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em ~~ PRE 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 11, 1993 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice »" Letters to the editor Dog-gone happy ending From Page 6 disciplined her dog Lucky with a water pistol; [ was sold. May, June, July: what's the difference? It was April 28 and the clock was still ticking. Jim 1898 and died in 1986. truck received $900 dam age. rooftops as it went. kilograms by May 31. an award as Cub of the Year. Pictured are Amy Fidella Dickey (Mrs. Clarence Ginn) and Enid Dickey (Mrs. George Black), the daughters of James and Sarah (Williams) Dickey. Amy was 'born in A horse was killed when it was hit by a truck on Concession Road 6 in Uxbridge Township. OPP said the horse, a hackney chestnut mare, was owned by Ron Ellis of R. R. 1, Uxbridge. The 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, May 10, 1983 Severe thunderstorms and high winds were the culprits behind an undetermined amount of damage to local farms on the afternoon of May 2. Winds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour travelled through the area, uprooting trees and tearing up By the end of this month, buying hamburger or anything else by the pound will be a thing of the past in Port Perry. Local food stores are scheduled to convert their scales to grams and At the Beaver and Cub banquet, Kevin Ross and Ryan Pogue, both of the Second Scugog Cubs, were presented with Five Star awards, the highest achievement for Cubs. Jason Oram received 467 Paxton Street, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1L9 VERYDAVAIOWIPRICES $2.99 for batteries Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm If you have a Hearing Problem or a Hearing Aid, call today for an appointment or for a consultation. CITY HEARING AID CENTRE Terry Faiers, BC-HIS Gayle Faiers, B.Sc., BC-HIS HEARING INSTRUMENT SPECIALISTS (opposite Port Perry Community Hospital) Registered, Ministry of Health, A.D.P. and Louise, fellow dog lovers, me, Nicki and Chico drove up to Sunderland. I met Lori, my dogs met Lucky and poor Davis tried to referee between the three. Me being the neurotic parent I am, toured the house, looking for any strange goings-on. One single oddity and I was outta there. One whistle to the dogs and we'd fly out the door, take to the road and live off the land, eating berries and stuff. I had it all planned out. I'd find the man who offered the dog food and the dogs and I would travel the country; 20 pounds of dog chow strapped to my back, whistling Dixie with the dogs by my side. But it wasn't to be. Lori was amazing! So from this point for- ward, I shall try not to refer to them as my dogs - they're hers now. Despite the fact I miss them like crazy, I can't help but feel they've upgraded. Besides, I did manage to secure visitation rights. I learned a lot through this. Spade is spelled spayed and PEOPLE LOVE PETS! We may have a tough time with each oth- er but show us a sick puppy and most of us will run in circles try- ing to help. It's good to see - may- be there's hope. I also realized that neutered does not have a si- lent 'K.' As promised, I did show Lori Nicki's piggy-back trick. The rest of you will have to wait for her to appear on Letterman. COULD HAPPEN. Thank you all! Nicholai and Chico c/o Joel Snowden Ee Pn GOLDEN GATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN Fully Licensed by LL BO ALL YOU CAN EAT 80 ITEM CHINESE BUFFET INCLUDING Mon. to Sat/Sun. Thus. Fi. & Holidays LUNCH $595 $595 $725 DINNER $995 $1095 $10.95 FREE Birthday Cake for Birthday Parties Kids 9 and under 1/2 price! 285 Taunton ---- T Rd. E., Oshawa "| oan -- GPointaMall [Jj beside Zellers) SALAD BAR, DESSERT & ICE CREAM | o dover cai". H34-6600 Professional PLE CLR INL SERVICE including Audiometric Testing Impedance Audiometry Real Ear Measurement Electronic Hearing Aid Analysis Prescription & Fitting of Hearing Aids All Make Repairs & Service Counselling & Medical Referrals Financial Assistance is available to all Residents of Ontario Can we afford it? To the Editor: I've heard a few people lately characterize the Marsh Hill folks who oppose the construc- tion of an Operating Engineers training school in the Beaver River complex and NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) types. Person- ally, I figure the phenomenon that's even more destructive than NIMBY is the much more common INMBYSIDGAH). An awful lot of us fall into that cat- egory, don't we? Heck, between dump site proposals, good farm- land being paved over, and the possible Hydro corridor, ques- tionable development of one sort or another is bound