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> bh A * Crowds down slightly - . but weekend successful & § 9 2 Unsettled weather which featured morning rain- showers put a bit of a damper on some of the activities of Western Week- end, but organizers of he four-day event said Monday that the total gate receipts " should just about equal the amount raised last year. Western Weekend chair- man, Richard Drew places the gross at about $20,000. and while it will some time before all the expenses are tallied, the figure is expect- ed to net the Scugog Chamber \ of Commerce Sink econd ' [] hole-in-one Some golfters can play the game all their lives and never get a hole-in-one. But not Ritchie Lefort. The Port Perry golfer with a 12-handicap sank his tee shot Sunday at' the Sunny- brae course par three sixth (continued on page 24) about $4,000, down slightly from last year. While the rain kept people away from. the boat races on Saturday, the crowds picked up considerably for the Sunday races sanctioned by the Canadian Boating Federation. The boat races have not been a money- maker even in years when the weather has been 'ideal, and Mr. Drew said. that considerations will be given . to holding the races as a separate event and on a. different weekend. With the midway in operation in Palmer Park it is difficult to properly fence off the area for boat race crowds, and many spectators ob- viously took the advantrage to watch from outside the fence. Although precise figures are not kept, some ob- servers said that crowds at the midway and in the downtown area were not as large as in recent years. The three dances and the Gong Show at the New Port PERRY arena did attract good crowds, however, and. the Ontario Provincial Police report that aside from a couple of scuffles at the dance Friday night, there were no serious incidents during the weekend. Along with the possible change in the boat races to a different weekend next summer, Mr. Drew added that the committee would like to have the Wintario draw in Port Perry next year, if of course Wintario is still operating, and if the draw falls on the Thursday of Western Weekend. A second feature that the committee would like to add is a full-scale rodeo com- plete with steer riding and bronco busting to be held at the Fair Grounds in Port Perry. A preliminary in- vestigation into this kind of event has already been made, The winner of the Mer- chants' draw was Tony Snyder of RR 5, Belwood, Ontario. 32 Pages Vol. 111 ~ No. 40 Li Meredith Jackson, who is two-and-a-half isnt quite sure how she feels LiL #14 about Western Weekend. She was one of many youngsters who didn't let the "rain bother them during the Kiddies Parade. (More pictures page 9). Wi wd What have we got here? Wauld you believe a cowdog named Quinn. te £4 ya | Shown by Judy Gasion in the Mutt Show, Quinn got a third prize for the cowboy "School Vandalism hat and denims: (See moré'dogs, page 6). 3 juveniles face break, enter, mischief charges Three juveniles, all students at Prince Albert Public School have been charged with break, enter and mischief following a two-day incident last week which resulted in extensive - damage at the school, The three, aged nine and ten years, were charged after a two-day investiga- tion by the Whitby detach- ment of the OPP, and are to appear in juvenile court September 16. CLEAN-UP A clean-up at the school, which was a complete shambles in places, got under way last Tuesday and kept a crew of seven men busy for three days. Under the supervision of chief custodian Jim Smitherman the men used ice scrapers to lift paint, glue and varnish from the floors and walls of the main hallway, library and two classrooms. A special cleaning solvent was used and the floors were then buffed with automatic brushes. Some of the supplies of paper, books, pencils, pens and' art materials was sal- + vaged, but much had to be thrown away, and an exact estimate of the loss is not expected to be made for some time. The major costs, aside from the clean-up, will be for replacement of broken windows, one of which is a large double-paned thermal glass in the library. All the flourescent tube lighting fixtures and shades in the library will have to be re: placed. Another major cost item will be repair of the outside intercom system as the wir- ing was ripped out. A metal blackboard in an upstairs classroom was also dented and damaged and may have to be replaced. Further costs may be evi- dent later in the year if the plumbing system develops problems as a result of glue and varnish which was poured down washroom floor drains and urinals. A large number of school plaques in the main hallway had heen torn from the wall, splattered with paint and modelling glue and in some cases the metal in- scriptions twisted off. Although the clean-up had been almost all completed by last Thursday several walls will require coats of paint to cover areas splat- tered with paint and other art supplies. Nestleton man dies in boating accident A boating accident Sun- day evening near Caesarea took the life of a Nestleton man and sent a Scarboro resident to hospital with un- determinded injuries. Dead is Thomas B. Prisley, aged 23, of RR 1 Nestleton. Michael Bennet, in his. early twenties, of 7 Doreen Crescent, Scarboro was taken to Scarboro General Hospital, A third pasenger in the boat, Mark J. Lovering, 23, of RR 1, Port Perry was treated for minor : injuries at Port Perry Hospital and release- ed. 4 A spokesman for the New- castle detachment of the OPP said that the deceased was driving the 16-foot J craft boat powered by a 350 hp Chev motor about 6:15 Sunday eveni While making a rn Je boat flipped over. Police say the two passengers came to the surface of the water, while the driver was caught in the mud at the bottom of the lake and drowned. None was wearing life jackets when the accident occured a short distance from shore near the Beacon Marina in Caesarea.