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By the time I had reached my teens, the town paper, Port Perry 'Star, had become of great interest to me. 1 looked forward keenly every week to its arrival, and would Maithfully pour over it, page by page, until the following week's next edition. felt there was no better way in which to keep current with activities and goings-on it town, I was interested in people - my schoolchums and peers, my elders, business associates, the tiny tykes of pre- or public school age - and all this information was contained in their respective sections on individual areas and small villages bordering Port Perry. These columns were completely up-to-date with newsworthy items regarding the people living there, and this type happening in the community and to its people - and is this not what a community is all about? A paper connects people in an area together. It keeps them from withdrawing to themselves, caused from being totally unaware of, and uninvolved in, their neighbours' lives. A paper stimulates interest in one's own environment, contributing to true community spirit. The Port Perry Star was successful in this, and I a that to benefit from it, the paper deserved to be read. The Star provided items of entertainment, including complete dates and schedules for ballgames, hockey, auction sales, school programs, swimming, curling, skating, bowling, Western Weekend, and many other types of activities in which its readers would be interested. Also listed in detail were happenings, such as the date and time the ice melted in the lake each Spring, the Nonquon races, weddings, births, local graduates from colleges and universities who made Port Perry and area proud, the "Remember When? column including past events of up to fifty years, and numerous other unique situations of local pride. Upon graduating from Port High, I was determined to become part of a city population, and Toronto was my goal. Partings are painful, and although 1 definitely was leaving for a home in the city, I was anxious to maintain contact with my original home. The paper again played an important role in being available for this purpose. My parents, who live in town, began saving all Port Perry Stars for me. Now, a decade later, Port has still very strong magnetism for me. While admittedly some is sentiment for the town in which I was raised, a very large portion is attributed to that same paper, which is as important to me now as it was then. Because of the "Real Estate" section, we found a cottage in the area last year at which we spend much time, and which we someday hope to trade in on a home. The Want ads are also an area of interest, as the city-life spree runs its course. Country-living is again a dream, has became a goal, and, thanks to the Port Perry Star, may become a reality. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 7, 1976 -- 15 ih: A § of personal tie is often much stronger than one might realize. This was important to me, not out of curiosity, but from a legitimate concern for what is ' ° t de | Centennial © H | LP PONTIAC BUICK continued The three-day event will LIMITED conclude with a special church service, guest 150 WATER STREET speaker John Hunter, son of a former minister of the PORT PERRY eigen, : Mugs and plates com- memorating the centennial ° le, d oth FACTORY FRESH 1976 PONTIACS, BUICKS, wi Bo uae Mo will be Service G.M.C. TRUCKS held for the rest of the year, " 9G.M. 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