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Eadie. | fe A ait a SR LL Re eh 8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 17, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Port Cleaners owners hanging it up and retiring By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star The era of having a dry cleaning plant on Queen St.has come to an end. After faithfully provid- ing their dry cleaning ser- vices for almost 26 years, Don and Carol MacKinnon have closed their business, and are ready to enjoy retirement. The MacKinnons have sold their store and the adjacent house. The dry cleaning plant at 255 Queen Street was established in 1968 after Mrs. MacKinnon's mother and step-father, Minlue and Allan Hatelie, bought the property from Joy Ballard. In 1973 Mr. and Mrs. MacKinnon bought the business and have been Directory of Coming Events Nursing Home Bazaar The Community Nursing Home and The Port Perry Villa will hold their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 5from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 15941 Simcoe St. N., Port Perry. Free admission. The event will feature a $1,000 cash draw, shuttle bus, lucky loonie sale, baked goods, over 40 vendors and more. All proceeds to the residents activity fund. Myrtle United Church craft and bake sale Myrtle United Church is having its craft and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. . There will be pies and baking, folk art, knitting, Christmas decorations, candles, polar fleece. specialty foods; pickles, jams and jellies. Admission is free. - Myrtle Church is on Hwy. 12 at Myrtle Station. Horticultural Society The Brooklin Horticultural Society will hold its Christmas Show and annual meeting on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Brooklin United Church on Cassels Road in Brooklin. Bring your favourite dessert and join us for coffee and entertainment. There will be door prizes and also a 50/50 draw For further information call 655-5464. Durham Special Needs Allocation The Durham Special Needs Allocation Program is currently accepting pro- posals for innovative approaches for supports for individuals with special needs. Deadline for sub- mission is Nov. 30. For further information please contact Dena Lamanna at (905) 427- 8862, ext. 327. Scugog Chamber Business Breakfast The Scugog Chamber of Commerce will hold their next Business for Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 26 from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at Emiel's Place Restaurant. Guest speaker will be Betty Penny, president, Penny & Associates. Everyone is welcome. Please call 985-4971 to make your reserva- tions. Tickets are $8 for members and $10 for non-members. Festival of Trees From Nov. 18 to 21 the Heydenshore Pavilion by Lake Ontario in Whitby will be transformed into a forest of professionally decorated Christmas trees. Christmas wreaths, a Gingerbread village and shops featuring unique gift items complete the setting for the second annual Durham Region Festival of Trees. The highlight of the festival, the gala and auc- tion, takes place on the evening of Friday (Nov. 20). Tickets are available at the door or in advance from The Nutty Chocolatier, 182 Queen Street. Gala tickets, are $50. Call (905) 438-8733. faithfully caring for their customers' garments and various other fabrics since. During their 25-year tenure on Queen St., they have been actively involved in the communi- ty. Members of the BIA and the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, the MacKinnons have been active in other organiza- tions, too. For years Port Cleaners sponsored a Business Girls schedule at the curling club, and supported Scugog Soccer teams as well. Christmas was made more delightful for chil- dren due to the MacKinnons' efforts. For many years they brought life to plush toys that had been donated to the store. After cleaning and refur- bishing, the toys were given to Operation Scugog and several of the local service clubs in town for distribution among the needy. Over the years the own- ers of Port Cleaners have kept up-to-date on new procedures and materials. As members of the Ontario Fabric Care Association and the International Fabric Care Institute, they have kept abreast of new technology in fabrics and their proper care. Over the years many of their faithful customers have become good friends. "We will miss the peo- ple, our contact with the public," Mrs. MacKinnon said. The MacKinnons have Police plan A personal safety semi- nar sponsored by the Oshawa Community Police Office will be held in Room 1110, Durham College, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa on Don and Carol MacKinnon, the familiar faces at Port Cleaners on Queen St. for more than 25 years, are retiring. They hope to spend more time with their grandchildren, and enjoy some travel. always worked together as a team. "It's never been any other way all these years," said Mrs. MacKinnon. "I'd say it's really some- thing in this day and age, to have a husband and wife work together for 26 years, side by side, and still be together." It's forever been a fam- ily business. Even when their three sons, Doug, Keith and Norm were in school, they were always there to help, too. Selling their property at this time wasn't a dif-. ficult decision to make, they say. "We're both healthy enough to be able to enjoy life together in our retire- ment years," Mr. MacKinnon said. Port Perry will contin- ue to be their home. While Mrs. MacKinnon plans to get better acquainted with her new computer, they hope to be able to travel more, too. And they'll also have more time to spend with their six grandchildren. Customers are asked to pick up their dry clean- ing by Friday, Nov. 20. personal safety seminar at college Monday, Nov. 30. The sem- inar will run from 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The focus of the semi- nar will be "Women Travelling Alone." Guest speaker, Constable Pat Pre-Christmas Judges of the Durham Regional Police Community Services Office will provide helpful advice and security o tips for women, covering such topics as: a safety in parking lots a safety when out walk- Ing a safety when using elevators a travelling on public transportation a staying in hotels a tips for professional sales people a dating and relation- ships a use of weapons a personal alarms The seminar is free and the public is invited to attend.Please register with Durham College at (905) 721-3000. @ PINERIDGE H( OME HE "ALT H(A PRIVATE, PERSONAE HOME HEALTH CARE SALE | | | Coming Evenls sponsored by.. Nursing Cares Genatnie Senior Care at Home: Hospital, tt7, Our Fall & Nursing or Returement Home: New Moms Home Support & Household. 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