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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Leaders this year for the Scugog 4-H Club of Port Perry are Mrs. J. Carnochan and Mrs. G. Robertson. The president is Catherine Nelson. 26 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 5, 1967 Port Perry IGA Pee Wee team became champs when they won the Ontario B title in a tournament held recently. The coaches for the team are Don Cochrane, Clare Nightingale and Doug MacMillan. Ontario Health Minister Matthew Dymond will officially open the temporary quarters of Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology next week with Dr. Willey, president of the college assisting. A rally for Sunday School teachers is being held at St. Johns Presbyterian Church. Rev. W. Klassen of Scripture Press, Ajax, is to give an illustrated talk on the Fundamentals of Teaching. Between 80-90 people were welcomed to the Fall Dance, sponsored by Cartwright High School last weekend. Winners of the spot dance prizes were Donna Edgerton and John Lethang and Bonnie and Glenn Malcolm. The door prize went to Eleanor Wright. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 4, 1972 Members of the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs are sponsoring a second Blood Clinic to be held in the Christian Education Wing of the United Church. After 53 years and two world wars, Cyril A. Glass was reunited with his brother Vivianne at Toronto International Airport. The two brothers had a lot of reminiscing to do as they had not seen each other following their service in World War 1. An addition to R. H. Cornish School will be officially opened this week by the retired school principal after whom the school was named. Prayer of dedication is to be given by Rev. R. C. Rose, Church of Ascension, Port Perry. More than 7,000 people attended Snow Show '73. The Port Perry Snowmobile Club, with a membership of 146 persons, sponsored the event. The 20th annual Anniversary Dance sponsored by the Hospital Auxiliary was held at the Legion Hall with 100 couples enjoying entertainment provided by the Jocy Van Orchestra. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, October 5, 1982 The congregation of Port Perry United Church got its first glimpse of the new $94,000 Memorial Organ during the dedication ceremony held at the church. Numerous fundraising campaigns were held to raise money for the organ which has been dedicated to all veterans of World War I and World War IL A near capacity crowd attended the annual Harvest Home Service at the Scugog Shores Museum Church. Rev. Robert McLaughlin of Peterborough was the guest speaker for the service. Scugog Township Council will request the Ministry of Transportation study the need for stop lights at the intersection of Highway 12 and Concession 11 in Greenbank. Manicures by Shannon BL located in David's Hairstyling specializing in split & broken nails | er 520 NOW $8.00 for an appointment call 985-7101; evenings 985-0746 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT JENKINS BUSINESS EQUIPMENT of Oshawa has recently been appointed the NEW IBM PS/1 Sales Centre & Service Centre for Oshawa & surrounding area. Come in or call for a free demonstration! BUY! LEASE! RENT! Ta Oct. 15,92. 1099" Complete with rebate. Letters to the editor Individuals can reduce waste To the Editor: I feel I must take issue with the editorial from last week en- titled "Waste Not, Want Not," which seemed to 'imply that there is little individuals can do when confronted with the over- abundance of packaging we all encounter these days. The sug- gestion was made that "the anti-garbage organiza- tions...hammer away at the source of the problem, the origi- nal manufacturer." The writer of the editorial may not have heard of the Na- tional Packaging Protocol, a na- tional plan to reduce packaging 50 per cent by the year 2000, and of groups such as the Recy- cling Council of Ontario, Envi- ronmental Action Ontario, and the ESP (Environmentally Sound Packaging) Coalition, all of which have been working on packaging issues for some time. But the real point, or so it seems to me, is that there is in fact plenty that individuals can do! Take a look around on gar- bage day. If one person is put- ting out a very small quantity, while her neighbors are lugging out bag after bag, this is proof that each family makes pur- chasing choices which have a di- rect impact on the amount of garbage they create. Some of us