to have an impact on all of us eventual- ly. Surely we should at least pay alittle attention? Admittedly less than knowl- edgeable myself about the true value of wetlands, I'm con- vinced that there are an awful lot of other people who are also not fully aware of the facts in this training school business. For example, apparently there is at least one community which wants the school, but on a much less contentious site. Do we need it so badly that we can af- ford to ignore some very real drawbacks? I hope local people will dem- onstrate their own concern by coming to the SCOPE (Scugog Citizens' Organization for the Preservation of the Environ- ment) public information event on Sunday, May 16 at Green- bank Hall. Who knows? Maybe after hearing SCOPE's presen- tation, some of us will decide to stop being INMBYSIDGAH's and think about switching over to NIMBI (Now I Must Become Involved). Surely, at the very least, we can show our willing- ness to hear both sides of the story? Sincerely, Janet Banting. A sensitive area To the Editor: I'd like to pose some very in- teresting and eye-opening ques- tions regarding the proposed Marsh Hill Operating Engi- neers School: With this facility being locat- ed only a three minute drive from Uxbridge, certainly all purchases and consumables such as gasoline, safety sup- plies, office equipment, meals and lodging for the students will be purchased there -- where's the financial benefit to Scugog? How will this facility hope to create jobs locally when it must be manned by union employees (the likes of which are hard to find in this area)? Why is this project being con- sidered for such an environmen- tally sensitive area without complete environmental assess- ments and dust, noise, visibility and light pollution studies? As one of the landowners who will suffer the greatest impact from this project, why was I not informed by the municipality in early 1991 -- and why does council refuse to have a public meeting when so many issues are yet to be resolved? Although this project promis- es to shield the neighboring are- as from air, noise and light pol- lution with berms, trees and fences, how does this project hope to shield the many homes which sit high atop the sur- rounding rndges? And how does this project propose to protect neighboring properties from all the dust, noise and light pollution which will result from the gouging and scraping proposed atop the 140 high drumlin located on the property (known as Blue Moun- tain and can be seen from sever- al miles in all directions)? Why is this kind of heavy in- dustrial development being plunked into the middle of a Class 1 wetland that is sur- : PORT PERR : HOME SHO Take the family to the Port Perry Home Show. May 14 10 16 at the Port Perry Arena. : ~ Free Admission ~ § rounded by residential and fer- tile farmland properties when a much more suitable piece of property must exist in Scugog Township? Finally for hundreds of years the Marsh of Marsh Hill has sat untouched to feed and nourish the surrounding land, filter wa- ter, provide a safe haven for thousands of birds, animals and fish -- why does council feel they have the power to decide to irreversibly destroy all of this magnificance in favor of a pro- Ject which is of no benefit to anyone? As a Scugog resident who lives in the far north-west cor- ner of the township, "over the hill and beyond" the sights of the township office, my. con- cerns, and those of a very large group of residents, are obvious- ly being pushed back into the north-west corner of the minds of the local government. Yet an- other example of the previous little service we get for our high taxes. In the four years that I have lived here in Scugog township, I have yet to see a politician at my door or even driving through the area. I'd like to take this opportunity to person- ally invite each and every mem- ber -of council to venture out of Port Perry and cross into the far north-western reaches of Scugog Township, to stand on my property for a birds-eye view of what it is they are plan- ning to destroy. I think that trading the splendor of a class 1 Wetland for a school for bulldozer driv- ers 18 hardly a fair or even re- motely sensible trade. Erich and Erin Tratnik, R.R. 3, Uxbridge. Delightful To the Editor: We saw the Millar Lights pro- duction of "Oliver" and what a delight it was! I seldom attend a musical and when I do I often leave early as | did with Oshawa's "Evita " However this was a production to send one home whistling. I loved the set, the music and the acting. Brad Goreski is the best actor I have seen since, well, since Steve Foote's 1ast piece of work. Ed Daigle