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-- a ------------------_-- REE, 1984 - Dowson's Red & White celebrate 35th anniversary From page 50 Scugog will be the subject of a public meeting to be held in Port Perry. The meeting has been or- ganized by Scugog Chamber of Commerce and representatives from Trent-Severn Waterways Au- thority will be present. APRIL Ontario Treasurer Larry Gross- man paid a visit to Port Perry to listen and discuss the economic is- sues with a group of 75 invited business people from the York- Durham riding. Jody Luke and Max Daigle, two R. H. Commish Public School stu- dents pulled off top honours in the most respected public speaking contest in the area. The second annual Lake Scugog bass derby will be held on June 30, and the grand prize for some lucky fisherman could be as high as $30,000. JANUARY 1984 Scugog Township council has received two proposals for re- building the municipally-owned marina on the waterfront. One of the proposals was submitted by Chuck Preston, a Port Perry busi- nessman, and one from 21 year old John Mackey, an Oshawa resi- dent who was born in Port Perry, and has worked at the marina for the past five summers. A major expansion at the A. G. Simpson manufacturing plant just south of Port Perry will mean an additional 40 or 50 jobs, according to company officials. MAY It is now almost a certainty that a new Separate Elementary School will open its doors to students in Port Perry in September 1986. Dowson's Red and White Store celebrated its 35th anniversary in Port Perry. Close to 400 people sat down to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright were presented with the prestigious Agricuture Service Diploma, for "meritorious service to agriculture" at the Blackstock Agriculture Soclety annual meeting. MAY 1984 Friends and well-wishers overflowed the gym at Cartwright Public School on Sunday to toast the high school's retiring principal, Gordon Paisley, seen here with student council president Norma Jean Newbold. it was an emotional day for Mr. Paisley who has spent the past 34 years at Ontario's "smallest high school". dinner at Scarborough's Renais- sance Hotel to pay tribute to Dr. Matthew Dymond, one of Port Perry's best-known and respected citizens. Dr. Dymond spent more than 30 years of his life in public service. To his many, many friends, he is known simply as "Doc". Donna Pearce figures it's about time Caesarea got some respect, not to mention more tax dollars from Scugog Township council. She read an angry letter to coun- cillors at a meeting on May 14th. The streets in the hamlet are not paved, and lack of street lighting and drainage problems were prob- lems pointed out. JUNE An 1nvitation was extended to all residents of Scugog Township to attend the official opening and dedication to the new wing at the Community Memorial Hospital. About 35 residents of Scugog Island, most of them from Sunrise Beach crowded into the council chambers and told the local coun- cil that they were adamently op- posed to any plan by the Town- ship to put in a road linking Sunrise to Aldred's Beach to the south. The Port Perry Star was again judged as one of the top commu- nity newspapers in its class across Canada. Your local paper won the award for the Best Front Page, and the Best All-Round newspaper in the class with circulation from 5,000 to 9,999. JULY For the second year in a row, the $30,000 first prize specially tagged bass in the Lake Scugog Bass Derby eluded fishermen par- ticipating in the popular event, and organizers say changes in the format will have to be made if the Derby is going to continue. Scugog Township council has selected John Mackey to operate a new marina under lease when and if such a facility is built on the Port Perry waterfront. Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club received a grant from Wintario in the amount of $25,042 and plans are made to move greens from Queen Street to a new and larger site on Regional Road 8. Sixty-five merchants and friends honoured Sam and Ann Levinson at a dinner sponsored by the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, at Emiel's Place. Speaking to the at- tendants, Mr. Levinson said "we will miss our many friends and will always consider Port Perry our home". Mr. and Mrs. Levin- son are now making their home in Toronto. One of the popular events dur- ing Western Days was the dance at the Scugog Arena, on Saturday night. The major attraction was the presence of the "Hawk", or Ronnie Hawkins, who entertained about 700 people that night. AUGUST Star editor John Mcclelland found out what it's like on the OTHER side of the bar as he donned a snappy bow tie, white apron and tried his hand at mixing drinks for the patrons at Emiel's Place, and according to reports, he never spilled a drop. Star Reporter Cathy Robb ditched her typewriter, donned some greasy jeans, oil rags and specially made T-shirt when she worked a shift at Taylor's Gulf Station. After swinging golf clubs for 30 years, Harry Golding of Port Perry finally had his first hole in one at Pine Ridge Golf Course. SEPTEMBER As was expected, Conservative SEPTEMBER 1984 Armour and Rachel McMillan of Greenbank cele- brated 50 years of marriage at a come and go tea In Greenbank United Church. The happy couple were married in 1934 in the bride's home in the Bethesda/ Uxbridge area. candidate Allan Lawrence was easi- ly re-elected in the riding of Dur- ham-Northumberland. Several cases of lice have been reported at R. H. Cornish Public School, prompting an inspection of students. Scugog Township Council unanimously approved a re-zoning which would allow a small private school where developmentally handicapped will be taught "living skills". Dan McLarnon of Port Perry took second place in his division at the Canadian tunnel boat cham- pionship held at Gravenhurst, and next year he is aiming for the top. : OCTOBER Damage was estimated at more than $30,000 after an intense fire at the office of the Trailer Place at the intersection of Water Street and Highway 7A. By a vote of four to one, Scu- gog Township council gave ap- proval in principle to a scaled- down subdivision application for Stephenson's Point on Scugog Is- land. Twenty-two tons of Fred Knobbs prime alfalfa hay was shipped to England to feed the Queen's horses at the Royal Stables. An agreement between Scugog Township and Carlan Develop- ments has been reached for a two- acre site for a lawn bowling green on Simcoe Street just north of Durham Road 8 at a cost of $23,000. NOVEMBER Six Scugog Township residents were awarded Ontario Bicentennial medals. Mabel Cawker of R. R. 1, Nestleton; Earl Martyn, R. R. 2, Port Perry; Armour McMillan of Greenbank; Percy VanCamp of Blackstock; Vin Walker of Port Perry and Glen Wannamaker of Port Perry. The medals have the words" for service to the commu- nity". Scugog Township council will call tenders for the construction of a new municipally-owned marina on the waterfront. Council reached the decision at a meeting with John Mackey who will operate the new facility under lease with the Township. The population of Scugog Township will continue to grow at a gradual rate and is expected to be just over 20,000 jn the year 2011. In 1985 the population will be 14,500, an increase of just 1,000 during the past five years. DECEMBER Two Hanover Holstein bull calves were bought for $480,000 setting a record for the Royal Ag- ricultural Fair. The Ontario Municipal Board ruled in fabour of a development proposal for 76 residential proper- ties and a nine hole golf course on the north side of Chalk Lake Road in the south-west corner of Scu- gog Township. Scugog Township council ex- tended the garbage pick-up contract with Ed Brown for another year. JANUARY 1985 The Scugog Chamber of Commerce made two spe- clal presentations at their annual meeting. Ralph Wil- bur (right) was presented a plaque for 20 years ser- vice playing Santa in the annual Christmas parade and Mirlam Price was honoured for her 12 years ser- vice as a director of the C of C. At right, President Willlam Barr, who made the presentations. yyy a tt Aa a2 pat sp al SCULSS ag E a A mia. vw