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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 29, 1989 ITT EI TIII HEIEITIT I E III IIII IIIII = .mmea--eme---- v Sc == == NR: NN SN NE TE Life's Like That by Julia Ashton (From page 8) I'm sure | would have broke into hysterics. When we explained that we were just spectators the poor guy seemed so disheartened. He explained that he hadn't ad one participant in his taxi yet and was really hoping to meet some young athletes before the games were over. Mr. Cabbie said the taxi service was peluaily Skowor than usual because of the games. Most of the participants, their fasnts and coaches are chauffeured to their games and ack to their hotels by private vehicles. So if | may have one small wish, one chance to say thank you to all the people who were so wonderful to us during our stay, | wish our Mr. Cabbie has the chance to meet at least one athlete participating in the games. * & ® Okay. | havent been quite truthful about my trip to Sas- katoon. Not everything was peaches and cream. In fact, one aspect of the trip was down right terrifying. The flight. I'm not exactly a world traveller. In fact the flight out to Saskatoon marked the first time I've ever been on an air- plane and | was scared silly. To make matters worse, aircraft across the globe seemed to be dropping from the sky like ducks shot by hunters for about three weeks before the trip. And to add the icing on the cake, a rerun of Cheers where Carla con- fesses she afraid to fly, was shown the night before our de- parture. : Now here | am, the girl who gets motion sick in elevators and who won't go on a ferris wheel because of a fear of heights, about to embark on a three hour journey across Canada. So it was no wonder that when the plane began its up- ward climb into the sky, my stomach wasn't far behind. Luckily it decided to stop at about throat level. The trip out to Saskatoon wasn't all that bad. We encoun- tered some minor turbulance, but not enough to get this gal too upset. it was the flight home that nearly sent me into cardiac ar- rest. There we were, soaring through the clouds 37,000 feet above ground when all of a sudden the plane started to do a shake, rattle and almost roll routine. | looked up at the stewardess who was serving drinks and the expression on her face would have made the strongest men fearful. She quickly took a seat and the pilot instructed the passengers to put on their seatbelts. Obviously the plane didn't crash and | survived the or- deal, but | don't think | was ever so happy to have both feet planted firmly on Ontario soil. DAISY'S FABRICS x re a wo ea om ata >i va KW AYR UM Li satisfying Durham Region for 9 Years CUSTOM SERVICE THREE FULL-TIME SPECIALISTS * Curtains * Drapes * Balloons * Bedspreads * Pillows & Pillow Shams * Table Cloths (round or rectangular) Daisy's o ' Fabrics loeated in Luke's Country Store 201 (iueen Street - Port Perry 4 to 5 WEEK DELIVERY ON » 985-3221 Kids will have to cross Simcoe Sf. to school without crossing guard Children attending S.A. Cawker Public School next Tuesday morning will have to cross Simcoe St. to the school at their own risk. Principal Harry Kiezebrink attende council Monday morning asking councillors to reconsider hiring a crossing guard for in front of the school, but his request was politely re- jected. Mayor Howard Hall asked Mr. Kiezebrink how many chil- dren would be using the cross- ing during school hours, and was told that approximately 120 kids, coming from Cawkers Creek and areas north of Pax- ton Street will use the crossing. The Mayor said that council's main concern was that they would be setting a precedent, although the $6000 cost of a crossing guard was also a fac- tor. Request a ban on Queen St. trucks (From page 1) (council) are going to be getting more letters and petitions (com- plaining about the condition of theroad) In his letter, Mr. Hobbs charges that if heavy trucks "bouncing over the holes" on Queen Street are causing struc- tural damage to his home, he will "hold the Township respon- sible for this damage." As for the ban on truck traf- fic, Ward 2 councillor Marilyn Pearce said the council should look at some kind of restric- tions. But she acknowledged that trucks that deliver goods to businesses in the business sec- tion of Queen Street have no other convenient access to the Passengers request meeting (From page 1) now is not the time for the feder- al government to contemplate either elimination of, or reduc- tions in, passenger rail services. Clearly the need for a balanced public passenger transporta- tion system is greater today than it has ever been--all modes must participate in that sys- tem." Mr. Lester told the Star the TPHPA members are convinced that the last glimmer of hope to keep the VIA service on the rails now rests with the Provin- cial government. downtown core area. And the Township Roads committee has already ruled out a ban on trucks on the north end of Queen Street. The petition states that heavy trucks may be one main reason why the road isin a "con- stant state of disrepair." Just how much it would cost to completely reconstruct Queen Street from Lilla to Sim- coe is not known at this time. The Roads Committee will be studying the cost factor top come up solid estimates. Councillor Hunter s sted that the biggest problem in front of the schools, is the traf- fic caused by parents dropping their children off at the school, and parking along the roadside. It was suggested at one point that there should be no parking on either side of the road in front of the school, but this idea was not pursued. Roads superintendent Ronn MacDonald told members of council that it has been decided that buses will use the north entrance to the school, and Sim- coe St. will be lined with a pe- destrian crossing just north of the bus entrance. Council generally agreed they were not willing to chan their mind about the hiring of a school guard now, but suggest- ed Mr. Kiezebrink monitor the crossing for a few weeks. They said they are not op- posed to a guard at the site, if it is found to be necessary, but they would like to wait and see how the numbers and traffic flow develops. Mr. Kiezebrink promised he would get back to council in a few weeks. There has been a crossing guard assigned to help children crossing Durham Road #8 at Simcoe Street. 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