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TVR 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 20, 1993 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE (416) 986-7383 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.72 includes $1.22GST Editorial Comment Volunteering Our Thanks This week the Port Perry Star is carry- ing names such as Anne Wanninkhof, Gwenyth Thompson and the other mem- bers of the Hospital Auxiliary, and the Kinsmen Club. In the past we have also made mention of the hundreds of others who live and serve this community. They are members of the service clubs such as the Rotarians, the Lions Club, the Royal Canadian Legion, Central Sev- en and Community Care. They are the coaches of the numerous sports teams, the leaders of the Scout Packs and Brownie Troops and organiz- ers of the various theatre troupes and musical groups in the area. They are also the members of the two fire halls in the Township of Scugog and the St. John Ambulance attendants. There are also countless other people, too many to list in fact that do tireless amounts of work and good for the com- munity. | / These people are volunteers. They are people who give their time and energy for the betterment of the community, always in an unselfish way. Volunteers come in all shapes and siz- es and all ages and sexes. It does not matter who this person is or what they do. The point that they are giving their time is all that matters and all they really strive to do. One does not become a volunteer for the recognition or the fame. Any volun- teer will tell you that the rewards for vol- unteering their time is not realized in a 'monetary value or hung on a wall. It is in the satisfaction of knowing that they have done something for another living person. As the needs of society become great- er and the population grows and be- comes older, the need for more and more volunteers to offer all these programs be- comes greater. The call constantly goes out for new volunteers to fill the places left behind by those who have served the community but have chosen to step aside. April 18 to 24 is National Volunteer Week across the country. It is a time when the more than 13 million Canadians who serve as volunteers receive the thanks they deserve for serving individu- als, communities and causes. Let us all take the time to thank the many volunteers in and around Scugog who serve our community. They will not be looking for the praise, but they will ap- preciate it. 1Year-$32.10 includes $2,10GST The Port Perry Star FCA FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Foreign - $90.95 includes $5.95GST EDITORIAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD - LoL 187 ADVERTISING Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor - Kelly Lown Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell BUSINESS OFFICE Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Marlene Moore PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, 'Trudy Empringham Robert Taylor, ny WY) ¥) ) Wa X JH ANNE X N QUERY CIN A a \\V/ #3 Iw \ \ Vv ({ y (8 A | as OX) NW; AARON ON CAA Sa v 4 ) my \) oN NT XL fs N ARN ROR ER NIEBN ] RO i oo aN N { Aid ( PR i I h) ( \ 7k ity A \\ A A) y < 4) NNR STAND pACK OF ROPE. Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope (CNA Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Assocation Ontario Community Newspaper Association : Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST Included In price Life's Like That This Is what the wharf and | the contraption in the water: We're sure it provided hours of enjoym: ni fo Letter to the editor [earn to lead or get out To the Editor: I would like to say this about some- thing that bothers me. It doesn't seem to matter what level of government the elected representatives work for, wheth- er it is municipal, provincial or federal the elected people seem to look after themselves very well. A few years ago the municipal govern- ment gave themselves about a 19 per cent raise when the taxes were raised ap- proximately 19 per cent. Coincidence, good luck or good management? The provincial government have fro- zen their wages while they ask everyone 'else to take cuts or be layed off. The fed- eral government, they don't even realize yet that there is a recession. They're all fat at the public trough without a cut in wages or anything else, while most other Canadians are struggling with high tax- es, layoffs, cuts in wages, unemployment and loss of income. It seems to me the leaders of our coun- try and communities should either learn to lead or get out. I would like to see an elected official for once in my lifetime do something to show the people like me that they could see what is going on around them and do something about it, like cut their own inflated wages. Turn to Page 8 by Julia Dempsey SPEAKIN' OKLAHOMAN One can learn a lot about a different cul- ture and the dialect spoken in the area by spending consid- erable time amongst its people. This was the case recently when my husband and I travelled to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a vacation. As soon as we had crossed the state line, we realized we had not done suffi- cient research for the trip. We were una- ware that people in Oklahoma don't speak English, but a dialect all of their own. A quick trip to a'bookstore proved to be a waste of time. Berlitz, the lan- guage specialists, have yet to publish a "Y'all can learn Oklahoman in 10 easy home lessons" manual. Being the enterprising type, I've decid- ed to beat Berlitz to the punch and write my own language manual. The follow- ing are excerpts from the yet unpub-, lished manuscript. : -, In Oklahoma, residents greet each oth- er by saying "Howdy." Although you might think you hear someone saying "Hello", what you have actually heard is someone swear while simultaneously realizing that their mother is standing right behind them. = =... a5 If you hear a young man at a singles club say "I'm fixin' to git me-self a little missus", what he is really saying is that he is presentlv seeking the companion- ship of someone who may, or may not, become his significant other. - While standing around the corral, you might hear one cowboy ask another if he's "storying" him. What he means to say is "Have you fabricated the truth while telling me that tall tale?" At restaurants, waitresses will often ask "Did yall git enuf?" The translation from Oklahoman to English is this: "May I please take your plates away and bring you the cheque as my shift ends in five minutes, and since I'm being paid minimum wage, I'm really anxious to get my hands on that ve generous tip I'm sure you will be leav- ing for me?" : : When the locals are giving you advice about area speed traps, they will warn you that "Smokey's lookin' for out-of- state tags." What they really mean is "Do not go even one mile an hour over the speed limit within a 200-mile radius | because our police force gets great satis- faction out of arresting motorists with | non-state license plates." Back at the restaurant, if a waitress | says your meal comes with "hushpup- pies", don't expect her to bring you a. pair of slippers. What she will actually be bringing you is deep-fried balls of cornmeal. Which brings me to the topic of m next Salut and | possible book "Okla- oma Cuisine: One Hush Sho a Cholesterol Overload." ii id tof LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and vi nts on just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make us a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter writers sign their 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.