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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" -- -_ oo PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1994 - 7 The Port Perry 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE (905) 985-7383 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second dass 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 incdudes $2.10GST Star &¢B LoL 1B7 EE THI]S FAX 985-3708 RIGEON AWARD 1994 Forelgn-$90.95 includes $5.95GST EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten General Mgr. - Don Macleod Managing Editor - Jeff Mitchell Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Stevens Production - Pamela Hickey BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, PRODUCTION CCNA Annabell Harrison, NE Trudy Empringham, yen Susan Milne, ht Auer Robert Taylor, Richard Drew & {m CNA |i 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 I _ETTERS "Remember Media distorted robbery story Have you ever wanted to cut in on a conversation between two strangers talking on the street just to fill them in that their facts on the discussed sub- Ject are incorrect? I often walk my dog along Queen St. and was on one of such walks when I came upon two men outside Becker's, dis- cussing our recent bank rob- bery. The kind of thing that up to now, only happened to others" happened to us. I think that just about every- one in this area has been touched by this event, whether it was because we are related or acquainted with someone in- jured, or because we are out- raged at what these two men have done to our basically good, solid community. I am not only outraged, but also have a personal tie. Debra Ann Taylor has for many years not only been a business asso- ciate, but also a friend and one- time roommate. Friday and Sat- urday for many of us was an emotional time, spent waiting for the next report from Deb's family at Sunnybrook Hospital. Officers showed courage Human nature allows us to second guess everyday events and the people involve in these events. Unfortunately, most people do it without knowing all the facts. We hear a lot of people say- ing, wondering or asking, "Why didn't the officers do this, or do that." We don't know why the events unfolded the way they did or what would have hap- ned if events had unfolded a ittle differently. Neither does anyone else. If you haven't been there and done it, you have no idea how quick the decision- making process is under these circumstances. We think all the officers, es- pecially the three that were shot, showed extreme courage and, like it or not, their quick ac- tions prevented further death orinjury. As one disguised robber, wearing a balaclava and aiming a semi-automatic rifle, stood outside the door of our store and pointing the gun at one of our employees standing only five feet away in the store, it was her feeling that she was going to be shot or possibly taken hostage. We feel that it was Constable Mooy's courageous actions that may have saved her from great harm. Since our staff and some of our customers were so closely affected, we would like to pass our sincere thanks along to the injured officers and all the other officers involved. There are not enough good things said about out police force. We want you to know that we appreciate everything you did. Pat and Peter Kneale, Paulmac's Pet Foods Thanks for coverage The executive, players and coaches of Cartwright Minor Ball would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your press coverage this season. With many other ac- tivities in Scugog, one of your staff was always available to cover our events. The han- dling of our press releases was also appreciated very much. Again a big "THANK YOU" from us for helping to make this season a success- ful one. Yours truly, John McNamara, Chair We were kept busy with a tre- mendous response from friends phoning to check on the current status of all concerned, as well as dealing with the reporters and police that are all part of the aftermath of a situation such as this. Saturday evening, emotional- ly drained, I decided to walk my dog to get some fresh air and clear my head, when I over- heard this man say "I heard that they were shot running away from the bank. Those peo- le in the bank are trained to eep cool in these situations, as far as I'm concerned, they de- served to get shot." I bit my tongue and wish I hadn't. Where would someone come up with the opinion that Deb and the bank manager were shot fleeing the scene of the crime, when in fact Deb was hit while sitting at a desk in her of- fice across Hwy. 7A? The Media. I myself picked up a paper Friday morning. Why was it that what was reported by the Toronto Sun was incor- rect? Is the media so intent on fast coverage that truth in their content comes secondary? The the man with the opin- ion, please read our local pa- pers. The people who own the Port Perry Star and the Scugog Citizen are local people whose emotional stake in this commu- nity is the same as ours. I'm sure that their accounting of what occurred will be much more truthful and heartfelt than some city rag which has' become hardhearted from deal- ing with the large amount of crime too often found in the cit- ies. Most of all, I hope you will change your opinion because whether they were police offi- cers on duty, a bank manager at work, or a real estate agent working late, none of the five' people who were injured on that horrible night "deserved" it. Brenda L. Casteels When ? 