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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" Ma aa Naa PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 15, 1994 - 5 CoMMU > ROI BN & DI NI ESM PAVE Lions Club to hold benefit draw here for shooting victim The Lions Club of Port Perry and Port Perry area realtors have initiated a benefit draw for shooting victim Debra-Ann Taylor. Ms. Taylor was wounded by a stray bullet on October 20 from the gun of two men fleeing fol- lowing a robbery at the Bank of Montreal in Port Perry Plaza. She was working in her Sutton Group office across the street when a bullet smashed through the window, fragment- ing and lodging in her upper back and shoulder. Members of the Lions Club learned that Ms. Taylor was the only one of the five shooting vic- tims who carried no income pro- tection so established the draw to help her out during her recovery period. Port Perry real estate agents and brokers from Re/Max, Century 21, Sutton Group, Ridgenorth and Coldwell Bank- er have joined forces in the pro- ject and the fundraising is underway. One thousand tickets at $10 each will be sold with prizes as follows: 1st, $1000; 2nd $500; 3rd, $250; 4th $125 and 5th $50. There will also be 5 win- ners of $25. each. Lions president Gord Brown said they hope to raise about $7,500 from the draw for Ms. Taylor to help with her ongoing expenses. The draw is scheduled to take place on Dec. 13, 1994 at the Lions Hall in Manchester. Mr. Brown said donations from area residents wanting to help can be made at any of the Port Perry bank branches in trust to Debra-Ann Taylor. Tickets for the draw will be available in stores throughout town, from real estate offices and agents or any member of the Lions Club of Port Perry. NITY J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR The Lions Club of Port Perry assisted by local real estate companies have started a fund raising project for local agent Debra-Ann Taylor who was accidentally shot October 20 in a bungled robbery at the Bank of Montreal. Above, Lions Club reps., Guy Latrellle, and, David Wood hold the ball for president Gord Brown to simulate the official 'kick-off' of the benefit Draw. Others on hand for the kick-off were, Kieth Puckrin, Al Bertrand, Chuck Willes, Mark Smith Shirley Cowell, Ralph Fairman, Harry Sisson, John Tait Gord Prencice and Robt. Hall. Interview Probably the busiest guy around these days is Santa Claus. , But we here at The Star managed to track the Jolly Old Elf down in order to bring you a spe- cial report on the visit he plans to make to Port Perry Nov. 26, when the annual Santa Claus Parade rolls through town. Here's the text of our interview: Interviewer: The Santa Claus Parade is coming up soon, isn't it? Santa: It sure is, on Nov. 26. I: What's the parade route this year? Is it the same as last year? S: Well it's almost the same as last year, but we've added an extra road this year. This year the parade starts at the fairgrounds, will go along Reach Rd. to Simcoe St., across to Queen St. and down Queen St. In past years the parade has ended at the end of Queen St., but this year we will be carrying on. We will travel along Water St. and disperse behind Crandells. I: Are there many floats entered in the parade this year? S: Yes. Everyone was very generous with the donations and the offers for floats have been tremendous. I: What are the prize categories this year? La ni 4 A, y SON " 14 R vl A ER 2 Tors Yi i oe pa y- ie A o swe gIth four cate- gories for ove Santa this year. There are: Most Humorous Float; Best Religious Float; Best Float All- Around, and Best Band. I: Does everyone get something for participating? S: Yes. Everyone gets some-thing for partici- pating. The winners of the prizes get brand new plaques. I: Are you going to be there again this year, Santa? S: Of course! You couldn't have a Santa Claus Parade without Santa. I'll be there taking all your letters and I'll be at the Latcham Centre later, taking your requests in person. I: If the parade is ending at Crandells, how will you get back to the Latcham Centre? S: Well, I will be travelling to the Latcham Centre in style - in a dog sled. I: Who do we have to thank for this year's parade? S: The Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneurial Studies class are putting it together, but we must also give credit to all the participants and sponsors. I: Can you give us a sneak peek at the floats for this year's parade? S: I can't tell you exactly, but I know that Big V is entering a float that should be spectacular with dancers, music and a stationary hot air balloon. We have encouraged participants to have tractors pulling their floats to show our pride on our agricultural heritage. 'Kids on the Block' Volunteers needed for puppet troupe ne more volunteer- The performances for this team. puppeteer is required to compli- ment the Kids On The Block Day troupe. The volunteer is re- quired to learn how to operate life-size puppets, memonize small plays and perform to Dur- ham area school children. school year are two skits deal- ing with cultural differences and physical abuse. Volunteers must attend a six week training, session be ma- ture, possess a good voice, enjoy children and work well with a If you can spare three hours a week and would like to know more about the Kid, On The Block program, please contact: Carol Hatton 576-0697 or Katherine Henderson 6556- 5680. Township-wide trash collection vote could fall By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Overwhelming negative response has killed a plan to extend municipal garbage pick- up to the entire township next year. vy Councillor Ken Carruthers (Ward 1), who two weeks ago pushed through a motion calling for township-wide pick-up, said last week he has reconsidered his position after canvassing for the municipal election. He said he would vote against a new contract calling on the company BFI of Newcastle to provide curbside pick-up to all 7,000 homes in the township. "I have changed my position entirely and of course it can't pass without my vote," Councillor Carruthers said Thursday afternoon. "There will be no rural pick-up in the township." He was among three coun- cillors -- Ward 2 rep Marilyn Pearce and Area councillor Harvey Graham sided with him -- who passed the township- wide resolution Oct. 31. The contract will likely come up for a vote Nov. 21 or 28, at which time councillor Carruthers said he'll vote against it. Councillor Carruthers said he heard loud and clear that people living in rural areas such as Ward 1 don't want to pay for the service -- it's esti- mated homeowners would pay about $35 a year, compared to the average of $80 those receiv- ing the service pay now -- and feel they're served adequately by the municipal transfer sta- tions and landfill site now in place. "They don't think it's an addi- tional tax they should have to pay, and I agree," said Councillor Carruthers. "I can tell you, (public opin- ion) is overwhelmingly against garbage pick-up." His decision suits Ward 3 Councillor Ken Gadsden just fine. Councillor Gadsden voted against the resolution Oct. 31, arguing township-wide collec- tion was too large a commitment for the council to make so late in its mandate. "My position at council was that the thing was premature, and I still feel that way," he said Thursday night. "We've got to investigate the costing in greater detail, I think." Councillor Gadsden added that public opinion on the mat- ter ought to be gauged, and heeded. Township Administrator Earl Cuddie said the council will now likely opt to continue with the current arrangement of providing the service to about 5,000 in Port Perry and on Scugog Island. "I suspect they're going to enter a contract to do the exist- ing area, and leave the new council to decide what they're going to do," he said. "I'm speculating that the January first start-up date (for municipality-wide pick-up) is not a reality." He added that the new waste disposal contract will cover a five-year period. But the con- tractor will be flexible if more areas are added to the pick-up list.