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| i { \ { § i § Sry Scouting's highest honour Three" young men from Uxbridge and Scugog Township were awarded scouting's highest honour recently at a ceremony in Ux- bridge. lan Cobham of Seagrave (left), Todd O'Connor and Scott Gales of Uxbridge were presented Province of Ontario plaques from MPP Ross Stevenson for becoming Chief Scouts. -- Photo courtesy Maurice Pither -- Uxbridge Times Journal. Preparing for new term (From page 1) there likely will be some lively discussion around the council table as the term progresses. On his own victory by 865 votes over challenger John Wolters, the Mayor said he is relieved at the win. "I believed the vote would have been closer and I was honestly prepared for a defeat," he said candidly. With controversy swirling around him over his declared conflict of in- terest on a subdivision proposal on Scugog Island, Mayor Taylor said the election campagin was a gruell- ing one, tough on both himself and his family. He admitted that the campaign wore him down, but now that the election is over, he's looking for- ward to the start of a new term. One thing he said he will attempt to do almost immediately 1s designate each councillor to serve as "acting mayor' to attend social functions he 1s unable to meet He'll be busy setting up the in- council committees for roads and parks. finance and fire protection, but adds that he wants to see the council in more 'committee of the Knobby's Pizza Parlour 150 Water St. Port Perry 985-2225 - NEW OWNERS - announce 3 TOPPINGS ... FREE FREE DRINK with Mini & Small 2 DRINKS with Med & large 3 DRINKS with X-Large FREE DELIVERY IN PORT PERRY 17 Toppings -- Fast Servicé OPEN till 4 AM. - Thurs, Fri. & Sat. **gtarts November 17th** **Ends November 30th 1985*° whole' meetings. Essentially, a committee of the whole meeting means that the rules of procedure are suspended to allow a round-table discussion on impor- tant issues, although no actual votes are taken while in committee. During the election campaign, at least one candidate suggested strongly that there should be more evening committee meetings of council to allow members of the public a better chance to attend. The Mayor said that starting the 'meetings at 4:00 p.m., rather than the present 1:30 time 'might be O0.K." but in any event, he's prepared to "throw this open' to the new council and let them decide what time the meetings start. However, he did say he doesn't like the idea of a council meeting drag- ging on until nearly midnight when hard decisions might be tough to make at that late hour. Although the most recent election campaign was fought without a pressing single issue in the Township, the Mayor says there will be plenty on the plates of the new councillors over the next three years. Among them, he mentioned the completion of the new marina pro- ject on the Port Perry waterfront, the future of the old lawn bowling green on Queen Street once the bowling club moves to its new loca- tion next summer; the plans now in the preliminary stage for construc- tion of a banquet hall at the Scugog Arena and the possibility of a second pad of ice for the Arena. and the likewise preliminary stage plans to move the Port Perry Fairgrounds from its present location to a new one across Regional Road 8 behind the Scugog Arena Mayor Taylor said these projects almost certainly will come in front of council over the next three years Another 1ssue mentioned by just about every candidate seeking elec tion November 12 1s the condition of I.ake Scugog. especially those ac quatic weeds which have made hfe miserable for boaters and anglers the past couple of summers Mavor Taylor said the Task Force is getting ready to hand down a final report in March 1986. with recom mendations All the data from the questionnaires returned this sum- mer is being fed into a computer program and it will be used to help prepare the presentation to senior levels of government. However, the Mayor added that while help from other government levels may be needed, he believes Scugog Township should accept weed control and spraying as a long term "maintenance project,' a necessity, like clearing snow away and repairing sidewalks. The Mayor said he hopes the local economy will continue to perform well over the next few years. Although it was hardly mentioned during the recent campaign, Scugog Township, like the rest of Durham Region, enjoyed a near record building boom in 1985. Building permits worth more than $10 million were issued locally, in- cluding permits for well over 100 new single family homes. This was the best year for