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Port Perry Star, 23 Oct 2001, p. 7

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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 7 Question of the Week... Why do you think giving blood is important? D'ARCY STEPHENS After the Sept. 11 tragedy it is more important to give blood now than Russ Madill Giving blood is important because there is so many accidents with people that need ever. blood. Mandy Chambers | think that it is important to donate blood because it helps the lives of others in need. Mike Scuse It promotes the sharing aspect among society, blood is one of the most precious Jordan Miller Because lots of people die every day, blood can help save lives. hpi mat LL a ld Le etre mer are LETTERS Port Perry CIBC branch raises cash for cancer To the Editor: Re: Charity Casino to raise funds for CIBC Run For The Cure of Breast Cancer. We would like to thank you for helping make our Sept. 20 Charity Casino a suc- cess. The charity event raised approxi- mately $3,150 which brings the total for our branch to $8,651.37. In total our com- munity run sight collected over $130,000 and preliminary figures for the total CIBC Run For The Cure 2001 campaign across Canada is approximately $11,000,000, a tremendous effort. This could not have been accom- plished without your generous contribu- tion and participation as well as that of other businesses and individuals in our community. This reaffirms our belief that Port Perry and the surrounding Scugog Township area is blessed with a vibrant, caring business community and a mighty big heart. We all have experienced some con- nection with this devastating illness, possibly a mother, wife, daughter, sister or friend. Therefore, it is everyone who will benefit from finding a cure and your kind contribution has brought us a step closer to this goal. Lee Fernandez and Janet Howsam, CIBC Run For The Cure Coordinator ing sonnel of a lt Town-and: Co ntry. van Dada the the bank. It seemed tobe: er dipgisd own business. : at's | wrong, 1 asked. SOG ey end's too close to Spt ha (True, it was a ls parking job.) : | No kidding, I said: Morgan Adams, the newest township offi- cial 1 had no idea. Well, friend, maybe it-was hearing a friendly _voice for a change, rather than a frothing spew of naughty 'words and sign language, but he pleasantly chatted awhile, | and gave me the low-down on township parking laws. ~~ Did you know, friend, that there was no one ticketing cars all summer? You could have parked on the heli-pad at the hospital and gotten away with it. It seems the township has never been too gung-ho about enforcing parking bylaws. But be warned, that's all changed now. Just ask the parents at R.H. Cornish Public School. Seems they figured it was their privilege to leave vehicles in 'the © 3 school's fire lane while they went inside to fetch kids. They: : had a hissy fit after Mr. Adams decorated their windshields. "Then they staged a demonstration of sorts by parking three abreast.in the fire lane to teach that uppity. parking officer ai 'lesson. Guess it's been resolve How; 9 35 21 So Mr. Adams, does it bother you when are fo like "ify you 'ticket my car, r 'm gonn hi a Stephenson, the township S: municipal, byla oo cet 3; applying the rules to everyone: SI : fens vic "the gu Jorginl tht thinks 5 they' re special." Someone who has an ex use, a reason, ofan: attitude that says this rule shouldn't apply to me, he explained. That flimsy ticket is a test of whether one is a true grownup -orsomebody who prefers to throw game pieces across the 3 ey ge aly Adams and the ther 3 "The general public hates peol ) What they're doing make: "You've got to'be firm | "What irks him is. encounterin room when Monopoly doesn't go *heir way. It takes backbone to accept the consequences of Breaking the rules (and a wallet). But take heart, friend. The next time - you see 'something. flapping under your wiper, view it instead as your destiny, part of the price of being human -- along with birth, death, laughter, suffering; and assorted' 'Other taxes. = =~ Meanwhile, try to remember that white 'parking lines are riot ; meant to be straddled, using handicapped spots to 'shorten sprints "hrough the rain could cost you $100, and a vehicle is for transporting, not blockading. : ho! hand out parking : tickets because they hate being' caught," he adds. ; But gee, why.take it out on Mr IO rile And another thing By Rik Davie Leftovers One likes to think that an open mind comes with maturity and age. It does not... some things are just stupid! For instance, did you know that you need photo identification to pick up a passport? The passport has a photo of you in it already, why can't they just look at that! Stupid. You vehicle must pass through the province's Clean Air program to make sure you're not pouring out horrible emmisions into the air. The law was enacted by the same government that runs Go Transit busses. Ever sat behind one at a set of lights? The smoke pouring out of them would do any WW II bat- tleship proud. Who runs them through the Clean Air program? Stupid. Why do police cars have license plates? Talk about a tax grab. License plates are a form of identification for police to find out who owns a car and the stickers are proof you paid for the right to sit behind Go busses at the lights. We already know that the police own the white cars with all the lights on them, so it must be so that the province can tax the police to drive on the roads they patrol. Why not just put unit numbers on cruisers and stop paying taxes on things our taxes pay for? Stupid. Speaking of cops, the term undercover police car has always struck me as rather stupid. When you see one on the street and say "that's an undercover police car," it must not be a very good one. Stupid. That's enough of that, but listen, send me in your stupidest observations and let's see who wins. Let's call it the "This is Stupid Contest". The prize can be tickets to a free demonstration of bear repellent. Send your entries to rikdavie@port- perrystar.com and we'll pick a winner based on what- ever mood | happen to be in. How ready are you for winter? Not me, | haven't got a thing done. Good intentions ooze out of me like forgiveness at a prayer meeting, but no, nary-a-thing has been accomplished. I have to change the anti-freeze in the car, install a block heater, put up the storms and those neat little plastic kits you stick on and then use a hairdryer. Linda loves those little kits because they keep me entertained and out of her hair while she does the important stuff. Actually, come to think of it, Linda has spent a good deal of her life trying to keep males busy so she could get something done. First a husband, then three sons and now a husband again. My word, think what she could have gotten done if we had left her alone! Sorry dear. I attended a press conference last week at which the bosses of the various emergency response agen- cies informed the media that they wanted to get the word out about the Anthrax scare. The main message they wanted to stress was that they were ready to respond to any biological attack and above all if you receive a package or letter that seems to have powder in it, don't panic. Don't panic.... Hmmmm. Nope, sorry, | think that | am going to reserve the right to panic like a scarecrow in a barn fire. Sorry guys. Are school trustees kind of like prison trustees, not really a danger to the public but they still need supervision? And another thing...

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