b'THUMBS UP - to Port Perry Beer Store and the many mem-bers of our community who donated their empties and made donations in support of Port Perry Hospital Foundation and Watch ourits frontline heroes. An incredible $5,240.20 was raised that 12 Days of Christmas will help our local Port Perry Hospital respond to COVID and other urgent needs. Cheers North Durham! You can see clipsTHUMBS DOWN - to the person feeding seemingly unlim-from Nov. 23 - Dec. 5ited quantities of peanuts every day to the squirrels in our leading up to the neighborhood. There are so many peanuts that the squir-Virtual Parade on Dec. 5th rels are digging up lawns and gardens in an attempt to bury them. Aside from the damage done by all the digging, pea-nuts are not a healthy food choice for squirrels and in such Virtuallarge quantities can be harmful or even fatal.ClausTHUMBSUP-toOldFlameBrewingCo.forcapturing Santa GoldfortheirHellesLagerintheNorth AmericanStyle rade Premium Lager category and Silver for their Hazy Blonde Pa in the Kellerbier/Zwickelbier category at the most recent Ca-th@ 5p.m. nadian Brewing Awards.Coming off their win, the brewery December 5 now boasts nine medals over the pastve years in the com-You can watch us on online on YouTube on petitions lager categoriesmaking them the most awarded our website or Rogers tv, Cable 10 craft lager brewery in Canada since 2015 as per the Cana-dian Brewing Awards!in ScugogTHUMBS UP - to the organizers from the Port Perry-Prince ScugogChamber.ca or call 905.985.4971 AlbertUnitedChurchesHouse Tourfortheirdonationof $1000toCommunityCareDurham. Althoughthehouse tourdidnottakeplaceinthetraditionalsense,dueto COVID-19, participants were asked to purchase tickets to support charitable organizations including; CCD, Joannes House, YWCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters North Durham and North House.THUMBS DOWN - to the grader operator who last graded Mckee Road and left piles of heavy dirt and gravel all along the frontage of our lawn. This is hard labour to rake (what we can) and not acceptable as a taxpayer. In the spring, we deal with stonesung 20 feet onto our lawn from winter snow plowing, not to mention living with the never-ending dust! Please do a much more considerate job of it.THUMBS UP -to Port Perry Taxi for offering no charge for rides to and from the food bank.Please submit a maximum of 125 words to: focus@focusonscugog.comFOR GOODNESS S EAK!Herringtons Quality Butchers, 251 Queen St., Port Perry is once again selling steaks in support of Port Perry Hospital Foundation.Purchase a $90 box of 10 oz. NY Striploin Steaks (8 pieces per box) and $20 per box will be donated to the Port Perry Hospital Foundation.Over the past two years, over $16,000 has been raised through this fundraiser. Amazing!For Goodness Steak, thank you Brent and Jacqueline!28 FOCUS - DECEMBER 2020'