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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 20, 1990 TT I cP NT Ii Pe ES om a Remember When? (From page 7) 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 26, 1970 The first concert in a series of Young Artist Programs to be presented by Marie Taylor's students of piano, singing and pipe organ, will have presentations by Juanita Erickson, a Grade 13 student from Uxbridge, Linda Mountjoy, a Grade 12 student from Blackstock, and Glen Taylor, a teacher at R.H. Cornish Public School. A Cessna 150 plane, toppled over on its back following a forc- ed landing two miles south of Manchester. The pilot, Albert Elwood Fisher, Richmond Hill, escaped without injuries. Damage to the plane was estimated at $1,500. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Studinski of Hamilton were with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hunter, Greenbank, on the weekend. Congratulations to Janis Dorrell and Cindy Van Camp, Blackstock, who won the West Durham Public Speaking Con- test at Bowmanville on Tuesday evening. The highest award in Guiding, the Gold Cord, was presented to Janice Crawford, Heather Dorrell, Susan McColl and Janet Turner during a ceremony held in Blackstock United Church on Sunday. Mrs. Marjorie Wipper left for Toronto on Monday to speak and demonstrate Pine Needlecraft for the Fall Fair Executive Convention. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, February 20, 1980 Conservative incumbent Allan Lawrence won his personal battle Monday night in Durham-Northumberland, but his party lost the war in the rest of the country. Durham Police report that several cottages in the Sunset View Beach area of Lake Scugog were broken into over the weekend. A ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning marked the of- ficial opening of the Scugog Crisis Centre. Sandra Marie Scott graduated from the University of Guelph on February 8, 1980 with an honours degree in Science. John & Mable Sweetman celebrated their 55th wedding an- niversary on Sunday, February 10, 1980 at Emiel's Place. Janice Bell, Port Perry receiyed Guiding's highest award (Canada Cord), on January 27 'at the Port Perry Anglican Church. ; Over 100 boys and their fathers attended the annual Father & Son banquet at the Scout Hall last Saturday evening. Among those receiving awards wey'e Joey Jackman, Ken Huggins and Todd Soomre. "i Believe it or not, the Jobin family outnumbered the Durward family when 44 friends, neighbours and relatives gathered Sun- day at the Ponderosa to celebrate 15 February birthdays. The provincial government has allocated an additional $65,000 to Scugog Township in tile drain loans. ' If you currently have an RRSP, or are thinking about opening one, do you know what the limitations and benefits are for income tax purposes? Find out from the income tax specialists at H&R Block. Let us show you how the RRSP could benefit you in your tax situation. Put us to work for you. CANADA'S TAX TEAM PORT PERRY 985-9803 WEEKDAYS 9 AM to 6 PM; SATURDAYS 10 AM to 3 PM Despite some opposition, B.LA. members vote for bylaw change Members of Port Perry Busi- ness Improvement Area voted overwhelmingly in favour of in- creasing their budget by $20,000 for the next year last Thursday evening at their gen- eral meeting. About 50 merchants attend- ed the meeting to discuss the past year's activities as well as the setting of a maximum and minimum contribution to the BIA. The approval of the new bud- get, will now allow the BIA to hire a consultant to prepare a Master Plan for promotion and beautification of the downtown (at an estimated cost of $15,000), as well as carry on with numerous promotional events during the year. Chairman Tom Mitchell out- lined the year's activities stat- ing a lot had been accomplished in seven months. . Since it's formation last sum- mer, the BIA has organized a Sidewalk Sale, Midnight Mad- ness, Apple Festival, and Christmas promotions. In ad- dition to these events, they pur- chased new street signs identi- fying "Old Port Perry". "We are making more and more people aware of Down- town Port Perry through our promotion of events", he said. Tracy Strong, who heads up the Advertising Committee outlined their plans for the coming season, and she said many of the successful events held last year will be promoted again this year. In addition to these it is the intention of the BIA to have some kind of pro- motion each month of the year. Mrs. Strong urged members to participate in each of the pro- mo's, saying that they will only - be successful if everyone gets involved. Ken Koury, who is in charge of area development said mem- bers will see hanging baskets of flowers on all poles within the BIA boundaries this sum- mer as well as a limited number onthe street. The most controversial part of the evening came when the members were asked to consid- er setting a minimum and max- imum contribution for its mem- bers. Under the present apportion- ing, there are some members who pay less than $100 per Living with teenagers workshop for parents This workshop will introduce the topics to be covered more ful- ly in a ten session study group which will be offered in the Spring. Parenting issues affecting parents of today's teenagers will be discussed including effective communication, family at- mosphere, selecting the ap- propriate approach to discipline situations, problem solving and encouragement. The workshop will be held at Brock High School, Cannington, Wednesday March 14, 1990 from 7-9 p.m. The cost of this workshop is $8 per person. For information about this or any of the other programs offered by the Family Education Resource Centre of Durham House in their Winter Program, please call 579-2021 or 686-4353. year, while others pay close to $6,000.00. Chairman Tom Mitchell sug- gested, in an effort to make the payment more fair to all con- cerned, the directors proposed that no member should pay less than 1/2 of one percent, and no more than 10 percent of the en- tire budget. He said that based on the pro- posed budget for the coming year, $2756.00 would be the min- imum any business would pay as a member of the BIA. As expected, this proposal met with some opposition, but the vote carried by a margin of 32-2in favour of the change. Scugog Township received a petition signed by 37 business people (there are about 100 members) within the BIA boun- dary on February 15 stating their opposition to any change in the method of assessment, and in particular the specifica- tion of a minimum and maxi- mum payment. Very few of those signing the petition attended the informa- tion meeting Thursday and of those who did, a few changed their minds, voting in favour of the proposal. Before the by-law can take effect, the BIA directors must approach Scugog Council and ask them to implement the changes desired by the mem- bership. If council feels there is too much opposition (about 26%), they can refuse to change the bylaw. On the other hand, if council passes the proposed changes, those opposed can appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. In other business, the mem- bers elected Judy Lorish to as- sume the position of Secretary left vacant by Liz Mennega when she sold her business. ... The elegant look of the past ... 5 the Pine & Gift Shoppe SOLID OAK & PINE FURNITURE 110 Dunlop Street East, Whitby 666-1331 SUPER DINING ROOM SPECIAL Quality at its Finest ... 42 x 66 SOLID OAK TABLE, 2-12" leaves plus 4 chairs (Windsor, Bentwood or Arrowback Chair) with the purchase of a 3 or 4 Door Buffet & Hutch - NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN Floor * Save up to 50% on Some Pieces BE ie cron order before March 1S and Save! 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