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Events that made the headlines in 1990 JANUARY Scugog's first baby of 1990 was Kyleigh Alexandra Baptis- ta. Kyleigh was born at the Community Memorial Hospital on Jan. 1 at 11:11 p.m. The 7 pound, 12 ounce baby girl was the first child for Norm and Ter- ri Baptista. A tragic New Year's Day acci- dent near Blackstock claimed the lives of three people. Nestle- ton resident Joanna Oppers, her daughter Lucy Knight and grandson-- Adam Knight of Oshawa were killed when the car they were travelling in went out of control and was hit broadside by another vehicle. Scugog Township lost its only Provincial Court. Former Af- torney General Ian Scott said the re-locatipfi\to Whitby was necessary Ahern the depart- ment was n e to find suita- ble space in Port Perry for the Provincial Offences Act court. Teachers at Immaculate Conception Catholic School 'have joined 800 Durham ele- mentary separate school teach- ers in work-to-rule action. Stu- dent/teacher ratios in the classroom is the main issue. The Havelock to Toronto VIA Rail Line was one of several commuter routes axed by the federal Conservative govern- ment. Passengers took their last ride home from the city on Friday,Jan. 12. Township council is studying a new bylaw that would limit parking to one side only of a street in certain areas. The mo- tivation for. the proposed change is to make the streets safer and more accessible for emergency vehicles. Some of the streets being studied are Bigelow, Rosa, McDonald, and . those in the Apple Valley subdi- vision. Port Perry lawyer Bryan Da- vies has been appointed to the Durham College Board of Gov- ernors. His three-year term on the board began Jan. 1, 1990. Regional planners have esti- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Janvary 2, 1991 -- 5 1990 is history mated that Durham's popula- tion will double to 800,000 by the year 2021. Oshawa, Cour- tice and Whitby will continue to be the major urban centre with most new residential, industri- al and commercial develop- ment happening there. Rental accommodations are easier to come by in Scugog Township than in recent years. Perspective renters now havea choice instead of landlords hay- ing the choice of boarders. \ Provincial Minister of Agri- culture and Food, David Ram- sey, spoke to a crowd of 130 peo- ple during the Blackstock Lions Club Farmer's Night. Mr. Ram- sey told those in attendance that agriculture is a business and if farmers are to be success- ful, they must be risk-takers, as well as meet the demands of the consumers. Marg Wilbur announced that she will not be seeking the NDP nomination for the federal rid- ing of Oshawa vacated by the retirement of Ed Broadbent. Damage was estimated at $100,000 after a stubborn fire gutted a home in Greenbank. Homeowner Ruth Till was not injured in the blaze. Friends and neighbors managed to bring out numerous household items and pieces of furniture even as firefighters were bat- tling the flames. Results from a survey con- ducted by Durham MP Ross Stevenson indicate that the majority of respondents believe abortions should be allowed, with certain limitations. Just over 50 per cent of the 2,130 people who responded felt abor- tion is a decision for a woman to make in consultation with her physician, while 57.3 per cent favour abortions being per- formed in publicly funded hos- pitals. Only 17.4 per cent were opposed to abortion under any circumstance. Catholic elementary school teachers ended their one- month work-to-rule campaign 'Actress Bernadette Peters was In Port Perry fiiming a tele- vision movie. after ratifying a two-year col- lective agreement. Under the new agreement, teachers re- ceived a 6.1 per cent wage in- crease and fewer students per teacher. Scugog Township council passed a bylaw to appoint war- dens of the Port Perry Snowmo- bile Club as assistant bylaw en- forcement officers for the township. FEBRUARY Construction of an $8-million expansion to Community Me- morial Hospital in Port Perry will be delayed six months at least, due to changes in provin- cial policy. The project, which included 22 chronic care beds and expansion to emergency and out-patient departments, had been slated to proceed this year or early in 1991. The number of people in Dur- ham Region fvith AIDS jumped significantly in 1989. Newly re- leased figures state that nine people were diagnosed with AIDS, bringing