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1972 - Post Office box lobby From page 36 schools in the area, and made driv- ing hazardous and often impossi- ble. MARCH _A host of rumours and specula- tion came to an abrupt halt when Transport Minister Don Jamieson and Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough announced jointly that the site of the new superjet airport sould be in Pickering Township, some 20 miles southwest of Port Perry. Dr. M. B. Dymond announced his intention to retire from medi- cal practice. Among other things, Dr. Dymond said he planned to de- vote some time to his gardening and to "puttering around in the cellar". APRIL : Mr. Ben Bohan, Port Perry Community Hospital Administra- tor announced at the Annual Hos- pital Meeting that he would resign from his position. Mr. Bohan's resignation came as a complete surprise to the Hospital Board members and the public. Roswitha Malischewski of Port Perry High School won first prize in the annual Lion's Club public speaking contest. Council members from the mu- nicipalities of Port Perry, Reach and Scugog met to discuss the possibilities of amalgamation into one municipality. The Warriner Lodge held its Fel- lowship Evening. Those present included Glen Wanamaker, Dep. Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of Ontario, Storey Beare, speaker, Jack Gens- er, Vice President and General Manager of Towers Department Stores of Canada and Wm. Barr, Noble Grand Warriner Lodge and chairman for the evening. MAY As a result of increasing inci- dents of vandalism and willful damage, it was decided to close the lock-box lobby of the Port Perry Post Office each night at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Leslie Frost, former pre- mier of Ontario, and known by many as the "grand old gentleman tion Night. of Ontario politics" charmed about 150 persons with an informal and informative talk on the history of the Scugog area, at a meeting of the Lake Scugog Historical Socie- ty. Mr. James VanCamp was se- lected as the new administrator of the Port Perry Community Me- morial Hospital. Mr. Van Camp was formerly employed by the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. JUNE Developer Tony Cesaroni told Council he had less than two months to make a decision on whether or not to go ahead on a "large, exciting project for the lakefront", including a 40 room hotel, apartment building, shop- ping plaza, marina, tennis court, swimming pool, etc. Pleasure craft belonging to members of the Port Perry Yacht Club were blessed in a ial af- ternoon Bless the Boats Service at the lakefront. Taking part in the special service were Rev. A.C. Moorehouse, Mr. Phil Orde repre- senting council, and Rev. R. C. Rose. After several months of negotia- tions with Athika Enterprises re- garding the proposed construction of a new well at Athika's expense, Port Perry council abandoned its original plans and decided to go ahead and build the well on its own. JULY ~ Port Perry Council agreed to send a written report to Darcy McKeough, Treasury Minister, about the proposed Athika devel- opment in Reach Township. The "decision was made in the hope of gaining support for Council's feel- ings that the residential and com- mercial development was poor planning, and could have an ad- verse effect on the commerce of the village. AUGUST The star reported the heaviest July rainfall in 70 years. Heavy record rainfalls during the month turned farmer's fields into quag- mires and devastated large areas of productive farmland." Port Perry's Western Weekend FEBRUARY 1972 Legion President Mike Hlozan presents June Simms, one of the women from the Legion Ladles Auxiliary, a corsage at the Leglon's annual Apprecia- 12%8 1 4 5 * aE Ra JANUARY 1972 PORT PERRY STAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE -- Tuesday, September 20, 1988 -- 37 Reach Township Council held thelr Inaugural Meeting January 2 and follow- ing a dinner at Conway Gardens tended to the first business of the year. From left, Reeve "Sam" Oyler, Deputy-Reeve Lucille Gray, and councillors, Fred Christie, Armour McMillan and Neil Hunter. got under way with a three day line-up of events that included a merchants' sidewalk Market, Queen Street Mall with games of chance, a bicycle parade, midway rides, a Saturday night dance fea- turing Diane Leigh, boat races, water sports and a beauty contest for men. A hurricane slashed a destructive path through Darlington Town- ship south of Blackstock leaving in its wake extensive property damage, disrupted phone and hydro service, up-rooted trees, and resi- dents of the area shaking their heads in wonderment. SEPTEMBER At 9:40 on Tuesday, September 12, 400 students from Port Perry High School walked out of class- es. The Star reparted, "some of the students looked dazed, others seemed to think it was a joke, but many were quite serious..." At a dinner meeting of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce held at the Centennial Restaurant, Reeve Robert Kenny issued a warning to the Queen Street mer- chants to improve and modernize their stores to meet the challenge of the Shopping Plazas. OCTOBER The Port Perry Snowmobile Snow Show '72 was a tremendous success. All of the dealers who had displays were amazed at the at- tendance and the enthusiasm shown by the 7,000 people who attended the two day show. Close to 1,000 parents and stu- dents crowded into the new, brightly lit double gymnasium in R. H. Cornish Public School to witness the official opening of the school's new addition. Through the generosity of Stouffville's Arthur Latcham, a new Community Centre was made possible for the village. NOVEMBER About 200 invited guests attend- ed the opening of the new Flamin- go Pastries Limited plant on Sim- coe Street in Port Perry. The MARCH 1972 Dr. Tom Millar and his wife Catherine have arrived in Port Perry from Scotland. Dr. Millar will be starting medical practice, taking over from Dr. M. B. Dymond who Is retiring. guests were taken on a conducted tour through the new building with its bright decor, well illumi- nated interior, and custom-built machinery. The Village Council announced that Port Perry was to acquire a new 30 unit Senior Citizens build- ing. The two storey structure will be located on the comer of Kellett and Bigelow streets. Total cost is $293,000. DECEMBER Robert Kenny was re-elected Reeve of Port Perry. His oppo- nent, Gerald Jackman, was defeated by 182 votes in the most exciting municipal election held in the vil- lage for quite a number of years. Two Port Perry men, Mr. Rob- ert Brinkman and Rev. Reg Rose were elected Councillors for 1973. Mrs. Yvonne Christie won her bid for a seat on the Ontario County Board of Education. She topped the poles in four municipalities to score 2,600 votes. Mr. Gordon Goode was re-elected for a third term as a trustee on the Ontario County Board of Education. 1973 - Historical Society JANUARY Norman Cafik, MP for Ontario Riding was appointed parliamen- tary secretary to Marc Lalonde, Minister of Health and Welfare. Port Perry's New Year Baby was born January 9, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Joan Platt. Lake Scugog Historical Society launches cam demolition of launches campaign to save the Post Office. One thousand sign petition and "Stop Work" is is- sued on Post Office. John Howden, Reeve of East Whitby Township was elected 124th Warden of Ontario County. He is also the last to hold this office which terminated on January 1st when Region of Dur- ham replaced Ontario County as the governing body. Bruce Amold of Toronto and Collingwood joins the editorial staff of the Port Perry Star. Turn to page 38 )