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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15, 2000 - 7 Question of the Week... Do you like the idea of holding Festival Days at the Port Perry Fairgrounds, or do you prefer to see it held in the downtown core? Sally McCrae Naomi Smith Glen Sullivan It's best downtown because you get more people and it's closer to the shops. It makes no difference to me where it is. | prefer the fair- grounds, because last year the whole down- town was shutdown. Brian Dickson Fred McMann The Fairgrounds, it's more open to move around. The down- town is too crowded. The Fairgrounds has easier parking, although it would help out the merchants downtown. To the Editor: Port Perry District Girl Guides would like to thank Brenda Robinson and Connie Stewart, organizers of the Scugog Antique Show, for their overwhelm- ing support and resource- fulness. We were pleased to have the opportunity to provide food and bever- ages for the show and appreciated their assis- tance. To the vendors - your generous donation will be put to good use to provide the girls with a fun activity. Thank you very much. Thanks also to the par- ents who donated the tasty i Guides thank all who helped out sandwiches and pies. A job well done and thanks goes to those Guides, Pathfinders, Guiders and parents who gave of their time on Saturday and Sunday to make this a most successful fundraiser. A special thank you goes to Guider Joanne Popovitch. This event could not have happened without your expertise. Girl Guides is a move- ment that thrives on volun- teers and the more people who work together and give of their time, the more the girls benefit. Port Perry District Girl Guides Improve deer management From page 6 will die on our roads. A spin off benefit is that an increase in deer licence sales means an increase in revenue for wildlife man- agement in the province. The time has come to reduce the danger to both people and to our wildlife. Let's encourage our elected officials to act now and improve deer management through hunting. Heather Kenny, Baillieboro Random Jottings by ]. Peter Hvidsten FARLEY'S NEW FRIEND IS A GIANT FURBALL We've just had a new addition to our family. Although it arrived at our house unexpectedly, for me at least, | should have been prepared for the arrival of our latest family member. For the past few weeks, hints had been dropped about our dog, Farley, being lonely and in need of a friend to romp around the back yard with. It really start- ed last summer after one of our neighbours picked up a pup, to keep their dog company. Since then the topic has come up on NUMEerous occasions. About a month ago, a black lab strayed into our backyard one night. The next morning, the lab was still sniffing around the neighbourhood, and happened to drop by our place just in time for breakfast. She was greeted by two enthusiastic kids, who embraced the friendly pooch like it was their own, then opened the door, brought it into the house, and provided it with a heaping bowl of chow. | know, in the back of their minds, they quietly hoped the dog's owner might not be found... and Farley would get his instant friend. But after a call to the local animal shelter, Nancy learned that there had been a frantic report about a missing black lab. The owner was jubilant when con- tacted, and rushed right over to pick up their equally happy family pet. So, unknown to me, Nancy headed back to the ani- mal shelter to see if there were any candidates for the job of "Farley's Best Friend." A few weeks went by, and when | arrived home one night last week, there was a sheepish grin on Nancy's face. She asked me to go and get Matthew for supper, and when | opened his door, | was greeted by Matt's grin, and "Rosie." Rosie is a 65 Ib. hairy beast with a tail that won't stop. She has big brown eyes, a smiling face from which protrudes a big, wet, pink tongue, has paws the size of a small bear, and howls like a wolf on the prowl. This animal is already bigger than Farley, and she's only half a year old. She eats food like it's her last meal, runs like an elk, and has already discovered the kids' beds are a great place to have a snooze. | wasn't in favour of another dog... in fact it was my opinion that we didn't need another pet of any descrip- tion. No, not even a goldfish. But sucker that | am, | can't resist a friendly pooch, and this one has already won my heart. | hate to admit that because my family knows I'm a 'softy' when it comes to animals, and who knows what other types of animals we could end up with? Anyway, Rosie has fit in quite well. Pepper, our cat, hid out under tables for the first couple of days, but has grown accustomed to this big, new furball, and doesn't move when nuzzled as he's sleeping. And Farley, although enjoying the company, finds that the energy of a six-month-old pup is far more than he can handle much of the time. I'm not sure what it is about the female dogs, but the couple | know both tend to be less than modest. As soon as you begin to pet her, she rolls right over onto her back and lies there, with her legs spread and tongue hanging out enjoying every scratch of her underside.