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a burial service or any flowers put on his head stone. To the men interring him he was simply another lifeless corpse to place in the ground. They didn’t know anything about him... they didn’t know he had a family waiting for him to return home... no one cried for his loss that day. Harry Slaughter suffered for us... he endured unbelievable hor-rible living conditions for us... he lost his life for us. The least we can do for him is realize what he did and thank him by sharing his story with other people. By doing this, Harry can live on through our lives and finish living the life that he never had a chance to properly live. Harry is no longer forgotten. By researching Harry’s story we have brought awareness of his life. We now know that Harry Slaughter wasn’t just a soldier, a husband, a son. He was much more. Harry was a real person! by Marissa Crawford

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ton, Rene was sent to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia for five gruelling months of basic training. From one end of the country to the other, Rene made his way to Victoria where he learned advanced engine room operation. Canada’s Navy operated from each coast so it was not uncommon for Rene’s next duty to be back in Nova Scotia. Although he was trained in the engine room, he did a stint as bartender in the officer’s quarters before being assigned to HMCS Magnificent, one of our five aircraft carriers. The ship had quite a history follow-ing its launch in 1944. In 1949, before Rene was assigned to her, there was a near mutiny while on fleet manoeuvres in the Caribbean. Thirty-two aircraft handlers on the ReneBouffard

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great destroyers. “Canada was selling off most of its ships to other countries and we had to teach people like the Portuguese, Swedes and French, how to operate the equipment they had just bought.” Rene spent his final years in the Navy serving on frigates and destroy-ers and ended up on the Bonavista, another aircraft carrier. “After 10 years I had enough of the sea and wanted to settle down.” He did so and made Durham his home. November 11 is a unique day for all, but for people like Rene Bouffard it has extra special meaning. He was one of the thousands of men and women who served Canada during and after the war, putting themselves in harm’s way to protect us all.”

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When you hear the words ‘triathlon’ or ‘Ironman’, visions of sweaty, boisterous, bulky guys in tiny too-tight shorts might come to mind. Meet George Hewitt, a local triathlete who doesn’t represent that image or what you might expect. George is a quiet, kind, God-fearing family man with a slight build, but muscu-lar and energetic. Typically weighing in at 165 pounds he’s pared down to a mere 140 pounds due to his arduous training regime. He currently takes in about 4,000 calories a day to maintain his weight and is constantly eating protein bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, chips, chocolate bars, protein shakes and gallons of water and Gatorade. George figures he’ll lose another five pounds before the race but within a week after the event he will almost be back to his normal weight. I met George not knowing what to expect. I’d heard the term ‘Ironman’ and knew it was a triathlon event. I also knew it was something I would not and could not ever do; not enjoying sweating or anything requiring physical exertion of any kind. George kindly educated me on what

the Ironman was; a single day, triple sport event, considered the most challenging of its kind in the world. You begin by completing a 3.8 km (2.4 miles) swim in the ocean, followed by a rigorous 180 km (112 mile) bike trek and conclude with a 42.2 km (26.2 miles) run to the finish. Triathletes joke that they “cool down” while completing the ‘marathon’ compo-nent of the Ironman race. The Ironman Florida event is being held on November 7 in Panama City Beach with 2,500 of the top competitors registered from around the globe. George signed up for a coveted spot in the event almost a year ago; spending hours on the computer trying to secure a place. He has always been active and athletic, co-founding Port Perry’s Triathlon Club and sports clinics three years ago. Training for the Ironman race however required something significantly more and required the assistance and support of a team of friends and family to make it pos-sible. This past April, George embarked on his incredible training journey, swim-ming for two hours a day, twice a week; biking two days a week from 60-180 kms

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and running twice a week 20-40 kms. He dedicates 2-3 hours every day to training and spends an additional 8-10 hours training on Saturdays. This adds up to more than 24 hours per week! George says he initially ‘hated’ the swim, having nearly drowned once early on in his training! Now however, he finds the swim most enjoyable, despite it being what he considers his weakest event. The training and the event itself is hours and hours of prayer and constant self-talk. “You want to stop but you don’t, you just keep talking in your head, reminding yourself of your goal, thinking of your family and everyone who has helped you along the way... you think of it finally being over!” George also has his running part-ner, Adrienne, who despite her own in-juries, runs with him on a weekly basis to help keep him focused. “With my wife at home doing eve-rything that needs doing and Adrienne and all my friends, they keep me going when I feel like giving up”. He also manages to work three days a week in construction and just signed on to be Youth Ministry co-ordinator three days per week at his church. On top of it all, he and his wife Melanie, who is also a triathlete, raise their two sons, eight year-old Brodie and six year-old Gabriel.

