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A Big Santa Snuggle N EY R a Sh ol Santa Claus came to Port Perry last Saturday aftemoon as the Scugog Chamber of commerce held their annual Santa Claus pa- rade. The streets were lined with young and old alike as the floats and bands made their way from the fairgrounds, along Lilla Street and through the centre of downtown. Following the pa- rade, the kids got a chance to meet Santa at the Latcham Centre where he gave them bags of candies and asked them what they wanted for Christmas. Above, three year-old Lisa Geer of Prince Albert snuggles with Santa after talking with the jolly ole man dressed in red. Cars get towed Durham Regional Police towed away eight vehicles last Thursday night which were hindering snow removal efforts on Queen Street. The owners had to pay the $24 tow- ing charge to get their vehicles out of the pound on Regional Road 8. Staff Sgt. Herb Legard told the Star the public should be aware that vehicles are not permitted to park on streets in Port Perry longer than three hours. He said the police will order cars towed away when they are re- quested to do so by the municipal roads department during snow removal operations. aS Silver medal for 10 Santa parade seen in pictures. 14 It was typical Santa Claus weather last Saturday as Santa made his way through streets lined with kids and adults during the an- nual Scugog Chamber of Commerce parade. Snow covered the ground, the skies were lightly overcast and temperatures were relatively com- Vol. 122 No. 01 Wrestling team full of talent........ 3 |, Christmas spirit runs high | as Santa comes to town fortable as more than 75 entries thrilled the kids along the route. And of course there was Santa, always the biggest crowd pleaser. The parade got underway at 2:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds, where the floats and bands had been lining up for an hour earlier. The parade made its way along Durham Road Tuesday, December 1, 1987 8 to Lilla Street, south to Queen Street and then through downtown Port Perry, ending near the Lat- cham Centre. Parade chairman Ruth DeJong told the Star she was very pleased with the parade this year, and that she has heard many favourable (Turn to page 3) Copy 50¢ 48 Pages New party has 5,000 members Christian Party is growing Jake Boekee is realistic enough to know that the newly formed Chris- tian Heritage Party is not going to sweep to victory in the next federal election. However, the 28-year old presi- dent of the Party's association for the riding of Durham Nor- thumberland believes the time has arrived in this country for this par- ty to start increasing its support among Canadians. Mr. Boekee was elected president of the local riding Association at an Muscles rippling, two young wrestlers take it to the mat during a meet last Thursday night at Port Perry High School. The guy on top is a member of Port Perry's brand new YMCA Wrestling Team, a club with a motherlode of talent and promise. For story and more photos, see page 30. % i organizational meeting "held in Orono late in October. In an interview with the Star last week, he said the local Association in this riding of Durham Nor- thumberland now has 175 members and the numbers are growing steadily all the time. | To date, the Christian Heritage Party (CHP) has formed 18 riding associations across Canada and has about 5,000 members. "I'm confident that our (national) membership will start to snowball," he stated. As the name implies, the Chris- tian Heritage Party is based on religious under-pinnings, specifical- ly the Judeo-Christian ethic. Party literature states very clearly that "the use of scriptural principles' is the basis for decision making within the Party and the constitution. Mr. Boekee told the Star last week that he personally feels strongly that the three current mainline federal parties in Canada "are lack- ing in moral leadership and direction." The CHP believes the law of God and the Ten Commandments are "the umbrella' for the protection of society. According to CHP literature, the Party is in favour of preserving the family as the basic unit of society; a strong national identity and - defence system; education as parental responsibilities, Christian morality in leadership and co- operative labour relations. The Party also is in favour of the sanctity of life; Biblical absolutes in law, compassion for the under- privileged, free enterprise under (Turn to page 19) Light up your homes for Christmas contest Once again, the Port Perry Star wants to light up your life! IFor the second year in a row, the Star is hosting a Christmas Lights contest, where the most beautifully lit homes in Scugog Township will be judged for their decorative Christmas lights. Christmas Lights 1987 is designed to encourage folks to decorate their homes with lights in the Christmas spirit. Only lights qualify, and will be judged by three distinguished locals, John B. McClelland, Pat Webster and Angie Kroonenberg. To enter, just call Cathy Olliffe at the Star (985-7383) anytime before Thursday, December 10 at noon. Make sure you leave your name, phone number and address. If your home is in a rural location, also leave clear directions. On the night of Wednesday, December 16th, starting at 6 p.m., the judges will take to the streets, checking out each home entered in the contest. The judging process takes approximately four hours, so please leave your lights on until at least 10:30 p.m. The winners will be announced in the Star's Christmas Greetings (Turn to page 8) | RG com