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did you know? tagging your pooch The Township of Scugog has an 18 page by-law document, outlining everything you need to know about the licensing of dogs within the township. Briefly, so we don’t bore you, here’s a few things you need to know if you own a mutt! (1) Every owner is required to register their pooch and purchase a license and tag for each dog. (2) Each dog must be licensed and tagged on or before the Ist day of January in each year. (3) A dog license becomes effective on the date it is issued and expires on December 31 in the year in which it became effective. If you really want to dig deeper, go to the Scugog website at: www.township.scugog.on.ca . Type ‘dog tags’ in the search engine and ‘presto’ there's the dog tag by-law. april first, no foolin’ Winter let go of its icy grip on Lake Scugog this year on April |, two weeks earlier than in 2008 when it disappeared on April 15. This is only the fifth time, since 1872 when records started to be compiled, that the ice has disappeared on that exact date. And for those who keep track, it’s a full four weeks earlier than the latest date ever recorded, which was April 29, 1965. April is by far the most likely month for the ice to melt away from Lake Scugog. Since recordings began, the ice has only left 16 times during the month of March, the earliest being 1983 when it went out on March 16. ~ blowin’ our horn Staffers of your Focus on Scugog magazine were completely caught off-guard last month during the annual meeting of the Scugog Chamber of Com- merce. It wasn’t until half way through the dinner when it was brought to our attention that Focus had been nominated for the 2008 Busi- (hungry in scugog In a small community like ours we sometimes think we are not effected directly by the outside world, but nothing could be farther from the truth. The local food bank report see- ing more and more new families apply for help each week, as people are laid off everywhere. ness of the Year Award. And you can’t imagine our surprise and pleas- ure, when it was announced Focus on Scugog had been selected as the Business of the Year for a company Poreunately we exe avery with under 15 employees. 4, Benerous community © ull Weld also like to point out that individuals, businesses, schools and J Henn cf or oy eS cen Canadian Tire store, was recognized ee and 35 families take a aa ? for his great community work and i was awarded the Business of the Year age Oy ke Geman) ied banks eae award for a company with over 15 week, although those receiving assistance employees. Congratulations Jeff. meager? ic ee BeaGnchnal aasleifsiassatss and goodies once a month. _/S 88 FOCUS - MAY 2009