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Vol 118 . No. 5 Wednesday, January 4, 1984 32 pages . The little guy all wrapped up snug in a warm blanket is Geoffrey Robert Grieveson and he has the honour of being the first baby born in 1984 at Community Memorial Hospital. Geoffrey is the first child for pro- ud parents Rick and Sherrie, formerly of Port Perry, now living in Uxbridge. He ar- rived at 12:43 A.M., January 3, and weighed . ~~ in at seven pounds, nine ounces. He receiv- ed a silver spoon, courtesy of the provincial government and a Cabbage Patch Doll, thanks to Dave Brunton of Port Perry who bought it an an auction recently. The first 1984 girl babies arrived about seven hours after Geoffrey. (See photos inside this issue of Port Perry Star) Merchants say "sales booming For Port Perry mer- | hopping started earlier chants, it was a ver good year indeed. Shoppers shrugged off masks of economic- "induced caution with 'reckless abandon and merrily spent their way from one store to the next. Nol one siore manager questioned by the Star reported lower sales than this time last year--each business managed at least a slight increase over the Christmas of 1982. Stedman's owner Bill Barr said Christmas than ususal at his store, booming right up until the end:-of November 'and then slacking off _slightly in the month of December. But because he didn't advertise at all in December, Mr. Barr wash't surprised with the decrease. Overall, Stedman's sales were down bul gross profits were up. "Which is the way it should be," he pointed out. "It was a very pro- ductive year. I don't think anybody has had a poor December, Cer- tainly we had the atmos- phere and the weather for it. Overall, things were pretty generous." At Canadian Tire, "assistant manager Joanne Mason said sales were up before Christmas, pretty good, but not outstanding. Steady was the word she used to describe the store's business. Carolyn and Wayne Luke of Luke's Country Store were "really, really pleased' with the (Turn to page 3) Durham Police charge owner of video store Durham Region Police have charged the owner of Village Video in Port Perry with cir- culating obscene material. A police spokesman said the charge against James Hoffman was laid December 21 after police seized about 20 tapes from the store. The police spokesman said the investigation was launched after a complaint was received from a Township resident. Police declined to identify the person who made the complaint and they de- clined to identify the titles of the tapes seized. A police spokesman said the material was being sold openly above the counter and was not part of a list of video tapes circulated recent- ly following legal pro- ceedings in which an Ontario judge ruled 11 tapes to be obscene. The police spokesman said this is the first charge Regional Police have laid in connection with video tapes alleged to be obscene. Mr. Hoffman, who has operated the video store on Water Street in Port Perry for more than a year, is scheduled to make an initial appear- ance in Whitby Provin- cial Court on January 13. Up to you to get rid of that snow If you want that snow removed from the side- walk in front of your property, you'll have to, shovel it away yourself. Scugog Township policy is not to remove the snow from side- walks in residential or commercial districts. Township adminis- trator Earl Cuddie told the Star this week that the municipality has received several inquiries and com- plaints about sidewalk snow removal in the last couple of weeks, but it's not likely council is going to make any changes to the policy. He said most of the "complaints have come from residents of Port Perry, especially people living on Scugog Street (highway 7A) where MTC snowplows seem to be throwing the white stuff up on the sidewalks as fast as people get them shovelled off. Mr. Cuddie did say that the Township and the MTC have an agree- ment to clear away snow along Scugog Street, once it reaches a certain level, but after that it will again be up to the individual property owners to keep the side- walk clear, if they wish. A look back at 1983 JANUARY 1983 It may have been the season to be jolly, but Durham Region Police reported several break, enters and thefts in the Scugog area over the Christmas-New Years period. A Toronto man, Michael James McKegney who pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding was sentenced in County Court to four years in the penitentiary. Rabies may increase this winter in a number of areas in Southern On- tario, Natural Resources Minister Alan Pope warns. Scugog Township Council was asked to contribute $160,000 in tax money towards a planned $760,000 addition to Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. Scugog garbage dump on Durham Road 8 likely will be shut down an extra day per week. It would save the Region as much as $30,000 annually. ' Scugog Township paid $90,000 for a building and 2.5 acres on Durham Road 8 to be used as a new garage and depot for the Township Roads department. Scugog Township experienced a $2.7 million decline in the number of building permits issued during 1983 compared to 1982. Seven new directors were named at the annual meeting of Scugog Chamber of Commerce and Wm. Barr to head the organization as president. Ron Comptom of Compton Cable TV announced Pay Television should be available by September 1983. a Scugog Township will contribute $160,000 of public funds towards the planned $750,000 expansion of Com- munity Hospital in Port Perry. Acting under the provisions of On- tario Government Bill 479, Scugog council granted pay hikes of five per cent. Shrine Club. Township. The Scugog landfill site on Durham Road 8 will be shut each Wednesday in the near future. Art Desjardine, Scugog Township was elected president of Oshawa FEBRUARY 1983 Mrs. Angie Grainger of Port Perry and Fred McMann of Prince Albert hit the Winturio Jackpot and will share $100,000, Roy Grierson, Seagrave was elected president of Durham-York NDP association at a meeting held at Marg Wilbur's home in Uxbridge In December 1982, 7198 people in Durham received welfare, com- pared to 5581 in December 1981. Scugog Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Wintario draw on March 24, at Port Perry High (Turn to page 8) JANUARY "Jimmy" Blair Crawford lifted high on: to the shoulders of Superstar Brian Budd anc Tiger Cat running-back Mark Bragagnolo a' a media reception held in Oshawa to pro: mote ihe annual Snowarama. With the celebrites are Dave Ballingall Snowarama trail co-ordinator and represen: tative of the Port Perry Snowmobile Club, and Harvey Graham, president of CORSA ~ and representing the Cartwright Dynos Snowmobile Club. (left)