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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday July 24, 2001 jocna Member Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER, GEN MGR ...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 BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West J TST A TTS TSX Cay Member PORT PERRY STAR [EE Gana 10s -- -- > Nee Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 We acknowledge the finanaal support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our mailing costs. Published every Tuesda the Port any Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - L9L 1B7 y y by FtPery Star Company ud, 188 y y. Ontar 9 Robert Taylor, Richard Drew SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (indudes GST) Six Months - $19.79 (includes GST) Foreign 1 Year - $96.30 (includes GST) freelance Writers: Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland, Rik Davie EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinvons 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 Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) induded. Requests that a name be withheld wall be honoured only if there ts a competing reason to do so. Errors will be corrected if UI 0 the econ slvenicn oe reso 8 tos tn to slo refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISINGIPOLICY: The rubies is nt Bake for Si charges of 9pioasarbiczl anos 20 don) lessen Whe y hie of on adhrtisemedt. Tt uibishen i ck able: fon cress, or omisSians, in connection 4th a) beasvsamiont is iy subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid or the advertisement. All duims of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, prior to the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered. No daim will be allowed for more than one insertion. ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Sandra Spiers, Linda Clarke, Lisa Monk, Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox PRODUCTION: Trudy Empnngham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, ---------- a a gen i I a a aa a eR ---- Editorial Comment Let's tell it to the chief One of the issues that will never be settled to the satisfaction of everyone is that of police presence, especially in downtown Port Perry. Numerous reports surface throughout any given year of van- dalism, thefts, and nuisance behaviour; unfortunately, the finger of blame is often pointed at young people, who tend to congregate, sometimes in large numbers. We've long said that kids have as much right as anybody to gather and hang out; but developments of late in the area of the ~ Water St. business section represent another matter altogether. Business owners report constant hassles with kids who gather near their store fronts, hindering passersby and, according to the merchants, affecting business. Residents, we're told, are afraid to venture out for fear of being confronted by rough-talking, bad- acting teens. The situation boiled over last week, when the owner of a Water St. restaurant tried to chase a bunch of loitering kids out of his parking lot as the supper hour approached. He was, according THE HIGHLAND GAMES to reports, swarmed. He wound up with numerous injuries. Had it not been for the intervention of others in the area, his injuries may have been more severe. : Now merchants in the area are demanding police address their problem, as is their right. And police officials here at 26 2 Division tell us they'd love to have the officers necessary to be on / patrol, and to respond immediately when citizen complaints J come in. Ss It's staffing, they tell us; Scugog is a big place, and policing itis |. a big responsibility. Our suggestion is for those concerned to take their case to police headquarters, where decisions about funding and staffing are made. A compelling case by the people who live here could well back up 26 Division officials when they go to the brass, looking for more officers. In other words, we should be sending lJULY | / 25™ | Wi 7 OS ~ Por PERRY STAR our concems to the chief. - -- PES i o 3 2%, Gh I A ju oh PT AY : : Rk bs SRT Lis £3 A sods » ; #4 2 ve ! " "i F / 4 ¥ -c ps 5 " y pool . Historical photo feature by J. Peter Hvidsten ==) . EE Na Np 9 _--"T iz. "evage TRINA Nd - SNES Fs WAS i The ( and has the Royal Bank, resection in Port Perry is one of the most familiar blocks in town, r of businesses over the past century. This picture shows the as the home of Archer Motor Sales in the 1930s. nr here from 1928-1057. The bullding was erected LETTERS Derby organizers should've offered refunds to some To the Editor: I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon of July 14 at Palmer Park, with my family participating in the children's games that were part of Street Fest. This is the first year I've spent over four hours at the annual event. We had a blast ! The evening was topped off by attending the Demolition Derby. We paid our $10 entry fee and rushed to the grounds, where we could hear a heat in progress. There were found out, from another fan, that there were only two heats in total. We were at the demolition for approximately five minutes, and paid $10; my son was allowed in free. Thinking this was unfair, | went back to the two people who were collecting the entry fee. man at the gate said, "That's too bad. You should have come earli- er" | was taken aback, and respond- ed with: "You should have informed me that it was nearly over, and | would have made the decision whether to pay $10 to enter. - He said, "Too bad." Our $10 is not a big deal, but multiply that by the number of people there, and we are talking thousands of dollars. Unfortunately we, along with many of our neigh- bours, will no longer be supporting this event. | feel if it continues to be managed in this manner it will not remain an event much longer. At the end of the day, we truly enjoyed the Street Fest; it was the best ever. But the Demolition Derby sponsors should be rebating those who attended their event Saturday night. dagodadal Arc Red RR EN WaT STY, Bot ddd dha NAA ee Ale ; : ¥ dap | politely asked if | could have Ingrid Hilyer in 1885 and was o d In the early year: by Mir. Willard's grocery store and the post office for a RAYA HRSA SAL aL APR MRR Ge A Mg SE bh! a refund,because our family only Port Perry 'short time. The Foyal Bank has ¢ SE AE the bullding since June 1977. Be al saw half of one heat. The elderly A RAR REESE EB SE RES NI AF I I I FE WI IF J WE BE RY SC JE NY WY BF JRE WN BF NE WE LIF AC SL I JPEN NE WY I NE NEW JO RE WE WN §