Ontario Community Newspapers

Port Perry Star, 11 Sep 1984, p. 7

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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1984 letters Resident gets the election run-around (From page 5) redirected to the Village of Prince Albert. This proved to be another futile trip, and by now, after spending almost two hours (not to mention a considerable amount of gas) in follow- ing what seemed to be nothing more than of- ficial sounding guesswork, my ex- asperation was clearly evident. Some kindly old gentleman took pity and offered to call someone "who would know for certain." Lo and behold, it appeared that my rightful place of voting was way back in Blackstock - just minutes from where I had started out on this not so merry- go-round. "Realizing that time was running out, I hustl- ed (risking a speeding ticket) to the "Cart- wright Community Hall in Blackstock' where as luck would have it, the polls had just closed. Thus, my long awaited opportunity of exercising my franchise resulted in nothing but a pitiful exer- cise in frustration and futility. I can't help but wonder and be somewhat con- cerned about how many others were similarily in- convenienced and disen- franchised because of such careless and im- proper direction, both by the cards mailed and by well meaning but ob- viously confused election workers. Perhaps in the future, your paper could provide valuable assistance by publishing some sort of guide or map of the area polling stations and en- compassing voters. P.S.- Upon arriving Left off Dear Sir: It is 8 p.m., Sept. 4th, election night, and my husband and I have just left our polling station re- jected and disappointed in not being able to exer- cise our rights as Cana- dian citizens and taxpayers. Apparently, our names failed to appear on the voter's list, due we feel, to the incompetence of our area enumerator. This person claimed to have visited our proper- ty 4 times: twice in the home | discovered that my parents had also been directed to Utica, but did manage to cast their vote -- thanks to a more enlightened neighbour. Yours truly, Jason Cziranka R.R. 2, Port Perry the voters list morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. The fact that we both work would obviously rule out the first three; the one evening visit would hardly be adequate. On reading an article in this newspaper, I made a point of calling Port Hope to find the name and number of our enumerator, and then began calling several times to no avail. Finally, in her KAME KA FOOTWEAR INC. WHITBY MALL No WHITBY - 728-4197 SHERIDAN MALL PICKERING - 683-4871 29 2 absence, her husband answered, and, after ex- plaining the situation, he told me he thought our names were on the list (which he couldn't find), but if not, he took all our information and assured me there would be no problem. My husband made a special effort to leave his job in Ajax to come home to vote and had to return to work right after. 'At 7:50 p.m., the peo- ple at the polling station expected us to return with a neighbour who could vouch for our iden- tify and residence. In the seven years we have lived here, we have never been denied our vote, and have always made a point of exercis- ing this right. However, I can assure you, that after this charade, we won't bother in future to waste our time or energy. Yours truly, Faith & Gary Hartung R.R. 1, Port Perry Chesterfield Suites Love Seats Sectionals & Mattresses - A Large Selection - RA a) Price! ¥) AMD) = a yg | McKEEN FURNITURE $24 Simcoe $1. S., Oshawa 725-5181 H&M WRIGHT FEED COMPANY a * LAWN & GARDEN SUPPLIES * FERTILIZER & FENCING call ... HAROLD or MELANIE BLACKSTOCK - 986-4201 wey J LEGERE -- BUSUTTIL Jeffrey Martin Legere and Diane Marie Busuttil were united in marriage on Saturday, June 16, 1984. The ceremony was performed by Father Alfred Grima of the Immaculate Concep- tion Church, Port Perry. Parents of the bride are Vincent and Dorothy Busuttil of Oshawa and the groom's parents are George and Ella Legere of Port Perry. Given in marriage by her parents, the bride was attended by maid of honour Susan Weigand, and bridesmaids, Christine Sylvestri, Margaret Foley, and Vicki Caruana, all of Oshawa. The flower girl was Caroline Grenier. The best man was Dale McGill of Tyrone. The ushers were Timothy Legere and David Legere, brothers of the groom, Port Perry, and James Larkin of Toronto. Ring bearer was Brick Emer- son of Oshawa. The soloist was Mrs. Anne Kzanoski of Oshawa. ; The bride wore an elegant Victorian gown of flowing white peau-de-soie. The fitted basque bodice was accented with full puff sleeves highlighted with ruffles and silk crystalized white buds. The gently gathered waistline cascaded to a full swirling skirt and chapel train. A floral wreath sprinkled with pearls and shimmering rhinestones held a gentle mist of two tiered em- broidered cathedral veiling. The reception was held at the Immaculate Conception Hall. The couple left for their honeymoon in the Haliburton area. Jeff and Diane are now residing in Grand Prairie, Alberta. CLASSIFIED RATES WORD ADS: $3.50 first 15 words, 10 each word following. REPEAT: Second insertion of same ad ... $2.50 for first 15 words, 10* each word following. ARTWORK/LOGO DESIGN... . .. EXTRA CHARGE PROOF REQUIRED: Copy must be recei red no later than Thursday prior to insertion date. DISPLAY ADS: For rates or info call 985-7383. ALL ADVERTISING: Must be paid for in cash or by Visa before 12:00 Noon Monday. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADVERTISING: MONDAYS - 12:00 NOON (No Ad Changes after Monday 10:00 AM) Although every precaution is taken to avoid errors in all adver- tising, the Star accepts advertising with the understanding that should an error occur it is liable only for the cost of that portion of the adve:tisement in which an error occurred, in relation to the en- tire advertisement * DOG & CAT FOOD * FEEDS & GRAIN * ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS - OPEN - MON. - 8:00am. -5:30 p.m. SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon nl i... gous mie abl'

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