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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 2, 1995 - 3 D> PORT PERRY STAR COMMUNITY New club stresses conservation By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A shared love of a popular pastime has brought together a varied group of students and staff at Port Perry High School. The Port Perry Young Anglers Club was formed early this year to encourage commu- nity participation, awareness of the fragile environment, and, above all, good old fishing. Spearheading the formation of the club -- which now boasts about 15 students from Grades 9 to 13 and half a dozen staff members -- has been 19-year- old Chris Hockley, along with school youth counsellor Doug Murphy. Both avid fishermen - - Chris is a local guide a tackle shop employee, who has dab- bled in professional tourna- ments, while Doug spends his summers on the derby circuit - - they saw the value of the angling club for young people, and floated it by the PPHS population. To their delight, interest was high. "We're wanting to get people together for fishing," said Chris. "environmental issues - obviously we want to cover: » live release and things like that, angling ethics." Doug said he's pleased with the way the club has been accepted here: "What I've done is given it a little push, and it's really taken off." The club now consists of anglers of varying levels of accomplishment, from fishing camp veterans to hook-and- bobber beginners, he said. Everyone has something to contribute, and all are looking forward to a future that will include various community efforts, as well as group fishing expeditions. And a few ventures have already begun; last Thursday, members of the club were out on the Hwy. 7A causeway by Scugog Island, cleaning up the trash that has accumulated JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR BAGGING IT: Chris Hockley of the Port Perry Young Anglers Club was out Thursday with his friends, cleaning up the junk that's accumulated along the Hwy. 7A causeway over the winter. Environmental projects and awareness will be a big part of the newly- formed club, which is based at Port Perry High School. along the roadside and in the marsh over the winter. And - they are considering working with a local landowner to remove a beaver dam that is choking the Nonquon River and harming a walleye spawn- ing area. As well, club members are pounding the pavement throughout Scugog, raising pledges that will go towards Doug's commitment to raise money for the Fish For The Wish effort this summer. That campaign will see per-pound contributions made toward his catches during derbies this summer, and forwarded to the Children's Wish foundation, which helps sick and disabled children and their families with funds for special excur- sions and experiences. In addition to these good works, members of the club will have to keep up academic performance, said Doug; no hanging the Gone Fishin' sign on the locker and cutting out for the day. "(The club) has to be a posi- tive reflection on the school," he said. "We haven't even cast a lure yet, and we have all these other things going on." - emarkable Fearing caps Greenbank season The Greenbank Folk Music Society bows Canadian music scene, known for his STEVEN FEARING out of another successful season in style next Saturday (May13) when extraordinary guitarist/song writer Stephen Fearing takes the stage at the Greenbank Hall. The music series, which has brought high-profile folk to the area on a monthly basis since last fall, takes a summer hiatus before returning next September with favorites Ken Whiteley, Mose Scarlett and Jackie Washington, organizers announced last week. Stephen Fearing, a Vancouver-based singer and song writer who has released two albums of rich Canadian folk with strong Celtic influences, brings a wealth of perfor- mance and studio experience to the stage in Greenbank next Saturday. The 30-year-old has become an outstanding fixture on the impeccable recordings and dazzling live per- formances. An acoustic virtuoso, Fearing rounds out his pieces with his distinctive voice, weaving together intelligent lyrics with entrancing guitar work. Check him out: Fearing is a hard-working performer who will provide an evening of music you'll never forget. Tickets are available in Greenbank at the Chicken Coop Bakery; in Port Perry at Circular Sounds and Irwin Smith Music; in Uxbridge at Blue Heron Books, and in Bowmanville at The Hands On Music Company. they're going for $15. [For more information, call 985-8351 or BH2-15718. HAVE YOUR QUESTION OF THE WEEK David Peterson was acquit- ted last week of using too much force on his child when he spanked her repeatedly in a public incid- ent last year. Do you agree with the court's decision? ££. Barb Morrin | agree with disciplining your kids, but not numerous times with their pants down, Bill Privett For slamming the car door, | wouldn't think you'd need to spank your kid. | wouldn't do it. Jackie Robinson | agree with punishing the child when they deserve it, but not in a public place. Sharon Butler | don't think he should go to jail, but | think what he did was wrong. Maybe they could have made him take counseling. --