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"A Family Tradition for 125 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 13, 1991 - 7 PRESSING MIATTERS "RASPBERRY GINGER ALE" Bad news, good news. Bad news first: the impacted wisdom tooth re- turned. Good news: serious painkillers really shorten long car trips. As monster headaches go, this one featured ter- rific timing. Our cousin and her husband arrived Fri- day, one day earlier than expected. {Surprise}! They beat the Tooth From Hell by six hours. Fortunately, more anti-biotics and painkillers were ordained by Doc Neilson early the next morning, Agony subsided. And so did we. Missus James sez our weekend guests enjoyed themselves. That's nice. One wonders if they had any idea how close we came to ripping out the throat of the | little old lady who dared to buy NINE items in the ex- press checkout lane, or that we nearly nuked The Neighbour's prized Purple Martin birdhouse at dawn Saturday? Monday morning the tooth was still going strong, but at least the painkillers had us under control. At 5 a.m. we stuffed old clothes in a bag and departed {before the guests} for a trip to Gouverneur, in Upstate New York. We were accompanying old school pal Gerry Houle, president of Web Machinery Sales Inc., and young Ed Boggs. Gerry knows more about web press- es than anyone else in North America. Despite being 20 years junior to both travel mates, the affable Ed from Wheatley can strip or rebuild the multi-million dollar behemoths without referring to any manual or set of schematics. We've worked part-time with these folks since The Bugle was sold. The assignment was to dismantle a press in Gouverneur, and ship it back to our plant for restora- tion. The first surprise came upon arrival. Upstate New York's economy isn't exactly booming, but The Clearview Motel on Highway 11 is doing just fine, thank you. Gerry and Ed split a 'suite'. It was the last availa- ble room. In deference to our malignant molar, {which might keep a roommate awake}, we were allowed to sleep alone...in the motel's emergency accommoda- tion; a tired-looking motor home of undetermined age. The vehicle was moored in the courtyard near the swimming pool, thankfully with 'shore power' hooked up. At least one of its two air conditioners was "definitely working." Naturally, not the one in the 8' x 7° bedroom. The bed was also "quite firm," according to The Owner's Daughter. "Perhaps it would be better to use the sofa in the 'living room,' behind the driver's seat, nearer the air conditioner?" A trip downtown was made to reconnoiter the site, and obtain a key for tomorrow's early start. On the way back, we stopped at Pete's "Big M" Market to gar- ner supplies for the seige. Located amongst dozens of cases of normal pop such as Coke, Pepsi, Ginger Ale, etc., sat a solitary case of Schweppe's Raspberry Ginger Ale. All the cases con- tained twelve cans. All were on sale for $3 a case. With hot dusty days ahead, Schweppervescence was irre- sistible. But we mistakingly grabbed the one case of Raspberry cans. The error was discovered later that evening, long after Pete's Big M had closed. For the curious among us, Schweppe's Raspberry Ginger Ale tastes something like a cross between Spumanti Bambino and Cherry Cream Soda. By the end of the next day, after sucking up twelve hours of jackhammer dust, nobody cared. It was cold, and wet. Things were going smoothly. Day three began in similar fashion. The press was completely dismantled by noon, ready for Clarence Collins, ace trucker from Ogdensburg. Clarence showed at mid-morning, with one bor- rowed flatbed trailer, a pair of rose-coloured sunglass- es, and without the necessary tarps, binders, chains or straps. Clarence managed to impress none of us. Nei- ther did his promise to return by noon. At 5 p.m., still no sign of Clarence. Mr. Houle is wearing a hole in the cement floor. The heavy equipment operator mumbles about overtime, and we're looking at an additional $1500/per for equipment, operator, etc. Plus another night in the motor home instead of an early return. Raspberry fields forever. Clarence and his sunglasses eventually roar back like nothing was wrong. By 9 p.m. the two trucks are loaded despite his opinions on proper fork lift proce- dures, press handling, etc. If he was half as concerned about time, or binding and tarping the load, we'd have been home that night. C'est la vie. Back to the Clearview for more Raspberry Ginger Ale, and another attempt to remove several layers of al Turn to page 8 Letters io the editor Build skateboard ramp To the Editor: Regarding the "Skateboard" issue; I detest the things! Being a "Retail Merchant' on Queen Street, I