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"A Family Tradition for 125 Years" PRESSING MIATTERS 'by John J "TEN YEARS RUSSIA, BASEBALL ANYONE?" Ten years ago this week, Family James showed up in Amityville, totally convinced that sinking every last penny into The Amityville Bugle was a master stroke of investment strategy. It took six weeks for reality to sink in, three years for the economy to climb out of the hole created by the '81 Recession, five years for Ontario's Liberals to bury it again, one year to sell The Bugle, and one year {so far} to convince us fishing isn't fun. Do we miss 'The Business? You have to be kidding. We miss hanging out with the people who worked with us, but them that matter still stay in touch. Ask anybody still in business; we were lucky to get out. Not much else remains of "The Old Days" at The Bugle, or for that matter, at any other business in this province. Dave Peterson's Liberals brought busi- ness to its knees, and Bob Rae's New Democrats are in the process of interring the remnants. You don't have to be nuts to start a business in Ontario today. The government will take care of that power and influence. Gorbachev deserves credit for what has been ac- complished to date. In terms of the amazing turnabout in relationships with the rest of the world, he alone is responsible. During the televised appearance of the two men after things calmed down, Boris didn't strike us as overcome with relief and gratitude that Gorbachev was safe, or able to continue the mission. He looked more like a scavenger who had come to pick over the car- cass. A little voice from deep inside keeps saying: "This man is a pig." Let's hope the voice is wrong, Has it occurred to anyone watching events in the U.S.S.R.; there's a certain irony in terms of what's go- ing on at hgme? Millions of people are rushing to denounce Com- munism, eager to embrace the principles of Capital- ism. That philosophy has given us a standard of living which is the envy of the entire world. a 1€ Oh dear. It should be noted however, the Tigers are off on an eight game road trip to the west coast. They may have lost the services of ace reliever Mike Henneman for some time. This could be a long couple of weeks for those tired old Kitty Cats, so we'll savour the moment. All you Blue Jay fans shouldn't panic. A scratchy feeling in the throat area will suffice. Here's a human interest story for Jay fans in cen- tral Ontario. The venerable Tiger radio announcer Ernie Har-- well is retiring' {not his idea} at the end of the year, and the story received a lot of press earlier in the season. Al- most unnoticed this year is the long term liger telecast crew of George Kell and Al Kaline, exceptional players from long gone days who became close friends in later years. Their abilities as commentators have occasional- ly caused a mutter or two, but we'll take 'em over Jays broadcasters. They make some blunders, but love {and ~ know} the game, It simply isn't the same when George along the way. Some week, huh? No matter how hard we try, it's tough to believe the worst is over for citizens in the U.S.S.R. Boris Yeltsin may be the genuine thing. There's little doubt he saved Mikhail Gorbachev's bacon. He single-handedly defeated the coup. There's.also little doubt Boris played the scenario for every penny of So, how come Ontario is ripping the guts out of that same system? Speaking of 'The Great American Way of Life, perhaps a moment could be spent on...baseball? The Detroit Tigers, subject of much derisive com- ment following defeats at the hands of Toronto's Blue Jays in two recent series, appear to be tied for FIRST PLACE with same after the weekend. and Al don't work together. Kell is more the professional, and handles play by play. Kaline provides colour commentary, intentionally or otherwise. Some days you'd swear he's still in uni- form. Both are genuinely classy guys in the old fash- ioned way. It has been a terrible year for George, a strong family man who commutes from Arkansas to do the games. His wife Charlene was stricken by cancer a few Turn to page 8 Lette I'S to the editor Reader disgusted by river's appearance To the Editor: We took a drive out the eighth concession the other night. It us- ed to be one of our favorite nature drives. For the first time they have built the road up a few feet. It never used to matter if the road flooded in the spring, take another road. On closer scrutiny we see they have installed a large culvert from the lagoons along the side of the road right into the Nonquon. There are a few rocks at the end of the culvert and a couple of manholes along the side of the road but it is pretty well concealed. Now if you stop and look at the river it will make you sick at your stomach or your blood boil. It was once a nice little river (before the lagoons went in) that you could swim or fish in, is now a cesspool. I wouldn't put my foot in it any more than I'd put it in the lagoon. They used to start Canoe the Nonquon on the eighth conces- sion, that has been moved to the tenth concession. How long before it will be moved a couple more concessions? Canoe the Nonquon is the main source of income for our museum. There is also the conservation area where they bus kids in from all over. Do they puddle around in the sewer yet? If they put in more subdivisions we'll soon have Lake Scugog look- ing like the Nonquon. When we stopped at the bridge there wasn't a peep out of even the frogs, dead silence on a dead river. How much more stupidity are we going to put up with before the politicians are charged for these criminal acts? If you think this is just ranting take 10 minutes and drive out Old Simcoe Road to the eighth conces- sion, turn west and follow your nose. Myrtle Prentice, Port Perry Rezoning rejected To the Editor: This letter is in response to Mr. Stulen's letter to the editor (Port Perry Star Aug. 27) con- cerning the proposed re-zoning of land on Union Avenue. First I want to tell Mr. Stulen that I too take great pride in living in this fine com- munity, and that is why I would hate to see anything that would destroy its unique atmosphere. However 1 sus- pect that Mr. Stulen has been greatly influenced by his employer who happens to be one of the developers propos- ing this 168 home develop- ment on Union Avenue. To begin with Mr. Stulen said that "Town Council and the Region of Durham ask the developers to re-design the parcel of land for water and Turn to Page 8 | ha Port Perry Ho i a ckey Team 1906-07. Back row left, E.B. Flint, Russ Harper, Billy Anderson, Tom Stewart, Ray Cook. Front row, from left, Cecil Purdy, ? Willlams, Dave Carnegie, ira Anderson, Ed Dunk, Lou Corrin. Mascot with dog, Donald Anderson. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 22, 1946 All pupils Matriculation were successful in all Senior subjects taught at Port Perry during the school year 1945-46. The Board of Governors of the Community Memorial Hospital was officially formed at a meeting held in the library. Chairman Grant Christie, Vice C hairman - Herb Brooks, Secretary * . Mrs. C. Sleep, Treasurer - C.C. Jeffrey. Port Perry Businessmen and Reach Township each gave $100 to the hospital. Two village properties have changed hands. Mr. Claremont Kellett has sold his property adjacent to the fairgrounds to Mr. J.J. Gibson and Mr. Gibson has to Mr. Kellett. sold his property on Queen Street 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 30, 1956 The Royal Bros. Circus is coming to town under the auspices of the Port Perry Lions Club. Port Perry bowlers finished "in the money" in the big lawn bowling classic at Oshawa. They were Bruce Beare, Fred DeNure, Frank Hastings, and Art Cox. Mrs. Henry Skerratt was the best of many entries at the C.N.E. in the International Quilt Show. The International Ploughing Match will be held in Brooklin this year. Mrs. Lillian Midgley and Miss Thelma McEachern have successfully completed a special teachers training course at Eastern High School of Commerce in Toronto. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 24, 1961 Mrs. Louise Patterson won second prize on her West Boro rug at the Canadian National PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10