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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 4, 1995 - 7 Help stop turtle 'massacre' To the Editor: I'was alarmed last spring at the number of turtles massacred on the causeway. The turtles find the causeway a great environment to lay their eggs and I saw some spectacular looking creatures laying eggs less than five feet from the pavement. I hope the citizens of this area would find it in their hearts to protect these creatures. The causeway has become a very dan- gerous environment for these creatures. The easiest solution I have thought of for protection of these slow movers, is to keep them off the road. Maybe if the causeway was lined with snowfences we could keep them off the pave- ment. I hope someone will come for- ward and protect the turtles. Their environment is shrinking around the lake as more and more people live here all year round. Please approach someone who can do something this year. It isn't too far off. Thanks, Murray Hill, Goderich Fundraiser had lots of help To the Editor: Daffodil Day for the Scugog Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society has come and gone for an- other year. I would like to thank the following people for contribut- ing to the success of our day: - to J. Peter Hvidsten and Cathy Olliffe for the photos and feature story in the Weekend Star of Fri- day, March 31, - to our dear friend, Mabel Caw- ker, who always gives us great coverage in her Nestleton news column in the Port Perry Star, - to Reg Philip, Judy Luke, Pam Fis and Linda Calder, who took advance orders at our local school, - to Roy Grierson, Marion King and Dorothy Ellis, who once again took advance orders at our senior's apartment buildings, - to the 20 ladies who generously gave of their time to sell the daffo- dils on such a cold day, counted money or ran delivery service, - to Doris Taylor, who once again opened her home as the distribu- tion centre and provided a deli- cious warm lunch for our volun- teers that day, - to the citizens of Scugog who purchased the beautiful B.C. blooms. Many thanks to all of you be- cause we couldn't have done it without you. Sincerely, Bunny Rowland Daffodil Day Co-ordinator Patients: please use discretion can help. You will never be denied emergency care, but we are asking you to use your discretion. When we next see each other, we'd be happy to talk | tour. about this with you. In the meantime, we can work together to let our elected officials know that we care deeply about Ontario's health-care sys- tem -- and it's time they did too. From Page 6 vices, such as check-ups for back-to-work notes, drivers' licenses, and camp enrolments, are not covered by OHIP. We regret to notify you that office appointments and the Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic will not be available on April 6, April 7, April 17 and May 23, 1995. For emergency ser- vice, please go directly to the Community Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. But there is a way you Sincerely, Medical Associates of Port Perry The Navy started Spanish ship was shot, If not for the courage of Brian Tobin, The turbor would be lost, The turbot would be lost. The Spanish crew woke up the very next day, In some uncharted Newfie jail, With the dock hands, the captain too, The Ambassa- dor and his wife, The kitchen cook, The fish- ing crew and all of their nets, Here in New- found-land. A ditty from the sea To the Editor: Sung to Gilligan's Island Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a Spanish ship, That started from a Spanish port, Aboard the Estai ship. The mate was a mighty Armada man, The skipper brave and sure, 16 trawlers went on a fishing trip, for a 200-mile tour, a 200-mile tting rough, The March 29, 1995 Stephen Chiang Louis MacPherson Whitby by Jeff Mitchell MER A WHACK ON THE WHATSIT VIDEO SCANDAL: Scugog's video scandal has wound down... with a whimper. ) As you recall, you read it here first: Thirteen-year-old John Chrapek, home from school on March Break, spotted a bunch of regional workers on their lunch hour, lolling around their dis- tinctive orange trucks and enjoying the sunshine of a warm spring day. He looked on in disbelief as one after another of the workers, finishing their packed lunches, began to toss gar- bage on the road and into the ditch of Regional Rd. 57 east of Caesarea. The story came out the following week, and the ka-ka hit the fan. First, there was the front page story in The Star. Then local television stations picked up on it, and -- horrors! -- even- tually, CFTO. The region, red-faced, hauled the workers in and, according to information given us, meted out some form of "discipline". The township determined that the regional road is outside its jurisdiction and did not pursue charges, despite the undeni- able video evidence. We don't know what the "discipline" was, because the region won't tell us. But it seems reasonable to assume the guys involved got a collective whack on the whatsit. Now, if it had been me caught on the tape, | think I'd prob- ably be standing in court this morning instead of sitting in front of my computer. What's good for the goose, etc.: They should've been charged. Nobody wants them to lose their jobs; but an inequity is evident. And young John should have been given a reward for hav- ing the courage to blow the whistle. What he has leamed from all this instead is that everyone is equal before the law; it's just that some are more equal than others. GARBAGE DAYS: The travelling road show gathering locals' opinions on township-wide garbage pick-up had great - turn-outs for meetings held this past week in both Blackstock and Utica. Wednesday night in Blackstock the people were somewhat leery; in Utica on Thursday the majority were outright opposed. So what's a council to do? Our local politicians do indeed want to bring in pick-up for the whole municipality, but now they're watering the proposal down, declaring that if, say, hamlets want it and rural areas don't, that's okay: Them that wants it, gets it, and them that don't, drive their own refuse to the transfer station. Seesh. This is getting complicated. But maybe it's the only way to go. : To their credit, the politicians are looking for input before making a decision on whether to expand pick-up, a lesson learned in a harsh manner when the plan was pushed through, then withdrawn, prior to last fall's elections. And it is a good idea. el Pl], rll RY A klk, s eA) om Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten HOPE YOU ENJOY 'the entire cost on to the consumer and advertiser. Your 'new size' Star will very soon be the norm in the newspaper industry as more and more papers beginto "downsize" their products. Readers of the Toronto Star saw this happen about a year ago when it introduced its reduced have been given a fresh new look, headings are clean and easy to read and all of your favorite columns and articles are still included. in format as we ur editorial pages Re { f broadsheet page. And the Port Perry Star you imns and articles are still inclu THE NEW LOOK hold in your had today is the same format as We hope you like the new look... and by all = Readers of the Port Perry Star Toronto's other daily, the Sun. | means we'd love to hear your comments. ¥ 1 will quite likely have noticed a Many suburban newspapers (including all of THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE X pg "LN (1 1 A change in your newspaper by the time you get to this column. Yes, we've changed... but no, it's not an "April Fools" trick. The change is simply known as "downsizing." The reduction of newspaper sizes is an una- voidable trend taking place across this country as the cost of newsprint continues to soar. Enormous increases, (close to double in the past 15 months) have forced publishers of news- papers and other periodicals to find ways to com- bat the extra cost of publishing without passing the "This Week" products) reduced their page size a few of months ago, and neighboring news- papers in Uxbridge, Lindsay, Cannington and Stouffville have all modified their size to combat the spiraling cost of newsprint. In addition to a cost saving measure, the new smaller format provides a much easier to handle product for our readers, and one that we feel will become very popular in short order. While the overall size of the paper is shorter, it is our intention to continue to give you the best and most complete coverage of news and events My thanks to those who responded with infor- 3 mation regarding the photographs we published and are happy to say the dates providedby all" are within a couple of years. = x Clive Boyd informed us this week that Queen # St. was paved in 1927 by the Jepp Paving Co. He found the information on the back of a photo- b graph owned by his mother, Marion Boyd. Thanks Clive! - w= « ad