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Your Voice in Scugog Vol. 4, No. 52 Tuesday, August 1, 1995 Call (905) 985-6397 CIRC. 13,500 24 pages Scugog aims | to hook some movie bucks The next time a film director says "lights, camera, action" in Scugog Township, Mayor Howard Hall hopes it will put a few dollars in the municipal coffers. The Township is now working on a set of guidelines that would spell out exactly what would be Irwin and Alissa Smith have something to celebrate as they opened the only winery-iff Scugog Township. The winery opened to the public as of August1, and there will be a gala ribbon cutting ceremony. this Friday evening at 7 p.m. See story below. First winery in Scugog now open to public by Heather McCrae Wine lovers will be delighted an award winning winery in Port Perry opened its doors Soday (August 1). a For Irwin and Elissa Smith, the opening of hie winery is a dream come true. It is the only winery in Scugog Townbhip and the Region of Purham. Wine officials have told them it's the only Ontario winery east of Toronto, as well. Over the yeers the Ocala name has_meant superior quality. Known for their fine livestock when the Smiths owned Ocala Holsteins, the name changed to Ocala Orchards in the late seventies when Lloyd, Irwin's father, sold the herd and started Ocala Orchards. The tradition continuing, the new industry is now Ocala Farms Orchards On OASA trail Five teams from Port Perry Minor Softball will be in O.A.S.A. all- Ontario tournaments in August. The Pee Wees head for Emira the weekend of August 12-13. The following weekend August 19-20 three teams will see action. The Squirts are in North Fredericksburg (near Napanee) while the Bantams are in St. Mary's and the Midgets in Fergus. Fastball fans in the Scugog area will have a chance to see the Junior O.A.S.A. tournament the weekend of August 26-27 with our own Merchants as host team. The Port Merchants won last season's all Ontario title as Juveniles. | 5 V\%:-N FE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND! Winery. When Lloyd started talking about retirement his son felt it was time to sell his store, Irwin Smith Music, and embark on the challenge of opening a winery. "Basically, ] wanted to position myself to be of more help to my dad at Ocala Orchards as he's started to talk about retirement," he told the Citizen in an interview, on the premises. "I wanted to add something new to the orchard business, too, to keep it interesting," he said. Selling the retail division of his store to Jayson Callan, a former student, Irwin set out to fulfill this new dream. When he began the mammoth job of renovating the barns, Irwin made a point of using all local trades. * The early 1900 timber and beam barn that used to be the home for 85 head of cattle has now been converted to a 4000 sq. ft. winery store and complete processing facility. A beautiful showroom, graced with pine flooring and original beams, is a spacious 1600 sq. ft. aR Just starting in a new indus, Irwin has earned a lot of respect in the wine business already. Choosing five different varieties of wines bottled at his winery, he entered them in an International Wine Competition in New York and Toronto. Against wines from expected if a film company wants to move into Scugog and do location shooting on public property. "I would certainly like to see some funds go to the Township if ! the filming is going to cause some inconvenience to our tax- payers," said the Mayor in a recent interview. He said money might be used to fund local arts and cultural facilities and activities within the Township. The Mayor has had meetings this summer with two film industry individuals and was told the film companies don't mind paying to use locations and they like to know ahead of time just what the ground rules are going to be when they set up on Queer: Street, for example. staff are Township now reviewing how other municipalities deal with production companies, and the Mayor expects a report to be ready when council reconvenes late in August after a summer recess Last year, there were complaints from store owners and the public alike when 'a film company used downtown Port Perry for several days for its location shots. An agreement between the Township and the film makers ahead of time might have averted some of the problems. The Mayor said he has been told that film companies like Port Perry, "the atmosphere, the scenery, the lake." The industry spends hundreds of millions each year on location shooting, most of it in Toronto and vicinity. As well as the benefits of Turn to page two wine-making regions around the world, he received four bronze medals from a panel of 48 judges. "I was certainly surprised to win," he told the Citizen. "You tend to judge your own products more critically than you judge someone elses," adding, "It also gave me some credibility and confidence, too." Turn to page two Civic Holiday The Scugog Citizen will publish a day late next week due to the Civic Holiday. The Citizen business office will be closed on Monday, August 7 will re-open on Tuesday at 9:00 AM. Deadlines for classified and display ads and all copy will be noon on Tuesday. The Citizen will be published on Wednesday, August 9. If you need to contact the Citizen on the holiday Monday call 986-8570 We wish all our readers and clients a safe and enjoyable weekend.