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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 13, 2000 - § Can you help at Chamber's Festival Days? The Scugog Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers for Festival'Days. The chamber needs up to 100 volunteers to help out from July 5 through july 9. They're looking for people for a minimum of four hours each shift to help with set-up, take down, at the gate, to direct park- ing, selling tickets in the entertainment tents, to help with the kid's games and many other events through- out the weekend. If you wish to volun- teer, please attend the Volunteer Information Night, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Scugog Chamber of Commerce Office, 269 Queen St. Organizers will go over all the details and assign tasks. Please RSVP - call 985-4971 or send an email to scu- gogchamber@speed- line.ca. If you would like to volunteer, but cannot attend the meeting, call or email your request to fill a time slot. Rocking Palmer Park CHRIS HALU/PORT PERRY STAR Graham Strickert of the Pea Pod Blues Review joins in as the band plays for Port Perry High School students completing a walk-a-thon last Wednesday. The event raised more than $5,000 for the music department's grand piano fund. Another Peak Performance... nh RI Wi RIG 10N + Aluminum Eavestroughing Soffit ® Fascia 723-9022 We do all our own work & guarantee it. CONGRATULATIONS FROM EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 193 Queen St. Port Perry (905) 985-7306 Steamboats on Scugog Festival draws thousands to waterfront By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The first-ever Steamboats on Scugog Festival has been deemed a success, attracting thousands to the Port Perry waterfront last weekend. What began as a launch for local histori- an Paul Arculus' newest publication, Steamboats on Scugog, turned into a large- scale festival, drawing thousands of folks to the waterfront where steamboats and other vessels were put on display. "It was a great weekend, very impres- sive," an exhausted Mr. Arculus said Monday morning. The festival kicked off Friday evening with the official launch of the book, and a special viewing of the classic film "The African Queen". The following two days attracted large crowds to the local waterfront, Latcham Centre and Palmer Park as a total of 17 boats, including four steamships, were put on display. Other attractions included radio-con- trolled scale-model boats, classic out- board motors, and a model railroad dis- play. There was also a Crandell family reunion on Sunday. "The book launch was remarkably suc- cessful; my thanks to everyone for their support and encouragement," said Mr. Arculus. "The African Queen was of course the lure for a lot of people, but the festival itself was an overwhelming success. People were just fascinated with the boats and just enthralled with (African Queen) Capt. Jim Hendricks and his crew." Another of the popular attractions were the cruises on the Caravelle Il. Of the nine cruises scheduled, one had to be can- celled due to a mechanical problem. Three evening dinner cruises were com- pletely sold out. 0] 7 Real Estate Peace of Mind - George Smith Real Estate Law for Over 25 Years IN 7, Homes - Part II I Know It's a Pai But You Gotta Read the Contract One of the important issues in buying a new home is knowing what charges the builder is entitled to make at closing over and above the purchase price. Most builder new home purchase agreements contain some extra or semi-hidden costs. The cost of enrolling the home under the New Home Warranty Plan is almost always an extra, and this cost can be as much as $600.00 or snore. Some builders also require buyers to pay for utility meters and hook-up costs as an extra. Other expenses can include real property tax adjustments and holdbacks or deposits for damages to services such as curbs and sidewalks during move in. Although builder agreements can be lengthy and difficult to read, I believe that all new home buyers should take the time and effort required to read the agreement. With a little patience and thought, most of what is in the agreement can be understood by the new home buyer without having to consult a lawyer. Even when clients ask me to review the new home agreement and advise them, I insist that my clients take the time to read the agreement for themselves as well. 80 Water St, [Pert [Penny phi-fadn EEIITEREES BOA PIZZA, SUBS o &WINGS Reading the contract helps to give buyers an understanding of what their rights and responsibilities are. Most builders, for instance, require home buyers to water sod when it goes down after.closing and, make the home buyer responsible for replacement if the sod dies and the Municipality insists it be replaced. New home agreements are so lengthy and so varied that it is difficult for a lawyer to be able to fully advise a home buyer of all of the things that may turn out to be of importance to the buyer. For this reason it is advisable for the client to read the agreement and ask their lawyer for help in understanding any provisions that are not clear or the meaning obvious. Almost all builder's contracts state that the purchasers will accept easements over the property for services. I advise clients to ask the builder or his salespeople to find out where the easements are. Some easements interfere with the right to do such things as fencing, plantings or putting in a swimming pool. Easements can affect the value of the property and buyers should try to be sure that the lot they wish to buy is not subject to easements. Next column....more on new homes. RIN 0 ITTUU TIN Axa om ROTH LCS © TTT PO BOL DOB I EVR OT | RR IVR RE BE TTR SR EIVL RER WARY ROUND PIZZAS Max 6 TorrinGs Per Pizza