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A ERTS ASV PE OEE SAN ACER A DPR AEN GAY SOF ERITH E PH RBOAN <n AU AN i bev RARER A go SRA 3 MH eye ew ATER RRA EO ER ROR Se RE dd ATE TYE TEod SOMO rth) JOATH EP ENRR ment CE Editorial Com ~ChatterBo; "WirH ANy Lueck, LL BE SELECTED THE MILL 1ONTH PERSON ----- AND AWARDED A JoB . Sa Oa by J. Peter Hidsten Well, the sick mind of some California manufac- turer is at it again. The newest game headed for the arcades and fun houses is called "Death Race". The object of this new electronic coin-in-slot game is to drive a simulated vehicle so as to "kill" as many pedestrians as possible in a 60-second period. If you should be so skilled as to hit 21 or more in the alotted time, you are classified as an "expert driver". Other terms used for lesser "kills" are Bone Cracker and Skeleton Chaser. According to the manufacturer the idea of the game is to poke fun at our driving ability, saying that "'none of us drive all that well". We wonder how this might influence one slightly unbalanced mind. Let's say that after spending some time in an arcade this person went to his-her car and zoomed down busy streets knocking down and killing pedestri- ans by the dozen. : Although this in only speculation, and might never happen, if it did, we wonder how this manufacturer and the designers of the games would feel. . Probably not all that bad, as the game is one of the hottest selling items in the U.S., and by the time it happens they will have made their little fortunes. Money in pocket can sure cure a lot of ills. LEE SE XR J Port Perry must be one of the Mecca's for the dining public, for in this little town of about 3,500 people there are no less than a dozen eating places within a three mile distance of downtown. Most recent on the scene is The Gate, a drive-in style eating place in Port Perry Plaza, specializing in burgers, fries, chicken and basic take-out style lunches. About a month ago, the Port Perry Dairy BE Bar opened with their new image. Doug and Ray Hillier have spent countless hours in the old building, making it a bright, clean and comfortable place in which to have an early morning breakfast or light lunch consisting mostly of soups, sandwiches, bacon and eggs, etc. A welcome addition for the morning crowd. Also serving the early morning risers are Hanks Pastries and Town Line Lunch; In the town, there are three licenced taverns, who serve a variety of full course meals, as well as alcoholic beverages. These three places, Emiel's - Place, Port Tavern and Conway Gardens all differ in decor and house specialties, and all cater to different needs. In the near future the newly expanded Haugen's Bar B Q and Terry's Place on 7 & 12 highways will also quite likely have licences for the L.L.B.O. for hearings. i alcohol, as their requests for the beverage are before Haugen's, a long time favourite of locals as well as the commuting public has undertaken a massive expansion this past winter, with chicken the specialty of the house. Terry's has been renovated over the past year and is now the second restaurant in which Chinese food can be obtained. + Back in Port Perry, the Town Inn Restaurant, specializes in Chinese food, and just recently redecor- ated their interior. « - Now let's see who we've forgotten. Oh, yes! . For the take-out crowd, there is Porto Pizza on Queen St., Subby's Submarine and Bayshore Take-Out on 7A highway and in the summer Redman's Fish and Chips on Scugog Island. ' Other spots where the consumer can pick up snacks are the Bowling Alley, High School, both Arenas, Port Perry Marina and in the summer, the Chip Wagon. Quite likely there is some that we have not . mentioned, but even if there isn't, we have more than an-adequate Rhee of eating spots, We only ope that there are enough people eating-out for all of them to survive. LER AR J Can the Canada Post deliver a newspaper as fast as the Pony Express? This is the challenge that the Canadian Community Newspaper Association has handed Postmaster General J. J. Blais. The race, which will take place in connection with the C.C.N.A. convention being held in Winnipeg, will determine who will be the first to deliver a series of newspapers from various points along a route approx- imately 200 miles long. With the mail delivery complaints that we hear about these days, you would wonder if the challenge would want to be met, but the courageous and confident Postmaster General has accepted. Just last week, we are the STAR were informed that papers leaving Port Perry on W y, were not arriving in Uxbridge until the fol Monday. A mere 10 miles. If this is the case in the "West", the old Pony Express should come through with flying colours. The newspapers are to be given to the pony express rider at the same time as duplicate copies are mailed at the post offices in various communities along the way. The first rider will leave in the morning, and in a series of five and ten mile stretches will carry the mail and pick up more threugh about eight communities. - rt : An interesting challenge. Anyone want to place a bet on the outcome? Loads 1] ry Congratulations It happens quite regularly that we use this space to congratulate local young people who have made a name for themselves and their community on provincial, national, and even international efforts. A team of four young curlers from the school curling program have joined the growing group of young athletes who have helped put Port Perry on the map. We offer our congratulations to Lee Howsam, Elaine "Elliott, Alison McNab, Vicki Fairman, and coach Reg Philip for an outstanding year and their performance at the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association girls" curling champion- -ships.- : ; ' The four, all students at Port Perry High School, have been curling together for two years now, and last week curled their way to the top of the all-Ontario OFSSAA competition. The accomplishment was obviously not an easy one, considering the high-powered competition from such places as Toronto and Windsor who have more curling clubs than we have curlers. Just as obvious was the heart that these young people put into the effort, the desire to win and the sportsmanship that the success represents. Perhaps it should be mentioned that the local curling program in 'the school has grown from 30 young people just a few years ago to well over 100 this year....an indication of not only the enthusiasm of the - young people but the staff who spent their own free time coaching and helping out with the program. More Champions Speaking of championships and outstanding ef- fort, we should mention that Bantams and Pee Wee's from Scugog are involved in all-Ontario competitions, and we are reserving space .in. the STAR .in anticipation of an excellent effort by the boys. It may be old fashioned to say so, but it isn't the winning that counts. So win or lose, we congratulate the youngsters involved; and are wishing them the best of luck! Heritage Day February 21st...the day chosen for Heritage Day, if and when the House of Commons passes the legistlation...has come and gone. Maybe next year, Heritage Day will be a national holiday. If so, it will be a uniquely Canadian event like Dominion Day, July 1st. Unlike other national celebrations, such as Labour Day, Thanksgiving and Victoria Day, it will not be simply a transfer image of European and American occasions. That's as it should be. For although we owe much to these other traditions, for too fong, too much i of our heritage has been overshadowed by the procession of English Kings in history books and by the continuing American extravaganza on our TV tubes. Canada has its own distinctively Canadian herit- age. Pierre Berton writes about it, Organizations such as Heritage Canada try to preserve it. . Indeed, if we do not take care of this inheritance, prepared for us by those who went before us, we would be disregarding the responsibility that God gave humans to maintain and manage the earth for © the good of all creatures living upon if, present and future. But the idea of Heritage Day should not stop there. For if all we do is preserve the best of our past, we shall have bottled ourselves up. Our Canadian heritage also includes bitterness and discrimination, pain and loneliness. Native peoples and small ethnic groups have been consis- tently elbowed out into the darkness, while the French and English-speaking peoples pushed and shoved for the best places in front of the fire. Now their long-simmering hostility threatens to come fo a boil over separation. So Heritage Day should not be merely an occasion for preserving the past. It should also be a time for house-cleaning, for clearing our shelves of unwanted holdovers. ee LL As well as reminding us of a past, Heritage Day should be an annual reminder fhat we are involved In building a better future. . 3 Unchurched Editorial "Wr