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How many of you reading this col- umn have had a "near miss" while driving across that accident there that claims a life. Our local Township gouncil has wrestled with the causeway problem. A great num- ber of people use the causeway for fishing. Pe y, I would hate to see them denied famous, or should I say inf Highway TA causeway just east of the Port Perry town lirhits? I would guess that most people who travel the causeway on a regular' basis would fall into this category. Myself included. I had a "near miss" a week or so ago and believe me, it left me shaking. It happened so easily. 1 was heading ves nd 3 1 came Sow ihé il ds oe the ca y, my i ly diverted-by the ney view of the Port Perry waterfront and the. lake. 1 was travelling at about 75 km/hr. Even though I consider myself a good driver who pays attention 10 the foad, I must admit my | eyes were drifting over to admire the view of Port Perry, The vehicle which 1 thought was well in front of me suddenly started to brake. | didn't see the brake lights come on until | was just about on top of it. 10 say, 1 had 10 "hit the binders" very hard to aypi what would have been a nasty reaf-tnd smack-up. Fortunately, I got m$, vehicle gafely stopped, but let me tell you, it ilkiose enough. And why gid the guy in front of me have 10 come to a near stop? What looked like a family was strolling across the highway. Mom, Dad, a couple of very young tod- dlers, all with fishing polls in their hands. | couldn't believe it. They were just ambling across the highway and seemed oblivious #0 the fact that vehicles had e 10a near stop to avoid wiping them As I drove past them I was tempted to roll down the window and give the guy a Since July 1 of this year, there have been at least three serious accidents on the cause- way and only by same miracle has there been no loss of life as a result? The one Thanksgiving weekend in which a car burst into flames could very well have takefl the lives of a Tomdp man, his wife and daughter. piece of my mind. But I thought better of it. the enjoyment of fishing. But I'm convinced now that a ban on fishin} the causeway has become a necessi- ty before somebody is killed. o Perhaps a partial ban would be all right; i.c., allow fishing on just the north side of the highway and barricade the south side so anglers are not able to stroll back and forth geross the highway. People who enjoy fishing have their rights. But the people who have to drive that causeway have rights 100. Staying alive is more fundamental than casting a line. I was careless for just a split second the other afterhoon and it dam near resulted in serious crash. You can bet that when I drive the cause- way from nowon, | won't be taking my eye from the road, no matter how pretty the Port Perry vista is. Still, if that family had 1 not sauntered across the busy highway, nothilhg would have happened. Somat Gigs intje sadder me. When 1 read the article Bill Lishman wrote about the demise of Auohenge, | was saddened. Every time 1 drove past that monolithic work of art | looked twice. And when I had friends in the car who were new to Scugog, I'd always stop and point it ou. Now it's gone. Figures. Seems like every time Scugog gets something v be proud of, it disappears. Take Ghost Road on Scugog Island for example. At least it used to be called Ghost Road... when local councillors were coming upywith new street names for the 911 system, the name was changed. Why, I don't Brow. I've heard all the rea- sons, but I still can't believe they did it. It seems, sometimes, that nobody wants Scugog to stand owt; that nobody.» wants Scugog Township to be a place Tourists want to visit. Is there somebody at city hall who has g mad plan to make Scugog a sub- urban desert, devoid of spirit or personali- ty? Anyways, there isn't ajot of extra room in this paper so | thought I'd start Bill's story right here, in my space. It's better than anything I could have written, anyway. By William Lishman Autohenge, the full size replica of made from h then melted down at Lasco' Steel. 1 already feel the loss, for when I created it in 1986 * for a Chrysler commercial, I never fully realized its importance. Others did, many tourists sought it out, Car and Driver Magazine in the USA rated it as one of |» North America's top 10 'Cartifacts' and Christopher Chippendale, a Research Fellow in Archaeology at Cambridge (noted as the world's top authority op, Stonehenge) honoured Autohenge by putting a picture of it on the cover of his book, 'Stonehenge observed', He alsd*had this to say about it: "The splendidly named Autohenge is a Canadian Stonehenge constructed out of scrap cars, partially crushed in a scrap baler, and tied in pairs with steel bands to make the right balance of height, width and thickness. It was built by local sculptor Bill Lishman in a field at Blackstock in the rolling Ontario grasslands during 1986. It is thirty meters in diameter (about right) and the uprights stand four meters off the ground (about right again). Its site is chosen; like S ™ It's time for somebody, the council, the d cars on it is nei- police, the highway department, the Steeh Rd. just south of Ram, is olf S08. ther on a mountain top nor in a valley bot- Ministry of Natural Resources to take some It has been recycled igh the shredder, action and either ban fishing all together, or Please see AUTOH(SIGE, page 3 take some to make the y safer for all, if that's possible. If not, it is just a matter of lime VERS: Just when you think today' s young people are all spin- heads who take drugs, carry knives and guns and get their Jjollies beating up little old ladies, something appers 10 make you think again. At PPHS Cofiuaemment last Friday Fright, 27 young people were presented with Ontario scholarships. That's 27 grads who achieved at least 80 per cent in six grade 13 subjects. Spectacular. There were dosens of other awards handed out for academic exgellgnce that evening and each and every one deserves a pat on the back. 'These young people are achievers, Far 100 often, we only hear of the "bad apples" whe are in trouble. but nobgdy keeps track of all the * "near misses" like the one I had. Jom sun cveryons 1 lk 13 can elie 3 similar sidhy of a near miss; And just about everyone I have talked to agrees that the way things are going, it's "just a matter of. time" before thefe Is an nog keep stats g the id To the Ontario scholags anid. to all"those who received centificates and awards, con- gratuldtions, Keep. up the good work. You are future for this country, and from my Van- tage point, the future doesn't look too bad atall. B= UnsilLvEo Myareny 4 Rumour has it, this house is a residence of ope of the Holtbys. Which one? Who are the people in the photo? If you think you can solve this week's unsolved mystery, call curator Gail Sheridan at Scugog Shores Museunt -- 985-3589. Pra -n ns x Fs SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK = ScUGoG CITIZENS Ayah, they're pink alright This young Port Perry native walked barefoot all the way to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, In 1987 to pur- chase a pair of pink Converse runners, stop- ping off at the Calgary Stampede on the way to pick up a shade hat. He's shown here flexing his 'pipes' in an Idaho state park. . LAA Send us your favorite snap- shots'-- of your familylsyour pets, your , whatev- er photo you've taken and you're proud ofl Citizen Saliers will select their avorite snaps. and run them in this space. Then, at the ond of the year, we'll have a panel of judges choase thelr Meet Carpenter, a Citizen who is the apple of Marg Sander's eye. Marg has been a Sauce Citizen for almost rg is running the local ih of 'Diet Weidh', She is is that since she start- ed in Port, 447 pi have lost their weight and 18 of those were over 100 pound losers! Twenty