished from the lake. be without an arena this win-' ter. Federal finance minister Mi- chael Wilson told 100 area farmers that farmers across the nation will save about $240 mil- lion each year after the GST be- comes law. His reasoning: Big ticket items such as machinery will be exempt from the tax. A gunman shot three bullets into the regional works depart- ment office in Whitby. No one was in the office at the time. The dump deal between Dur- ham Region and Metro Toronto has been scrapped. That means. Durham officials will be hard pressed to keep this year's net regional levy at a 12 per cent in- crease. The upcoming implementa- tion of the 911 emergency dial system has prompted Scugog council to rename several roads within the township. One of the most travelled roads -- Region- al Road 2 -- is also known by the most names. Council has decid- ed to officially name it Simcoe Street. Durham MP Ross Stevenson spoke to about 60 Chamber of Commerce members about the Goods and Service Tax. Film star Bernadette Peters wasin Port Perry filming an up- coming made-for-television mo- - vie. "The Last Best Year", which also stars Mary Tyler Moore, airs in November. The Pearce Novice Auction- eers captured an OMHA cham- pionship. They were the only Port Perry team to accomplish this feat during the 1989-90 season. MAY Scugog homeowners can ex- pect to pay at least $120 more in education taxes this year. The budget hike is slated at 14 per cent. About 40 per cent of the Busi- ness Improvement Area (BIA) members are opposed to the proposed change in calculating tax to support the BIA. The change would set minimum and maximum levels. Scugog Township was hit with a rash of auto thefts. Vehi- cles were stolen from Green- bank and Prince Albert. An AM/FM cassette radio was sto- len from a Port Perry vehicle. Durham Police have laid 15 charges for trespassing, liquor offenses and driving without proper licence and insurance after patrolling the Test Hill area. Officers used a four-wheel drive vehicle to patrol the area which is popular for off-road ve- hicles. The Ministry of Education will make available funds for a new Catholic school in Scugog Township. The announcement ear-marks $200,000 for the urchase of a site in 1992 and 3 million for the construction in 1993. Hundreds of Scugog Town- ship residents "pitched in" to clean up the municipality dur- ing Pitch In Week. "C'mon Geese", the 28- minute video produced and di- rected by Bill Lishman has won the prestigious Gold Apple award at the U. S. Educational Film and Video Festival. General Motors in Oshawa has served notices of dismissal to about 100 workers in the wake of an illegal walkout April 24. An unspecified number of employees will face suspen- sions. The Blackstock Arena has passed a structural inspection. The building has received certi- fication for another three years after no deterioration was found in the roof truss struc- ture, supporting columns and Turn to Page 11 »