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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 15,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" J2O) EN BN 8 DI PI PATI PAV I COMMUNITY Chairman very pleased with excellent response to survey Response to the township's survey was better than expect- ed, the head of the Economic De- velopment Committee says. Ward 3 Councillor Ken Gads- den said 1,240 of the approxi- mately 7,000 surveys distribut- ed last month were returned. This is a 17.5-per cent return rate. A satisfactory return rate AUTO SALES | Guy ts datts.. Used OFT IGN [(U]e] KS 18 8ix per cent. Scugog's Kconomic Develop- ment Committee distributed the survey in the Port Perry Star and Scugog Shores News last month. The 19-question survey touched on all issues concerning the community, including dem- ographics, shopping habits, 1625 Scugog St., Port Perry - across from the beer store. e Trade-Ins Welcome Financing Available e [ easing Available Harrison Ford is THEE FUGITIVE NOW ON VIDEO CASSETTE ... if we can't give you a copy in IFIWIE minutes, you may have 1 (one) other rental IFIRIEIE for 1 night! Video SUPER store Hwy. 7A at 1874 Scugog St., Port Perry Open 10am to 10pm everyday, all week KN ale)al {alo e10/010):(21) warranty included on most vehicles housing needs, recreation needs and ideas on economic develop- ment. And it appears the response to the survey was overwhelm- ing. Hm quite pleased by the re- sponse," Councillor Gadsden said. "Almost one in five house- holds felt compelled to respond. It shows the level of concern. Whether it's positive or nega- tiveis yet to be determined." Councillor Gadsden did not want to comment on the results of the survey, noting that he has not reviewed all the surveys at this point. He expects the committee will have conclusions drawn up by the end of April. But, judging from the few he has read and the overwhelming response, Councillor Gadsden said the results "show a sense of community pride." With the surveys completed, the committee is now faced with the task of sorting through the results and compiling areport. This report will devise recom- mended policies and determine the direction in which the town- ship should take. "The suggestions will be used as indicators of public opinion concerning the variety of issues addressed," he said. 'The results will be published in a report in which residents of the township can access. He be- lieves retailers will benefit from the knowledge contained in the survey also, as sections of the questionnaire touched on the retail aspects. Settlement House & Affordables will be closed Monday, March 21 ~ Friday, March 25. So many customers have enjoyed our shop, our carpet is worn out and it 1s being replaced! Re-opening Saturday, March 26th with many wonderful new products. 183 Queen St, Port Perry , Ontario (905) 985-8234 Hours: Monday - Thursday & Saturday, 9:30 to 5:30, Friday till 9:00, Sunday 12 to 5:00 a, David and Helen Chow have ope ts rated their Queen Street Chinese Food Restaurant for the past 21 years and are celebrating the occasion this month. Long hours and hard work are ingredients of success for Helen and David Chow Port Perry has been home for Helen and David Chow for more than two decades, and they have absolutely no regrets. Celebrating their 21st year in business this month, the Chow's said they love Port Perry and the people. "It's like one big happy family," Mrs. Chow said in an interview last week. The Chows arrived in Port Perry in January 1973 to take over the restaurant, then known as the Rio Restaurant, and spent the next couple of months clean- ing and renovating. Since opening, they have never looked back, and have many suc- cessful years in business. But their success did not just happen. It took a lot of dedica- tion, hard work and long hours. In fact, in the early years, Mr. and Mrs. Chow worked 16 hours a day, seven-days-a-week. Their day started at 9 am. and they didn't turn the lock on the door until after 2 am the following morning most days. As their three children began to grow, they cut back their hours so they could spend more time with them. Today, they are open every day except Monday and have shortened their hours. Every Monday they travel to Toronto to visit with family and friends. The Chow's three children, Juliette and twins Kelly and Linda all worked part-time at the restaurant when they were growing up and attending school in Port Perry. They have now moved on and all work in the Toronto area. When asked if they have any thoughts of retirement they said no, they'd like to keep working for some time to come. Mr. and Mrs. Chow said they were extremely pleased with the response to their anniversary and say the people have been very nice to them. Officials 'red' with anger at theft of Ice Palace ATV By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The Open Air Ice Palace con- cluded its year out of the red, but the theft of loaned equip- ment is threatening to change those figures. Organizers are seeking the public's help to recover a 300 Kawasaki ATV stolen from the Ice Palace building sometime between 7 p.m. on Monday, March 7 and Tuesday after- noon. The red ATV, with studded tires and front and back car- riers, was secured inside the structure Monday when the or- ganizers left the Ice Palace for the night. Organizers found a portion of the building taken down the fol- lowing day, which enabled someone to remove the vehicle. Lang Cope, organizer of the Ice Palace is hoping someone saw the thieves, but did not real- ize at the time anything was be- ing stolen. Mr. Cope, believes the vehicle was removed via the parking lot, as the fencing on the lake side of the building was un- touched. This is not the first time the Ice Palace has experienced problems with theft. Last year a tape deck and audio equipment was stolen and prior to that the docks used as walkways to the lake went missing. The cold weather of the win- ter cut into the Ice Palace's busi- ness by about 40 per cent, but there was an increase in groups such as Cubs and Guides using the facility. Mr. Cope said the organizers ware able to come out above their costs, despite the weather, until this incident, which will cost the Ice Palace money to re- place. The Ice Palace relies heavily on donations of equipment, such as the ATV torunits opera- tions. Anyone with information about the missing ATV is urged to call Durham Regional Police at 579-1520.