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letters Article unfair to parks crew Dear Sir: This letter is in regard to the recent articles in your paper about the Township care and maintenance of the parks and washrooms. We feel that your paper gave a very unfair view- point of these issues. In your articles you did not mention the extent of our duties. Our crew of four is expected to cut twenty- six areas regularly in- cluding View Lake, Caesarea, Blackstock as well as Port Perry. Aside from our grass cutting we are also responsible for cleaning out the washrooms, col- lecting the garbage from many of Scugog Township parks and facilities, sweeping the main street of Port Perry, maintaining the playground equipment and basically, anything concerning the care of the parks. Many people do not realize what a task gar- bage removal is. For in- stance, a typical Monday morning is spent draw- ing refuse from Port Perry to the dump. (We transported over one ton from Port Perry alone on August 7). Even though we are presently ex- perimenting with gar- bage bags in the barrels, the mess is phenomenal. We regularly' deal with soiled diapers, human excrement, dead fish .... Another of our regular duties is cleaning the washrooms at the baseball diamond. Con- trary to popular belief the Township DOES maintain these facilities. They :are cleaned every day during the week and one of the Parks Dept. (Turn to page 6) PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. August 14, 1984 -- § the SC Or Ee PO 80190 PORT PERRY ONTARIO LO8 INO (410) 988 738) EE) -- Cn =) J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager Member of the J.B. McCLELLAND Canadian Community Newspaper Association Editor and Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the CATHY ROBB Port Perry Star Co. Ltd, Port Perry, Ontario News & I eatures go Comm Re AS UNIFY Vey, Qe ok \ SOA Pins assOCm Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postage in cash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscriptian Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year. Single copy 35° © COPYRIGHT -- All layout and composition of advertisements produced by the advertising department of the Port Perry Star Company Limited are protected under copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. remember when? 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 14, 1924 Reunion services and celebrations of the Wick Presbyterian Church in Port Perry, were held for their 75th anniversary of the organization of the Church. The 1.0.D.E. have donated a slide for the small children at the Town Hall Park. The road opening celebration was a great success with Reeve Figary as chairman and Mr. J.E. Jackson was Swain, Nestleton; Glenn Larimer, Nestleton; Harry McLaughlin, Nestleton; Roy Werry, young. Lawrence McLaughlin, Nestleton. A celebration was held at the United Church in Port Perry in honour of Dr. R.P. Bowles who was 95 years 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 13, 1964 The four room school at Epsom was built. Children to Burketon and Perry and their son Richard, also a scout. The four contestants who reached the top in th Beauty Contest at the 37th Annual Regatta & Field Day held at Caesarea were Queen Elaine Proutt; third prin- cess Laural Handyside; second princess Brenda Paulet- te; and first princess Sheila Hooper. Blackstock News - Mr. & Mrs. Bob Brown returned home last night after an enjoyable six week holiday on which they visited relatives in England and Hull and Master of Ceremonies. Mr. John Rolph, who, in a brief and good speech, formally opened the road. 35 YEARS AGO Thusrday, August 11, 1949 Mrs. Hugh Espie, Mrs. H. Durkin, Mrs. Grant Gerrow, Mrs. Chas Brignall, Mrs. T. Palmer and Miss Mildred Palmer, were in Toronto attending a Hawaiian Pageant, in connection with the 26th Triennial Assembly of the Order of the Eastern Star. Rev. C. Waggoner, of North Carolina, occupied the church pulpit at the United Church, Seagrave, while he and his family were visiting the area. Sunderland Tigers beat the Port Perry baseball team 7-3. Bill Harper was on the mound while Cawker, Healy, Martyn, McGill, Williams, G. Demara, Christie, M. Demara, Reader and Naples were the other players for the Port Perry team. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 13, 1959 The home of Mr. Gordon Cumming was destroyed by fire. Mr. Cumming operated a turkey farm. The top five prize winners of the Cartwright Agricultural Society at the Blackstock Fair were Harold attend will come from Epsom, Chalk Lake, Bethesda and Utica. Port Perry Lions Club Bantams baseball team lost their first game of the 0.A.S.A. playoffs. Reg Manns star- ted on the mound, but then was replaced by Bill Wan- namaker. Lynda-Jean Kandel, 17, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Kandel of Port Perry, was at the Summer National Championships of the American Contract Bridge League. Miss Beatrice Lea and Mr. Ron King, members of Port Perry Junior Farmers, will represent Ontario Coun- ty at the Junior Farmers Provincial Camp at Geneva Park. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 14, 1969 The induction service for Rev. M. Parsons, the new minister of Blackstock United Church will take place on Sunday, September 7. Clifford Assmus, 15 year old from Eatonia, Saskat- chewan, is one of 120 boys from all over Canada chosen to take part in a Scout Exchange program sponsored by the Federal Government. For the last three weeks Clifford has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall of Port toured Scotland and France. