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Seasons Greetings Santa Santa Claus came to Port Perry a few days earlier bearing gifts of candy canes and good wishes for everyone, including former Durham Region Councillor Don Hadden and realtor George Stone. Vol. 120 No. 3 Tuesday, December 17, 1985 SECOND SECTION But council wants Regional comment first Funeral home gets nod Scug g Township council has given preliminary approval to a zon- ing by-law which would allow a new funeral home on the north side of Durham Road 8, across from the Fairgrounds. But before council formally ap- proves the by-law change, coun- cillors want the Durham Region planning department to comment on a Retail Analysis Study prepared for the owners of the proposed new funeral home. That study, which was tabled at the December 16 meeting of council, was prepared by a Toronto funeral 15 Named As Ontario Junior Citizens director, and comes to the conclu- sion that the Scugog area is large enough to support two funeral homes. However, because the person who prepared the study is not a profes- sional economist or land planner, council wants to make sure the study is acceptable as a "retail analysis' under the terms of the Regional Official Plan. While several councillors spoke in favour of the proposed by-law change at the meeting Monday afternoon, Ward 2 councillor Howard Hall said he is opposed to it. "It is part of this council's job to be concerned about what happens in the community," he stated. And he said he is concerned about the possibility the proposed new home could fail financially, and council then might be faced with a request to redesignate the property for some other commercial use. Councillor Hall noted as well the concern expressed by a local member of the clergy that if the pro- posed new home and the existing funeral home in downtown Port Perry both fail financially, the com- (Turn to page 35) "Great Kids" to receive citizen honours "There definitely are some great kids in our province,' summed up Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year awards chairman Don Smith recent- ly as he announced the names of 15 individuals and one group which will receive Junior Citizen citations for 1986. Mr. Smith, Publisher of the Bracebridge Herald Gazette, chaired an all-day session as five judges representing the contest co- ordinator Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) and patron CP Air combed through 115 nominations before deciding on the final recipients. Young people aged 6 to 18 who have proven their courage, ingenui- ty. resourcefulness. initiative leadership. fortitude, community service and selfless performance were ehgible to be nominated Mr Smith said each one of the nominees was deserving of an award and the quality of this year's entries was "excellent The recipients and their families have been invited to attend OCNA's annual convention in Toronto, February 13.14, 15 They will be honoured at a reception sponsored by Ontario's new Lieutenant Gover- nor Lincoln Alexander in his suite at Queen's Park and the awards will be presented by him at a convent.cn luncheon Friday. February 14 Fach will receive a $200 cheque. a plaque. a gold lapel pin and a family portrait with the Lieutenant (rovernor The 1985 recipients include JENNIFER GEER. 11. of Prince Albert. for courage and selfless generosity in donating bone marrow from her body in an attempt to save the hfe of her vounger brother who had cancer CORY BENDZSAK. 11. of Wind sor. for rising above physical hmita tions to excel in school work and become both a leader and a helper Cory has cerebral palsy DAVID BROWN. 8. of London. for quick action which saved the life of a three-year-old girl who had fallen into a drainage hole containing three metres of water. KEVIN, KRISTOFER and KYLE BUTTON, ages 11, 8 and 6, of Stoney Creek, for humanitarian assistance to their family in accepting and assisting with the care of 30 foster children who have shared their home over the past decade. DARCY METZGER, 18, of Waterloo, for reacting calmly under pressure at the scene of a car-hay- wagon collision that claimed three lives. His actions helped to prevent further loss of life. CASEY MORRISON, 7, of Coll: ingwood, for his courage, patience, cheerfulness and efforts to complete school work despite cerebral palsy and lack of use of his arms and legs His wheel chair has a Blissymbolics computer board with which he com: municates by pressing a control plate beside his head SHERRY AND KEVIN PELTOMAKI, 12-year old twins from Huntsville, for exceptional volunteer service to trainable men- tally retarded students at Huntsville Public School since 1982 EDDIE RICHARDS, 13. of Demorestville, for a courageous life-saving act after a three-wheeler overturned, pinning his friend beneath the machine Despite the fact his hip was fractured and his leg broken in five places. Eddie rescued his friend and drove the machine over six miles for help JULIE and DIANE SALTER sisters aged 14 and 13. of Enterprise for saving the hves of their two younger sisters as well as their own) in an early morning fire at their home They led the youngsters out of a second storey window to safety REGINALD TOPPING. 15 of Windsor. for humanitarian service in promoting social awareness of handicapped children A victim of spina bifida since birth. he served as Windsor's Easter Seal Timmy in 1981 and became the Ontario Tim- my the following year. He constant- ly works to improve life for the handicapped. LAUREN VANCAEYZEELE, 10, of Newmarket, for a daring rescue of three small children from a bur- ning car. Although the fire was con- tained to the dash of the car and was soon extinguished by adults, Lauren's bravery and quick- thinking in a potentially dangerous situation were applauded. GROUP AWARD: W.J. Wood Vocational Secondary School students from Mississauga receiv- ing a group award for providing both moral and financial support when fellow student Gary Ladouceur received spinal injuries and was paralyzed from the waist down in a hockey game. In less than five months the students raised over $13,000 for the Ladouceur Trust Fund, for his continuing care and education. There were 115 nominations sub- mitted by community newspapers, schools and citizens in this, the In- ternational Year of the Youth In the program's first five years a total of 704 young people have been nominated for awards, and 50 In- dividuals and four groups have received Junior Citizen citations OCNA President Jocelyn Shrier of Goderich praised all those who were nominated for an award, and thank- ed the citizens, teachers and newspapers for submitting nominations "ven those who were nol among, the final recipients can be proud of their accomplishments, for 'going that extra mile' in heroism, humanitarianism, community ser vice or overcoming physical limita tions," she said "We are proud of all of our young people This Dodge Omni was a total write-off after sliding into the ditch and striking a hydro pole on Regional Road 2, just south of Seagrave Sun- day afternoon. The driver, Bonnie Geer, 22, of Lindsay, was taken first to Port Perry Hospital with major injuries and then flown to Sunnybrook Hospital via air ambulance. On Monday morning, Ms. Geer was listed in serious condition in the hospital's neurological intensive care unit. A rT Ds