The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Pets not safe unattended any time Dear Editor: We love your magazine. Your recent article entitled Allie Heals a Broken Heart struck a chord with me on a couple levels. First, ] am an animal lover, and secondly, our pet - which happens to be a cat has gone missing. A cat gone missing may be a common occurrence, but in this particular instance it is not. Ihave come to learn that my cat is one among many cats which have gone missing, all in a matter of three or four weeks. A total of about six cats have all disappeared in the same time frame, with no evidence of a predator. We live on Scugog Island and one may think that a hungry wolf or coyote has been around, but there have been bunnies running freely through the neighbour- hood. I guess this human predator has nothing against bunnies. Iam so disheartened that someone could be so cruel, and hope they have nothing against children. J also hope that this letter may serve as a warning to all pet owners that your pet is not safe unattended at any time. Scugog Island NHL Oldtimers at golf tournament Dear Peter: I’m hoping you can help me publicize an event that will be good for the community and in particular our Community Memorial Hospital. On Wednesday, August 18, we will be holding a charity golf tournament at Sunnybrae Golf Course. What is unique about this tournament is that it will feature a number of NHL Oldtimers, who will be on hand as guests. Although we can’t provide the names of those attending yet, this will be announced later. This is a fun tournament that is priced at only $85 per player. That fee will include your golf, use of a golf cart, a great steak dinner and prizes. There will also be a silent auction of rare hockey memorabilia. We invite you to come out and meet and talk with some of our hockey legends... listen to their stories and ask them questions. If anyone can help by donating prizes, that would be appreciated. Contact Kathy at Sunnybrae Golf Course by calling 905-985-2234. This is a great opportunity to come out and sup- port your hospital and enjoy a great game of golf with friends and some of hockey’s greatest stars. Don Orr Port Perry 4 FOCUS - JULY 2010 Kids make a big impact for cancer Dear Editor: Once again a huge thank you to everyone who made the elementary school Relay For Life possible... thank you for your continued support and feedback. My vision for next year is to move the event to the original format - as set out by the Canadian Cancer Society - where the elementary relay event is held sepa- rately at each home school. It’s our hope to expand the elementary relay to Brock and Uxbridge townships... after we finish up the Relay For Life in Sunderland! So, now on to the big news... an astounding $4,520.94 was raised at the elementary school Relay. This is more than double the amount raised last year. We congratulate the students who are all making a huge impact on the fight against cancer! Thank you once again everyone. Have a safe and happy summer! Tammy Horvath Chair-Elementary Relay For Life/ North Durham Relay co-chair volunteer Driving is a privilege, not a right Dear Editor: I was very disturbed on June 14 when I witnessed a woman drive her car right over a family of ducks cross- ing the causeway just east of town. Just seconds before it happened, my husband and I drove by the family very slowly, wondering if we should stop our vehicle and direct traffic, as the mother and her chicks looked as though they were thinking of crossing the road. We slowed to a stop and checked to see what kind of traffic there was in both directions. We noticed a car approaching behind us, but it was going slow and was about 100 feet away from the ducks. The mother and her chicks were about half way across the road and about 40 feet behind our truck. To our horror, we watched as the car continued coming and drove right over the family of birds killing all but a couple chicks, which ran into the marsh. It seemed to happen in slow motion, as if there was no driver behind the wheel. I was speechless and angry and in total disbelief. There was plenty of lead time to stop her vehicle. I was sickened by what I saw, and at the same time J am thankful that it wasn’t a child. T’ve come to the conclusion the driver of this car is either legally blind, was not paying attention, or just didn’t care. I would prefer to believe that she was distracted. Anyone who is unaware of what can happen when you're not paying attention to the road should do the right thing and stop driving. At any age, driving is a privilege. It’s not a right. Karen Gledhill Blackstock a