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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 1,1994 - 7 The Port Perry Star (CIES al i Hvidsten 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE (905) 985-7383 1Year-$32.10 General Mgr. - Don Macleod BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope FAX 985-3708 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 $2.10GST includes $1.22GST LoL 187 pEsINUIS RIBBON AWARD 1994 Forelgn-$90.95 includes $5.95GST Managing Editor - Jeff Mitchell Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Advertising Sales - Rhonda Stevens Production - Pamela Hickey Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, 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 I _ETTERS Heritage covered by Clearasil pink To the Editor: Good news/bad news; con- gratulations/commiserations; accolades/rotten eggs. Confused? Soam I! The considerable effort made by council to preserve the archi- tectural heritage of our down- town deserves the highest rec- ommendation. I'm referring to the clearasil/salmon stucco, (yukko!), Royal Bank building - yes, the original brick and the complementary detailing fro- zen in time would have been a visual treat - however, after much to-ing and fro-ing, it was not to be. But, hold on; isn't this the same council that approved our new, (and I'll admit: conven- ient), Big V Drugstore just a few steps further down Queen Street? The recent Economic Development Survey clearly suggested that the overwhelm- ing majority of Scugog residents prefer new buildings to reflect the character and history of Port Perry. For visitors approaching from the west to our downtown core, the Victorian solid brick wall with adjacent Victorian style parking lot does little to enhance many of the diverse and interesting store and office facades further along our main street. Having got past the side elevation we can truly appre- ciate the front with its bold Vic- torian neon lighting and dra- matic attention to detail around the entrance! Apparently this drab and bland brick box was an improve- Drivers' Ed is available To the Editor: : We read your article of Oct. 12 regarding Mr. Gord Causton with much interest. Durham Board of Education's position with respect to driver education is indeed puzzling. In Oct. 1993, board representa- 'Chief thanks Scugog for the support To the Editor: On behalf of the members of the Durham Regional Po- lice Service, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to the citizens of Port Perry and area, so many of whom ral- lied to our support when they were needed. The individual acts of kindness, consideration and indeed courage, clearly dem- onstrate the quality of people in our community. Thank you one and all. Trevor McCagherty Chief of Police tives stated that the board was not involved in driver education in any way. Their policy was simply to rent classroom space to independent, commercial driving schools at current mar- ket rates. If this information was accurate, why has it be- come an issue one year later? Are your readers aware that Young Drivers of Canada/ Uxbridge Centre has a superi- or, defensive program available to the residents of Port Perry? Are they aware that this pro- gram has been available for 5-1/ 2 years? It is apparent that Mr. Caus- ton is genuinely concerned; however, he can relax in the knowledge that Young Drivers' instructors are dedicated, well- trained instructors who receive yearly upgrading. We are committed to continu- ing to provide quality instruc- tion in Port Perry. He need not be angry - we "care enough!" Sincerely, Sandra Howells, Assistant Centre Director, Young Drivers of Canada/Uxbridge ment over the original plans submitted; these must now be a collectors item, prized to go down in the annals of history as one of the most uninspired sets of drawings where design and aesthetics succumbed to func- tion without feeling. Consistent application of signage criteria can't just stop half way down a main street. How about Ye Olde Beckers; and even the Chamber of Com- merce diagonally opposite the Royal now illuminate our lives with a forlorn fluorescent piece of black and white. So should we applaud, or pass round a dozen extra large? In the meantime more landscap- ing would help, and as a col- league and I considered, two or three small appropriate murals perhaps with a historical per- spective on medicine and the town would at least break up that monotonous brick. I feel better now that I've written that, except...almost forgot... Whoever smashed up some pumpkins on our street last week, is it okay to put Christ- mas lights out this year, or will they go missing three weeks be- fore the event they're intended for? Roger Hathaway, Port Perry Thank you the recovery process better than any medication, Brenda Cas- teels for her letter to the press that touched us deeply and to the Port Perry Star and Scugog Citizen for their compassionate and thoughtfully accurate cov- erage. When our family first arrived in Port Perry two years ago, we were so warmly accepted by the community that we knew this was a special place. The events of the past week have proved to us that there is no better place tolive. Pauline and Alan Knight, Bank of Montreal 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 27, 1949 Bro. H.G. Hutcheson received a 50-year Past Masters Medal at a Fidelity Lodge gathering. Bro. Hutcheson was District Grand Master of Ontario District No. 12 in 1908. Ronald K. Marquis, of R.R. #1 Sunderland was among the 1949 Champion Ploughmen who won an all-expense paid trip to the British Isles. CL Mr. Ivan Haugen arrived in Norway from Port Perry to visit with his family. Mrs. Luella Kennedy was installed as Nobel Grand of Maybelle Rebekah Lodge for the coming year. Mr. Bill Williams, citizenship convener for the Alpha Club supplied the entertainment for the meeting at the United Church and Charles Popert was guest artist with his accordion. