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INN SHCA eau So FER LRN pd "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" _r PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 16, 1998 - 13 Return to Port Perry a homecoming for Jim By Chris Hall Port Perry Star When you see him laughing and joking with his staff and customers, it's as if Jim Lawrence had never left town. Five years after moving to Parry Sound for what he described as a "slow-down leading to retirement", Mr. Lawrence is back in Port Perry and as busy as ever, operating the Durham Pharmacy in the Medical Associates building. A part owner in the pharmacy since its opening more than 20 years ago, he says everything just seems to have paved the way for his return to Scugog. "The partners had been asking me to come and work here for the last 15 years and I looked at what was going on in Parry Sound, and what my choices were... well, it just seemed like the right time to come back to Port Perry. We wanted to come home," he said last week. Mr. Lawrence said it was an easy deci- sion to return with his wife Margaret to the Port Perry area, where they had spent many years running one of the more pop- ular drug stores in Scugog. "I worked for Lovell Drugs in Oshawa and 'Bowmanville for awhile," the University of Saskatchewan graduate said. "And then we bought the IDA drug store on Queen St. from Stan Bruton in 1974. From there it was a family business until 1993, when Big V Pharmacy bought out the IDA stores." At that point it was time to contemplate retirement, said Mr. Lawrence, 55. "We thought it was time to slow down and take a step towards retirement," he said. "So we moved to Parry Sound because I wanted to play hockey with Bobby Orr, but he was gone." In Parry Sound Mr. Lawrence worked as a pharmacist at a Big V store until the chain was bought by Shopper's Drug Mart. "When that changed, we decided to move on again and I had that offer at the Durham Pharmacy and we took it," said Mr. Lawrence. "My wife and I are boaters and we really enjoyed Georgian Bay but we've moved back here because it's a place we really enjoyed in the past." Mr. Lawrence said he's noticed since his return to work on June 1 that people After five years away, Jim Lawrence is happy to be back at work at the pharmacy in the Port Perry Medical Associates building. He started work last week. are treating him as if he never left five years ago. "I feel very comfortable... like I never left," he said. "People keep dropping by and saying hi and others are giving me a quizzical look like they've seen me before. It defi- nitely feels like home." DID YOU The Port Perry Star won the #1 Newspaper in Ontario Award "in its circulation class? The Port Perry Weekend Star has almost double the circulation of Port Perry This Week... 20,300 vs. 10,300? (905) 985-8774 Stoncmoor Day Care Centres Inc. rr 2 v AA dar el ? Corr wee Open 6: 30m to 6:00pm Ty Tn Don Steele Fax Andrew Steel ey =~ rd) Port Perry (905) Oshawa 085-0800 (905) 985-3735 985-7767 (905) 404-4274 Pontiacs, Buicks & GMC Trucks Sales * Service * Installation 18 Crandell St., Box 877, Port Perry LOL 1A7 eddy Bear's Picnic Kids of all ages will enjoy stories, petting zoo, music, games & crafts. Dr. Puckrin's Teddy Bear Clinic Special Appearances by -- "Franklin" ~ "Father Goose" Bill Lishman ADULTS: $3.50 ~ CHILDREN 13 & UNDER: FREE ~ STUDENTS: $2.00 Sunday, June 21 10 am -- 4 pm Scugog Shores Museum Located on Island Road, 2 km east of Port Perry For more information call (905) 985-3589 We would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting the museum. BRPHILERP PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Variedward Drive, Port Perry Gi Est. 1974 985-8474 A HANDCRAFTED PINE & OAK FURNITURE Philp Pontiac Buick Ltd. 115 North Port Rd. Serving the community since 1976 Pony Perry, Ont. L91 1B2 General Motors Products Door Full Service Dental Laboratory Specializing In Dental 'Implants, Crowns & Bridges (905) 852-4894 MPLANT RESTORATIONS inc. WO Queen Street, Part Perey 985-0800 OVERHEAD Scot h ELECTRIC & Iirmited Openings DOOR SYSTEMS 1979 PLUMBING in all age groups. Residential » Commercial + Industrial A moor - Authorized Dealer for Stanley, Lynx, Thermalex, Rol-A-Door ° "EN Sh oo vailable Term ' Electric Door A & Accessories & HEATING é a . g fos, Custom Faced Doors U-Install parts in Stock 24 HOUR SERVICE Sales - Service - Installation - Showroom 11151 Simcoe St., Port Perry 985-8950 fon «| VAN Camp fT JSHMAN'S TX PUANNG & KELLER A gallery of functional art ESTATE CHARTERED PAULA LISHMAN'S PLANNING ACCOUNTANTS XE Knit Furs FRANCIA 8 204 Casimir St. PROJECTIONS Port Perry Ont. BILL LISHMAN'S Sculptures I rd a 158 Queen St., Port Perry 905-985-0574 ANALDA GARDEN CENTRE * Bedding Plants e Annuals e Shrubs * Evergreens e Trees 14800 Cartwright West 1/4 Line 5 miles east of Port Perry off Hwy. 7A RR#1, Blackstock 986-4771 SMALL Business | Telephone: (905) 985-9725 CONSULTING | Toy Free: (800) 215-3852 AUDITING Fax: (905) 985-4598 And : Inspection Station 140 Northport Rd., Port Perry