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' 1! 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 30, 1985 letters Congratulations to the Lukes for the overall charm of our main street Until Carolyn and Wayne opened their first (tiny, packed-to-the- rafters) store, the main street had a hodge-podge variety of stores, banks and offices and, while quaint, did not have any particular personality. The Lukes have, I am sure, prompted the other merchants to upgrade their stores and storefronts and have, Dear Sir: I was very pleased to read the article (July 23rd) on Carolyn and Wayne Luke's progress in the ten years they have been in Port Perry For some time | had been meaning to write to you with my opinions and views on the appearance and chara 'er of Queen Street and, the more | think about it, the more I am sure we owe a debt of gratitude to The Lukes smiley (From page 5) feet of garden hose that a little adhesive would fix. And many more, too miscellaneous to men- tion. And that's only the tool shed. Inside the house, we have eight tons of books, left by our children. The attic is going to come right through to the kitchen, one of these days. How about a copy of Bhagavadgita, 1,000 pages, at $1? Man, I wish I'd got this idea off the ground about two months ago. Anyone interested in an iron crib, sides go up and down, filled with three hundred dollars worth of broken toys, exotic pain- tings, some records and a bag of marbles? Who needs to retire, with all this wealthy ly- ing around? remember when? (From page 5) their 50th Anniversary at the home of Mrs. Irene Moore and Mrs. Alan Moore. The Cartwright Scouts entertained the troup of scouts from London, Ontario, who were strand- ed at Yelverton over the weekend when the bus in which they were travelling to Coe Hill broke down. Mr. Gerald Asselstine left Toronto on the S'S. Polystar for a trip to Europe Walter Stevens and David Hobbs of Man: chester are attending training at Camp Ipperwash 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 29, 1965 Dale Hallett of Sonya and Ron Short of Port Perry are two local hockey enthusiasts who are 'attending the Billy Harris Hockey School held at the Double Rink Arena in Toronto. Robert Smith of Port Perry, attended the ninth annual Ontario County Land Judging Com- petition on Friday, July 16th in the Claremont area and won the Junior Class Land Judging The Port Perry Legion Squirts are to be con- gratulated on their winnings of two tournaments held in the last two weeks, one at Newmarket and one at East Gwillimbury The sixth O A C Alumm Picnic held in On- taro County on July 25 was a great success It was held at the home of Professor and Mrs A W Baker, Cedarhurst Beach, Beaverton Ontario County Jumor Farmers, once again carried off the top honours at the Quinte District Junior Farmer Field Day held at Morrow Park Peterborough 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 30 1975 Kathleen M' "">rry_ 18. of the USA has been the guest of Mr and Mrs Don Wallace and ther daughter Donna, for the past two weeks The visit is part of the Lions Club student exchange programme Mr and Mrs G Terpstra have blocked in their garage door and dug up the asphalt dnveway after a thunderstorm last week flooded their base ment with 21 inches of water causing considerable damage The couple only moved into their new home at the corner of Lilla and Paxton Streets one month ago 2 almost without excep- tion, renovated and 1m- proved their business in the "old fashioned way From the easterly end of Queen Street, where venerable old buildings were sandblasted, to the west end and the recent facelifts to the Dentists' offices and the Port Perry Star Building, the main thoroughfare is a delight and must surely rate as one of the most charming main streets in southern Ontario. Now, with the beautiful addi- tion of The Victorian Card Shop, we have yet another example of The Luke's sensitivity to the mellow, relaxing and pleasing atmosphere needed to make their neighbours feel totally at home while they are shopping. Why anyone would ever want to shop anywhere other than Port Perry I can't im- agine At every store there 1s a welcome, and one feels more like a visiting friend than a customer. Finally - I do so hope the old bowling green stays as 1s. At the mo- ment 1t reminds one of the 'old village green' (bowling or otherwise), and it would be tragic to lose this little oasis to development. 1 would like to see it preserved, perhaps as a small park and gardens, and would certainly support any ef- forts in this direction. Sincerely, Vonne Haigh, Scugog Island. Open letter (From page 5) spirea for spring bloom- ing and hydrangea for summer would join the abundance of these low- maintenance shrubs around the town. ~ Perhaps some friends of the Bowling Green might come forth to donate and plant them. Many buildings and services in Scugog Township have friends as witnessed by Town Hall 1873, the new Library, the Post Office, many sports facilities... The list is extensive. It all adds up to the attrac- tiveness of this community. The Bowling Green has friends who wish to save it. This one is asking the Scugog Council tn SAVE THE BOWLING GREEN. Sincerely, Georgia Brock. Our thanks Dear Sir: A little while ago you published an article writ- ten by your reporter, Cathy Robb, on the playground equipment built at Epsom Public School. Cathy was friendly, efficient and professional to deal with and I wish to thank her for the kind words. As mentioned we received many donations not only of money but time, effort, skill and also a few generous donations of materials. The children in the photo were represen- tative of those parents who had given extra of themselves however, in the commotion of preparing for it a few were overlooked. I would be remiss if I neglected to thank them publicly now. Karen Kett's mom, June, without whom our raffle would not have been as successful - Richard and Michael Pearson's mom, Val, who supported this idea from the beginning and encouraged me to pursue it - and Anna Evan's dad, Neil, who worked with others on the actual construction. Once again - thanks to all and thanks to your paper for a very nice article. Yours sincerely, Cathy Anderson. editorial (From page 4) Ing green from commercial development. We agree with this inference, and we think it would be a sad day for the