b'THUMBS UP -to the incredible efforts of Scugog Council for the Arts Marion Meyers and Melissa Rada, who along with our amazing local artists donated their talent and their time to bring the Healing Ceilings project to life.And a second THUMBS UP to the many generous donors who sponsored a ceiling tile. So many people came together to add a little beauty to dif cult days for the patients at Port Perry Hospital. Retirement:THUMBS DOWN - to whoever put traf c cones Live It On Your Terms. (presumably thelm crew) on most of the parking spaces at the Latcham Centre on Tuesday(October 1) while no The idea of retirement is not the sameobvious work was being done. This is a very busy seniors for everyone. Maybe you plan to startlocation and many of them cannot walk further to events in a second career or work part time. Orthe hall. This is only going to get worse in the winter months.maybe you look forward to volunteeringTHUMBS UP - to Port Perrys McMurtry Law and the or enjoying your favourite hobbies.Amazing Race organizers for such a well-organized charity event. Manning the pickleball challenge, we saw But whatever your idea of retirement is,160 participants who were having a blast enjoying the do it on your terms. whole experience. Great job and hopefully it will continue to be an annual event.To help you do this, lets sit down andTHUMBS DOWN - Queen St. from downtown to Rosa talk. This will help us better understandSt. is a sea of garbagewrappers, cans, food containers what you want to do in retirement and much of it on private property.Many properties develop the right retirement plan to surrounding the high school have become hangouts and help you get there. dumping grounds. Groups of youth walk the streets during lunch hour usinglthy language and shout it out louder when asked to stop. Being a teen is not an excuse for Dont wait. Call me today to get being disrespectful to people or to the community.started on your retirement. THUMBS UP - to the organizers and their volunteers ofthe 19th annual Cartwright Fall Festival. Once again this year, it was so much fun and extremely successful!THUMBS DOWN - to the racetrack from Coates Rd. to Shirley Rd., on Simcoe. How many more fatalities will it take for improved sightlines and lower speed limits? We as homeowners have been given the bird and horns honking long enough. Our kids are expected to go to Purple Woods or Shirley lot for bussing, which Michael Stewart DDSB assumes safer walking along Simcoe St. Our Financial Advisor condolences to all involved and thanks to emergency 183 Casimir St. response staff, during the fatal accident early October. Unit #1Port Perry, ON L9L 1B7905-985-6282 Do you have a Thumb up or down that you would like to see published?Please submit two or three sentences to a www.edwardjones.com maximum of 125 words to: focus@focusonscugog.com THUMBS Notewe sometimes receive Thumbs Down to local businesses for a variety of reasons. We appreciate our businesses as they not only pay taxes, but support sports teams and donate to charities of all kinds, so we choose not to publish IRT-6803-C MemberCanadian Investor Protection Fund their names. If you have an issue with a business owner, we urge you to speak with them directly, rather than use this column. 18 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2019'