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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, December 30, 1987 Oshawa-Durham ONE WOMAN'S VIEW by Chris Carlisle Is there anyone or anything that is loved and hated as much as Christmas turkey? Sure, during the days before Christmas, mouths are watering at the thought of that golden roasted bird, who unlike the Christmas celebrants has its in- sides stuffed to bursting hours before the meal. The week before Christmas, everybody's in love with turkey. Everyone wants a turkey. It's the most popular bird in town. But today? You probably couldn't get ten cents for that oversized drumstick that's still sitting on top of the plastic container of leftover Christmas pudding in the fridge. Getting drier and drier and more dangerous by the second. No, not dangerous because it'll soon be a rock- hard lethal weapon but because of all those little bacteria having post-Christmas babies all over it. Does anyone dare eat it? Does anyone dare just throw it out? This time of year, the papers are filled with sug- gestions on what to do with that leftover meat. Chinese stir fried stale turkey. Stale turkey casserole. Stale turkey fondue. Deep fried stale turkey balls. Stale turkey burgers. Stale turkey soup. Stale turkey muffins. Is this the year someone will suggest stale turkey fudge? Or stale turkey Jello mold? Or stale turkey pancakes with maple syrup? Forget all those creative meal ideas. There are a thousand and one uses for stale turkey that haven't even been touched on yet. Take stale turkey instant traction blend. Chop up all remaining turkey and dressing and freeze on a cookie sheet. When thoroughly hard, scrape off and place in plastic bags. Place this coarse mixture in the trunk of your car instead of kitty litter, sand or salt which will be eating your trunk for dinner if it spills. Next time you're stuck in snow or ice, whip out the turkey traction blend and spread it around in front of your tires. If it doesn't work, and you're still stuck, LEFTOVER TURKEY you can always eat it for lunch. One caution. Don't wait for spring to dump it! You might have cops in those drinking and driving roadblocks arresting you on suspicion of having a body in your trunk. J If you don't have a car, but you have ears, a neck or a girlfriend, try stale turkey jewelry. Cut the turkey into shapes that appeal to you. Dry it out in the oven. I mean, really dry it out. Then you simply visit your craft store for jewelry findings and glue earring backs to the hunks. For beautiful dangling earrings, rip the turkey meat along its grain before cutting to the desired size. Once the findings are attached, you spray it with plastic spray. Forget those gold wishbone earrings. You can now have the real thing. Add a little color by painting it before you spray with plastic. Frozen stale leftover turkey is also something that comes in very handy in July when you've had houseguests for a week who haven't brought any food, but have had you waiting on them on hand and foot. Advice columnists should stow this tip away for when readers write in for help. Around the end of the first week, you whip out the frozen turkey sandwiches you made around New Years. The next day, whip out the chopped up turkey meat and tell them you're having turkey omelettes for breakfast. For dinner, pull out that lonely drumstick and a couple of wings and reheat them in aluminum foil in the oven. Be sure to say how long you've been saving it. I guarantee your guests will either leave or take you out for a decent meal. Stale leftover turkey is a good one for babysitters. "Help yourself to anything in the fridge," you tell them as you leave, snickering all the while because you know there's nothing there but that old fowl. * What it all comes down to is a little imagination. There are a million uses for it. Ah, versatile turkey. set to battle The City of Oshawa and Durham Region are poised for a legal battle over ownership of the Region's HQ building on Rossland Road in Whitby. On December 21, Oshawa City council voted overwhelmingly in favour of retaining the Toronto law firm of Gartner Roberts to fight its case in court. The City of Oshawa is claiming that by virtue of a 25 year old agree- ment with the former Ontario Coun- ty, it has a one-third interest in the building now used as the head- quarters for Durham Region. If the City is successful in its court bid, the total amount of money it will claim will be over $3 million which in- cludes back rent the Region has col- lected from 1974 from the provincial government for court offices and the assessment department. The threat of a legal battle bet- ween Oshawa and Durham Region over this claim has been brewing for a couple of years. Back in October, Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey said taking the issue to court was in- evitable after Regional council re- jected a proposal for a new Durham HQ building on land in downtown Oshawa. Pilkey and other members of Oshawa council were furious when the proposal was turned down It's not known at this time when the courts will begin to hear this case. Store (From page 1) would like to lease the operation out to private enterprise is because they do not have experience at running a variety store. Both councillors Don Cochrane and Howard Hall still had some reservations about the proposal, but councillor McLaughlin, who had op- posed it a week earlier seemed satisfied with the answers given by