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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 5,1984 3 OFF THE RECORD By Cathy Denny vMctsgoit - ^emtg Catherine Christine Denny , and Glen Paul Masson were united in marriage on Saturday, Saturday, August 4th, 1984, at 4 p.m. in St, John's Anglican Church, Bowmanville, by the Reverend Reverend Byron Yates. The bride's parents are Edward and Shirley Denny, 22 Little Avenue, Bowmanville, and the groom's parents are Alex and Doreen Masson, 408 Century Street, Oshawa. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was lovely in her formal wedding gown of white poly chiffon. The Vic torian neckline, bodice and Bishop sleeves were etched with Venise lace. The bride chose a matching tear drop hat with fringe top veil and she carried orchids arranged on a white laced prayer book. The mala of honour was Kathy Piper, Bowmanville. Best man was Gordon Ransone, and the ushers were James Denny, brother of the bride and Conrad Ibanez, nephew of the groom. Receiving the guests at the reception held at King Garden the mother of the bride wore a >, MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY g; g " - EES22 MIDWAY MOTORS MAUÜH MU i lOjfof hu|MNibtbAl* -- i L ., J_L 1 ir > Home of the Fuel Economy Car | MIDWAY MOTORS Q: 1300 Dundas St. E„ Whitby 668-6828 § MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY NEW EVENT at the FALL FAIR DAIRY GOAT SHOW in the Entertainment Tent Sunday, September 16th 12 Noon For further information regarding this event please consult the Fall Fair Prize List or contact Chris Jemmett at 416-797-2216. AREMINDER: GRAND OPENING beige two piece linen suit with fire pink stripes, beige accessories accessories and a wild orchid corsage. corsage. The groom's mother assisted in receiving the guests, wearing a yellow chiffon gown, yellow accessories accessories and a wild orchid corsage. corsage. The bride's going away outfit outfit was a white mid-length linen skirt, and top and grey accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Masson are now residing in Oshawa on ' Simcoe Street North. Photo by Gould Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. James, Attention all parents of the children who play soccer in the house league in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Also the coaches and especially the referee. Where has the good sportsmanship sportsmanship gone in soccer? Last Monday night we played Orono in a playoff game, and they had .a.young lad for a ; refereè;"'!s^iWSine things' ' that he apparently said to bur : boys that really upset most. My son received several minor injuries and when he fell to the ground once the referee apparently called him Don't Make a Move!! without ma Our Hostess' Gifts and Information Information are the Key to Your New Community Call Sandra Yates 623-5873 f**«l fMttUtakiUtMWrt The tale of the headless headless motorcycle rider from Port Perry has been attracting nightly visitors to the island for a couple of years now. Curiosity is usually what draws the crowds, but it's the mystery and intrigue of the illogical happening that keeps them coming back. Once a quiet rural concession, the dirt road on which the ghostly ghostly lights shine has quickly become one of Port Perry's most popular popular night spots -- for young and old alike. Some people who go to inspect the allegedly haunted site, tend to believe in the legend of a "faker" and told him to get up. The profanity used by their team members was staggering. When my son asked a boy to quit swearing at him the referee apparently told him to shut-up or he would put him out of the game. There was kicking in the shins when the ball wasn't even being played. I wish the incident had been reported and maybe these unfortunate incidents would stop. No one likes to complain because it makes you look like a sore loser. I put my son in soccer so he could learn good sportman- ship, make new friends and have fun. I don't think they learned very much this night except that they had a very unfair referee. Most games are well played and well refereed and the trouble begins when playoffs start. I am sure Mr. Woodcock receives all kinds of complaints complaints against all teams. I feel that boys 10 and up should be refereed by responsible responsible adults. During playoff f " ames they should be refereed ÿ neutral'adult referees. I am. ndti'plitting aown all young lads; there are some good referees. I believe that all Bowmanville games are refereed by professional referees. When you attend school soccer tournaments, select and competitive games, this nonsense does not usually occur. Children learn very quickly and at the start of the season they' should be reprimanded for unnecessary picking, profanity etc. I feel that the coaches and the referees are responsible to enforce good behaviour. I wrote this letter to make you see how important it is to have good supervision for our children and urge you to attend the soccer meeting in Sept, or at least to call Mr. Woodcock or an executive member and make your views known. Young lads like this should be banned from refereeing. refereeing. A Concerned Parent Editor's Note We contacted Mike Woodcock and he has already responded to the problem. However, we should point out in fairness to the referees that it is one of the most difficult positions in any sport. No matter what decision you make, one team is not going to like you. As you have pointed out in your letter, we strongly urge all parents to attend the September meeting to voice their concerns, and thereby improve the league. the headless biker, and most claim to have actually actually seen him travelling through the bumpy farmer's land in search of his lost head. Of course, there are dozens of logical explanations explanations that have been offered to disclose the mysterious lights looming looming over Port Perry's 1st Concession. Some say that the headlight is merely a reflection of carlights from a distant highway which are being reflected by Lake Scugog. Others claim that there is some sort of optical optical illusion behind the vision, but can not really specify the exact nature of it. However, logical explanations explanations aren't necessarily necessarily what the people want to hear. One indication indication of this is the fact that although there has been a great deal of discrepancy discrepancy