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Vol. 125 No. 10 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991 Copy 65¢ (61¢ plus 4¢ G.S.T) 60 Pages "sponse. This photo gives you a ; pretty 900d I dea what skaters are enjoying at the Port Perry Open Air Palace. About 3,000 took to the ice over the weekend, thanks to some help from the weatherman. There are some special events planned for The skaters were back in force over the weekend at the Open Air Ice Palace on Port Perry's waterfront. After several days of poor weather (first too mild, then too cold and windy) Mother Nature smiled brightly on Saturday and Sunday, and the near per- fect conditions brought the skaters out in large numbers. Orgnizers estimate that Special events p about 3,000 were out on the ice over the weekend. And the open air skating fa- cility continues to get raves from Scugog residents and visi- tors alike. Not only did the weather improve for skating, the two tracks were flooded and groomed as well. Lang Cope, one of the co- chairmen of the rink commit- the next few weeks (see story for details). This photo was taken from the bucket on the Scugog Hydro boom truck, 60 feet In the air, and we thank Hydro manager Terry Adderley for the "lift" Sunday afternoon. anned for rink tee, said a series of special events are planned for the next few weeks. . "We are hoping to get more people out (skating) during the weekdays," he told the Star Monday morning. To achieve this, there are | special features for each day of the week. On Monday, mothers skate for free; on Tuesdays, it's two- Yellow ribbon campaign starting up in Scugog Two area women are appeal- ing to residents in Scugog Township to display yellow rib- bons at their homes in support of the Canadian troops sta- tioned in the Gulf. North Oshawa resident Su- san Lemay suggests the yellow ribbons could be tied around a tree, outdoor light fixture, or front door. "The yellow ribbons will show the guys in the Gulf that you support them," Ms. Lemay said. She said she is concerned about the number of war pro- tests that have been voiced. "But we do have to kee mind whois there," she said, re- ferring to the over 2,000 Cana- dian men and women stationed in the Gulf. "Our troops need to see the other side" and not just the pro- tests. "They need to know that a lot of Canadians Sigpord them," she said, adding that the sym- bolic measure would boost mo- rale. Americans have shown won- derful support to their troops by tying yellow ribbons and sending letters and care pack- ages to their fighters, she said. Ms. Lemay's brother is in the navy. He is stationed in Halifax and at present is on stand-by to go to the Gulf. BO He doesn't know when or if he will have to go," she told the Star. "If we lose ships or men that have to be replenished, well then..." Her voice wavering, Ms. Le- may explained that she made a trip to Halifax recently to see her brother. "I hadn't seen him in 10 years and I just couldn't not see him incase..." Ms. Lemay has already gone door-to-door in the townhouse complex where she lives ap- pealing to residents to tie the yellow ribbons on their proper- ty. But she's hoping all areas in and around Oshawa do the same. "White Rose has a good stock Turn to Page 16 for-one, two people skate for the price of the $1.50 admission. On Wednesdays, there are "treats for sweethearts" such as cookies or chocolates for the la- dies. On Thursday, the empha- sis in on family skating. The en- tire family can skate for a single admission of $4. And on Fridays, weather permitting, the skating rink will remain open late at night for those who want to "skate . late. " As for the special events, how about a shoot-out and speed skating competition; a golf putting tournament on skates; and an old fashioned Victorian skating party in which people will be encour- Turn to Page 4 DONT CALL 911 system 'comes info effect May 1 The 911 emergency system coming into effect in Durham Region is described as an en- hanced version of the system, and the best available. Earl Cuddie, township ad- ministrator, stresses that the system will not be in effect until May 1, and if dialed before that Ponti this date, otc: tinue to use the current num- hers for ambulance, fire and po- ice. Mr. Cuddie called the 911 system a "fantastic piece of pro- gramming". The 911 centre will be in Dur- ham Regional Police headquar- ters in Oshawa, and from there depending on which of the re- gions the call is coming from, the local services will be dis- patched. The information from the op- erator will appear on a hard copy from a printer, which will be located in the emergency ser- vices home base. Local emergency services, ambulance drivers, and both Scugog fire halls have had in- struction seminars on the in- coming procedures. Mr. Cuddie explained that when a caller dials 911 the op- erator that is free automatical- ly receives the call. When the ovgraser picks up the phone, e address from where the caller is phoning will be dis- played on the operators com- puter screen. If the person on the other end cannot spea for hangs up, the operator still has an address. Turn to Page 2 Co :