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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 5,1994 - 7 The Port Perry Star @wss; mom, wissen BLUE News Editor - Scott Anderson 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - LOL 1B7 Sports Editor - Kelly Lown PHONE (905) 985-7383 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 Subscription Rate: 6Months-$17.72 includes $1.22GST RIBBON AMEUGDE ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman [CI l:W Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Stevens 1Year-$32.10 Production - Pamela Hickey Foreign -$90.95 includes $2.10GST includes $5.95GST BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Retaii Sales - Marlene Moore PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, CCNA *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 The Greenbank Men's Bible Class (circa 1945). Pictured are (back row) Albert Akhurst, Bill Walker, Joe Phoenix, John McKilrick, Bill Baron, Cliff Pearson, Sam Farmer (speaker), Edgar Leask, Cecil Leask, Bill Carnegie, Nick Newland, Tom Sharp, Jim Carnegie, (middie) Ed Luke, Jim MacDonald, Ernest Till. i From page 6 this important function of her daughter Justice VanCamp. Utica News-Best wishes to Rev. and Mrs. Ken MacDonald as they went to their new charge at Stoney Mountain, Manitoba. Shirley Pavlick, A.D.C.A., daughter of Mr Karel and Gloria Pavlik of Port Perry, ' graduated in Arts as Applied to Medicine at Convocation Hall at University of Toronto on May 27 and received a B. Sc. A. A.M. 10 YEARS AGO : Wednesday, July 4, 1984 A huge crowd enjoyed the festivities to celebrate Canada's birthday in Palmer Park. and Mrs. Leonard Warriner celebrated their 50th anniversary with family and friends at the Port Perry Perry. Lee, Harry Reynolds, John Michie, Wilbert St. John, John Cook, Rye Beare, Cam Blakley, George Mathews, Harry Bewell, (front) Cliff Ward, Blake Coragg, teacher, Cecil Phair, Ernest Phair, Wilmot Walker, Fred Real, John Curling Club. The couple, who resided in Oshawa, were long-time residents of Port Students at R.H. Cornish Public School released more than 700 balloons as part of the school's annual Fun Fair. Within one month 35 of the tags inside the balloons were mailed back to the students, including letters from people who found balloons in Cape Cod, New Jersey and Massachusetts. I _ETTERS "Natives are nations unto themselves," reader says To the Editor: Preface this with the state- ment that our reservation Indi- ans be of whatever tribe are na- tions . unto themselves. Councillor Gadsden states quote, "Scugog Council has lit- tle or no clout in this issue be- cause the (proposed) facility is on first Nation territory." Thanks MPP Gord Mills for finally coming out with what we have known all along that the Keep services at hospital From Page 6 All services at Community Memorial Hospital should be maintained. The community- based and community-sensitive services have meant superior health care, better than the nar- rowly specialized and widely- located alternative being con- templated. Demands on hospitals in the region will increase as the popu- lation grows and ages. These are not reasons to cut service. These are reasons to enhance it. The Community Memorial Hos- pital is not broken. Please don't fix it. Yours sincerely, Bruce and Diana Rogers Indians as of the Charter of Rights and countless treaties govern themselves. Thanks for informing us that our group of Indians on the Island are pay- ing for the municipal services they receive. The NATIVE will not abandon the love and re- spect for their Gods of land and nature. They want to be part of the community and they can if we but let them. They are in Port Perry at their store and a very viable one at that! We have our laws as set down by whatever level. The Indian respect them as well as the laws of their ancestors and tribal cus- toms. Our laws drawn up by any level of government unless they specifically address the natives as part of same and with their representation present and vot- ing really don't apply unless they want. In the referendum not so lon ago we could have addresse this concern and through all the other issues voted to not even consider same. The group of Scugog Island First Nation under the guid- ance of one very learned and as- tute man in Chief Gary Edgar, with university degree and years of white man educator skills has assumed the tremen- dous chore of leading his group with finesse and responsibility. Thus Councillor Gadsden's second statement, "What we are sayingis that if they do this, it has tobe done right." Let's put our thinking caps on and nego- tiate a way that everyone's needs can be met with reason, respect and acceptance. 'Statements of any other con- cern like a letter of this week's edition are but pure conjecture and are in no way to be laid at the feet of any law abiding en- terprise as their fault especially prior toits existence. If we do we must accept that the building of the banquet facility in Port Perry will be responsible for those activities too! Sincerely, Gene Nolan, Resident of the Island Self-government not defined To the Editor: The NDP Ontario Govern- ment's Statement of Political Relationship between it and 12 First Nations signed on Aug. 6, 1991 at Thunder Bay does not define "self-government", nor does it give reserves any more than what the various treaties since the Royal Proclamation of 1763 give them. The smoke and mirrors of MPP Gordon Mills in- dicate that the desires of the Scugog Mississaugas are far more important to him than his and the band's obligations are to the rest of society. Copies of the "statement" will be available at Aldred's Corner, Scugog Island. The Mohawks of Lahnawake Reserve near Montreal turned down this past weekend, the US-backed $164 million casino proposition, as reported in the oronto Star July 3 and 4. Their chief, Joe Norton, stated "there'll be no more casino, pri- vate or public". Their turndown involved not only the reserve's troubled com- munity relations with their neighbors, but also their fear of gambling addictions, alloca- tions of profits, policing and the myriad of social costs associat- ed with an enterprise of this kind. The "Save Scugog Island Committee" continues to meet, and another public meeting will take place soon. The Ontario government still has not addressed our concerns about potable water, sewage, hydro, roads, traffic, etc. This casino must be stopped, at least until all the regulations that would apply to an "off-reserve"" éntrepreneur, are met. Joel W. Aldred, DFC President - Save Scugog Island Committee Ecological gardening To the Editor: This spring, just as gardening season was getting started, we five Greenbank residents took letters to every home in our town to promote the use of eco- logical methods oflawn and gar- den care. Residents received pamphlets with detailed infor- mation on the risks of pesticides to human, wildlife, and environ- mental health. Tips on ecologi- cal methods were provided as the preferable alternative to chemical lawn care practices. The response we received was, very encouraging! Several peo- ple decided to stop spraying, and even some of those who chose to continue have decided to spray less often than before. We are writing now for two reasons. We want to be sure all Star readers know that there are several sources of informa- tion available to others in the township: who may be con- cerned about the risks of pesti- cide use. You can contact the Durham chapter of Canadian Organic Growers (call Al Vail- lancourt at 436-2418), or by calling 985-9242 you can ar- range to receive a copy of Dur- ham Environmental Network's Pesticide Information Kit. Scu- gog Library has handouts on al- ternatives to pesticide use, and you can also call 985-3225 for a copy of the letter that we circu- lated to our neighbors. Last but certainly not least, we want to say a sincere thank you to all those Greenbank resi- dents who took the time to read the material we distributed and give some thought to more "en- vironmentally friendly" meth- ods oflawn and garden care! Sincerely, Melody Aldred, Janet Banting, Lydia Doble, Louise Potier, Mark Warren Team praises ball organizers To the Editor: The Nestleton Mustangs would like to thank the "Fields of Dreams" convenors for a ter- rific tournament. We would like to encourage other teams to par- ticipate 1n similar future events. We, as a team, would have liked to see more support from our Port Perry Ladies League. We felt that, with all the spon- sor coupons, entertainment tickets and the t-shirt each par- ticipant received, the cost was very minimal. All ball players will benefit from the use of the improved ball fields at the Scugog Arena Diamonds. As ugog resi- dents, we will all be asked to contribute in one way or an- other - a tournament is a great way. Let's see a better showing next time. The Mustangs "Just given 'er, eh"