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 14, 1974 Jayne Puckrin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Puckrin of Sunderland graduated on July 18 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing in Toronto. Jayne will join the staff of Wellesley Hospital in September. A family reunion took place at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J.C. Grier, R.R. 4, Port Perry. Four generations were present and photographed together. They included, the senior member Rev. J.C. Grier; his son, Dr. W. Rob- son N. Grier; his grandson John Robson Ross; and great- grandson Robson, 3. A 1927 issue of the Port Perry Star was sold for $5.00 at a large public auction sale that took place in the former Letcher house on Mary Street. Several hundred buyers swarmed around the grounds biding heavily in one of the most expensive auctions this season. Mr. Jack Forster has an extremely '"'green thumb'. He has nurtured a geranium plant for 9 years and was rewarded with 147 blooms and breaking buds. Each fall Mr. Forster digs it up and puts in in his basement for the winter. NOSTALGIA LANE I seem to have written quite a bit about communi- ty newspapers over the years, but it hasn't been deliberate. So, if you'll forgive me, I'll write one more. Unless you want me to tackle, once again, Jim Ross of Exeter, who is furious at me because he pays more in income tax than I receive in salary, if you can figure that one out. Recently received a monthly statement from the syndicate that carries my column coast to coast. Started looking over the old familiar names that have been run- ning this column for 20 years or more, and got a bit sentimental. They run from Nova Scotia to Hay River, NWT, and if ran a quiz, I'll bet half my readers couldn't spot, by province, half the newspapers. But my personal relations with many of their publishers go back a long way. Never hear from most of them, but bump into them at the odd convention, and renew the old bonds. I'll just mention some of the real old-timers, who have stuck with the thin gruel and thick porridge of this column for more than two decades. Dutton Advance, Hello, Herb Campbell. I know you're semi-retired but hope you're still stroking a golf ball. John and Randy, Neepawa Press; George and San- dy, Estevan Mercury; remember that fishing trip in North Saskatchewan? Are you all alive and as well as can be expected? Remember the big fish dinner in my three bedroom cabin, when the rest of you, including bill smiley Barry Wenger of Wingham, were crowded into little cabins? Little did I know that Irwin MacIntosh and wife Bar- bara, when we saw them courting at a convention about 30 years ago would wind up as Lieutenant-Governor and His Lady of Saskatchewan. Irwin was with the North Battleford News and Barbara's father was with the Creemore Star if memory holds. And they wind up entertaining the Queen! , The Blenhein News Tribune, the Bolton Enterprise and the Bowmanville Statesman are old customers, and I knew well their owners at that time: Russ Schearer, Werden Leavens, and John James. Where are you guys? Port Perry Star. I know Harry Stemp is still around, but where is Peter, the flute-playing lino operator with a vast amount of Norwegian good humor and common sense? Say the word, Pete, and we'll have another round of golf, with an ambulance in close attendance. Where is Gene Macdonald of the Alexandria News, who could get a party going in a mausoleum? Not a word for years. I know Don McCuaig of the Renfrew Mercury is out to pasture, cutting wood, catching trout, but let's have a word, old buddy, from the depths of the Ottawa Valley. I've never seen a copy of the Creston Review, the Parkhill Gazette or the Glenco Transcript, but théy've been old friends for decades. And what's this about you, Andy McLean, selling out the Seaforth Expositor to a young upstart after 112 years in the business? ~ Andy was a man who looked middle-aged when he was young, young when he was middle-aged, and almost juvenile as he grew older. Last time I met him and his charming wife and their daughter, Susan White, who is going to carry on as editor, I thought the McLeans were indestructible. I suppose that any day now, I'll hear that Mac and Val of the Tilbury Times will be hanging up their hats while still in their prime. (In fact, Mac, I think you're already slipping. Had a letter sent along by your son Terry, who said he'd found it on you desk, but you ob- viously hadn't dealt with it). Perth Courier, Winchester Press, Meaford Express, Wheatley Journal, Yorkton Enterprise, Swift Current Sun Lacombe Globe, Lachute Watchman, Exeter Times-Advocate, Atkokan Progress, Glenco Transcript, Oxbow Herald, Weyburn Review (hi, Ernie), Westport Mirror (hi, Your TV Repair Man), Orangeville Banner, Hanover Post. And all the rest of you guys who have put up for years with the bleatings and blurtings of this writer. Thanks! You represent something I admire and respect. You work under continual stress to produce a product that is valuable rather than sensational, controversial rather than merely inflammatory, optimistic rather than depressing. Hang in there those of you who are left, and you young fellows, carry on the traditions. You may not be the New York Times, but you are probably more important to your community than it is to the world. Last note: George and Elda Cadogan, veterans both, hope to see you again before we hit the wheelchairs. Love, ' Bill