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ANE I Tabane a ale "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice . PHONE (905) 985-7383 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.72 includes $1.22GST 1Year-$32.10 includes $2.10GST FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Foreign -$90.95 includes $5.95GST RIBBON AWARD 1993 ADVERTISING Sports Editor - Kelly Lown Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell, Advertising Sales - Paul Hillier Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE Th SS Port Perry Star Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Office Manager - Gayle Stapley News Editor - Scott Anderson Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope *C A 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO LoL 187 Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, Editorial Comment Speaking Optimistically William Magee is not easily discou- raged. For the past few months Mr. Magee has been attempting to establish a local Optimist Club in Scugog to provide the lo- cal youth with a variety of activities to keep them occupied. The Scugog Optimist Club would see a number of adults become involved in the community, ensuring that activities are of- fered to the youth when they choose to participate. : And Mr. Magee is determined that there is a need for such a club. "I know there is a need out there. We just have to get the word out," he said recently. A number of informational dinners and lunches were. planned at the expense of Mr. Magee and a handful of volunteers, but the attendance was poor for these functions. But instead of discouraging him, the apathy has made him more determined to make his dream become a reality. He is convinced there is a need for such a club. He points to the number of people complaining that the local youth do not have enough to occupy their time. He has also talked to a number of the youth who have expressed an interest in such a club. Despite the apparent interest ex- pressed, the numbers have been disap- pointing. People have been less than will- ing to commit to an endeavor which, as many claim, is badly needed in the com- munity. It is a shame that a man who is deter- mined to do something for the benefit of the community, has been stymied in his efforts to make his idea work. It is even more ironic that Mr. Magee is from Oshawa and is dedicating his time to pro- vide these activities in another communi- ty. A lot of time has been sacrificed by Mr. Magee and a small pool of volunteers. It is now time for the many people in the community, the community leaders and the public who have complained in the past that there is nothing for the youths to do to come forward. The only way this thing can work is if the community gets involved. Together this idea can work for the benefit of the whole community. wel 00K A tw RS BUT We Fid- ALY WAVE our New BN-LAW. @ LJ wT x -- RAL \\ LU 00d A HN - = P~yt" -- _-- -- ---- -s © Dovel oe TPERRV STR wie ' Sta, Retail Sales - Marlene Moore CCNA 4 VER ED - Member. of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included in price _--- The Port Perry Octogenarian Party is pictured in this August 6, 1907 photo. If you can identify any of the people pictured in the photo, please call the Scugog Shores Museum Village at 985-3589. Letters to the editor Society partially to blame for teen problems To the Editor: oo This letter is in response to T. Millar's article written about teenagers with va- cant minds. Obviously he hasn't got chil- dren of his own, because he would then know what we parents go through. If any parent says they never at some int in their child rearing years had a problem with their children are eitherin denial, extremely lucky, or perhaps plain forgetful on purpose. Being a par- ent can either be the most thankless job or the most rewarding job. I agree that there are too many teens with too much time on their hands. But as a parent I'm speaking out for, hopeful- ly most parents that these teens with their puerile minds for: 1. do not deserve a slap in the chops, 2. do not need four weeks in a reform school. A drop out cen- tre nor a drop in centre is going to help. Just look around the big cities where they have all of these facilities. These teens congregating in large groups or small groups are a product of sheer boredom and fast times. They need thrills and excitement. What I believe these teens need is more working time. Jobs are extremely hard to come by and there are a lot of them who just don't want to work any- Turn to Page 7 Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten TIME TO CUT THE COSMETICS Last week's announ- cement that Health Minister Ruth Grier. is going to ask for the public's help in decid- ing changes to the Ontario Health Insur- ance Plan was good news. It's high time cuts were made to the ser- vice, especially those which are cosmetic in nature, if the government is going to con- trol the escalating costs of health care. A review panel is scheduled to meet next month to consider 19 procedures which have been suggested to be cut from OHIP. One of the suggestions, and one which apparently has attracted little reaction, is to stop funding for annual health exams. This procedure alone costs our health care plan about $40 million a year in fees. Other -considerations for the panel, including their costs, are as follows: * Weight loss clinics - $1.6 million in fees. * Travel assessments and immunization for eople travelling overseas - $250,000 in ees. . * Routine newborn circumcision - $1 mil- lion in fees, $1 million in hospital charges. * New patients seeking in-vitro fertiliza- tion - $4.4 million in fees, $4.6 million in hospital charges. " * Reversal of vasectomy and tubal ligatio - $1.5 million in fees and $3.5 million in hospital charges. | * General anesthesia for uninsured dental procedures performed in hospital - $1:8 million in fees. : * Removal of tattoos unless the tattoo resulted from abuse - $200,000 in fees and $300,00 in hospital charges. it * Repair of-deformed earlobes caused by pierced earrings - $1 million in fees and $1 million in hospital charges. * Removal of acne pimples - $2 million in fees. : * Injection of varicose veins - $2.5 million in fees. _ toa Some types of cosmetic surgery on ears - $500,000 in fees and $1 million in hospital charges. . * Removal of warts, age spots and pimples - $9.6 million in fees. * Removal of port wine stains - $300,000 in fees. * Cosmetic testicle implants - $50,000 in fees, $20,000 in hospital charges. * Penile implants in cases of impotence - $220,000 in fees, $300,000 in hospital charges. * Injections for impotence that do not treat infertility - $220,000 in fees. * Surgery to correct severe snoring - $220,000 in fees, $300,000 in hospital charges * Removal of heel spurs - $57,000 in fees and $20,000 in hospital charges. Total saving to OHIP if all of the above procedures were stopped is $79,457,000. Obviously some of the listed procedures should be maintained, but the cost of treat- ments like vasectomy reversals, repairing earlobes, removing tattoos, penal implants, weight loss clinics and surgery to correct snoring should not have Wi shouldered by the taxpayer. Our health care system is going bankrupt Canadians if it isn't brought under control soon. It just can't absorb the expense of cos- metic and non-health related surgery and procedures any longer. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages its 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.