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14- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 16, 1996 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Program aims to renew Scu The majestic trees lin- ing roads in rural Scugog are aging. And Joan Graham of Purple Hill wants to help plant the next generation. Once again this year, Mrs. Graham is offering cut-rate trees to Scugog property owners, in hopes they will plant them by roadsides and on subdivi- sion boulevards. It's an effort to make sure the township contin- ues to be green, she said In an interview. She noted that nearly a century ago, the former Cartwright township paid farmers to plant trees along road allowances. They are now the tower- ing maples that line so many of the country roads here. But they're aging, she said. "In about 20 years, there won't be any of these beautiful trees." For the past several years she has been work- ing in conjunction with the Kawartha Conservation Authority and Scugog Township, offering the trees at dis- count rates. All recipients are asked is that they plant the trees on or near township-owned road allowances. Folks who want to beautify their properties by planting Dental Care Jor the whole Jamily PORT PERRY DENTAL CENTRE 238 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY * DR. J. COTTRE * DR. C. BANFIELD e Dr. T. KING Orthodontist e DR. J. HARDY e DR. L. GIDEON e Dr. MCINTYRE Periodontist Please Call - 985-845 1 (DR. L. GIDEON Please Cail 985-7952 ) trees will have to buy their own. "The more trees you see growing up in 50 years, the better it will be," said Mrs. Graham. With financial assis- tance from the Blackstock Women's Institute and the Our Night Out Club, she is able to offer the trees at affordable prices. Homeowners may choose to plant them on their own or, for another small charge, have conservation authority workers do it. "I lower the price of the trees to the homeowners so we can plant more," she said. Available this year are sugar and Norway maples, green ash, and linden. If you'd like to take part, or want more infor- mation on the effort, call Mrs. Graham at 986- beautification of Scugog, and she's ho the offer. See the story for more details. 4856. gog's tree lines Peer Rs 'Joan Graham of Purple Hill is once more distributing trees for the ping homeowners will take her up on Earth Day breakfast is planned Green Team set to launch campaign By Janet Banting April 22, Earth Day 1996, is fast approaching, and local members of Scu- gog's Green Team will once again be taking part in a national "Pesticide- free Week" being coordi- nated by Citizens for Al- ternatives to Pesticides (CAP), a Montreal-area group which works to raise awareness about the hazards and alternatives to cosmetic pesticide use. Last year, more than 30 groups across Canada worked to spread the word about the dangers of using chemical pesticides on ~ NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING ~ Community Memorial Hospital, Port Perry Monday, June 17, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. In the Hospital Education Resource Centre The Annual Meeting shall, in accordance with the By-laws, receive the reports of the committees, receive the report of the auditors, elect Governors, and shall consider such other business as properly comes before the meeting. Members eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting are Life Members and those individuals who have purchased their annual membership forty-five (45) days preceding the date of the Annual Meeting. Every member of the Auxiliary of the Community Memorial Hospital who 'holds a currently valid membership in the Hospital Auxiliary shall be a member of the Hospital Corporation, and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. No person shall be nominated at the Annual Meeting for election to the office of Governor, whose name has not been submitted to the Secretary of the Board in writing, signed by two qualified members of the Corporation ,at least forty-five days before the date of the Annual Meeting. David A. Brown Secretary-Treasurer Board of Governors lawns and parklands dur- ing the first Pesticide-free Week. This year, the theme of the week is "Building a pesticide-free community." The message is three-pronged: Q To neighbors, we say: Pesticides are poisons. Stop using them and adopt non-toxic alterna- tives instead; 0To local politicians, we say: Please pass a pesti- cide by-law similar to the ones enacted in the past few years in more than 15 Montreal-area communi- ties; a To federal politicians, we say: Please act federal- ly to ban the cosmetic use of pesticides until they are scientifically proven to be safe for humans, pets, wildlife and the environ- ment. Two local events will tie in with the national Pesti- cide-free Week being ob- served from April 21 to 27. On April 22, the Green Team is inviting local council members to an Earth Day breakfast to in- troduce plans for an April 29 request for a local pesti- Scugog (of-T,1{{: YC IT ELT4Y Bd. cide by-law. As well, many volun- teers will once again be de- livering "Dear Neighbor" letters asking local resi- dents to consider stopping the use of chemical lawn sprays. These letters will provide material on both the hazards of and sug- gested alternatives to chemical lawn care meth- ods. The recent attendance of more than 100 people at the Green Team talk on "Your Lawn: Alternatives to the Chemical Fix" amp- ly demonstrated that many people have become aware of the down side to the chemical approach to "the perfectlawn."" Letters will be delivered door-to-door in many of the township's neighbor- hoods. Copies of the letter will also be available at Scugog Memorial Library and at the Earthdance store (263 Queen St.) in Port Perry. To volunteer to help with this campaign, or to learn more about the Green Team's current ac- tivities, call Letter Cam- paign Coordinator Jay Thibert at 985-1091. Durham East NDP hosting Wildman Local New Democrats have invited NDP leaders Donald MacDonald and Bud Wildman to speak Wednesday, April 17 at the Uxbridge Public Li- brary when the Durham York NDP riding associa- tion holds its annual gen- A COUNTRY REUNION and CONCERT & DANCE Featuring Country Recording Artists: KX96 FM Radio present Johnny Bourque, Harold Mcintyre, Gary Hooper & The East Wind Band Special Appearance by Amanda Lee * » LINE DANCING DEMONSTRATIONS - - Scugog Centre Community Hall 1655 Reach St. (beside arena) Port Perry SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1996 - 8 p.m. Tickets: $25/couple or $15/single Available at Municipal Office, Arena or BIA/Chamber of Commerce Offices. Information & Tickets call 905-985-8698 (Funds for Scugog Centre) eral meeting and auction. Speaking will be Donald 'MacDonald, the first On- tario NDP leader elected at the founding conven- tion in October 1961 in Ontario. First elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1955, he was re-elected eight times until he re- signed in 1982. Bud Wildman, interim NDP leader, will speak on the issues of the day at Queen's Park. He was unanimously elected as leader at the special NDP Provincial Council held February 10. [Local New Democrats, will elect a new executive and seven delegates to at- tend the Leadership Con- vention in June. (2d W =7.¥-1 a] =o) do] WN THIS NEWSPAPER