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10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 7, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" | i | i i \ i i Ea i a i Ries From: Page 4 "You can haye all the laws you want, but you can't change mo- rality." Mr. Davies believes we are all born with a clean slate and we are shaped by the environment around us. Despite being in support of the act, Mr. Davies says chang- es are needed. He says the maxi- mum penalty for serious crimes should be increased and tried in the adult court system. » Ross Stevenson, Durham MP, believes the act is serving its purpose. He says it is important when dealing with young offenders not to lump them all into one package. Often times, Mr. Ste- venson says, the youths "do one really silly thing." In this case - of solving the there should be some flexibility in the legislation. But he says the case is not the same for repeat offenders. He says these repeat offenders have "no respect for anybody or anything" and says these types get off too easily. Mr. Stevenson hopes the changés to the YOA more ade- quately "meet the needs across the whole of the spectrum." But he says the act is not the only answer to youth crime. He says society must look into ways roblems which got them into trouble. He says we must alleviate the stresses such as family problems. "We must treat the symptom before itis a problem," he says. It appears the general public is also divided on the Young Of- 2ND ANNUAL FREE PICK UP AND DELIVERY Make sure your tractor is up to the work ahead this season. Let us bring into our dealership for a thorough 69 Point analysis and complete performance evaluation. RR5, Sunderland, Ont. (705) 357-3760 357-3192 it Remember... you can count on our experienced mechanics for professional service. You can't beat our price or our service. NOW UNTIL MARCH 31/92 Young Offenders Act serving its purpose, Durham MP says fenders Act. In a recent Gallup Poll, 48 per cent said young of- fenders should be tried in courts similar to adults. Forty seven per cent said there should be ° special provisions and sentenc- es for accused young offenders. Another five per cent were un- decided. Writing workshop at Scugog library Scugog Memorial Library is pleased to announce an upcom- ing workshop for young writers. The after school program will begin on Thursday, Jan. 23, 1992 at 4 p.m. Each of the four weekly sessions will be one hour in length. You will learn by com- pleting your own project which will mean some work between sessions. Leading the workshop will be Marlene Russell, author of the weekly Writer's Blocks column in one of the local papers. She will guide the young writers who sign up, through her pro- cess for gathering information and putting it onto paper. Games will be used to keep the sessions lively and interesting for young writers aged 10 and up. Mark these dates on your cal- endar - Jan. 23 and 30 plus Feb. 6 and 13. For more information phone Marlene at 985-9339. To register contact Linda Baca at 'the library, 985-7686. The regis- tration deadline is Jan. 17 along with a small workshop fee. program. 2. 3. 4. 5, listed. THE DURHAM BOARD OF EDUCATION Pre-Register Now or French Immersion Kindergarten Applications for French Immersion Kindergarten classes beginning in September 1992 are now being accepted from parents whose child will be five years of age on or before December 31, 1992. Admission criteria: Due to the popular nature of the French Immersion program, the following order of priorities has been established for determining the admission of pupils: 1. Pupils who live within the designated geographic attendance area of the school offering the Pupils who have brothers and/or sisters currently enroled in the school. Pupils (whose parents reside in Durham) who have been in a day care facility within the designated geographical area for a reasonable period of time (approximately one calendar year) before the date on which they commence Kindergarten. Pupils who live outside the attendance area but within the Region of Durham. Pupils who live outside the Region of Durham. Class Size: The maximum size of a unit of Kindergarten is 23 pupils. A unit will not be estab- lished with less than 20 pupils enroled. Pupils in excess of the class maximum of 23 will be wait- Transportation: Students living more than 1.6 kilometres from their designated school will be Letters to the editor Local traveller writes To the Editor: It is difficult to believe that already my first six months have passed by. It seems only a short while ago I began. During my semester, the group remained in United tates. We covered 