building in Scugog Township since the boom of the mid- seventies. The need for apartments and moderately priced family housing in the Township has been an on-going issue in Scugog for the past couple of years and certainly will have to be addressed by the new council Senior Citizen's meeting by E. Irvine Publicity The Semor Citizens held their regular meeting on Wednesday. November 13th opened by the Pres) dent A good crowd. and we had one new member After singing ()' Canada. general business was discussed The meeting was closed and lunch was served by the November lunch committee After which cards were enjoyed by a number of members There will be a euchre on Wednes day. November 20th at 1 30 at the l.atcham Centre Come on out and JOIN US PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 19, 1985 -- 17 | First time ever | for Scugog area For the first ime ever, a resident of Scugog Township has been elected to the Durham Roman Cathohe Separate School Board Tia Woodcroft of Prince Albert polled 884 votes in the election November 12 and 1s one of four reps on the Catholic Board who will serve the Whitby, Scugog and Brock Township area. The other three reps elected are Id Finan, a former director ol education for the Cathohe Board who led the polls with 1.077 votes, and new-comers Tom Oldman with 1058 amd Catharine Tunney with 895. Following her win last week, Mrs. Woodcroft told the Star she is "delighted" with the results and the strong support she received from Catholic voters in the Scugog area. A five year veteran of the Catholic Board, she said she took a bit of a gamble by running in Whitby- Scugog this election rather than in Oshawa. "1 felt it was important to run in Scugog. The people in this area need a rep who lives here," she told the Star. One of the major issues she'll be involved in over the next few months is the construction of the new elementary school on the grounds of Immaculate Conception Church in Port Perry The target date tor completion of the new school 1s September, 1986 and in the imterim. Catholic elementary students are taking their classes in the former public school in Raglan And she said that the implemen tation of Bill 30, which extends government funding to Cathohe high schools 1s another important issue for the board trustees. One aspect of the bill which con cerns Catholic trustees and parents 1s the fact that Cathohe Boards may not have control over hiring of teachers. And she said that with some Catholic schools in the Region already experiencing crowding con ditions, the equal access for students may also create problems "This 1s an issue that is going to demand that we keep in touch with Catholic parents,' she stated. Of the 13 candidates seeking office to the Catholic Board, Mrs. Wood- croft led the polls in Scugog Township with 155 votes. She pro- mised to keep the "lines of com- munication open' with Catholic parents in the Scugog and Brock areas. Kids: dress warmly for playschool's parade float Seagrave and Area News by Diane Cooke Ho Ho Ho! Seagrave playschool will be in this years Port Perry Santa Claus Parade! Our float is called "A Christmas Ride," pulled by two horses and our driver will be Earl Durward. All children who belong to the playschool and are planning to ride on the float are to dress warm- ly. Four mothers are required to walk at each corner of the float. For more info please contact either Pat- ty Williams 985-2453, Heather McWilliam 985-2508 or Diane Cooke 985-3722 As a reminder, Robinglade Womens Group meets this Wednes- day evening at 8:00 p.m at Joan Gordon's home Our local Boy Scouts are planning another paper drive for Saturday, December 14th so please start put- ting aside those papers. The Greenbank Public School Bazaar is Saturday, November 30th 10:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Greenbank Hall. Handmade crafts, baking, IFolk art, childrens things and more This bazaar is an attempt to raise money for the schools extra cir- riculum activities rather than a col- lection by selling chocolate bars etc door to door Please support this worthwhile events That's all for this week. For next weeks news please phone Marilyn Beacock at 985-3595 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 305 Queen Street -- ay APPOINTMENT onNLY! Phone: 985-2916 or 623- Fr Port Perry 1/2 mde east off Hey 12 on Wary. 1A Port Perry 985-8442 THURSDAY - N.H.L. Hockey NY Isles at Boston 7 30PM FRIDAY - Junior Welterweight 10 Rounds 8PM Grant Walters vs Gregg Edelman SATURDAY - Bring Your Ladies! For Dancing and Putting Contest 8 PM SUNDAY - Mixed Dart League Come and Sign Up 2PM \ L SE J ------