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ec wt at vrs rT -- | 4 i I 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 5, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Letters to the editor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 who thinks the customer isn't important should try doing without him for 90 days." 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 4, 1967 Mrs. Eleanor Woods, proprietor of Eleanor's Flowers in Port Perry, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce. Also elected to the executive were Norm Middleton (1st vice-president), Ken Dowson (2nd vice-president), and Howard Hall (secretary-treasurer for the 10th year in a row). Three Nestleton area young ladies received their Gold Cords at a presentation held in Blackstock United Church. They were Dianne Taylor, Karen Campbell, and Bonnie Malcolm. Presenting the awards were Capt. Gwen Thompson, Brown Owl Shirley Turner and Brown Owl Shirley Gettins. Mr. and Mrs. William Carnegie of Cochrane Street, Port Perry, attended the graduation ceremonies of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Portage La Prairie recently when their son F. O. James H. Carnegie received his wings. Later Jim accompanied his parents on a month long vacation to Florida. Jim is now stationed in Winnipeg. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 3, 1972 A fire early Sunday morning gutted the Blackstock residence of Mrs. Fred Trewin. The old-fashioned two storey brick house is reported to have been one of the oldest homes in Blackstock. Cause of the blaze was attributed to faulty wiring in the sitting room at the front of the house. For a third time, Mr. Elmer Arsenault was denied approval by council to operate a chip wagon in the village of Port Perry. Council told Mr. Arsenault that zoning bylaws prohibit the operation of a mobile food truck on the two locations requested by Mr. Arsenault. G. M. Williams Motors of Port Perry is one of 106 Ford, Mercury and dual-line dealers of Ford Motor Co. to be awarded the company's distinguished Achievement Award for the year 1971. This is the tenth year in a row that Williams Motors Ltd. has won this honor. Mr. and Mrs. Grant McDermott were entertained on Saturday evening by a host of friends in honor of their 25th Wedding Anniversary on May 2 at Club Annrene. Before the party, the couple were guests of honor at a family dinner held at the Georgian Hotel dining room in Oshawa. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 5, 1982 Firefighters from Port Perry, Caesarea, Whitby, and Uxbridge, spent several hours battling a stubborn brush fire that raced through fields and wooded areas on the east side of Durham Road 23, just south of Durham Road 21. The fire covered 80 acres and an estimated 40,000 small pine trees were damaged. A Richmond Hill pilot and his passenger escaped serious injury when the light plane they were in flipped over while landing on Lake Scugog near Washburn Island. Kingsley Ward was attempting to land his $100,000 Cessna 185 when the retractable landing gear caught the surface of the water. He and passenger George Marshall managed to get out of the overturned plane and hang on to the floats until they were rescued by Caesarea resident Ron Sorley and his son Mike. This dog-gone story has a happy ending. Samantha Rooke of Port Perry was devastated when her year-old pure-bred toy poodle Sweets went missing. She placed an ad in the Star offering a $200 reward to the person who found her pet. Sure enough Sweets showed up on the doorstep of a Greenbank woman's home. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, returned Sweets to her owner and declined the reward, saying she had children of her own and she knew how devastated they would be if they lost their pet. Local artist Les Parkes won first place for the Best Watercolor Painting in the Oshawa Art Association Juried Art Exhibit. Mr. Parkes had entered three paintings, all of which depict scenes from the Scugog Township area. To The Editor: I would like to thank Gord Mills for his quick reply to my letter and also for his answers to a few of my questions. I ap- preciated his honesty in point- ing out that the deficit, when the N.D.P. came to power, was $2 billion not $10 billion as I er- roneously noted in my first let- ter. That should make reason- able Ontarions feel much better about the $10 billion dollar rise in a mere 18 months. In his letter, Mr. Mills seems to have moved from enlighten- ing his naive constituents on the budget-making process, to educating us in the areas of electioneering, party politics and the Canadian system of government. I am well aware of the Parliamentary form of gov- ernment and who controls the executive and legislative pow- ers. In fact, I am quite familiar with how the system is sup- posed to work