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6 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2001 PUBLISHER................ J. Peter Hvidsten GENERAL MGR.......... Don MacLeod MANAGING EDITOR.. Jeff Mitchell OFFICE MANAGER... Gayle Stapley ADVERTISING MGR... Deb McEachem REPORTER................. Chris Hall Freelance : Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland, Rik Davie PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: editorial @portperrystar.com advertising @ portperrystar.com Aocna Member Ontario Community Fees Newspaper Assoc. wil be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISIN Association Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashburn - Columbus - RR Oshawa Zephyr - Udora - Leaskdale - Sandford - Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter writers are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included. Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling reason to do so. Errors ALT ol h 3 IG POLICY: The publisher is not liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. All claims 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 claim will be allowed for more than one insertion. Canadian community (We CNA ~~ ADVERTISING: Ginn Todd, Cindy Jobin, Hoh Gall Morse, Sandra Spears, Linda Clarke, BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox, Lisa Monk PRODUCTION MANAGER: Pamela Hickey Production Staff: Trudy Empringham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Richard Drew OPINION Time to share services While it was encouraging to learn that the provincial govern- ment won't impose restructuring or amalgamation on Durham Region - indeed, that sound you hear is residents, politicians and municipal officials sighing with relief - it's also heartening to know that it doesn't necessarily mean a resumption of the old way of doing business. The possibility of the province imposing its view on regional government here, as has been the case in nearby Toronto and Hamilton, did inspire local politicians to look at the way municipal government operates, and realize a plan for stream- lining those operations is necessary. The thinking here was that the Tories, on a mission to rid the province of duplication and waste, would come thundering in to create a new municipal entity, unless some action was taken to prevent it. So, mission accomplished, to a degree; the province is on the way to accomplishing what amalgamation would have, without the messy political fall-out that would have accompanied a forced restructuring. One might argue it's been along time coming. Durham Region is comprised of a number of municipalities of varying sizes and characters, ranging for rural to urban. All of these municipalities have for years carried on operations that could have been shared with neighbours, to the benefit of all. So we like the fact that the rural municipalities of Scugog, Uxbridge, Brock and Clarington are examining just those possi- bilities. It's the way of the future, and it makes sense. 1 -_. ARE YOU SURE You SHOULD BE GOING ANYWHERE JRooM! TODAY? THE WEATHER purr putt PUTT LOOKS PRETTY BAD OUT JRoOOOOM ~ | JRERE. OH PSHAW! I'M A CANADIAN! I CAN DRIVE IN ANYTHING! By Walt Radda Proto OF THE WEEK EE Ilse Allen submitted this photo of grandson Carson Oliphont, 15 months, preparing to dive into a snack. If you have an interesting picture we could use for Photo of the Week, please drop it by The Star office, or give us a call at 985-7383. LETTERS ZN PRIDE ALWAYS Nu COMETH BEFORE ).I']. THE FALL OF RANE Operation Scugog sends sincere thanks to food bank supporters To the Editor: Operation Scugog's committee members would like to take this opportunity to extend our deepest thanks and apprecia- tion to all of the individuals and volunteers who assisted in the Christmas Basket Campaign in Scugog Township. We would like to thank all of the church- es, schools, banks, stores and businesses, local papers, organizations, families and individuals for adopting and preparing hampers filled with food, gifts and toys. Confidentiality was maintained by assign- ing families code numbers, yet these ham- pers were prepared with so much love and care. The monetary donations helped us to provide each hamper with a voucher for a turkey. We provided 160 families with . Christmas hampers. Operation Scugog was also able to pro- vide the following organizations and indi- viduals with special Christmas items: Monetary donations were given to Central Seven and the C.O.P.E. program to buy gifts for their residents and participants The residents of Chateau Blue Manor received gifts for clothing, toiletries and candies Residents in the Blackstock and Port Perry area who participate in Luncheon Date, Friendly Visitors and Meals on Wheels received boxes of cookies. You helped to make Christmas a joyful time for many in Scugog. Your tremendous support during the Christmas season and throughout the year is greatly appreciated. The Township of Scugog is a very caring and generous com- munity. Thanks to all. Barbara Carnegie, Treasurer Operation Scugog E-mail us: editorial@portperrystar.com