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Port Perry Star - Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998 - 13 Dr. Dolman of Port Perry with his son-in-law actor Martin Short who was in town to help promote the Tartan Classic Golf Tournament. June Developers of the troubled West Shore Village project asked Scugog council to approve additional units at the adults assisted living centre. Susan Waite closed the doors of Suzy's Travel Ltd. citing changes in the travel industry making it diffi- cult to operate a small agency. Port Perry Bank of Montreal robber Mitchiel McArthur was in court as the Crown attempts to have him declared a dangerous offender. Port Perry High School received the go-ahead for a $3 million expansion which includes a new library, music room and science labs. All funds to be pro- vided by the Durham District Board of Education. The Ontario Fire Marshal said the cause of the fire which destroyed the Immaculate Conception Church may never be determined. General Motors in Oshawa closed resulting in 4450 workers being laid off, due to a strike at parts plants in the U.S.A. About 130 'members of the Ontario Nursing Association walked out on strike after negotiations broke down. Family and friends gathered in Palmer Park to dedicate a bench to the late Jim Burghgraef, who was killed in a tragic car accident. A violent summer thunder and lightning storm passed through the area, ripping roofs off buildings and downing trees and hydro lines. July After 22 years as adminis- trator of Community Nursing Home in Port Perry, Edna Goss retired. Kim Mitchell becomes the new administrator. Durham Region set its 1998 budget with an overall increase of 15 per cent, adding $140 in taxes to the average home. Durham Region council voted in favour of a salary BRIAN LEMON Named first CEO of new Lakeridge Health Corp. | $3M theft ring nabbed increase for councillors which will add about $40,000 to its $200,000 budget. Mayor Moffatt voted against the increase. Hundreds of cattle buyers from around the world attended the huge dispersal sale of Hanover Hills Holsteins. The farm was purchased in 1973 by Peter Heffering, who is called a 'living legend in the Holstein business. Dr. Merrilee Brown is the latest physician to begin practice at Medical Associates in Port Perry. Pat O'Hearn, a longtime owner of a Victorian Village house and other homeowners want nothing to do with the lawsuit launched by Diane Bunn. Myles O'Riordan became the new president of the Rotary Club of Port Perry. The Durham District School Board announced there would be no layoffs of teachers, as they passed their $435 million budget. Ray Robson of North Durham Health Services says the strike by Victorian Order of Nurses is having a definite impact on the hospitals in Port Perry and Uxbridge. Lakeridge Health Corporation moved closer to reality when hospitals in Bowmanville, Uxbridge, Port Perry and Oshawa all agreed on the merger. Actor and comedian Martin Short was in Port Perry to visit his father-in-law Dr. Robert Dolman and to make an appearance at the Tartan Celebrity Golf Tournament. Workers returned to the job after a strike which paralyzed the General Motors for seven weeks ended. A Pow-Wow was hosted by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island at the band's communi- ty centre on the Island. More than $1 million in stolen construction equip- ment was recovered by police in a massive raid which took MYLES O'RIORDAN 1998 President of Rotary Club of Port Perry in 13 locations in Scugog Twp. and Durham Region. The third annual Highlands of Durham Games got underway with a Tattoo of marching bands in Port Perry and continued over to Uxbridge with heavy games and dancing competitions. August Jerry's Truck Service in Manchester was hit by thieves who stole $50,000 in tools and equipment. Lakeridge Health Corporation was officially launched following the amalgamation of five hospi- tals in the Region of Durham. Striking registered nurses in Durham Region apply for arbitration to bring an end to their eight- week old labour disruption. Jennifer Copithorn, 24, a former student of both Port Perry and Blackstock schools, was attacked and fatally stabbed by a man in Bowmanville, outside the trust company office where she worked. Marvin Ungerman opened his state-of-the-art chicken broiler farm just west of Port Perry. The opera- a tion opened in two new barns hous- ing more than 45,000 chicks. The Kinsmen Beach at the lake- front in Port Perry is posted as unsafe for swimming by Durham Regional Health Unit. Port Perry Star movie critic and columnist John Foote was appoint- ed Director of Film and Television Production at the Trebas Institute, 8s or 19 Port Ferry Girl Guides celebrated the 50th Anniversary of guiding in town. With cake during ceremony is Comm- issioner Bunny Rowland and former guide Marion Lee. Toronto. The Port Perry Rotary Club's Aquarama event, held at the lakefront, raised $12,000 for Easter Seals. Former Scugog Mayor Howard Hall was found not guilty by Provincial Court Judge Donald Halikowski, of two charges which stemmed from an accident last November. Brian Lemon is named the first-ever CEO of the newly formed Lakeridge Health Corporation, which incorporates five Durham hospitals. Julie Goodwin, owner of SwimKids, raised $3,000 for the Scugog Soccer Club, by swimming 10 kilome- ters. September Road Watch, a program organized to bring about improved driving habits on the roads of Scugog. was officially launched in Palmer Park. Sixty-five high school teachers in Port Perry joined their colleagues from across the Region of Durham on picket lines as they continued their stike against the Board of Education. Council modifies a new Official Plan to allow a maximum of 20 units per hectare of land, rather than 30 units. Darrell Fox, brother of the late Terry Fox, spoke to the students at Cartwright High School about his- the RNA RA 0 fn a ue ALAR fLL LU LULL " mgm The Westshore Village project ran into more problems when the general contractor pulled his men off the job in October.