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I -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1994 SERVING PORT PERRY & SCUGOG TOWNSHIP SINCE 1866 "wend, Official sod turning Monday morning Canterbury Homes breaks ground By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Response to a new housing development in Port Perry has been phenomenal, representa- tives say. In fact, days before a shovel turned the first piece of sod to mark the start of Canterbury Common, 21 homes had already been sold. An open house in Port last week attracted more than 500 interested people from all parts of the province. Company offi- cials had expected a crowd of 200 people. "It was unbelievable," said Quorum Development presi- dent Mark Dawson, noting peo- ple were lined up 30 minutes be- fore the planned 4 p.m. opening. Canterbury Common, to be built on the Brooks Farm prop- erty at Regional Road 8 and Re- gional Road 2, is a 248-unit rec- reational community on 125 acres of land overlooking Lake Scugog. The community will be attrac- 1994 an average year as winter releases icy grip of Lake Scugog April 16 While spring officially arrived almost a month ago, most area residents don't consider winter's really over until the ice disappears from Lake Scugog. A walk along the shore of the lake just before dusk on Friday night still revealed a large flow of ice covering much _ of the lake, but by Saturday morning it was all gone. So, if you're-a record keeper, mark down Saturday, April 16, 1994 as thie 6fficial-day the ice deft Lake Seugog. T last time the ice disappeared from the lake on this date was 63-yéars ago, in 1931. A872 scvivinens Aprii26 1927......... 1873... April24 1928......... 187S.....ccueuee Aprit17 1929......... 1877 cee. April 19 1930......... 1878............ March20 1931... 1886............... April24 1933........ ABB conpinvinonm April23 1934... 1888............... Aprit25 1935... 1901............... April 16 1936......... 3002 corievissin March 31 1937......... 1903............ March 21 1938......... 1804 5c ineiins April28 1939......... 1905................ April 11 1940......... 1906................ April 11 1041......... 1907...ovceeene. April 19 1942... 1908............... April22 1943... 1009....csvsursnins April 18 1944......... 1910............ March 28 1945... 1911 ena. April20 1946....... 1912... April22 1947... 1913... April 10 1948......... 1914... April 16 1949......... 19156... April 17 1950......... 1916... April 16 1951 ......... 1917. April 18 1952......... 1918............... April 16 1953......... 1040.....cniimimine April5 1954... 1920... April3 1955......... 1921............ March 21 1086 ...v0i00 1022......ciiin April 10 1957......... 1924 ............... April 12 1958......... 1925........ccoeeee. April3 1959........ 1926............... April 10 1960......... QF a a April 15 1961............... April 20 J April 12 1962............... April 15 vevens April 1 1963................April 11 _---- April 18 1964............... April 14 ven April 16 1965*.............Aprll 29 -- April6 1966................. April 6 vee April 21 1967............... April 12 ven April 10 1968................. April 4 NT April 256 1969............... April 12 vera April 12 1970............... April 19 ..March31 1971............ April 21 vera April2 1972............... April 28 ces April 26 1973................. April 1 A April 13 1974............... April 13 ceva ns April 1975............... April 23 -- Aprit24 1976................. April 5 rion April22 1977................. April 3 ....March27 1978............... April 28 ....March 27 1979.............. April 12 ens April 22 1980................ April 9 crease April7 1981 ............ March 30 rani April6 1982............... April 19 cree April 18 1983*..........March 16 verve n April8 1984............... April 14 _-- April 10 1985............... April 156 ..March23 1986................. April 1 ven April 12 1987................. April 6 reas April9 1988................ April 4 ees April 25 1989............... April 12 NU April2 1990............... April 13 -- April 11 1991................. April 1 ven April 19 1992.............. April 14 ee April 21 1993............... April 18 1994 o.oo... April 16 *FOR THE RECORD - March 16, 1983 was the earliest date in the Star's records far the ice to leave Lake Scugog, and April 29, 1965 was the latest. tive to active retirees and those preparing for retirement for its lifestyle benefits which include a nine-hole, 36 par golf course. And the response at last week's open house was over- whelming. Twenty-one buyers secured lots in the first phase of the development which will see 96 of the 248 homes built. Occu- pancy is expected in the fall. The golf course will be ready forusein 1996. "Everybody thought it was a good concept, at a good time," Mr. Dawson said, noting the golf course was also a drawing card. Local officials are also excited about the project. "I'm really excited about it," Mayor Howard Hall told the Port Perry Star last week. "I Turn to page 2 The Millar Lights production of "Carousel" opens this Friday night at Town Hall 1873 and once again promises to provide an enjoyable evening for patrons. Show starts at 8 p.m. and there will be nine performances in total. Above sailors from the cast strike a pose for the photographer, at back is Holly Jackson and in front, from left are Christina Carter, Katie Burns and Alexandra Carter. all J. 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