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a A A GILL J A gr SEG tT 4 A A an St, Gon dion. SSR lin J { | etters Lake Scugog water levels Editor's Note: The following letter was sent from federal environ- ment minister Charles Caccia to Durham- Northumberland M.P. Allan Lawrence, who forwarded a copy to the Port Perry Star. . The letter outlines why Mr. Caccia has decided that nothing will be done about raising the level of the water in Lake Scugog, a topic that was given considerable discussion at a public meeting earlier this spring. Mr. Lawrence feels the Minister's position on this matter is "total- ly unacceptable'. Dear Sir: Thank you for your letters of April 18 and May 7, concerning the water level and weed control in Lake Scugog. I should point out that Parks Canada's respon- sibility for aquatic plant control on the Trent- Severn Waterway is restricted to the naviga- tion channel. This responsibility is being carried out. Under the Canada-Ontario, Rideau, Trent-Severn (C.0.R.T.S.) policies, the municipalities in the corridor have the prim- ary responsibility for removing aquatic plants from waters outside the navigation channel. This had been the sub- ject of extensive negot- iation and public consu- Itation through the C.0.R.T.S. Advisory Committee leading up to the final decision on the policy. While I sympathize with the wish of local residents that the water level in Lake Scugog be raised, I am informed that there are serious risks associated with (Vurn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 26, 1984 -- 5 the PORT PERRY STAR CO LHTUTED S Of 235 QUEEN STREET ® CNA PO 80A SO PORT PERRY ONTARIO LO8 WO N (416) 985 738) ( CC) ores | Ch | J. PETER HVIDSTEN Lea Publisher Advertising Manager Member of the J.B. MCCLELLAND Canadian Community Newspaper Association Editor and Ontario Community Newspaper Association. Published every Tuesday by the Port P : CATHY ROBB rt Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. News & Features C= Common A Ne 0% sea PERS AS ya Authorized as second class mail by the Post Otfice Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postage in cash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy 35° © COPYRIGHT -- All layout and composition of advertisements produced by the advertising department of the Port Perry Star Company Limited are protected under copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers remember when? 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 26th, 1924 The Methodist Church in Manchester is holding a gar- den party at the home of Mr. Jas. Strong. Mr. Alexander Richard, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. Richard, is making a motor trip and has already travelled 3,900 miles in 16 days starting from Portland, Oregon, but still has quite a way to go. He will be crossing by way of Wyo- ming desert and Wilmington, Illinois. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 30th, 1949 At the County Council Meeting, the County agreed to establish and maintain a Home for the Aged with a 200 bed capacity. The assessor for the meeting was Ralph Wilson. The Junior Committee of the Recreation Centre held its first meeting. President is Marian Peel; Vice-President is Daird Brunton; Secretary is Wm. Harrison; Treasurer is Robert Helm; and Publicity Directors are Eleanor DeNure and Peter Sulman. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 25th, 1959 The Junior Farmers Rifle Shoot, under the supervision of H.L. Fair and Alan Blades, held their annual session on the farm of William Stearman and Son. The competition was won by Stewart Annand, Norman Meek, Walter Kerry and Ron Shier. Barbara Grace Love, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clifford Love, graduated with second class honours in the Bachelor of Arts course at the University of Western Ontario. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 25th, 1964 John Maw, President of the local Legion Branch, and Edward Mullholland, burned the paid off mortgage of the new Legion Hall. 200 members and guest celebrated the 16th birthday _of the Blue Ray Chapter. A warm opening was given by Dora Suggitt. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 26th, 1969 After 11 years of ownership, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Santer have sold the San-Man Motel on Hwy. 12 near Manchester. The new owners, Mr. and Mrs. F. Belanter from Whitby, have taken over and are now operating the business. Mrs. Jean M. Rose, B.Sc., a graduate of Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, has successfully passed the licen- sing exams set by Ontario College of Pharmacy. She is now fully qualified to practise pharmacy in Ontario. Marie Taylor, prominent musician and teacher from Port Perry, was recently appointed to the staff of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, as accompanist for teachers and advance vocal students and performers of the Canadian Opera Company. Scugog News - Mr. and Mrs. John Pearce have sold their home in Port Perry and in the near future will move into the former Island home of Mrs. Earl Heayn and the late Mr. Heayn. Epsom News - Karen Chilton and Marlene Wilson play- ed at the piano recital held by Mrs. L. Evans on Monday evening. Peel's Poultry Farm Ltd. has recently engaged two men in key positions of the company. Mr. Wes Knowleton has been appointed to the position of Operations Manager. Mr. Peter Clarke has been appointed comptroller of Peel's Poultry Farm. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 26th, 1974 Mrs. Grace Love, 1974-75 president of Rebekah Assem- bly, attended the banquet and reception in her honour on Saturday night. About 300 people from all over Ontario attended the impressive function held in the High School cafeteria and auditorium. Brian Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lee, Blackstock, graduated from Central Agricultural College on May 10, with a degree in Agricultural Business Management. At a recent Cub meeting, under the leadership of Den- nis Symes, four cubs of the 1st Scugog Cub and Scout Troop won their fives stars. This is the highest number of Stars that can be earned in the Scouting Program. The Cubs are Brian Sutherland, Michael Rudkin, Clay Lovering and Sean Fewer. