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- rwe TRIN, ROE TR a 2 -"WEEKENDYSTRR? vO ia YAN? a A a A SE 33 i, A HIRE SER NEL ESSE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1)uooo \" Scugog overwhelmingly backs Moffatt for second term By Chris Hall Weekend Star Scugog residents overwhelmingly voted in favour of returning incumbent Mayor Doug Moffatt to council in Monday's municipal election. The outcome of the race between Mayor Moffatt and his rival, Howard Hall, wasn't in question for very long after results began to be posted at the Scugog Community Centre on Monday night (Nov. 13). 10) {eo SALE _ All Burgers 1/2 price. a Does not include value meals. Te TERE i All Regular Priced Items Wed., Nov. 22, 2000 6:00pm - 9:00 pm. Fashions modeled throughout the evening. Light refreshmenfiH & Just three hours after the polls were closed, Mayor Moffatt cautiously called his victory as unofficial results showed him solidly in the lead. Election results were made official Wednesday morning, 'and showed the incumbent with a total of 6,250 votes. Mr. Hall, who held the mayor's office for three terms before losing to Mr. Moffatt in 1997, collected 2,271. As results were posted, it was noted that Mr. Moffatt led the way in each off SALE CONTINUES at 15% off til Nov. 26/00 [LT.\y44.% PIZZA Moffatt Carruthers ward, including Ward 2 where Mr. Hall lives. It was thought that the challenger would receive strong support in the Port Perry area south of Queen St. In another interesting race, veteran councillor Ken Carruthers defeated Bobbie Drew in the contest for regional councillor. Mr. Carruthers, who has served on council for the past nine'years, collected 4,663 votes, compared to Mrs. Drew's 3,644. ~ This will be the first time in more than a dozen years that Mrs. Drew has not represented the township in some capacity. She held the Scugog trustee position with the District Durham School Board for the past 12 years. Other results: - aln Ward 1, Larry Corrigan hung on to defeat his only challenger, Harold Westerman, with a total of 991 votes. Mr. Westerman collected 775. a Long-time councillor Marilyn Pearce returned to council Monday night, when she received 1,273 votes, easily outdis- tancing Doug Harris (479) and Peter Utnans (162) in the Ward 2 contest. a Incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Jim McMillen also kept his seat at the coun- cil table as he handed challenger Jeff Brown his third straight election defeat. Mr. McMillen tallied 819 votes, com- pared to Mr. Brown's 239. a Cartwright voters also opted to return their incumbent. David Dietlein easily took Ward 4, defeating challenger Joyce Kelly 1,300 to 662. a In the most hotly contested race, Paul Michel emerged the winner in Ward 5 Monday night with 630 votes. He faced a challenge from Charlie Norris (486); Dave Robinson (278); Helen Newlove (188), and Martin Olenroot (46). a And in a nail-biter, Martin Demmers hung on to defeat Carolyn Haugen in the battle for public school trustee. In what was the closest race of the election, Mr. Demmers collected 2,734 votes; Mrs. Haugen received 2,649, just 85 votes behind. John D. Smith finished third, receiving 1,371 votes. Approximately 16,600 people were eligible to vote in the municipal elec- tion. A total of 8,617 cast their ballots, resulting in almost a 52 per cent voter turnout. All numbers were made official by Scugog Township staff on Nov. 15. The new council will be sworn in on Dec. 4. Church auction's Saturday The Port Perry United Church will be holding their Fall Auction, Lunch and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 18. A wide variety of items will be avail- able including baby barn, gift baskets, bird houses by kids, gifts for Christmas and much, much more both live and silent auction items. For further information call (905) 985-2801. In a Small Towni Setting NOVEMBER Something for everyone on your list & dozens of gift specials 183 Queen Street Port Perry, Ontario (905) 985-8234 www.settlementhouse.com and Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm Open until 9:00pm from December 1 Enter with any purchase from |: SETTLEMENT HOUSE SHOPS for a chance to WIN A *250" SHOPPING SPREE! A winner each week until Christmas -- amas tu Irma