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6 - PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2000 PUBLISHER................ J. Peter Hvidsten MANAGING EDITOR.. Jeff Mitchell OFFICE MANAGER.... Gayle Stapley AQocna ADVERTISING MGR... Deb McEachem Member Ontario Community REPORTER................ Chris Hall Newspaper Assoc. Freelance Wrilters- Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca will be comected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitied. POLICY: The publisher is not liable for sight changes Member Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 187 Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashbum - Columbus - RR Oshawa Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestieton - Yelverton - Prince Albert EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter writers are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included. Requests that a name be withheld wil be honoured only I there is a compelling reason to do so. Errors ADVERTISING or typographical emvors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. All daims of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, prior 10 the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered. No claim will be allowed for mare than one insertion. conmurty (0 CNA o BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Heather Mack, Linda Clarke, Janet Arche r, Malcolm Lennox PRODUCTION: Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew, Scott Ashby OPINION Right move in porn case Ontario's decision to intervene in the Supreme Court case on child pornography should be applauded. In sending Attorney-General Jim Flaherty to take part in the hearing, a challenge by the federal government of a previous ruling on child pornography possession, the province is making a clear statement on the issue, and doing so in the proper venue. At issue will be rulings by British Columbia courts that simple possession of child pornography should not be considered ille- gal, as such an assumption would be an infringement upon the personal rights and freedoms guaranteed in Canada's constitu- tion. The federal government will argue that such an infringement is justified, given the repugnant nature of child pornography and the harm youngsters are subjected to when it is made and distributed. This is one rare instance in which we agree that a sacrificing of individual rights of expression and thought is for the greater good. And this time we're with the Premier, Mike Harris, when he says that a law banning possession of child pornography will give police the power they need to seek, find, and prosecute the manufacturers and consumers of such material. There will be no damage done to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by a successful appeal of the B.C. rulings. Rather, there will be a clearly stated intention to protect the vulnerable. GOOD MORNING MARIE! Peter Van Den Tweel submitted this photo of granddaughter Emma, cozying up to a calf ata petting zoo in Bowmanville. If you have an interesting photo we could use for Photo of the Week, please drop it by The Star office, or give us a call at 985-7383. (You DON'T WANT TO TALK "TO HER UNTIL SHE'S HAD HER FIRST CUP OF JUICE! Operation Scugog thanks supporters To the Editor: As we have started the millennium with- out any obstacles, we the committee of Operation Scugog have again completed another successful Christmas campaign. Special thanks goes out to Pastor John Benschop of the Victory Christian Centre for the use of the facilities to distribute the Christmas hampers. We would also like to thank Pastor Cindy Peck for her assistance and guidance by giving her time and pastoral assistance dur- ing that day, to Victor Walker for his expertise in heating the gymnasium, to John and 'Kathy Foster for the set-up of the facilities, the parking lot and organizing the drop-off and pick-up of the hampers, to Janice Callaghan for directing traffic on such a cold day, to Betty Reed and all of the kitchen 'helpers for providing the luncheon and refreshments for our volunteers during the day, to John Reed and the students from the high school who assisted during the day with carrying all of the hampers and to all of the volunteers who helped carry and deliver the Christmas hampers. The enthu- siasm of all the helpers was a joyous sight on such a hectic day. Operation Scugog would like to thank all of the churches, local businesses, schools, organizations and local families and indi- viduals for adopting and preparing hampers filled with food, gifts and toys. We-also appreciate receiving all of the monetary donations as we were able to provide each hamper with a turkey voucher. Residents of Chateau Blue House received gifts of clothing, toiletries and candies. The Central Seven Association received a monetary contribution to buy gifts for their residents and the participants of the C.O.P.E. program enjoyed a luncheon and gifts at their Christmas party. Many seniors who take part in Luncheon Date received boxes of cookies. Without all of your kindness, generosity and assistance we would not have been able to brighten the Christmas season for 156 families in the Township of Scugog. We all appreciate your tremendous support not only at Christmas but during the year to be able to serve the families throughout our community. May the joy of giving be with you during our new millennium year, 2000. Thank you for your tremendous support. - Kathy Foster, Kathryn Gundry and Ann Wanninkhof