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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" l FrirRrs Parents agree with plan for lights To the Editor: The parents of children at R.H. Cornish have agreed to a cost shating with the provincial government and the municipal- ity in the construction of a mid- block stop light on Hwy. 7A. It is with many reservations that we have agreed to this, not the least of which is the over- whelming feeling that the building and funding of lights on a provincial highway is a pro- vincial responsibility. As par- ents everywhere would agree, however, the safety of our chil- dren must remain our prime fo- cus, so rather than hesitating we have decided to accept this provincial proposal. It is now our ex tion that the provin- cial government will move with haste and get these lights in- stalled before winter. Early this week there will be a meeting of an ad-hoc fundrais- ing committee to plan a strate- gy for the raising of this consid- erable amount of money. This will be a community wide ap- peal with a trust account set up at one or more local banks, and support sought from all sectors of Scugog Township. In closing I would like to para- phrase one parent's comments from Thursday night's meeting: He said that in this present cli- mate of "user pay' politics, we as a society have seemed to lose Good kids affected by To the Editor: My family and I have had the pleasure of meeting and spend- ing some time with two kind and considerate teenaged boys. These young men don't have time to get into trouble; they are too busy! They have summer and after school jobs. They are busy earn-. ing money to support their fa- vorite pastime, motocross. The boys race their dirtbikes about seven months of the year. Each weekend they travel all over south Ontario competing in their respective classes. When Bob and Matthew Cracknell of Port Perry aren't earning money for their sport, they are repairing and readying their bikes for the next week- end's race. Well, all that has come to an abrupt stop. Some slimeball has stolen their motorcycles. To replace their bikes it would cost Bob and Matthew somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,000 to $5,000 each. That's an awful lot of after-school hours on the job. What a shame it would be if these two talented motocross sight of ourselves as an inte- grated whole. The safe arrival of individual students at school is not only of benefit to that stu- dent and their family, but to the whole community. An injury of any child does not cause hurt to only that child and their family but to the whole community. With that closing thought I would like to challenge the citi- zens of Scugog to get behind this community project. Keep your- selves informed, and look for your opportunity to contribute. Gord Humphrey, R.H. Cornish S.A.C. Chair 'slimeball' racers have to give it up. It makes my blood boil to know the impact some low life thief can have on our lives. As a parent it breaks my heart that two of our upstanding teenag- ers must suffer as a result. I just hope and pray that Bob and Matthew can somehow overcome this setback, and will continue to be shining examples of fine young gentlemen. Sincerely, R.Jones-Allen, Janetville Churches should enter gambling debate To the Editor: There is no need for specula- tion as to the possibility of whether or not every household possessing a VCR will some day be able to gamble from an arm- chair with the mere push of a button. The question would seem to be, how soon? And should the Harris gov- ernment with its planned intro- duction of 20,000 VLTs (Video Lottery Terminals) on race- tracks and in charity casinos, and then bars, restaurants and private clubs, succeed in its in- time to gain back his strength. While speaking with Paul last week | couldn't help but notice the sparkle was back in his voice. Hewasin great spirits and appearsto bewellontheroadtoa quick recovery. I'm sure | speak for our thousands of readersand his many friends by wishing him a speedy recovery. We at the Star have had a long and enjoyable friend- ship with Paul, and we look forward to continuing it for Random Jottings eg. by J. Peter Hvidsten ON ROAD TO RECOVERY EGULAR READERS of Sket- ches of Scugog, written by our good friend and local historian Paul Arculus, will have fo wait a week for the next episode. paul underwent a double by-pass operation justa couple.of weeks ago and while he's extremely anxious to get back to his computer, felt he needed a little extra tention, families everywhere in the province will become well conditioned to accept the next step: &ectronic home gambling. Our hats go off to members of the Christian Reformed Church, who are confronting the government on the issue of VLTs with all the vim and forti- tude they can muster. Would that every Christian Church denomination take a similar stand, and without fear, come out to uphold what it knows to be right before it is too late. Clerics should at once im- plore their higher-ups to imple- ment action, with the thought of a church front, united in an ef- fort to block as' much as possible what too many accept as the un- avoidable. If people cannot look to the church for timely and correct leadership in very important and vital Christian matters, to whom can they look? Harold Wesley, Walkerton many years to come when he returns. AKISS IS JUSTAKISS Icouldn't believe my ears last week when reports surfaced that a six-year-old boy was expelled froma school for one day because he kissed a young girlon the cheek. Have we, as a society, become so paranoid that innocent gestures of affection are now going to be dealt with in this manner? We've already reached the point where teachers will no longer comfort children when they are upset or hurt, for fear of being charged with child or sexual abuse. While full details of the incident were not given, kick- ing a little boy out of school for showing affection seems like an over reaction by officials and a little harsh for the crime, if in fact it was a crime. SPRUCING UP THETOWN It appears a number of stores intown are inthe midst of sprucing up for fall, and that coupled with the buzz of new development in town makes for some pretty noticeable changes. Downtown, we've observed that Brocks have been working on their exterior for the past couple of weeks, A CLIP 'N SAVE ( A TIP TO THE TORIES: Here's a cli you collectors of rare and curious ar sitting government at Queen's Park. Af at Liberals, ravaging Rae and tearing in to 'fess up, and say so when something ¢ It regards the Conservatives' hanc surrounding Legislature Speaker Al | You Like It) McLean, and his unsavory reports of -- unsavory behavior. The nonsense on the issue, and insist can bet, privately -- that McLean step cleared of allegations of sexual harras When that report indicated McLean the government held off the dogs long 0 to show some personal decency and dignity. They could've rallied around their boy, and weather the storm, but they didn't. And they c thing. LT LET'S GET REAL: That said, how much make to promise to spend mega-bucks to s people to Quebec, Manitoba, or the U.S. ie doctors here strike in November? ...Docto threatening to strike because the government the medicare system and jerking them around on Time for another irony-soaked play on that Sense' theme, eh? : ; KINDA TAKES YOU BACK: There's an item in here today that informs editors across the lan year marks the 50th anniversary of UNICEF. more this Oct. 31, all those little hooligans w through the streets, ringing doorbells, and holding familiar orange boxes into which we shall drog pennies. A ...Rather heartwarming, really. Who can't doing that? In fact, that's the theme of the promot Pictures of celebs like musician Kim Mitchell, holdin: the boxes with a caption reading, "I used to do it. Canadiana. You gotta love it. ds Es DEFINE 'SMART': New this week from wherever come up with-this sort of thing is The Smart Gun. personal armament that fires only for the person programed to recognize. The rationale being supposes, that it can't be fired by others, such as cl bad guys and drunken party guests. dies When you think about t, its notabad idea. Now: If only someone could figure out how to m Smart People. Biv | -- DUDI Ty scrapping layers of old paint off the building and the a afresh look. Congratulations. . While down at the corner of Perry and Queen Dan Stone continues with his brick and construction of a west end Queen St. business direc- tory. When completed it will be a great asset to that ¢ ofthestreet. ; Lp wa Along Water St, we see the buidingformerly el occupied by Crandell's Riverboat undergoinga plete overhaul, inside and out for what we ui will be another restaurant. Bh ee Just around the corner a new grocery sto built on the old Conway property. It is progressir rapidly and we understand plans to open later! And of course everyone in town is aware seniors development on Simcoe nobody will be sorry when the constant driving piles 70 feet into the ground, comes to an end Yes, the sound of progress! Isn'titgreat? AND FINALLY - Have you noticed 400 Canada Geese c their migration south. Word has it they're ju for 'Father Goose' Bill Lishmanto show them