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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" L. ETTERS . Es. ee Government is stalling on lights To the Editor: Re: Traffic lights at R.H. Cor- nish P.S. Every time I open this news- paper, I get more and more up- set due to the ignorance shown by our provincial government towards the placing of a lighted ~ crosswalk at R.H. Cre Pub- * lic School and/or traffic lights at the intersection of Old an Road and Highway 7A. Iapplaud our town council for standing up and insisting vehe- mently that this is an issue that gets dealt with. But the blatant disregard for human life shown by our government in this situa- tion as they cite excuses such as cost-cutting, bad planning on the part of the Baa Board of han and not enough traf- fic to warrant placing these lights -it all makes me ll. A boy was killed and a cross- ing guard seriously hurt by a motorist at this controversial Great job! To the Editor: As a sponsor of the Gus Macker 3 on 3 basketball tournament I was very im- pressed with all the hard working volunteers who made this event a success. From the set up to the total clean up it really was, top- notch. To directors Bob Hull and Kennedy Self, your staff and volunteers: thank you for bringing another great sport- ing event to Port Perry. The real winner of this tournament was Muscular Dystrophy. kwwill again sponsor this tournament in 1997, when I hope to see 250 teams. The disc jockey with his choice of music and direction was just another special touch. Outstanding effort by all. Zoltan Domik, Epsom Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten LISHMAN'S GEESE STORY AN INSTANT CLASSIC WO THUMBS UP. That's the opinion of Siskel and Ebert. 'Magnificent'... of the Year'.. just some of the remarks being made since the premier showing of Fly Away Home at the Toronto Film Festival fast Thursday night. And for those who haven't heard, Fly Away Home is the movie filmed in and around Scugog Township last summer. It's based on the life of local sculptor, environmentalist and inventor extraordinaire, Bill Lishman of Purple Hill. Bill's face is no stranger tothe Perry Star, but over the past five years he has also cross-walk. A motorist coming down that hill on a foggy morn- ing, can barely make out the bright colored vest and outfit of the traffic guard as he shep- our provincial go vernment, who herds those kids off to school al "feel that we A have a prob- of them sitting ducks. (It is "lem. - amazing we haven't had any more fatalities there since). During the weekends Friday nights especially, in the spring and summer, try crossing Hwy. * 7A from Old Simcoe Rd. or any of the adjacent side streets around R.H&Cornish. It is a non-stop line of cottage traffic that another set of lights (placed at the corner of 7A oe a Simcoe) would help regu- ate. How does the government feel that they are absolved from - helping to solve this problem? Last heard, Highway TAwas a provincial highway, under the MTO's jurisdiction. Last .I heard the safety of students at- Faulty planning evident "To the Editor: Planning the future growth of Scugog on the merits of the present sewer lagoon system is a danger to the heath of the peo- ple of Port Perry, and to the thousands of cottagers and swimmers around Lake Scugog. Even now the lake is badly pol- luted to the point that swim- ming in the lake front beach areais banned. At the present time the sewer lagoon is at capacity and the lake is polluted. That threat will become worse if council car- ries out its plans to build hous- ing only in Port Perry and keep tending R.H. Cornish was en- sured > the Ministry of Educa- tion - both of these organizations being branches o Our council has to ~ help out where they can logisti- "a : oe 4 and financially so is it not iid to ask the government to meet us halfway' 3 Do they truly care about the AEH Y the - hundreds of students, wna 2 ly subjected to playing chicken with 18-wheelers, as well as the safety of all the others who use this an highway? This problem has gone on for far too long, and it must be dealt with now, especially consider- ing the growth in our town, be- fore more lives are lost sense- lessly. Trevor Darlington, Prince Albert the ban on housing in the coun- try. : Obviously special interests gain by this move, but the peo- ple lose. Eventually this narrow and dangerous planning will harm business throughout Port Perry. To choke our beautiful lake with lagoon run-off will do ir- reparable damage to our chil- 7 og grandchildren, cottagers, boaters and businesses. If this is allowed to happen it will take a long time to reverse and cor- rect the damaging process. Doug Wilson, Oshawa Coverage helped tourney To the Editor: The Port Perry Star's support and participation in this year's Gus Macker - Port Perry event was greatly appreciated. Although the number of entries was smaller than anticipated, the tournament was successful and laid a solid foundation for the future. We look forward to your continuing involvement and would appreciate your input to help the event grow 'Best Family Film .and 'Wonderful' are weld. Mr. Ballard said the welding lesson was partofthe deal he struck with Bill. Ballard told Bill if he made n the film about his geese, then Bill would have togive p pages of The Port Bob Hull and Kennedy Self, Directors become recognized internationally through his * efforts to make geese migrate behind his ultralight. And his efforts have paid off. Not only did his hand- raised geese learn to migrate, the heartwarming adventure captured the imagination of millions worldwide, including director Carroll Ballard. Ballard was so inspired by Lishman and his efforts to migrate with geese, he took on the delightful task C of directing a movie for Columbia Pictures. That wilh De movie begins showings this Friday in 1500 theatres "Molacksas across North America. sure Nancy and |, along with a number of Port Perry ier showing of the film last Friday in Whitby and it was received enthusiastically by the 280 people in attendance. Dropping by the Lishman home Saturday morn- ing, | caught Bill teaching Carroll Ballard how to arrived i in to mail about this time. | love the A been in one reference and ente the top corner near string, which used to it was possible to the outhouse. | know. | hear yo the chase. Here 5 slightly above normal receive more snowfal news. It also predicts normal, and that si and into May. Oh, Lord. Didn't long, dark winter mor to Mend A Broken Heart, to Grow Your Own you ir ON THE ROAD AGAIN: matter what time of year it stuff we find ourselves ¢ two days | found myself trade, chatting with Leafs' Saturday mo Mr. Belierd