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14 - Port Perry Star - Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998 1998 - The Year In Review ~~ ~= | ed in the 1998 growing sea- | son being the hottest ever recorded in the area. Katherine Crosier, former- ly of Utica, celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at the Versa-Care Centre in Uxbridge. The Ministry of Environment is investigating possible illegal dumping of construction material and barrels at a farm on McKee Rd. near Blackstock. Construction at the West Shore Village project on Simcoe St. came to a stop after Stoneport Construction, the general Construction gets underway on a subdivision being developed by Alliance Homes, ontractor, pulled its men off south of Port Perry on the west side of Simcoe St. brother's tale of courage and determination. The Provincial Government tabled back-to-work legislation to end the high school teachers' strike Susan Neale was introduced as the new curator at Scugog Shores Museum Village. Joan Graham is the recipient of the Heritage Community Recognition Award for her efforts to keep Scugog Twp. green. October Several Scugog Township residents were among those charged: in connection with a construction equipment theft ring involving more than $3 million in stolen property. Scugog is considering an anti-loitering bylaw to deal with young people causing trouble and distur- bances in the township. The arrival of tax bills in Scugog resulted in a bar- rage of phone calls to the township, as some prop- erty owners were faced with massive increases. Durham School Board and teachers come to an agreement on how to make up for the 15 days of classes lost to the strike at the start of the school year. Music teacher John Beirness of Cartwright High School won the Bruce Mather Award for his dedica- tion to students and teaching. A summer of above-average temperatures result- WL Durham Board of Education trustee Bobbie Drew presented Cartwright High School music teacher John Beirness the Bruce Mather Award in recognition of his dedication to local high school students. the job. The project has been plagued with delays since it began three years ago. A man charged with the armed robbery of a Manchester donut shop was found not guilty on all nine charges. James Wells says he just wants to get on with his life now and plans to move to B.C. Work began on a new sanitary sewer project which closed down parts of Water and Scugog Streets for more than a month. Council waived a loan payment of $10,000 from the Town Hall 1873 committee for this year. The committee was short funds due to $28,000 in unex- pected expenditures during the year. v November Liens amounting to $700,000 were filed by four companies against the troubled West Shore Village project. Scugog Township has only a $50,000 line of credit and Mayor Doug Moffatt said that amount wouldnt be enough to clean up the mess that's there. A pair of thieves made off with a small amount of cash after robbing a local gas staion at knifepoint. Inspector Chuck Mercier of Durham Regional Police, 26 Division was the guest speaker at a Scugog Chamber of Commerce business meeting. Guy Kirvan, the former CEO for Port Perry and Uxbridge Hospitals, was named to the new health mangement team of Lakeridge Health Corporation. Mr. Kirvan was appointed Director of Operations for Port Perry/Uxbridge. Durham MP Alex Shepherd says he supports a report condemning proposed bank mergers. Provincial Grade 3 testing results show Durham students have made strides in mathematics, but rank the lowest overall in the Greater Toronto Area. Port Perry High School students began gathering clothing, blankets and cash to send to the victims of Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua. Greenbank resident Brian Jones who was chosen as Durham's Educator of the Year earlier this year, has been named one of the Toronto Sun's 1998 Teacher's of the Year. Mr. Jones teaches kindergarten at Meadowcrest Public School. Peter Talbot, the former head of the history department at Port Perry High School, retired after teaching for 31 years. Stonemoor Day Care Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary in Port Perry. Port Perry Lions Club donated $500 to the Greenbank Lions Club to be put towards their pur- chase of a parcel of land for parking and expansion. Utica's oldest and most beloved citizen, Mrs. Katherine Crosier, passed away at Versa Care Nursing Home in Uxbridge at 100 years of age. Police chase ends in tragedy Following complaints from rural residents about their lack of services, Mayor Moffatt responded that those living in the country can not expect the same services as those living in urban areas. New Life Centre at Port Perry Hospital begins canvass for $25,000 to purchase a new baby trans- porter. Police chase ends in tragedy at Manchester, when a man fleeing police ran a red light and crashed into the side of a southbound car. The dri- ver of the car was seriously injured and died later in hospital, while his wife received only minor injuries. More than 80 members of CUPE at Lakeridge Health Port Perry voted in favour of a strike, after talks broke off between the Ont. Hospital Association and the union. School trustee Bobbie Drew reveals the type in new enviromentally safe text books purchased by the board can be erased. Construction on Water St. closed down during the day to help local businesses cope. The work will now take place between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. until the job is completed. Don and Carol McKinnon, operators of Port Cleaners on Queen St. for the past 26 years, retired from business. December Results of provincial-wide Grade 3 testing in reading, writing and math shows results by Durham students behind many of their provincial peers. By a vote of 6-5, Durham Dist. School Board trustees voted down a proposed $2.5 million library, music and science facility for Port Perry High School. The dangerous offenders hearing of Port Perry bank robber Mitciel 'Micky' McArthur began in Whitby. Jason Towns and Vince Criscione won the $25,000 jackpot with an instant scratch and win ticket bought in Port Perry. Noel Perry is credited with saving the life of Dean Manks, the quadriplegic son of John Manks, after his Ted Griffen and Howard Hall reminisced about helping build the Port Perry Curling Club 40 years ago.