Port Perry' $s newest store Port Perry's newest store opened " because one of its owners wasn't happy with the linens she was pur- chasing at large department stores. Doreen Alexander was fed up with travelling all the way into Oshawa to buy quality bedding and bath sup- plies, only to discover she wasn't thrilled with the so-called "quality." After a particularly disheartening shopping trip, she told her husband Bob that she wished Port Perry had its own linen store. "She just had a thought one day and Lsaid, that's it. Let's do it!" co- owner Bob recalls. Together, the Scugog Island cou- ple (he, retired from Bell Telephone; she also retired) began researching all the work necessary in opening a small business, as well as buying, and pricing to obtain MACKEY & BAILEY ~ BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Saturday Mornings - 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon OShawa Rd., Port Perry Lake Scugog Lumber Building ~ we 985-7391 PUBLIC MEETING questions. Kinsmen Hall (formerly Scout Hall) Lilla Street - Thursday, February 5th - 7:30 P.M. ~~ BORELIA | CO-OPERATIVE To inform the general public about the purpose of the BORELIA CO-OPERATIVE HOMES INC; its progress; its availability and lay-out; and to answer APPLICATIONS FOR RENTAL UNITS AVAILABLE. Everyone is Welcome. Lunch will be served. Port Perry The Linen Corner opens competitive prices. The Alexanders claim their new. =F store, which officially operéd Mon- day, January 19% -has prices lower than Oshawa and considerably lower than Toronto. . And even though their storé isn't large (they taok over the space formerly. occupied by lawyer Mike Fowler, at the corner of Queén and Perry Street) they have a wide selection of bath and bed linens and accessories. For the bedroom, The Linen Cor- ner has everything from quilts, sheets, duvets, and pillows, to fan- cy pillow shams and waterbed ~ linens ---- all in top quality Percale. "Percale, Doreen. explains, is a tightly woven material with at least 180 threads per square inch. Cotton, on the other hand, can have anywhere between-90 and 120 threads. "We only sell top quality items," she says. The same goes for bathroom ac- cessories which range from towels, curtain rods and serious shower cur- tains, to fancy soaps and shower curtains that can only be ap- preciated by those customers with a genuine sense of humour. Overall, The Linen Corner is a cozy place with products to keep you clean and warm all over. -, CAKES . Real or Artificial Purchase ar Rental Weddings, showers, All- Special Occasions Our Wedding Gallery is Open by Appt. BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY AFFORDABLY PRICED THERESIA'S CARE DECORATING -- FOR ALL OCCASIONS -- | BLACKsTOoCK 986-5509 \ : SS EES td TH hs vavsene rane 2; . - > i BOARD OF EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN PRE- REGISTRATION PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday. January 27, 1987 -- 13 2 Jim and Doreen Alexander are the proud owners of The Linen Corner, a new shop recently opened on Queen Street offering a RE wide selection of bed and bath accessories. See story for details. ro ooo Pr Applications for Septem ber 1987 Kindergarten Classes are now being ac- cepted from parents whose children will be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 1987. CLASS SIZE: If the number of students registering exceeds the accepted class limit of 23 pupils, some of students may be transported to another school. Individual schools will arrange for a for- mal registration at a later date at which time you will be required to.present proof of the child's age (birth certificate, baptismal record or passport) and the child's immunization record. BEAVERTON P.S. 426-9081 CANNINGTON PS. ......ooon........ 432-2461 CARTWRIGHT CENTRAL P.S. ... 986-4227 EPSOM P.S./GREENBANK PS. ... 985-2567 GOODWOOD PS. ..................... 640-3092 H.W. KNIGHT P.S. ....ooovven..... 432-2601 PRINCE ALBERT PS. ............... 985-2877 R.H. CORNISH PS. ......ooo........ 985-2591 SCOT] CENTRAL PS. .............. 852-6961 SUNDERLAND PS. ........... eevee. 357-3975 UXBRIDGE Ps. ........................ 852-9101