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[ WEEKEND'S ARY 0 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2000 - 15 A, ed & A ) A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR 2000 January Scugog Township, and the rest of the world, sail smoothly into the 2lIst Century. Concerns over the tuining of the century, and the accompanying millennium bug, turned out to be hype. Incumbent Scugog mayor Doug Moffatt, who beat former mayor Howard Hall in 1997, announced his intentions to run again in the 2000 municipal election. Long-time Scugog school board trustee Bobbie Drew looks for- ward to fixing funding shortfalls for special edu- cation students enrolled in the Durham District School Board. She also hopes to bridge fragile relations between the school board and its teachers. Durham Regional Police wrap up their Holiday RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative. The annual six-week ini- tiative took more than 70 drunk drivers off the roadways. Patients crowded the Emergency Room at the Port Perry hospital. More than twice the normal amount of patients jammed into the local hospital late in December. No reasons for the rushes were found. The Ontario Municipal Board rejects Durham Region's request to dis- miss a hearing into the controversial Gan Edan project in Uxbridge. Four days are set aside in May for the hearing. Staff at Lakeridge Health Port Perry wel- comed their first millen- nium baby -- Rebecca Jean Gerrow -- at 12:26 p.m. on Jan. 4. Proud par- ents are Robert and Bonnie Gerrow of Cannington. Goaltender Jeff Mackie, defenceman and captain Jeff Clarke and Adam Metheral repre- sented Port Perry at the Junior C All-Star Game in Little Britain. Technicians were sent scrambling after a glitch rendered the region's 91 1 emergency telephone calling system inopera- ble. Many local hannadies and clinics across the region run out of flu vac- cine as the Influenza A bug hits the area hard. Thanks to the generos- ity of businesses and individuals across Scugog Township, the local food Sc ueoge's Pi emicer Golf I RIGA OAKRIDGE GOLF CLUB Telephone: 905-985-8390 4 KM. SOUTH OF UTICA off Ashburn Rd. & follow the signs WEBSITE: YW goRosioride oom = OP - a a -- [At Ih bank -- Operation Scugog -- hands out 156 Christmas Hampers last December to needy fami- lies. Scugog Township councillors have written a letter to the province's Ministry of Agriculture in protest of their decision to close down the Port Perry OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs) office. Three people were taken to hospital and treated for various injuries after three sepa- rate snowmobile acci- dents on Lake Scugog. The snowmobilers hit either pressure cracks or open water. Oshawa school trustee Susan Shetler puts for- ward a motion for sur- veillance cameras and security guards in Durham's public high schools. Talks between the province and its doctors begin on a new contract. A key issue will be possi- ble changes to the way Ontario's physicians will be paid. A large number of arti- facts stolen from the Scugog Shores Historical Museum last fall were discovered at an antique store in Hull, Quebec. Council continues to look for ways to deal with the parking issue near R.H. Cornish PS. Vehicle parking on Ottawa St. near the school are a potential risk for the stu- dents, they say. Jamie Donaldson, a 1 3- year veteran with the Scugog Fire Department, was recognized as the Port Perry station's Firefighter of the Year. More than $3,000 was raised for the construg- tion of second ice pad at the annual skate-a-thon Debates heat between the Restaurant and Scug g councillors. Neither side can come to an agree- ment over zoning issues, and the dispute could go to the Ontario Municipal Board or the courts. | Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt harshly criticizes the province for its lack of action to protect the Oak Ridge Moraine. | Uxbridge council gives their liquor store We green light to open up shop on Sundays, all year long. A Millennium Reunign is planned for former stiy- dents who attended the Brooklin ~~ Continuatign School from 1924-1954. |i Mild temperatures and little snow haver't stopped local ski resorf; --= SHOPPERS XDRUG MART YARVYARYLY, | 1 {