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ground to a halt commitment from the community. It wasn't for want of determination and effort; |. a small core of people have been meeting for weeks in an effort to lay the groundwork for another edition of the event, which has taken place in the hamlet every summer for the past 67 years. But when the time came this past Sunday for a board of directors to be elected, there were no takers; differences over the running of the event and a lack of volunteers to help make it all happen have now taken their toll. Anybody who's been in Putsey Park on the Saturday of the Regatta and has watched the children scampering back and forth in the various races (every one of them always seemed to come away with some sort of prize) will realize what a shame the loss cf the event is. But maybe it's run its course. Maybe time, and the level of interest among locals, have left the Regatta behind. Too bad. It will be fondly remembered by many, and mourned, one hopes, by more than a few. If there is a reason for optimism here, perhaps it's that people, alarmed by the | absence of the Regatta this summer, will put | their efforts into reviving the event, and making it successful once again. In the meantime all we can do is say thanks to those who worked diligently to keep the event alive, and wish them well in their attempts to make Regatta '98 happen. It would be a shame to lose the event forever. 6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 6, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Second Class Mail Registration 0265 Subscription Rates: Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $5.95 GST Editorial Comment BUSINESS OFFICE Office Mgr. .........ccoccevvnenne Gayle Stapley Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, OMMuy,; .. (Ona Ir ref Member of the Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lud. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, News Reporters i Chris Hall, Rhonda Mulcahy, Pam Hickey, Freelance - Heattier McCrae, John B, McClelland Robert Taylor, Richard Drew EDITORIAL: Heather Callan Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten ADVERTISING coma General Manager... Don Macleod PRODUCTION Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Sales: Myra Park, Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin : VERIFIED ciRCcuLAT ON Demise of the 'Regatta It's a sad, but all too familiar, situation: A local event meeting its demise because there is no longer the volunteer support to make it. happen. That's the case this week with the Caesarea Regatta, a once-proud institution that has because of a lack of REMEMBER 55YEARS AGO Thursday, May 7, 1942 Owing to a scarcity of meat, high prices, and delivery operations Wesley Boynton has closed his butcher shop. Congratulations to Grant Franklin, Mac Christie and Rudolph Goreski who were granted their entrance standings. 40 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 9,1957 Miss Nellie McGregor was honored by the Bell Telephone employees after 42 years of service to the people of Port Perry and area. Recently married - Dorothy Ann Graham to Frederick Calvin DeNure and Marilyn Olga Brodie to Samuel Ross Jemison. 30YEARS AGO Thursday, May 4, 1967 The Hon. M. B. Dymond, Ontario Minister of Health was acclaimed as candidate for the Ontario Provincial Riding at Beaverton. The new Christian Education Extension to the Port Perry United Church was officially started on Sunday, April 30. Participating were Rev. Alec Rice, Gerald Nelson, Joseph Peel, oldest of honorary elders, and Gordon Reesor, Clerk of the Church Session. YE BLACK KNIGHT?! 1M" DOOMED! / THE BLACK KNIGHT, FOOL! my ii LL | THAT'S JUST JOHN WOLTERS! Ye Kingdom of Port Perry Ir, ; / uy WU bin hort nu wi I til, Yl An . mB 1o CO) > 4 iy ny [ mh IIs: / ll wn V In Na I 10) Wh Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. To the Editog; Port Perry Legion Branch 419 is organizing a membership effort, with the support of our com- munity, to aid our fellow Canadians in Manitoba. The main purpose of the Royal Canadian Legion is to aid its community in every way possible and we feel our associate branches in southern Manitoba now need our assistance in helping them help en their community. We hope that other branches in this region will join our effort. On Saturday, May 17 we will be holding a day of activities with our members to raise monies for A Port Perry hockey team circa 1907, pictured back left, Ed Dunk, Joe Cassidy, Hugh Lucas and William Anderson. Seated, left, Geo. J. Hugh Anderson, Lou Corrin, Dave Carnegie, (unknown). Front left, Ira Anderson and (unknown). If you recognize the 'unknowns', give us a call. ergy and resources. ' Turnto Page7 WHEN....? Eleanor Wood, of Eleanor's Flowers was unanimously elected president of the Chamber of Commerce. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 4, 1977 Kim Evans of the PPHS gymnastics squad won two second place awards at a Waterloo University gymnastics competition. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, May 5, 1987 Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Hilsden of Emmanuel Pentecostal Church retired after four years in Port Perry. More than $250,000 damaged was caused by fire when it ripped through three cottages on Platten Island and damaged two others. Firemen from Port Perry and Caesarea fought the blaze for more than six hours but cottages owned by Orval Wilson, Don Shrum and Larry Thomas were destroyed. Leanne Philips, a grade nine student at Port Perry High School won a trip to the Canada Wide Science Fair for her project on the melting of ice. Armold Kerry, of Utica Farm Equipment, was elected president of the Ontario Retail Farm Equipment Dealers' Association. Legion launches flood relief effort our Manitoba Comrades. We will also be asking our members for donations of food, clothing, blan- kets and small household items throughout the day. Not only will we be relying upon our own membership and local Cadet Corp. but we wish to extend an invitation to the companies and families of our community to volunteer their time, We call it "Operation: Community Care" and it will run from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. Any monies raised will be used toward