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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 29, 1990 Remember When? (From page 7) along with another 15 students from Queen's University, Kingston. Miss Wallace intends to spend the three months in various towns and cities in France, to improve her French language skills. Blackstock News - Congratulations to Miss Donna McLaughlin, who not only graduated from Peterborough Teachers' Training College, but was also awarded a scholarship for achievement as the top student of the year. She is engaged to teach at Cartwright Central Public School commencing in September. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 4, 1970 . Local graduates include: Mr. Ron Blakely of Greenbank, who received his B.A. (Economics) at University of Guelph Con- vocation services; Miss Christina Rice of Port Perry recently graduated from the Toronto General Hospital School of Nurs- ing; Miss Judy Cochrane, Blackstock, received her B.A. degree from York University; Miss Sheila Kenny, Port Perry, receiv- ed her B.A. degree from McMaster University; and Mr. Leslie Asselstine, Blackstock, received his B.A. degree from Waterloo Lutheran University. s Stu Black, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. Black, Port Perry and member of the Niagara Falls Kinsmen Club, won the Harbin- son Public Speaking Award at the annual meeting of the District. Cartwright High School played host to Millbrook High School at their annual Bi-School Track and Field Meet. The final results gave C.H.S. a total of 400 points and M.H.S. a total of 246 points, - 80 the school trophy won by Millbrook last year was returned to Cartwright. Greenbank News - Congratulations to Robin Parish of Ux- | bridge and Keith, Earl and Jim Phoenix of Greenbank, for win- ning trophies in the recent Livestock Judging Contest for On- tario County. ) Around Town - Marie Taylor recently attended a reception given by the Lieutenant.Governor of Ontario - the Honourable W.R. MacDonald, in the Governor's Suite at Queen's Park. The reception was given to honour all members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir - now in its 75th Anniversary Year. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 28, 1980 Robert DeShane of Port Perry has been awarded the licence for operation of the central ambulance service in Lindsay. Constable William Scott, a 20 year police veteran was nam- ed last week as policeman of the year in the Durham Region Police Force. Youngsters from R.H. Cornish Kindergarten classes found out that an ambulance is not such a scarey thing as driver- attendant Dave Brown representing the Port Perry service show- "ed the kids the equipment inside an ambulance. The Port Perry Canadian Tire Mens Softball team has been granted permission to operate a beer garden on Township pro- perty for four days during the annual softball tournament held over the August 1 holiday weekend. An Ontario court has ruled that chickens can be legally rais- ed on the former Peels Poultry property on Simcoe St. in Prince Albert. Lake Scugog Lumber celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Ed Groves has been elected president of the Port Perry Legion Branch 419. : A total of 88 fishermen took to Lake Scugog over the weekend in the 1980 C.A.S.T. Walleye Tournament. The team of Phil Cur- rell and Doug Stapleton was declared the winner. They picked up $860 for their efforts. The residents of Seagrave and Greenbank are finally going to get asphalt on their community tennis courts. The Port Perry High School Canadian (Army) Cadet Corps held its 84th annual inspection last week. . £3.00 OFF Large 16" Pizza *4.00 OFF XLarge 18" Pizza 1 Coupon per Pizza FAST PICKUP and DELIVERY Open till 4 AM - Thurs., Fri., Sat. 985-2225 WATER ST., PORT PERRY ~ Letters io the editor Abstinence safer than condoms To the Editor: After reading last week's arti- cle on AIDS Awareness Week" and Durham Region's distribu- tion of condoms; $8,000.00 of tax dollars, the question came to mind, 'Is the goal a condomized society? What our poor deluded society doesn't want to face, is that every thing has a price tag - even sexual promiscuity. And the price is more than the cost of a condom. It is lives; young statistics in the AIDS epidemic. Maritimes would not be isolated by distance To the Editor: Regarding Meech and the seemingly never ending guilt trip we are being subjected to if we do not bow to Quebec's minimum demands, I pose one simple question. Why would the Maritimes be so isolated and vulnerable to American takeover by Quebec separation when, by example, we can look to the State of Alaska be- . ing fully embraced as part of the U.S. yet physically separated from the U.S. mainland by the wide expanse of Canada. Also, consider the case of Hawaii. Obviously distance and physical separation are not fac- tors if will and love for country are present. sks Bobby Grant Port Perry } A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows condoms to be only 75% safe against pregnancy - 25% unsafe aver a 1 year period. (And if the much larger sperm can get through so can the AIDS virus). But the condom's con- traceptive ability cannot be equated with its' effectiveness in preventing AIDS or any other STD because a woman can get pregnant only a few days out of a month but the deadly AIDS virus can be contracted any day of the month. This raises the risk factor con- siderably. So risky is it that the American Medical Journal states that, even with 100% condom use, 1 out of 3 will contract AIDS over a four year period. Dr. Richard Gordon says "with a cheap con- dom and no spermicide the risk factor rises to 83%. This means 3 out of 4 will die. Would we fly in a plan that had an 83% chance of crashing? Yet the Public Health Officials of Durham Region are trying to sell us a safe-sex philosophy through condom usage, when in fact, its a ticket to death. The condom may delay but does not prevent eventual infec- tion. Meanwhile Pharmaceutical companies are getting rich while the ignorant are being exploited. " Dr. Herbert Ratner says, 'The condoms intensive promotion HEAT MIRROR 5 POINTS MALL TAUNTON RD.E,, \ OSHAWA WINDOWS DOORS - SKYLIGHTS Solariums - Soffit - Additions does more to stimulate and en- courage genital sex among the young than to curb unprotected sex among the promiscous; star- ting teens down a road of multi- ple sex partners and AIDS" - a death trap. Condom distribution simply accelerates the problem, as.youth in particular, view this as society's approval of sexual promiscuity. In the prevention of AIDS why not promote and educate on the positive value of chastity til mar- riage and monogamous relation- ships. We are not just animals. Sex is not just an act. We have self-esteem and self-worth to deal with. Sex inside of marriage is beautiful because it is inex- tricably connected to the psyche - to the soul. It involves personali- ty at.its deepest levels, emotions and character. Like a fire built within the confines of a fireplace it can be enjoyed, but built in the middle of the living room with no boundaries, can burn down the whole house. So instead of handing out con- doms (which are high risk anyway) for "AIDS Awareness Week" why not hand out buttons that say "If you think I'm hard to get ....well, I am." Abstinence never killed anyone, but sexual promiscuity has. Yours Truly Carol Switzer Port Perry Custom Installations 436-9733 Only the Very Bect The Boss is Away! ...and the Staff is making its own Deals for the month of May ... Come in and take advantage FULL SERVICE & DELIVERY & INSTALLATION by CERTIFIED SOLID FUEL TECHNICIAN « a ___--. TT --_-- Ae ATOKA IE A WR SHI on Fug og in ' I ASIA I e Pl : 4 i A I PE oe