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i i 7 a rs "5 i 12-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., December 30, 1981 A look back at the events of 1981 (From page 10) council generally favour a three-year term of office or have no strong opinions one way or another ontheissue. ¥ It was back to school on Tuesday for 3,300 Scugog students and a survey of area schools shows that enrolment figures are much the same aslast year. Construction of the new War Memorial Library on Water Street will likely start next week as final approval for the $325,000 building was given by Wintario. Scugog Township will have a propane- operated snow plow on the roads this winter, and if it gets the job done, the Township may start to convert more of its truck fleet from gas to propane. The open air rink on Water Street which proved so popular last year will be open again this year. About 50 chiropractic students took partina dedication service at the statue of Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. Scugog Township has agreed to give Bill Kendry a new three-year contract for the opera- tion of Port Perry Marina. Paula Haugen (front) and Heather McDougall of Port Perry are the ) Canadian champions in the Junior class in Marathon canoe racing, easily beating their opponents at the finals held in Saskatoon. This picture was taken earlier while they were training for this great event. Alllegal action against a group home which is used as a residence for mentally handicapped adults at is Beach on Scugog Island has beendro opped Durham Région i is enjoying a banner year in new development and Scugog Township is ahead "of several other municipalities in the Region. Len Goreski of Scugog Island is Canadian Enduro motorcycle champion in the Junior 200 class, winning the National championship in Haliburton. Kelly Goreski and Ross Carter were 2nd and 7thin their respective classes. OCTOBER A 48-year old drifter, John Alfred Thorpe from Alberta, with a lengthy criminal record, was found guilty in Provincial Court of attempted abduction of a ten year old Port Perry girl. A mortgage interest protest meeting in Port Perry attracted less than 20 people. A 25-year old Lindsay man suffered minor injuries when the refrigerator truck he was driving flipped over on Highway 7A just east of PortPerry. Chris Faint, a graduate of Cartwright High School in Blackstock was honoured recently as "newsmaker of the month by B.C. Timber, a EAA PU qi WY 8 FAAWABBNRCE WLS 53 oN An official sod-turning ceremony was held to mark the start of construction of the new Scugog War Memorial Public Library on Water Stree!. Township Mayor Jerry Taylor, along with Board chairman Chuck Preston and building commiltee chairman Dr. Jack Cottrell put the spade in the ground. largeforestry company inBritish Columbia. Almost $900,000 in taxes was unpaid on Sep- tember 30th, the last day for payment of 1981: : property taxes inScugog Township. A truck carrying 12 head of beef cattle over- : turned near Sonya. The 12 cattle got loose, but' were rounded up. Members of Durham Region council, by a vote of 15-13 turned down a recommended pay increase of five per cent. However, council decided that the chairman, Gary Herrema should have a raise and approved a 12 per cent hike to his current salary of $38,015. The man convicted of attempting to abduct a young Port Perry girl was sentenced to a 2-year penetentiary term. The Greenbank Gamblers are winners of the Uxbridge Community Softball league for 1981 as they nipped Uxbridge 7-6 to win the best of five, three games toone. NOVEMBER Private nursing homes in Port Perry and Uxbridge will be submitting proposals to the provincial Health Ministry to provide additional nursing home beds in either of these communities. Aside from a few isolated incidents of van- dalism, Durham Region Police report that Hallowe'en 1981 was quiet in Scugog Township. An investigation by Durham Regional Police continues into a break-in at Port Perry Com- munity Hospital which resulted in the theft of a quantity of narcoticdrugs. - Z: In the face of strong pressure from medical, legal and social groups Durham Region council. last week voted to hire two family counsellors, one to work in Brock Township and the other in Oshawa. Mastermind whiz John Wynsma, represent- ing Canada placed sixth in the World competi- Bill Kendry, daughter Pal and wife Lynda all had reason fo smile at a welcome party al the Latcham Cenire. Bill was missing for five days and nights in rugged country north of Massey, Ontario. He lost about 20 pounds, bul aside from ' "frostbitien toes, came through the ordeal in remarkably good shape. LJ tions held in Luxor, Egypt, but felt with a little luck he might have done better. Durham Region Police have now laid a total of 86 charges against eight persons, including a 67-year old grandmother, in connection with a series of break-ins this summer and fall at cottages inthe Caesarea area of Scugog Township. Ontario Transportation Minister James Snow says the province has decided not to provide Go Train service along a Toronto-Peterborough- Havelock commuter line scheduled for cancel- lation next September. Scugog Township endorsed two separate applications for Durham Region Official Plan amendments to permit a gravel pit on Durham Road 21, west of Utica, and a portable asphalt plant on Reach Concession Two, about one mile west of Highway 12. Scugog Choral Society filled Town Hall 1873 six times with their latest production Brigadoon, judged a tremendous success. Scugog Township council decided not to contribute money to help a passenger group fight a legal battle to keep the Toronto-Havelock passenger trainon therails. DECEMBER Durham Region Police have laid two charges against Michael James McKegney, 37, of no fixed address, for attempted murder in connection with a stabbing incident early Sunday morning ataresidenceon Union AvenueinPort Perry. Durham Region council approved a 13 per cent hike in the garbage dumping fee amid predictions by many Regional councillors that Durham could be facing a erigis | in its operation of landfill sites. A three week investigation by the R.C.M.P. (Turntopage 13) re mn ee