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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" +a dis 4 PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 9,1994 - 7 The Port Perry Star G'S rare oro sisson BLUE RIBBON AWARD 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - LOL 1B7 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 1Year-$32.10 Forelgn-$90.95 includes $2.10GST includes $5.95GST 1994 General Mgr. - Don MacLeod News Editor - Jeft Mitchell Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Stevens Production - Pamela Hickey BUSINESS OFFICE Office Mandger - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringhdm, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew *CNA 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 [oA] [={STHEN gle LV] IL. ETTERS Consider benefits of location filming To the Editor: So Mayor Howard Hall re- ceived a "deluge of calls" when Bloodknot Productions filmed a sequence of their movie in Port Perry. What a nerve these filmmak- ers have, we couldn't park right outside our favorite store, we had to walk an extra 200 yards and those poor merchants whose customers were so frus- trated because of all the VPs downtown. Next time they want Don't target seniors From Page 6 your riding who enjoy spending their winters in the south. After a lifetime of working and pay- ing taxes they certainly earned this trip. They now find howev- er, that the value of their Cana- dian dollars purchases signifi- cantly less U.S. dollars (almost 10 per cent less) and in addition due to provincial and federal cost restraint programs they must now pay significant pre- miums to purchase health cov- erage for their trip. Seniors traditionally invest heavily in Canadian Govern- ment Bonds as part of their re- tirement income planning. If their assets continue to be erod- ed as indicated above, the gov- ernment may lose a significant market, compounding the bond sale problems related to the in- ternational community's lack of confidence in the Canadian dol- ar. This is the bottom line from the senior's viewpoint, Alex. Please keep it in focus when parliament reconvenes and be- gins its "expect less" delibera- tions. Art Murcott, Ashburn, Ont. to film a movie in Port Perry, we'll make them pay. Oh yes, they did compensate certain merchants, they did make donations to the business improvement area and the Township parks committee, but this isn't' good enough; we all want our pound of flesh. I think that the majority of people in Port Perry welcomed the idea that a film company would even consider the idea of coming here to film part of a mo- vie. Port Perry is a beautiful place to live but like any other place we have the vocal minori- ty of greedy, money-grubbing whiners. Politicians would be wise to "test the water" before they make any rash statements about asking for additional compensation. Consider instead the future benefits we might receive from amovie being filmed here. Charles L. Matthews Port Perry Racism will play role in trial of O.J. To the Editor: I realize that the last thing people might be interested in is hearing one more thing about 0.J. Simpson. His impending trial, however, has taken a new direction. This direction may be new to the trial but is a very old direction is society. Racism. My problem lies with issues that are not of racial origin but are for whatever reason turned ~ into prejudicial outcries. In the Simpson case both sides of the racial debate are getting in- volved and getting away from the real issue: murder. Maybe, I am naive to believe that the racial issue does not play a big partin this trial. May- be, I am also naive to believe that Simpson was not given preferential treatment because of his notority. I'm not going to take any sides and I'm not going to get into the facts, evidence or possi- ble outcome of the case. I do want to make one statement which everyone seems to agree with -- O.J. Simpson is not going to get a fair trial. I would hate to think that the wrong person will pay or the wrong person will go free be- cause those involved in the trial, be they judges, attorneys or jurors, are swayed by tainted public opinion or personal be- liefs. Part of the problem may be that most of us want Mr. Simp- son to be innocent. Are we los- ing sight over another racial battle or over his high profile professional career when we should be concerned with whether or not he is guilty or in- nocent of murder. The latter statement should be the only issue and when the issue becomes lost in outside factors it is almost certain that a fair trial cannot occur. For this reason the Simpson case may well be a prime example of why justice might be better served if the trial was closed to the public and media as in the Karla Homolka trial. Again, my. reasoning is simple. Two people died and the perpetrator(s) should be brought to justice. Pe- riod. Miss C.E. Fleming, Scugog Island 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 4, 1949 The 18th annual Port Perry Businessmen's Sports Day was held at the fairgrounds. The local bowling team of Leonard Leahy (skip) and Bruce Beare carried off the Hiram Walker trophy. The Scugog folks welcomed their new minister Rev. J:R. Bick of Bobcaygeon. Miss Marilyn Baird played a a piano solo at the Women's Association regular monthly meeting. 