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"A Family Tradition for 125 Years" Letters io the editor Control skateboards for their own safety PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 30, 1991 - 25 To the Editor: In recent weeks we have observ- ed through the Port Perry Star the concerns council and our com- munity have expressed for safe- ty of residents and visitors. After nearly colliding with a skateboard enthusiast this past week on 7A near the Catholic Church (he lost control and fell in front of my vehicle) it makes me really aware of how unsafe these devices really are. If fate would have had this young lad falling to the right instead of the left as he did we would have hit this lad and would have been absolutely helpless in avoiding a collision. We read in the Star this past week that several Skateboarders are planning to petition council not to pass a by-law to control ac- tivities concerning skateboards, etc. This article quotes these young people " that they not only use their boards for recreation but also as a means of transpor- tation and that they never do anything wrong". We realize that we cannot just ignore this group but they seem to be their own worst enemy in that they have no regard for private or public pro- perty or the feeling of the public in general. Just this past Thurs- day at 10:30 p.m. a group of skaters were sliding down the hand railings of the Town Hall 1867 causing not only damage to this property but also making un- necessary noise whilst the local residents were trying to sleep not to mention the safety hazard if one lost control and landed in the intersection of Queen & Lilla. To further articulate about their behavior on Queen St. would only be repeating what you have heard from others. In closing, on behalf of several ratepayers who also have children that skateboard we would ask you and your council act, pass and enact this by-law to control skateboards if for no other reason for the safety of the skater, pedestrians who are having to share the sidewalk with skaters and finally the motorist who has to share the road with an uncon- trollable skateboard. Does the Scugog area have to lose yet another young person before council will do something? We would suggest to you and council that this should not be considered an election issue or even as a bold move as other councils in the Durham regions have also acted to control skateboarding and other devices that are dangerous to the public. Yours truly, W. Sandiford, Sr., Seagrave, Ontario Road is no dump To the Editor: This note is about inconsiderate people who dump garbage on country roads. These people must really have no conscience, also they must not think they're going to get caught. Maybe so, but you only need to be caught once. Wein the Shirley Road area have this problem quite a bit. There is Blyiays something being dumped off. If people only realized the cost of having the township clean up the mess, where as if they had taken it just a couple more miles to the dump, the cost is less. A lot Praising the To the Editor: In the controversy and publici- | ty over "Cross The Border shop- ping" no one mentions the very helpful, courteous and kind sales clerks one meets in the American stores. One or two salespersons meet you at the door or section you find yourself in, with, "How are you? - Can I help you" and "Have a good day' when you leave. I went shopping recently in the Oshawa Shopping Centre in Eatons, The Bay, Zellers and Birks and not one salesperson was to be found to help me. Oh yes, two ladies at the cash ignored us - talking about their home life, kids and husbands. I heard them!! When I asked for help one showed me the proper shelf and walked away. However, I came back to Port less if you get caught. These tax dollars could be used in better areas than used on cleaning up your mess. People, open your eyes, this is your place too! Thanks alot to the By-Law-Inspector and to Howard Hall, who helped me out by clean- ing up a mess. There is easy money to be made if you see someone dumping gar- bage about. Consult your newspaper. Thanks to all, Lois Hoftyzer, Blackstock merchants Perry and at Brocks, Home Hard- ware, Settlement House, Lukes, Daisy's, two drug stores, and grocery stores - two or three salespersons greeted me in such a friendly way and were so helpful! ! As a transplanted American I will still shop in the U.S.A. when I travel, but we can and should appreciate the "Tender Loving Care' we get in Port Perry while shopping or visiting. Let's not all move our business to the U.S.A. and please keep on singing 'God Save the Queen" and "The Maple Leaf Forever'! Let's not forget to praise our own Port Perry Star that we are so proud of. A proud Canadian! Helen McKean, Greenbank when business is good, it pays to advertise... When business is bad, you've got to advertise! Soccer Club thankful for support To the Editor: Back in the wintertime, I wrote a letter asking people to come out and support the Scugog Youth Soccer Club and help to keep it alive. I feel that now might be a good time to let your readers know what has happened with soccer in our community since that time. A good number of people from this area have volunteered a great many hours over the past eight months to help give our club a new lease on life. Several peo- ple have joined the executive, allowing the jobs to be divided up into smaller, more manageable, groups, and a lot of new ideas have been initiated, some with a great deal of success, and others which may take time to see work- ing. There are over 350 children and young people from our com- munity playing soccer on well over 30 teams, ranging in age from four to mid-teens. We are also happy to be hosting a number of teams from our neighbor, Manvers, who take part in our house league schedules and con- tribute a lot of talent and friend- ly competition. During Festival Days, we hosted a very successful tourna- ment, involving all of our mini house league teams in a fun and enjoyable session downtown, while 24 teams played com- petitively at the soccer fields in our 12th annual tournament. Not only was this tournament a suc- cess for our club, but for the en- tire community as well, as it resulted in a large number of peo- ple coming from out of town to en- joy this beautiful community and take part in other Festival Days activities. We have also been most for- tunate in receiving a government grant to aid in the construction of our new clubhouse, which will hopefully be completed before the end of this year. A number of fun- draisers have been undertaken by the soccer club to help offset our share of the building costs, in- cluding the raffling of a beautiful John Newby print, Keeper's Rest, depictipg a young goalie watching the action at the far end of the field, which was donated to us by The Framer's Gallery (tickets are still available at Sportsland if anvone missed getting some.) The important thing with any club or organization is the will- ingness of all of the individuals in- volved to pull together and func- tion as a team, and I think that this is the most visible change that has happened with the organization this year. A record number of parents have donated their time to make it work, whether by coaching a team, or writing articles for the news, or in helping out at the snack bar. It is an old adage that many hands make light work, but it is so true! Because of so many people being willing to help out in so many ways, our soccer club is stronger than ever. I would just like to take this op- portunity to thank everyone who has helped us to enjoy our best year ever, and to invite you to our Cup Day, Saturday, August 24, to see some great soccer action and to watch a great group of young people having a good time. And remember, it is the people involv- ed who have made this season so successful, and without their help, this season might not have been possible. Yours truly, Liz Drebit SYSC Executive eo Letters © PHONE 985-7383 FOLDERS KRAFT REVERSIBLE LETTER --_=T Box of 100 ; 9.90 LEGAL Box of 100 TELEPHONE MESSAGE a PINK 40¢.. 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