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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" =~ oS 1. Justice delayed is justice denied To the Editor: The Ontario Attorney Gener- al has stated there is a massive logjam in the court system: some 60,000 cases. The selection of juries and the draggingout of the cases by law- yers add to the delays. As we are all products of our environ- ment, juries tend to empathize with people of their own social status. Juries are the sheep, ruled by - Punk band says thanks To the Editor: On behalf of the new local punk band Double Standard, I would like to thank the many people from Port Perry who turned out at the Nov. 16 R.O.R. Concerts: Battle of the Bands at the Polish Hall in Oshawa. Over 100 people turned out specifically. to cheer on Double Standard in their first public performance. Re- markably, despite severe mi- crophone problems affecting their vocals and forcing them to cut their play list in half, the band succeeded in plac- ing runner-up in a very tal- ented field of 12. The prize that band mem- bers: Matt Youmans, An- drew Mowatt, Brad Wilson, and Matt Brown received is a concert show in Toronto. But the band hopes to put on something a lot closer to home in the very near future. The band will also be en- tering the studio very soon, so keep on the'lookout for this up and coming band of carefree punks or for more information call 985-9866 and ask for Alex. k Alex Jansen, Port Perry Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten children. It's Santa Claus Parade time in town and mem- bers of the Scugog Chamber of Commerce have been as busy as beavers this past week making sure all the finishing touches are in place before Santa climbs into his sleigh to take part in this annual event. A family event which has signaled the start of the Christmas season in Scugog for more than 30 years. SANTA'S NEW ROUTE SCROOGED He's on his way. The jolly old elf of Christmas will wind his way through Port Perry this Saturday afternoon, once again bringing smiles of joy and anticipation to the faces of hundreds of area the judge and swayed by the lawyers. The cost to the taxpay- eris ct $7.7 billion a year in Canada. The Supreme Court of Cana- da has ruled in the Askov case that cases take no more than eight months to get to trial, or they irs Aa: Justice Tae is justice denied. Numerous polls have found that many Canadians want a return to capital punishment The evolution of.a theory To the Editor: The Pope now claims that ev- olution is "more than just a the- ory." disagree. The Second Law of Thermo- dynamics states that disorder increases as time goes on. Evo- lution, which is like putting pieces of a watch in a box, shak- ing it and ending up with a watch, is in violation of this Law. Making random changes to a species (mutations) is unlikely to improve the species, just as - making random changes to a watch 1s unlikely to improve the watch. Evolutionists claim that giv- en enough time, evolution could occur. They also claim that the earth is very old, based on radio- metric dating. To do this they Impact will be beneficial From Page 6 and supported. Change is not always easy but it is inevitable, and it is change that keeps this community functioning. Racism does not nurture or support but gives our communi- ty an ugly, unprogressive image unconducive to attracting new . business, residents or, ulti- mately, tourism dollars which keep us thriving. As Island residents, we are aware that the Great Blue Her- on Charitable Casino & Bingo, like any new business endeavor Unfortunately planned changes to the parade route this year were met with less than enthusiasm by some Scugog Township councillors and even less from Ministry of Transport and Ontario Provincial Police officials who finally nixed the plan. Concern for the new route centred around the expected havoc it would create with 7A traffic and also inconvenience to residents of Apple Valley, 7 where the traffic would have to be re-routed. And while there's no doubt the new route would have created an inconvenience for a few motorists, the Chamber's idea to include 7A highway so more Santa, but of Scrox areas of town could be included in the parade route was a good one. - Inconveniencing a handful of motorists for half an hour is a small price to pay for the added benefit. Heck, maybe they'd even get a chance to see our parade and decide to detour into town for a little Christmas shopping. - The Port Perry Santa Claus Parade attracts thou- sands of people to the community each year with no expense to local residents. The entire parade is for premeditated murder. The Chretien government won't lis- ten or give the voters a referen- dum of the matter. Only the Re- form Party agrees with people having a say by referendum and the recall of MPs that don't re- spond to the wishes of their con- stituents. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. Dean J. Kelly, Port Perry and given life along and wi expands to th Grey Cup, then into town. The in Canada, w league has to co asked to take sal makes off with franchise collapses of competition must assume that the rate of ra- dioactive decay has not changed. This has never been proven. There is evidence to suggest that even the speed of light has been decreasing since it was first accurately measured over 300 years ago. Finally, the fossil record shows the species to be distinct from each other, with few if any of the transitional forms that were predicted by the theory of evolution. Unless these problems are dealt with, evolution must re- main a theory. million dollars on -| Enough. The C there's some s and the tradition. 2 It is with fondnes CFL, especially in outside, where it's Regina when we'd whip off the prairies flesh left exposed in fl to cheer on the 'R cares? Now, how often © games, let alone take the Dome -- and chi and | am guilty of th pub or at home by afternoon watching It's a shame, but We ignore and even and is ours, and gaze everything is bigger, | And it brings us to the that culminates the sound more like obit Scott Pearson, Thornton (and we have a number of those at this time in the community) is going to have an impact on the community which includes Scugog Island. We believe that the Great Blue Heron's impact is going to be favorable and that it should be supported just as adamantly as other new busi- nesses which are being wel- comed and supported. But we probably Everything, surely, co Sincerely, Y x Richard Williams i a pretty good run, inclu Brenda McConnell, Maybe we can hold the Scugog Island authorities in But even wo highway officia township. Thei blessing not the An attitude Although C beenupinn many the real si son in Port Perry Store 'Santa Cl store' S window. And just whe this event Claus parad