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~. ao or 2 '> EN rir WY eet DK cha rd Ge = - Ren A », + ol - a rt a i - 8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., December 30, 198) A look back at the events of 1981 Winter Carnival Time: Cheryl Moore, 8, and Deborah Munson, 9, of Prince Albert display the ribbon for the Port Perry Carnival. There was family skating on the Water Streel outdoor rink, variety of games, cross country ski races and snowmobile drags. (From pagel) committee. A 55-member band from Centennial High School in Coquitlam, B.C. arrived in Port Perry to begin a busy week of activities as part of an exchange trip with the band from Port Perry High School. February is Heart Month and every year the students of Cartwright High School in Blackstock hold a dance to raise money for this worthy cause. Caroline Carnaghan was selected Cartwright's Heart Queen, and the dance and canvass raised over $1,000 for the Heart Fund. Ross Stevenson, a 38-year old farmer from Udora won the Conservative nomination for the riding of York-Durham and Marg Wilbur of Scugog Township was unopposed in her bid for the New Democratic nomination for the riding of York-Durham. Gary Adamson, Markham will carry the Liberal banner in the upcoming provin- cialelectiononMarch 19th. Scugog Township's outside employees have ratified a new one-year contract which will give them a $1.43 an hour increase in three stages during 1981. MARCH The residentsof Epsom and surrounding area have sent a blunt message to Durham Board of Education: Dont close ourschool ever. Scugog trustee, Stuart McEntyre was among ten Board of Education members who voted to effectively remove the use of the strap in Dur- ham's public schools. Quick action by four Seagrave area men probably saved the life of a 58-year old man whose _ snowmobile went through the ice near the mouth of the Nonquon River. A new separate school in Port Perry is well on its way to becoming a reality, with classes expected tostart this September. Scugog Shores Museum has asked Township Council to increase the municipal grant from $4,000 t0 $7,500 for the 1981 season. - It now appears that property owners in Scugog Township will pay an additional $23 for Regional taxes in 1981, an increase of about 18 percentontheaverage home inthe Township. Political newcomer Ross Stevenson had no trouble holding Durham-York riding for the conservatives in the provincial election as his 14,369 votes was more than the combined votes of his Liberal and New Democratic opponents. Durham Region council will ask the provin- APRIL Durham Region police are continuing an investigation into a break-in at the Mersco department store on Queen Street. It seems unlikely that Scugog Township council will come up with the money this year for anadditiontothe Fire Hallin Port Perry. Attheannual meeting of Scugog Community Care tribute was paid to 171 people from this community who volunteer their time and efforts ina variety of ways for Community Care, Ice went out on Lake Scugog on March 30, one of the earliest dates onrecord. The Scugog Ratepayers Associationis alive "and kicking. Prior to the annual meeting there had been grave concerns that the Association would be forced to fold. However, at a meeting which was attended by 15 people a new three- member executive was elected. If you own an average home in Scugog valued at about $60,000 get ready for a tax increase that could be as high as $130. That was the gloomy PRR STR ~ An overtime goal by Willie Edwards lifted the Port Perry PeeWee B's 10 a 5-4 win over Dresden and the all-Ontario championship in a game played at the Scugog Arena. In back row from left: George Stone, sponsor; Jim Abraham; Glen Van Camp, manager; Ron Brown, Chris Cookman, Mike Johnson, Doug Dusty, Paul Van Camp, coach; Bob Goble and Brian Dean. Front: Steve Solomon, Kevin Cearns, Willie Edwards, Karl Durham, Rick Perry, Mike Gibson, Blair Phillips. Absent: Boyd Vanderheul, Mark Kendall. cial government for more money to help cover increased costs for police protectionin the Region. The total proposed police budget for 1981 is to be $16,747,187 and that is 17.7 per cent above the $14,223,193 budget in 1980. - Scugog Township council isstaring ata lot of red ink as preliminary figures from the finance committee indicate the 1980 municipal budget may be over-spent by as much as $214,000. Durham Region's 366 police officers have accepted a two-year contract which will boost the salary of a first class constable to $29,800 by January 1,1982. The Scugog Fire Department took defivery of a new truck. The combination tanker-pumper is the newest addition and is capable of pumping 840 gallons of watet per minute. Outfitted with a 1500 gal. tank, and riding room for seven men the truck weighs 18 tons. Firemen Ray Penney and Bill Harrison are seen here with the new $67,103 truck. prediction as council adopted a local budget which is $290,000 or 23 per cent higher than last year. Kim Harris of Port Perry High School was the winner of the Lions International District A-16 Effective Speaking Competition for English _ speaking girls. Jack Cook Jr. was elected second vice presi- dent of the Ontario Softball Association. He won the post atthe OASA conventionin Peterborough. An early morning fire north of Greenbank destroyed a two-storey frame farm house and left four people homeless. An Easter weekend break-in at Peterborough : Lumber in Port Perry resulted in theft of what police described as a 'large sum of money" and creditcard Tecelpts, b MAY A crowd of 200 business people, friends, relatives and former employeés honoured Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Brock on the occasion of the Brock's 100th Anniversary in business. A major expansion has been proposed for Port Perry Plaza on Highway 7A. Harding Gate Developments, the company which owns the plaza, has applied for a building permit for con- struction of a 12,000 square foot single storey structure for up to 12 new stores. Management of Durham Region will attempt to maintain normal water and sewer services dings strike by Durham's 260 outside workers. Approximately 200 cubs, scouts and parents planted an estimated 5,000 white spruce trees at the Nonquon Conservation area north of Port erry. Lynette Jackson of Port Perry High School (Turnto page 9)