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1987--The year in review Fire destroys Scugog Island lan (From page 12) "programme. The theme for this years fair was "Then and Now" which reflected the centennial of the naming of the village of Blackstock one hundred years ago. Murder charges were laid by Durham Regional Police fol- lowing the discovery of a body In a ditch near Beaverton last week. Two men and a woman have been charged in the death of a 33 year old South River man. Sam Cureatz managed to survive the red tide that rolled across Ontario as the Liberals swept away with 95 seats. Cu- reatz retained his seat in the ~ riding, one of just 16 Conser- vatives to do so in Ontario. Police officers from Durham Region were honoured at the Police Awards Night in Oshawa. Local constables, Bob Wilson réceived his 20 year pin and Greg Heasman, received a Commendation for the heroic rescue of a young girl from a well. World renowned Jazz artist Peter Appleyard thrilled a full house at Town Hall 1873 on Sunday night during the final concert of the Summer Series of Concerts in the Park. The concert was moved indoors because of the unpredictable weather. > Port Perry Star reporter Ca- thy Olliffe was informed that she will receivean award from Crime Stoppers International for an article she wrote about the Crime Stoppers program in Durham Region. Nestleton Country Store owner Peter Fitton says that AUGUST 1987 A jubilant Sam Cureatz greets Conservative supporters and campaign workers following his victory in Durham East last Thurs- day night. But it was a bitter-sweet victory as the Liberals rolled over the Tories, including leader Larry Grossman who lost his own riding in Toronto. the future of the Nestleton Post Office is in doubt since he turned down an offer from Canada Post. He said he could not afford to accept the offer he was made by Post Of- fice officials, and was told Post Office officials will look for alter- natives to the present servic- 6s. Citing a serious problem that can only get worse, three mer- chants at the Port Perry Plaza have asked the township to go to bat for them and get traffic lights installed at the entrance to the plaza and Highway 7A. Store owners in the plaza are now hiring off-duty OPP offi- cers to direct traffic on week- ends. OCTOBER 1987 A ten year old Blackstock girl was attacked and mauled by a neighbour's German Shep- herd last week. Police say the girl was knocked to the ground and the dog began chewing chunks out of her leg. Young Lori Risebrough pulled herself 1000 feet to the nearest home after the dog wandered off. Durham Board of Education announced that they want the new school in Port Perry to be Kindergarten to grade 8, not K-6 as originally planned. The new proposal will be forwarded to the Ministry and has been given "top priority" status. Following a number of meet- ings over the past month, the Port Perry Downtown Mer- chants Association was finally formed during a meeting of about 20 people last week. Elected chairman of the new organization is Carolyn Bridge- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 5, 1988 -- 15 « There was little firemen could do to the inferno burning within the huge Redman barn on Scugog Island, but they kept water hoses on the milk house and machinery sheds surrounding the barn, to keep them from catching on fire. water, with Bill Brock as treas- urer, Jean McDermott, secre- tary and Fred Churchill, Bob Al- exander, Tom Mitchell, Brian, Calloway, Bonnie Durward and Wendy Davis as directors. Workers at Flamingo/Vachon reacted with anger and tears when top officials with the company broke the grim news that the plant would be clos- ing. The plant, which has oper- ated in Port Perry for about 20 years will close by year end throwing about 90 production - workers out of their jobs. Council got its first in-depth look at a massive development plan proposed for lands -sur- rounding the Conway Restau- rant onfHwy 7A, Council spent two hours with a consulting firm discussing the plan which includes 90 condominiums, 100 seniors apartments, and a large indoor shopping plaza, at an estimated cost of about $25 million. Scugog Township's new brochure \s completed and ready for puklic use. The new booklet is 12 es larger than the original and contains larger maps, and more photos than the first issue which was pub- lished about 5 years ago as a joint project between the Township and the Scugog Chamber of Commerce. Allan Lawrence, Durham, Northumberland M.P. has an- nounced that he will not be a candidate when the next fed- eral election is called. Mr. Law- rence said that after 30 years in public life, it is now time to step aside and encourage others to serve in public life. A group of about 25 local residents met and have formed a committee to explore the possiblity of developing a sports-fitness-recreation facili- - ty in the Township. NOVEMBER 1987 The mob scene on Queen Street Halloween night looked a lot worse than it really was ac- cording to police. It is estimat- ed that close to 200 young people milled around the front of the Post Office at times dur- ing the evening. A series of rotating strikes by public health nurses is expect- ed to continue and there is a * chance of a complete walk-out by all the nurses employed by Durham Region. Talks have broken off and none are scheduled to resume. A Scugog landmark for near- ly a century was destroyed when fire raced through the - barn owned by Cliff and Helen Redman at the top of Scugog * Islahd. Although about 10,000 bales of hay were lost in the spectacular blaze, no animals were injured and much of the equipment was salvaged. Durham's Top Cop, Chief Jon Jenkins has announced that he will be retiring next No- vember after a 35 year career as a police officer. Chief Jen- kins has been head of the Re" gional force since it was formed 15 years ago. Council has delayed formal passage of a zoning by-law for the new elementary school on Simcoe Street North for two weeks in the hopes that nego- tiations will lead to a cost shar- ing formula for new sidewalks and new street lights. dmark barn DECEMBER 1987 Thousands of people lined the route of the annual Santa Claus Parade held last Satur- day. Organizers say it was the largest parade ever with 75 en- tries including 10 bands. A market impact study pre- pared by the developers of the proposed Conway project indi- cates that Port Perry area is strong enough to support the development, and it may also help keep consumers shop- ping locally. The new Nestleton Post Of- fice was officially opened with Mayor Jerry Taylor cutting the bright red ribbon. The new post office is located in the front of the Petro Can garage on Highway 7A owned by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Malcolm. Judge P. Lawson has or- dered the law firm of Fletcher, Tesluk to vacate their law offic- es on Shanly Street by De- cember 31. That order is ex- pected to be appealed by ~ Spence Stewart the Toronto lawyer acting for Fletcher: Tes- luk. Tia Woodcroft of Prince Al- bert has been elected the new chairman of the Durham Re- gion Catholic Separate School Board. Mrs. Woodcroft was ac- claimed to the position when the trustees met December 7. Norm Ball took his turn at hoisting the olympic flame in the historic Olympic Torch Re- lay on Monday, Dec. 22. DECEMBER 1987 A thrilled Norm Ball smiles and waves as he proudly carries the Olympic Torch.