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Vol. 4, No. 06 Wednesday, September7, 1994 ease Scugog Mayor Howard Hall and some members of council were livid when a prominent sign posted at the Port Perry CIRC. 13,800 36 pages Mills out on gaming facility Durham East MPP Gord Mills says he will not su rt a gaming facility on native land on Scugog Island if he believes it will Harm the environment or adversely impact the community of Seygog Island. "He made the statement in a letter to the editor printed on the letters page in this edition of the Citizen. At this time, says Mills' letter, "there is no concrete proposal with details that would allow the concerns about the impact of a (gaming) facility to be adequately addressed. Chief Edgar and the (band) council may have a vision of*what they would like to do, but the reality is that this vision will have to be Turn to page two Eagles Gamblers in fastball showdown | The Port Perry Antrim House Eagles and the Greenbank Gamblers will 'meet this Thursday night in a fastball playoff game, and when it's &ver, the season will be over for the loser. Both Eagles and Gamblers have lost once in the double knockout round robin series in the Oshawa City and District League playdowns, Game time Thursday night at Greenbank park is 8:15, and this should be a real barn burner between these traditional Scugog rivals who have had some great encounters in the past. Fair Board makes new by 4 i % A Proud moment at the Rair Laura Phoenix of Greenbank with her champion 4-H calf, Eimfio Broker Lee Alexis, which took the first place ribbon in the Port Perry Dairy Show held at the Port Perry Fair over the Labour Day weekend. It was obylously a proud moment for Laura. The weather was perfect for the Fair this year and that brought out large crowds of people on all three days. They enjoyed the mflay exhibits and special attractions. There was also some serious politics In the air at the Fair this year, as the Fair Board went public with its complaints*about a proposed new lease for the grounds. See story at top, and see inside the Citizen for more great Fair photos. 16439; SSUES [n election Fair charged the "fairgrounds is in danger" over the lack of a new leas between the Township and Port Perry Fair Board. "I am very disappointed in the Fair Board (for putting up the sign) The wording is so very mis- leading, it is just not true," said the Mayor in an interview Monday. But Fair Board president Paul Christie defended both the sign and the wording. ~ "We (the Fair Board) are trying to get the public's attention. We are in danger of losing this land," he said in an interview at "the Fair. Mayor Hall said what upset him and other members of council was the statement on the sign which read "many councillors do not want to renew our lease. They want to sell this parkland for an undisclosed development." He vehemently denied there is any kind of development in the . works for the 24-acre fairgrounds at Old Simcoe Road and Reach Road in Port Perry. "Absolutely not true. Council has never discussed selling the fairgrounds. There has never been any developer show any interest in this land," he stated angrily. N As for the suggestion that "many councillors do not want to "renew the lease," the Mayor said Turn to page two . Citizen i - again The Scugog Citizen continues to grow. Our weekly distribution now stands at 13,800 copies, an increase of almost 800 copies in the last three weeks. We are pleased to say the Citizen is now being distributed by Canada Post to 150 homes in the village of Manilla and to an additional 400 homes in the village of Sunderland. ' And natural growth in areas where the Citizen is already distributed by Canada Post has - added a further 260 homes. By increasing our distribution, the Citizen continues to work for our valued advertisers in getting their message into as many homes as possible each week. Starting Saturday, September 10, Citizen at 36 Water Stré®t will be open from 9:00 am. to 1:00 pm., for classifieds and other advertising. fl BiG BROTHER/SISTER KITE FESTIVAL - SEPT. 11 AT PPHS, 1 PM