20 states in all, including Texas, Louisian- na, Mississippi, Georgia, West Virginia, New York State and City, New Jersey, all the New England States, Ohio, Tenne- see, Kentucky and ended in : Florida at Christmas. - Over the past semester the group has done approximately 100 community involvements ranging from schools, soup kitchens, time with Cub Scouts, tours of factories, mines or institutions, prisons, time with Special Olympics participants, or time at the YMCA on our own or student time. Seat belts Do you know what happens in the first fatal second after a car going 55 miles per hour hits a solid object? In the first tenth of the sec- ond, the front bumper and grille collapse. The second tenth finds the hood crumbling, rising and striking the windshield as the spinning rear wheels lift from the ground. Simultaneously, fenders begin wrapping them- selves around the solid objects and although the car's frame has been halted, the rest of the car is still going 55 miles per hour. Instinct causes the driver to stiffen his legs against the crash and they snap at the knee joint. During the third tenth of the second, the steering wheel starts to disintegrate and the steering column aims for the driver's chest. The fourth tenth of the sec- ond finds two feet of the car's front end wrecked while the Smaller groups of students have gone to Washington, Que- bec, Disney or Boston. If I were to tell you the last six months have been free of ~ stress or depression it would be a lie. However, the negative times are far outweighed by "the positive ones. I am looking forward to the next seven months with the group, begin- ning in. Finland and doing a five month tour of Europe. I will be going to Sweden, Den- mark, Norway, United King- dom or the Netherlands. I hope you had a Happy Holi- day. May the road you travel by, be easy and free of all deep potholes. Michael Green c/o Patricia Green Editors Note: Michael is trav- elling with the Up With People troupe. save lives rear end still moves at 35 miles per hour and the driv- er's body is still traveling at 55 miles per hour. : In the fifth tenth the driver is impaled on the steering col- umn and blood rushes to his lungs. The sixth finds the impact built up to the extent that feet are ripped out of tightly laced shoes. The brake pedal breaks off. The car frame buckles in the middle and the driver's head bangs into the wind- shield as the rear whoels,s ill spinning, fall back to the earth. In the seventh tenth hinges rip loose, doors open and the seat breaks free, striking the driver from behind. But he doesn't mind because he is al- ready dead, and the last three tenths of the second mean nothing to him. This article submitted by the Port Perry Ambulance Station. All at Guaranteed Lowest Prices UNITED CARPET. 9 Largest Carpet Selection In Scugog Township and a member of the largest carpet buying group in Canada. HOMESTEAD by Ballard & Carnegie . HWY. 7A EAST - PORT PERRY 985-2451 or 985-2157 FAMOUS Levolore VERTICALS * VENETIANS PLEATED SHADES 7 -- NOTICE -- entitled to transportation service to the designated school. TOWNSHIP of SCUGOG. CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL Information Meetings: Each school offering French Immersion Kindergarten classes will hold an information meeting on the date listed beside the school name. Christmas Trees can be drop off from January 8th, 1992 Cadarackque P.S., Ajax (Thurs., February 27, 1992) 428-2347 to January 24th, 1992 at the following locations throughout F.M. Heard P.S., Whitby (Wed., February 26, 1992) 668-3251 the township: Frenchman's Bay P.S., Pickering (Wed., February 19, 1992) 839-1131 J Putsev Park. Caes Gertrude Colpus P.S., Oshawa (Thurs. Pebruary 20. ! wou Tog ont Aol X Cacsaiss Centre Sea eon Works Depot R.H. Comish P.S., Port Perry (Tues., February 4, . Ridgeway P.S., Oshawa (Tues., February, 18, 1992) 728-4532 Dlackdiock Arena Parking Lot Township Works Depot, Sir J. A. Macdonald P.S., Pickering (Thurs., February 13, 1992) 839-1159 Regional Road 8 683-5230 852-9101 Southwood Park P.S., Ajax (Thurs., January 30, 1992) Port Perry & Prince Albert Resi Uxbridge P.S., Uxbridge (Thurs., February 6, 1992) my sidents are asked to leave their trees out for pick up at this time. PLEASE REMOVE ALL DECORATIONS AND TINSEL Earl S. Cuddie Administrator-Clerk Township of Scugog Please note that, at this time, the Durham Board of Education does not offer either regular or French Immersion Junior Kindergarten programs. FEE EE IY DEER A Tr 0 i FAN AF EERE EEE I I EA EA EP IE EI ECE EE "EE | -, - PEPER ERE "94 ) . , 40d oe toe 2 EEF EFA EEE EY I I I I I a I a I I RE BE Ea AA LIP ' 4 ¢ «ov