community in general to see a major battle develop over the fate of the bowl- INQ green Once the bowlers move out next summer, leave the green as it 1s. Turn it into a passive park, with a few benches or picnic tables, some shrubs and flowers Green space in the heart of the com- mercial district of any community 1s a rare com- modity these days Maintaining it as a small park would cost the Township next to nothing As for the price somebody might be wilhng to pay for it, surely Scugog can continue to get by without the money the sale would bring The bowling green is part of the heritage of this community We strongly believe it should be left for the people just the way it 1s in a natural state Parents can be proud of these special teens Dear Sir Since the last day of school, the "Y "has been holding Friday might teen dances at the Masonic Hall, for teens between 12 to 15 years of age. It has been my pleasure to attend as a supervisor. Mrs. Caroline Best, a member of the "Y", saw a need for an activity for this age group in our area and organized this function. From the response the young peo- ple agree. Mrs. Best and I have volunteered our Friday nights, energy and hear- ing for these teens and I, myself have no regrets whatsoever. Every week, some 50-80 teens gather to talk, laugh, sing and dance, releasing their built-up steam in a very energetic, healthy atmosphere. Any successful venture has rules and restrictions and this dance has its own. No drugs or alcohol permitted; any teen leaving the premises has also left the dance for the night; no fighting; the Right to choose Dear Ms. Rcbb: If shedding a little light on a dark tradition, sex- ism, is not appreciated by an old fashioned coun- try girl, that's unfor- tunate. I too come from a country background and have lived at a Rural Route address for most of my life. I do not live within the town limits of Port Perry but I consider it my town. My family does most of our shopp- ing and other business in town. What gives Port Perry its country flavour are the farmers who live at the Rural Route ad- dresses not the townspeople who live within. The girls and sponsors who withdrew did so of their own free will. Lets hope you, Ms. Robb and Mr. H, can hold your blood pressure in check because both men and women in this country have a right to choose whatever activity they wish to participate in. When your grand- mother was winning rib- bons at the Markham Fair [ wonder if she had the vote Sincerely, Nora Richards, RR 14, Sunderland. Ont ~ PORT PERRY TRAVEL 's an appointed agent for VIA Rail! FOR " Schedules & "Fares "Tickets while you wait CALL, 9552208 64 Water St, Port Perry ntormation hall and contents must be treated with respect. Any teen that cannot abide by these rules 1s refused admission to the dance. Their safety and well-being are important to us between 7:30 and 11:00 p.m. Mrs. Best, with the help of the young, capable disc jockey, have created theme nights. Hawaiian night two weeks ago and 'Greaser' night this com- ing Friday, gives teens a chance to express their ideas of same and things about the people who make the night something for me to look forward to each week The TEENS! People so often hear about the troublesome teens or the bad done. Well, what about the majority group - the good teens who are very decent human be- ings. | see a hall full of them every week, and I thank them. You parents of these teens can be pro- ud, as I am of my three teens. [ tip my hat to the "'Y"", Mrs. Best, Mark Kendall generally have fun with and those super costumes. You Moms teenagers. I thank you, and Dads can help your as well, for putting some teens this week, new enjoyment in my 'Greaser' to a teen life. Ilook forward to see- ing more young people come out and join in the fun - also any parent will- ing to lend a hand just make yourself known. means 50's rock'n'roll to us young-at-heart. We encourage the teens, that participation on theme nights shows a desire to have fun. Enough good talk about the dance itself, 1 now want to say special chatterbox by Cathy Robb A grateful parent and pleased supervisor Glenys Windsor I smiled at her. "Can you prove it's yours?" I asked sweetly. Her face burned. All she could do was stammer. 'So I interrupted her broken reverie with strike two. "Does it have your name on it?" I honestly thought my life was in danger, but was too far gone to stop. "Just give me back the bag, sweetheart, or I'll have the cops on your X§@°t& so fast you won't know what hit you. Whaddaya tryin' to pro- ve anyway?" It was exactly what I wanted to hear. "Look," I'said calmly.*'I don't want to prove anything. All I want is my five dollar bill back. If you give it to me, I'll give you back your Eaton's bag. If you won't, I'm gonna keep it." I gazed serenely into her red face, eyes wide, innocent as all get out. But then her fury seemed to ebb and a thoughtful expression took the place of outright hate. "You'll keep the bag if you don't get your money back, right?" I nodded, still smiling. "Fine," she cracked. 'Keep the bag." So I did. LE 2 At this point, you're probably wondering what was in the bag. Whenever I've related this inci- dent, people always do. Doubled up with curiosity, they ask, "So what was in the bag?" And with a straight face I always reply, "Bull@t!®, like the rest of the story." And then I run for cover. he Don't you just love it? I've fooled people with that joke more than anything else. And it's still great every time I tell it. The reason I remember it so well is because [ really fell hard for it back in my college days It was a Monday morning and my fellow jour- nalism pals were slurping coffee and describing our weekends when Karen showed up. Dutifully, we asked her how her weekend was, and she launched into the story you just read When the ending rolled around, all six of us. in unison, asked, 'So what was in the bag"" And we just about killed her when we heard the answer. Anyways, that's my favourite joke of all time. And Lord knows, there's no better time for a good joke than the summertime So if you know a real good, real CLEAN joke we could print in the Star, send it addressed to me, and we'll see if we can't print the best ones in next week's Chatterbox Heck. my editor John B is on vacation. I can write whatever | want OA pom et peppy Te "Nf RAE BO) mi SE -- git dei C--O den, I hws Cn ry oe