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"A Family Tradition for 133 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 6, 1999 - 7 | he Pou Peery St | Question of the Week... | | Council is putting another four-way stop ibis 2 fig "What would you do to llevise traffic Reta Brown Wendy Topham and parking concerns? It's a great idea to put It's a good idea. Queen is another four-way stop on Queen. It will benefit all the worst for traffic. For parking problems, we Tracey Campbell Everyone is always in a hurry down here. They should make more park- TRS Scott Menzies It's a good idea, it's really hard to see traffic coming because of cars so close to Larry Doble It wouldn't hurt to put another stop on Queen. There are (00 many acci- Do you have a suggestion that of us. shouldn't have any parking ing lots. Though, I don't the curbs. There's not . dents NOW. he HIS you think would make a good meters. There are a lot of know where they would much you can do for park- Cannan we Rk the hetiy, question of the week? back parking lots, so it's put them because every- ing. There should be big- Call us at 903-985-7383. not really a problem. thing is so congested. = ger lots behind businesses. LETTERS Thieves stole more than guitars . To the Editor: Recently at Port Perry High School thieves smashed the guitar class window, and stole six guitars. This incident took place over the weekend of March 27 to 28. One of the students whose guitars was stolen is my brother. The kids whose guitars were stolen had something else taken, as well as the deter- mination to pursue a hobby that they have grown to love. I wonder if it makes the thieves feel a sense of accomplishment to know that they have nothing better to do on a weekend than to break into a learning facility. The individuals didn't take books or pen- cils, they took something that they obviously knew the students would enjoy doing. I know that on the weekends I can find far better things to do staying on the right side of the law. For the other students, whose guitars were stolen I am deeply sorry for the violation that you,must feel right now. It's funny that most of the students whose guitars were stolen had some of the highest marks in the class through the determination that they had put forth. My brother said, "I hate going into that classroom. I don't even want to play any- more. I want to drop the class and I'm not taking it next year." Our parents always taught us that if we brought something home that wasn't ours, we took it back to the owners. To the parents of these individuals: wouldn't you do the same if your child came home with a guitar that they obviously didn't pay for, and that a friend wouldn't just give them? To the individuals who stole the guitars: I honestly hope that you feel a sense of accomplishment knowing that you've ruined some of the hopes and dreams of your fellow classmates. Maybe some day in your lives you will feel the violation that you have caused these students and think back, was it really worth it? Lisa Delisle, Port Perry - Remember When? A German Fleld gun (circled), along with two machine guns and a trench mortar were received in Port Perry in late 1920 as momentos for the community's efforts during the Great War. The gun was put on view in front of the Post Office and later became a memorial for war veterans near the GTR station, above. If you have any interesting old photographs, or post cards showing views or buildings of the area, give Peter a call at the Star at 905-985-7383 ~ Editor's - Notepad TO EVERY SHIRT THERE IS A SEASON I'm wearing a new shirt, which | like a lot. It reminds me a bit -- now that | think of it -- of another shirt | had once, which also was new for a time, and which | also liked a lot. | was fond of that shirt. | do not know what became of it. But | suspect it may have wound up under the kitchen sink, where many of the clothes | haven't seen for a while end up. I'll be puttering around, looking for some- thing, and there will be a shirt or something | haven't seen for a while. Sometimes -- as was the case with the boxer shorts | found last night, next to the glass cleaner -- they are garments whose usefulness and presentability long ago expired. They are retired there quietly by my wife, who always makes sure to rip them in half, just in case | get it into my head to abscond with them and try wearing them again. Sometimes -- and this really gets me -- they are victims of, shall we say, laundry-related mishaps. Like the golf shirt | got for Christmas one year, and which | really liked a lot, and which, | believe, actually helped me to play better, because when you look good you feel good, and when you feel good, you have to play well, right? | found that golf shirt under the sink one day. It bore hideous, defacing bleach stains. Someone had left my favourite golf shirt horribly marred by using bleach on a load of colours... and -- then -- hid -- the -- evidence. It doesn't take Inspector Poirot to figure out who the guilty party is. But what are you gonna do? Sure, | could confront her with the shirt, presenting it like a corpse or a smoking gun to a murder suspect. "Well? Huh? What have you got to say for yourself now? Huh?" The problem with this approach is that it is likelv to prompt a response along the lines of, "You're right. 1 m hopeless when it comes to laundry. You can do all of it from now on." So0000... All there is to do is retire the shirt there in that dank cavern under the sink, with the glass cleaner, the mouse trap, some Brillo pads, and a bag of potatoes no one has had the courage to open for a couple of months now. And so, alas, will | discover this very shirt | wear now someday, torn in half and tucked away under the kitchen sink. It's sad and difficult to imagine, but, to everything there is a season. Even shirts. Now, pants. That's another story.