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"A Fahiily Tradition for 125 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 16, 1991 - 7 PRESSING MIATTERS yy. John) v "A QUIET WEEKEND IN ONE SMALL TOWN" Saturday night; peace and quiet after a hectic week. Much has transpired. The impacted tooth that almost scuttled us last week succumbed to anti-biotic bombardment. This cor- respondent's face returned to what is considered normal. Days have gone by without soup suppers. Which is good. Days have also passed without a Walleye landing in the boat. Which is bad. The fish returned from God Knows Where {we sure as heck don't} with two days left in the Bugle's tourna- ment. Not soon enough to help. Pickings were slim, and ticket sales were down. The winning fish barely weighed 8 pounds. Our biggest catch was just over six pounds. Even at that, desperate measures were needed. The first six days left us holding one fish, so Thurs- day at dusk on the 4th of July, yours truly sat in Ed {a.k.a. Old Man River} Charette's boat with prospects for a long night ahead. The evening started poorly. Jumping into the boat, a wicked rip suddenly appeared in the south end of our favourite work pants. Helping matters not at all was that Ed had warned us about the protruding bolt two months ago. Somewhat a closet masochist, Edward Merryl {pronounced "Murl" he sez} anchored us at the tip of Little Horseshoe Bay; a bonafide hot spot, but one sporting a host of "interesting" side effects. We were soon eaten alive by mosquitos. Several idi- guess we also "enjoyed" holding on for dear life every time a wealthy American in a huge cabin cruiser ploughed past. We did witness some impressive fireworks on the western shore. All was not in vain. By 1 a.m. we boated three fish that were "the perfect eating size," and nailed the one de- cent fish that enabled us to end the expedition at a re- spectable hour. Unfortunately, 1 a.m. is prime time for drunks leaving bars on the Canadian side, so a merry old time was had getting home. It was an adventure that made you want to kiss the ground after landing, Fortunately, other blessings appeared during the week. Remember this column began: "Peace and quiet afterahectic..."? At 9 a.m. this morning, the two oldest James kids waved goodbye and drove back to the big city. Later our youngest departed to work a 3-11 p.m. shift at Boblo Is- land Amusement Park. After a three day family reunion featuring non-stop noise and hyper-activity, you could almost feel the house breathe a sigh of relief . That goes double for the parents. Not that we didn't enjoy the family re-united. Not for a moment. We're jusssst a little out of shape for keep- ing up to a 23 year old daughter, and her 20 and 18 year old brothers. Combine the aforementioned trio with a nearly one year old pup, who'd almost arrived at a semblance of nor- mal behavior before joining forces with all three off- springs. What results is a dramatic alteration in the pace from hectic and frenetic to dull and boring, than vice ver- sa. Especially when the change involves motion detec- tors and flood lights blazing into action at 4 a.m. After driving all night, the two Torontonians thought it would be fun to test the security system before announcing their early appearance. Nothing like starting the day with a dose of adrenalin. Ten minutes later the world's noisiest Yahtzee game is underway at the dining room table. It continued for two days. Friends, here is another one of those helpful little tips that nobody ever thinks to pass on for the benefit of others. There are better times to conduct telephone con- versations with representatives of large banking organi- zations than when surrounded by a ferocious Yahtzee game. The mid-morning discussion was brutally inter- rupted by a blood-curdling scream, and we aren't quite certain the banker accepted our explanation that a visit- ing 23 year old daughter had just rolled a difficult "Yaht- zee" in the adjacent room. Assuming big city bankers don't play much Yahtzee, it must have sounded more like a serious case of sexual assault. On the positive side, said transaction was complet- ed in almost undue haste, without so much as a ripple of "dissent from the other end of the phone. That the banker might be left with such an impres- sion is a shame, because a wonderful time was had by all. You've never seen three kids get along any better than this bunch. They always have, and always will. Their mother watched them for all three days with otic raccoons and a couple of big snakes swam past us, going half a mile against fast current to Big Horseshoe Bay. If your thing is death-defying roller coaster rides, I of things at our peaceful abode. We're here to tell you it's much easier to switch a big smile plastered all over her kisser. That too was something to see. Letters io the editor Argument used for both sides To the Editor: Re: Year-Round Schooling It is interesting that the same fact is being used to argue both sides of a question. Those in favour of year-round schooling quote that the students need less review, and forget less, because of the frequent, shorter breaks. Those in favour of semesters at high school say that there are statistics to prove that the students don't need any more review, or forget more, even if it is a whole year before they take a particular subject again. Also, most of the arguments for year-round schooling seem to be based on financial reasons (e.g. fewer portables) rather than educational. If it's as good as some research from the U.S. states, why aren't more schools using this system already? Barbara Stewart Two distinct groups To the Editor: I am a member of the Oshawa Competition Motorcycle Club, responding to an article in your June 25 edition, (re: dirt bike use in a gravel pit. in Scugog Township). First something about our club. Established in 1966 and incor- porated in 1977, we currently have a membership of 130 family members. The average age of our riders would be 30 plus years of age. The mandate of our organization is to promote motor- cycle riding and motorcycle com- petition, in a safe and responsible manner. We have indeed done so through two generations of members. It should be pointed out that two distinct groups of dirt bike riders exist. One group with very little commitment or financial invest- ment ($200 to $300) and an occa- sional desire to raise hell in the country and make some noise; and our group of highly motivated, seriously dedicated people who invest a lot of time, energy and money in a sport we love. Our second group belongs to local and national organizations and purchase new $5,000 plus motorcycles every one or two years and pay lots of taxes, up- wards to 20 per cent in fact, on our bikes and equipment. Gainful employment is an absolute necessity. Luckily the first mentioned group represents less than 10 per cent of dirt bike riders. Because this group has little commitment or investment, they have little to lose. Our group has more to lose and therefore must be conscious of how we fit into society. This brings me back to the sub- ject of our club using the previously mentioned gravel pit. If we indeed use this pit, it will be the first time in 10 years that this property will have had respon- sibility ATV use, for example hours of operation, days of use, degrees of noise and financial Turn to Page 8 Remember When HISTORIC PHOTOS COURTESY SCUGOG SHORE 2? S MUSEUM Ea The date of the above photo Is unknown, but clearly shows Highway 7A looking west somewhere between Port Perry and Manchester. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 18, 1946 Billy McLaughlin, young son of Mr. and Mrs. C. McLaughlin was hit by a car in front of his home. He was taken to Oshawa Hospital for x- rays. Congratulations to Norma Fines, Kay Prentice, Phyllis Tetlow, all of Scugog in passing their entrance examination. Jack Goode, Jack Griffen, Fred DeNure, Grant Mitchell have returned after spending two weeks at Danforth YMCA Camp, Lake Simcoe. Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Mitchell gave a garden party to the entrance class of Port Perry on the occasion of the birthday of their son Grant. Mr. Archibald MacMaster started employment this week at Beare Motors. 38 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 19, 1956 Hazel Wallace, Port Perry is celebrating her / thirtieth year of continuous service with Bell Telephone Company in Port Perry. The Nestleton Women's Institute celebrated fifty years of achievement in Nestleton Community Hall. Mrs. W. Heron, area secretary was the guest speaker. Mr. Foster Roland and Mr. Jim Farmer have accepted positions with the Engineer Audit, Survey Division of the Department of Highways. Mr. Clive Boyd has been accepted for training in the R.C.M.P. He left for Regina on Monday for three weeks. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 13, 1961 At Cartwright Council meeting the tender of Marston Construction was accepted in regards to the construction of the Larmer Bridge. Maybelle Rebekah Lodge held a family fun PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10