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6 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2001 ! PUBLISHER, GEN. MGR. .... Don Macleod ------ -- Vom BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, i Tran, rs Ha D ih Bh a) mL TQ sh . ember kin, | t | OFFICE MANAGER . Gayle Stapley Aocna AVY, EF E K FE INI )) N 1 JAN OS Canadian Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin Les ey wes | ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb McEachern le Se di community (dle CNA ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, | REPORTER............... ........ Rik Davie Member Ontario Community A AR ---- Ape Gail Morse, Janet Archer, Tracy Souch, 3 Freelance : Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Newspaper Assoc. Suzanne Sutherland PAX Sosa 383 Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 PRODUCTION MANAGER: Pamela Hickey Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville Production Staff: T Emorinaham Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashburn - Columbus - RR Oshawa " ' ) Je a rudy E wg am, Zephyr - Udora - Leaskdale - Sandford - Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert aryie Wagnh, 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writers are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star, Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included.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 compeling reason to do so. Errors will be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the ri tt edi or refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISING 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 able for other emors or omissions in connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the r 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. E-MAIL: editorial@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar.com at NY YN a TM IN A = I I a NN NI NY NY = NI I~ 7 WY eT OPINION Visitors welcome The concerns expressed recently at Scugog's council chambers over ice fishing bring to light several problems that face not just Port Perry but any tourist-oriented community north of the Greater Toronto Area. The main concerns voiced by residents are of fishermen who park wherever they feel like it, leave their garbage behind on public and private property and the general mess that residents wind up with every spring when the snow reveals exactly what all has been left. On the other side are the business owners who derive a strong winter income from the influx of parka-clad fishermen who sit on the frigid lake waiting for a bite. Both must be satisfied in some meaningful way... and both can Suggestions to increase by-law enforcement in no-parking areas should be much more than a suggestion. Tickets for littering and even stronger lake patrols by the Durham Regional Police snowmobile units will help. To help local business owners'spread the message that the right kind of visitors are very welcome to the shores of Lake Scugog... well, a simple pamphlet would do the trick. 'The do's and"don'ts of ice fishing on Lake Scugog'. Produced in a partnership which could include the township and local merchants, it could include not only the rules and by-laws that visitors might need to know but the location of local businesses catering to ice fishermen, places to eat, gas up, local emergency num- bers, facilities and perhaps even coupons that could be used for return trips to Scugog in the summer months. We can let the people who visit know in an informative and nice way that visitors to our home are welcome. But please wipe your feet before entering and leave things as you found them. 4 ! { i i | or, This photo of two-year-old Eric Lauzon was brought into The Star by Jean Ferguson of Port Perry. We're looking for more good photos for this space, so if you have an interesting picture we could use for Photo of the Week, PCL 5 0 L440 B alt Radda ; please drop it by The Star office, or give us a call at 985-7383. HELLO? OH, HI MOM! (1 NEED To) / OKAY, OKAY. LETTERS i OH PRETTY GOOD. YEP. TALK TO HOLD ON Mom, fl SLOWLY GETTING READY GAMMA MARIE HAS SOME- oo ; | | [ees 7 fase (eee | Schools should join together | -- | \JO TELL You... 3 PLEASE! | | Do To the Editor: bussed to Greenbank or Prince Albert. With { " ' We wish to respond to recent letters in the this move, these young students could possi- ¥ ! PLEEEZE! papers about the "emotional pleas" from the bly spend two hours each day on a bus. Is ¥ | parents and friends of Epsom Public School. that not a long time for a young child to spend y Let us begin by saying that the parents on a bus? Craig Burch stated that he is con- | and friends of Epsom Public School are not cerned that Greenbank Public School could i basing their argument to keep the school also someday soon be closed. When that { | open purely on emotions. Our concerns are happens our children will be shipped to yet § | genuine and these concems should be shared another school. il with others so that we can prevent any further Is it best to move young students from 1 RN decline in the quality'of education in Durham school to school? Will this benefit their edu- Region. 4 One of the most alarming things that we cation? If Epsom Public School is closed, what is stopping the board from doing the | id were told by the Durham District School same thing to small schools all over the ~ 7 ER... DID fis pat LE Board at our meeting on Nov. 20 was that the region? ) You GET YEEESH!! closing of Epsom Public School is purely a In the end, what lesson are we teaching S7T/44 HASN'T BRUSHED HER TEETH! THAT? 1'M WORKING ONT! financial matter. Craig Burch (of DDSB) told the parents and supporters of Epsom Public School that the closure of the school has nothing to do with education and that our students would likely not benefit from the closure. It seems that the DDSB is no longer in the business of offering our children the best possible educa- tion. If this were the case Epsom would remain open. If Epsom is closed, our children will be our children here? What message are they getting about the importance of their educa-, tion? We do support the expansion of Uxbridge Secondary School and we ask them to support us in our fight to keep Epsom Public School open. We must work together for the benefit of all Durham students today and in the future. Rob and Allison Ashton Epsom Check us out at www.portperrystar,com