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~ Chillhits 4 homeas GM strike . continues By Kelly Lown Port. hy Star Scugog businesses are already feeling the effects of the General Motors strike, according to the president of the Chamber of Commerce. Rick McCoshen, president of the chamber and an area businessman, said things are J "dead" in local stores, a have been slow since a week before ed x the strike. 2% - a With the threat of a strike f looming, workers were putting | away extra money and not spending it, he said. | Mr. McCoshen said mer- chants are extremely con- cerned, especially since they are coming into what should be their busiest time of the year, with Christmas just over two months away. "Merchants here are already looking at a bad Christmas," he said. | With thousands of Oshawa | GM workers on strike, it is December Opening : Work is progressing quickly on The Great Blue Heron dome roof over the b Charitable Casino and Bingo complex being constructed right, Chief Gary Eg Ron on the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation land and Sean Eade tour the site I near the north end of Scugog Island. This past week, expecied to open this Dec: workers have been busy installing the multi colored unrealistic not to expect a strike to have an effect on busi- ness here, merchants say. If the strike goes on into a third week or a month, it will be dif- ficult for workers to make up for lost money and be able to spend anytime soon. Mr. McCoshen said there is little local business owners can do but hope the strike ends soon. Although he said the merchants understand both the company and workers' sides, they depend on their business. One in six people are affect- ed directly by the General Motors strike, and Mr. McCoshen said that snowball effect is very evident in Scugog. While he says Queen Street merchants will still attract tourists, the Water Street busi- nesses are the stores that Turnto Page 11 CANADA-WIDE CLEARANCE By Heather McCrae Special to the Star Last Saturday evening was a time for celebration as Odd Fellow's Warriner Lodge 75 commemorated its 125th anni- yorsary. meaning with 10 charter rsinJuneof 1871, their first meeting was held up- stairs above Lawrence's Store, where the Port Pe Pharmacy stands today. Al- though membership has var- ied over the years it has in- creased since then, and now has a fellowship of 80 men. While , veteran mem- bers share over 50 rs of brotherhood in arriner Lodge, Oscar Beare and Les Smith take the cake for heing in lodge the most : year oe Beare i Nir Smith are celebrating 65 and 63 years, respectively. In the lodge's early days, the fire escape was a long rope out the window and members had to carry firewood and water up Turnto Page 12 By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star The Tara Fund is goin Durham-wide, and two loca women are playing a large role in the effort. Debbie Tzountzouris and Maron Lee, both officials with the] Tourist Association of am Region, are putting Du hearts into a charity that assists the families of seriously ill children. And they're bank- ing on the support of the com- munity when they hold a spe- cial fundraiser evening Oct. 24