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wt ¥ i) v Se : goal ' £5 fh go x go : t dE ° Marg Wanninkhof eft) from Manchester, Dorothy Burn, also from Manchester and Hilda Balling of Greenbank received County Honours at Achievement Day. v 4-H Achievement Day Honour couple at surprise party Mr. and Mrs. - Roy Robertson, Shirley Road were honoured guests at a surprise party given by their family on Saturday evering, "November 27th at the Masonic Hall, The 'couple united in marriage. by Rev. "Roy Richard "at Oakwood, December 19, 1931. At- "Alton, Lorneville and Mr. PROVINCIAL HONOURS tendants were Mrs. John Grant Robertson, Cobourg Sa Donna Forsythe (right) from Port Perry. and Lyn Cornder from Bethesda received Provincial Honours at 4-H Achievement Pay. at Uxbridge High School, Saturday and 'both were present. Miss Anna Robertson took charge of the guest book, Mr. of Ceremonies and Mr, Donald Jackson, Oshawa was Toast Master. = About 100 friends and relatives enjoyed a delightful evening, dancing to music provided by Mr. Frank Barkey. A beautiful oil painting, twilight table . lamp and: wine set were prosemed to the anpla. Snowmobilers hold first meeting, preparations made for new season The Port Perry Snowmobile Club held its first meeting of the season on December 5. The purpose of the meeting was to elect a new executive and get the club re-established. About 35 people attended, and to date, the club has 24 paid members. The cost of joining the club is $5.00 per family. Vice President, Walter Sandison says the main objective of the club is 'to keep snowmobiling safe," and also to present an ac- ceptable spowmobiling image to the general public. To do_this, the club has decided to approach Village Council with suggestions for certain = snowmobiling regulations within Port Perry. These include a night curfew, and also the prohibiting of snowmobiles except for: crossings: on Queen and Lilla Streets: Club members plan to take it upon themselves to assist the Village in controlling irresponsible snowmobiling. The new executive for. this year includes Charlie Lown, President, Walter Sandison, Vice-President; Carl Perryman, Secretary; and Eric Donnelly, Treasurer. A general membership mecing has been called for December 12. A news release from the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information says that "snowmobiling is no longer a craze, but a way of life in this province." In six years, the number of motorized snow vehicles has increased from 5,000 to 160,000. The popularity of the sport is further indicated by a survey indicating that roughly 340,000 persons in Ontario are snowmobile devotees. The 'survey also indicates that the sport . has mushroomed. into: a big husiness with the provincial | cconomy, feeling a marked affect. For example, the average vehicle costs $1,200, and each year nearly $13 million is - spent by snowmobilers for gas, oil, repairs, storage and license fees. They also spend $200,000 on park and club entrance fees, $500,000 for commercial ac- commodation, $1,100,000 for meals while on snowmobile safaris, and $800,000 on other "sundries" such as suitable attire. The advent of snowmobiling has helped to make Ontario a "four: season' tourist attraction with many resort owners catering to the snowmobilers in the winter season. x The recreational aspect of snowmobiling is indicated by the fact that 78 percent of snowmobilers answering a survey said they use their machines strictly for pleasure. But there are unpleasant clements of snowmobiling as well. The Lands and Forests (continued on page 21) Jim Burnett acted as Master \ 5 Veto" new lili at Birdseye Centre The announcement in the November 24 issue of the Star that construction of two new buildings for the Port Perry waterfront development area was to begin in the near future came under discussion during a combined Monday afternoon meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Cen- tennial Committee. The buildings, one to be located at Birdseye Centre and the other near-the new baseball diamond site have been estimated to cost a total of $30,000. No objections were voiced against the buildings, but the construction of one of the buildings at Birdseye Centre was met with considerable disapproval. It was generally felt that Birdseye Centre never was intended to become part of the Centennial Project. This was confirmed by the secretary's reading of the original motion past at the first meeting in June, 1970 and the mintites from con- secutive 'meetings held in connection with the question. Not once was Birdseye Centre mentioned as part of the Centennial Project. ~It-was also the opinion of most of those present, since Birdseye Centre is a business venture operated by the Village it was doubtful it could qualify for funds raised for the Centennial Project. It was furthermore stated, the construction of a building at Birdeye Centre would delay the development of the intended recreation area. It 'was agreed to inform Port Perry Council about this and emphasize that development of a Centennial Project should cover the waterfront area south of Queen Street to Highway 7A. North Ontario Plowmen Headed by Ivan DeGeer Ivan DeGeer, Mount Albert No. 3, was elected president of the North On- tario Plowmen's Association at the annual meeting held in the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Board Room, Uxbridge, on Monday, November 29th, 2 It was reported that an excellent match had been held on October 7th, on the farm of Clark Little and Son, Sunderland, with 50 lands being plowed. The programme for the past year was under the direction of President Roy Hoskin and Secretary-Treasurer, Don Smith, In 1972, plans call for the plowing match to be held in Scott Township on the farm of Ivan DeGeer. Officers elected for 1972 were as follows: Past President, Roy (continued on page 19) | Santa visits Seagrave 2.year old Krista Carr hasn't yet made up her mind what she'd like for Christmas, Krista was one of many children who talked to Santa as he made his annual appear- ance last Saturday at Wanamaker's Store in Seagrave.