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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 31, 1998 I I z= "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Na s93uy 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 1B7 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 WADIAN OMMUy, 7 , (#CNa Ww Snr a330Gi 1 EV/SPAPT ns LY EDITORIAL: Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten General Manager ....Don Macleod PRODUCTION Jeff Mitchell Trudy Empringham, Chris Hall, Rhonda Mulcahy, Pam Hickey, Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Managing Editor News Reporters BUSINESS OFFICE Office Mgr. ........................ Gayle Stapley Accounting....... Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin A CN A Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan - ADVERTISING Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod CENA Sales: Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, : Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin -- Member of the Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. Published every Tuesday by the Pont Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. VERIFIED CIRCULATION Editorial Comment Make kids part of rec centre A pool in Blackstock? ...At first, the idea may seem far-fetched, maybe even pie in the sky. We've seen many larger communities fail in attempts to bring about such ambitious projects. As dedicated as proponents can be, they don't always get total support from the community, and the efforts can fizzle. So it may be that a pool, as has been suggested by Blackstock rec committee member Fred Ford has suggested, won't come to be. And it could be that some in the community may frown on his suggestion of placing a video game arcade in the rec centre, because of the stigma surrounding those sorts of ventures. nw So you may disagree with the specifics of the proposal he put forward last week. But you have to like the essence of the plan, which is to make the rec centre and surrounding area accessible to local youth as more than a place to just hang out and smoke cigarettes. Mr. Ford has suggested taking the centre to the young people and making it a place for them to use and enjoy, rather than shutting them out. If the young people in the area were made to feel welcome and positive about the rec centre, they would fe€l they have a stake in the property. And chances are the vandalism and other problems that have plagued the building and grounds for so long would be lessened, or eliminated. Vek a edd ge 7 wrt BIRGMINALE IN LTBI HE in fli IAN IE Je Nila Hy Ui ptr IE IRIN FAs fH SAR rag prt LE © = WELL THAT'S NOT SO BAD! PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS MAY DEPEND ON THE "WHIM OF A CIVIL SERVANT" 012) PORT PERRY STAR Community standa To the Editor: I am disappointed in the number of people expressing the opinion that the sex ed program for the special needs youth is only the business of the parents of these youth and the Durham Board. Since when was a consensus reached that standards of morality are no longer needed by society? Should we not care that welfare rolls, child poverty, and aids increase in part because of standards condoned by our sex education programs." [ believe this viewpoint to be entirely too simplistic. My youngest is almost finished in rds figure in deb are the public school system, yet I still care about the education our children receive there and the standards of morality, or humanity that are taught there. My hat is off to all the fine people who are active in fighting for a better, more accountable sex education program for these children and others. My sincere desire is that the Durham Board of Education will consider the other street proofing programs that are available, and adopt a program more accountable to the higher standards we all want to see. Suzanne Fulton, Port Perry Pits % aX, . Buy LH PN Remember When? A fire in a storage shed at the rear of Carnegie Hardware on Queen St., Port Perry destroyed the shed and contents in May 1964. The inferno also caused some minor damage to the arena. 55 YEARS AGO March 25, 1943 Pte. F. Johnson was picked to represent his Unit and to meet and be inspected by King George and General McNaughton. Hearty congratulations from the community are extended to Flight Lieutenant Joel Aldred and Mrs. Aldred on their recent marriage. 45 YEARS AGO March 27, 1953 Mr. Axel Ingwerson lost his barn to a fire, but with the help of neighbor Gordon Shunk, man- aged to save his mule, hens and cows. The ice in Lake Scugog went out on Monday, March 23, the earliest in 32 years. 40 YEARS AGO March 27, 1958 Mr. Herb Buckland, a local philatelist, received a letter which traveled across the Antarctic with a British Expedition to the South Pole. In just a three weeks, $1,750 has been raised towards the Scout Hall extension. Mr. Frank Godley will attend the Welfare Officers Assoc. meeting in Windsor in May. 30 YEARS AGO March 28, 1968 A grand old lady of this community, Mrs. Elizabeth (Lillian) Forder celebrated her 95th birthday on March 23. The Port Perry Baptist Church engaged Mr. Allen Hurn as its first full time pastor. Port Perry Figure Skating Club presented 'Fantasy On Ice" with local skaters Jeanne MacTavish and Sharalyn Reader performing. 20 YEARS AGO March 29, 1978 Port Perry Legion Peewees captured the Goderich tournament championship. Teacher Paul Arculus took 29 Port Perry High School students to England during the Easter Break. 10 YEARS AGO March 29, 1988 PortPerry High School's vocaljazz ensemble, 'Jazzmerize", turned in two gold and one silver performances at the Ontario Vocal Festival in Oshawa. Glenda Gles, GM of Durham Recycling announced "blue boxes" for recycling gaghage will arrive in Port Perry staring in June. Scugog building inspector Paul Milligan pre- sented a bylaw to council to consider increasing building permits for larger homes. Reacting to complaints from residents, Arena Bd. Chairman Glenn McCoy told council the parking lot at the arena is in most urgent need of improvement.