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No need to be shy Sherritt, invites our photographer over for a chat, moments after being selected the 1985 Balm Beach Summerama Queen, on Saturday afternoon, at the Shady Pretty 'Lori Ossossane_ Beach, 17, from Nook Court motel. was first runner up, and second runner up was Cristol Gidney. The girls were judged on their beauty, poise, personality and intelligence. Port McNicol Connie Annetta You are right, Gail. I stand corrected! The N.S.W.M.A. Recycling Booth was set up in Midland - at~- the Sidewalk Sale. Gail Redditt would also like to thank Ralph, of Parker's Variety Store, for getting the imprinted balloons so quickly for the N.S.W.M.A. Recycling Display. Councillor Pat Armstrong is now convalescing at home. His daughter, Dianne, tells me that he is feeling much better. On July 8 Trent's Travelling rao presented a puppet show outside' the Library. All of those present enjoyed "Jack and the Beanstalk"' and the "Three Billy Goats Gruff."' The puppeteers, Michele Strong, Napoleon Forbes, andi Chris Oberg, have been on the road since the second week in July, delighting audiences as they go. They have been travelling for Ontario Library Ser- _ vices 8 Trent, sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Lana Garret, our Chief Librarian, presented the trio with buttons (We Feed Book- worms Here), com- pliments' of Port MeNicoll Library. Our Library will be closed on August 22 and 23 for the Simcoe County Book Exchange. We will re-open on the 24 of August with a whole new supply of books for your reading pleasure. Marlene Henderson has completed her nursing course, and very kindly brought in some pamphlets to the Library. These include articles on Family Law the Elderly, Wife Battering and many more. Thank you Marlene, for passing these _in- Reform, Protection of teresting articles on. --Paperbacks---- Irving Wallace's new book The Miracle is a stunning work of fiction. Although it centres on Lourdes and harkens back to the story of St. Bernadette, it takes place in the year 1985 when a Reappearance of the Virgin has been scheduled (this is Wallace's fictional licence, of course). There is a tremendous amount of. detail regarding St: Bernadette, the peasant girl who witnessed the Virgin Mary 18 times, and who is the ultimate raison d'etre behind Lourdes. And tc those not well acquainted with Catholic doctrine, Wallace's informative text is a God-send. Believers have swarmed to Lourdes to witness the Reappearance and to be cured by the miraculous waters. Amongst them are an ailing Soviet foreign minister who will never become leader if the truth gets out, a blind girl, a lady who is known as the Miracle Woman because her cancer had been cured years before while at Lourdes, a Basque terrorist, a sceptical journalist, etc. A more diverse group could not be found and the story of how each one seals their fate is un- failingly fascinating. é There are problems here and there throughout the book that closer editing could have worked out, and perhaps a greater reason for the Reap- pearance of the Virgin should have been given, but although this last is a major drawback I found the writing so enjoyable that I was willing to overlook Wallace's less than world-shaking conclusion (Signet, $4.95). Divided into three sections, each telling the story of a different woman, Among Friends only comes truly alive when it details the life of Liona, a tough but troubled Canadian journalist. Parts 2 and 3, the stories of Emily and Marion, link up with Leona's story but lack substance. We hear only about their problems, their suffocating anxieties--and not about the nitty-gritty of their day to day lives, the vital info we need. The plot is straightforward. Three friends, all working in the communications field in some capacity, withdraw and isolate themselves to the point of breakdown when changes are forced upon them. Then, in their desolation (whether Manifested in anxiety allacks or craziness) they draw together into a supportive sisterhood. (Men get a raw deal in this book.) , L.R. Wright's novel charges forward cohesively di the beginning, is chatty, compelling even, then il disintegrates (Seal, $3.95). --Patricia Job VILLAGE OF PORT McNICOLL 1984 Financial Highlights Notes 19a 1983 Mill Rates RES\Oc NAL Commetna ReSoea rae Commeana ar : aay wre FARM ae Village purposes acc: 20-465 17.066 Seeaapt County purposes 3.339 3.928 2.853 3.356 School Bd. purposes Pub. 29.134 34.276 25.777 30.326 School Bb. purposes Sep. 28.055 33.006 25 .036 29.455 Total Public 49.868 58.669 45.696 53.760 Total Separate 48.789 57.399 44.955 52.889 Consolidated Operations 1984 1984 1983 Budget Actual Actual Sources of Financing -Residential and Farm taxation $433,636 433,654 392,942 -Commercial, Industrial and Business taxation 279,188 281,089 258,403 -User charges 27,023 27,764 27,734 -Deduct amounts received or receivable for the County and School Boards (463,126) (462,014) (410,141 -Grants from Government of Canada -- -- 18,980 -Grants from Province of Ontario 266,900 284,203 272,189 -Grants from other Municipalities 5,000 7,248 6,954 -Investment Income 14,500 20,219 10,024 -Other 17,327 26,266 38,572 Applied to For Current Operations General Government 128,500 142,381 120,839 Protection to persons & property 36,200 33,241. 30,879 Transportation Services 152,000 122,833 150,161 Environmental Services 73,523 83,701 73,581 Health Services 18,500 -- 17, 368 Social and Family Services -- 5,143 4,305 Recreation and Cultural Services 37,725 54,745 44,074 Plaining and Developement 1,000 143 760 1984 1984 1983 Budget Actual Actual Capital General Government ----= 961 45,348 Protection*to persons & property -- -- seh towbs} Transportation services 113,000 122,664 72,733 Recreation & Cultural Services -- 6,422 oat | Net Appropriations To (from) reserves and Reserve Funds (10,000) Tish late 6,800 : Significant Year End Balances of Assets and Liabilities 1964 1983 Unrestricted Assets Cash $19,993 $3,173 Accounts Receivable 89,877 78,673 Taxes Receivable 116,349 113,109 Assets of Reserve Funds Cash 7,694 2,146 Long-term kKeceivables 29,473 49,137 Liabilities and Municipal Fund Balances Temporary loans and bank overdraft -- 27,319 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 61,464 38,927 To be used to offset (or to be recovered from) taxation or user charges 27,228 (7,495) Reserves and reserve funds 186,725 187,698 Unexpended Capital Financing -- 1,670 The 1984 financial report consolidates the Operations, assets and liabilities of the Village and its local boards and committees as Library Board, Recreation Committee. The local boards, enterprises, and other entities of the Village whose revenues and expenditures have not been consolidated in the 1984 1/ follows; 2/ financial report are; 3/ Public Utilities Commission. The above data has been extracted from the 1984. consolidated Financial Report of the Village and its local boards shown in note 1. Copies of the 1984 Consolidated Financial Report and the auditor's report thereon* are available at the Village Offices to any resident who wishes to review or analyze the financial operations of the Village in greater detail. Village of Port McNicoll Reeve - John B. Moreau Clerk-Treasurer - Ted Walker, A.M.C.T. Auditor - Patrick Blake, Chartered Accountant See ee Tuesday, August 13, 1985, Page 11