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RENT & SAVE The Party Addition ~ For All Your Party Needs ~ Hwy. 7A & Water St. - Port Perry (905) 985-7771 T & C LIMO Airport Service 985-0170 1-800-361-0216 _ REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS SR £ J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR _Tiffany LaFortune, and Deanne Latrielle are seen here relaxing In the lake at the home of Guy and Donna Latrielle of Scugog Island last Friday afternoon. The girls are taking part in the Lions Club Youth Exchange program this summer and Tiffany has spent the past two weeks in the area. During here stay she has enjoyed visits to SkyDome, CN Tower, Canada's Wonderland and a camping trip up the Trent system to Buckhorn. The girls, who have become good friends, left Saturday for Tiffany's home In Grosvenordale, Connecticut where Deanne will be a guest of the LaFortune family for the next two weeks. By Kelly Lown4 Port Perry Star Scugog Township attracts fishermen from across the prov- ince during the summer months, but they say Scugog needs more camping facilities. That is the word from the tourists who have made their way through the township this summer. More than 3,500 people have visited the Scugog Chamber of Commerce Tourist Booth since itopened on May 21. While a high percentage of the visitors from the Greater To- ronto Area were seeking fishing advice, they were also seeking in-town accommodations. Many commented they were not satis- fied with the availability of campsites, according to employ- ee Leanne Goslin. The tourist booth sees its fair share of local residents seeking information on trips, but most visitors come from Toronto, Pe- terborough and Markham. Visi- tors from as far away as New Brunswick, Austria, Germany, England, Spain and New York have also dropped by the booth this summer. The most popular requests at the booth, aside from directions, were fishing, accommodations, beach information and park in- formation. The booth, which is staffed by three students Leanne Goslin, Tracy Doyle and Tricia Young, sees on average between 40-50 visitors per day. Mondays and Fridays are the busiest days during the week and weekends see an overflow of information seekers. Ve Organizers will hold second field party in support of food banks By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Organizers of last month's field party in Scu- gog are planning another event, once more in aid of area food banks. Carl DeBarros, who put together the three- day musical event in mid-July, said more than = 700 pounds of food was collected, and organizers are keen to hold another this Saturday, Aug. 13. "We got 750 pounds of food," said Mr. DeBar- ros. "The next one I'm sure we're going to do even better." The one-night Marsh Hill Musical Corn Roast will proceed, as did the event in July, without the blessing of Scugog Township council, said township administrator Earl Cuddie. The coun- cil in June refused to endorse the event. Tragic events linked to field parties, such as the deaths of several youths in Caledon last year following a bash, "jumps out in front of every- body's mind," said Mr. Cuddie. He added the township's zoning regulations don't allow the kind of event being held by Mr. DeBarros and Actov Life Entertainment: "Coun- cil's position was that the use contravenes the bylaw, so they can't sanction it." Mr. DeBarros said he and his colleagues went ahead with the show without the township's blessing because they believe in what they're do- ing. "I just don't agree with the reasons they were giving me for not wanting to have it," he said. "My point is, look at all the good we're doing from it." He added tight security keeps a lid on rowdi- ness, and party goers are urged to camp on the private property to prevent drinking and driv- ing. Mr. Cuddie agreed the last event was relative- ly trouble-free, with the exception of "a few mi- nor liquor infractions" reported by police. Mr. DeBarros said the Aug. 13 event will fea- ture music by the likes of Actov Life, The Guilty, Cosmic Boogie, and Sans Roy. In addition to a donation of non-perishable food for entrance, party-goers will be asked to make a small mohetary donation to cover costs. "We're not charging people to make money," said Mr. DeBarros. "We just don't want to go in the hole." IR @ CARE Rl eale Reale Rallgawlglelit[e]plig] RRTeh DVANTAGE 985-4484 SUMMER SALES ~ Hi. Eff. Gas Furnaces ~ ~ Central Air Units ~ ~ Gas Fireplaces ~ Think Smart Think Natural Gas After seeing 302 visitors the first week of operation, the numbers dropped off to an aver- age of 150 visitors for several weeks. The July long weekend created an influx of visitors as 586 people came to the booth, re- questing information on Cana- da Day celebrations and the Fields of Dreams Slo-Pitch AEN RE i Fishermen create a lot of traffic at tourist info booth Tournament. Since early July the staff has helped more than 400 people per week. The tourist booth is open from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9-5 p.m. on Sun- days until the end of August. The booth will be open on week- ends only from August until Thanksgiving. J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Tricia Young displays just a few of the many pamphlets and brochures available at the Tourist Information Booth located on Water St. in Port Perry. It's been another busy - year at the booth. (See story for details.) Township dock requires repairs Some minor repairs will be carried out on the township dock in Port Perry immediately, but more extensive work will have to wait until funding is available, says Scugog's mayor. Howard Hall said last week examination of the dock's infra- structure, prompted by heaving of covering slabs, revealed a need for extensive repairs. "It's going to be a major ex- penditure," he said. "Some of the piles are spongy." An expert has examined the dock and recommended a num- ber of alternatives for repair, said the mayor, who added that until funding can be secured -- that won't be this year -- the con- crete slabs will be put back in place and levelled to prevent anyone trippingover them. he structure needs atten- tion but is not a hazard, said Mayor Hall: "There's no fear of it collapsing... if we felt that way - at all, the whole thing would be fenced off." He said the township will plan for repairs to the dock and adjoining pier, adding he has approached MP Alex Shepherd about obtaining funding through the federal govern- ment. Provincial funding schemes will also be investigat- ed, the mayor said. "Until we know the cost in- volved we're going to put those slabs back on and hope that gets us through the summer," said Mayor Hall. The dock, at the municipal boat launch, was federal re- sponsibility, but was trans- ferred to the township a few years ago. The original struc- ture was built in the 1930's and underwent an extensive reno- vation in the winter of 1969-70. CONSUMERS GAS Authorized Dealer