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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 22, 199) (From page 7) The 2nd annual Fepny Deaw and Tea held by Maybelle Rebe- kah e members at the Oddfellows Hall was a Vig success. Ply winners of the draws included Velma Foster, Greenbank; Arnold Roach of Manchester and Mrs. V. Bailey of Blackstock. Z0YEARSAGO Wednesday, May 19, 1971 Children at R.H. Cornish Public School had extra time off from their classes Tuesday, due to a bomb scare which turned out tobe a hoax. One of Greenbank's gifted musicians, Mr. George Beare, sang in the choir at the Oddfellows Centennial Service in Port Perry. Port Perry council, at the last regular meeting, passed a by- law prohibiting the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers in the village without a permit. Port Perry High School held its annual Drama Night with an enthusiastic audience in attendance. . Grade one pupils from Reach and Prince Albert Schools en- joyed a bus trip to Maple Leaf Gardens to see Allen Brothers Cir- cus. 10YEARSAGO Wednesday, May 20, 1981 Durham Region's 260 outside workers returned to their jobs last Friday after a strike which lasted six days. The value of building permits issued by Scugog Township dur- ing the month of April topped the $1 million mark. Marilyn French of R.R.3, Port Perry has been awarded Bus Driver of the Year by the Durham Mens Teachers Federation. Alan Reesor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gord Reesor of Port Perry was one of five persons to receive honourary degrees last week from the University of King's College, Halifax. Members of the Durham Region Police Force and CHOO Ra- dio station staff held a mini-putt grudge match at the Port Perry Driving Range Saturday morning. The match was all in good fun with the real winners being crippled children as about $300 was raised for the Easter Seal Fund. After winning the Durham Central championship, the R.H. Cornish girls team moved right ahead and won the all-Durham fi. nalsrecently. Lawrence VanCamp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard VanCamp of Blackstock, has been chosen as the Ontario representative on the John Deere Summer Works Exchange for 1981. Lawrence will be spending a month in Newfoundland living and working on a arm. Port Perry Counselling Services MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, 462 PAXTON ST. Maureen Salkeld, B.A., M.Ed. -- PSYCHOTHERAPY -- -- MARRIAGE & FAMILY COUNSELLING -- -- DIVORCE MEDIATION -- -- STRESS MANAGEMENT -- ye rrr NG 'PERFECT PORTIONS Ta eis GREAT TASTE Guatantecd/ O PENING SOO] IN JUNE Corner of Water and Scugog Streets Fill up to help Easter Seals kids Kill your tank this Satur- day at the Esso station in Port Perry and you'll be 'helping Easter Seals children and their families in this area. and handing out information about Easter Seals and the kind of work it does. Among those is Sherry Spofford, 10, of Port Perry who locally for such things as wheel chairs, transportation, commu- nication devices, and other es- sential items. So drive in to the Esso sta-. May 25 is "Thankful Tank- ful," and for every litre of gas sold, local Esso retailer John Park will contribute a penny to Easter Seals and Esso head of- fice will match that amount, There are 16 children from Scugog and 17 in the Uxbridge area who use Easter Seals. And four of those families will be helping out at the Port Perry Esso this Saturday pump- ing gas, cleaning windshields ships. . The net last week. is the Easter Seals "Tammy" for Scugog and Uxbridge Town- money "Thankful Tankful" will be used Rifle and handguns stolen According to Durham Re- onal Police sometime on Fri- Two handguns, a rifle, and a camera were reported stolen gi from a Scugog Township resid- ay May 3, a residence on Old Simcoe Street North was brok- Street in Port Perry any time between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, fill up the tank and help some raised by . very special children eninto and the weapons stolen. Pity poor {we speak purely in a symbolic sense) Keith Spicer and his "Find the Real Canada" Committee. This is an impossible task. No matter how much money Spicer's Spenders throw at the objective, it will never be achieved. That doesn't mean everyone should turn their backs on the guy. One thing most definitely in our nature is Good pointing out why the Spicer Commission won't work. Of