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30 -- PORT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 JANUARY Three New Year babies were born in Port Perry Community Hospital, and all within seven hours. One hundred Port Perry mer- chants and employees sit down for a banquet and sales clinic in the Legion Hall, sponsored by the Port Perry Star with Professor FEBRUARY 1966 Anna Forder, 14, and Richard Stephens, 17, took top honours, winning the Canadian Junior Pairs Fig- ure Skating Championship in Peterborough. The young Port Perry skaters have only been skating to- gether for three years. Gs JANUARY 1966 Norvin Allen, London, Ontario, as lecturer. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Bonnell, Prince Albert was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs. V. Skerratt accepts the honourary position of Chief Marching Mother for Port Perry during March of Dimes Cam- paign. FEBRUARY The Port Perry Star won second pris for General Excellence in the 966 annual newspaper competi- tion sponsored by the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association. Dr. D.C. Christie, local veteri- narian, has within a short period detected rabid animals in both Reach and Scugog Townships. Anna Forder and Richard Ste- phens brought great honour to their home town, when they cap- tured the Canadian Junior Mixed Title Championship in Peterbo- rough. It was decided that 97 pupils from three schools in Scugog Township will join with the pu- pils of the Port Perry Public School. MARCH Three hundred chickens perished in a fire on the farm of Mr. Hugh Strong, Reach Township. One hundred thirty five new tel- ephones were installed in Port Perry in 1965. Port Perry Intermediates won the Lakeshore Intermediate "C" Championship by defeating Little Britain with a score of 9-2 in the Over 100 merchants and their employees attend a special sales banquet sponsored by the Port Perry Star at the Port Perry Legion Hall. The ban- quet was part of the "Greater Port Perry Days" promotion announced by the paper. Above, left, Port Perry Star owners, Per and Leila Hvidsten, (man in centre unknown), Rev. Reg . and Reeve J.J. Ginsoh, From page 27 was recently elected president of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. She is the first lady president in the organizations history and possibly one of the very few women who has held such a postion in Canada. Mrs. M. B. Dymond was re- elected as president of the Port Perry Hospital Auxiliary for the 12th consecutive term. Other members of the execu- tive are Mrs. Don Crozier, treasurer; Mrs. Roy Cornish, vice-president; Mrs. Storey Beare, 2nd vice-president, Mrs. B. Wanamaker, secretary, Mrs. S. Mumford, press and correspondence and Mrs. Manns, bootee convenor. Reeve, J. J. Gibson was re- turned by acclamation at a nomination meeting held at the Municipal Office, Decem- ber 2. Also returned for anoth- er term were John Orde as Deputy-Reeve and school board members Bill Williams, Merlin Dowson and Albert Cawker. There was a very small turn- out (25%) for the election of three councillors in the De- cember 11th municipal elec- tion. Elected to council for 1964 were Ivan Parkinson with 324 votes; Bruce Beare with 296 votes and Bob Kenny with 284 votes, all of whom were councillors in 1963. Oren Mi- chie a new man was unsuc- cessful with 58 votes. last of four games. Reverend R.C. Rose was for- mally introduced as Incumbent of the combined Anglican Parishes of Port Perry and Cartwright. The new addition to the Port Perry High School will cost 2.5 million dollars. APRIL The Port Perry council announc- es substantial decrease in the mill rate. Domestic rates down 10 mills, commercial rates down 12 mills. One hundred twenty five resi- dents from Port Perry and area in took part in a search for ll-year-old Ricky Hall who was missing from his home for six hours be- fore he was found. Lake Scugog ice "went out" on April 6th. Ontario County Council recom- mends a $400,000. grant to the Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital. Ed Mulholland, president of Branch 419, Royal Canadian Le- gion, Port Perry accompanied by his wife Dorothy attend the Na- tional Convention in Montreal. MAY "The Bulldozers" Port Perry In- termediate "C" team, became the first Port Perry team to capture an Ontario Championship. Peel's Poultry Farm Limited forms separate export compa- ny:"Interag Food Exports of Cana- da Limited. William Harrison, editor of the Port Perry Star was 'elected Presi- dent of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. JUNE The Port Perry School Board name the local Public School "The R. H. Cornish Public School" in honour of the princi- pal, R.H. Cornish on his retire- ment after 34 years of service in this position. A Cannington girl, Mrs. Mari- lyn Beatty was chosen Ontario County Dairy Princess at the Brooklin Spring Fair. One hundred fifty persons at- tended "Meet the Champs" Ban- quet held in honour of Anna For- der and Richard Stephens and the Ontario Intermediate "C" Champi- ons in the Legion Hall. The first "hole in one" at Sunny Brae Golf Course was recorded, when Ken Moore drove a ball off the tee on the 150 yards 6th hole. Two hundred friends and rela- tives pay tribute to R.H. Cornish at a banquet held in his honour at the Legion Hall. JULY Dean Beare, son of Mr. and DECEMBER 1966 Another of the Star "back shop" Christmas parties. Beare sitting on Per Hvidsten's lap, Ruby and Arnold Roach, S Clive Boyd, Annabell and Kim Harrison.' usan. Roach, Mrs. Bruce Beare, a grade 8 stu- dent at the R.H. Commish Public School received a certificate for perfect attendance at the school for nine years. He never missed or was late during all those years. Joe Baker, Blackwater was the winner of a slogan contest spon- sored by the Community Memori- al Hospital. His slogan was "For Better Health, Share your Wealth." Dr. and Mrs. G. Harold Jackson return to Port Perry after residing in Union, New Jersey for 3 years. Joel Aldred, a well known T.V. personality and a native of Port Perry accepts the position of chairman for a Fund Raising Campaign for the local hospital. AUGUST The Port Perry Star awarded third prize in the annual Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association's Contest. Ten-year-old Shelley Olsen, Prince Albert and Jane Den Boer, R.R.2, Port Perry are winners in the Elmer Summer Safety Con- test. SEPTEMBER Over 1,200 students were en- rolled in Port Perry Schools when the doors opened for another year. D.C. Madsen, Barrie becomes the new proprietor of the local I.G.A. store. Over 8,000 attend the annual Port Perry Fair, which makes it another record. William S. Bradford takes over duties as principal of the R.H. Cornish Public School. Public School enrollment in Reach was 732, an all-time high. OCTOBER Port Perry population increased by 123 to an all-time high of 2,625. Mr. James Purvis receives 50 year Masonic Certificate in Wyn- yard, Sask. NOVEMBER Children from the R.H. Cornish Public School and the Prince Al- bert Public School collected $267.27 for UNICEF. Eight night school classes start at Port Perry High School. Triplet calves were born on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. George Ir- win, north of Greenbank. Valedictorians at Port Perry High school were Barbara Holtby and Dianne Mairs. The 1966 Intermediate Hockey Champs opened the season with two decisive wins over Sunderland Turn to page 31 left, From Bruce