30 AGO Thursday, August 6, 1964 Neil Raines, of R.R. #2 Blackwater, was selected to represent Ontario County on the annual Junior Farmers United Nations bus trip. Ted Lamb, of R.R. #4 Port Perry, represented Ontario County on the annual Soils Tour. He was a member of the Junior Farmers. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 8, 1974 More than 400 people watched at the Caesarea Regatta as Lynn Elphinson, 17, from Toronto, was chosen Regatta Queen from a field of 20 girls. Third princess was Melody Train, 14, Caesarea; second princess was Trisha Johnson, 20, Toronto; first princess was Carol Gray, 17, Markham. Renovations and alterations to the old post office building proceeded at a hectic pace. At present there are gaping trenches all around the building. Chances were the building would be ready for occupancy by Christmas. Six swimmers were presented with bronze medallions during Poplar Park's awards night. They were Peter Lane, Cindy Mabley, Kelli Thompson, Michael Healey, Janice Gibson and Debbie McLaughlin. Bronze medallions made these six people qualified for lifeguards. Mr. William Pocholuk, his wife Elaine and sons Robert and Wayne stayed with heir parents Mr. and Mrs. Milton Butson. They were here for one month long holiday from the Halibut capital of the world, Prince Rupert, British Columbia. 10 YEARSAGO Wednesday, August 8, 1984 Dawn Legere, of Port Perry, was chosen as the 1984 Caesarea Regatta Queen. Princesses were Kim Baker, Debbie Day and Donna Ferraro. Relatives and friends gathered at the Port Perry Nursing Home | to celebrate the 90th birthday of resident Hazel Balfour. Mr. Harold Ashton, of Epsom, celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends. More than 750 real estate sales representatives from the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board announced they would participate in the annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl For illions. . You can fax your letters! 985-3708 Editor's Notepad by Jeff Mitchell HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEEK TWO WEEK TWO IN SCUGOG has drawn to a close, and Week Three has dawned bright and warm, almost too nice for a Monday. It's been an exciting two weeks -- kind of a whirl- wind, really, with new faces, places and events coming out at me like blurred visions from a brain-scrambling ride at the fair -- and it looks as though it's only just beginning. So I thought, it being Monday morning and all, and having an empty head and not feeling contro- versial or anything, I'd look back at a few of the highlights I've encountered so far: 0 Had a really good time a couple of weekends ago cruising around and taking in some of the events that were occurring. I know I talked about the Aussies playing ball, but I didn't mention spending a nice time at the Scugog Shores Museum on the Island, or just taking a drive around, or stopping at a local pub and being chat- ted up by some locals about the dynamics of Scugog. Interesting. Q I've been given several gifts. The other day an Australian -- what is it with Aussies and this place? Do we make an air drop of travel brochures there, or what? -- gave me a nice pin depicting a koala. He explained they're not bears -- people just call 'em bears because it's easier -- they're marsup- ials. As well, a local politician dropped by with some raspberry jam and jelly. I should mention this was because there is a glut of raspberries on some bushes, and not an effort to curry favor with the local media... in addition, a blacksmith named Earl gave me a thing... that's it, really; I don't know what it is. It's shaped a bit like a coat hang- er and features a detachable chunk of metal that falls to the floor with an alarming clatter every time I walk by the book case in my office and brush it with my leg. So: Earl, if you're reading this (and I know you are), could you please call me and tell me what this thing is? Does it serve some purpose? Can I put it to use in some way? 0 And there have been many more interesting encounters, some of which are stories you've read or will read in this issue, or that we're working on to bring you soon. In the past week alone I've talked about cheetahs (that's our feature on Heather Tomaso this week), discussed purple loo- sestrife (see the front page), talked about young people who've raised enough money to get them- selves to Europe for more than two weeks, took a picture of PC leader Mike Harris (say what you want about his politics: he can putt), met a woman who spent her vacation in Africa working at an orphanage (watch for her story soon), and general- ly stuck my nose in here and there, trying to get the low-down on stuff. ' Q Had a very enjoyable time Saturday night when Pamela and I dropped by Tom and Val's on the 12th Line and enjoyed a beer, watching the ° cows mope around as the sun went down. They made lots of jokes -- "Watch what you say, here's the newspaper guy, ha-ha-ha..." and nobody took it seriously. But they should have. Watch this space next week for a shocking piece about farm life in Scugog.