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 29, 1964 Two hundred and twenty-five members and friends were present at the installation of officers for Maybelle Rebekah Lodge. Vice Grand installed was Sister Ruby Roach and Noble Grand was Sister Helen Redman. Don Cochrane was elected president of the District Minor Softball Association. At a regular meeting of the Scout and Cub mothers, Mrs. Leslie MacDonald (Lil), was guest of honor before leaving Port Perry to take up residence in Toronto. The annual arts and crafts show, sponsored by the Louise Patterson Guild, had more than 40 oil paintings on display, courtesy of Mrs. Marion Boyd and her art class. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 30, 1974 Mr. William F.E. Armstrong, a former resident of Cartwright and now residing on Casimir Street, Port Perry, recently celebrated his 90th birthday. Mr. Stephen Perkins, 78, will soon be leaving his four-room house in Prince Albert and will be moving into a brand new senior citizens apartment in Port Perry. Utica news-Mr. and Mrs.. Earl Fielding attended the opening of the new Canadian Tire store in Sutton, where their son Jim is employed. They later called on Mr. and Mrs. Lou Fielding of Kenwick. The five-member Carling Aerobatics Team was prominent in the area over the past six months. Joel Aldred, a director for Carling O'Keefe Breweries, is a former RCAF Squadron Leader and holds the distinguished Flying Cross. Several weeks ago Victor and Joel flew with team members Mike O'Hanlon and Stefan Karwowski. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, October 30, 1984 Durham Region implemented a task force to see if the region needed a 9-1-1 emergency calling system. Hours at the Cartwright Transfer Station were to be cut back by the township. Angela and Dan McPhee found a secret cache of antique bottles, hidden in the walls of their Queen Street home. Construction of a new elementary school for Scugog Township was given high priority by the Durham Board of Education. Local bus driver, and part owner of Freeman Bus Lines, Valerie Freeman, showed up on Page 3 of the Toronto Sun as the Sunshine Girl. Thousands of people turned out to the annual Christmas Craft Show held at the Port Perry High School. More letters to the editor on page 8 Editor's Notepad by Jeff Mitchell ODE TO A DEAD WEEKEND ANOTHER BLUE MONDAY: Oh... and here it is, the beginning of another week. How is it possible for a man to be so desperately behind at 7:25 on the first morning of the week? I'm sure what I'm feeling is not unfamiliar to a lot of you. By the time 5 o'clock Friday rolls around, all most of us can think about is clearing the hell out and enjoying ourselves for 48 hours or SO ory banks to show for it? A couple of beers, a game of golf, a walk early Saturday with the dog -- him sniffing and stretch- It's pitiful little time, really, and it vanishes so quickly... and what do you have stored in the mem- ing, leaving little steaming patches on the pristine also looked as though hardly anyone was going to frosty grass -- lying in bed until 9 on Sunday, then getting up and realizing it's only 8, and going back and lying in bed until it's really 9, a lazy afternoon did a few issues of substance, and now that the puttering in the yard and wrestling with the kids, then coming in to catch the final football game of the afternoon while a chicken bakes in the oven, filling the house with a succulent aroma and a feeling of cozy goodwill... bed time for the kiddies and story time -- quick, in your jammies or you'll miss it! -- then lazing for a while longer as the house grows quiet and falling eventually to sleep, not worrying about how early the alarm will ring... Hm. Come to think of it, that's really quite a lot to pack into a couple of days. I feel much better. Thank you. HEY! VOTE FOR ME! ...So: Had enough of this municipal politicking yet? Seems the air is thick with politicians or would- be politicians these days. Can't swing a cat with- out hitting one, as some curious old relative of mine used to say. We here at The Star were lamenting a time ago about what a sleeper this election seemed to be in Scugog. There appeared to be an absence of issues over which people could get truly steamed. And it bother to run. But the candidates came out, eventually, and so all-candidates' meetings are occurring (there's one for council candidates at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry Wednesday night, Nov. 2, at 7 o'clock) the voters appear to be coming out of the wood- work, too. And here we are, two weeks exactly (at the time of this writing) to the big day. So hang in there, people. Soon the politicians and the papers will stop bludgeoning you, and you can go back to whatever you were doing before all this started. MAILBOX MALICE: Talked this week with a few folks who live out in the Marsh Hill/Cragg Rd. area. They're PO'd over the fools who keep smash- ing their mailboxes with bats. And why not? They approached the paper, reluctantly, after months and years of this rubbish. One guy has even capitulated, pasting a note on the box. "I give up," it says, in part. "I'll just sit here and mind my own business. The mailbox." Willow switch, anyone?