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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 28, 1995 - 3 D> LORE PERIN STAR 'Normal' year for Scugog By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star It has been a typical winter on Lake Scugog for Ministry of Natural Resources Conserva- tion Officers. The shortened fishing season and the unpredictable winter weather has had an effect on both the number of huts dotting the lake and the number of snowmobiles using the lake. The MNR has not patrolled the lake in as strong a fashion as other years, but the violations have not been decreasing, ac- cording to Officer Mitch Phin- ney. Officers have counted 325 huts on the ice this winter, which is done considerably from other years when as many of 803 were on the lake. But, offi- cers have still laid several charges against fishermen. In the period from January 16 to February 20 officers contact- ed 685 anglers. These contacts resulted in 70 charges and 89 warnings being handed out. The charges ran the gamut with most being for fishing without a license and fishing with too many lines, but other charges have included obstructing a fisheries officer and for trans- fering a licence between parties. Mr. Phinney said officers have not been checking snow- mobilers as regularly as in the past, but the charges and warn- ings handed out are showing a high violation rate. The majority of the snowmo- bile charges have been for no in- surance and no registration numbers, while the warnings have been for such violations as no current validation tag and failing to produce evidence of in- surance. The MNR officers will remain on the lake throughout the win- ter season with a high concen- tration on anglers and ice huts as the ice fishing season wraps up at the end of the month. Huts must be off the ice by March 1 or owners will be charged, Mr. Phinney said. MS Society info series The Multiple Sclerosis So- ciety (Durham Chapter) is of- fering an information series for persons who have been di- agnosed within the last two years. Over the course of four weekly meetings, different topics will be covered through discussion, guest speakers and videos. If you wish to attend this series, please make your res- ervation by calling the office at 905-686-1801. Registra- tion limited to 20 people. Please note that this series is for newly diagnosed only. Dates: Wednesdays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10. Time 7-9 p.m. Location: Board of Edu- cation Building, 400 Taun- ton Rd. E., Whitby. (at An- derson St.) COMMUNITY This won't hurt... JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR Grade 2 kids from S.A. Cawker Public School got a close-up look at dentistry and a hum- ber of other professions when they took a tour of businesses in Port Perry Thursday morn- ing. Here they look on as Dr. Jack Cottrell shares some tricks of the trade. From.left are An- drew Wray, Tim VanHoof, Jeffrey Rankin and Russell. Josh Kendell. The willing patient is Tricia Calling all caregivers Nurses' reunion planned at Community Memorial in May By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Members of the nursing staff at Community Memorial Hospital are putting out a call to all former nurses as they organize a reunion in Port Perry in May. Everyone who has served as a nurse at the local hospital from the time of its incorpora- tion in 1949 until the present day is invited to the Nursing Week celebration May 11, which coincides with the official open- ing of the new Stephen B. Roman Wing. The list of former nurses is extensive, and organizers are hoping to invite as many as possible to the reunion, said Community Memorial nurses Shirley Foster and Ruth Wilkins. "They're all over Canada and the U.S.," said Mrs. Foster. "There are a lot of names people have lost touch with... I think there are about 200 contacts." Mrs. Wilkins noted that Community Memorial was incorporated in 1949, and the family of health professionals that have served there during that time is long. Many special friendships have formed among the nursing staff over the years, she added. "There's a lot of staff that have come and gone since (incor- poration)," she said. "An incredible amount of close friendships have been formed among the people work- ing here; you become so close to those people. "This being a community hospital, friendships are that much closer," she added. "They expand beyond the hospital walls and into the com- munity." Mrs. Foster said organizers have been working hard at com- ing up with a special day for all of those who attend the reunion. Plans now include setting up a hospitality room and conducting tours of the expanded hospital, prizes for those who attend, and a dinner at Cullen Gardens. During the dinner a special portrait of famed nurse Florence Nightingale will be dedicated in memory of former nurses who have passed away, she said. Organizers also want to set up an exhibit of nursing memo- rabilia, and are hoping the com- munity can help out with loans of items to put on display. It's also important for mem- bers of the community to con- tribute information on former nurses and, if possible, address- es at which they can be reached, said Mrs. Foster. "It would be really nice to have as complete a list as pos- sible," she said. "If this goes over well and there's an interest, we'd like to do this even every five years." If you think you can help with contacting any former nursing staff of Community Memorial, or if you have any memorabilia to contribute to the display to be in place at the hospital during Nursing Week, call either Shirley Foster or Ruth Wilkins at 985-7321. Scugog receives $860,000 grant Scugog Township will be re- ceiving $860,500 for road im- provements in the township, MPP Gord Mills announced last week. But according to Ronn McDo- nald, the township's roads su- erintendent it is a cut of about 11,000 in subsidy from last year allocation. Durham East communities will receive a total of $3.5 mil- lion as part of the provincial overnment"s commitment of 705 million for municipal roads across Ontario in 1995. That isin addition to the annual funding for provicial highways. "This funding is extremely important to us," Mr. Mills said. "Not only do these funds build roads, they also put people to work and strengthen our com- munity," he added. According to Mr. Mills, every million spent in construction creates 17 full-year jobs. This funding will create 12,000 jobs over the next 12 months across the province. The province provides fund- ing assistance to 880 muncipali- ties and First Nations to main- tain approximately 135,000 kilometres of urban and rural municipal roads; upgradebridg- es and other structures and in- stall traffic signals and control systems for the safe, efficient movement of traffic. The Municipality of Claring- ton will recieve $2,451,000 and Manvers Township will receive $374,400 for contruction and maintenance of township roads. UESTION OF THE WEEK There has been concern expressed over new taxes in the federal budget. Do you think the government { has been listening?