the total t6 16 people. Twenty-four persons tested positive for HIV, bring- ing the total to 82. AIDS related testing began in Durham 'in 1985. Bill Van Doleweerd is the new staff sergeant at Durham Regional Police 26 Division. He replaces Henry Raetsen who has been promoted to Inspector and will work out of police headquartersin Oshawa. A family of four had a brush with death when the car they were travelling in plunged through the ice on Lake Scugog. A Whitby man and his three children were plucked from the water by snowmobilers and fishermen who came to their rescue. A report issued to Durham Region councillors states that the two building concept for the new regional headquarters could cost taxpayers $52- million. A Toronto consulting firm is undertaking a feasibility study to look at a passenger rail ser- vice in southern Ontario. The study will examine the poten- tial of five passengersrail lines in southern Ontario. Plans by the Scugog Soccer Club to build a clubhouse this year will have to wait. The club was informed that a grant to cover part of the cost of the washrooms and clubhouse was turned down by the provincial government. Judy Anderson of Seagrave called the Port Perry Star on Feb. 15 to say she had spotted a robin perched in a maple tree behind her home. A group of parents want to open a Catholic school in Nes- tleton. Before meeting with offi- cials at the Durham Separate School Board in March, the group must find 65 interested students. Scugog Township is going to look into a bylaw which desig- nates non-smoking areas in lo- cal restaurants. The action came after a resident wrote to council complaining that sec- ond hand smoke can be a health hazard and no smoking bylaw is on the Scugog books. Lorne Street resident, Evva Davidge, celebrated her 100th birthday on Feb. 10. After 35 years in business, Howard Hall will close the "4 4 Er a ow Aw 4 ua ance business House of Ho- ward. | A finance and administration report states that salaries for Durham Region's 32 council- lors totalled $620,500 in 1989. But after adding in costs for mileage and conferences, that total rose to $642,600. Ice rental rates at the Scugog Arena are going up in Septem- ber by $10 per hour in the non- subsidized rate and $4 in the subsidized rate. The increase will bring the Scugog rates in line with what other arenas are charging. MARCH Scugog Township may not be able to afford any new road con- struction projects this year be- cause of budget constraints. Council usually spends about $400,000 on road construction work in the course of a year. Port Perry High School grad- uate (1960) Dr. Vladimir Ha- chinski is the first recipient of the Trillium Clinical Scientist Award. The award carries a $250,000 research grant. After 12 years as the only ad- ministrator Scugog Communi- ty Care has ever had, Elizabeth Fulford is leaving to become ex- ecutive director of the Durham Region Community Care in Whitby. Ratepayers group, Citizens Unjustified Taxes, Against Liberals were flaming red and Torles were blue during the Provincial election. In the Durham East riding, long-time MPP Sam Cureatz pulled out of the race and NDP Gord Mills filled his seat In the New Democratic Party sweep across Ontario. Alexandra Baptista was the first baby born at y Memorial Hospital in 1990. have told Scugog Township council that the tax increase should not be raised higher than the inflation rate. To cut down spending, CAUT also feels that Scugog should not proceed with capital projects such as a new township office and recreational facilities. The Port Perry MoJacks have won the Central Ontario Junior C League Champion- ships. But the win didn't come easily. The MoJacks trailed 3-0 at the start of the third period of the seventh and deciding game against the Bowmanville Ea- gles. At the end of regular time the game was tied 4-4. A quick goal in overtime put the Mo- Jacks up 5-4. A goal with 13 sec- onds left in the 10-minute straight time OT was all the in- surance the team would need. Several roads Township and a section of Highway 7A suffered major damage in what has been de- scribed as the worst flooding in 15 years. Owners of fish huts not re- moved from Lake Scugog by March 15 are subject to a $53.75 fine. Speeding fines in Ontario have tripled in cost. The Minis- try of Transportation imple- mented the increases to crack- down on speeders who deliber- (Turn to page 10) in Scugog | id