18 FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 2017 THUMBS UP - We went on a canoeing and fishing excursion Monday afternoon of the Civic holiday weekend. We were unloading the canoe and realized we did not get worms. Well as it was, there was a gentleman just putting his canoe on his truck leaving. He asked if we wanted any worms. How lucky for us. These must have been feminine worms since I was out fished two to one. Thank you for his kindness. At the time we left the dock there was a Tebco Legacy fishing rod left unattended. It was still there when we returned, so we brought it home and would love to return it to owner. Please email cliffredman1945@gmail.com if it is yours! THUMBS DOWN - to those seasonal recreational individuals who frequent our beautiful area, please be respectful of the speed limits and leave home a bit earlier so that you can make your destination without having to speed as country roads can be deceiving. And to the cycling clubs, we love seeing you up here in north Durham and we are so fortunate that our government has spent all this money providing SAFE bike lanes for you to ride in, but can you please use them in single file and not four abreast, as you may not know how dangerous these hilly, twisty country roads can be. THUMBS UP - While attending Aquafit one morning I returned to my car which was parked outside the library to find an apology note on my windshield indicating that they were sorry but they had opened their car door and put a dent in my passenger back door. This person left their name and phone number, which I presume they did in case I was going to have it, repaired. Only in Port Perry would someone actually admit fault and leave their contact information for such minor damage. Thank you for your honesty to whoever you are, but it’s a six year-old vehicle and it’s nothing that an $8.00 bottle of touch up paint won’t fix. THUMBS DOWN - to those who throw trash of all kinds in the ditches of “country” roads. I have seen kitchen sink, bathroom sink and countertop, clothes, bags of garbage, even dead animals dumped in a ditch that obviously didn’t die there. All of this, plus the standard fast food wrappers, cups, etc. This was on a short stretch of Demara Road on Scugog Island but it appears to be the same all over! THUMBS UP - A huge thumbs up to the Lake Scugog Regatta committee for making the 89th annual a great event. Thank you all for your hard work to keep it going. My family has been attending the regatta for many, many years and always has so much fun! THUMBS DOWN - to the person(s) who have removed the Putsey Park sign from the park in Caesarea. The park is used for the annual Regatta and I noticed it was missing when wanting to direct guests to the park. The Township did not remove it and say it’s been stolen. This is very disrespectful to the Putsey family, who have been pillars in our community for years, and will now cost taxpayers for the Township to replace it. Shame on you! Any information about the missing sign, contact Tom at: sos@xplornet.ca. Do you have a Thumb up or down that you would like to see published? Please submit two or three sentences to a maximum of 125 words to: focus@focusonscugog.com NORTH DURHAM’S ONLY AUTHORIZED LA-Z-BOY DEALER 1918 Scugog St., Port Perry (across from Vos’) 905-985-2451 @HomesteadFnA OMESTEAD HFURNITURE & APPLIANCES HARDWOOD & LAMINATE FLOORING • WINDOW COVERINGS Empty Space? Come see us at team work aVZ accounting & tax Inc with D’Souza, Van Zeeland & associates 1st Financial Centre 269 Queen Street, Port Perry oN L9L 1B9 905-985-1926 Fax: 905-985-4320 anita@1fc.ca Computerized, Government Reports, HST, Payroll, WSIB/CRA Audits & Appeals, Forensic Reviews, Budgets and Business Plans. C.A./C.P.A Services also available. Corporate • Small BuSineSS • Farming • perSonal All Accounting & Bookkeeping Services