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------ a ------ and place the blame on a few, we must all the take the 6% PORT PERRY STAR~Tuesday; May: 12,1899) "Seugoy's Conuphy Newspapac! Slee; EDITORIAL The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - L9L 187 PHONE 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$18.72 Forelgn-$90.95 includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST includes $5.95GST Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia:Dempsey Sports Co-ordinator - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman Advertising Sales - Jackie Metz Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell BUSINESS OFFICE PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham Robert Taylor, Marlene Moore Office Manager - Gayle Stapley - A = Accounting - Judy Ashby CC = Billing Department - Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Lynda Ruhl " Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included in price CE Editorial Comment Run For Your Life Attention residents of Scugog. We have been chal- lenged by the Township of Uxbridge to prove who is the most fit and active community. On May 27 we will be required to jump rope, run, walk, play sports or do anything else athletic for at least 15 minutes. At the end of the 15 minutes we will be re- quired to phone and register our activity. The loser of the challenge will be required to fly the other municipality's flag on their flag pole. This challenge is all part of ParticipACTION, a day in which Canadians are encouraged to become physically active. Across the country, Canadians will be getting in- volved in many activities aimed at starting the people down the road of a more active life. ALY TREE J I. # Ty pi an i, bois ts Pe sY kvew 17 You Just CAN'T pump Nout GARBAGE RERE | THis STUPID Bin 143 15 GETING OUT oF HAND ALREADY ! 2X X\ It is also a part of "Fit Week", a nation-wide physical fitness campaign. The 15-minute time restriction is not just a random number which the organizers of the event arrived at. Fif- teen minutes of exercise, at least three times a week is the recommended duration in order to maintain a good cardiovascular rate. The 1990s have produced a more health conscious and physically fit population. Gone are the days of the meaty hamburgers, milk shakes and two packages of cig- arettes. For the most part we have revised our diets and our lifestyles towards a more healthy mode. But we still have a long way to go before we can be deemed a healthy country. A large percentage of the pop- ulation do not exercise, nor do they have any interest in exercising. There should be no better incentive in getting out and finally becoming physically active than the reputation of your community. Let us get out there on May 27 and show Uxbridge just who is the most physically fit commu- nity. Your life is depending on it. Not Only In Canada We watched in horror as the events of the rioting un- folded in Los Angeles recently. We saw the looting, the killings, the beatings and the fighting. We saw the violent confrontations with police and we saw the angry mobs in the streets. We watched in disbelief all the time saying that it would never happen here. We tried to convince ourselves that the events that unfolded in the United States were isolated to that country and would never occur in Canada. But on May 4 all our fears, all our rosy thoughts of Canada were crushed by a few irresponsible people. A peaceful demonstration turned ugly and the streets of downtown Toronto turned into a battlefield. - While the incidents of last week are over and re- served to a few memories caught in the papers and on television, the damage will remain for a long time. The physical damage to the buildings can be repaired. The looted goods can be replaced. But what can't be corrected is the underlying tensions that are still prevalent. While it is only natural to point fingers at other people blame for what happened. Although the violence erupted during the demonstra- tion, the underlying tensions had been growing for a long time. Everybody is responsible for what happened last week. None of us are guilt-free. The police, the demonstra- tors, the bystanders and society in general are all guilty and all were the collective cause. Until we realize that the problem of racism is present in Canada and should be addressed, this type of event will surface again and again and will get uglier each time. Jotti ngs TO SHAVE OR NOT TO SHAVE Calling all men! Tall, short, stout, thin, ,Joung, old - whether you're just sprouting your first soft, supple "peach fuzz," or are an "old codger" with gnarled face, the museum needs YOU! i Yes fellas, you can forget about women's lib for the next few months as the people at Scugog Shores Museum have planned this contest just for you. It's a good old fashioned beard growing contest and it starts next week. On the holiday Monday to be exact (May 18). A "mock shave-off" will take place at the Museum at 2 p.m. where a barber will show how it was done the old fashioned way. Get out to the museum and enter one of three categories: 1. Best Handlebar Moustache; 2. Most Luxurious, Bushiest Beard and 3. Longest Beard. The Museum is always in need of funding, and this fun event can be your way of contributing to this very worthwhile cause. Not only that, itll be lots of fun! THE PHANTOM!!! On the bookshelf in my office are a number of conversation pieces. First there are five, sculptured trolls, which I began collecting at the age of about 16 after my father brought me the first one from his homeland, Norway. The Norwegian Trolls are an odd assortment of strange looking characters. Long noses, two and three heads, piercing eyes, gnarled skin and bristly hair. Attractive they are not, but they most certainly ad to a conversation when it begins to drag. On another shelf, a small drawer of "hand-set type", the kind used near the turn of the century to print newspapers. Each letter, cast in lead, had to be hand picked from the case and assembled into words and sentences. Along side of the hand-set type is an old black Underwood Standard typewriter, the kind used in most newsrooms not so many years ago, and in some cases is still used by older journalists who just could not give up on their "old friend." But the items on the shelves that draw the most attention are three white rocks, organized so the lettering on each can be seen as I sit at my computer. The rocks are from an old friend, (I think) who has remained a mystery for some five years now. They are "The Phantom" rocks! I'm sure a lot of our readers will remember a few years back when these bright white stones, in a variety of sizes began appearing throughout the town. Showing up in front of many local merchants store entrances, at their homes, in their offices, etc. The Phantom has remained a mystery all these years, and the only time I think about him/her, is when someone asks about the three rocks sitting on my shelf. Maybe it's time to reacquaint ourselves with this old friend. If The Phantom is still living in the area, we'd like to hear from you. Possibly we could do an interview. If you don't want to meet in person, we could do it by phone. I'll be away this week, but give me a call at your convenience! HE SAID, WHAT? Last week, after promising Matt a treat, I stopped at a local variety store to pick up an ice cream bar. Matt said he really didn't want anything that cold, but quickly added he didn't want anything hot either. "So what would you like?" I asked. "Oh, something about the temperature of a chocolate bar," he said. Hint, you say! Last week he brought home from school three personalized coupons for Mother's Day. The first coupon entitled Mom to a free house cleaning and the second was for a free car wash. But the third coupon was the most inspiring as it was for One free "Too let" (toilet) cleaning. Matt always has been thoughtful, and with the twins having been sick with diarrhea and belching this past week, Matt said he just wanted to be a help. I guess there really is hope!