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i te am " i. , Ta nla 0000000000000 000000 AAA ALL-ONTARIO CHAMPS Wheels captain Bob Evans' was 'handed the All. Ontario Midget i, lg championship trophy and Lakeshere Midget Trophy in- a brief ceremony following last Wednesday's game against Lambeth. President Ed Grimshaw of Stouffville, and 'Wally Bernaki, COMBA Midget convenor is on the right. Serving Scugog Township On the left is OMHA CE 'Wednesday, April 14, 1976. did". Encourage lake swimming as a park pool alternative Scugog Township Council will investigate the feasabil- ity of encouraging swim- ming in Lake Scugog as one alternative to the Bird's Eye Centre pool program. Coun. Reg Rose made the suggestion following coun- - cil's consideration of expens- ive repair or replacement needs of pool change room facilities at the pool. Mr. Rose said it may be time for council to encourage swimming at the pool "like our fathers and grandfathers He said change room OLD BILL'S NIGHT facilities must be provided _by the township either way, and that it would be more suitable to do so at Palmer Park for Lake Scugog. swimmers. He added that since the pool is deteriorating, the 'township could end up pro- viding new facilities for An old pool, and eventually the pool would have to be repair- ed or replaced. ~ Scugog Mayor Lawrence Malcolm agreed, saying that the community is lucky to have over 40 miles of shore- line, yet worries about a pool. ~ When Coun. Rose suggest- ed no move be made until 'water quality tests are con- ducted, Coun. Don Frew countered that if the quality of water isn't suitable, then "a lot of people are in trouble". and other Lake users swim in the lake all the time. The township's road super- intendent was authorized to investigate the costs of pool site and waterfront site changeroom costs, and to have lake water tested. Qe Time for remembering "Every once in a while we think that we're forgotten," a First World War veteran told the gugsts at the Legion' s Old Bills' Night, 36 Pages Arenato get municipal water Scugog Township - has opted to go for the $88,000. - scheme of extending munic- ipal water to the new arena site, rather than continue investigating the much cheaper (about $10,000) pos- sibility of using well water. Scugog Township pre- viously directed the commit- tee to look at the well altern- ative when the $88,000 price . tag was announced at a previous meeting. Arena « chairman Howard Hall told TV filming here council at the time that well water would be a possibility, - since the arena would be a relatively light user of water. Reason for council's turn- 'around at the Monday meet- ing is'that under the newly- instituted regional rating of water servicing, Durham Region pays the bills and not Scugog. . Under the old charge-back system, the township-would have to pay. Only Coun. Reg Rose voic- Scugog Township.... How do you say ""Scugog" in Swahili?" -* We just might find out if Joel Aldred's predictions are correct. 'The Scugog Island resident and well-known television personality got council's 'permission Monday night to close down Concession 11 road on Scugog Island for four or five days in April to Quick thinking . The ability to find solutions to the everyday problems that face our communities is one of the things we look for when we choose our elected representatives. One of the probléms facing this community, according to some councillors, is the need for flashing lights at Highway 7A and Regional Roads 57 and 7. Cars are simply not stopping at these corners, and in some cases are clipping off signs and fences as they overshoot inter- sections. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm saw a solution to the problem following \a car- manufacturer's request to film a television commercial on a township road complete with ramps and stunt drivers. "There's a solution for you, Jerry (Taylor)," mused Malcolm. "Build a ramp over the fence at these corners for those who can't stop." ed a mild protest. Although voting for the $88,000 altern- ative, he wondered if it was right to go ahead with the * more expensive alternative simply because someone else will have to pay the bills. Council justified their decision be pointing to the possibility of industrial development in that area and how such development would be encouraged with municipal water available. televised allow the filming of a Toyota car television commercial. He said he had no personal financial interest in the film- ing, and was simply" making the request on behalf of a friend. He suggested, however, that there could be good resulting publicity for the area both nationally and internationally, since the commercial .will be shown internationally. Mr. Aldied said the road doesn't see a lot of traffic at the busiest of times, and that only a school bus uses the road regularly. Full insurance coverage is . guaranteed, and the film company will provide secur- ity people to patrol road blocks for the duration of the road closing. The commercial will in- volve a couple of ramps set up on the section of road, to be tackled by a European stunt driver. The extension, according to Coun. Jerry Taylor, would be an industrial incentive. " Said the arena chairman: "Get all you can from the Region., I'm not concerned anymore with the cost of putting the pipe to the site." The extension would be along Simcoe Street. Unable to attend last Saturday's Old Bill's Night was visited at his home and presented a 50-year medal. 'but it is events like this one that show us we're wrong." Judging from the applause there were probably more than a few of those attending who wére moved by the short speech and probably felt the tightness in the throat. It was a time for remem- bering. There was standing room only in the main hall at Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion as "Old Bills, young: er Bills and youngest Bills" joined together for the Branch 419's 14th annual event. That, according to one speaker, was the story of the Legion. Old Bills--younger Bills,--and youngest Bills, all doing the best they can for their communities and their country. "Not that we're géing to put our Old Bills out to -- pasture," he concluded. "We need their experience...!" Master of Ceremonies John Maw said it was the contribution of the Old Bills - the First World veter- ans who put the name "Canadians" before the world. "They moved us from" a colony to a nation," he said. '"They showed the world that there were men in in Canada." Guest speaker McChesney, President of Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, said the spirit of the Old Bills is alive today. He used for an example the recent meeting (continued on page 8) Who rides Scugog Township will investigate the insurance risks in allowing winning teams or groups to ride on township fire trucks for vic- tory parades or celebrations. - This came up after some complaints that the township was unfair about who it allowed to take the tradition- al ride on the fire engine. Seems council allowed the Midget "C"' champions last week toride on the truck, but refused a ball team the same honour last fall. It should be one policy for all, said one official who called the mayor. It looks like council is descrimin- ating. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm said he didn't realize there was a problem last fall until he got the call. due to illness, C. A. Glass The medal is being awarded to members having served 50 years or more with the Legion, in this, the 50th Anniversary year of the Legion. The special presentation was made by Dominion President Bob McChesney, left, Mulholland looking on. present for the occasion. with Branch 419 president, Ed Chairman for the Old Bill's night, Jack Cook was also He said cottagers . Bob aT 2 = ET & as ie