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"Sometimes | like them, sometimes | don't," Edith Jordan says candidly talking about the lunches provided by the Meals on Wheels program. See page 32 for details. Members of Scugog Township council react- ed favourably last week to a proposal for a pri- vately owned and oper- ated fitness centre, complete with banquet facilities int Port Perry. Alex Shepherd Jr., a Port Perry accountant, unveiled an initial pro- posal for such a centre at a special meeting of council held March 19. And the reaction from councillors was posi- tive. "I think it is a fine idea. It's nice to see private enterprise gett- ing involved in this kind {to be honoured He's known as 'Mr. Softball' in Port Perry and in many other communities around Ontario. Vin Walker, who had dedicated more than a quarter century to working with youngsters in minor softball programs, will be honoured for his contribution to the sport at a special awards ceremony prior to the Ontario Sports Awards Banquet in Toronto March 30. Vin will be among 19 Ontario residents to receive the Special Achievement Award from Tourism and Recreation Minister Reuben Baetz. To be considered for this award, a person must have made volunteer contributions to a sport for at least five years, and there is just one award made for each of the 76 sport disciplines recognized by Ontario. Vin's involvement with softball began in his native Oshawa where he coached teams to provincial championship. When he moved to Port Perry, he was instrumental in setting up a minor program here, and the local Association will celebrate its 22nd anniversary this year with more than 350 youngsters enjoying the sport. Vin has served in many capacities as an executive member of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association, including a term as president in 1975. He developed an instructional package. - called Minor Softball Skills School, and according to Softball Ontario executive director Len Henderson, "countless young people owe their development of skills to Vin's instructional programs." The Port Perry Star joins with his many friends and associates in softball circles to offer our congratulations to Vin Walker on winning this award for his work with the youngsters of this community and the pro- vince of Ontario. Health centre idea warmly endorsed by Scugog council of thing," said ward 4 councillor Harvey Graham. Similar sentiments were echoed by coun- cillor John Wolters and Jack Cottrell who said the "idea should be commended", and Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor noted that "there doesn't seem to be any opposition to this pro- posal' from members of the council. The proposal present- ed to council by Mr. Shepherd calls for a facility for squash, fit- ness, whirlpool, sauna and a lounge in the first phase, with construction of banquet facilities to follow in a second phase. The proposed site is a three acre parcel of land known as the Carlan or Cesaroni property, just to the south of the boat- launching ramp, on the east side of the old rail line right-of-way that runs north off Water Street. Mr. Shepherd told council that he now has (Turn to page 2) Vol. 118 Council cool to Scugog Township council is reluctant to put a crossing guard in front * of Prince Albert Public School as councillors believe the Durham Board of Education could take steps to im- prove safety for children who have to cross the street there. Several weeks ago, a group of parents who have children at the school petitioned council for a crossing guard, saying the present situa- tion is hazardous and could lead to a serious accident. However, after several councillors took a first- hand look at the situa- tion, they told members of the parents associa- 'tion Stan Zuly and Linda Parry at a meeting March 19 that the pro- blems in front of the school are created by a lack of parking for school staff and general traffic congestion just before 9:00 a.m. and at 3:30 p.m. "As far as we (council) 'are concerned, the main problem seems to be the - and several on guard request cars parked right in front of the school. There is just no way that kids can see over the top of those cars before they cross the street," said Ward 2 councillor Jack Cottrell. Mrs. Parry said cars have to be parked right in front of the school because there are not enough parking places in the designated area just to the south of the school. "There are 26 teachers parent hel there each day, only 23 parking (Turn to page 3) No. 17 Tuesday, March 27, 1984 40 pages Lake Scugog water levels topic at public meeting The levels of the water in Lake Scugog will be the subject of a public meeting to be held in Port Perry on Sunday, April 15. This meeting has been organized by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from the Trent-Severn Waterways Authority will be in attendance to explain the policies which determine the water levels for the lake during the summer months. Boaters, marina operators and shore-line property owners on Lake Scugog have long expressed concerns that Ont. treasurer comes to town Ontario treasurer Larry Grossman will be in Port Perry this Fri- day afternoon (March 30) to hear the concerns of a wide cross-section of individuals on matters relating to the financial and economic direction of the pro- vince. This meeting will be held at the Town Hall 1873 and chaired by Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson, who is parliamentary assistant to Mr. Grossman. Invitations to attend the meeting have been sent to more than 130 individuals from all over Durham-York rid- ing and to such organ- izationsMs the Durham Federation of Agri- culture, the York Tourism Board and the Scugog Chamber of Commerce. A spokesman for Mr. (Turn to page 2) the water levels in the lake are too low in the summer. This meeting will allow interested citizens the chance to air their concerns and hear explanations about the policies. The meeting will be - chaired by Scugog (Turn to page 3) Meet Stew Garland, an Ontario Hydro employee who can transform four doves info a fat rabbit; make a large dog appear out of thin air; pull about 25 feet of silk from his mouth; and coerce cards into impossible tricks. Stew is a magician, and an amazing one at that. You can read all about him inside this issue of the Star. | | i { |