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FTA IS ERAS Jo ad SLIT Sr MN BAe oo. oS LF RSE i § le a Fe 2 Pane od srriged LE 9 ASA a CANT ; oA PR Ch Fate LIA | iat AANA gE Fed wag t o TL . Stl SARE HN AR I RSI Pr A Ls A PRETTY STREET VIEW, ENTERING PORT PERRY. ONT. he 3 : ig 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 20, 1919 The ice harvest has started in Lake Scugog. Mr. Alan Goode started on Wednesday of this week. Join the Club - Have your Grafonola now - or later if you like. Order now and avoid likely disappointment. Grafonola and cabinet - $44.00 In S.S. No. 2, Prospect School - Good Irish Concert and Box Social. Ladies with boxes free. Gentlemen 17c. Come and have a good time, March 14th -7:30 p.m. The Crown Attorney for Ontario County, Col. J.E. - Farewell has raised an interest in the development of the century. To the left can be seen a part of the Murray House and the lawn bowling club. The a TT segs buildings to the right [seen between trees] is now the location of Marj Tripp Real Estate and Port, Perry IGA. Photo courtesy Mrs. F. Lesslie. crime in parts of Uxbridge township. He attributes this unfortunate state of affairs to the fact that the people had lived in one district for many years and have con- tinually intérmarried. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 24, 1944 Yacht Club activities are rather out of season, but the Club has one job for all year round. That is the collection of books, magazines and games for the navy league. (Turn to page 6) SNOWARAMA I made it! Don't ask me how, but I did. Last Sunday, myself along with about 300 other snowmobilers took to the trails in aid of crippled children and helped to raise over $20,000 for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. For me, the hundred mile ride over lakes, fields and through bush and frozen swamp was an ordeal. You see, I sold my snowmobile a couple of years ago and since then have not gotten too excited about the sport. But I must admit that I did enjoy the ride. Thinking back a few weeks, when editor John McClelland walked into my office and challenged me to the ride, I wonder how I could have been so easily tricked into subjecting my body to the abuse I did last Sunday. It started off pretty innocently when he said that most of the staff were willing to sponsor me if I would ride. "Sure, I'd be glad to', I retorted, but then realized that I did not own a snowmobile. Quickly I picked up the phone and called Utica Farm Equipment who arranged to have a machine serviced and ready for my use. Little did I know at the time that they were going to give a brand new John Deere Trailfire 440 to perform my little stunt on. This even added more to my concern as I did not really want to have to pay for damaging one of these machines. As the days grew closer, and a few friends who own snowmobiles told me that they are usually worn-out after 50-miles on the trail I began to wonder how I had been conned into accepting the challenge. All of a sudden I had a severe case of "foot-in-mouth disease and the only cure was to see it through. Getting only a couple of hours to sleep on Saturday evening did not help when we had planned on an early morning start, but by ? 00 z.0. uysel" and two other snowmobilers were on cur way. It was a bitterly col¢ morning and b«for.. we reached "the hole in the wall" my balaciava was frozen to my moustache and was hard as ice. Bu! the bigger problem was my eyeglasses and facemask continually iced up and I was not able to see where I was going unless I lifted the mask. Only then did my glasses clear as the sub-zero air rushed across my face and carried the warm breath away from the glasses. I can recall spending most of the first hour fighting to keep the cold off my face and neck, even though I was bundled with a turtle neck sweater, scarf and balaclava. 1 began to welcome any chance to stop, which including smoke-breaks for the others, check points and occasionally for a little "nip" to keep our insides warm. But as the time went on I began to enjoy the outing. The cold air was having no problem keeping me awake and it was enjoyable to see some areas of the township that I did not even know existed. Less than three hours after we started from the Latcham Centre, we arrived back, having finished the first-leg of the 100 mile route. Here we re-fueled, grabbed a coffee and couple of donuts and then headed along the south half of the trip. During the morping we ran into a number of rough, winding trails which made the going hard, but the afternoon was a pleasure as the trails were straighter and smoother. Also the warmth of the sun, which had climbed high into the sky, added to the enjoyment of the ride. Shortly after 1:30 on Sunday afternoon we arrived back at the Latcham Centre again, having