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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Monday, December 24, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER, GEN MGR Don Macleod MINSAN BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, EDITOR } Cy } Chins Hall | & @)2% \ PERR S R COMMUNITY a CNA Janet Rankin, Lesley West ANAG | Y | { \ NEWSPAPER OFFICE MA ER Gayle Stapley 1866 = 's Newspaper of : 2001 ASSOUANON ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb Mctachem --_-- 5% -- > = MEMBER Gail Morse. Tracy Souct S ne Sutherland 2001 WINNER ; ONTARIO | , acy uc uzanne >u CREATIVE MANAGER _ Pam Hickey CCNA BETTER - COMMUNITY Janet Archer 8ill Watson REPORTER Rik Davie NEWSPAPERS Publications Mall Registration No. 07881 NEWSPAPER Co COMPETITION We adinowledge the finanaal support of the Government of Canada, ASSOCIATION PRODUCTION: Trudy E \ poi chs through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our marking costs - o rudy empnnghatm, PHONE 905-985-7383 FAX 905-985-3708 . Lo. i Daryle Wnght, Arlene Cheel EMAIL editonal@portperrystar com Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LIL 187 advertising@portperrystar com lance Wie . Soba 5 CE Solari, Katy LAN Maeponperys SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 1 Year $37 45 (includes GST) Six Months - $19 79 (includes GST) Foreign 1 Year - $96 30 (includes GST) freelance Waiters Heather McCrae es Rand fay fangs 9 EDITORIAL POLICY: Opmions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter waiters are not necessanly those of The Port Perry Star Letters must be sgned and the telephone number (which wall not be published) nduded Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there i a competing reason to do so broes wall be corrected! brought 10 the editor's attention. We reserve the nght 16 edit or refuse publication of any matenal submitted ADVERTISING POLICY The publisher 1s not lable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement The publisher 15 not able Tor Other eros OF ISSIONs wi Connection with any advertisement a any subsequent issue or the refund of ary mores paid for the advertisement. All clans of estor in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, pnor 10 the next week's pubbcation, and, if not made, will not be considered. No dam will be allowed for more than one nsection Editorial Comment A Christmas card from us 'Tis the season, as they say, and with Christmas just hours away the hard work of a lot of community volunteers, students and organizations comes to fruition as food baskets are made up, toys wrapped and deliveries taken care of by the great folks at Operation Scugog. The abundance of goods on the shelves of the food bank and the mountains of toys gathered by the good people of Scugog Township are an annual wonder to media members who take seemingly endless shots of smiling faces next to the bounty they have collected at various sites all around the township. This year in particular it is gratifying to see that even in the face of the millions and millions of dollars gathered by Canadians to help those stricken and killed by terror south of the border we have not ever forgotten those in our own communities who count on the kind thoughts and good wishes of their neighbours to get through the holidays. Students of all Scugog schools, in particular, must be centered out for congratulations this year as they have rallied like never before to gather toys and food for others. With these young people coming out of our schools to take over the reins of community work in Scugog, we must be truly blessed as parents. It also says a lot for the dedicated teachers who have helped to instill the community work ethic in these kids. For these kids, and for many other things, this township AL os is a more blessed place in which to live and a wonderful 1/4 place to gather the news and report the triumphs. rom a of Us al e orl erry lar For this, we at The Port Perry Star thank you, the community. From the staff of The Port Perry Star to you the com- munity we serve, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Be safe and be happy! LETTERS Remember When? '. » ot PAY Me < » MN. WAHIA » _ Pioneer Gas Bar : \ RG [| a eg ENE Wilbur St To the Editor i Age I 2 Last Thursday | was the sur- C ~ Tete § Simcoe St. prised recipient of a kind gesture fe a "A ; which has left me with renewed faith in people. The wet snow and cold wind that day prompted me to jump in my car and head down to the local Tim Horton's to pick up a bowl of steaming hot chili to warm me up. As everyone in Port Perry knows, it's normal to encounter a long lineup there so | sat patiently waiting for my turn to order, lis- ade Td [ pv } ial F BW) of iran =i Es a at a A tening to the radio and oblivious y Traffig fowed noha So | RELL to what was going on around me. oF a etl wc acon After inching my way through i TO bs the take-out line I arrived at the 8p 2 window where a pleasant young lady wearing a fur-lined red hat looked out and informed me that my lunch had been paid for When | asked who had paid for it, she said the woman in the car ahead of me had paid for it and A view of the Oshawa Rd. (now Simcoe St.) looking north towards the intersection of Highway 7A as it looked in 1974. The street, which had two intersections at this time, was reconstructed during 1975, removing the two-pronged intersection, widening the road and installing traffic signals. Today traffic has reached such proportions that it will have to be widened again in the near future to accommodate the Increased traffic flows. Historical photo feature by |. Peter Hvidsten Ch Ir stm as Seaso n b r ngs d We ston random act of kindness told her it was just a "random act of kindness " | quickly scanned the parking lot to catch a glimpse of this "Santa Claus" only to find she had already left. My surprise quickly turned to curiosity and after the attendant described her, | was more bewil- dered than ever Since this happened I've been feeling a little empty inside, not knowing who to thank I'll probably never find out who she was, but her little "random act of kindness," has twigged my inner Santa and | intend to carry on her Christmas gift by repeating the gesture for some unsuspecting person. Hopefully my "Santa" will be read- ing this paper over the holiday and see this letter Thank you for waking me up and showing me the true spirit of Christmas Peter Hvidsten Port Perry