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ANE er Worn | ; | nl i tH ; | i | g i 1 NB Ld 4 i 3 f { } | | | [IRR SURISp vpuprpuprsss eR SPRL BEL SLR SEES Se Thank ness, they finally got the Sky/ Dome open n there in Toronto. | don't know about you, but | am beginning to feel like I'm being Domed to death. For weeks on end, all we heard about was the race against time to see whether the dam thing would open on June 3. Well, it did, and from the media reports, people who have seen the Dome agree it is a marvel of modern technology, all $500 million worth. As | write this, the Blue Jays, sporting a nifty 23-33 won-loss record, nearly ten games off the lead in the AL. East, have played twice in the Dome and have yet to win. | fear that changing managers and changing ball parks won't help that crew this season. There are too many liabilities on that team, most of them in the place they call the Bull Pen. . Though | haven't been to the Dome yet, likely before the season ends, | will muster courage enough to brave the traffic, the TTC and the Swallers and see for myself what all the fuss is about. : But in the meantime, | expect to watch a fair amount of baseball (slo pitch, fastball, kids games) right here in good old Port Perry. Mens, and ladies, slo pitch is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and there is no short- age of tournaments scheduled for the weekends in Port Perry this summer. The Dome may be a fine spot to watch the Blue Jays, but for my money, there's nothing quite like the "bleachers" behind the right field fence of Viewpoin by John B. McClelland the North Diamond at the Port Perry lakefront parks. wy you can sit right there in the hot sun and watch the aging and greying "boys of summer" chase fly balls all afternoon. Nobody seems to mind that picnic tables pass as bleacher seats. The conversation is congenial, the atmosphere friendly, and during most tourna- ments, if you are of legal age, of course, you can sip a beer poured fresh and cold. And if you feel a hunger pang, a steaming, hot sausage on a bun smothered in mustard won't set you back an arm and a leg. Not only is there a great view of the North Field from these "bleachers," the sight of Lake Scu- gog and the waterfront is magnificent. As for the game of slo pitch itself, don't let the name fool you. Most of these guys take it seriously, they display fine baseball skills with the glove and the bat, and if you think it is easy to hit a ball that Sells in at'an agonizingly slow rate of speed, just try Slo pitch tournaments these days have be- come a sports business. They generate revenue for the community, and a lot of the money raised through the sale of "refreshments" has been plowed back into the diamonds along the lakefront. But that's another story. The Dome is fine, but watching Slo pitch from the right field bleachers ht here in downtown Port Perry is a darn enjoya- ble way to while away part of a Saturday afternoon. And you don't have to fight the subway crowds or pay 15 bucks for a parking spot. Glad to see that Scugog Township's Roads Superintendent is back on his feet after a brief stint in hospital. I have sometimes heard people in the Town- ship say that Ronn MacDonald is gruff and blunt. And he is gruff and blunt. But underneath that big, burly, bear of an exterior is a guy with a pretty big heart, too. And Scugog Township would loo long and hard to find a better roads superintendent. He's got a tough Job looking after the roads and streets in this far-flung Township, and we all know that people love to "bitch about the roads." Ronn gets his fair share of flack, winter and summer. But I'll tell you one thing, this guy knows his work. | would venture to say that.over the years, his knowledge has saved the tax-payers of this community countless thousands of dollars. And right now, Ronn is in the middle of a very high profile chunk of road work: the re-constructio of Water Street. He has pledged puslicly that the work will be Jonoby July 10, the street will be ready before Fes- al Days. I have known Ronn for 12 years, and from my experience, when he says something will be done, it most always is. : Anyway, I'd better not get too carried away gushing over this big teddy-bear. | just wanted to say publicly that I'm glad to see Ronn back on his feet and back on the job. Bal Remember Letters to the editor = el © | Where does our tax money go? 70 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 19, 1919 The trustees of the Church are having their electric light plant installed this week and are expecting to have it in full operation next Sunday and Monday. Ruthven McDonald, the famous Toronto Baritone will entertain on Monday evening at the Sunday School Anniversary here at Seagrave so get your car ready or your team hitched up to arrive at Seagrave in time for 8 I. ta owing to the metal workers' strike the erection of the memorial flagstaff at the high school has been delayed for an indefinite time. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 22, 1844 The Corporation has the distinction of owning the first elec- tric lawn mower in the Village of Port Perry, the 'Len Leahy Electric." Fit. Sgt. J.L. Sweetman, has returned to his duties at Toronto after a few weeks at home. Pte. Ross J. Harding of the Central Ontario Regiment has been seriously wounded in Italy. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 24, 1954 The talent show featuring amateur entertainers from the Port Perry district and sponsored by the Coronation Track and Field Club, Port Perry, provided a most enjoyable evening for parents and friends of the contestants who competed last Fri- day evening in the Public School. "The Port Perry Legion's little ball league opened in big league style last night. All teams met at Palmer Memorial Park, clad in their bright uniforms and took their place behind the Legion Colour Party and marched to the fairgrounds to the music of the Bowmanville Pipe Band. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 25, 1959 Barbara Grace Love, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clif- ford Love of Port Perry, graduated recently at the University of Western Ontario with her B.A. A letter was received by council from Arthur Jefford, thank- ing the Reeve and Councillors for the donation of $100 towards his expenses at the forthcoming Boy Scout Jamboree. Mrs. D.L. Crosier was elected Provincial Representative of the Ontario County Tuberculosis Association at the annual meeting. | (Turn to page 12) \ (EE WR EE - --- To the Editor: Property tax time again, the time of year when we find out that the predicted 10 to 16 per cent increase has risen, in case to over 40 per cent, as with many others I have checked with. Unfortunately, like all our other levels of government and Eng made headlines because of nationality? To the Editor: I noticed the comments regar- ding the Susan Eng controversy (Viewpoint, June 6), which has arisen because she refused to allow references to the Queen in her oath of office. Personally I find the uproar over this incident rather silly. We stopped singing "God Save the Queen" in schools and at public gatherings a long time ago. For many Canadians the Queen is only a figurehead. I believe the issue has made headlines because Eng is A) a woman, and B) a "foreigner." As Frank Jones of the Toronto Star rightly points out, if her name had been Susan Anderson, her actions would have gone unnoticed. For years women have deleted the phrase, "to obey" from their marriage vows but this hasn't made them any less committed or any less married. Yours truly, Sandra Smith, Prince Albert RES I i iL TED] their high tech calculators, they seemed tobe outatad.. The insert, in with our tax bills, asked where does the mon- ey come from? That is one heck of a good question. If you were like the govern- ments, then you would just plant a money tree in the back yard named you the people, and .then when you want more fruit, don't ask, just go out and shake the heck out of us until all the money is gone. Then, where will the money come from? Now that our leader of Can- ada has the free trade bill passed, maybe he could do a fol- low up and get our prices to match those in the USA, suchas ' gasoline and nearly everything else. He may even get our consti- Smile For Tre Day tution changed with a clause like the Americans have, where "the people can say no to tax in- creases like they did a few years ago in California to show politi- cians they are working for the people, not the other way round. Need I say more? After reading this letter I know the people and our different levels of government will take this to heart, and who knows, they may leave a little fruit on the money tree. Finally, what about all this garbage about the fictional ghost of the ghost road. Where this all get started I have no idea, but I do know I have not seen the ghostin 35 I have lived here. But I have seen the gar- (From page 10) |. -- 20 i 1: NN ---- Vi | "YOUR NEW DIET WILL BE SIMPLE...IF IT TASTES GOOD, SPIT IT OUT." | T