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SL Je iat BR ll BE Fl a LL og SEAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Exhibition. Dr. M.B. Dymond has decided to enter the contest to determine the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. Miss Muriel Anderson of Belfast, Northern Ireland visited her cousins Miss C.J. McKee and Mrs. E. Ingram. Mrs. Meta Howsam, Manchester has moved to her new home in Port Perry. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 1, 1966 The Carload Food Market, Prince Albert has changed hands.' Mr. and Mrs. James Doupe have sold the business but will be keeping it in the family, as the new owners are Margaret, their daughter and her husband Ross Sweetman. The management of Club Annrene will be featuring a Polka Night with the featured attraction being Channel 11's Walter Ostanek Combo from Hamilton. Junior golfers held an annual tournament recently at Sunnybrae Golf Course for young golfers from the Port Perry, Uxbridge and surrounding areas. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 1, 1971 Wagering at the Port Perry Fair horse races was allowed for the first time in the history of the fair. Mrs. Jeffrey, Mr. and Mrs. Kerry and Miss V. Prentice of Epsom, joined with the senior citizens to enjoy a day at the Toronto Exhibition. Ballard Lumber ball team won over Stouffville 4-2 in a game which saw Lumberman pitcher Doug Hughes strike out eight opponents. William John Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Murray of Lilla Street, Port Perry was sworn in as an officer cadet in the Canadian Armed Forces by Lieutenant-Colonel G.L. Logan. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 2, 1981 After 43 years serving the people of Port Perry and area, Sam and Ann Levinson are about to retire from their clothing business. The clothing store on Queen Street has not only been their place of business, but their home since they came to Port Perry from Toronto in September, 1938. . Joanne Morehouse of Seagrave won the Barrel Race at the Orillia Rodeo on August 2. : Daphne and Stephanie Butt, Natalie Franssen and Jessica Fluke spent a week this August at the Quanahar Ringette camp in __ Haliburton. Being selected Yamaha Dealer of the Year is nothing new for the Asselstines as they were awarded the honor by the company for the third straight year. Clarke and Lillian Ross, a well respected and happy couple celebrated their 40th anniversary throughout the week of August 4. Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Wilbur entertained members of their family and friends to a corn roast on Saturday evening. Hats off to Sunnybrae Ladies Pres. Madge "Gimpy" Lovelock who despite having a cast on her leg, has been right out there each Tuesday, golfing with all the enthusiasm of a real leader. ORT PERRY auto glass &- trim id Boat Tops, Seats & Complete Upholstery Sun Roofs, Tonneau Covers, Vinyl Tops Carpets, Cellular Telephones INSURANCE WORK -MOBILE SERVICE ssmms WRITTEN GUARANTEE co PORT PERRY 985-8507 Two Locations 139 Queen 6 High (at Water) (at 7A) -\" E51) On any One WINDSHIELD INSURANCE CLAIM with most insurance companies with this we We have all heard a great deal about the environment in the last couple of years. It is tempting to think that this is just the latest fad, and some people are so sick of the sub- Ject that they are hoping the fad will be over soon. But other people see this as a major cross- roads in human history. In the last 50 years we have realized that, for the first time in human history, we have the potential to de- stroy the planet. This has led to a lot more concern about nuclear arms. In the last 10 years we have begun to realize that we have another way to destroy the earth: by envi- ronmental destruction. We human beings are at a fork in the road. Going one direction means keeping on the way we've been going. It means continu- ing to use our nonrenewable resources as if they were renewable. It means continuing to make more garbage than we can possibly live with. It means continuing to destroy the ozone layer, continuing to burn hydrocar- bons until the earth is too hot to live on, continuing to pollute our water and air until we cannot drink the water or breathe the air. It means continuing to destroy forests so that hundreds and hundreds of species are becoming extinct forever. It means continu- ing to mortgage our children's future for the sake of our own. The other path is much more exciting and challenging. It means applying our human Ingenuity to a problem that is really worth it. It means coming up with solutions, with dif- ferent ways of doing things. It may mean changing our lifestyles a little, maybe even a lot. When we start to think of ourselves as part of the whole living community of the earth, plants, animals, and people, we will find we have- the incentive to take up the challenge. And when we take up the chal- lenge, we will be surprised and delighted to discover how much we can do. It is within our power to make changes, to recreate a fu- ture that is worth living in. This monthly column is going to focus on practical things that each one of us can do. We will look at things we can do in our own households. We will look at ways to lobby the government, from the municipal to the The Port Perry Star A Family Tradition in Port Perry and area for 125 Years EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L 189 (416) 985-7306 - by Michelle Bull September 10 - 11 VS | federal level. We will look at ways to lobby companies and busiresses, from the local store all the way to the multi-nations. And we will look at groups that we can support, groups that are working to prevent the de- struction of the earth. If you have an ideas of things you would like to see covered, or questions you would like to have answered, feel free fo write to me care of this newspaper, and I will see what I can do to respond. : Perhaps the most important thing for all of us is to see that we can make a difference, and that what we do does make a difference. It is easy to see all the problems and become discouraged. Obviously, we cannot tackle them all at once. Some things we can do im- mediately, other things will take years to ac- complish. What we need to do first is take a look around and see where we're at right now. Then add one thing. When we're comfortable with that, we can add another, and so on. If we try to do everything at once, we are sure to become discouraged and stop doing any- thing. For example, our family of four puts out about one grocery bag of garbage each week at the curbside. It has taken us about three years to get it down to that. If we'd tried to do it all at once, we would have given up long ago, but by doing it one thing at a time, it has become second nature, and we bare even notice the bits of extra work involved. There is no reason that every family in Scu- gog couldn't do the same thing, if they want- ed to. And we_ could probably reduce it still more, if we tried. This column is going to be very practical, and very down to e - The philosophy be- hind it is "every little bit counts." I hope to be able to give you some ideas about what your next "little bit" might be. If we all apply ourselves to doing our little bit, and perhaps suggesting little bits to others, many of the problems facing our generation will disap- pear. It will not always be easy or conven- ient, but when I think of the beauty and the incredible richness of the earth we have been given, 1 believe it is worth every little bit of effort. 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