about nature of the phantom rider, interest in the spectacle spectacle hasn't been hindered hindered in the least. After months of procrastination, procrastination, it's hard to say just what finally made me decide to visit the haunted site for myself. myself. I figure it must have been a combination combination of curiosity and the desire to get in on the new "ghostbuster" craze that seems to be hitting the nation. It all started when I took a couple of 10 year- old movie fanatics to see the show of their choice, which turned out to, be Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd's new comedy,^Ghostbus- ters." I guess it was somewhere somewhere between the haunted library scene and the invasion of the gigantic marshmellow monster that I surrendered surrendered my scepticism and began enjoying the flick. In fact, it put me in such good spirits (the pun was intended) that I didn't even scold the coke-stained brats throwing popcorn at my head - and that's saying something. I guess it was then that I decided that just maybe I had missed my Y calling. Ghostbusting seemed so much more challenging and adventurous adventurous than pursuing my mug collection (which I've had ever since my mother decided decided that I needed a hobby) that I made up my mind to give it a whirl. I could think of no better subject to investi investi tigate than the infamous infamous ghost of Port Perry, who was said to have been decapitated in a motorcycle accident several years ago and now rides endlessly through the night in search of his head. Apparently, Port Perry's answer to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Hollow started out as a favorite favorite tale around camp-fires and as a bed-time spooker, and like any story, it kept growing and growing. Today, the story begins begins with a young biker riding along the dirt road after dark. He was decapitated when he ran into a barbed wire , fence at the edge of a farmer's field after fail- SflFÊ DRIVERS SflVE BIG MONEY with HALIFAX INSURANCE COMPANY C Pmtfce Car Plan To find out if you qualify call 623-6100 For Competitive Quotes over the phone on Auto Insurance, Fire Insurance and Business Insurance. 0el/e^-g&cuce, ^&rru£ec/' INSURANCE BROKERS SINCE 1922 181 Church Street Bowmanville, Ontario ing to make the turn. Now he is in a state of limbo because his head and his body were never united again. When a friend first told me about the ghost and the mysterious headlights that appeared appeared on the old Port Perry road each night, I was intrigued; not because because of the story, but because he actually believed believed it. I thought it was a bit far-fetched myself, but if it was true, this could be my big break, a chance to witness a real psychic phenomenon ^ or at least what people ' >' thought was one. I thought that it might be best to go this one alone so that I could meet the ghost face to face, but since he didn't have a head, I figured it was alright to bring some company along for the drive. All the way to Port Perry I sat in the back of a station wagon full of people, finding it difficult difficult to concentrate over the Twilight Zone music coming from the front seat. As we neared the destination it became clear that most of the traffic was heading toward the place where the ghost is said to appear. This didn't surprise me half as much as the man who was parked along the side of the road for the sole purpose purpose of directing traffic. traffic. I knew that ghostwatching ghostwatching was becoming becoming a popular function in Port Perry, but this was a bit ridiculous. Talk about commercialism. commercialism. It then became clear to me that what I had originally thought was a silly ghost story, was actually the biggest attraction attraction this side of Lake Scugog. of OtUl£ 'aiTUOllA 49 KING ST. WEST - BOWMANVILLE Thurs., Sept. 6th-10:00a.m. *FREE Rose to first 50 customers Thurs. -Fri. -Sat. *LUCKY DRAW for Valuable Gift Certificates Refreshments will be served Thurs., Fri.and Sat. mornings. Make your Grandparents feel Grand! Grandparents' Day is Sunday, Sept. 9th Give Teleflora's Butter Churn Bouquet from $25.00 Send the Sweet Memories Bouquet from $17.95 or our own "Cup and Saucer Special" of Fresh Mixed Flowers for only $11.95. éSm Carnation Flower Shop 33 Division St., Bowmanville 623-7141 Intent on following the precise directions given to us by the man at the side of the road, we drove up to the 1st Concession, turned right and followed the sloping dirt road down about a quarter mile. That was easy, the hard part was trying to find a spot to park. It was just like being at the drive-in movies with all the cars in single file) each one fighting to get the best angle. To say the least, it wasn't at all the eerie atmosphere that I had anticipated. For the first while there was no sign of anything unusual either on the road or in the field facing us. But then suddenly, out of nowhere, a single headlight headlight appeared bopping up and down amongst the farmer's crops. It was only a glow at first, but as it drew closer to the edge of the field there was no mistaking what it was. The headlight was pointed at us for no more than a minute before before the ghostly bike turned and tail-lights appeared, then the rider was gone again. This process was repeated repeated several times each hour, approximately approximately every ten minutes. minutes. After my crew had grown tired of trying and failing to unfold the secret of the illusion illusion (if it was an illusion) illusion) we buckled up and headed for home, leaving the mystery unsolved. unsolved. Maybe there is a logical logical explanation for the appearance of headlights headlights which come from nowhere, and maybe there is not. Personally, I don't think that further investigation investigation would benefit benefit anyone. If the penomenon was left unexplained unexplained - no big deal. If the mystery was solved, solved, Port Perry would be without a ghost, and hundreds of people would be missing out on an exciting and enjoyable enjoyable Saturday evening activity. QA le lie the Qest in Sight" shorney's opticians MARK BINGHAM -- MANAGER 30 KING ST. WEST BOWMANVILLE 623-4477 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 QuickStart It Works mmm Quick Start! It's the fastest Weight Watchers program ever. 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