10 FOCUS - MARCH 2019 Shopping local pays off Dear Editor Suddenly, my clothes washer packed up without any warnings. We decided to go to Homestead Furniture & Appliances looking for a quality replacement. We were not disappointed. We ended up replacing both outdated washer and dryer, at comparable prices to those of larger retail stores, and free delivery was included. Shopping, purchasing and professional delivery – all done in one day. A huge thank you to all the staff at Homestead. Pays to buy local. Satisfied customers. Denis and Lydia Morel, Port Perry Looking for old photos of Scugog’s hamlets Dear Editor For more than two decades I have been researching and writing about the history of Scugog Township, and as I continue this quest, I am reaching out to your readers to help. My current project is aimed at former Reach Township’s hamlets: Epsom, Utica, Manchester, Prince Albert, Seagrave, Greenbank and Saintfield. One of the most difficult parts of recording the history of these small communities is finding good pictures of the buildings, which were important commercial and residential structures. These could be old business storefronts, churches, town offices, parks, etc. I am looking for pictures that date from the late 1800s to the 1920s. Often images can be found on old post cards, while others could be tucked away in family picture albums. If you have any photographs of this era, I would be thrilled to hear from you. I can be contacted at 905- 449-6690 or emailed at: jpeterhvidsten@gmail.com, or photos can be dropped off at the Focus on Scugog office at 188 Mary Street. There is a mail slot beside the door if the office is closed. All photos will be returned if an address is provided. Sincerely, Peter Hvidsten Free yoga by helping Operation Scugog Dear Editor I am a registered yoga teacher at Port Perry Flowyoga Studio. I am volunteering my time to invite our community to a free monthly yoga event to benefit a local charity – Operation Scugog. I have been in contact with Chairwoman Karen Teed of Operation Scugog to inform her about my idea and to canvass her recommendation on what items the food banks need most and monthly. The items I will be asking participants to donate will be either; jar of jam, instant coffee, pancake syrup, large bottle of apple juice, tampons and adult diapers. These are the items Mrs. Teed needs to purchase, to serve our community. I plan to offer a free yoga class for a donation of one or more of the listed items on the first Sunday of every month from 7-8 pm. This is also known as a “karma class”. I wish to share what I have been taught in a yoga practice with others, and in turn, they are helping our local community. Since I anticipate this karma class to be popular and space is limited in the studio to 16 participants, all must register with Maria at the studio personally, by telephone or email. Please cancel if you are unable to attend as a waiting list may be in effect. Hope to see more community members that have always been curious about yoga to try it out this Sunday March 3rd. Best regards, Elaine Morash RYT • Cell: 905-436-5790 Port Perry Flowyoga, 183 Casimir St., Unit 2, Port Perry Maria: 905-441-7874 • www.portperryflowyoga.com Please send us your letters, maximum of 250 words. Be aware that we cannot publish negative letters about individuals or businesses. Submit to: focus@focusonscugog.com HALL RENTAL Fully Licensed & Insured Call: 905-985-8502 BRANCH 419 Please make us aware of who is opening, moving or closing in Scugog. Submit information to: focus@focusonscugog.com MOVED – This one snuck by us a while ago. Kalsamrit Gym Port Perry, previously of 27 Easy St., Unit 3, Port Perry, is now located at 1894 Scugog St., Port Perry. (Food Basics plaza). NEW – HearingLife have opened the doors at 257 Queen St., Port Perry (formerly Antweek.net). NEW – Kelly Cartier, RN, Cosmetic Injection Nurse, is now open at 166 Water St., Port Perry (within Astoria Day Spa).