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EMMANUEL g "Scugog & COMMUNITY Chamber of Commerce RCH present LEADERCAST 10 OF THE WORLD'S BEST LEADERS COMING TO YOU FOR ONE LIFE-CHANGING DAY. ONE-DAY LEADERSHIP EVENT May 7th at Emmanuel Community Church 905-985-4971 » www.scugogchamber.ca BE THE ONE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT HOME, AT WORK & IN YOUR COMMUNITY we Sponsored by: HARP & W/YLIE'S Am I Covered? Flood and Sewer Back-up Steve Gajewski ‘The key words are ‘sudden’ and ‘accidental. ‘Water entering the home through leaks, cracks an ing. Whe aided by wind or an Act of God, damage to bespdlic horn caused by a food isnot licies al water dam- fre blocked _acci thee sede pnts going off eer! your lbnnerrea ets ea information. TAYLOR FORDER OK ERS LTD. aa Ena ain Port Perry * 905-985-8416 www.taylorforder.com 28 FOCUS - APRIL 2010 T 2 py Thumbs Down - We've all heard them... cars parked and their annoying horns blaring out an alarm that nobody © pays any attention to. So “thumbs down” to people ho set car alarms, especially on vehicles that are barely worth stealing. You have to question their value when most people just walk by without even looking. Thumbs Up - to our good friend and colleague Chris Hall of The Port Perry Star for being given the nod for two editorial awards at a recent Suburban Newspapers Association competition. Chris picked up a first place for “Best Feature Story” and a third place for “Best Breaking News Story.” Way to go Chris! Thumbs Up - to the quick work by our town fathers - okay, and mothers - in getting the streets in downtown Port 3 Perry cleaned up this spring. And while it was nice to see the sweepers out early picking up the leftover sand and salt from the winter, the dust storm they left in their wake was less than enjoyable and left us hacking, coughing and covering our eyes. But, overall that was a small price to pay for clean streets. Thumbs Up - While travelling in the U.S. recently, we found accessing The Port Perry Star website was an easy way to keep in touch daily with ‘what's happening’ in our home town. Of particular interest, while we were away, were the daily updates on the tragic shooting in Port Perry last month. We found the website both informa- tive and timely - allowing us to keep up with the news. Well done and a ‘thumbs up’ for this great service. Thumbs Down - This suggestion was submitted to Focus by a Blackstock area resident who observed what © they described as a “cruel person” abandoning a cute little dog, when it was found filthy and starving. But they were happy to report that fortunately a more car- ing resident took the little pooch in... bathed it, fed it and has now adopted it. Thankfully a happy ending! Majortech Computer REPAIRS IT and Network SUPPORT PC and Server UPGRADES 33 Major St., Port Perry 2 905-985-' gmemullen@majortech.ca ‘SERVING SCUGOG & UXBRIDGE TOWNSHIPS.