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EERIE TET TERY ayy Ts "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 20, 1993 0 | 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 22, 1948 Congratulations to Cartwright Fife and Drum Band, who chartered a bus to go to the 12th of July celebrations in Cobourg and again brought the cup home. The Cartwright LOBA also received a prize. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Christie and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Farrow of London are on a motor trip to Algonquin Park, Ottawa and Montreal. Congratulations to Scout Leader Bud Sonley and Mrs. Sonley on the arrival of the first Girl Guide in Port Perry. Mrs. J. Sherman, Toronto, spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. S. Farmer. 35 YEARS AGO vo Thursday, July 17, 1958 Thanks to the generous support of community organizations, individuals and business establishments, the new edition to the Scout Hall is almost completed. Lloyd Wilson of Uxbridge has been nominated to represent Ontario County 4-H Clubs before a provincial selection committee for the Wm. H. Danforth 4-H Club Leadership Training scholarship. Mr. Herb Hooey, Blackstock, who is almost 84 years old, marched in the Orange Parade in Bowmanville this year for the 57th time. His grandson John Wolfe, 4, also marched with him. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 18, 1963 Port Perry Merchants took possession of first place in the Northern Division of the Oshawa City and District Major Fastball League when they downed Brooklin Concrete's team by a score of 4-3. Rev. S. J. Hillier, retiring as minister of the Brooklin United Church, conducted the service at Blackstock United Church this past Sunday. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 18, 1968 A large two storey house on Scugog Island, sold for $5 during a Province of Ontario auction sale. The one catch to the sale was that the house be demolished and removed within 45 days. Trailways of Canada Ltd. has purchased from Colonial Bus Lines Ltd., the franchise for service between Port Perry - Toronto and Port Perry - Lindsay. The newly owned service will be provided three times daily. According to John F. Raines, local clerk-treasurer, the Village of Port Perry will receive $44,000 under the Ontario Tax Reduction (basic shelter exemption grant) scheme. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 18, 1973 Last Saturday night, someone helped themselves to $291 worth of chrome wheels and tires from Zehring Pontiac in Port Perry. Whitby OPP are investigating the theft. Ralph Lee caught a 21 pound muskellunge while vacationing at Honey's Beach, Lake Scugog. It took 20 minutes to land the 45- inch long fish, using eight pound test line. Richard Drew, vice-president of the local Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to the Field Survey Committee of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. 10 YEARSAGO Tuesday, July 19, 1983 Kevin Ash, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ash, R. R. #2, Seagrave, was the top graduating student at Port Perry High School. He graduated with an average of 95 per cent in six Grade 13 courses. Farmers and vegetable growers in Scugog Township may be in trouble if the hot weather continues much longer without rainfall. The township has not had a substantial rainfall for four weeks. In a recorded tie-breaking vote, Scugog Council opted to spend more than $12,000 on the rental of a weed harvester for the rest of the summer. The harvester will be used to remove weeds from Lake Scugog. July Special Wells, Pools, Cistemns Or Any Of Your Water Needs 086-4564 3,000 gallons $65 ~ 518s Es Es Rs] Es Es Es ES Es) Hs Hs Hs ls) Bs) OIE RE RI RI RII RI RI RRR RII RRIF ER] (SES NNLEA 1 / Hong Kong Golden Gate Restaurant Chinese Buffet All You Can Eat © Fast Take Out Coming Soon: Banquet Room & Catering Service Available 985-192 Port Perry Plaza, Port Perry dd RRR RRR - Letter to the editor Suggests keep the sex out of contest To the Editor: Since when does sex have anything to do with fundraising - and where is the gratitude for the hard work? I am referring to the Festival Days "Best West Baby" contest that raised $2,500 for Big Brothers/Big Sis- ters. Posters around town adver- tised this as a contest with dif- ferent categories depending on the age of the child (i.e. 1st cate- gory: up to two years of age) with a special category for twins. I felt good entering my one-year-old daughter in this contest because it would raise money for a local charity, I felt even better when I found out it was a children's charity in des- perate need of the funds - but who am I kidding? I, like most other parents, entered my child in order to see her name in print and with the hope that she would win. My husband and I were very pleased when we were telephoned on the Satur- day night and told that the $300.28 we had raised for our daughter had caused her to be the second highest fundraiser, second only to Kailly Anderson, a very deserving winner who raised $565. So, why am I now angry and feeling cheated? Sometime, between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, the contest changed and be- came a competition bétween male fundraisers and female fundraisers; the advertised cat- egories altered in favor of the more sexist ones. Pictures of the "winning girl" and "winning boy" were placed in the Port Perry Star on July 13 with no mention whatsoever of any oth- er child entered or the amounts FOR SALE DAPHNE'S Ladies Fashion Store Downtown Port Perry's PRIME RETAIL LOCATION Purchase includes inventory, leaseholds, established lines. Premises are air conditioned, carpeted and have excellent leaseholds. Long term lease available. A good opportunity for an entrepreneurial owner/operator. CALL 436-3025 raised by each. What happened to the "categories" advertised around town? There are more than 12 other sets of parents out 'there who I am sure would have liked some recognition for their children's contributions. An ar- ticle had been placed in the Port Perry Star on July 6 detailing how badly the money was need- ed - so why not an article detail- ing everyone's hard work? I'm sure all of us parents would have liked this, even if it was just to be cut out for the scrap book. Next year, please advertise your "Best West Baby Contest" correctly as "Best West Boy/ Best West Girl." Better yet, stick with what you advertised ~ this year and keep sex out of it. It has nothing to do with fund- raising. : : Sherri Foote, Port Perry PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Port Perry Star contacted Big Brothers/ Sisters Association executive director Patti Goreski Monday and she explained they decided to create two categories in the contest at the last moment because of the number of prizes they had to give away. Mrs. Goreski also said that all the participants will be receiving a letter of thanks from the organi- zation in the near future. Results of the Best West Baby Contest are as follows: Girls -. 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