THE PORT PERRY STAR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1994 A LOOK BACK AT 1994 - 3B its annual Canoe the March EER aie J Seven-year-old Jeff- (continued from page 2) rey Blair, who was diag- nosed wit A.L.L. leuke- mia lived a dream come true when he visited the Toronto Maple Leafs after a practice at the Gardens. Two Port Perry residents were charged after two sepa- rate store robberies at Nestleton Country Store and Prince Albert General Store. Taxpayers got a break as local council passed a budget at below its zero per cent increase target. Firefighters took delivery of a new pumper. The $230,000 vehicle was delivered to Hall 1 in Port Perry. Sheba, a 35-pound hybrid tiger, found wandering in Bolton found a home at Northwood Buffalo and Exotic Animal Ranch in Seagrave. A Port Perry man was lucky to escape injury when his ATV plunged eg through the ice on Lake Scugog. Katie Van Camp, 12, of Port Perry was one of a handful of pupils to be chosen to study at the Royal § Winnipeg Ballet School. aw a® 4 «® & ALY sg w®® Durham Regional Police announced they would be hitting the streets on bicycles this year. Canoe the Nonquon was saved for 1994, but its interest beyond that will be decided. Durham Police are being forced to ag" do more with less, its chief Trevor (Ness McCagherty told the Port Perry : Rotary Club at a dinner. If low interest rates stay reasonably low and the economy co-operates Port Perry's serviced area could grow by 800-1,000 over the next decade. Operation Scugog's Spring Food Drive was very successful. | All-day gyery-othernay kindergarten ~ won the right part in the increase. was approved by the Durham board to competed in Community of Education. a Dance America Memorial Hospital A body pulled from Lake Scu- contest in became one of the gog was that of a Markham man ** Florida. first hospitals in Ontario to introduce missing since October. Officials at Community Mem-orial Hospital preserved a flace of the present by sealing a time capsule to be opened in the 2044. Lost hybrid tiger finds new home at Seagrave Scugog and Whitby were at odds of whose responsibility versary in Scugog Township. the, maintenance of Townline Road should fall under. Durham Region sent a letter to the Prime Minister star- the Association of ing the infrastructure was being delayed for the federal Ontario gala. governments own benefit. Bill Lishman's geese finally returned home after the flock had flown away from his Purple Hill home. Response to a new housing development in Port Perry was phenomenal. Canterbury Homes turned the first piece of sod for its new development. yh The ice left Lake Scugog on April 16, oma ks he made regarding his opposition to a same sex which is average. bill. Firefighters were kept busy the An auction at Neil Bacon Auction raised more than last weekend of April. More : -- than 45 firefighters spent more S12.000 2 Pu lay tous squipment, for Egsom and than 200 hours fighting fires. (Please Turn to Next Page) Scugog theatre groups walked away with five awards at , Theatres of Central A Port Perry law firm lost a battle in Supreme Court of Canada to set up shop in a vacant building. %% The firm of . Harris, Fletcher Tesluk Associates had been attempting to establish its practice in an emp- ty building at the foot of Shanley Street. A clerk's first day on the job turned to terror when two mask- ed men robbed Becker's in Blackstock at gunpoint. A rash of thefts reported in Scugog were downplayed by police, who said the time of year played a large NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. ALL IN STOCK CARPET & VINYL REMNANTS Xpires January 28, 1995 PEER E EI (L.D.R.P. rooms (Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Post Partum) rooms to its obstetrical unit. Dowson's Valumart marked its 45th anni- * COMPLETE EXHAUST REPAIR » CUSTOM BENDING - BRAKE SERVICE » SHOCKS » SPRINGS - FREE INSPECTION Thank you for your patronage in 1994. And wish you ALL THE BEST CUSTOM BENDING 985-0074 Port Perry MUFFLER & BRAKE SHOP tn 1995/ 189 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-7224