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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 15, 1988 The Colour Your World store at 64 Water Street, month, but an official ribbon cutting ceremony was held March 10 to mark the Port Perry opened last Dance to aid Kidney Found. Scugog Island Area News by Mrs. Earl Reader Time is getting close for that St. Patrick's Dance in the Communi- ty Hall to have some Spring Social fun and help the Kidney Founda- tion, Saturday, March 19 not 14 as printed last week. So don't forget Bonnie's number 985-2941 or Anita 985-2020. It always seemed to me that birthdays seemed to increase in March like spring lambs. So we would like to send best wishes to Scugog people we know of, such as: -- Helen Redman, Elsie Angus (now of Kinmount), Clif- ford Redman, Pat Fulcher, Jan. Gerrow and Grace Love. The latest one we know of is a tiny Nelson and Betty Reader have returned home after a fortnight agricultural trip to Brazil. We hope to get more details later. Mrs. Morven Hughes of Port View Beach is still in Port Perry Hospital. Her health condition fluctuates from day to day. We certainly can lay a proud claim to the former Scugog cou- ple Marion (Stephenson) and her husband Don Crozier who know so much of the Island history as they both lived it and enjoyed it through youth and married lives. We therefore join in and convey our congratulations for their 50th anniversary this coming Wed. opening. And It was quite a ribbon in the company colours. Taking part in the cer- emony from left are: John Mcintyre, district manager, councillor Don Cochrane, store owner Jennifer Cherry, Des Cherry, Darryl Cherry, and Robin Holland, store manger from Oshawa. Jennifer worked as an assistant manager for Colour Your father Wayne, is the telephone World In Oshawa before opening the new store In Port Perry. The store carries a man who instals or fixes your complete line of paints, wall paper, floor tiles and decorating accessorles. phone. daughter who arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Cruickshank at Carnegie Beach, Conc. 13. The proud Due to Marion's surgery they missed their winter vacation to the south where they had gone for 40 years. But each day seems brighter and better. - re -- DESIGN & S PAINTED by Studio Lorenz TRUCK LETTERING -- BILLBOARDS -- REAL ESTATE SIGNS BANNERS -- MAGNETICS -- LOGOS Lorenz Bazarin 416-986-5559 Nestieton, Ont. LOB 1LO RON PARKER - CREEKSIDE COUGAR - SHOWING of OVER 35 DIFFERENT LIMITED EDITION PRINTS Show is on now until the end of March. OTHER PRINTS IN SHOW: A Break in the Ice -- Canada Geese Above the Breakers -- Osprey Above the Waves -- Common Terns Afternoon Shadows -- Mule Deer Arctic Spring -- White Gyra Falcon Arctic Wolf Portrait Autumn Morning -- Grizzly Autumn Fields -- Red Fox Barn Swallows on Fence Post Desert Respite -- Kit Fox Frosty Alder -- Evening Grosbeak Golden Grasses -- California Quail Icy Creek -- Mink Low Water -- Raccoon Mountain Blooms -- Ground Squirrel Ramparts -- Mountain Goats Red Cockaded Woodpecker PORT GIFTS a CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING SPECIALISTS 233 QUEEN ST. -- PORT PERRY -- 985.2543 Searching the Stream -- Raccoon Sheltered Sport -- Lynx Still Water -- Mallards Walking the Ridge -- Pronghorn Wapiti Portrait White Crown of Sparrow on Driftwood Autumn Meadow Elk Winter Creek and Whitetails Evening Glow -- Wolf Pack Rail Fence & Bluebirds Old Man of the Mountain Snow Palace -- Mule Deer Winter Storm -- Coyotes Winter Encounter -- Wolf On the Run -- Wolf Pack Morning on the Lagoon -- Mute Swan OMB allows lot appeal (From page 11) OMB member pointed out, when Mrs. Honey simply changed the location of the lot on the original application for retirement lot sev- erance, without filling out a new application. Both Mr. Gadanidis and Dr. Co- hoon were aware of Mrs. Honey's original intentions to sever the lakefront lot, and both testified they had no objections to those plans. But when the location of the lot was changed within the same ap- plication, they were not notified. As a result, both missed out on the opportunity to appear be- fore either Land Division Com- mittee or Scugog Township Council to air their objections. Because the original lot choice isn't in an area of prime farmland, Many Colours both said they wouldn't have ob- jected. But Dr. Cohoon said he was concerned about the quality of farmland on the second choice. "I do not believe retirement lots should be given on agricultural land," he said. Despite the OMB member's qualification that his decision was largely based on procedural rea- sons, other issues were raised at the hearing, including Mrs. Hon- ey's status as that of a "bona fide" farmer. According to the Durham Re- gion's Planning Department rules for retirement lots, the owner must be a "bona fide farmer" who has worked the land for a mini- mum of 10 years. After Marjorie and Frank Hon- ey's marriage in 1945, they lived Naw SPECIAL ... ... during Spring Break CHILDREN'S CLOTHES 3 NOW INS ZBROOKLING prasad 10% Off (Until March 12, 1988, with this coupon) 10 ROEBUCK ST. BROOKLIN 655-4210 -- CLIP THIS COUPON -- 3 THURS., MARCH 17 White Feather Country Store (Corner Simcoe N. / Concession No. 9, ry oll "YOUR COUNTRY FRESH GOODS" EGGS -- CHEESE -- JUICE FRESH FRUIT -- VEGETABLES HOME-MADE PIES STORE HOURS: Sunday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Tuesday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Wednesday CLOSED Thursday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Friday 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM and worked on the farm owned by Frank's father, which they eventu- ally purchased, and continued to operate until Frank Honey's death in December 1971. Although he held a job at Gen- eral Motors for much of that time, Mrs. Honey said he still managed to run a substantial farm operation with a herd of beef cattle, Holsteins, sheep, hogs, and fields of corn, wheat, and hay. Mrs. Honey worked by his side throughout those years, but it wasn't those years that were ques- tioned. What was questioned were the 15 years since Frank Honey's death. Up until 1987, Mrs. Honey con- tinued to live on the farm, but rented out most of the operation to a neighbour. Early in 1987 she offered the farm up for sale, hoping to acquire a retirement lot from it before sell- ing. Dr. Cohoon wondered why she would want a specific retirement lot when she could have purchased a subdivision lot from Honey's Beach (she and her husband subdi- vided 40 lots for the development in 1962. The last one was sold in April 1987). Mrs. Honey replied that the 40 foot frontage wasn't big enough, and she didn't like the right-of-way next to the property. She added, "I don't want to be mixed up with a whole lot of pco- p e." The retirement lot she wanted was approximately one acre. Also testifying at the hearing was Barbara Hodgins, a Land Use Planner with the Region of Dur- ham, and Dale Toombs, Land Use Specialist with the Ontario Mini- stry of Agriculture and Food. Both called by Mr. Fowler, they said they had no objections to Mrs. Honey's choice of a lot. Ralph Honey, Marjorie's first cousin, who also lives in the same area, testified for Dr. Cohoon and Mr. Gadanidis, saying he also ob- jécted to retirement lots on prime agricultural land, and retirement lots in general. The OMB member, in making his decision, said Mrs. Honey has every right to re-apply for the re- tirement lot. He admitted much of the same evidence would be heard at any future hearings, but add- cd, "That's the curse of the British system of justice."