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Since we have come such a long way in changing attitudes to- wards handicapped people, I was shocked to see such stereotyping aimed at senior citizens. If we look at any of the men and women we have admired as we grew up, we might as time has gone by, seen some of the individual descriptions from the poem OR we may have seen none until Mr. or Mrs. so and so passed away from a ? , while mowing the lawn, vacationing in the sunny south or whatever. We are usually surprised when we hear they were 77, 80 or 85. They may have needed occasional help along the way from family, friends or Now accepted at ... St IS HERE NOW! It's Your Chance to Participate in Wintario's Half Back program & Save! It's simple. All you do is bring in your non-winning tickets and redeem them (50¢ per ticket; maximum 50% of the cost or $15.00, whichever is less) on any Books by Canadian Authors! . Tickets dated October 28, 1982 and forward are eligible in the Half Back program. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO LOS MO (416) 905-7383 organizations, but then who doesn't - at any age. What we can't seem to remember is that most people live out their years as active members of the comm- unity. They are not the person in the poem and they are not those living in Homes for the Aged and Nursing Homes who are only 6 percent of our elderly citizens. For those who are not facing the coming years in a positive way, the poem only serves to make things worse. However, there isn't one situation mentioned in the poem that cannot be helped in some way. Nutrition counselling, exercise, preventative health care, recreation, retirement planning and assistance for physical handicaps are available to EVERY age group in the Township of Scugog today. Regardless of your age or situation, I hope you will begin to think positively of the con- tributions that older Cruise Missile testing insane (From page 5) armament of all nations" as indicated by polls and the ballots of last November? If you are one, it is time to stand and be counted. You cannot allow your neighbour to speak for you, he-she has only one voice. Your voice would make two, and two voices (or letters) are better than one. Please - write to Prime Minister Tru- deau. Tell him you care about our planet and that you don't want to be a part, in even the smallest way, in the build up of weapons which can not protect us, but only end life for all of us, American, 235 QUEEN STREET, P.0.00X 90. Canadian, Russian, Dutch, Swede and Czech. The way to peace is negotiation not con- frontation. This is not 1939 or any other "'eve"', this is 1983 and there is nothing in history to compare with this era. We have to have peace - there is no alternative. 'Duck and cover", or even using todays suggestion of SHOVELS or evacuation are cruel and deceptive, knowing that one Trident sub- marine carries more than enough firepower to destroy 60 cities. It must stop - and let it begin with US. Sincerely Andrea Jones Port Perry people make in our community. Dare to ask them their age! You may be pleasantly sur- prised to find that what you considered to be "old Age" - isn't. Yours truly Elizabeth Fulford co-ordinator, Scugog Community Care NOTE: Mrs. Fulford, I appreciate your concern for our elderly and am very much aware of how hard you work for these people. The comments you are concerned with were written by an elderly couple and my reason for publishing them was merely to give both seniors and younger people a humorous look at old age. I would have to agree that if I was afflicted with all of the ailments _ described, there would be nothing funny about it at all, but I am sure anyone can relate to many of the symptoms of old age even when they are young. Even at my tender age I have the stiff body, poor eye- sight and hair falling out. I am sorry the poem disappointed you, but I can assure you I do think positively of the contributions of the eld- erly in our community, and the poem was not meant to poke fun at anything but life in general. J. Peter Hvidsten Publisher PRESENTING ... CHAMBER FES OF COMMERCE Executive, Directors & Committees as listed... President: Bill Barr Vice Pres.: C. Preston 2nd Vice: Jim Hardy Past Pres.: - Miriam Price COMMITTEES: *Membership Guy Latreille* Tom Mullen Dave Muir Santa Claus Parade - Miriam Price* Alex Shepherd Special Events - Chuck Preston* Ron Compton * - HEAD OF COMMITTEE Advertising - Promotion - Tourism Peter Hvidsten®* Bill Beare Jim Lawrence Civic Affairs - Jim Hardy* Jim Grieve Western Weekend - Richard Drew* Cathy Kroonenberg Bill Barr Jim Hardy Miriam Price Chuck Preston Jim Grieve Bill Kendry Committee Heads are expected to report to the board each meeting of any new developments or action regarding their particular Committee. 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