and, at this time, itisn't working very well. Losing traditions From Page 7 suggest that the Conservative Government should study cause and effect before forcing Canadians to swallow anymore "economic solutions" like those beingimplemented currently. Operating the government on a sound financial basis is a wor- thy goal. However we all know there are many ways to achieve the same end result. Why should government allow poli- cies that rip the heart out of ru- ral and urban communities alike. Canada was built strong by policies and objectives that were not always profitable but they were obviously successful. - Canadians should not be forced to choose between profits and patriotism. I would suggest that thisis unnecessary. Yours truly, Glenn L. Malcolm Nestleton, Ontario sat TREES 20" OFF sae these items only - prices in effect until May 15/92 SEE OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SPECIALS! I can understand Mr. Mills' reluctance to address my bud- getary input question consider- ing the news of last Thursday. As I pointed out in my last let- ter, what the people want is substance and specifics not platitudes and rhetoric prior to a final decision. Mr. Mills defends his party's inability to deliver on its elec- tion promises as inevitable and those amongst us who do not recognize that fact are simple- tons. Unfortunately, this non- adherence to pre-election plat- forms is widespread, hardly honorable and definitely not honest so stop patting yourself on the back, Mr. Mills. Honesty, Thanks MPP for quick response after the fact, is not a virtue! Finally, I suggest your com- ments regarding criticism are founded in the many years of N.D.P. opposition. Your party seemed more comfortable heck- ling from the wings. As for "run- ning the show and living by the box office," just remember who pays for the tickets, props, thea- tre and actors. And, Mr. Mills, we've had enough comedies and tragedies from the New Demo- cratic Players - how about a rags-to-riches story with a hap- py ending! Yours truly, Peter Fallaise Coverage appreciated To the Editor: I would like to thank you for your coverage of Port Perry High School's involvement in the Canada 125th celebration. As you may know, two busi- ness classes worked very hard with their teacher, Mrs. Black, to organize the fundraising ac- tivities for the purchase of the flag pole. They were approved by a Kinsmen representative who asked them to take on the fundraising campaign as a management challenge. In con- junction with their Administra- tive Studies course, they pre- pared a formal management plan, and researched all aspects Benefit dance a success To the Editor: On April 25 the benefit dance for Carolyn Jolicoeur and fami- ly was a tremendous success. The many hours put in by the neighbors of Platten Island and Carolyn's relatives from Toron- to attributed to this. We would like to thank Ann and Phil Goreski for their dona- tion of the rec. hall at the Gore- ski Summer Resort, Ron, Ka- thy, Len and Patti Goreski for their valuable assistance and preparation of the hall, getting things in ship-shape order be: fore their camping season starts. REG. $44.00 UPRIGHT EVERGREENS Mount batten, Skyrocket, Wichita Blue, Montana Green, Medorra 100 cm. size only NOW *35.% Come in & see our excellent selection of top quality nursery stock. You'll be pleased! We also sell LARGE TREES. Crane truck deliveries available most weekends. | | GREENBANK GARDEN CENTRE LTD. Located on N.E. Corner Hwys 12 & 47 (416) 985-7667 - if busy call 985-4862 of this afnbitious endeavor. This project gave them the op- portunity to practice some of their management skills they have been studying this year. Many of the downtown mer- chants also supported their campaign and were helpful to them in practical ways. The staff of Port Perry High School is proud of how hard these stu- dents worked on this very worthwhile community project, and are grateful to the commu- nity for their continuing sup- port of our programs. Sincerely, E.W. Morrison, Principal A very special thanks to Jim Grieve and the Port Perry I.G.A. for their generous dona- tion of the food to feed 200 plus people, the wives of Platten Is-. land for the preparation of the food, Dollar Plus for their dona- tion of munchies, the men of Platten Island for their great work effort, the many people who donated to this cause, the band, Kick'r and the disc jockey, and generally everyone who at- tributed to this successful event. Carolyn, Michelle, Aimee and Beau Jolicoeur Not proud To the Editor: In response to your editorial "Not All Proud" {Lack of patriot- ism in Scugog}, how can one feel patriotic to a country that con- tinues to kill it's unborn citi- zens? Last year alone 90,000 Canadian babies died at the hands of abortionists. 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