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hr 0 DCM els FI PA 4 38 ll FB ll 0 HII DLs ™ A each "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Proud to be Canadian in Scugog It's not too late to To the Editor: I'm proud to be Canadian and certainly proud to be part of an organization that sponsored the Canada Day festivities in Palmer Park on July 1. It was a wonderful feeling to stand in the park with thousands of others of all ages as we paid tribute to the men and women who fought for our country in WW2, to see the Canadian flag proudly flying with thousands of signatures from the lo- cal citizens, to listen to the music in the park and to see the summer sky light up with a spectacular fireworks display. | The people behind the scenes should be recognized as it was a tremendous effort to organize and co-ordinate all the events, Event co-ordinator Rick McCoshen began several months ago to pull this all together. With the assistance of Robert G. Douglas, over 50 veterans were contacted to participate and receive certificates of appreciation from M.P. Alex Shepherd and Mayor Howard Hall. The participation from the Royal Canadian Legion Branches 419 and 43, the Colour Parties; the antique war vehicles supplied by the Ferret Club of Oshawa, the Port Perry and Uxbridge Cadets, the Port Perry Fire De- partment, and the Harvard fly-by executed by pilot Stan Miller of Roaero Ltd. co-ordinated on the ground by Frank Birchall, all contributed to the heartfelt tribute and made the celebration a very special Canada Day to remember. Kevin Pearce, Grant McCoshen, Jeff and Ed Whitfield had a great time in organizing the kid's games. The Hir- yu Bushido Kai Karate Club gave an impressive demon- stration and Jay Currie and Mark Heffern had fun with "G1C. | 5 YEAR 1.0% our best rate Subject to change without notice Forder-Parks Insurance Brokers Inc. Personal attention to all of 34 Water St., Port Perry, Ontario L9L1]J2 985-8471 santny Bulle & Dele 19 38 Water St. Port Perry 7) A 0 985-3007 5m rss No Sales! No Specials! Just Everyday Great Savings! Kolbassa $4.70 1b. Mountain Sausage $5.20 1b. Smokies $3.50 Ib. Large Size (Homemade) Cabbage Rolls Perogies (Homemade) Bacon Bits Ceasar Croutons $14.99 Dozen $4.99 Dozen $0.92/100G $0.68/100G Don't miss our sidewalk sale friday July 13 & July 14th, Festival Days. Everything you need for a great weekend celebration!!! \_ Prices run July 12th to July 15th. Wy, the coloring contest. The children did a superb job of cap- turing their "Proud to be Canadian" feelings in crayon and it was certainly hard to judge the winners. Thanks to all who participated and to the Dollar Plus Bargain Centre and the Children's Den for donating the prizes. This was a day for community involvement. The Ux- bridge High School Band, Jay King and Leslie Bradley with pianist Laurie Hall, the Dear Johns, the Port Perry Jazz Band, Sudden Storm, Mr. Slumber, and the Burnt River Band all donated their time and great musical tal- ents to give us a day of music in the park. Terry Craw- ford and the Grandview Public School Chorus got the crowd in the Canada Day spirit as they sang Calling Canada and M.C. Dave Robinson keptie spirit alive all through the evening. The grand finale was the spectacular fireworks dis- play by Dave Porter of Port Fire Pyrotechnics to finish what was already, in my mind, an outstanding day. As the crowd dispersed I was very pleased to hear so many comments on how wonderful the day had been. On behalf of the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank the community and out of town visitors for their participation and generous donations, the Port Perry Star for their great editorial coverage of the event, the local businesses and community groups for their support, the Mayor and Council for their co-operation and assistance, and my fellow chamber directors and their families who pulled together to make this a very special event. JoAnne Cerovich Director, Scugog Chamber of Commerce 'Think about smog Smog - a word we've been hearing quite a bit re- cently. Most of us know smog has something to do with air pollution, but how many of us realize the ma- jor cause of air pollution is vehicle exhaust? And that the major source of this ex- haust is all the cars and trucks on the road? There are some things individuals can do to help to cut down on smog - which not only damages crops but also aggravates respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitus (asthmatics and children suffer the most). Why don't we think twice before hopping into our smog/global warming machines? We can carpool and use public transit (the GO trains in Whitby and Oshawa, the GO bus in Uxbridge) more, walk and bicycle more, and consoli- date errands more effi- ciently and/or do them with a friend. Let's encour- age our kids. to walk to school, friends' houses, and sports activities whenever feasible. Mak- ing a family "no car within a certain radius" rule can also help. And for good- ness' sake, let's not idle our cars unnecessarily (e.g. leaving car air condi- tioners running while pol- luting the surrounding air)!! Janet Banting re-think park plan From Page 6 view to council. Our point of view was that this parkland should remain and be developed for some recreational pur- pose. Minor ball said that the only purpose served by the park was for people to walk their dogs and that an additional dia- mond was necessary because the children had to practice in farmers' fields. BN Before the bulb had cooled on the overhead projector, council voted unanimously to under- take to convert the park from public use recrea- tional land to hamlet residential. The original argument that more diamond time was needed for the kids to practice was disproved this spring when an adult baseball association was formed and took over the prime Saturday morning kids' practice time. The argument had been that no adults would take time on the weekends to work with the kids but appar- ently they do have the time to play themselves. In the meantime a Jobs Ontario Grant was to have been requested. To our knowledge, for wha- tever reason, this was not done. This means, of course, that there will be a funding shortfall to improve Blackstock Fairgrounds even if the park is sold. To add to this problem, there is also some talk of acquiring additional lands to expand fairgrounds park- ing. Who knows from where this funding will be obtained. Forthcoming Marriage Bardeleben - Savage With a wish for love and laughter and happily ever after, Ms. Donna Anderson in View Lake, Ontario would like to announce the forthcoming marrage of her daughter Nicole Margaret Bardeleben to Charles Hubert Savage, son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Savage of Belleville, Ontario. The wedding will take place in the garden of the brides father's home, Mr. & Mrs. John Bardeleben of Prince Albert, Ontario on Saturday, August 12, 1995. To Niki and Charlie - "Loves magical powers can propel us through life, but keeping its essence alive in our hearts each day can be difficult, loving each other is the most important task in our lives." 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