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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" --_-- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 21, 1998 - 7 LETTERS To the Editor: My thanks to Steven McCullough. I only hope that more people support Sledheads and Softtails, although I don't know if it will help as our local police seem determined to see the demise of this restaurant. To my knowledge, Trader Sam's, The Jester's Court, The Antrim Pub or any other restaurant/bar in Port Perry has not been subject to the harass- ment my brother has since opening in December 1997. If they were, we certainly didn't read about it in the local newspapers. Without sounding prejudiced because Jon is my brother, why are the police so interested in closing his restaurant? The food is excellent and the atmosphere on the weekends is a hoot. Good music, good food and a few drinks...where is the Tavern unfairly targeted by police As for the intoxicated person found in the street, did the police ask him where he had been the entire evening? If so, they would have discov- ered he was at Sledheads, left to walk to another bar and when he returned to Sledheads he was not served. There is no mention of him being at another bar. Why? I don't see the harm of a baseball cap being worn in the kitchen with S.C.M.C. on the front, but obviously the police think it is "biker" related so they will have to let the judge decide that. I can only hope that on May 29, Jon has enough support from his customers that he will be allowed to finish what he has tried to start: to operate a good restaurant with good food and great friends. Susan Waite harm in this? Successful drive To the Editor: The Heart and Stroke Foundation for Port Perry and the Township of Scugog wishes to thank the 21 dedicated cap- tains and their 180 canvassers who gave so generously of their time in the door-to-door cam- paign in February. Due to their efforts and the excellent response of the com- munity we raised a total of $26,094. Thank you also to The Port Perry Star for coverage of our campaign and to those busi- nesses who sponsored ads in the paper and to Community 10 TV for their coverage. Dorothy Gibson, Joyce Storry, Judy Smith and Gwen Taylor Co-chairpersons Sponsor signs will for advertising. vice oand d displa wget on: information. posted at designated holes Columbus War video is a must-see To the Editor: Author Howard Margolian has just published a new book titled Conduct Unbecoming which deals with the murder of Canadian soldiers in Normandy shortly after D-Day. This very interesting book has been the subject of extensive coverage in the Canadian media, and has rekindled public interest in this despicable incident often described as the blackest mark against the Nazi SS in World War II. Cliff Chadderton, Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps, was commanding a pla- toon of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles at that time, and many of his friends were slaughtered. In 1995, he produced the award- winning video, Take No Prisoners, which was filmed on tickets. Thank you for your a assistance. With your . help, this first ever Dragons' golf tournament will Ly rend 5 ao Feel free to contact the ondorsigied for i infor- mation about sponsorship or purchasing golf location in Normandy and high- lights the killing fields where the murders took place. Operation Legacy, a group of older and graduate members of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, had the priv- ilege of seeing this video pre- miered. As a group dedicated to passing on The Warm Amps Never Again! message we would encourage the public, particular- ly younger people, to see this video and learn more about this little-known chapter in Canadian history. Take No Prisoners can be ordered on loan at no cost or pur- chased on a cost-recovery basis by calling The War Amps toll- free at 1-800-250-3030. Raquel Chisholm President, Operation Legacy success. Brian Bird, Tournament Coordinator, (905) 985-1401 You can fax your letters: 985-3708 Editor's Notepad A TRIP TO NEVER NEVER LAND Hmmph. It's one of those days, you know? When the sky's grey and dripping, the phones are quiet, and there's a general sense of a lack of accomplishment about. I'm getting nowhere, and feeling a bit of a funk coming on. If | had my druthers I'd repair to my office at home with a bottle of Irish whisky and spend the afternoon leafing through old books and papers, finding long-ago photographs and letters and generally wasting time, but enjoying it thoroughly. | am, however, at work, and therefore obligated to work, or at least attempt to work, or at least make a damn good show of appearing to work. I'll never get this written. I'll never win The Masters. I'll never grow up to be Marshall Matthew Dillon. I'll never go to space. I'll never marry for money. I'll never star in a foreign film. I'll never cut a hit record. I'll never have a talk show. I'll never appear on Larry King Live. I'll never be the King of England. I'll never win the Nobel Prize. I'll never teach my dog to roll over. I'll never teach my son to wash properly. I'll never be a business tycoon. I'll never hang glide across the Grand Canyon. I'll never appear on currency. I'll never do the Macarena. I'll never purchase a soundtrack. I'll never eat squid and drink tequila again. I'll never embrace decaf. I'll never stop loving newspapers. I'll never stop loving the Three Stooges. I'll never buy from the Home Shopping Channel. I'll never be a wide receiver in the NFL. I'll never walk a mile for a Camel. I'll never get tired of the X-Files. I'll never subscribe to TV Guide. I'll never answer a skill-testing question. I'll never throw a no-hitter. I'll never cheer for the Cowboys. I'll never spend another winter in Saskatchewan. I'll never learn to like New Country. I'll never throw away my Jimi Hendrix records. I'll never throw myself on the mercy of the court. I'll never gamble with the grocery money. I'll never go gently into that good night. Amen. stretch inventories to the maximum to. ensure no one tries didn't come close to the predictions of a contend- by J. Peter Hvidsten Random Jottings goes to bed hungry. Scugog's plight is by no means unique. Food banks throughout Durham Region experienced the same shortages, as did the large Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. FOOD BANK NEEDS - OUR SUPPORT vice? in this community, the local bank fell far short of its ] objective during this spring's drive. And while the quanti (losers. . 2 S18 ita sign of the times, or are 'we the public just becoming a little 1] too cynical and complacent about: "the role food banks play in our society, and the growing need for this important ser- For the first time since a food bank was 'established of food collected was a dis- | appointment for organizers, it's the residents who re | on this source of food to feed their families who are the With shelves less than full, and the next drive not duled until the fall, food bank officials will have to. Hopefully this spring's shortfall is not the start of a new trend in our society. os DISMAL SEASONS I'm not a sports fanatic but mercifully, for both the . SON is over. Both teams ended up dead last in their respective divisions... but | guess on the bright side, from the cel- lar there's only one way to go. The Raptors, in just their fourth season, pulled off the worst start in their history, winning only 16 of their 82 game schedule, dropping their last game at home Sunday to end a dismal season. I'm sure for most of the players, it will be a relief to empty their lockers and head for home, where they can lie back in the sun and sip on their favorite ale as Hey to forget the past eight months. The Leafs were a tle better, but their 20 wins in 62 Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors, the sea-. ing team prior to the season. Both teams will need some careful attention over . the summer months. If the owners hope to fill that new stadium night after night next season, they had better be prepared to open their wallets and secure some talent needed to bring these teams out of mediocrity. So as two of Toronto's professional teams head off for extended summer holidays, the Blue Jays' season Is just getting under way. With only 18 games under their belts, the Jays have already slipped into the cellar, the same place they fin- ished last year. | Fortunately the season is young, and encouragingly they swept a three game series over the past week- end... so let's not judge them too soon. But it constantly amazes me why ecple continue to pay outrageous prices for tickets to these sporting events when year after year the owners field less than | competitive teams, ~The Argos, on the other hand, have won two CFL titles in the past two years, and can barely get Shough support to keep the team going. ~ Itjust doesn't make sense.