- While interviewing George I was left stunned and bewildered and had to ask him...”why? “. Why would someone do this to themselves? Why have a one-day event consume your entire life for months? Why be constantly pushing the limits physically, mentally, emo-

tionally, spiritually and socially? Day in, day out... focusing on the goal, working, running, training, swim-ming, eating constantly, dealing with continual aches and pains. A journey in which relationships are tested and finances are stretched... “Why?” George smiled and shook his head... part of him doesn’t know why and understands my confusion but I’m not part of the ‘tri-club.’ I don’t know the ‘high’ one gets when they reach the top of the moun-tain, the endorphin rush. But it’s so much more than that for him. George is more than just your aver-age athlete; he is a man of substance and wisdom far beyond his 38 years. A deeply spiritual man, he hopes his journey leaves a legacy and a lesson for those his life has touched. “With God, all things are possible” is the first thing George tells me. It’s not about winning, it’s about trying. It’s not so much achieving the goal as the journey to get there. He readily states he hates racing but enjoys pushing the limit of what he can physically achieve. “Go big or go home” is his answer when asked why he chose the Ironman. He works with kids in his church for several hours each week and this is a message he shares with them. And even more important to him, it’s an ex-ample he sets for his two young sons. I had no idea that training for a triathlon was not a solitary act... in-deed it’s a team effort and George has so many people to thank for their tire-less support, guidance and friendship, especially Melanie and his children, who sacrifice family time for training time. I’m told saying specifically what

his goal time is for the triathlon would ‘jinx’ him; a common belief held amongst athletes. He has a goal time but that’s not his focus. I asked him just what he thinks about during all those hours of train-ing, what is his motivation? He surprises me by saying, “I just think about finishing.” Finishing training, finishing the triathlon and not having to visit the medic during the race is the big goal that keeps him committed. He wants to show all the kids that look up to him that they can have a dream, work hard and stick to it, see it through to the end and make that

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businesses signs. For a township that controls the busi-ness community as stringently as it does, this new sign with it’s running and flashing messages sends out the wrong message to the hard working business owners.

Thumbs Up - to the Port Perry Snowmobile Club for being named the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs outstanding club of the year and walking away with the President’s Award. The club was recognized for

exceptional success in trail development, permit sales and safety programs and more. The Port Perry club was formed in 1979 and celebrates 40 years of service to the commu-nity beginning next year. A well deserved honour!

Thumbs Down - to the idea of removing the boat launch at Port Perry Marina during the waterfront revital-ization. Surely the talented designers of this plan can figure out how to incorporate a walkway past

the marina without removing the launch. A boat launch is an essential part of this lakefront marina and it would be a shame to see it removed. Mr. Mackey, is a great supporter of community events and deserves to be treated more fairly.

Thumbs Up - to the dozens of volunteers, who included seniors, school students and children of all ages who scoured both sides of the causeway,

collecting 24 bags of garbage, including 10 bags of recy-clables last month. It’s unfortunate that the people who created the unsightly mess couldn’t be apprehended and charged for dumping garbage beside our beautiful lake.

Thumbs Down - On the suggestion of one of our faithful readers, this month we’re giving a thumbs down to the drivers of big rigs motoring through Port Perry along 7A Hwy. who use their very noisy engine

brakes all hours of the day and night. Residents along this busy stretch of highway, who are often awakened by this noisy braking system, would certainly appreciate a little consideration and a good night’s sleep.

