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Vol. 127 No. 51 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1993 Copy 65¢ ¢1¢+4eGSD 40 Pages Wy... A Remembrance Day service was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419, in Port Perry on Sunday, Nov. 7. After a . taph for the wreath-laying ceremony. rade, a large crowd 'gathered around the ceno- y local, provincial, and federal organizations were present to pay their respects to the men and women who served so valiantly to protect our country's freedom. Pictured above, Bil attaches a poppy that had blown off one of the wreaths on the cold, windy, and over- cast day. More photos of the service Inside this edition of the Port Perry Star. Billy Britt of the 1st Port Perry Cubs re- JULIA DEMPSEY / PORT PERRY STAR Rh uu Improper measures Police criticized for actions taken during Halloween By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Durham Police have come un- der criticism for its handling of the Halloween activities in Port Perry. Township officials, mer- chants, residents and police offi- cials themselves have voiced criticism for the manner in which a potentially volatile situ- . ation Halloween night in Port Perry was handled. An estimated 300 youths con- gregated on Water Street in the early evening on October 31 throwin Tooke, eggs, bricks and Ne pl beer bottles at the nearby es lishments. Approximately $5,000 worth of damage was done to a build- ing which houses the Water- front Cafe, Dimitri's Fine Foods and a video arcade. And its owners blame the po- lice for the outcome of the youths' fun who they said were allowed to congregate in the area. The owners are also upset that no criminal charges were brought about as a result of the damage. "Something has to be done. The kids have no fear of the po- lice. They are not charged with anything, so what kind of mes- sage is that to the youths," Jim Konstantinopoulas, owner of the establishments told the Port Perry Star last week. He fears much worse will hap- pen in future years if a message is not sent out now. "There needs to be a law or re- strictions," he said. "If some- thing is not done now, in five years it will get worse and peo- ple will be doing worse things such as torching or looting the stores." But Inspector Dan Matthews, head of 26 Division, said charg- es can only be laid if the police witness the incident. He said it would be rare for the perpetra- tors to commit the acts in view of the police. : was also upset with the way fn which the incident was handled by the local police. Mayor Hall said there was not enough offi- cers assigned to work the notori- ously busy night. "From the police standpoint, I don't think it was handled prop- erly," he said. Mayor Hall had lengthy con- versations with both Inspector Matthews from 26 Division and Superintendent Henry Raetsen and lodged his concerns with them. The mayor, along with a num- ber of parents, also criticized the way in which those involved in the affair were treated. According to a number of re- ports including Police, a num- ber of the youths were loaded into a paddywagon and trans- ported a considerable distance Turnto Page 19 Editor learns lesson at Port Perry High By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star It felt like I was returning to my roots. Although it was 11 years lat- er, a different school, two uni- versity degrees and a number of jobs, it felt like I was returning to where it all began. And it felt no different from when I first walked into my high school. Iwas as anxious and ner- vous that day as I was last week when I returned to Port Perry High School to go to class. i th my jeans and Doc Mar- tens on, gym bag slung over my shoulder, I walked through the front doors of the school where 1 was immediately confronted with the institutional odor of saw dust, chalk and cleaning so- lution we all remember from our days in school. With my head down, trying to remain anonymous while at- tempting to assimilate with the environment around me, [ head- ed to the office where I would as- sume my role as a student. With timetable in hand, I walked the halls of the school trying to capture the feeling of being a student once again, while familiarizing myself with the surroundings. I was begin- ning to feel good about this new role I was playing and con- vinced that I was going unno- ticed. And while going unnoticed in this school was what I had sought, it brought back the same eerie feeling which I first felt in 1977 when I began my Grade 9 classes at a rbo- rough high school. It was the feeling that I was in a new envi- ronment, unknown and a little overwhelmed by my new sur- roundings. It was not a pleasant feeling. ook og ok My first class at Port Perry High School was, ironically enough, the first class I had at- tended at my high school as well -- a Grade 9 English class. The faces were different, but I saw myself and some of my class- mates in the faces of these stu- dents. Grade 9 is an odd and difficult transformation. The students are at an age where they are growing, often too fast for their own good. They are also expect- ed to act mature and take on the burdens that life throws at them. But at the same time many are filled with the youth- ful innocence that resists this societal demand. Such was the case with me and my peers and such is the case now. And such will be the Turnto Page 18