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vate py ay I DN A Sn fh oe mn YY I Ty WHET. Tee 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Octo ber 19,1993 PHONE (416) 985-7383 Editorial Comment A Winter Carnival The Township of Scugog has activi- ties that attract people to the area for most of the year. In the Summer the natural beauty of Lake Scugog and the beach, coupled with shopping and the various other attractionsm including Festival Days, draw people from in and around the Greater Toronto Area. In the fall, Harvest Home and Fall Harvest Days brings those seeking a quaint - diversion from the present day's problems and provides a chance to enjoy the fall colors. In the spring people come out to breath a little fresh air, enjoy the natu- ral beauty again and participate in such activities as Pioneer Days. But winter seems to lack in Scu- gog. Other than the Open Air Ice Pal- ace, which attracts large numbers of people, there are no real activities for the area residents and the visitors. But the Chamber of Commerce hopes to change all this. Thom Do- ran, a director with the Chamber, is hoping to organize a winter carnival for January, 1994. This event, to be held on two consecutive weekends, would feature a number of activities with a winter theme. His ideas include ice sculpturing, snowman making, street hockey games, the Open Air Ice Palace, a winter lob ball tournament and speed skating competitions. Although Mr. Doran has close to 40 ideas in mind for the two weekends, he is depending on the service groups, sports teams and other groups in the area to help out in the planning. He says the success of such an event can only be possible with the support of the whole commu- nity. He believes the community as a whole can benefit from the carnival | as people will be drawn to the area. And as everybody realizes, when people are attracted to the area the money begins to flow into the local shops. It is important to promote tourism in the area all year round, and what bet- ter way to do so than a winter carni- val. It is something we should all work towards promoting. The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star Is authorized as second class mall by the EDITORIAL LoL 187 RIBBON AWARD Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor - Kelly Lown BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Marlene Moore Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. 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Letter to the editor We need to get our priorities straight To the Editor: The mist gently swirls about me, like apparitions from the past caressing my soul, the silence is so slightly disturbed, touched by the breath of the forest. There is no objection to my passing through, I am here for but a brief mo- ment, my thoughts and desires will fade as will my body when itis laid to rest. The protestors of the cutting of the rain forests of Vancouver Island, these guardians of the past, understand all too well the value of the forests, and that they must be maintained for future gen- erations. The recent decision by the Jus- tice John Bouck to send the protestors to jail and impose fines up to $3,000 is out- rageous, especially when you put their crimes in perspective. They have re- ceived greater sentences than child mo- lesters and abusers and purveyors of child pornography. We must get our pni- orities straight. These protesters while they did break man's law they are an- swering the calls of our unborn future generations. While we are quick to criticize the third world countries for their slash and burn tactics of their rainforests, we once again double standard the issue and al- low this to take place here at home. The Turn to Page 7 find out where we were to be by J. Peter Hvidsten a APPLES, SONS AND FATHERS Apple Day came to Scugog Township last Saturday, and for the first time in about 40 years, | headed out on the streets to help the cubs and scouts distrib- ute some of nature's most delicious fall fruits. The bright, red McIntosh apple. The reason for getting involved after so many years was none other than my son. Matt joined cubs this year and when he asked if | would spend the morning selling apples with him, my answer was very quick and positive - "you bet buddy." Saturday arrived and after a hardy break- fast we headed off to pick up our apples and positioned. We were handed a sheet which indicated position number 10 was Flieler's Petro Can station, so off we went with three heaping baskets of polished apples. Young Cam Flieler, who has been both a cub and scout, made us welcome at the sta- tion and in fact became Matt's first custom- er. After that Matt took to selling like a duck takes to water. Every car that pulled in for gas or to pick up a newspaper fell victim to his sales pitch, and by the end of two hours he had all but depleted our stock of apples. We had a great morning together, selling apples, sitting on the curb sipping on hot chocolate and just having time to talk bet- ween sales. It was time well spent between and father and son. THE CAT CONTEST The Star's humor columnist, William Random Jottings Thomas of Waintfleet paid a brief, but enjoy- - able visit to Port Perry Sunday afternoon to promote his book "Malcolm and Me." Bill spent a couple of hours at the Star office meeting his faithful readers and auto- raphing copies of his book, which is a col- ection of stories about his cat Malcolm. The popular writer, whose column appears in about 40 community newspapers. across the country, proved he was just as witty in person as he is on paper, keeping the enthusiastic crowd chuckling as he relat- ed some of the stories in the book. Following his visit, Mr. Thomas, and his lovely companion Monica, judged the Star's Most Humorous Cat Contest and picked the winners of both the photo and writing cate- gories. Winning the story competition Betty Deeth and the photo was Kelly Wilson. See Marketplace for more results of the contest. The Star would like to congratulate both the winners and thank all those who took the time to participate. UBLE BLUE THREAT Aside from a floundering football team, Toronto area sports fans are enjoying the success of two outstanding teams this fall. As of Sunday night, the Blue Jays and Phillies are tied one game each in the World Series, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are rid- ing high on a winning streak not experi- enced in hogtown for almost half a century. While the season is young for the Leafs and anything could happen between now and next June, the Blue fs will be finished for another season by the end of this week. Hopardly when the week ends they'll be the World Series Champions for the second consecutive years. So soon the cheers of "O. K. Blue Jays," will be history and the city will once again ring with the chants of "Go, Leafs, Go!" 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 viewpoints 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. Er ti ti