Mr. Duncan. Council gave unanimous consent to the project later in the meeting. in and week out. 7.) Politics without principle. [| = Viewpoint by John B. McClelland (From page 5) make your own Resolutions for 1988. I would, nevertheless, like to wish a Happy New Year to all the hardy souls who managed to plow through this column week And with another year nearly spent, I'll leave you with some thoughts which I believe came from the pen of Ghandi. They are seven sins, if you will. 1.) Wealth without work; 2.) Pleasure without conscience; 3.) Knowledge without character; 4.) Commerce without morali- ty; 5.) Science without humanity; 6.) Worship without sacrifice; Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten with no traffic lights at all. But as the traffic increased at major intersections we have seen that change. THOSE LIGHTS, AGAIN I'm sure everyone must be getting just a little bit tired of hearing about the traffic problems along 7A highway in the vicinity of Port Perry Plaza, but the problem is not going to go away on its own. In as much as we may all be getting tired of the subject which has been re-hashed a dozen times over the past year, even more frustrating is the fact that the problem still exists. Some modest attempts by council to have lights installed at the Port Perry Plaza entrance have been futile to date, but Mayor Jerry Taylor, council- lor Howard Hall and businessman Bill Barr will try to convince the proper athorities early in the new year that lights ARE needed desparately at that loca- tion. When the Scugog delegation meets with Mr. Ed Fulton, the Transportation Minister in January, they hope to convince him that although his Ministry has conducted traffic tests and they have ruled against the lights, that 7A is an exceptional situation and traffic lights are warranted. What really suprises me is that Council has au- thorized the Mayor to go ahead and meet with the Minister, but refuse to consider putting any money towards the project. It would appear that councils attitude is that the traffic problem was created by Port Perry Plaza so the owner of this property and any others in the area should pay for the lights if they want them If we go back about 12 years ago, we would tind that it was the council of the day that approved the construction of the Port Perry Plaza and by doing so they should also take some of the blame for the increased traffic in that area of the town. Since that time other councils have agreed the the construction of an addition to the original Port Perry Plaza, the Co-op housing, and the Millwood plaza all in the vicinity of 7A and Water Street. So to say that the plazas have created the problem so they should pay for the lights is ridiculous. It would appear that the plaza owners, or busi- nesses in the area are prepared to put-up the mon- ey for the lights if they can be arranged, but council should also show some leadership and throw some money into the hat for the project. They may not feel they have to help out the own- ers of the plazas along 7A, but they do have some responsiblity towards the hundreds of Scugog Township residents who use that stretch of road every day, and who are presently at risk of acci- dents due to the heavy traffic, especially during the summer months. It is estimated that Port Perry Plaza alone sinks about $100,000 in the tax coffers each year and that close to 100 people are employed by the busi- nesses which make up this plaza. In addition to these businesses, there are many more people employed at Conway Restaurant, Bayshore, the Rent & Save plaza and the new Millwood plaza. and many more thousands of dollars paid out in taxes There is no doubt in my mind that ten or twelve years ago hghts were not needed at the entrance to this plaza, but times have changed and there is much more traffic using the highway now It wasn't that long ago that Port Perry was a town This once small community has now four places where traffic lights are necessary, and it is quite obvi- ous that we are desparately in need of one more at the Port Perry Plaza. We may like to believe that we still live in a small community, but franchise companies like Becker's, Dixie Lee, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Seven/Eleven etc. look at Port Perry as a very viable place to set up businesses. With the Conway project on its way to getting some approvals, probably in the new year, there will be an- other 60,000 square feet of commercial space soon available, and you can bet more franchise-type busi- nesses will be anxious to come to Port Perry. If we want these types of businesses to come to Port Perry and area we have to treat them fairly. | agree that tax dollars shouldn't be spent without thought, especially if the only benefit is to the devel- oper. But, in the case of the traffic lights proposed for 7A highway, it would appear that the winners here would be the residents of Scugog Township who now avoid the area if at all possible because of congested traffic near the Port Perry Plaza. I would think that any money the Township might consider spending to help the trafic congestion in this area would be welcomed by the taxpayers, the plaza owners and the local business community But all the above speculation is just that, if the Transportation Minister decides that lights are not needed along 7A highway We wish council's delegation "good luck" in their ef forts to convince the authorities of our das sparate need for traffic lights