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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 - 7 LETTERS Fond farewell to our friends To the Editor: An open letter to David and Helen Chow How do you say "thank you" and "goodbye" to two people who have become so much a part of our commu- nity; who helped teach our children good manners and about a different culture? They were there for the shy young Grade 9'ers, and their first prom. They watched a generation grow and have been a part of it all. Like so many things, times change. We need more boutique type stores on the main street. You know the ones I mean: that cater to us, the locals. More candles, more crafts, more potpourri. Never mind the good neighbor and the warmth shared over a pot of tea. Helen and David Chow have been good for Port Perry and Port Perry has been good for the Chows...until Now. David is, I'm sure, want- ing only to work a few more years and then retire. I'm sure he did not plan on start- ing again at this time of his life. But as they say business is business, and a lease is a lease is a lease. It is sad a lease can not be renewed after 25 years of uninter- rupted service and many costly renovations. So it is for David and Helen Chow. | I for one shall miss them both. They have been a part in this community. But like so many little bits of joy, another one bites the dust. Goodbye, my friends. Our Friends. God Bless and thank you for being a part of our family and communi- ty. Doreen Kendall, Port Perry of the joy I have found living: Sudents are already on the Job with community work To the Editor: Beginning in September 1999, the Ministry of Education has mandated a program across Ontario, in which every high school student must complete 40 hours of community volunteering in order to graduate. This will not be a difficult adjustment for Port Perry High School, which has already begun a similar pro- gram for its students. With the help of advisors Ms Lefebvre, Ms Fox-Comery and Cindy Cole, this program has been running since the beginning of the school year. This program is a wonderful idea that benefits all involved. It provides access to new people, great learning experiences, and an easy and fun way to become involved in the community. This volunteering program is truly rewarding to students who put forth the efforts to help others. The students currently involved in this program volun- teer for many reasons. Some vol- unteer in order to meet new peo- ple, others to explore new things, and some just because they know that they are helping the com- munity and its citizens. Students volunteer all over town. They can help almost anywhere doing almost anything from painting sets for the Town Hall to helping seniors at the nursing home. It is said that giving is the best feeling there is. What better way to give to your community than this? If you are interested in being a part of this wonderful program please feel free to con- tact Ms Lefebvre, Ms Fox- Comery or Cindy Cole at Port Perry High School. Krystal Manitius, Port Perry High School, Grade 9 Icehenge' destroyed by water To the Editor: Early Saturday morning it would appear that someone with an auger cut a 20cm hole through to water inside the south east quadrant of Icehenge. Whether it was done mali- ciously or just thoughtlessly is anyone's guess. The result was disastrous to Icehenge. The thirty-meter slab of ice that formed the base was a floating saucer capable of supporting the forty tonnes of ice henge. Drilling the hole was like putting the rip in the Titanic's hull. Water started to gradually well up through the hole. Icehenge began to sink. By two p.m. when the hole was discovered there was no way of stemming flow which was now a gusher, Icehenge was sinking. The steady column of tourists that had come to experience it were kept back as water welled up ever faster. The higher tem- peratures and the flood of water conspired to melt and de-stabi- lize the ice base and Icehenge piece by piece subsided and col- lapsed. At sunset Saturday only nine of the forty uprights with lintels were left standing. The cold night kept them standing well Please turn to page 17 Legislation for sleds required From previous page the lake is a matter of personal choice, but they shouldn't expect others to risk their lives rescuing them from the frigid waters. The people who died will not have died in vain if their deaths result in preventive legislation and its enforcement. I feel it is the responsibility of the munic- ipal or provincial governments to ensure such legislation is in place and that it is enforced for the safety of all concerned. Shannon Fox, Port Perry by Jeff Mitchell BUCKS, BILL, AND THE BRONCOS HAVE A HEART: It's that time of year again already. Very soon, beginning in February, volunteers represent- ing the local branch of the Ontario Heart and Stroke foundation will be knocking on your door, seeking dona- tions for their annual fundraising canvass. They aim to raise $21,000 in the area, an increase over the $20,400 they collected last year, so they'll need your help. There's not a one of us who has not been touched by heart disease in some way, either through the loss of a loved one, or a brush with mortality ourselves. Please give generously to canvassers wearing buttons that identify them as workers of the Heart and Stroke Foundation as they brave the cold, and give of their time for a good cause. IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL: So: How ya holdin' up so far? We're chest deep in winter, to be sure, eh? So far | have no complaints, except that | seem to be the only one in a household full of able-bodied people who's capable of chopping kindling, and carrying in chunks of wood, and getting up before everyone and starting the fire, and cleaning out the stove.... Anyway: Hope you're hanging in there, and enjoying the special charms winter has to offer. And if not, take heart: The first day of spring is seven weeks from Friday. WHAT'S WITH THIS GUY? Another week, another sleazy revelation... Is there any woman on this continent to whom President Bill Clinton has not made sexual overtures? This time they allege there's perjury involved, too ("Look, honey, we both know it, but there's no reason anybody else needs to know it. So how 'bout you go tell that little ol' judge there was no hanky-panky between you and me, 'specially since I'm pretty much old enough to be your daddy, 'kay?"), and already the accusers are talking impeachment. Oh... my! How long has it been since we've had a good impeachment? Why, not since Nixon has it really come close. It was pondered for Reagan, but that would be sort of like lynching a corpse, wouldn't it? FEARLESS SUPER BOWL RETRACTION: Did some- one say Green Bay, by a large margin? ...If you're going to be made to look like a fool, what better way than Elway, and the fabulous showing his Broncos put on Sunday. It was easily the best Super Bowl in memory, and the loss of a modest wager, and the public humiliation that comes with picking way, way wrong, will fade. ...Looking for Stanley Cup predictions? ™ CT ET se was rising, my way to work. Early Sunday morning | decided to slip into town and get a few pictures of Bill's 'lcehenge' as the sun ut upon arriving at the site was upset to | n half the structure was still standing. =~ hair. My first thought was that 'lcehenge' may have col- 6 it's own weight but later found that a hole ice by someone caused the area to flood, it "the structure. of the original 50 Scugog the of ice, whichare | don't know about you, but | get a little sick of some of the 'big city' media who exploit tragedies and try and make everyone in a small community seem like coun- try bumpkins with nothing between our ears except = Last week's snowmobile deaths on Scuge the media their headline stories, but unfort The Sun did it with a hug onal x the lak