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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 16, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Rh 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-Mall: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca Publications Mail Registrations No. 07881 Subscription Rates: s,s A AS eR [GEN A BUSINGSS OFFICE Canadian & eager Assoc | LM Office Mgr. .......oueecenneecnee Gayle Stapley z ! : A | Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin dy CN A |x P gro deg by id | RIBBON Retall Sales......Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan = 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. | | EDITORIAL: ADVERTISING Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION Advertising Mgr. .......... Don MacLeod General Manager ....Don MacLeod Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Sales: Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Managing Editor... Jeff Mitchell ~~ Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Includes $2.10 GST | 1. : idl News Reporters .....Chris Hall, Rik Davie Richard Drew, Barb Bell i ncludes $ ncludes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST year Freelance - Heather McCras, John B. McClelland Deborah Tiffin So School yards are open to you There's a problem with the assertion, made at a recent township council meeting, that the Durham District School Board doesn't allow kids on its playgrounds after 4 p.m. It's not true. Kids and their parents are welcome to play on school grounds in the evenings, according to Scugog trustee Bobbie Drew, who was taken aback by the statement when it appeared in a story recently. In it, councillors were discussing the absence of places where kids can go to skateboard, and agreed to "open a dialogue" with the board over after hours use. No need, says Mrs. Drew. "We welcome the kids using the play- grounds after hours," she said. "It's basically the community's playground." As for signs forbidding skateboarding, that's to prohibit the practice during the school day, when the playground is full and they could present a safety hazard. And most schools have signed community use agreements with the municipality, said Mrs. Drew. The understanding is that everyone's welcome to come and play at the schools which are publicly funded and owned by the community. The understanding, however, is that when you play -- especially risky pursuits such as skateboarding -- you do so at your own risk. And that's as it should be. ATTN NE ~----- - / WII 120177 112027 7217 10020 11207 HITE L110 112 1110 10g . Ua a rd A TILLILIY 111) [1000 210A 22020 HII L020) Jit 10 Jia) Zaidi dvs, THI 111110 1000) F100 FHI I JA) Je Bas) VL Q DH LIN FIL) 11000 LEIA 2000 100000 LILITIINE TI 1 12001 100, IIL L110 IES 11002 100007 P1717 1/10 11211 170007 11201 1217 224 ~ AN HAL LIL LLU gf 2 LUG LH LLL LAL L011) rt AN. EEO = --_-- GEN a CAVALIER J OPENING SOON! TWEST SHORE VILLAGE (¢} mmm TI mm" III =, 'Rpoph = -- o> mo PorT FERRY ll STAR an % ss a a I A poisonous response to To the Editor: In the early 60s my childhood summers were spent family camping at Point Pelee National Park. Every evening at around dinner time the spray truck would pass back and forth on the small dirt laneways, leaving the camp-grounds bathed in a fog of DDT. My parents tell me it was a welcome sight. It meant we had removed the enemy: the mosquito. Now, more than 30 years, later park staff report that reptile and amphibian populations have been declining in the park for decades. Tissue analysis has shown that some park nature species have high levels of the chemical DDT. Analysis of soil samples from the park has revealed three areas where DDT levels are above recommended government agency guidelines. In the 70s the pesticide DDT was banned from use in Canada, although it is still pro- duced and exported to other countries. My summer camping story has a sequel right here in our own town. Last Thursday a friend of mine had sent her child outside to play in the sandbox while she hung out the wash to dry. Her son called for her in a dis- Please see page 7 Scene of a fire at the feed store in the old mill on Water St. during 1924. The owner of the property at the time of the fire was Ray Cook. Remember When? 74 YEARS AGO - 1924 t 80 YEARS AGO Thurs., June 18, 1918 A quartet consisting of Mrs. D. Archer, Mrs. A.M. Roberts, Mr. FW. Mcintyre and Mr. T.H. Follik have performed at 21 gatherings this year. 45 YEARS AGO Thurs., June 18, 1953 Dr. G. M. Rennie was appointed Medical Health Officer in place of Dr. Dymond, who is on active service in the Medical Corps. Miss Jean Crosier received her R.N. and the Dr. F.J. Rundle prize for Surgical Technique at he School of Nursing at Oshawa General Hospital. 35 YEARS AGO Thurs. June 18, 1963 Lynn Foster, 4 1/2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Foster fell out of their car going 40 mph, and received a skull fracture. Mrs. Arthur Brunton, Wendy and Timothy left Malton airport to visit Mrs. Brunton's family in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 30 YEARS AGO Thurs, June 20, 1968 Mr. Howard Hall, vice chair of the School Board, presented gifts to Mrs. Eunice Hunter and Mr. Sam Cawker on their retirement from teaching at R.H. Commish Public School. Mr. Gord Prentice was the lucky winner of a 'made to measure suit' at Stone's Mens Wear. Mr. John Maw, past president of Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion and F1 Zone Commander officially opened the new addition to Bowmanville Legion Hall. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 21, 1978 Just two weeks after Scugog Township council turned down an offer to purchase the lakefront property of Lake Scugog Lumber, it was purchased by businessman Ken Jackson. The new Bank of Montreal officially opened. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, June 21, 1988 Scugog Township staff voted 70 per cent in favor of accepting a new contract giving them $2,600 more per year. Scugog Crisis Centre officials say they may be forced to close down due to lack of volunteers. Port Perry Rotary Club spent $12,000 on repairs to Birdseye Pool, which included a new filter system. Township council met with reps from the Dept. of Highways to discuss the installation of traffic lights on 7A Hwy. and the entrance to Port Perry Plaza. Mayor Jerry Taylor helped Lou Stein of Ribcor Developments cut the ribbon to officially open the new Victorian Village subdivision.