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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 5, 1989 Letters to the Hditor Were kids not taught manners? To the Editqr: The Santa Claus Parade in Port Pury has been a Christmas tradi- tion for my family ever since we moved to this area when I was thirteen. Now I have children of my own and would like very much to continue taking them to see the - parade year after year. However, a few things spoiled things for us this year. First of all, we waited on the curb, "reserving" our spot in front of the Post Office for over half an hour. As the parade started coming down Queen St. a bunch of people moved out into the road and stood directly in front of us. The crowd consisted Praise for postal staff To the Editor: Re Post Office. We would like to praise the workers in our Port Perry Post Office. Through all the confusion and trouble, they stayed courteous and helpfull and polite. - I am sure they heard many complaints from many people (and we were some of them) but they stayed friendly and explain- ed their side. When Mr. Walker went out with us to our superbox and showed us that our mail must be somewhere in the Post Office, we wondered what happened to Our thanks to ... HOMESTEAD 2s FURNITURE & APPLIANCES Jos -- and -- STEDMANS 2M DEPARTMENT STORE or the use of their trucks to transport our Christmas Trees. fm? Also to ..BRIDGEPORT SIGNS for our signs. 1st PORT PERRY GROUP COMMITTE in AID OF SCOUTING MOVEMENT our mail. But would you know it, Satur- day night at 7 o'clock he called us to say that he found our mail and was willing to deliver it personal- ly that night. I'say that we have people work- ing in our Post Office with feeling for their customers. I bet there are not too many stores who would give such a service. So once again we like to say Thank You Port Perry postal workers and have a Merry Christmas. Marie and Henri Smits Port Perry, Ont. A of adults with children on their shoulders and older kids (10-14). When asked to move we got either a snide remark or told to move up ourselves. Having five children under five between my sister, my brother-in-law, and myself we could not pick them all up. We were left with no choice but to move in front. By the end of the parade they were standing near the middle of the road. The bands could barely walk past. Whoever was supposed to be keeping the growg back was doing an awful job. Also the older children were literally diving after the candies that were being thrown into the crowd. They were knocking the smaller kids flat. That has got to stop or someone is going to end up under the wheels of one of the tractors or trucks. Lastly, whatever happened to consideration, respect, and man- ners? I couldn't believe the amount of disrespect I witnessed taking place against not only the smaller kids but against the han- dicapped as well. A man beside us had brought his daughter to the parade. She was in a wheelchair. A group of girls about 12 years old swarmed in front of this man and refused to move aside. Obviously his little girl couldn't see a thing. _ The ignorance of those girls was disgusting to me. The parade was always my source of Christmas spirit but this year I was left with only anger and disappointment inside. What is happening to people? What hap- pened to all of the morals we were taught as children and why aren't a lot of the kids today being taught the same as we were? Sincerely, Cindy D. Rudkin Scugog Township P.S. When is P.P.H.S. going to put some of their talent into their Christmas float? . ' i ve = Ze Books Make Great Gi 1 OUR) 'v. [3 Ab See our wide selection. A VISIT WITH BRENDA CLARK Illustrator of the classic children's books: ' "Franklin in the Dark" "Hurry Up Franklin" "Little Fingerlings" and others. Come and join us on Saturday, December 9th From 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Brenda will talk to children, parents and friends about her work and show us how she does it. Join us for turtles & tea. N wld Og, Cark fts for Everyone! AND MOR€E 175 PERRY STREET, PORT PERRY, ONT. TEL: (416) 985-8645 BOOKS GALORE (behind Guardian Drug Store) Editorial Comment (from page 6) licences that cost the province $1 million a year in lost rev- enue, and the millions spent on outside consultants to pre- pare reports, most of which end up gathering dust on some shelf at Queens Park. But these kind of things can almost be expected in a corporation with a budget of $40 billion, and 25 far flung ministries. The public will expect governments to tighten up and make the necessary changes on day care inspections, court room space and outside consultants. ' What the public can't tolerate and should never have to tolerate is the blatant mis-use of their hard-earned tax dollars, even if the sums amount to just a paltry $425 for dry cleaning or $1100 for dues in social club. The public expects ministers of the Crown, members of the Legislature and civil servants to spend tax dollars to do their jobs on behalf of the citizens of the province. The public can even understand that in running a cor- poration with a $40 billion budget that serves a province as large and as populous as Ontario, mistakes will happen, there will be problems that cost tax dollars. That's a fact of life for all us. The public hopes: that government can limit iits honest mistakes, and certainly learn from them. What the public can't accept and should never accept is the needless squandering of tax dollars at any time, but especially now, when the tax man has his claws so deep in the pockets of average citizens who must sweat for every dime in the pay envelope. Sure they are angry, with good reason. ™ Remember When? (From page 7) on Saturday afternoon, bringing candy for a large crowd of children. He then called on the shut-ins, bringing them Christmas cheer. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 18, 1969 Participation in the 1969 Santa Claus Parade was beyond all expectations. Some thirty nnits, including individuals, floats and bands, took part, and a great deal of imagination and hard work went into the creation of these excellent floats. Tina Ruhl and Robbie Croxall appeared comfortable with professionals during the Educational Television Branch of the Ontario Department of Education's filming of their rural school lives for a series entitled, "The Early Adolescent." Mr. Ken Jackson, president of Flamingo Pastries Ltd., is expected to return home before Christmas from a business trip to England. . Congratulations to Mr. Larry Hoskins, who recently received his degree of C.A. following successful writing of his Chartered Accountant examinations. Ruth Tanton, R.R. 2, Port Perry, won a brand new Skidoo snowmobile in a free draw sponsored by Majcher Pontiac Buick Limited, Port Perry. 5 Mr. George P. Sweetman of Windsor, drop, Office to pick up a copy of, "On The Shores spending a few days with the Ross Prentices. into the Star Scugog." He is 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, December 5, 1979 After four years as chairman of the Durham Board of Educa- tion, Yvonne Christie is stepping down. Residential hydro rates in Port Perry are going up by an average of 14.3 percent as of January 1, 1980, and the rate in- » crease for homes which have electric heat will be 16 percent. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee of Greenbank celebrated their 50th Anniversary in the Greenbank Hall on Saturday. The winning team for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce's fourth annual Bonspiel was Jan Towns, Jane Jones, Joan Lee and Alice Edgar. A midget-age hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, will be playing an exhibition match against the Port Perry Midget Pacers on New Years Day at the Scugog Arena. The Port Perry Junior girls basketball team came within four points of a COSSA victory in playoffs over the weekend. ere was a tremendous production at the Town Hall 1873 when the Borelians put on Bracko, the Prince Frog, for all the children & adults in the area. Durham Region council has approved an official plan amendment which will permit a 16 unit townhouse development on the north side of Queen Street and east of Silver Street in Port Perry. The recently formed Scugog Jaycees, through their presi- dent, Mr. Ron McAllister, offered théir financial support to the Library Campaign at a Library Finance Committee meeting, el A. i SE 5S RI SR i 553