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"Scugog's Community Newspéaper of Choice" CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Bruce Stauffer of Port Perry received a special plaque from the Department of Labor representative Jill Armstrong at graduation exercises of the Provincial Institute of Automotive and Allied Trades, Toronto, after completing a 10-week course in Motor Vehicle Repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walker, Brooklin, were honored at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Grills on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 24, 1971 Nineteen panes of glass in the door windows of Port Perry Fire Hall were smashed. Damage was estimated at about $60 and Fire Chief Jack Cook said the person responsible has agreed to make full retribution so no charges will be laid. At the regular meeting of council, signed approval was given by the village to the draft for the new Lion's Head subdivision. The new issue of Canadian $10 bills is now being circulated. The new bill shows a picture of first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald, which replaces the photo of Queen Elizabeth on earlier bills. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 25, 1981 Douglas and Stella Nesbitt of Brooklin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday with friends and family at a reception at the Brooklin Masonic Hall. Epsom 4-H club member Tracey Elson received County Honors at the Achievement Day held recently, while Patricia Bolton received the Women's Institute scholarship to help with her studies in data processing at Durham College. On Monday, Nov. 16, the camera crews from the television program "What's New" visited R. H. Cornish Public School. Linda Duivesteyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Duivesteyn of Blackstock recently graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough with her nursing diploma. Art Brunton of Port Perry is a happy man these days after winning four best of breed first place ribbons at the Royal Winter Fair for chickens and ducks. The second annual Grey Cup Bonspiel was held at the Port Perry Curling Club last Saturday night with 16 local teams competing. The winning team members were Gary Shewan, Roy Puckrin, Ron Parish, Ken Goreski and Keith Puckrin. Port Perry High School teacher Peter Talbot will present a series of more than 200 color slides taken during his three week visit to China this past summer. CHRISTMAS CAKE CONTEST LIGHT and DARK CATEGORIES * LIGHT CAKE DARK CAKE CATEGORY CATEGORY 1st PLACE WINNER 1st PLACE WINNER WILL RECEIVE . 2 WILL RECEIVE $100. CASH $6 $100. CASH B and another $100 will be and another $100 will be N donated in their name to : ; 7 donated in their name to IN Operation Scugog. «8 ASH », Operation Scugog. 2nd PLACE WINNER | | 2nd PLACE WINNER WILL RECEIVE 4 WILL RECEIVE $50. CASH ond 2 $50. CASH and another $50. will be donated in their name to Operation Scugog. and another $50. will be donatea in their name to Operation Scugog. PRIZE Judging to take place Wednesday, December 18 - 4:30 p.m at the Port Perry Star, 188 Mary St. Please pre-register by call the Star office - 985-7383 For more information call Anna Jackman. ("The Port Perry Star wishes to acknowledge and thank the ) sponsors of the Christmas Cake Conest for their generosity. * Country Style Donuts * * Emmerson Insurance * * Mother Jackson's Open Kitchen * kL * Port Perry |.G.A. ) * Minimum six cakes in each category or all entries will be judged together. Letters io the editor James refreshing and honest: writer To the Editor: Might I take issue with two columns in your paper. First, "Pressing Matters" by John James. He is not without his fans. His vitriolic humor is refreshing and honest. It is a pleasant change from political double-talk. His article is the first I look for every week. When the article is political/ cultural it gets sent to Toronto, Edmonton, Sydney and Erina (the last two places being in Australia). We all enjoy his cy- nacism and his ability "to call a spade a shovel." I will miss you, Mr. James. I hope your life comes together quickly so, for purely selfish reasons, I can once again flip the pages looking for you. Second, is the Baptist Church's pamphlet "The Facts of Life." When will they be put- ting out Volume Two? You know, the one with the explicit photos of "unwanted children." The photos of children with cig- arette burns on their arms, knife wounds on their backs and black eyes and broken nos- es should suffice. (It's accepted you cannot photograph the emotional scars.) In this way the public will be made fully aware of both sides of the issue. Allow them to make up their own minds. K.E. Lowden, R.R. #3, Port Perry Liberal Party hope of the future To the Editor: Inferences from the media (not your paper) [sic] have been that the Durham Riding Association represents "a pseudo-political party dedicated to a pseudo- political cause' - pro-life. I would ask that you allow me to explain how the pro-life philosophy affects one's political views. To be pro-life (including anti- abortion and anti-euthanasia)- is to assert the intrinsic value of every human being, from concep- tion to death, no matter what the circumstances of the conception and no matter whether the person is, in the eyes of the world, useful or productive to our society. This pro-life philosophy will of necessi- ty decide our political orientation. The Liberal Party of Canada has always asserted the value of the individual. It should be noted that when a motion affirming the sanctity of human life was presented in the House of Com- mons, over half the Liberal Members of Parliament voted in favor of the motion. This hardly puts the Durham Association out- of-step with the Liberal Party of Canada. Being pro-life does not mean that we are concerned with one issue only. Far from it. Of course a pro-life philosophy is fundamen- tal to our attitudes and actions,_ but we are concerned about many, many issues in Canada today. We are concerned about the uni- ty of this country. Quebec belongs to Canada, and we must convince the Quebecois that they are welcome, without giving so many concessions that we alienate other provinces. We must combat the effects of the GST and the reces- sion. We must deal with the im- migration situation in a compas- sionate, yet practical way. We a N Please recycle _ this newspaper must ensure our youth are educated sufficiently to compete in an increasingly high-tech world. We must change the pre- sent unfair taxation on families supporting the children who are the future of this country. We must encourage research and development in order to develop industries which can hold their own against ever-increasing com- petition in other parts of the world. We believe the Liberal Party of Canada is the hope of the future. We believe there are many pro- blems in this country which must be addressed. Because we are concerned about the preservation of life does not mean we are not concerned about the many other issues facing our country today. Quite frankly, we pro-lifers are fed up with being labelled "one- issue' persons, when there are so many things about which we are concerned. I understand that the first item of business for the Durham Liberal Association will be to open up the Association meetings to the membership. This was not done in the past. It is sincerely hoped that members of the Durham Liberals will attend the monthly meetings and express their views. One could only wish that we had the same opportunity in the Oshawa Riding. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Lorraine McNamara Ei EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS Thursday, December 19 Friday, December 20 Saturday, December 21 2 Presentations each evening 7:30 and 8:15 p.m. Living Nativity Uxbridge, Ontario Municipal Parking Lot beside River Valley Restaurant Sponsored and performed by the Uxbridge Baptist Church For Information Call 852-3665 52 Water Street, Port Perry 985-2225 The Home of Custom Made Pizza! Pizza Tyme announces that SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY are 2 for 1 DAYS Get two great Pizzas with up to 4 toppings each for one low price. TWO MEDIUM PIZZA .... for $14.00 TWO LARGE PIZZA ....... for $20.00 TWO X-LARGE PIZZA ... for $25.00 One coupon per pizza We always deliver. Open from 4:00 PM Daily LT