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12 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 18, 2000 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" NL) EHD tn. Mg = ep a. nig! "WO ta a - rll ----" Take A Swing For Arthritis In upcoming tournament On Friday, Aug. 18 The Arthritis Society will host the "2000 Take A Swing For Arthritis" Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner at Kedron Dells Golf Club. The tournament is open to all golfers. The- cost of entry is $99 per per- son before July 31, $119 after July 31. This includes 18 holes of golf as well as a banquet dinner to wrap up the event. The tournament will feature several hole-in- one contests, generously sponsored by Golf Mania for $25,000, Air Canada with a trip for two any- where in North America including Hawaii, and a 2000 Buick Century. The Arthritis Society is working hard to find a cure for this devastating disease. One out of every seven people suffer with some form or arthritis. One in 1,000 chil- dren under the age of 16 are struck with Juvenile Arthritis every year. Entry deadline for the tournament is Aug. II. Please be aware that last year's tournament sold our very quickly. The tourna- ment will begin as a shot gun start at 9 a.m. sharp. To register your foursome please contact: The Arthritis Society at (905) 434-7221 or our toll free number 1-888-765-0005. Directory of ©1771 1717 RA 71S Blackstock Women's Institute Aerobics Gentle - Mondays - 1 p.m. .- Blackstock United Church; Tuesdays - Low Impact - 7:30 p.m. - Blackstock United Church; Thursdays - Low Impact - 7:30 p.m. Nestleton Hall. Call 986-4280. Gentle Aerobics adults, Mondays and/or Thursdays - 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Masonic Hall, Port Perry. New members welcome. Mary 655-5917. Weight Watchers Blackstock on Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. For more informa- tion call Janice at 986-5126. Tai-Bo Classes Tuesday & Thursday 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Durham Gymnastics Academy. Call Kim 985-0864. Every Thursday Heart to Heart - A spiritual & physical (Fae.Bo) workout for women - 10-11:15 a.m. Victory Christian Centre, 593 Alma St., Port Perry. 985-1346 or 655-3407. Family Resource Centre Scugog Community Centre, 1655 Reach St., Port Perry - Mondays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. & Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Info. 985-3976. Every Second Wednesday Louise Patterson Craft Guild meets every second Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Presbyterian Church base- ment. Bring your lunch. New members welcome. Ruth 985- 3422. Sunday Evenings Gentle Aerobics for older - Concerts in the park - 7 p.m. sharp at Gazebo. Wednesday Evenings Tuba, trombone, euphoni- um, baritone sax and tenor sax players needed - Uxbridge Community Concert Band - 7- 9 p.m. Call 852-7584. Tuesday, July 18, 25 Aug. 1, 8, 15 Thursday, July 20, 27 Aug. 3, 10, 17 Beginner Yoga - Port Perry, instructor Marg Smith - 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call 985-1655. Saturday, July 22 Oakwood United Church Pork Roast - 6 p.m. Call 953- 9664. Saturday, July 22 Pine Ridge Garden Club - floral exhibition - Farndale Gallery - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info. 986-5330. July 17 - 28 Hoskin Stables Horsemanship Courses - 9 - noon. Call 986-5558;986- 4558. July 25 Free Personal Development & Employability Workshop Series presented by I.LD.E.A's/SM.A.R.T. Inc, for al women aged 18 & over in Pickering Village. For info. call (905) 434-6789. July 29 Durham West Junior Farmers 55th anniversary - Sunderland Community Centre. Info. 985-3595. July 31 - Aug. 12 Hoskin Stables Horsemanship Courses - 9 - noon. Call 986-5558;986- 4558. Coming Evenls sponsored by PORT PERRY 1575 HWY. 7A VEHICLE LETTERING * GRAPHICS » BANNERS * WINDOW LETTERING Watercraft lettering too! We'll match any competitor's Writer quote 985-5277 Sewage system gets overhaul Pumps at Water St. station are upgraded by By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham Region works crews have completed a week-long effort to upgrade all the pumps at the Port Perry sewage plant on Water St. Planned for more than two years now, the upgrade will improve the efficiency of the system, says Barry Wells, district supervisor of plant's operations in North Durham. The changes, which began last Monday (July 10), will see the old flight ball system replaced with electric variable speed pumps. "Under the old system, the wells would fill up and the floating balls trig- gered the pumps when they reached a certain height. When the levels went down, the pumps stopped," said Mr. Wells. "Now, with the new upgrade,-the sewage will continuously be pumped out, depending on the amount. If the volume of sewage increases, the pumps will speed up. If it goes down, the pumps will slow down. "Really, it's just a lot more efficient." Work began on July 10, when crews shut down the plant's operating sys- tems, and used diesel generators to continue region crews 3 ® " £ Ag od ay «NEN | A ~ « & : * r 1 b - . : Workers were at the municipal sewage station on Water St. in Port Perry throughout last week, carrying out upgrades designed to make the system more efficient. A two-week commissioning test on the new pumps was to begin yesterday. service. Large tanker trucks were used to clear sewage from the main pipe which carries waste underground from the pumping station, more than four-and a half km to the Nonquon River Pollution Control Plant lagoons. Once it was cleared, crews got down to work, replacing the aging flight ball system in the local CENTRE FOR THE Ld DIC E01 L\Y | AEA 04 Bh) 302 Queen St, Port Perry 1.9L 1]Y Save 24% When you buy the series! 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Beginning yesterday, the works department was expected to begin its l4-day commissioning test. "Everything has to run smoothly for two weeks before we give it the okay," said Mr. Wells. The new pump system is expected to easily han- die the 3,200 cubic metres of waste that flows daily through Port Perry's municipal sewage sta- tion, he added. Story or photo idea? Call The Star first: 985-7383 MEDICAL ASSOCIATES of Port Perry I wish to announce to all my patients that T am leaving Port Perry on September 15th Arrangements are being made for another Doctor to take over my practice. Thank you for the priviledge of being your Doctor over the last 5 years Dr John Forster 1864 Farm & Rural Life DISTRIBUTED TO 5000 FARMS IN DURHAM, PETERBOROUGH AND VICTORIA COUNTY. For more information call 1998 905-985-7383