The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" J Lata 4 - mY Lae -_-- RE LAP ee eS TE a Sr ny NSN TEE dia PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 27, 1995 -7 --- a ------------ Council should re-examine lot plan To the Editor: I read with interest the fact that council is going to pay $73,000 to hook up town water to lots that they are creating out of the parkland in Blackstock. Their goal is to net $100,000 from the proceeds of the sale from the proceeds of the sale of the parkland. There will have to be another $10,000 to $20,000 add- ed to the price of each of the lots to pay for development costs, sur- veys, legal fees, commissions, farm drainage rerouting, catch basin installation, etc. I question who will be willing to pay $80,000 for a lot in today's market. With so many other less expen- sive lots available, larger and prettier, and so many people des- perate to sell them, why is council so set on adding to the problem by putting more lots on the market? Perhaps council should take another look at this plan and scrap it. It is just common sense to do so. Fred Ford, Blackstock. Just wondering To the Editor: Perhaps Llewellyn Jones (Letters, June 20) could ex- plain why, at the merest men- tion of gun control, normal and reasonable gun-owning males should commence wailing like outraged virgins. Just wondering. Bernie Gotham, R.R.1, Bowmanville. Thanks for the fine coverage To the Editor: The Victoria County Studio Tour was a complete success by all accounts of the 24 artists and artisans participating this year. A great portion of this success must be attributed to the incredi- ble coverage from the Port Perry Star, May 30, 1995. Fiona Vances' article was very complimentary and her interview technique left me feeling both re- laxed and comfortable - the marks of a true professional!! It goes without saying, that particularly since the Trillium Tour is a non-profit organization, your paper's coverage did more to raise public awareness than we could ever have hoped for. We have started planning the 11th Annual Studio Tour '96 and are actively promoting more in- volvement from local artists in the south western section of Vic- toria County. Bonnie Thomson, Seagrave Canada's troubles continue From Page 6 out of Confederation tomorrow, and we would not shed a tear except for you." One hundred and ten years lat- er we still face the same pro- blems. Pierre Trudeau said Quebec sets the agenda and the rest of Canada follows." Quebec Premier Parizeau and Bloc Leader Bouchard are hell-bent on destroying Canada as a nation. Our 70-cent dollar is just one sign of our malaise caused by Quebec separatists. Gary Lautens, an executive and noted columnist with the Toronto Star, said, "Quebec must ~ go! No more deals - let them go." Ontario taxpayers send $50 billion a year to Ottawa while - Quebec sends only $24 billion. Quebec takes $4 billion a year more than it pays in. The voters in the 1992 referendum sent a clear message to Ottawa and Quebec -- no more concessions. Fini. Only the Reform Party ques- tions Chretien, Mulroney and Trudeau French policy. The Ontario NDP are on record as wanting to make Ontario official- ly bilingual. Bill 8, the French Services Act has cost taxpayers an estimated billion dollars since 1986. Erik Neilson, former deputy prime minister, told the Commons the same year that "regulations and absurd laws regarding official bilingualism occupy some 35,000 bureaucrats and cost the nation some $30 bil- lion annually. French Immersion is costing billions of dollars. Premier Peterson gave us 32 tax increases, followed by 33 for Bob Rae -- a total of 65 in the past - 10 years. Ottawa gave us the GST. Prime Minister Chretien said if elected he would kill the GST. Deputy Sheila Copps said she would resign if it was not removed in six months. Prevaricators abound. Dean J. Kelly, Port Perry To the Editor: The committee that planned the Webb School Reunion wish to thank the Port Perry Star for all the publicity we re- ceived both by printing school pictures and also the written Reunion was successful submission in your paper for several weeks prior to the spe- cial day. Due to your assistance we had a very successful reunion. Annabell Jones, R.R. 1, Uxbridge | ; by Jeff Mitchell ANOTHER SAD FAREWELL TURN THE PAGE: It is with profound sadness this week that we bid adieu to Cathy Olliffe, who for the past several months has graced the pages of our Weekend Star with her community Profiles features. Cathy is moving on to new opportunities that will consume all her time, making it impossible for her to continue in her capacity as a feature writer for the paper. She's excited about her new job, as she should be. Her gain is our loss. ...It's tough in a piece like this not to make it sound-like an obituary. So let's do a Bill Murray -- remember, the goofball from Saturday Night Live? -- and send her one