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Volume 4 Number 01 April 2009 on wocugog Created & Published by Observer Publishing of Port Perry 188 Mary Street - Unit 201 Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1A2 PUBLISHER/EDITOR a, dae Hvidsten fe) in Fleming ADVERTISII Tracy Souch, Julie Aan Gatto. Gibbons — PRODU! ne Walker FREELANCE WRITERS .... .. Paul Arculus, Christina Coughlin © ‘Jonathan van Bilsen, lercer ACCOUNTING ..... Judy Ashby, Nancy Hvidsten PHONE 905-985-8585 email: focus@observery Focus On The Web: www.focusonscugog.com EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and let- ter writers are not necessarily Le ‘of Focus On Scugog. Letters must be ll reason to do so. Errors will be corrected if brought To the caltors attention. We dae Inside Focus MAILBOX - opinions and comments from our readers .... ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher is not liable for slight changes or ty- advertisement in any subsequent issue ey the refund of any monies paid for I claims of iti ‘not made, claim will be allowed for more than one sees Cover Picture One of Scugog’s best music treasures is tucked away in the small village of Mogens Galberg has been run- ning the Greenbank Folk Music Society for the past 13 from the cosy Greenbank Hall. eating 100 people in cabaret style, the venue features top talent from across Canada. See story on page 9. Photo J. Peter Hvidsten ““If the weeds don’t show improvement or something's not done, we will have PURE GOLD - local graduate heads large gold company .. DID YOU KNOW - tidbits of useful informatio FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY - keeping the music alive... THUMBS - rating events and decisions in the community .. WHIZ KIDS - spotlight on Scugog’s young entrepreneurs..... THIS OLD HOUSE - a look at Scugog’s historic homes... LIFE PARTNERS - local couple celebrate 70 years together THE GRAIN ELEVATOR - history of a local landmark ..... SPRING STUDIO TOUR - featuring artisan Dan Gallagher .... BARNS OF DURHAM - selection of NDPA photos TRAVELON - Jonathan van Bilsen’s travel experiences.. WHAT'S UP SCUGOG - upcoming events around town... “a > et to seriously look at another location because of the safety aspect. We're really Fy vote fortunate we haven't had any emergencies but we have to be prepared.” yr CAROL GONDER ie al of the month Port ery St ced by < FOCUS - APRIL 2009 2h