course, if we succeed, another question is raised: "How come Mulroney couldn't deduce the inevitable out- come himself?" Oops, best not to jump ahead. Let's go back to finding a "Real" Canadian. Wait a minute; it may be argued we have no right to speak for our French-Canadian counterparts in Quebec, Province of. Oh dear, what to do? Compromise is every- thing. We'll limit our search to the "Real Ontarian." Help us out here. Quick, figure out the single most identifiable charac- teristic you possess; the one thing which sets us Ontarians apart. Hmmm. Ifyou're stuck for an answer, don't feel bad. Inall probability, our most identifiable trait is the fact that no two Canadians {sorry, Ontarians) nod heads the same way on more than a single topic. Perhaps a qualifier should be added. Each of us is firmly convinced our own opinion on any given topic is ab- solute, non- negotiable gospel truth. Might as well add one other ingredient to the mix while we're at it: many Ontarians seem to have convinced themselves that the province owes them a living, whether they earnitor not. Consider the case of the Toronto Maple Leafs, other- wise known as "Ontario's Hockey Team." Talk about poet- ic justicg! "Reap what ye sow" thinking at its purest level, right up there with the new provincial Budget from the Ministry of Deliverance. Back to The Buds. Somehow the collective brain cells onthe Leafs' current board of directors decided ticket prices should be raised for the coming year. A single seat in the Gold section at Maple Leaf Gardens will cost $40 next sea- son! For that pricely sum the season ticket holder receives: a chance to watch Wendell's next back spasm occur; front row seats for the annual goalie "Parade of Saviours;" the opportunity to witness unrivaled blockbuster trades of the infamous "Courtnall for Kordic" ilk; and the occasional glimpse behind the scenes, as various survivors in the Bal- PRESSING MATTERS "SEEKING THE REAL ONTARIAN' Samaritanism. We're delighted to assist, and will do so by Peaks © 53 di lard family stage intermission fights in the lobby with Yo- landa Whatsername over who gets to walk the bloody dog. What in the world is wrong with Hockey Night in Canada" Why, if they shoe-horn a nightly debate featuring Yolanda et al between periods right after Don Cherry's seg- ment, ratings would soar. Goodbye Al Bundy, hello Twin No question The Leafs are an institution; a mental in- stitution. And anybody paying $40 to watch them play should be admitted. That's not to say Toronto won't be a legitimate con- tender for the Stanley Cup next year. Yeah, we're serious. Infact, they may even be the favourite. Remember where you heard this first. Not content to bury Ontario's credit rating with its re- cent Kamikaze budget, our NDP government wants to create a new Professional Sports Ministry, with the de- posed Evelyn "Loose Lips" Gigantas as cabinet ministress, or mistress, or whatever. Her first act will be to call for introduction of "Play Eq- uity" legislation, a Gigantec step forward which will dra- matically impact on the NHL...particularly on Toronto's Maple Leafs. That is correct. Watch for a formal declaration that any NHL team visiting Ontario will soon be subjected to 'fair play" rules. If there are twenty-odd teams in the league, {we gave up counting two expansions ago}, it's only fair that each team is entitled to win the league at least once every twenty-odd years. The Leafs are already at the "thirty-odd" year level since the last time they won the cup. Nobody cares if the New York Rangers have waited even longer. The team is located in the government's home town. And something has to be done to justify those $40 seats. Need we say more? No, but let's do it anyway. The only thing which could block The Leafs' triumphant march to the Cup next year is another piece of NDP legislation, the brand new Affirma- tive Action law. Specifically, all employees of businesses located in On- tario {believe it or not, Leafs are still considered a "busi- ness") will be forced to undergo gynecological testing. If 50% of the Leafs do not possess ovaries, their business licence will be revoked until the club's male/female ratios do repre- sent similar proportions. Relax. Don't worry about it. The way they've played in recent years, it shouldn't be a problem. tion at Highway 7A and Simcoe el EEE PORT . 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