her way: Get outta here, you knuckle head! Ah, we love ya! Now get out -- get outta here! Yeah! SO WHAT NOW?: We're not wanting to push her out the door, but we'd like to continue with the Community Profiles section of the newspaper. It has helped to augment and define the Weekend Star as a paper folks could kick back with and spend some time poring over in their leisure time. We need a new feature writer. | If you think you're the person, give me a buzz -- 985-7383 -- and we'll talk it over. All you need is wit, imagination, drive, and an ability to write really, really well. Think it over. PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: At last, we have installed some of the entries from this past month's photo contest at the Scugog Memorial Library in Port Perry, for all to admire. We had a tremendous response to the photo contest, which attracted some 250 entries, and had a heck of a time choosing winners -- and mounting them in a fashion that will be pleasing to your eye. Come check 'em out. You'll see the high calibre of entries we received, and if you don't come, away thinking Star readers are |. one talented bunch of shutter bugs, you're just plain blind. Another photo contest note: We're working on next year's event, and have already secured from sponsors some really cool prizes to offer. As is the case with many endeavors, you start small and build upon your early success. So please: keep on shooting, and keep in mind next May's contest. You could be | on your way to snapping the shot that makes you a winner. SUMMER FUN: Summer is here, in a big way. In typical Scugog fashion, folks are coming up with a host of events to get them and their neighbors out and enjoying the balmy months. This past weekend alone saw the Jamboree in Utica and Epsom, the BIA's Moonlight Madness, a 15-hour marathon ball game, the final shoot-out in the Greenbank Lions closest to the pin contest, the firefighters' extrication competition, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And that served as a warm-up for this wekeend -- Canada Day -- and all the activities associated with Festival Days in a couple weeks' time. Get out there and enjoy it all. We are. r------------------------ Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten Lord Stanley's cup. DEVILS SHOW HEART DESPITE THEIR CRITICS Well the high flying Detroit Red 7. Wings went down in four straight \ A Zi to the Devils Saturday night, and for my part, one who usually cheers for the under- dog, | was happy to see the Devils holding high The media have been critical and unfair to the Devils throughout this series and gave them little credit for their determination and heart. That is until last night when they finished off the league's best team in four straight. Hockey critics were quick to call their game too defensive, critical of the trap they set up between blue lines which the Wings could not penetrate, and creating a boring style of hockey. Well not for this fan. | found the games very entertaining, and it's hard to categorize the Devils as strictly a defensive team when they scored 10 goals in the last two games against a team most thought were unbeatable. It just goes to show, where there's a will, there's a way... where there is heart, there is hope. No they didn't have any "superstars," but they have talented players with big hearts. And the New Jersey Devils have one other thing the others wished they had.... the Stanley Cup. As for the Wings, it was a shame to see them go down in four. The Wings have a great team, but unfortunately not quite good enough this year. GREAT PROMOTION Congratulations to the Port Perry Downtown BIA for the successful Moonlight Madness sale held last Friday evening. Many stores had lineups before they opened and the street was a beehive of activity all night long. In fact, by midnight there was still a large number of people roaming the streets and standing around on the street talking and laughing. The upbeat attitude was good to see, and I'm sure most of the merchants were happy with the results by the end of the evening. ABUSY SUMMER FORALL Port Perry and area are extremely busy during the summer months, and this past couple of weeks and the next couple will continue the trend. Last weekend we had the Fire Department's extrication competition, moonlight madness, a old fashioned church picnic in palmer park and a Teddy Bear's picnic at the museum. This Saturday night the Chamber of Commerce annual Canada Day celebrations will be held in Palmer Park, the Field of Dreams Slo-Pitch tourna- ment takes place all weekend long on local ball diamonds, and in just a couple of weeks Festival Days celebrations get underway in Port Perry. There never seems to be a lack of things to do in this community and thanks should go to the many volunteers who help organize and bring the events to the residents of our community. You're the greatest!