simply refuse to buy items which are overpackaged, and ei- ther find alternatives or do without. Everyone can begin to do this! Each one of us can also write those all-important let- ters to manufacturers to tell them their packaging stinks. Our clout as consumers should not be underestimated! Groups will no doubt contin- ue to work on the packaging problem, an issue complicated y the fact that the packaging industry provides plenty of jobs. Meanwhile, the rest of us need not sit around waiting for "them" to do all the work. If we 'all stopped buying overpack- aged products, how long would the stores continue to stock them? One person's actions may not seem like much, but the more of us there are who do our part, the sooner we will begin to make a real dent in the garbage problem. Laying all the blame at the manufacturer's door is just another excuse for inaction on the partofthe individual. Janet Banting, Greenbank, Ontario. Ghiz commends Joel Aldred To the Editor: Since my return on Oct. 2s 1992, from the three-week Cross-Canada Media Tour marking the re-release of the Historic Reflective Tone Poem "I am A Canadian," many peo- ple have asked me about the trip. esentations were made in all Provincial Capitals, to pre- miers or lieutenant governors. Interviews were conducted on radio, television, and in most cases, the daily and weekly press. Requests for the 16 x 20 frameable scrolls in English or French are available from Roth- mans at the address below, at no cost. Requests are running into the many thousands from schools, libraries, industry gov- ernments and individuals. Vid- eo and audio cassettes may be available, later this year. The following letter is typical of the response across Can ada. l missed Premier Ghiz by fifteen minutes. U.P.E.I. means the University of Prince Edward Is- land where I spoke with the stu- dent editors. First released Jan. 1, 1967, to celebrate Canada's 100th birth- day by audio recording on 400 radio stations plus newspapers, the re-release for Canada's 125 ~ Birthday has met with stun- CELL Sad. > v|LOYEY COUNTRY Line 2nd Annual Port Perry 9 Cornish Craft Show ¢ P Saturday, October 17th o 9 Sunday, October 18th, 1992 e 10 am to 4 pm R.H. Cornish Public School ¢ ® 494 Queen Street, Port Perry @ Admission $2.00/Children under 12 free 4 » (416) 985-3624 Kids 6-11 yrs. ' NEW! Make & Take Craft PARK NG OFF OTTAWA ST PY YY LL XK 4 & e ¢ ¢ e Turn in this coupon at our snack 4 bar for ONE FREE COFFEE! ¢ dovwwvwweeel ning success. Lhe principle writer was Randy Howard of Uxbridge, with contributions by Tom Tevlin and myself. Respectively, Joel W. Aldred. DFC Dear Mr. Aldred: I want to thank you very much for dropping by my office recently with a print reproduc- tion of the popular Centennial tribute, "I AM A CANADIAN." Regrettably, my schedule did not permit me to see you at that time and I apologize for that. I had my secretary try to catch up Wonderful To the Editor: Thank you Scugog for the wonderful response you gave to the Waste Reduction Week Used Clothes Drive. Thank you to the helpers who manned/womaned the two fire hall drop off depots. Please note that good used clothes are distributed for reuse through the St. Vincent de Paul Organization. Some prospective donors withheld their donation for fear that re- usable clothes would be treated as rags. I can assure you that such is not the case. The clothes are sorted and anything of val- ue is distributed to those in need. with you later in the day but when she spoke with Mr. McDo- nald you were doing an inter- view at U.P.EIL and leaving P.E.L shortly thereafter. In any event, I want to take this opportunity to commend you for your work in re-issuing this popular piece. You are a great ambassador for Canada! May I wish you great success with your project as you travel across the country. Sincerely, Joseph A. Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island. response Please remember that a waste reduction program should be carried on by you, the individual, throughout the year. Think before you throw! Can it be reused? In unwanted material, suits, dresses, sweat- ers, sheets, drapes, towels, etc. at the Kin Hall (formerly the Scout Hall) on Lilla St. two blocks North of Queen St., in Port Perry, every Wednesday only between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Please do not pile clothes at the door. Thank you again and hope to see you throughout the year. Sincerely, Roy Grierson. ED. SR a NN SNS Bt Mi be sla I ASS EEE