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aad aA A. a. Bae. J EN Sans NT TY 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, September 7, 1988 Editorial Comments The Issue Whew, the slates are starting to fill up. By the time No- vember 14 arrives, voters in Soug Yownsuip may need a mini-computer to keep track of all the candidates hop- in Jor one of the seven spots around the local council able. OK, that's fine, democracy in action to use a shop- worn cliche. The fact that there are a lot of people in the running indicates a healthy interest in the affairs of this Township. That's a good sign. And it suggests that when the campaigns officially get rolling in a few weeks, there will be a considerable amount of public interest, rather than jaded ho-hum apathy, which is sometimes the case in municipal elections. As for issues, well there should be no shortage of those. The rate of development in Scugog is one for cer- tain, and its partner, where do we put the new develop- ment. Taxes will always be an issue in municipal elec- tions, though maybe not quite as important as in years gone by, because the local council really has direct con- trol over only about 25 per cent of the tax revenue taken from the ratepayers. Durham Region takes another 25 per cent, and the School Boards take a whopping 50 per cent. Nevertheless, taxes are an issue, especially where the money is spent that is under the direct control of the local council. Garbage is going to be an issue, at the Regional lev- el. In case you haven't heard. the Scugog dump, operat- ed by Durham Region, is slated to shut down early next spring, and the Region itself is scrambling now to find a way of getting rid of all its trash. The bill is going to be igh. Parking is an issue with many residents of Scugog Township already.Let's not kid ourselves. There are times when finding a parking spot in the downtown core of Port Perry is a chore, at best. We need more public parking in the core. How to get it and how to pay for it is another question that must be addressed. OK, how about recreation. Are the present municipal facilities for recreation adequate? A good question. Some will say yes, but a lot of people have been saying- no for the last few years. We agree with the latter group. And for this reason, we think it is time that recreation facilities (or lack of them) in Scugog are dealt with as an election issue. Two years, the Township commissioned a master plan for recreation. Now, a group of private citi- zens has recently set the wheels in motion for a feasibili- ty study to examine the fine points of a new second ice surface, squash courts and a large banquet hall that could serve as a-fitness centre as well. This is not a new idea in Scugog. The need for a sec- ond ice pad-banquet hall has been kicked about for sev- eral years. it's time to stop kicking it about and get down to busi- ness. With the feasibility study to start in the near future, it's time to find out if there is the political will to carry it be- yond that. Should we build it, or should we just go on (Turn to page 10) 1 WALKING THE LINES WERE AN OLYMPIC SPORT WE'D BE PERENNIAL CHAMPIONS v Q 7 { fr = ort Perry Go A STAR ¢ Ch 235 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO SE Phone 985-7383 P.0.Box90 LOB 1NO J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Community Newspaper Association. Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash CATHY OLLIFFE payment of postage in cash. News & Features Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 PRNAOIAN COMMU 8 14 se, Gown ao Subscription Rate: In Canada $20.00 per year. 24rias ass0CHh Elsewhere $60.00 per year. Single Copy 50° © COPYRIGHT -- All layout and composition of advertisements produced by the adver- tising department of the Port Perry Star Company Limited are protected under copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. wrr------l SEB IENS BCP PIBRT PTET TEE AWETERARST ADT ON & NEDA da HISTORY LESSON ON BORELIA I'm going to start this week's column with a brief history lesson, and a clarification for some of the residents of the Borelia Co-op Housing. It has been brought to my attention that there are a few residents of the Borelia com- plex who are disturbed by a column | wrote about two weeks ago, in which there was a mention of an area near Queen and Simcoe Street known as Borelia. A caller, who | believe lives in the housing project, says some residents feel the use of "Borelia" in the article was a slap in their face, and insinuated there was a message 'between the lines" detrimental to living in a co-op housing project. If those same people, who have jumped to conclusions, were more aware of the history of Port Perry and area, there would have been no need for the misunderstanding. In fact, they should have known that the name "Borelia" was picked for the co-op housing project because of its historic significance to the area. To set the record straight: Borelia was a small community at the top of the hill near the corner of Queen and Simcoe Street which was settled by Rueben Crandell in 1821. The first store was opened in Borelia in 1845 and a Post Office established in about 1863. In addition to these buildings, there were "three churches, a grammer and common school used by both the students of Borelia and Port Perry, several stores and three ho- tels. The town had a population of about 200 people. So you can see, Borelia was quite a little settlement back in the 1800's, and the use of its name in an article had nothing to do with the Borelia co-op housing near Port Perry Pla- za. When anyone attempts to "read between the lines", as the caller indicated, he or she can distort the intent of anything that has been written. Hopefully this explanation will satifsy those who found it necessary to "read between the lines," and pull cut false accusa- tions. DAY AT THE FAIR Had an enjoyable time at the Blackstock Fair a couple of weeks ago, especially taking part in the "famous" Media Milking Contest for 'Random Jottings by ]. Peter Hvidsten the second year in a row. This contest has been a long standing fa- vourite for spectators at the fair, as they get a chance to have a laugh at the expense of the various media personalities in attendance. This year they were Jerry Brett, of CKQT - Oshawa; Bob Eakins of CKLY - Lindsay; Rick (I forget his last name) from the Toronto Star and myself. While standing around waiting for the - event to get underway, | carefully watched the two cows we would be milking. At one point, the tail on one of the beasts raised and a large stream of liquid spashed onto the ground. "Good", | though to myself, "I'll get that cow when we go out onto the track now that it has relieved itself." A few minutes later, the cows were led to their places on the track; we were introduced to the crowd and | headed for the beast | felt would be a sure winner. The one that had al- ready emptied its bladder in front of the stands. With myself on one side, and Gerry Brett sitting comforatably on the other, we began to assure the cow we were friends by petting and talking to her. Finally we were told, "get on your mark", so | lifted the milk bottle under the udder, grabbed one of the teats and prepared to milk. It was at this exact minute that our cow arched its back and raised its tail, and for the second time in less than fifteen minutes, let go of a large stream of liquid.(l think you know what I'm referring to) Settling back in beside the cow, we con- tinued with our chore only to be interrupted a few seconds later when the cow once again raised her back, and then began to side-step, knocking me off my stool and leaving Gerry holding the bag, so to speak. Finally she settled down, and by the time the bell went to end the ordeal, | had man- aged to produce about 2 inches of milk in the bottom of the bottle. Gerry Brett was the undisputed winner, fill- ing about three-quarters of his bottle, while Bob and Rick came in third and fourth with not much over an inch of milk in their bottles. Winning isn't everything, but this is the 2nd year that "Brett" has beat me. It won't happen again!