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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice C PORT PERRY STAIR TORIAL Editorial Comment Scugog shows it has heart Scugog Township is a place with some kind of hean. That was evident once again this week- end, when hundreds of people came out to participate in, or provide volunteer la- bor for, the Terry Fox Run for cancer re- search. The fundraiser has been held annually across Canada for years, raising millions for the cause begun by the young runner with one leg, whose heart-wrenching and determined trek along the Trans Canada Highway caught the imagination of the entire country. But its been absent in Scugog and Port Perry for some time. A group of volunteers, led by Port Perry's Elizabeth McArthur, took it upon themselves to re-establish the run. They toiled long and hard to make the effort a reality, knowing all along they would need a favorable response from the people of Scugog to ensure continuation of the event in years to come. They needn't have worried. Hundreds of runners, walkers, cyclists and roller-bladers gathered pledges, and came out early Sunday morning to do their thing over a one, five or 10 kilometre course. Dozens more answered the call and volunteered their services to carry out the countless little tasks that were all part of the event. The end result was this: More than 400 participants and volunteers, and $14,000 | raised for cancer research so far, with | more to come. Mrs. McArthur's response to the fig ures? "Not bad, huh? Not bad." Brilliant is more like it. Sunday we managed to capture the | spirit of what the Terry Fox Run is all about. We came together as a communi- ? ty, giving of our time and effort for a| cause that is larger than all of us com- bined. Some competed against themselves, striving to break a personal best time on the course. Others were happy just to take part, and mosey through the course, enjoying the beautiful autumn morning and the company of friends. Organizers of the event point to the community as the source of the day's tre- mendous success. But we hand it right back to them. Well done, people. And all the best for next year, and the year after. i 7 \ = HEY Howie ARE ou oc is \\ = 6 "ite THiRD WME You've STopreD A0 TIE JOUR SES -- THE RuN ONLY STARIED o MINUTES AGO" 1 _- 7 lal: ' . iy ~/ GY lL 1% Cp Following moved inside for a sarvice. g the blessing of the exterior of the Catholic Church In September 1969, Archbishop P ocock and the dignitaries I ETTERS Cartoon leaves gun owner cold To the Editor: Regarding the Sept. 13, political car- toon: Being a responsible gun owner and hunter I take great exception to your car- toonist's portrayal of a Rambo type turn- ing in his "huge assault weapon" and telling the cop it was for hunting. Are you saying most hunters own weapons like this and use them for hunt- ing? Not even close to being funny! Particularly poor timing when it seems owning a gun legally and hunting are immoral in todays whining political- ly correct society. Also, when your same paper accepts advertising revenue from the local Rod & Gun Club for an ad to gather support against gun control leg- islation, don't you think that's some- what hypocritical? Ah yes, gun control legislation. More left-wing socialist crap that our tax dol- lars are wasted on. Remember, people commit crime, not guns. But, I digress. If it weren't for colder weather coming and my need for good fire starting material I'd say cancel my subscription. Scott Heard, R.R. 1, Nestleton P.S. T'll resist making a comment like taking that cartoon out back and shoot- ingor Imightend upin the nextone. P.P.S. Yes, I feel better! y to wear to bed on the cool nights. | do the manufacturers indicate extra wide | shoes with E, double EE and triple EEE? It 1 would make much more sense to refer to Random Jottings ------ by J. Peter Hvidsten WHY | HATE SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES My wife bought me some new sport socks for my birthday... you know the kind with the double sole and one the label which pro- nounces... one size fits all. In reality, the package suggests the socks fit feet sizes 10-13, which should immediately send out some kind of warning. Can you imagine buying shoes that were designed to fit four different sizes of feet? Well believe me, socks don't either! After struggling to open the theft-proof packaging there was little doubt... as | held the socks up... it would take a giant of a man (or woman) to fill these socks. In fairness, the double-soled socks felt great on my feet, but when | tried to slip my foot into a running shoe, the heel and excess sizes overlapped the back of my shoe like the extra layers of loose skin on a blood-hound. Wanting to avoid this sloppy look, | removed my foot and pulled the toe of the socks forward, only to find | had about two inches of sock hanging past my big toe. So much for my new socks. Although | won't be wearing them, Nancy has found they are extremely comfortable and warm Speaking of sizes, | can't figure out for the life of me why manufacturers of shoes and clothing can't come up with a standard measure for sizing. For instance, since my foot is about 10 inches long, how come | have to buy a size eight and a half shoe? Wouldn't it make sense to have shoe siz- es correspond with the length of the foot? And for those people with wide feet, why the wider widths as W, WW, and WWW. Thankfully manufacturers of pants and and shirts have developed a system where you can purchases these items by selecting your personal waist and neck sizes to deter- mine the size that will fit. But even these guidelines don't always work because different manufacturers and different styles always have a bearing on the final fit. Shirts come in regular, tapered, full fit, but until man is willing to admit his body has taken on the shape of a pear, he'll continue to wear tapered shirts, straining every but- ton trying to hold in his middle-age paunch. On more than one occasion I've had to dispose of perfectly good shirts when fast- ening the top button made my face flush like a radish and midriff buttons groaned under formidable pressure. Then of course there's the problem of sleeve and pant leg lengths. For a person of my stature it's always a problem trying to buy something that will fit right off the rack. In all my life I've never found a pair of pants with a 27 1/2" leg and most often I'm forced to roll up my sleeves at least one turn if | want my knuckles to show. It's for all these reasons that | hate shop- ping for clothes. Instead of going out and subjecting myself to the torture of shopping | leave it up to tate, waiting for special occasions like my birthday, Father's Day and Christmas to get my new wardrobes. | Thankfully it's not long until Christmas! 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 will help make this a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter writers sign fheir name and include a phone number for verification. Sorry, anonymous letter will not be published unless The Star believes it to be in the best interest of the public. We also reserve the right to edit letter with respect to their length, content or libelous comments. 1