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they're not Boy Scouts History has been made by two Caesarea girls who 'just wanna have fun'. § Fun is whe big reason why Amy Mathewson, 14, and Katie Stephenson, § 1, wanted to join 1st Cartwrighy Scouts. They are the first girl$ in the district to become Scouts, and this district is only the 23rd in Ontario to have girls sign up. Obviously, Amy and Katie have made history. They are aware of their trailblazing, but they don't want to make a big deal about it. As Amy says, yith an embar- rassed grin and a shrug of her shoulders, "It's okay." Amy was, and is, a Pathfinder, and is still wying to decide whether or not to be a Scout AND a Pathfinder. Katie, who was a Girl Guide, was more deci- sive. "I'm done. I quit," she said. For Katie, being a Scout means not being left out; it means being involved with the same activity as her parents, Scout leaders Matt and Monica, and her older brother, John. "I was bored silling at home when my Mom and Dad and brother were at Scouts." she said. "I wanted 10 be there, with them, for a long time." It also means taking a lot of teasing from her brother. "John says he's better than us. He makes us do all the work," Katie said. Amy says she 100 has taken some flack from a few of the boys, but for the most part, the majority have carried on 4s if the girls weren't even there. Monica Stephenson says the teasing is "all in fun" and claims the boys "don't act any different" because there are two girls in the Leader Nancy Anger says the girls are treated just like everyone else. "The Scouts aren't changing the rules for them," she said. The only difference is during camp-outs, when, as Mrs. Stephenson says, "The girls sleep separately. With me." Amy and Katie were formally invested into the Scout troop last Wednesday at Blackstock's Town Hall. That ceremony marked the end to the rather complicated pro- cess of having girls join the Scouts. When they first inquired about joining, the girls were tuned down at the District level. But the next step in the process was asking at the Provincial level -- that's where they were given a green light to join. Mrs. Anger credits the leaders, particularly Maureen Dulmage and Monica Stephenson, for their persistence in helping Amy and Katie join. But because many of the leaders and adult volunteers are women. thev didn't believe there should be barriers from girls joluing the troop. "We've been wrying to keep it open to everyone who is interest- ed," Mrs. Anger said. "A lot of groups were against us having girls as Scouts. If it wasn't for leaders like Monica and Maureen, it wouldn't be possible for girls 10 join." Three-year-old boy escapes abduction by man in blue van A three-year-old Port Perry boy escaped what might have been an abduction attempt carly Monday evening. Durham Regional Police say a lone man in a blue van apparently tried to abduct the youngster in the Blossom Court area of Apple Valley sometime around 5:20 p.m. Details were sketchy Monday night, but a police spokesman gad Today's Re/Max Ridgenorth Royal LePage A pages 18, 19 > the boy was unharmed asd the atiempt may havediten foiled by people in the arth. Sgverd! cruisers were in the d asking q * and the investigation is continu- ing. Residents are asked to keep an eye out for any strange blue vans in their neighbourhoods, and 10 warn their children of the danger of walking 10 strangers. a Amy and Katie care nothing about politics, though. They're looking forward to earning as many badges as they possibly can, and -- like typical kids -- both are already 'begging' their parents for permission to go on a four-day camp-out at Algonquin Park in July. Some things never change...and some things will never be the same. 1.4648 Amy Mathewson and Katie Stephenson: They're the first female Scouts In their District and they're loving it! A Vol. 1, No. 50 _ Tuesday, June 9, 1992 CIRC. 10,000 36 pages Property owners dismayed over potential landfill sites Reaction was swift and angry when five ial landfill sites in Scugog were ansounced last y morning. Township residents living on or near the five sites, ll of which are land, can't and the Larmers, and also include @ 20 acre parcel and 1868 stone farmhouse and antique shop owned by Merle Heintzman. Two other sites (12 and L3) are on the west side of Highway 12 b Line 4 and Line 3. These believe the Interim Waste Authority, selected sites take in most of the well ~ farm of Herman Kiezebrink and a small parcel of land owned by neighbours Stan and Cheryl On Friday evening, about 30 people met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Feasby 10 start mapping out strategy on how 10 stop these sites from consideration these sites that could [1 I 'las a landfill for become a major land- | Pio | {fom wens Durham trash or fill of about 240 acres. Le" SE / | trash from beyond And within or '§ i ®) "LT a! Durham borders the an ent, ~ | "We are still try- they were starting to 5 Hi A -.] #.{ ing 10 get orga Jorghnize 10 fight § 1 mt TOIVNIHIP OF 06 13] nized," said Mrs against locating & H H. |. 1) 1 J Feasby on Sunday landfill on any of the ff >. et i (Nl "We think it is five sites. i} i Se § | very important to Two of the sites \ -- als a '| show people just (YY2 and YY3) are i bi how close these tlocated (see map) as 8 KS - sites (L2, L3 and ingle parcel on the south side of Highway 7A, imme- diately 10 the east of the Cartwright West Quarter Line, about three miles west of Blackstock. These lands are owned and farmed by the Groves known Hanover Hills Farm and part of a farm owned by Murray The final site (17) is on the east side of Highway 12 between Line 4 and Line 3. "This site takes in the L7) are to Manchester and Prince Albert," she said. "A lot of people still don't realize just how close these sites are (10 those communities) The group has been in contact Please see SITES, page 14 Ply th Scugog Citzen Happy Birthday Game a Show Up with thet birth date wins! of these: NNT Broop Door CLIN AY 15. Masoni Hr