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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 30, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Member of the BUSINESS OFFICE Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. | o Office Mgr. ...........conuneeee. Gayle Stapley Published every Tuesday by the 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration 0265 Subscription Rates: 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15GST Includes $5.95 GST EDITORIAL: Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten General Manager....Don Macleod Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell News Reporters .....Chris Hall, Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Richard Drew, Scott Ashby Heather Callan PRODUCTION Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - Trudy Empringham, Rhonda Mulcahy, Pam Hickey, Barb Bell, Robert Taylor, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. ADVERTISING Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Sales: Myra Futa, Deb McEachern, CCNA Barb Hillier, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, cINEOL ATEN Deborah Tiffin, Gini Todd | Editorial Commeni Tories' time running out In his look back at 1997, Durham East MPP John O'Toole concludes that this year -- now breathing its last gasp -- has been one of change and turbulence. No fooling. From downloading to restructuring to the much-loathed Bill 160, the province was turned upside down by the Tories, who were elected by promising a revolution and quick- ly delivered. It's been interesting, indeed. Is there anyone out there who hasn't been annoyed by the Tories so far? Even those who support their agenda -- many of them, anyway -- often add the footnote that they are sometimes uneasy with the haste with which the government is proceeding. But the government responds by saying they've been given a mandate to run the province, and right the wrongs of the past. And following the lead of the premier --- who's obviously an up and at 'em kind of guy -- the MPPs are wasting no time. ...You have to wonder, though, when the promised gain from all the pain that's been ---- LOR -- --===_ Ue = - UST BE PATIENT MURRAY - Re oe I'7THERE'S BOUND TO BE ANOTHER Q ONE ALONG ANY MINUTE! 0} eet if) D Le TELEN V ; Oo @ i 1 H | git 0 - -- PorT PERRY STAR doled out arrives. Tories said that cutting welfare and killing employment equity laws would create jobs, and get people off social assistance. There's been some job creation, but this year the food bank in Port Perry's been as busy as ever, catching the people who fall through the cracks. Our municipali- ty is facing a funding crisis as downloading of services comes on the heels of reduced provincial grants. We still really don't know what health services will be available to us in the future. With the promise to cut came a promise of benefits to be reaped. We've seen the cuts, but very few benefits. We're still wait- ing, and time is running out on the Tories. To the Editor: they fare especially beautiful. REMEMBER 54 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 24, 1943 Port Perry Council for 1944 - Reeve, W.M. Letcher; Councillors, G.A. McMillan, G.M. Gerrow, Herb Brooks, Gordon Reesor. Bd. of Education - Mansell Gerrow, Ronald Peel and Howard Durkin. Ft. Lt. Joel Aldred spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Aldred. 44 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 25, 1953 Mr. Sam Cawker of Port Perry Public School attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation. Council for the Twp. of Scugog for 1954 includes: George Smith, Anson Gerrow, Cecil Fralick, Alvin Heayn and John L. Swegtman serving his fourth term as reeve. 39 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 25, 1958 Toronto - Premier Frost brought four new men into the Ontario Cabinet and announced the resignation of provin- cial secretary Dunbar. The post went to MacKinnon Phillips whose health portfolio went to Dr. Matthew B. Dymond, of Port Perry, the former transport minister. 29 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 22, 68 Santa was generous to John Doupe of Prince Albert. He was the lucky winner of $9,401 from a 50-50 draw at the A AA nnn RR AAA AAS x a . wt fk Ws ou Queen Street, Port Perry during paving of the street. Not long after moving to Port Perry eight years ago to be near my family, I knew that I had come to a very special and interesting town, with its Town Hall entertainment, lake- front activities, and downtown store fronts decofated according to the season. This year However, my inspiration for writing is as follows: The Christmas Concert at Port Perry High School (Wednesday, Dec. 17) found the gymnasium filled to capacity and as I sat in eats nee eee AA A ARAN AAR AAA AR nn 8 DN I RR tate aa eee ees eon eee ate eae Cues Sau TAR TA Can you hear the music, Mr. Harris? the bleacher section from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (my aching back), I was thrilled and enthralled, wishing Mr. Harris and/or Mr. O'Toole were there to hear what had been accomplished by some of those "overpaid and underworked" teachers we have been hearing about. Those young people gave us a truly wonder- ful evening, and a well-deserved standing ova- tion expressed the feelings of the audience. It would be a sad day for us all if that pro- Please see page 7 TE Oshawa Royal Canadian Legion. 20 YEARS AGO Tuesday, December 28, 1977 "A crew from Durham Region Works was kept busy for six hours on Dec. 21 repairing a break in a main sewer line in front of the pumping station on Water St. across from the old Scugog arena. Scugog Twp. Roads Superintendent Ron MacDonald was knocked unconscious for several minutes and required hospital treatment after being struck by a truck on Highway 12 on Dec. 19. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, December 28, 1987 Central Seven was given the green light to operate a convenience store at their workshop at the corner of Durham Rd. 8 and Simcoe St. Floyd Argue of Cadmus received a kidney from his mother Wilma Rudkin on Nov. 26 and a month later every- one is doing, just fine. Duke of Edinburgh awards were presented by Mayor Jerry Taylor to: Stephen Connors, Kevin Gibson, Julie Bryant, Nancy Green, Julie Byers, Esther Kelly and Jennifer Fletcher. We are running out of 'good old photos' for this feature. If you have any interesting photos you would like published, please give Peter a call at 985-7383