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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" The Port Perry Star &w 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - LoL 187 [ESYRI= PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 RIBBON The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the INYIN:]S) Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 20, 1994 - 7 Gn | Member of the : Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten General Mgr. - Don MacLeod Managing Editor - Jeff Mitchell Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Mulcahy Production - Pamela Hickey Renovations uncover sign hidden for quarter century by J. Peter Hvidsten BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew CCNA 4 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 i Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.65 includes $1.15GST 1Year-$32.10 Foreign -$90.95 includes $2.10GST includes $5.95GST ~~ LETTERS Season's true meaning To the Editor: To The World You may take His name out of your schools, Take His name our of your prayer, But try to get to Godin Heaven, You'll find you won't reach there. You may live your life outside His love And think you're doing well, But without Jesus in your life, my friend, Your sould is bound for Hell. He is the Way, that leads to God, Without Him you are lost, It's ours by choice, to trust in Him, Or pay the dreadful cost. So come to Jesus as you are, ~ He'll take away your sin. He fill you full of joy and love, And give you peace within. The Precious Name of Jesus, Is so very dear to me, That Great and Matchless Holy Name, Look world and you will see. The Lovely One who bears that Name , In Heaven, He's on His throne, And claim Him for their very own. So think, ere you deny His name And wander off from Him, The choice you make will be your own And life you cannot win. from June, 1994. I received this poem from my new friends and I thought that I should share it with all from Port Perry and areas. This is really what Christmas is about. With Blessings, Lois Hoftyzer, Blackstock Emotional debate rages From page 6 elderly person who has already lived a full life? Some would have us believe that if we are physically or men- tally disabled, then we are defi- cient and we are a burden, be- cause we are not perfect or normal. Does that suggest that if you are left-handed, suffer from scoliosis, debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, ALS (Lou Gehring's Disease), polio, mus- cular distrophy, tuberculosis, homosexuality, a cleft palate, rheumatic fever, Down's Syn- drome, dwarfism, and cerebral palsy etc., that you are a bur- den? I, like all of us, know of, or maybe someone with one of the above. In most cases, their par- ents love and comfort them dearly. The adversity in their lives has enriched them as hu- man beings. They are more pa- tient, compassionate, loving are we saying to those parents and their children if we condone what Mr. Latimer and Mrs. Wil- kieson have done? In a perfect world Ryan and Tracy would still be with us. I cannot appreciate their parents anguish, but I can understand it. I also know it is not a perfect world. It can be an immensely frustrating and lonely world. 1 sincerely hope Tracy, Ryan, and Cathy are pain free and happy. Nevertheless, Mr. Latimer should not be subject to the full penalty of the law, but should serve a portion of this sentence. When all is said and done, Rob- ert Latimer is alive and Tracy is not. Tracy and Ryan were arbi- trarily denied their inalienable right to life. They were unable to protect the virtue and sanctity of their existence. Their sacni- fice should be interpreted as an alarm of enormous magnitude. Port Perry Star History has a way of repeating } itself, and last Thursday a piece of | downtown Port Perry's history revealed itself after being hidden for 25 years. The building, recently purchased by Don Forder, was home to a Becker's store until last month. It's now under renovation and when workers removed old boards from the storefront last week, a } handpainted sign "Don Carnegie Men's Wear," was uncovered. There are many who will remember when the store was owned by long-time Port Perry res- ident Don Carnegie, but in the approximate 25 years since he sold §§ the building to the Becker compa- ny, many people have moved to the community that will have no idea J who he is or that he ran a mens' store for about six years from that location. In fact, over the past 50 years f§ the store has been home to a bank, | grocery store, men's wear shop, variety store and soon will be the location of a jewellery shop. When the Port Perry Star con- | tacted Mr. Carnegie last Saturday he said he had purchased the store in about 1964. Prior to that it was owned by