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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 23, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" COMMUNITY NEWS Shoreline renewal project lands funding Trillium Foundation grant will provide $300,000 over four years By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The provincial government has given the Scugog Shores Millennium Project a boost, pledging $300,000 over the next four years through its Trillium Foundation grant program. The grant, which will provide $75,000 each year over the next four years to the shoreline restoration project, was formal- ly announced Friday (May 18) at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. The money will be forwarded annual- ly to the Kawartha Fisheries Association, who will hand the money over to local project officials. In total, the shoreline project will cost approximately $2.25 million; with the Trillium money, fundraising for the pro- ject has passed the $1 million mark. The project will see the shoreline along Lake Scugog between Palmer Park and Reid's Independent Grocer store revitalized to form-a three-quarter kilo- metre ecology park, complete with fea- ture demonstrations on healthy shore edge treatments, native plants, a walking trail, a wetland walk and a fishing pier. The project began in 1997 when an inventory of the lake was taken, and "trouble spots that needed to be dealt with" were identified, said chairman Sandy Beaton. A partnership was formed between the Scugog Shores Millennium Project group and the Kawartha Fisheries Association. "We decided to make this happen, an ecological park in Port Perry to show people what can be done to manage and preserve Lake Scugog," Rev. Beaton said Friday. He praised Scugog council for putting their "moral weight and financial weight" behind the project, and thanked the Ministry of Natural Resources, Royal Bank of Canada, Canada Trust, Shell Oil, and the Durham Land Stewardship Council. "This is the work of the government, corporations, non-government agencies, the province and feds all helping to pro- tect the lake," said Rev. Beaton. Durham MPP John O'Toole was on hand for the cheque presentation. He applauded the work of local volunteers and the various partnerships created to make the project a reality. "The jewel of Port Perry is Palmer Park and the lake, and that has to be built upon," he said. Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt also noted the importance of the project to his community. "I have nothing but admiration for the people who put in hours and hours of work into this," he said, adding that the township has contributed $30,000 over three years to the project. "The lake is important, it's our biggest asset, and this is a demonstration on how to care for the lake." The Trillium Foundation will provide the Scugog Shores Millennium Project with $300,000 over the next four years. On hand during last week's announcement were, from left, program ajudicator Aubrey Oppers, Durham MPP John O'Toole, and KFA president Dave Murray. Historic quilt offers a glimpse nd - a NEAR ET ELA 18:3 NAT sic of area's agricultural past By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star It's never been used and never been washed, yet it's 63 years old. It is a quilt owned by Edna Manns of Raglan that was loving- ly made in 1938 by the ladies of the Women's Association, (now known as UCW) as a fundraiser. It's not any ordinary bed- spread, and a history buff would love it. Covered with several large maple leafs, 300 names of people affiliated with the church are stitched along the veins of the leaves. "Everyone who had a name stitched on the quilt paid ten cents to have their name put on ~ it," said Mrs. Manns. Will Leonard, a bachelor and a well-known photographer, bought the quilt in 1938. Although the amount he paid for it is unknown, the project was a fundraising effort for the Prospect Church. "My great aunt, Margaret Real, came to keep house for him and when Mr. Leonard died she inherited the entire estate, including this quilt," said Mrs. Manns. Years later, in 1959, the Raglan woman was given the quilt by her aunt. "I seemed to be the only one interested in its histo- ry," she said. Even after all these years it's still in mint condition. No one has ever snuggled up in it, nor has it ever been washed.: "I'd say more than two-thirds of the people whose names are stitched on this quilt are gone now, but not the memories," said Mrs. Manns. "I know them all, even Rev. W. E. Honey, who was the minister back then." Descendants of many of these farm families - the Dearbomns, Smiths, Vernons, Holtbys, Edgertons and Websters, to name a few, still live in Scugog Township. Mrs. Manns, whose maiden name was Avery, has her name stitched on it, but it doesn't include her husband, Elwood. "He went to Shirley Church but his two sisters, Ruby Birkett and Marion Bell, are on it," she said. ~ What this writer found inter- esting were the names of rela- tives - Bertha Holliday, Marion Holliday and May Holliday - sewn on the historical master- piece. Although Mrs. Manns was only eight years old when the quilt was made, she can still remem- ber her grandmother, Dolly Wilson, having the quilting bees at her home. bor CER Edna Manns with a quilt made in 1938 by Women's Association members. Prospect United Church once there, was on the opposite cor- stood on the northeast comer of Highway 12 and Concession 2, south of Manchester. School, which is also no longer Anyone interested in seeing the quilt is welcome to drop by for a visit, Mrs. Manns says. Prospect