Thumbs Up - to local artist Pamela Meacher who was awarded “Gold” as Best Illustrator in the 2009 Moonbeach Children’s Book Awards. The awards are designed to honour the year’s best children’s

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VERY SO OFTEN it’s interesting to take a look back and see what buildings in Port Perry could have been considered ‘historical’ if only

they had survived the past century or more. This is true particularly in the town’s downtown, where so many buildings date back to the mid-1880s. One of these buildings was the beautiful home of one of Port Perry’s most industrious and admired residents. The attractive two storey frame house (above), conve-niently located near the south-west corner of Water St. and North St., overlooking Lake Scugog, was the home of William S. Sexton and his wife Amanda. The house was located on one of three lots owned by the Sextons behind the former Port Perry House hotel, which was also known as the Sebert House. Today it is the site of the parking lot adjacent to the CIBC, which is about to be expanded to pro-vide additional parking for Port Perry’s busy downtown. Mr. Sexton purchased the property in 1855 and about ten years later, in November 1866, he took out a $6,000 mortgage, presumably to build this house, and another one on property he owned on North St. for his brother Allan. On Water St. he built the above beautiful two-story wood frame home with a large wrap-around veranda. The veranda, which faced both south and east would have provided a view over Lake Scugog to Scugog Island. W.S. Sexton also purchased the saw mill of Thomas

and George Paxton, located just south of the village dock on the waterfront, in the early 1850s. This dock became known as Sexton’s Wharf. He carried on the lumbering business until the pine forests around Scugog Lake became exhausted. In addition to his business interests, Mr. Sexton served as a member of Scugog Township council for many years before being elected as Reeve for seven consecutive years, from 1867 to 1873. The highlight of his political career was his election as Warden of Ontario County. He also served as a school trustee for the Port Perry Grammar and Common School during 1860s and 1870s, and was one of the moving forces behind the building of the Port Whitby & Port Perry Rail-way. It was during his years as Reeve, W.S. Sexton intro-duced the by-law to incorporate the Village of Port Perry at a session of Ontario County Council in June 1871. While a member of the County Council, he worked diligently to ensure improvements to the old wooden floating Scugog Bridge and successfully lobbied for it to be

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The attractive frame home of William S. Sexton was located on Water Street, Port Perry, approximately where the township parking lot is located just north of the CIBC. It’s quite possible the man with the top hat, sitting beside the porch in the above photograph is Mr. Sexton.

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reconstructed as a solid roadway. In December 1873, Mr. Sexton announced that having been requested by a large number of ratepayers, he would run for the office of Reeve of Port Perry, but lost in his bid to Joseph Bigelow. In November 1874 he sold 800 acres of his Springwater Farm on Scugog Island, to Reach Twp. Reeve James Graham, and moved to Port Perry. Just a few years later, in 1877, he sold his lakefront saw mill property to Joshua Wright. Mr. Sexton lived in his commodious house on Water St., behind the Sebert Hotel until 1877, when due to financial problems it was taken over by the Ontario Bank. He continued to live in Port Perry for a number of years, but in 1883 he and his wife moved to Brooklyn, New York. Before leaving he was honoured at a banquet, and was presented a fine gold headed cane and an expensive pipe by his many friends. The town was saddened to learn that W.S. Sexton, passed away in Brooklyn, N.Y., on September 3, 1893. His body was returned by train to Port Perry, and was laid to rest in Pine Grove Cemetery. About 1879 the Ontario Bank sold Mr. Sexton’s former properties and homes to Louis A. McLean. It appears Mr. McLean also ran into financial problems, as he offered the properties for sale on the market by auction in February 1882 and described them as being a “valuable property for sale with three houses and lots on Water St., within a few rods (1 rod is 5.5 yards) of the Port Perry Station and the railway. The property consists of three fine lots with the late Sexton family residence and two smaller dwellings. The location is healthful, convenient and pleasant.” Mr. McLean was unsuccessful in selling the properties and in July 1883 his buildings were destroyed by a devastat-ing fire which swept along the north side of Queen St. In July 1884, as the town was rebuilding, he sold the property to Mary A. Thompson, whose husband James V. Thompson operated the Port Perry House hotel just to the south of the Sexton properties. The hotel was also destroyed by the fire of 1883. Over the next few years there were many changes in ownership of the properties. Some of these owners included Jacob Brooks, James Carnegie and Louis Sebert. Mr. Sebert sold the Sebert House hotel, along with the adjoining former Sexton properties to Robt. John Weir in July 1923 and the next change didn’t take place until August 1949, when the former Sexton property was sold to the Village