have lived in horror, wat- ching these "big boys" weave in and out of pedestrians (who have the right of way on our sidewalks). Several times I've ap- proached the kids to please leave the main street (Queen) and have been told "where to go"! One boy told me 1 didn't own the sidewalk; well, I may not own it, but we happen to be paying the property tax, as well as Business tax, which includes the "'B.I.A. tax" for the upkeep of the beautiful planters and promo- tional advertising of our delightful village. What is wrong with some of these "teenagers" that they do not appreciate the beauty, and care so little for what we are so fortunate to have? I am very much against our tax dollars being considered to spend, to accommodate this 'whim' of the past couple years. It is a phase likely to pass as all childhood games do. Rather than mess up our park for other use by other people; I have a suggestion -- how about a project for the woodwork- ing class at the high school; a skateboard ramp could be built and ready by spring (when the skateboard season begins) and placed on the high school grounds. It would be away from, and not bothering anyone. Available seven days of the week, after school hours. This week I noticed they are skating up and down the road, Turn to Page 8 Two papers in town To the Editor: Help! My life is in a state of con- fusion! When Tuesday rolls around, I don't know which newspaper to read - the '"'Scugog Citizen," delivered free to my front door and claiming to be "a proud voice for Scugog," or '"The Port Perry Star" boasting its 125th anniversary, and a bargain at only 60 cents a copy. Do any readers out there share my befuddlement? I could just read the "Citizen," as it arrives at my door first, but my Star "habit" of nearly nine years is hard to break. So, I end up spending the better part of an hour wading through both papers -- and most of the news is simply duplicated! From headlines to sports scores to thank you notes to car and restaurant ads, its the same darn thing. But I don't want to miss anything! Peter - John - give us readers a break! I'm all for free enterprise, but this duplication is pointless for reader and newspaper people alike. Couldn't you two men, plus all our favorite writers get together and form one, big, newsy paper? You could call it "The Port Perry Citizen' or maybe "The Scugog Star." Readers of Port Perry, unite! Let these guys know if you sup- port this idea. Both papers have a lot to offer, but we readers don't have all day to read about it. Sincerely, Linda van Andel Remember When ? a io ek. » " 8 Bk Bias THT WAT Fe ar Scugog St. North, Blackstock about 1910. Some of the people seen standing in front of the Royal Hotel are, from left, Anson Taylor, James Parr, Tom Swain, Willlam Venning, Dr. Francis Howe, Samuel R. Jeffrey, Jim Bingham, {unknown} Mrs. Wm. Parr, Herb Parr, Ida Parr. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 11, 1966 For the first time in the history of the Port Perry Star, this newspaper was among the prize winners at a convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, held in New Brunswick. The Star has previously won awards in the Ontario competitions. Mrs. Earl Reader, Scugog Island, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. C. Charlton to the Bruce Peninsula where they took a trip by boat to Manitoulin Island. Mr. and Mrs. Al Christie celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on August 7. Clifford Moon, Seagrave, left on an expense- paid trip to the western provinces. The bus tour was earned by Clifford's high scholastic achievements at P.P.H.S. last year. Miss Sharon Baird, Port Perry, has just returned home after spending two weeks at the Ontario Athletic Leadership Camp at Longford Mills, Lake Couchiching. She was representing Port + Perry High School during her training. Ontario County's delegate on a 4-H Centennial trip to Manitoba was Keith Phoenix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phoenix of Greenbank. : 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Port Perry's Chamber of Commerce members agreed to sponsor an advertising campaign to publicize a project for Senior Citizen's housing. An Indian Basketry demonstration is being held at the Scugog Museum. Port Perry Legion girl's ball team defeated Uxbridge during the Provincial Women's Softball Union Playoffs. The Don Beacock family has moved into their new home in Seagrave, the former Espie residence. Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray Britton, Toronto recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Mrs. Britton is the former Ida Woodley of Port Perry. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10