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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 9, 1993 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice - The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - EDITORIAL LoL 187 BLUE Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey BUSINESS OFFICE Accounting Office Manager - Gayle Stapley - Judy Ashby, Lousie Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Cr PHONE (416) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 Ells) o]NM Sports Editor - Kelly Lown Marlene Moore RE | A : . ro Post Office Depariment, Otiawa, for Gash payment of poo1age. SME ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Ganadiari Community Newspaper Assocation Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Advertising Manager - Anna Jaclgman And Senin Onan Comimuisy Nowspipiet Asien Rate: Advertising Sales - Do ru lished every. 1Year-$32.10 oMonthe $17.72 Forelgn-$90.95 Production Pamela Hickey, BarbaraBall Robart Taylor, Port Perry Siar Cu, Li, Pon Peny, Oniario includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST includes $5.95GST _. *GSTincluded in i Editorial Comment [; ad Now You 700 \ Random Joitings Celebrating | CAV GET Your oy le Darsy [i Cele 1g CAN 4E SUSE Dempsey 5-5 \ UNINERSITY DLOREE | norronicar | 4 Durham | NWT HE WAsids OF | vous corcamc Twenty 30 in 1974, the Regi COMMUTING TO JoRONTD /l bss ad wenty years ago in , egion- "Tn O | mw? Ji Wh ing & al Municipality of Durham was formed. RK i OR PETERBLROUGN S the United States in" § And now 20 years. later, representatives JIA : a preparation fora |g from the eight municipalities are planning Jit trip Clay and I are * - a year-long party to commemorate this ~ taking to Oklahoma vl momentous occasion. Celebrate Durham '94 is a year-long [2 party in which sporting and cultural groups from across the region will link § their activities into this celebration. The idea for such a celebration origi- nated in 1991 when it was suggested that all residents of Durham Region should join together to celebrate the 20th anni- versary of this union. The idea was to promote events, both cultural and sport- ing, that are hosted by local organizations in all eight Durham municipalities throughout 1994. Although a number of special activities are being planned for 1994, it is not the intention" of Celebrate Durham '94 to create new events. Instead the organiz, ers hope the groups tie in their existing events with the celebration. The groups are being offered the opportunity to publi- cize their events in a calendar of events - which will be distributed region-wide later this year. : Local and regional organizers see many benefits in this celebration. Not only is it a good opportunity to promote the local clubs and their individual activi- ties, but there could be substantial eco- 'nomic gains from participating as well. By publicizing the events many people will come to the area to partake in the activi- ties. Not only will residents from the region venture to the neighboring communities, but it is also expected that people from across the Greater Toronto Area will at- tend these events. The more people, the greater the exposure and therefore more money flowing in the region. Scugog organizers are seeing particu- lar benefits from this venue. With the fo- cus of the township heavily on the tourist industry this could prove invaluable for promoting the community throughout the region and across the province. Despite the economic and related spin- - offs of Celebrate Durham '94, the real benefit is the positive impact it will have on the region, as friendly ties will be fos- tered in every municipality. Too often community is pitted against community. it's about time a positive event is planned in which the overall winner is the region at large. Celebrate Durham '94 is just the ticket. _ in April, I came across a very interestin article in First magazine. | The article was based on Robert Wayne Pelton's book "Looney (Ameri- can) Sex Laws That You Never Knew You Were Breaking." Since March is typically a month when millions of Canadians flock south to join the millions of other Canadians who have been there all winter, I fi now was the perfect time for a public service announcement. Ignorance of the laws is no excuse, so reading and abiding by this information may keep you out of the slammer, and in some states, off of Death Row. : 0Be prepared to sleep real close or real far away from your loved one if stop- ping overnight in any hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Every room is required to have twin beds. When a cou- ple rents a room for one night, the beds This photo, taken in 1924, + gap into syrup. The sap Is sta p Is starting to run now t Spring Is justaround the corner. © must always be a minimum of two feet apart. Making whoopi on the floor bet- ween the beds is also illegal. OHotel owners in Hastings, Nebraska are required by law to provide each guest with a clean, pressed nightshirt: Even married couples are not allowed to sleep "au natural". Nor may they make whoopi unless they are wearing the nightshirts. In Bozeman, Montana, persons are prohibited by law to make whoopi on" their front lawn after sundown -- if they're nude. Couples can escape the long arm of the law by wearing socks. 0A Newcastle, Wyoming law bans couples from making whoopi while standing inside a walk-in meat freezer. ONo need to use the "Not tonight, honey: I've got a headache" excuse in Alexandria, Minnesota. Women who would rather not make whoopi on any particular night can just lace their sweet- hearts' meal with garlic, because in Alexandria no man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions or sardines on his breath. If his wife requests, the law mandates that he must brush his teeth. OLovers in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, should avoid satisfying their lustful urg- es in a parked car. If the horn accidental- - ly sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term. Letter to the editor Resignation was Mulroney at his best To the Editor: Canada witnessed Prime Minister Mulroney at his best the other day - dur- ing his resignation speech. His worst of course being his party leadership during the 1ast 10 years of Conservative Rule. The post-Mulroney era left Canada with the legacy of a country divided in many ways by the failure of Meech and the Charlottetown Accord; the contro- versial Free Trade Agreement, a huge national debt, massive unemployment and the hated GST. The worst aspect of our present situation is that Canadians are struggling to see any hope for the fu- ture and now realize that Canada has fundamentally changed for the worst un- der Tory rule. Canadians should not feel relieved for long and be misled into thinking that the departure of "Brian" will end Canada's woes. Mr. Mulroney exemplifies the very essence of the Tory ideology of ruling. Great effort has been made by the Con- servatives to downplay the direction Canada has been taken by them. Cana- da has become a nation ruled more on the basis of profits for multi-national companies and become more vulnerable to world market forces with the empha- sis on wide open borders for trade. Turn to Page 8 0But in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, police officers are not allowed to knock on the window of a park car. An officer who thinks a couple may be making whoopi in a car, must drive up from behind, Turn to Page 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages our readers 1 to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints on just about gny subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make us a better community . We insist, however, that all letter writers sign thelr name and include a phone number for verification. Sorry, no anonymous { letters will be published. The Port Perry Star also reserves the right to edit with respect to libelous comments or length of letter. :