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T_T ----~~ 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 5, 2000 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER . .J. Peter Hvidsten GENERALMGR ....... Don Macleod MANAGING EDITOR . Jeff Mitchell OFFICE MANAGER . 'Gayle Stapley ADVERTISING MGR ...Deb McEachern PRODUCTION MGR . . Pam Hickey REPORTER ... .. .. Chris Hall PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: editorial@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar.com Aocna Member Ontario Community Ne A paper Assoc Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) Six Months - $19.79 (includes GST) LORT PERRY STAR BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Member Janet Rankin, Lesley West Canadian Community We N A Sawspagel Gc ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, ssociation Gall Morse, Sandra Spears, Linda Clarke, Lisa Monk, Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - L9L 1B7 EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter waiters are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which wall not be publish brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the nght to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted. 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Requests that a name be wathheld wall be honoured only if there rs a compelling reason 10 do so Errors will be corrected if Editorial Comment A busy term ahead Scugog Township's new council was sworn in yesterday, and members have begun what may prove to be a most interesting and challenging three-year term. Each councillor, and the mayor, no doubt will arrive with a number of items to add to the list of priorities. Here are a few we'd like to see go to the top of the list: 0 Scugog's infrastructure needs must be addressed, and now. While the province has made upgrades to major arteries like Highways 7A and 12, there is a network of secondary township roads that are crumbling, and in need of rehabilitation. Many residents use those roads day in and out, and want to see improvements now. a The township's recreation needs are growing, and must be addressed. The people want a pool, and a second ice pad, and they want them now. Mayor Doug Moffatt has promised to have an outdoor pool ready by the summer, and that's a good thing. Council has the revenue source to bank on these projects, and can make use of the funds raised by dedicated volunteer groups. They've waited and worked long enough. a The nebulous issue of municipal realignment will no doubt take up much of council's time in the near future. All the candi- dates in last month's election listed this as one of their top prior- ities, and all promised to work diligently to get the best arrange- ment possible for Scugog. a Even if restructuring is not demanded by the province, the township can still look to form alliances with neighbouring municipalities. Uxbridge and Brock are similar townships with similar needs, and all can gain by pooling resources to provide services. a And the township should continue to ensure the health and viability of Lake Scugog, the area's main tourism attraction and a source of recreation and enjoyment for locals. Remember When? Murray Williams Motor Sales, located on the south side of Queen St. just west of john St., Port Perry as it looked about 1946. Mr. Williams purchased the business, known as the Standard Garage, from Gordon MacDonald in May 1946. He sold the business to Art and Vern Bryden in December 1953, who switched the dealership from Ford and Mercury to Chevrolet and Oldsmobile. The property changed hands again in Oct, 1955 when Howard Challis bought it from the Brydens. In 1961 the building was purchased by Jack Hope, who opened his new IGA store at this location in November of that year. The building has undergone many renovations but still remains the location of Port Perry IGA today. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Culp JUNIOR 1S HELPING ME PICK YTEMS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE! bo wi oy BN 7 1 SEE... ASPARAGUS, BEETS, AND- OM, WHAT A SURPRISE: ). BRUSSELS ZN SPROUTS! ® * RpoDA Port PERRY STAR LETTER Parade needs a kick in the pants To the Editor: No doubt the Port Perry Star published pictures of last Saturday's parade, organized by the Chamber of Commerce. For those local read- ers not in attendance who will look at such festive imagery and once again feel fortunate to live in this delightful and elegant community, please don't be misled; this comic carnival was embarrassing, disap- pointing and cynical. Considering this event should be created for the benefit of the children, I fail to see anything but self-centered interest in the majori- ty of vehicles advertising everything from garage services, aggregate supplies, household furniture, etc, with only a feeble concession to Christmas by dangling some holly from their rear-view mirror. It is appalling that those organizations like the Cubs and Brownies, who had obviously been as creative as they could within meagre budgets, put local businesses to shame in terms of effort and a sense of occa- sion. Of course, the shops and restau- rants of the town were booming. One could hardly move for cus- tomers lining up to part with their money, but was there much evi- dence of these beneficiaries giving something back? Not much. There was meagre evidence of candy from the parade, which, with a little imag- ination, could have been harvested from these businesses by the orga- nizers prior to the procession. Were there any stunning or wondrous floats created by those businesses to wow the kiddywinkies? Of course not, but there were a couple of politicians giving out candy within a few feet of their big shiny names on large glitzy vehicles. I am extremely fond of this little town but really, when a little com- munity like Bancroft can put on a parade which makes Port Perry look silly, mean and amateur, then we should be ashamed of ourselves. The theme of the parade was "An Old Fashioned Christmas" but what's needed for next year is an old fashioned "Kick in the Pants" by abandoning commercial and political self-interest and making this wonderful event for the children ~. but then again, what would you expect from a town with no Christmas tree. Keith Allen, Port Perry I TT Rp