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FEENSTRA er EN Chr hr TR veh OWI Ce a aed 6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Noyember 7, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT - L9L 187 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration 0265 Subscription Rates: 1 Year -$32,10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST [ @he Pod Pevwy Shae BLUE RIBBON AWARD EDITORIAL Publisher...... Sports Editor ADVERTISING Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman Advertising Sales........ Nancy Bongard Joanne Brambrough, Deb McEachern, Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin eer J. Peter Hvidsten General Manager .... Don Macleod Managing Editor ..... Jeft Mitchell BUSINESS OFFICE RP Kelly Lown PRODUCTION Trudy Empringham, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Nancy Hvidsten Office Manager...Gayle Stapley Accounting......Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales......Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee Production Supervisor - Pam Hickey Annabell Harrison, Rhonda Mulcahy, ~ Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lid - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont Editorial Comment Back seat for environment? It's Waste Reduction Week; so what gge you doing about it? With all the trials and troubles of the country and the world of late, it seems as if the environment has taken a back seat. In fact, surveys done prior to the last provincial election showed that environmental matters, once so high on the public agenda, had slipped in the minds of voters. It's not a surprise that economic issues and employment have gained prominence in the public's mind. Canadians have been battered and bruised by economic downturns, and action or inaction by government has resulted in seething anger among many voters. But it's time to revisit the environment. For while all the other woes that have distracted us have been unfolding, the environmental scene has continued to yield unsettling developments. Polluters still pollute, factors such as the diminishing ozone continue to worsen, and some countries -- most notably America -- seem set to roll back the environmental protection measures that have been introduced in favor of profitability. But there is no profit when the cost is environmental degradation. That's why we need to build upon our personal efforts, continuing home composting, recycling, and reuse of items that needn't be thrown away, and demand higher standards from industry and government. Ongoing diligence is the only means of ensuring a safe and healthy environment for ourselves, and the generations to follow us. The responsibility of cur stewardship must never be forgotten if we are to survive. Take heed of the message being sent this week; it all starts with you. TUS REFERENDUM - UNITY BUSINESS HAS REALLY SPARKED AN EMOTIONAL . . FLAME iN THE AXE YU RECA X 2X DOLLGHAN ¥% poe perysme J) T= A poignant thanks to veterans To the Editor: Every time I see you standing there, I'm overcome with emotion. [ want to stop and talk to you, not just pass the time of day, but really talk to you. I want to touch you, I want to say "thank you," I want to tell you that I remember, that I won't forget, that I know what you did for me all those many years ago. But I don't know how. You don't know me. I don't know you. You saved my life. You saved my mother's life, my children's lives and the lives of every- one around me. You left the comfort and securi- PHOTO COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM VILLAGE REMEMBER ty of your home to go far away from everything you'd ever known. You were young then, and scared. You did it anyway. You did it for me. [ can't imagine what it must've been like for you. I can't imagine how awful it must have been. I can't imagine it because you went there before I was even born, so that I wouldn't have to know what it was like. You put your life on the line for a total stranger. How am I supposed to thank you for that? There you are again, in your blue blazer and Please Turn to Page 7 WHEN....? 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 2, 1950 Girl Guides and Brownies collected $30 during their annual Cookie Day. An arrangement worked out between the highs school and the Port Perry Star gave students interested in journalism the opportunity to cover events at the school for the local paper. Jack Kippen, Kay Prentice, Nancy Kight, Shirley Diamond and Ron McKinzey were this week's contributors. The following won prizes for their costumes at a recent Halloween party held by the Alpha Club. Best dressed couple Mary Wilson and Helen Lane, best dressed girl Carol Sweetman and best dressed boy Howard Hall. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 3, 1960 Two car loads of young fans journeyed to Sutton to see the high school football team trounce the Sutton team 21-0. Outstanding players on the team were Phil Clark and Wayne Powell. A great deal of credit for the fine team effort was given the cheerleaders Jayne Carnegie, Nola Hunter, Ruth Milne, Kay McKenzie, Marie Parry, Sharon Beare Pictured is a view of the west side of Water Street looking across the road from what is now Palmer Park. and Carolyn Raines. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 28, 1965 Following a successful season Port Perry and District Softball Association held the annual meeting in council chambers. llected president to succeed Don Cochrane was Bill Harper. First and second vice presidents were Don Gray and Charles Bourgeois, respectively, re-elected fbreasurer Elmer Lee and re-elected secretary Vin Walker. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, November 5, 1985 The community was upset over a senseless act of vandalism that saw 28 headstones turned over at Pine Grove Cemetery. Port Perry High School students, with the help of teacher Paul Arculus, started a committee SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving), after several tragedies claimed the lives of local high school students. Twenty-eight All-Ontario scholars were honored at Port Perry High School's annual commencement exercises. Janet Simmonds was the valedictorian for the class of 1985 [54 i" Mn Tr GEER CS aa iain BN Sal TR RR i