completed the 100 mile circuit. It was a relief to think that the next time I climbed aboard that John Deere, it would be to take me home to the comfort of a hot bath and a warm bed. ~ Learning how to handle a snowmobile after not owning one in recent years presented a bit of a problem, but thanks to the people at Utica Farm, and the fine machine they loaned me for the run, I quickly adapted to its feel. Only twice did it cause me any problems. Once when I accidentally hit the kill-switch and the machine came to a quick stop in the middle of the trail. Not realizing what I had done, I climbed off and tried time and time again to start the machine, all to no avail. Then I noticed the switched, turned it on, pulled the cord and away I went. The second problem I had was controlling the power on sharp icy corners. This was just pure lack of experience, as on three separate occasions I made perfect "donuts" in the middle of the trail. John Deere's claim that their machines "run like a deer" is more than correct. But as for me, Monday I was walking more like a wounded elephant. From my rear-end up, there is very few parts of my body that do not feel the strain of the ride. I have more aching muscles than Carter has pills. But I madeit.......... and I'm glad. Now all I have to do is collect my pledges! NHL VS. RUSSIANS The Challenge Cup, the Series of the Century, or whatever you want to call it is over and the Russians showed what they are made of in defeating Team NHL (or Team Canada if you look at the roster) two games to one. You can say anything you want about the Russian PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 14, 1979 -- § letters Unhappy with lack of ice time, and referees Dear Sir: We, the parents of a boy in the O.M.H.A. Bantam House League team are concerned about the lack of ice time our boy is getting. We also are not satisfied with some of the referee's calls. Some that are called wrong and others that are more serious, that are not called. We feel that our boy should get one practice a week and one game. For $55.00 (the extra five we had to pay because we were away at a Soccer Tour- nament and were one day late for registration) we don't think our boy is getting a fair deal for our money. Also we have two Arenas in our small town and we think our Port Perry boys should have preference over out of town persons. We made out alright with one arena for years. This is not supposed to be a profit making organization. The teams all have sponsors for their sweaters. Just because they are only house league they should not have to take a back seat. Some of these boys are capable of playing A or B hockey but prefer to play house league because they are not under as much pressure as the A or B teams. /\ nN by J. Peter Hvidsten We would like to know when the meetings for the whole league are being held. A small notice in The Star would clue in all concerned parents so that if they wanted to air their feelings on this or any other subject they would know "where", "when", and what time to be there. Parents who have a good reason for just drop- ping off your son, please try to make it some time so you can see for yourselves what we are concerned about. We also have a buzzer system in our new Arena. Why is it not used for line changes so that all boys get equal ice time during a game? We would also like to thank the coaches of these teams for giving of their free time. In return all they get is static from all sides. How many parents are aware that one team, as of now, has had many coaches and the season is not over yet. I would appreciate hearing from other concerned parents. Please feel free to contact me at any time on this matter. Maybe to some people this is a small matter, but we all owe it to our boys to make this a happy time in their lives. Mrs. Lorraine Perrin Port Perry, Ontario 985-8169 players, but you can not take away their ability, or that they have as muchright on the ice as any NHL player. They are masters of the game of hockey! Not even the ever bias Howie Meeker could find much to say against the Russians in the second and third games as they skated, passed and checked superbly throughout the entire series. Team NHL also played great hockey providing that fans do not necessarily want fights and bloodshed on the ice, but would prefer to see fast, hardhitting hockey. The outcome of the series was disappointing to most fans, especially the 6-0 score in the final game, but for the avid hockey fan the calibre of play was a treat we only get to see every few years. I can hardly wait for the next series. (port perry star | Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Serving the Township of Scugog J.PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. a 0 wy ', : (OUR) = be Lh sot Single copy 20¢ J CO a wy -