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- 6 - PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2000 PUBLISHER.............. ..J. Peter Hvidsten GENERAL MGR.......... Don Macleod MANAGING EDITOR.. Jeff Mitchell OFFICE MANAGER. ... Gayle Stapley ADVERTISING MGR...Deb McEachem AQocna Member Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: port.perry.star@ sympatico.ca EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 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 - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert 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 Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included.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 will be honoured only if there is a compeliing reason to do so. Errors will be corrected # brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher is not liable for slight connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. All claims of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, prior to the next week's publication, and, if not made, wil not be considered. No claim will be allowed for more than one insertion. or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Heather Mack, Linda Clarke, Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox PRODUCTION: Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew, Scott Ashby is not liable for other errors or omissions in OPINION 'Free clinics a great idea Rather than earmarking $50,000 a year for a new inspector to hassle pet owners under a proposed mandatory rabies vaccina- tion program, Scugog councillors say Durham Region ought to pursue a simpler plan: Invest money in local clinics, where folks can come and have vets administer the shots for free. Hey. What a terrific idea. You have only to look at the turn-out each year when low-cost rabies clinics are held in Blackstock, and Prince Albert - a winding queue of kids and adults with dogs and cats of all sorts and sizes - to conclude that people jump at the chance to protéct their furry pals with the shots they need, at a price that's affordable. And there's another element: You get a lot further with encouragement than you do with enforcement. The regional health unit's plan would see the shots made mandatory; a new inspector would have to be hired to enforce the law. That's unnecessary, and excessive. People don't want more regulations, and pencil-pushers on their backs; they want life made simpler. There's no doubt that the approach of raccoon rabies, detected last year in Eastern Ontario, is a menace to pets and people. And something must be done to prepare for it. By holding low-cost or free clinics throughout the region, Durham could provide the inoculation coverage necessary, and a service for which people will no doubt be most appreciative. Great idea, guys. [IN A FOUR WIDEOUT SET) AGAINST A ZONE, WHO COVERS A BLITZING LEFT CORNER \F THE HALF BACK 1S COMM TTED TO THE RIGHT OU T- SIDE. LINE. BACKER? | FoOTBALL QUESTION? F COURSE MICHELLE, FIRE AWAY! SINCEWHEN] poYou | OPERAS? } Baby Mackinley Price, six months old, looks a little apprehensive about a bath in the sink in this photo, sent in by great-grandma Shirley Empringham. If you have an interesting picture we could use for Photo of the Week, please drop it by The Star office, or give us a call at 985-7383. : it Lo SRR One more soccer registration day To the Editor: The Scugog Soccer Association recently held its Registration Day and is pleased to report that we received applications for a great number of new, returning and future soccer stars. We hope to be able to accommodate all our new and returning players, but empha- size that we have limited resources, and our players are assigned on a first come, first served basis. We still have some of our expected "seasoned" players who were disappointed, because they waited until it was too late, and we did not have any team openings left. For this reason, we are offering final registration as follows: Friday, Feb. 25 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce (across from the IGA). This will be the last opportunity to sign up. Any registration forms received after this date will be subject to a late fee of $25, and cannot be guaranteed placement on-ateam. The volunteers in our club have a lot of preparation to do in the coming weeks, before our season gets under way. One of the few responsibilities we ask of our many soccer parents to fulfill, is to get your forms in on time, so we have time to do our job properly, and make it a fun program for everybody. Registration forms can also be picked up at the Port Perry Star, or the Scugog Township office and mailed to the address on the form (to be received by Feb. 26). Our new e-mail address is scugogsoccer@aol.com. You can leave a message at our phone number 985-7553. (Due to the volume of inquiries we receive, e-mail will get a faster response). On behalf of the Scugog Soccer Association, | would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank the Port Perry Star for the tremendous support we have received * from your paper. With such a large audience and mem- bership, we have found that the support of a true community newspaper can be a very effective communication tool for our club. We look forward to your continued sup- port, and would encourage your readership to "watch this space for future develop- ments." Mike Lorish, President, Scugog Soccer Association i | i { i