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LR VME 5. J bi, Jatks Sly nl SP mnie VENT YN J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR A walk through history A full house greeted local historian Paul Arculus when he presented the second in a series of talks on the early days of Scugog recently at the Island museum. The talk focused on Port's founder, Peter Perry, and his efforts to design the town and attract industry to the area. The third presentation in Mr. Arculus' series is scheduled to take place at the museum Nov. 23, and focuses on Joseph Bigelow. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1995 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = 4¢ GST) Council and fair board finally agree on lease By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star After more than a year of hag- gling Township Council and the Port Perry Agricultural Society have findlly agreed to the terms of a lease regarding the Port Perry Fairgrounds. Paul Christie, of the Fair Board, told council on Monday that they are willing to accept the five-year deal which would see the agricultural society have full use of the property un- til September 30,2000. There 1s also a clause that can see the lease extended for two years at each two-yearinterval. The termination clause was the main stumbling block in the negotiations of the lease, which at timesturned ugly. The agricultural society pressing for a 10-year lease: when the first draft was drawn up in May of last year. The main reason for the 10-year lease was to allow the society to seek grant money. Since that time the grant system has changed and the 10-year term was not a fac- tor. Mr. Christie said the latest draft was pushed through al- though there were a few reluc- tant fair board members. The township retains full ownership of the lands on Old Simcoe Road, while the agricul- tural society will continue to op- erate and manage the fair- grounds. Both members of council and Mr. Christie voiced their hopes of starting fresh and working to- - ether for the betterment of the ommunity. By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Thieves were extremely busy in the area last week, - bringing about a wave of petty crime that kept police hop- ping. Durham Regional Police at 26 Division in Port Perry reported a host of crimes, ranging from auto theft to home and business break- ins, Monday morning. Here's a sampling of the long list of occurrences report- ed by police: Q Sometime during the night last Sunday (Oct. 16), thieves entered a garage on Rose St. in Manchester, mak- ing off with several thousand Scugog hit by wave of thefts, break-ins dollars worth of hand and power tools, and auto parts. The following evening a garage on Hwy. 12 was entered and a six-drawer tool box was stolen. also taken were hand and power tools, and auto parts. Q The night of Oct. 14, two dirtbikes were taken from a Cragg Rd. home. A chain securing the bikes -- a Yamaha worth $700, and a Honda valued at $1,800 -- to a trailer was cut, and the bikes were wheeled away, police said. And more recently, two Yamaha dirt bikes were taken from a residence on Harper Turnto Page 5