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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER, GEN MGR .. .Don Macleod MEMBER A | PRECIP SIVN EN i (hoNa ADVERTISING MANAGER = Deb McEacherm CREATIVE MANAGER = Pam Hickey Na RIBBON) REPORTER .. ... = Rk Dave COMPETITION YQ PHONE 905-985-7383 FAX 905-985-3708 E-MAIL: editonal@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar.com Z Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 We adnowledge the finanaal support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our mang costs ASSOCIATION MEMBER ONTARIO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Porg Perry, Ontario - L9L 187 subsequent issue or the refund of ary mores paid for the advertisement. All dams of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, pnor to the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered. No dam wall be allowed for more than one insertion BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Gini Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Tracy Souch, Suzanne Sutherland Janet Archer, Bill Watson PRODUCTION: Trudy Empringham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) Six Months - $19.79 (includes GST) ~~ Foreign 1 Year - $96.30 (includes GST) freelance Waters Heather McCrae, John B McClelland, Kay Langu EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter waiters are not necessanly those of The Port Perry Star Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which wall not be published) induded. Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there 1s a compelhng reason to do so Errors wall be conrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the nght to edit or refuse publication of any maternal submitted ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher 1s not Luble for skght changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement The publisher 15 not kable Tor other errors or omissions in connec ion with any advertisement i any Editorial Comment Touched by an Angel In a move that startled the media types invited, the usually secretive police intelligence officers opened up last week to send a warning out to Durham residents that a biker war may be looming. Last week's stabbing in Oshawa of a known member of the world's second largest outlaw bike gang, the Bandidos, may be the beginning of a turf war between the Bandidos and their archrivals, the feared Hell's Angels. Residents of Ontario have thus far been spared the violent turf wars of the bike clubs in Quebec, but according to those in the know that may end as a battle for control of the {ucrative crime market in Durham Region begins. North Durham residents have felt. removed from the potential of a real live biker war and have seen local roadblocks and the presence two years ago of a large number of Quebec Angels as little more than a curiosity. But according to police, that feeling is false security. It costs a lot of money to be a member of an outlaw bike club. There are club dues and tributes, lawyers' fees and defense funds to be topped up. Business to be done. Oshawa's Hell's Angels chapter, the fastest growing club in Ontario, have been connected to street level gangs that now sport "colours" similar to that of bike clubs and are operating in an increasingly wide circle around central Durham Region. It is commonly known that a good number of members of several of the prominent biker clubs live in the North Durham area. Scugog, along with Uxbridge, are home to at least two structures that are referred to by police as "biker bunkers." These fortified and electronically pro- tected buildings concern police for obvious reasons. Citizens of North Durham should be put on notice. The war could come to our own turf. The biker presence in Durham continues Yo mcecyease... LETTERS Remember When? Historical photo feature by J. Peter Hvidsten To the Editor did most of my Christmas shop- ping in Port Perry on Dec. I'l and spent a large sum of money. I was not pleased with some of the major stores, a welcome or a thank you from them would of been nice. But anyway, that's beside the point. One store | was in was called Brock's Department Store and this Customer service at Brock's store was exceptional older lady modeled clothes for me for a good half-hour for me and she deserves to be recognized for being so patient with me | just hope some of the younger sales persons will learn from that Anyway everybody in Port Perry should know that there is still some nice p2ople in this world Howard Cayer To the Editor In the year 2000 | was asked what inventions or acts had made the greatest impact on my life. Almost immediately | thought of Sir Adam Beck (Conservative MPP) who in 1910 circa, introduced the bill that created the publicly owned Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario This act (power at cost) resulted in elec- tricity becoming available to thou- The above photo shows a team made up of local real estate agents who entered the Big Brother's Bed Race held In Port Perry as a fundraiser for the group in 1976. Members of the team are, from left, Keith Puckrin, Ralph Fairman, Morely Bruce, Bob Howsam, Guy Latrielle, Howard Forder and Roy Robertson, who constructed the bed on wheels. To the far right, in the Chamber of Commerce booth Is forme. hospital administrator Jim VanCamp. Note: Correction - The Manchester Garage fea- tured In the Dec. 11 issue was located on the east side of the road ahd was home to Cy Wilson Ford when It bumed to the ground in April 1974, Thanks for those who called to cofrect me. Selling off Ontario Hydro at what cost? sands of new industrial, retail and household customers How well | remember the thrill of new electric appliances coming into our home in Blackstock, and | can only imagine how different my life would have been without this affordable access to hydro electric power Now | can also only imagine the far reaching consequences Turn to Page 7 BR. AT oom