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-- i gp mm TRE a RUA Ge oA Cae ag 26 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, September 9, 1992 FP 2a RNs BET 7 Ng Tt» - "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Proceeds from PEST/ [i Zero Garbage dance | in excess of $2,500 By Heather McCrae It's history now -- the party's over, the mess cleaned up but the memories linger forever as the people of Scugog recall how they rallied together for a com- mon goal; raising funds to assist in fighting a landfill site in Scu- gog. Peter Kneale of the Kinsmen Club of Port Perry was most in- strumental in organizing this dance, held Aug. 15 at the are- na. Working with Peter were Heather McCrae of PEST and Bill Lishman of ZERO GAR- BAGE and their respective com- mittees. Unfortunately it is impossi- ble to thank everyone who as- sisted with the dance but spe- cial mention should be given to the following businesses and people for their donation of tal- ent, time and services. They are the Port Perry Arena Board, the Cannington Lions Club, Dr. Bill Cohoon, Port Perry Printing, PEST and ZERO GARBAGE members, the Port Perry Kins- men Club, Mike Feasby, Ira Carr Construction and Bridge- port Signs. Prizes were generously do- nated by Haugen's Chicken & Ribs, Hoskin Stables, the Port Perry Tennis Club, Stella Ame- ro, Stables at Greystone, Emiel's, Floral Expressions (Uxbridge), Jim ~ Byers of SCOPE, Belleview Equestrian Centre, Blackstock. ESSO, Paulmac's Pet Foods, Mark's Car Care, Meryl Heintzman, Jerry Benjamin of Speedy Auto Glass/Dominion of Canada In- surance, International Barter Network, the Country Conven- ience Store in Blackstock, Kurz Meats in Myrtle and Bill Lish- man. Thanks to the assistance of McLean, Sam Reetham- Clayton, Todd Taylor, who with the assistance of many others, set up the tables Friday night. Everyone gained a sliver or two in their hands - it got to be a con- test who would get the most! Seagrams and Labatt's do- nated, to be raffled off, a half gallon of Crown Royal and a Neon sign for the 'home' bar, re- spectively. A committee hurriedly com- prised of Pat Kneale, Raylene Lewis and Diane Brown made up a horde of sandwiches from buns and an assortment of deli meats generously donated by John Ross of The Meating Place. Everyone enjoyed the music of Midnight Al and the Raging Butanes. Yes, the music was loud, but if that's all we can complain about then we are all very lucky indeed. On Sunday morning the clean-up crew went to work. Everything that was recyclea- ble was recycled. After hosting a dance of this magnitude there were only four bags of garbage for the dump. The committee members concerned feel they - could give assistance to other groups hosting a large event like the dance and give tips on the recycling process. We all learnedalot: . - . The proceeds raised totalled in excess of $2,400 with this amount being divided equally between PEST and ZERO GAR; BAGE. a Peter Kneale, you deserve a medal: not ohne grey hair ap- peared, yet you organized a dance catering to hore thar 500 people, still successfully operat- ed your pet store and always gave us 100 per cent of your: time and expertise. You went: teens Kendra McCrae, Ceilidh Cohoon, Kyla McCrae, Heather beyond the call 'of duty -- for. which PEST and ZERO GAR- BAGE are grateful for. Brock Reville (left) and Pete Kneale (right) present cheques to Heather McCrae of PEST TITIES and Bill Lishman of Zero Garbage. Each group received almost $1,200 which was raised by the Kinsmen Clu through a fundraising dance on August 15. (See story for details.) Provincially, the government is still keeping Boards of Educa- tion on their toes on the Jr. Kin- dergarten issue. Durham along with the majority of the 16 other boards that do not currently provide Jr. Kindergarten feel that this program would be too costly to local taxpayers due to the lack of space. for the. pro- gram at their schools. While the government 'has indicated it will look at alternatives to the traditional delivery of, boards are scrambling to come up with solutions that will be acceptable to the provincial government and to the local taxpayers. We continue to work towards our hope the provincial government will postpone or will not pass the proposed legislation, and that they will discontinue man- dating anything without appro- priate funds to implement. On a positive note, provincial- ly, the only good thing about the BY announcement of our transfer ° payments of 2 per cent for 1992, BOBBIE 1 per cent each for 1993 and pPREW 1994, is the fact that, we can ., ¥ work towards long term Bien, : ead cial planning. The Durham = ~~ = 'ooo oo fn Fasl Board started work on the 1993 ject. To illustrate: Barbeér-Ellis budget immediately . after the : (a suppliér.of paper for the 1992 budget was passed: This . board) recently sent a letterof: will allow us time for more con- congratulations to our board for .. sultation with people within taking leadership on environ- ': and outside the board which . mental 1s8ues. Despite the fact wauld be affected hy any chang..,, We ane a gmwingboand;iwe.re- es or cuts. OE TT duced sheyangoniime paperby. .. I'm very proud to report that approximately 6 per cent. In ad- dition, it is our policy te use re- the Durham Board was be re on her blo ipient of an Award for Leader- = cycled paper. where possible.' apnea ol ai ' goer: This has sayed,' according: to ship in. Environmental Educa- tion by the Ontario Society. for Environmental Education. The board was praised for its npu- merous efforts including. its new Environmental Policy, three Environmental Summits, Barber-Illis: 3,825. trees, 675 "cubic yards of landfill space, 450 barrels of.pil, and 992,500. kilowatt hours of electricity used for manufacturing, 1.5 million gallons of water, 13,5600 a Ibs. of pollution from being various curriculum initiatives spewed into the air. and the recent Trees for All pro- % 0 UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL COMPANY MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION CHOO-COUNTRY 1390 FUN CRUIS GRANITE MARBLE BRONZE CEMETERY LETTERING & RENOVATIONS CUSTOM DESIGNING & LETTERING iE Quality & Satisfaction assured by our own 45 YEARS OF Written Guarantee PERSONAL SERVICE 85 2 -34 y 4 2 UXBRIDGE FOR PERSONAL SERVICE HOME APPOINTMENTS AND visit our showroom 108 BROCK ST. WEST 1ranspoRTATION BY REQUEST TORRY G6 AAAIREY ANRBET © 00 per sq. (approx. 100 sq. ft.) D4.5 COVE (white) °5 ALSO ... Soffit, Seamless Eavestroughing, Shutters & CHOO-COUNTRY's Holly Romanek I ER AS I. 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