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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 16,1993 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - FAX 985-3708 Debo Pérry Star Is authorized as second class mail by the ost PHONE (416) 985-7383 ice Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. CCNA Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Annabell Harrison, Subscription Rate: aris Sales - Jackie McDonell, Trudy Eplinghiam, -$32. Months - $17. Foreign - 95 ortis ales - Paul Hillier Susan Milne, -- os oe en $1 3 ne includes ht Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell Robert Taylor, EDITORIAL LoL 1B7 RIBBON SLURS ADVERTISING Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor - Kelly Lown BUSINESS OFFICE Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Retail Sales - Marlene Moore PRODUCTION Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Pon Perry Star Co. Ltd. Poit Perry, Ontario PAID * GST Included in price Editorial Comment A Budget Lesson It is estimated that 40 per cent of every tax dollar which Durham residents spend goes into the educational system. But this may not be enough to keep the programs currently offered by the Durham Board of Education alive. If this is the case then a number of pro- grams and services which the students and parents have enjoyed over the years could be limited or cut. The board has begun its budget prep- arations in an effort to produce the most cost-efficient document. But it is faced with a number of prob- lems including increased population and higher costs, in a time when the provin- cial government is threatening grant re- ductions. The scenario is delivered bluntly in the introduction to a budget paper prepared by the board. "It is expected that in 1994, the board will receive reduced grants from. the provincial government and, therefore, pressure will be applied to in- crease property taxes in Durham unless programs or service levels are adjusted to reduce expenditures." The board is planning a number of pub- lic meetings to garner as much public in- put as possible. Along with the road show is a 34-point paper suggesting possible areas to look at when arriving at the final document. These areas include staffing, on which the board spends $288.1 million per year, programs ($14.7 million), transportation ($15.1 million) and other areas including maintenance, operations and capital ($63.1 million). As in past years, the board has called these meetings in the various communi- ties to get as much public input as possi- ble. The board is hoping that together the public and the board members can make viable suggestions. The board members know it will not be easy going and admit they are perhaps blindly operating until the provincial gov- ernment makes its intentions known on the transter payments. It is often a difficult process in produc- ing the Durham Board of Education's budget each year. On the one hand resi- dents are calling for a fiscally responsible budget in which there are no tax increas- es. On the other hand they are expecting the same services they have not only be- come accustomed to, but expect. At some point we must determine what is more important for the good of the fu- ture generations. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 18, 1948 Marilyn Downey, Myrtle, was pre- sented with the Robert Simpson Trophy for winning the highest number of points in the junior classes at the Oshawa Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cook of Toronto were in Port Perry renewing old acquaintances. Walter rccently received a 50-year pin from the Old England Lodge No. 9, Sons of England. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 20, 1958 Bill Harrison is leaving the staff of the Port Perry Star to take up the posi- tion of editor and publisher of the Times Publishing company of Colborne Limited. The Saturday morning Ballet Class, accompanied by their teacher Miss Bonnie Crouter, travelled to Oshawa to perform at the Harvey Dance Academy. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 21, 1963 George Smith, Port Perry, received the Lions Club trophy for winning the 4-H Grain Club project. Eunice Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Roach, Manchester, was the recipient of the Gold Cord, highest award a girl can obtain through her Guiding career. Mrs. Clara Martyn's rink from Port Perry, won the District Ladies Bonspiel held in Oshawa. The Port Perry ladies were Ruth Draper, Margaret Cornish, Camille Crozier and Clara Martyn. They won with 36 3/4 points. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 21, 1968 Show stopper at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, was Rio Red, the great Santa Gertrudis Bull featured at Expo. A photograph in the Star pictured Joel Aldred of Port Perry and Earl Dyball of Uxbridge standing with the bull. This photograph was circulated to 48 coun- tries where Santa Gertrudis bulls are being raised. Port Perry Lions Club presented a new stereo to the Senior Citizens Club of Port Perry. During Cartwright Council's regular Turn to Page 8 Lelters io the editor Frustrated resident says "look at alternatives" To the Editor: I'm frustrated and I'm really angry! Three years ago Bob Rae stood in a field in Pickering and said 'elect me and there won't be a dump in this field." He didn't lie, the Durham site Mr. Rae, the NDP and their Interim Waste Authority picked is less than two miles from that field. My anger and the anger expressed by many Pickering residents today isn't a "not in my backyard" reaction. Why? Our backyard is full! We have had the Brock north, south, west, and Beare Road landfill sites. We have done our part. Simply on the basis of common de- cency and fairness. Pickering should not be the site for more garbage. Landfills are archaic and obsolete as a means of dealing with garbage near built residen- tial areas. We are not simply saying "get the dump out of Pickering and move it somewhere else in Durham." We are say- ing, "open your eyes and look at alterna- tives to landfill." Is the rail haul to Kirkland Lake vi- able? We don't know! The IWA didn't look at it!!! Can recycling and composting cut down on the need for landfill? We don't know! The IWA didn't look at it!!! What about exporting? Some landfills Turn to Page 7 Editor's Notepad by Scott Anderson High Priced Athletes There seems to be a problem with pro- fessional athletes. And although it is mainly the profes- sional baseball play- ers, all athletes at some time or another, are guilty of this problem. It appears that these athletes who, depending on the sport, make millions |. of dollars each year, still find it fit to .charge their adoring public for an autograph. Bn This was blatantly obvious recently when two members of the Toronto Blue Jays made appearances at Durham area malls. In both places a ticket system was - introduced in which only those purchas- ing tickets could receive an autograph or have an item autographed. Personalizing items was out the ques- tion, however. . Both these players, Pat Borders and Roberto Alomar, who are popular mem- bers of the team, make considerable amounts of money. They are not in the I autograph racket for financial benefits. But it has gotten to the point where signing auographs for free is out of the question. Gone are the days when an athlete or celebrity would cater to the public without the almighty buck being mentioned. Former great and now disgraced base- ball player Pete Rose made a mockery of the autograph session a few years ago. During the session, in which the various costs were laid out on a price list, his accountant sat beside him, greedily crunching the incoming revenues into a calculator. | While not all are as blatant as Pete Rose, the signature for a buck concept has become popular. Most of the athletes when demanding these fees note that a portion of the pro- ceeds from the signatures go to their favorite charities. Although it is noble to be out raising money for these organiza- tions, it is at the expense of the public that they do so, while very little, other than time, is taken from the athletes. This takes us to the next part of the problem. These professional players are receiving the million dollar contracts because the public is willing to fork out excessive amounts of money to watch their teams, wear the clothes and purchase all the other related items. In a sense we are being taken twice by the very people whose fate and future income we hold in our hands. The more we spend and the more we adore these people, the higher the prices will rise to watch these people. And how do these people say thank you for supporting them and their con- tracts? By charging us for their sig- natures. Something does not make sense. 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.