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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 16, 1996 -- 4 gh = By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Your Independent Gro- cer passed a couple more hurdles with C Township Council last JEFF MITCHELUPORT PERRY STAR DIGGING IN: Matthew White, 6, was a little guy with a big appetite when his school, immaculate Conception, held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon in the church hall last Thursday. Hundreds of kids were treated to a delicious turkey dinner and, as Is tradition, area seniors also came along to enjoy the luncheon, and the company of the youngsters. ~ By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Ward 1 residents will see some road improvements before the winter sets in, township council said last week. Two areas, consisting of Highway 12 and Scugog Line 12 and Highway 12 and Line 14 will see road improvements a year early because council feels someone is going to get hurt if the work is put off any longer. Regional Councillor Marilyn Pearce, who chairs the Roads Committee, said the work needs to be done before the winter or the township is also going to be faced with major maintenance repairs. Flooding on the roadways over the Damaged roads in Ward 1 given nod for upgrading summer and fall have created huge problems for motorists navigating around potholes, large amounts of water and washed out roadways. While the roads were budgeted for work next year, the township will have the work done now and have the bills de- ferred until 1997. The township gave roads superinten- dent Ronn MacDonald approval to seek costs on the project and to report back immediately. Council, which said the damage could be a result of beaver dams or just too much rain, also wants a report on the cause so it will not run into the same problems in the spring. week. . Council okayed a pylon sign for the 7A grocery store that is yellow and red in color. When the sign was first presented to council there was debate on whether 7A signage should be made to adhere to urban design guidelines for the down- town core. While council agreed that 7A is different and signage should be al- 'lowed accordingly, the de- 'cision was not unanimous. Ward 2 Councillor Ken Carruthers strongly op-. posed the new sign, which he says does not fit in with what council has tried to do with this project. job fair this weekend. in its President Jeanne Sparrow (right) is joined tation last week. Your Independent Grocery Store will be hol The new grocery store will be hiring both full and part time employees for its 7A location. | Si Positions include managem £ ry, bakery, meat, deli, produce, cashi photo lab, frontend and Pizza Hut departments. Those interested are to bring their resume in son to the Job Fair, to be held at Immaculate Concep- tion School gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. until 4 ANOTHER DONATION: The purchase of a video gastroscope Memorial Hospital in Port Perry has been made possible with. $22,250 from the Hospital Auxiliary, which has donated in exces: toward the hospital's equipment campaign goal of $150. rationuses. Council and the oper also came to ter a walkway that will from the site the shoreline on a basis and councillors they will continue to do sc during construction. The concern was to keep ent, full and part