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Heaslip of Nestleon, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with family and friends at the Nestleton Community Centre. Larry Moase, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moase, Port Perry, received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the de- partment of Psychology, Carleton University in Ottawa. Former residents of Port Perry, Mrs. R. Doubt of Tor- onto, Mr. and Mrs. Morley Doubt of Strand and Mrs. Ross Doubt of Point Claire, Quebec, visited relatives and friends on Sunday. bill smiley LET'S STOP GRUMBLING Is your life a cultural wasteland? Do you do the same old things, talk to the same old people on the same old subjects all the time? Are you scared to take a risk, smile at someone you've never seen before, do something the neighbours will mutter about? Do you want a decent tombstone, not flashy, but dignified? Of course you do. You're a good Canadian. You believe in personal decorum, censorship, the family as a unit, and capital punishment. On the other hand. Do you go for a swim at mid- night, sing a song at dawn, smoke marijuana, drink fair- ly heavily, march in protest parades, live in sin, abhor censorship and capital punishment, and contrive to do something that will offend friends and neighbours'? Of course you do. You're a good Canadian. You believe in individual liberty, acid rain, dirty movies and sexual irresponsibility. It doesn't matter which group you belong to, or whether you're somewhere in between, you all have much in common. You despise the government, but won't elect an alternative, since you despise it even more. You are caught by inflation, and high interest rates, whether you are a sixty-year old farmer trying to keep the place go- ing, or a twenty-year old punk trying to maintain his habit. You are basically anti-American, though if you were asked why, you couldn't give an answer that was articulate. You feel frustrated, in this land of wood and water, not to mention nuclear power, because if you are get- ting on in years, you see everything eroding around you, and if you are short in years, you see nothing but a stone wall between you and your aspirations. You wonder vaguely, if you're old enough, what became of the Canadian dream: "The twentieth cen- tury belongs to Canada." And if you read the newspapers, and analyze the news, you realize that, while Canada still has a high standard of living, we are very low on the totem pole when it comes to production, strikes, economic stability, peace, happiness and good- will toward men. If you're very young, you don't give a diddle. There's lots to eat, warm clothes and the old man will kick in a decent allowance so you can feed the video machines with their war games. But if you're a young adult, just about ready to launch into "real" life, you're so bewildered about unemployment, and excalating university fees, and the increasing shadow of the computer, and the wealth of choices of a future (all lacking in security) that you can become so depressed you drop out, or dive into a stream and fight against the current. This isn't a gloom and doom column. It's merely a look at our nation today. It is so rife with suspicion, fear of nothing much, anger over nothing much, that we are becoming paranoid. From the Prime Minister through the head of the Bank of Canada, right down to your local alderman, you have lost trust, and feel that the ship if heading for the reef with nobody at the helm. This is nonsense, of course. Canada has been going through this miasma ever since 1867, and before. Maybe the guy at the helm is blindfolded, and maybe we have scraped a few rocks, but the ship's bottom is still sound, and we haven't hit the big reef yet. If we do, we can always scramble into the boats, and become the new Boat People of North America. We've had the French-Canadian separatism thing with us for generations, John A. MacDonald almost put the country on the rocks, financially and politically, but he dared to take a chance, and had vision. We survived a terrible depression and came out smelling of roses (and the stench of our dead young men) in two world wars. Cheer up, you dour, gloomy Canucks. When you have to settle for one meal of ground wheat a day, and have to huddle around a charcoal brazier to keep warm, then you can whine, though few will listen, just as few of us listen to the people of the world who are doing just that, right now. Forget about the Yanks. If you don't like their culture invading us, turn off your TV set and get out your Eskimo carvings. The Yanks won't invade us physically. Unless they have to, and there's not much we could about that. If you can't afford your mortgage increase, you were probably over-extended in the first place. Get rid of that monster with its swimming pool, and rec room and pitch a tent. Preferably in the local cemetery, to suit your mood. Pull in your belts. Dump that extra car, the boat and the cottage. If you look at it objectively, they're just a big pain the arm anyway. Walk to work. Take a bus to the city instead of your gas-gobbler plus parking fees. Learn to do your own elementary plumbing and electric work at night school. Ladies. Get the knitting needles out and make lots of shawls, sweaters, scarves and wool socks. You did it for the troops overseas. And god-awful itchy and ill- fitting some of them were, but they kept us warm. Stop spoiling your children with allowances. Let them earn their own money through odd jobs, or do without. Let's stop grumbling, and get back to a spartan, rewarding life, where ideas are more important than physical comfort. After you, he said.