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PORT PERRY, ONTARIO 'TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1991 Copy 65¢ ©1c+4ecsD 56 Pages Cruisin' Down the River Just Ducky, you bet it was! Organizers of the twenty third annual Canoe the Nonquon couldn't have asked for a better day, as the sun shone brightly on Lake Scugog last Saturday. Approximately $7,500 was raised during this years event, but by far the most was raised by the "Dynamic Duo", Bill Brock and Doreen Kendall above seen arriving at the dock seven and a half hours after they launched in the Nonquon River. It was a great day for everyone, spectators and competitors alike. (More photos and results on page 32) By Julia Dempsey A long-time Scugog council- lor has decided to hang up his litical hat instead of tossing it into the ring during this No- vember's municipal election. Veteran councillor Neil Hunter told the Port Perry Star Friday he intends to retire from the local political scene in No- vember. "It's time someone else took over" as Ward 1 councillor, he said. "It's time I quit while I'm still ahead of the game." Mr. Hunter was unable to re- call off the top of his head the number of years he's served as an elected official, but said his political career started before the inception of regional coun- cilintheearly 1970s. When asked what he intends to do in his retirement years, Mr. Hunter replied "Oh, just horse around a bit." The Greenbank area resi- dent, who admits to be pushing 70 years of age, is often seen riding around the hamlet in a Hunter, Goreski to retire fr horse-drawn buggy. Another councillor has decid- ed on a similar move after serv- ing one three-year term on local council. Ward 3 councillor Allan Go- reskiis calling it quits. "I've been very, very busy," he told the Star Monday. "I feel I have accomplished a lot in the three years I have served," he said, adding "I don't feel I have the amount of time necessary to do the job right." Mr. Goreski said his busi- » Standard Trust to re-open doors as Laurentian Bank Standard Trust account holders in Port Perry and across the country will be breathing a sigh of relief, following the announcement that the firm's 30 branches have been acquired by the Laurentian Bank of Canada. The surprise announcement came last week when Mr. Justice Lloyd Houlden of the Ontario Court's General Division approved the offer of Laurentian Bank to buy parts of the trust company after the bank came up with $400,000 for some of Standard Trustco Ltd.'s assets. Standard Trust's Port Perry manager, Will Davidson, told the Star Thursday that the local branch is scheduled to open for business on Tuesday, June 25 under the new name, Laurentian Bank of Canada. He said he realized that the circumstances created by the closing of Standard Trust created - tremendous incon- veniences for many of their clients but was amazed at how considerate and understand- ing they were during the period of uncertainty. Mr. Davidson praised customers of Standard Trust for being very polite and courteous to the staff, and said they (staff and manage-ment) were placed in a difficult position, with no control over the situation. "We're happy to tell our customers that they will find the same friendly faces ready to greet them when we reopen on June 25," he said. In a letter sent out to all Standard Trust customers on Thursday, the new owners explained they were in the process of converting all computer systems, changing m local ness, the Goreski Summer Re- sort on Scugog Island, keeps him extremely busy and he wants to commit his time to the business. As parks and recreation chairman, he said his commit- tee has "moved ahead with a lot of things" but it is time for new people with new ideas to come on to council to "keep things fresh." Marilyn Pearce is sitting on the fence and leaning in the di- rection of retirement from local WILL DAVIDSON signs and fixtures in preparation for their opening as the Laurentian Bank. All existing bank personnel have been offered their jobs, and Mr. Davidson expected Turn to Page 2 politics politics after only one three- year term on council. "It's a tremendously big time commitment," she said, adding she is undecided at this point. "Idon't know if I want to fight another day." But some important issues may not be resolved by Novem- ber, and that alone may entice the Ward 2 councillor to return tolocal politics. "There are a few things I would like to see finished," Mrs. Tum to Page 3