of Port Perry. In 1950 plans got underway for building a new arena and recreation centre on the property and on January 12, 1951, Premier Leslie Frost cut a ribbon to officially open the Port Perry Memorial Gardens Arena. Other dignitaries on hand for the gala celebration were Maple Leafs Captain Teeder Kennedy and teammate Sid Smith. The arena operated on the site until 1980, when it was torn down and the former Sexton property has since that time been used as a municipal parking lot. Plans for the future of this piece of land are to enlarge the parking area to help address the ever increasing need for parking.

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November 6, 7, 8Showcase Of The Arts

The Showcase of the Arts ‘Fine Craft and Art Juried Show’ opens on Friday, November 6 with a preview reception, “First Night, First Choice” which allows artists and sponsors to preview the show. The Fine Craft and Art Show continues both Saturday and Sun-day. The show is held at the Scugog Community Recreation Centre, Port Perry, located at 1655 Reach St. Doors open to the public both days from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

~Saturday, November 14

Christmas Craft Show The Port Perry High School is the place to be on November 14, for the 18th Annual High School Christmas Craft Show. Vendors from across Ontario will be displaying top quality crafts, traditional wooden folk art, christmas crafts, decorations, or-naments, santas, angels, dried floral arrangements and teddy bears. You are bound to find that special gift. This show runs one day only from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $3.00. Light lunches are available.

~November 14,15 & 21,22

Art Show & Sale The Port Perry Artists’ Association will he holding their annual Art Show & Sale at Ocala Winery again this year. Due to increasing popularity this year’s Art Show will take place over two weekends in November. Sample Ocala wines as you enjoy demonstrations by the talented artists of the P.P.A.A. or get a head start on your holiday shopping. (Wine sam-pling is restricted to persons 19 years of age and older.) Show dates: November 14 & 15, and 21 & 22. Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays, 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. For more information call Kathleen at 705-786-9267.

Excitement fills the airLocal businesses looking forward to making this

Christmas season a special one in Port Perry

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The Christmas season is rapidly approaching and despite being seven weeks away, local merchants and organizations are gearing up to entertain shoppers during this most busy of seasons. The local downtown BIA is making plans for what they call “the most elegant of holiday shopping experiences”. Throughout the week, various local merchants will be holding their “open houses” as a special way to thank the community for supporting them throughout the year. On Friday, November 20, the annual Candlelight Walk and Tree Light-ing Extravaganza takes place. A great event for all ages as you join Santa and his reindeer in the candlelight procession along Queen Street for the lighting of the trees. Candles, hot chocolate and cookies will be available for everyone. The following two days, Saturday and Sunday, November 21, 22, are billed as “Holiday Fusion” and Port Perry merchants will offer their unique blend of ideas and inspiration on holiday dining, decorating and dressing. Also on Saturday there will be “Crafts with Santa” at the Library in the gallery, in co-operation with the YMCA and Ontario Early Years from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Carriage rides will be available starting that weekend on Sunday, No-vember 22, with rides during the following weeks on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays 12 noon to 4 p.m. And the final event for November is the always popular Santa Claus Pa-rade. This annual tradition has put smiles on the faces of Scugog’s young-sters and ‘oldsters’ for more than 40 years with a ‘Winter Wonderland’ for this year’s theme! The Port Perry Santa Claus Parade, which takes place on Saturday, November 28, is one of the largest and best ‘twilight’ parades in Durham Region. Don’t miss this exciting and colourful event. The parade starts at 5 p.m. from the fairground and winds its way along Simcoe St. south before heading through the middle of town along Queen St. Further information on these events can be obtained by calling 905-985-4971 or email: [email protected]. or www.scugogchamber.ca

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