Gordon McKee who ran Don Forder (left), the new owner of the former Beckers a Superior grocery store and Jack Store on Queen St. Is seen here with Don Carnegie who Hope who ran the IGA from that operated a men's store from the location about 24 years ago. location before moving to the west Mr. Carnegie's old sign was uncovered last week as end of town. renovations were being done to the building. In their hands Before getting into the clothing are suit bags Mr. Carnegie used in his store. business Mr. Carnegie had worked with his brothers across the street at Carnegie Crest Hardware (now Home Hardware). After purchasing the building he renovated the interior, dropping the ceiling and covering three windows along the west side of the building. Mr. Forder said although he hasnt aiways felt strongly about the town's heritage, he's happy to be bringing it back to its original appearance. He has hired Steve Snider (who recently ren- ovated the Re/Max building) to do the renova- tion, and with the aid of old photo-graphs of the building, he plans to restore it to its origi- nal splendor. mal pane windows ordered. Outside, the decorative wooden trim will be fixed and replaced if necessary, and the brick will be cleaned by sandblasting. Its a big and expensive project, but Mr. Forder says he's doing for his children. In fact, his daughter Dana Smith, will take over one half of the interior at the end of January. She plans to move her business, Dana's Goldsmithing, from its current location in the Port Perry Dental Centre building about the end of January. In the other half, a new business called 'Country Merchant' will open, specialising in antiques and country furnishings. d understanding, th Louis MacPherson, Already the original tin ceilings and boarded ~~ Mr. Forder expects the entire project will be of us can ever hope %w bo. Whet Whitby | up windows have be uncovered, and new ther- finished by the end of February. ™ 5 While women are doing their thing, the Theory Hoers. | | Ed itor S goes, the men of the house load up the week's A random sampling revealed the following refuse, haul it off to the transfer station, and then results: a Two smelled strongly of liquor and grumbled when approached for closer examination; a Three were apparently liquor-free, but left for frequent smoke breaks; a One attacked our reporter, beating him with a bag of fake presents, and a Another couple were so smashed they were all but incapable of listening to tots' Christmas wish- es, and offering coherent replies. One Santa slithered repeatedly from his chair and attempted to snooze on the floor, and roughly brushed off elves who rushed up to help him back onto his throne. Another took frequent and obvi- ous nips from a flask, but was cordial enough and promised to deliver everything the kiddies requested. GETTING SERIOUS: Here's a sincere wish that you and yours have a happy and warm and won- derful holiday, and that you are able to take res- pite from the hurly-burly of the rest of the year and enjoy those closest to you. Take time out for those you love. And remember giving is the reason for the season. Be generous. stand around jawing with their pals, right there at the dump. Maybe even find something good to haul home. "It's » male bonding thing," suggested Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce. ... A"male bonding thing"? I like the dump as much as the next guy -- Hell, I love the dump! You'd have to be a sissy not to love the dump! -- but bonding? At the dump? Ladies: Guys "bond" at smokey bars, where the beer is cheap and plentiful. They "bond" at hunt camps. They "bond" on golf courses. Some pay money to go way off, doff their clothes, and "bond" under duress. But they don't "bond" at the dump. They throw away their garbage, maybe toss a pop can or two at the seagulls, and leave. Honest. There: Myth dispelled. DRUNKEN SANTA UPDATE: Further to our item last week about the department store Santa who became drunk on red wine and fell through a plate glass window, we undertook an investigation to check up on the relative sobriety of local Ho-Ho- Notepad by Jeff Mitchell FEELING DOWN IN THE DUMPS? IT'S A GUY KIND OF THING... Here's an inter- esting fact I picked up on last Monday afternoon here in Scugog: Guys look forward all week to Saturday morning, when they get to haul the fam- ily's trash to the dump, meet with all their budl- dies, and talk about guy stuff. At least, that's according to Scugog council. Or rather, some women on Scugog council. The Saturday Morning Delight Theory was put forth by Ward 4 Councillor Joyce Kelly, who sug- gested that one of the reasons people living in the country don't want the township to come and pick up their rubbish by the curb is that they like going to the dump so much.