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a SI a wl Nh. YN ----TT Tr HTH HN rriPEA A NH rr rR 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 26, 2001 PUBLISHER, GEN MGR ...Don Macleod MANAGING EDITOR . .Jeff Mitchell oCha OFFICE MANAGER . . . Gayle Stapley of the summer. "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 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 Member Ontario Community z= Newspaper Assoc. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) PORT PERRY STAR Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our mailing costs. 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Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured of i t. The publisher is not liable for BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd; Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Sandra Spiers, Linda Clarke, Lisa Monk, Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox PRODUCTION: Trudy Empringham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Freelance Writers: Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland, Rik Davie if there 5 a compeliing reason to do so. Errors will be corrected if i €10rs Or Omissions in connection with any advertisement in any f Editorial Comment The summer season Hard to believe, but we're fast approaching the end of June, and Canada Day looms on Sunday, the unofficial start There will be activities in the park, and the sun, we hope, will shine bright above, and when night descends, fireworks will light up the sky. It'll be a day to be Canadian and proud, and to display our national colours for the world to see. Then comes July, and hot days and humid nights. Air conditioners humming, shade trees inviting. Children recently freed from the tyranny of the education system will tumble into each bright morning to face a day full of promise, -- to be whiled away in innumerable pursuits. Afternoons will last an eternity, evenings linger forever. Families will leave home for vacations - a week, two weeks - for travel and leisure and memories. Life is sweet in July. August dawns sweltering and sultry, all somnolent sonorous afternoons, cicadas buzzing as if with electricity, and thunder storms blasting with fury, then fading away, leaving steaming puddles and birds resuming their song in trees. August is the cottage, leaving work early to kick back on the porch and watch the day end, barbecues sizzling with now-expert chefs keeping lazy watch nearby, beer in sweating bottles, getting an early start to beat long weekend traffic. | Then it's Labour Day, and the fair is taking place, and guess what? The end of summer is near. Melancholy and anticipation vie for predominance in our hearts as we cling to the remnants of the season, while looking ahead'to the crisp thrill of October, and the harvest, and what lies beyond. This endless enchanting cycle continues, to our delight. Enjoy the summer, while it's here. It appears as if ready to BEACH 1S (THE ( WW OSED!! Port PERRY STAR linger forever, but in fact elapses with startling haste. LETTERS Waterfront t . 3 4 » oo * 3 at ay Peg v ' 4 4 a | Sr? y h & fa SN pe 4 " 37 # 7 «Lr . ol ; + Pe % Pj ' oe fof A na 4d g h4 R 4, 4 ~ ~ 4 pods ami" fF oy vy 8 Fro IE gi ble ap ) Ld elu ad . gt wn ama ane 2 IEA bid di TPE yo ras Ay To the Editor: Re: Waterfront Trqil It is not surprising that Mr. Rondeau and his representative, Dana Anderson, argued against the walking trail through the sec- ond phase of Honey Harbour. This would tick off most, and probably all, of the home owners closest to the shoreline. It is easy to see from the water or the west side of the Island that the homes on the lake side of that development presently enjoy "waterfront" privileges. Lawns extend down to the water's edge, the shoreline has been changed, trees and bush have been merci- lessly cut down, and boat docks have been constructed. All this on land that they do not own. I would suggest that we forget about a "round Scugog" trail sys- tem, but concentrate on an acces- sible (from town) walking pathway should be reconsidered rail plan as far along the lakes as we can go; probably to the north end of Castle Harbour phase 2, circling around the west side and back through Castle Harbour phase | for return to the starting point in or around the Kinsmen Park area. For the many residents and vis- itors, this would be a wonderful change to walking the town streets and roads in their quest for this most important health activity. I might draw your attention to the pathway system in Durham forest, which is rugged and uneven, yet enjoyed by many. Perhaps council could recon- sider by simply marking a trail, rather than "constructing" one, which would lead walkers along the right path. I'm sure that there would be many volunteers willing to help in the process. John Darby, Port Perry