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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 22,1994 - 7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 1Year-$32.10 includes $2.10GST The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO 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 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.72 includes $1.22GST LoL 1B7 FAX 985-3708 RIBBON AWARD 1993 Forelgn-$90.95 indudes $5.95GST EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Sports Editor - Kelly Lown' ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell, Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Retail Sales - Marlene Moore PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, AL Susan Milne, VEFED Robert Taylor, CIRCULATION Ww CNA Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry. Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included In price Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell I ETTERS Sensitive document was guarded To the Editor: The Durham Board of Educa- tion's new document entitled, "Reduce the Risk," (a subtle in- troduction to homosexuality) tabled at last month's Family Life Education Advisory Com- mittee meeting was supposedly highly confidential, "privileged" information. Supt. Doug Wilson made it very clear that the only people who had access to it were those members of the committee, seated around the table. The document was so "guarded" (be- cause of its sensitive nature) that, even I, as a parent, present at the meeting, was re- fused a copy; the reason being, thatit wasinits first draft stage and was to be critiqued very carefully before it received ap- proval and implementation into the existing Sex-Ed program or made available to the public. You can imagine my surprise, then, when pages 12 and 13 of the very same draft, surfaced the next week, in a Grade 10 health class at Port Perry High School. These two, very explicit, sexually stimulating exercises had been completed by a stu- dent in that grade. After such a startling find, one could only conclude that this document wasn't as "confidential" as the board led us to believe or per- haps its "confidentiality" per- tained "only to parents." C. Switzer, Port Perry, Ont. BOW/NOW, people looking after people To the Editor: In the March 15 edition we all read about some incidents and concerns that should be ad- dressed. One being the theft from the Open Air Ice Palace of an ATV that certainly wouldn't fitinto a breadbox. Let alone the destruc- tion of part of a building to get atit. The second being an attempt abduction by a man in a black vehicle posing as a police person on Water St. We must congratu- late the 12-year-old youth for his excellent reaction and re- porting. We have proposed to the local Chamber of Commerce our in- novative BOW/NOW program. That's short for Business On Watch/Neighbor On Watch. We offer our innovative concept and are willing to address any group Laborer is insulted by comments To the Editor: I would like to comment on "Out of Region Workers Leave Few Dollars Here". It may be felt by many mem- bers of the Council and its so- called affiliated Locals, that these contractors leave very lit- tle of taxpayers' monies within the region. Does Wayne R. Shred not realize that affiliated Locals cover more than just Durham Region? As a 20-year resident of Durham Region and a 26-year member of a Local whose boundaries take in all of Durham, Oshawa, Toronto, Oakville and Barrie, I do have a right to work here. The fact that my employer may be from out of the region but still within his lo- cal boundary someway does not matter to Durham Regional La- bour Council. As an out of work member who lives here, pays taxes here, and buys items from local business within the Re- gion, along with many more members who live in Durham, | find this letter very insulting. Taxpayer and Member [.ocal 30, Toronto T. McMillen who are interested. The thrust is people looking after people in a constructive manner and observing, record- ing and reporting. We are confi- dent that with a return to the neighborliness of old and what made small communities what they were we can get our act back before we too become con- sumed. Thanks for your time. Gene Nolan, CEO JAC-ENTERPRISES "IDENT-IT" Protection Plus Services Doc Moon, who was a veterinarian at Ocean House, owned the home when it was a hotel. From Page 6 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, March 20, 1984 The Port Perry Rotary Club approached council about plans to place a bandshell along the Port Perry waterfront. The cost of the project was estimated at $70,000. Janice Evans and Marita Kersten were awarded first prize in the physical science fair category with their project entitled "Hot Shots." Jeff Cockerton and Brent McLaughlin won first place in the biology category with their project on the Effects of Salt on Plants. Second and third place finishers included Bill Imperial, [eon Presner, Chris Solar, Ted Nesbitt, Kim Hazelwood and Mike Gibson. Doreen Van Camp presented the arrival of Cartwright Revisited. The book was a photographic look at the former Cartwright Township and what it was doing now. Heart & Stroke says thanks To the Editor: The committee, in charge of the Heart & Stroke Foundation, for the Township of Scugog, wish to publicly thank the many canvassers who braved the cold weather and gave their time and effort to this worthwhile cause. The very good response and generosity, by all our communi- ties, to the door to door canvas resulted in a total of $15,702 which included the money col- lected in the Rose Campaign Boxes. Thanks to all the mer- chants who accepted these coin boxes during the month of Feb- ruary. To the business people who sponsored a complete page in the February 8th edition, many thanks.. Appreciation to our local newspapers for their excellent coverage, as well, to the Com- munity 10 television. This ser- vice in public awareness is the key to a good campaign. To the 21 captains who made our work so much easier, a special "thank you." Sincerely, Chairpersons: Gwen Taylor, Judy Smith, Joyce Storry and Dorothy Bourgeois PM calls critics mean people To the Editor: I was appalled to read that during the Prime Minister's tour of western Canada he lashed out against opponents of official bilingualism and was in- sulting to the point of calling the critics "mean people" with "little narrow minds". Chretien the defender of lan- guages? Give me a break. Where was he when the odious: French language charter was made into law in Quebec? The United Nations Human Rights Committee, along with the Su- preme Court of Canada, came down hard on this discriminato- ry law but I don't recall hearing anything from Chretien in de- fence of the beleagured English- speaking, and for those that say Bill 86 has amended Article 58 (of the French Language Char- ter) thus allowing freedom of expression on commercial signs, alas this represents only a partial return, many many re- strictions still apply. But I di- gress, what really disappointed me re the Prime Minister's com- ments was the lack of response from the Reform Party, after all it seems hardly a coincidence that the Prime Minister chose the heartland of the party to de- liver his message. They should have used this opportunity then, to put down some of their critics. One has only to read the Reform objectives to see the party is neither anti-bilingual nor anti-French. Yours very truly, E. W. Saunders Looking for descendants To the Editor: This letter is really to yo readers. I am tracing the Bran- ton family, and I need assis- tance from any of your readers who are descended from this family. James Branton and his son, Jr. Kindergarten too expensive From Page among others are already fully French. What we need are more trades people, not more French. French Immersion is costing us about $35 million a year in Durham according to former Board Chairman Ian Brown - 10 per cent of the entire school bud- get. With the Bloc Quebecoise in parliament plotting the break- up of Canada and meeting with the head of the United Nations promoting separatism, the need for more French in the rest of Canadas foolhardy. Trudeau said it in one sen- tence, "Quebec sets the agenda, and the rest of Canada follows." A speaker in the U.S. Senate said, "The marvel of all history 1s the patience with which men and women submit to burdens (of taxation) unnecessarily laid upon them by their govern- ments." EEnoughis Enough Sincerely, Dean J. Kelly, Port Perry, Ont. Richard (and all their children) settled in the Tyrone area, just north of Bowmanville. Counting wives and children, there were probably more than 20 Brantons to 'invade' that vil- lage and others in the vicinity. James' brother, also Richard, was known to live in the Sea- grave area, so there's another branch of this large family to search. So many people for whom to gather information, not to men- tion slotting them all into their proper places! I would appreciate any infor- mation or old photos that your readers might have. I promise to take great care of any photos that may be lent to me and will return them in good order and as quickly as possible. I'understand that some Bran- tons have gone out west and down into the States - can any- one tell me about them? Thank you for aiding in my search by printing this letter. 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