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ai "i Vol. 122 No. 37 Tuesday, August 9, 1988 Copy 50° Thirty years after he fought his first election, Scugog Region- al councillor Lawrence Malcolm will be retiring from municipal politics this year. "I guess there's never a right _time (to retire) but now is as good _a time as any," he told the Star in an interview last week. In making the announcement that he will not be a candidate when Scugog voters go to the polls in the municipal elections this fall, councillor Malcolm said he really made up his mind to get out several weeks ago. He admits he toyed briefly with notion of seeking one more term in office, but once his mind was made up otherwise, "I have no regrets" about that decision. e said he greatly enjoyed his last eight years as the Scugog rep on the Regional council, and felt very comfortable working with Mayor Jerry Taylor on Regional matters. "He (the Mayor) pretty well gave me a free rein (at the Region- Malcolm to say goodbye | after 30 years in politics al level) though I was the second- in-command, so to speak," said councillor Malcolm who will turn 70 next March. Political observers in Scugog Township have been doing a fair amount of speculating in recent months about councillor Mal- colm's plans for the November elections, including the possibili- ty that he might seek one final term as mayor, a position he held in this Township from 1973-78. "But I like the idea of going out (retiring) on my terms," he stated. 'Though he has been a hard working councillor who prides himself on his attendance record at regular and committee meetings, he admits that over the past year, he has found the pace hectic and stressful. His decision to retire probably came one day several weeks ago when he was facing four meet- ings, the last of which went on until late in the evening. "I got up that morning and for Lawrence Malcolm, the dean of municipal politics In Scugog Is retiring this November, after a career that began 30 years ago. His spot on Regional council will be up for grabs In the November election. | the first time I wished I didn't have to go to those meetings," he said. Councillor Malcolm has been a life-long resident of Scugog Township, living in the Nestleton area where he farmed until 11 years ago. He still lives in Nestle- ton. It will be 30 years ago this December when he was first elect- ed to the council in old Cartwright Township (now Ward 4 in Scugog Township since amalgamation and Regional government in 1973.) During that 30 years, he was out of local politics on two occa- sions, once when defeated for the post of Reeve of Cartwright and again from 1978-80 when he lost a race for Mayor of Scugog to Jer- ry Taylor. But he was elected to office on nine different occasions and ac- claimed four times. He was the first Mayor of the amalgamated Scugog Township which brought together the four municiaplities of Reach, Port Per- ry, Scugog Island and Cartwright, and he had the task of steering Scugog through the initial years of amalgamation and Regional (Turn to page 3) Karen Burt went over the top to win a first in the rid- ing portion of the Tetrathlon, held last week in Dur- ham Region, with riders from all over Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Karen is a member of the event's 'host, the Durham Pony Club. Despite last Friday's Intense heat, she did - some pretty impressive riding. For more pictures and detalls about the Tetrathlon, see Inside. School tenders Tenders for the new elemetary school in Port Perry will be opened this Thursday by the Dur- ham Board of Education. Once the tenders have been re- viewed, trustees will officially award a contract at their meeting August 29, First to announce Christie takes aim at Current Ward 1 (Reach) coun- cillor Yvonne Christie will be go- ing after the Scugog seat on Re- gional council in the November municipal elections. "I made up my mind (to seek the Regional seat) quite some time ago," she told the Star Mon- day morning, adding that the deci- sion had nothing to do with the fact incumbent rep Lawrence Mal- colm has announced his retirement from municipal politics. Mrs. Christie is completing her first term as the Ward 1 rep on Scugog Township council. eanwhile, Ward 3 councillor Don Cochrane who is completing his second term on local council, told the Star last week he's uncer- tain at this time about his plans for the November elections. The election is shaping up as one of the most interestin of re- cent years, In the race for the mayor's chair, there are already three declared candidates: area rep Harvey Graham, John Wolters and Stanley Taylor. And current Ward 2 (Port Perry) councillor Howard Regional council seat Yvonne Christie Hall is expected to announce his candidacy for Mayor in the near future. ! In cumbent Mayor Jerry Tay- lor has announced his intentions to retire after this term. He's been Scugog mayor for the last ten years. This means that construction of the Kindergarten to grade 8 school on Simcoe Street north will get underway in September. Scugog trustee Joyce Kelly said Monday that the timetable for opening the new school for stu- dents remains September 1989. As for what the new school will be called, Mrs. Kelly is part of a committee to select a new name and she said about 20 names have been submitted for considcra- tion by the committee. However, it is board policy not to select a name for a new school until after the principal has been appointed, likely this fall. Tool shed § destroyed by fire A fire Sunday evening totally destroyed a tool shed at the Fred Christie farm just west of Prince Albert. The alarm was turned in short- ly before 10:00 PM when a neigh- bour noticed smoke and flames coming from the small shed. A quantity of tools was lost in the blaze, including a welder, electric saw and an air compressor. Value of the loss is not known at this time. - The blaze was contained to the shed and there was no damage to other buildings or equipment. Firefighters were not certain of the exact cause of the blaze. There were no injuries. a a