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 20, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. RW. Corkman of Reach Township celebrated their 57th anniversary. Stewart Dorrell and Richard VanCamp returned home after being in the Canadian west helping with the harvest and threshing. The former minister, Dr. E.C. Hunter, was the guest speaker at the Epsom United Church anniversary. The local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a dance with proceeds of $100 for the Recreation Centre funds. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 22, 1964 Robert Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.. Leslie Smith of Port Perry, received the Port Perry Lions grain Club trophy for having the highest points. Bill Diamond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Diamond, Port Perry, became eligible for the Waterloo University Entrance Scholarship of $600. St. John's Presbyterian Church held its 108th anniversary service of the founding of the congregation. Ron Crosier, from Port Perry 4-H Dairy Club, was the winner of the champion aryshire at the annual Ontario County Show, held at the Scott Fair in Uxbridge. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 23, 1974 Outside work on the old post office should be completed by the end of the weck and work on the entire new project should be complete by late February. Gerrit's Construction of Bowmanville was awarded the $270,000 contract. i The technical details of a plan for the widening of Lilla Street to three lances, were approved by regional council. The Scugog Ratepayers Association and many residents of Lilla Street were opposed to the plans. Dr. Matthew Dymond, MPP for Ontario, will continue in his role as chairman of the Ontario Science Centre for the next three years. * 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, October 23, 1984 Gencral Motors employees, including several from Scugog Township, spent several nights on the picket line in Oshawa. A peace petition, with more than 200 Scugog Township signatures, was to be represented to the federal government this week in Ottawa, as part of a nationwide Peace Caravan that collected approximately 400,000 signatures. Clara Warren, of Port Perry, was honored to receive a special invitation to attend an agricultural picnic for Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Mr. Oliver Reader, of Port Perry, celebrated his 101st birthday with family at the community Memorial Hospital where he was a patient. Marten Mantell, an amateur radio operator helped Scouts communicate with Scouts from across the continent during a special radio Jamboree. VOTER NOTICE ADVANCE POLLS Saturday, Nov. 5 and Wednesday. Nov. 9 10am - 8 pm - TWO LOCATIONS - Scugog Township Office & Nestleton Hall Editor's "% Notepad by Jeff Mitchell Ah -- JEEEEZ! Right away the phone started ringing, of course. Here's a smaple call. EDITOR: Hi, can I help you? CALLER: Yes. (snicker) It's about the story on page 18 B?(chortle) EDITOR: Uh-huh? CALLER: Yeah, well --- (snicker snicker snicker) THE DOG DAYS OF OCTOBER FROM THE AH, JEEEEZ! DEPT.: You'll remem- ber last week how in this space, I described seeing red over a confrontation with my young son. Well, this past week, it was a different shade of red, as in red-faced. Yep. Opened the paper Tuesday morning and leafed through to page 18B, to find a story on abandoned dogs had been mangled somewhere in cyberspace. A good portion of the story was miss- ing, and worst of all, the photo caption connected to it all had nothing whatsoever to do with the article. There were the names of the local minor ball executive -- under a picture of a woman and two -- there's a little (a-ha-ha-ha) problem with it... EDITOR: Uh-huh? CALLER; Do you realize (guffaw) -- do you real- ize you put the names of several guys under a pic- ture of (huummmph!) DOGS"? EDITOR: (pause... deep breath) Yes. I do. CALLER: UH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! EDITOR: Well, ma'am, I appreciate -- CALLER: Do you realize how really, really STOOPID this makes you look? EDITOR: Yes. Uh -- I appreciate the call. That was just one of many. Some of the callers were much more direct. So what can I say? Sorry, guys, especially that it was dogs in the picture your names inadvertantly appeared under. We never had this problem when we did all our stuff on Underwood typewriters... THIS MIGHT INTEREST YOU: Got attacked by a mad, snarling dog on my way to work this morning. Actually, his target was Otto, my harmless and goofy St. Bernard, who had followed me out the door as I carried my coffee, lunch and some clothes for the dry cleaners. So there I was, in the midst of this fracas. I dropped everything -- including my clothes -- in the mud that had accumulated by the porch dur- ing the night's rainfall, and grabbed poor Otto, who struggled crazily as this rottweiler sunk razor-like teeth into his butt. [ kicked the hell out of the rottweiler and sent him yipping away. It was the only thing there was to do. Driving to work, I thought of the story I wrote a couple of months ago about what a bad rap rot- tweilers get from the press and public. Well -- it's no damned wonder, is it? Not all rottweilers are vicious, fuming beasts from Hades -- but a few are. And the next time this one approaches me, I'll give him a dose of strong medicine -- right on the forehead, with my One wood. Ha.