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APRIL 2007 Volume 2 Number 1 on Neugog Created & Published ao Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1A2 PUBLISHER EO TOS J.P. Hvidsten Tracy Souch aa Anne Gatto-Gibbons PRODUCTION ‘lene Walker FREELANCE bara Hunt Paul Arculus PHONE 905-985-8585 focus @observerpub.ca BLACHSTOCK GIRL TEEN. ueett ROUTE 66 ROAD TRIP Our Cover Picture Sixteen year-old Cali Tanner is living a charmed life since winning the Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant last month, Cali, who lives in Blackstock, is Australia bound to compete in the Miss Teen World pag- eant later this Jronth. See full story on page Phot cacy chat Weswaldi hat a thrilling year it’s been for everyone working here at Focus on Scugog. With one successful year behind us, we can now forge forward with confidence that there will be many more exciting years for this publication. Gone are the jitters of a year ago, when we agonized if there was a niche for a unique, new magazine-styled product in Scugog... but the community's response was immediate and overwhelmingly supportive and accepting. As with all fledgling enterprises, we’ve experienced some growing pains throughout our first 12 months, but gradually we're working out the kinks and finding our place in this great community. course none of this would have been possible without the incredible support of gel 9 you fresh, interesting and enjoyable stories about the people and activities taking place in Scugog. Ourgrowth in the coming months will include new, exciting additions to the magazin First of all we are extremely pleased 0 have teamed up with the Scugog Lake Stewards Inc., creators of the popular Millennium Trail along the Port Perry lakefront, to bring you their quarterly report called Life On The Lake. You'll find the first volume of Life On The Lake in the centre of this issue of Focus on Scugog. It will become a regular feature of the magazine four times a year, bringing residents valuable information about Lake Scugog and its impact on our environment. Also in the planning stages is a website which will allow our readers access to current and past issues of Focus on Scugog. When completed, entire issues and individual pages will conveniently be available for downloading or printing. This will not only be an added benefit to the general public, but also to our advertisers who will gain extra exposure through the site. We expect, barring any delays, to have this up and operational within the month. 0 as we at Focus on Scugog begin our second year we'd like to take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those people who partnered in our success. We don’t know how we can make year two any better... but you can be assured, we'll keep trying! EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter writ- ers are not necessarily those of Focus On withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling rescon t . Errors will be rected if brought 10 the ealtars atten: tion. We reserve the right to ect or refuse Publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher is not staal eed ete anaes tora potent not lessen the value of an Siardcoaeatia publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for be allowed for more than one insertion. Editorial Coverage Phone 905-985-8585, or email focus@observerpub.ca rtising Phone Tracy at 905-441-6252 or 905-985-8585 email focus@observerpub.ca As you have probably guessed by now, with this edition, Focus on Scugog marks its first birthday and the beginning of another exciting year. Those of us working to bring Focus on Scugog to the residents of Scugog Township each month are extremely proud of what’s been accomplished to date, but even more pleased with the response from our readers. We've heard time and time again through letters to the editor, by telephone and in conversation that Focus on Scugog is a product which is being enjoyed by our readers and advertisers. For this we offer our sincere thanks! But we don’t want to rest on our laurels, so we have new and exciting ideas for the coming year. We’d also like to hear your ideas and comments, so please drop us a line... we'd love to hear from you. Thanks Scugog for a great first year.... J. Peter Huidsten Barbara Hunt Tracy Souch Paul firculus Arlene Walker Julie inne Gatto-Gibbons FOCUS - APRIL 2007 1