b'Scugogs Townships WE BUY & SELLfirst mayor, LawrenceJEWELLERYCOINSWATCHESSTERLINGMalcolm, dies at 100 PAPER MONEYMILITARIAESTATES WELCOME Lawrence Malcolm became the first Mayor of the newly WE incorporated Township of Scugog, when the Region of INSTANT MAKE Durham was established in 1874, and on January 14, 2020, HOUSECASH CALLSat 100 years of age, he passed away peacefully at his resi-dence in Port Perry. Lawrence had deep roots in Scugog, his great-grand- JEWELLERY REPAIRCUSTOM DESIGNfather and his two brothers purchased a 200 acre farm in Honest, Quali\x1f ed, Con\x1f dentialNorth Nestleton in 1844. Lawrence was born in 1919, the eldest son of Stanley Valentines Day is just around the corner.and Bertha Malcolm. He attended school in Lindsay, with If you think jewellery is what your Valentine the intention of becoming a teacher but returned to the would really love most, you dont have to family farm where he worked with his father. spend thousandsor even hundreds Lawrence met his future wife Gwendolyn, who visited of dollars on it.the farm with his sister in 1945, and they were married We have high-quality, one of a kind, gold, diamond and three years later. A marriage which produced seven chil- silver jewellery for a fraction of what youd spend retail!dren. He took over operation of the farm after his fathersuffered a heart attack.- - - -35 YEARS EXPERIENCE- - - - His first foray into politics came in the late 1950s. He 1874 Scugog Street, Port Perryreturned to politics in 1967, successfully becoming Reeve GOLDBUG Hwy. 7A across from Water Streetof Cartwright Township, a position he held until Durham INTERNATIONAL 905-985-0001Region was formed in 1974. Hours:Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4 With Cartwright and Reach Townships, Scugog Island,and Port Perry amalgamated into one municipality, he ranfor mayor of the new township and OVERRIDGE YOUR ONE STOP SHOP!won. He became Scugog Town- MAKEships first mayor and held thetop seat for four years. After a defeat for mayorin 1979, he retired for acouple of years, then re-turned as Regional Council-lor in 1981 and finally retiredin 1988. In recent years Lawrenceand his wife Gwenresided at Port Perry Overridge Fireplaces is Villa. After Gwen your local Napoleon expert. passed away in2018 he contin- Fireplaces, Furnaces, ued to live there A/C, Barbecuesuntil his deathon January14, 2020.BBQPROMOON NOW!170 Casimir St., Port Perry905-985-0715www.overridgefireplace.caFOCUS - FEBRUARY 202017'