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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 8, 1993 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE (416) 985-7383 The Port Perry Star FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star Is authorized as second class mall by the EDITORIAL LoL 187 RIBBON AWARD Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor - Kelly Lown BUSINESS OFFICE Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Marlene Moore Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Annabell Harrison, : Subscription Rate: 1 99 3 Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell Trudy Empringham 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$17.72 Foreign -$90.95 Production - Pamela Hickey, BarbaraBell Robert Taylor, includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST includes $5.95GST Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Du (= | Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Pont Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included in price Editorial Comment In the space of four days, the people in the Township of Scugog demonstrated what community pride is all about and how important it is to the social fabric of the municipality. It began on Wednesday, when volun- teers began to prepare for the Participac- tion challenge. The volunteers came out to set up for the events, man the phones or to remind the residents to participate in events planned throughout the day. Communities were battling each other to see which one was the most physically active. A member of the community must be physically active for at least 15 min- utes to qualify. They must then report that "activity to a central number. It was important to participate. There was a lot at stake -- the pride of the com- munity. The volunteers and residents alike were determined to beat archrival Uxbridge Township who narrowly defeat- ed us last year. And it was evident early 'in the day that we weren't going to allow this to happen. Many residents took to the streets early in the morning to ensure that we would not suffer defeat like we did last year. Throughout the day the many activities were well attended. Volunteers made sure they got the participants out and the events ran smoothly. If people could not participate they attended nonetheless to cheer the participants on. This community spirit was effective as we won the competition with a 38-per cent participation rate. Uxbridge followed behind at 35 per cent. Four days later the spirit of the commu- nity showed once again, this time with Canoe the Nonquon and Triathlon. For the 25th year in a row, the community has rallied behind the canoe race to raise money for the township's museum. Many have rowed the race or worked behind the scenes to ensure that this annual event goes off every year. Some years it has been touch and go, but it does man- age to occur every year. And it is be- cause of the hard work of the volunteers and the participants that make this and the other important events successful. We have a lot to be proud of in this township. Many communities across the country and around the world cannot boast the excellent quality of life that we possess in this township. Congratulations to all who worked hard to show the pride of the community this week. The hard work is evident by the re- sults. Editor's Notepad ' -- ------ RT by Scott Anderson A Change For The Better A week doesn't go by in which you don't hear at least one person utter "it just isn't the way it used to be." | In fact, we have heard it at the Port Perry Star. One frustrated lady called a few weeks ago to tell us that the Port Perry Star "just isn't the same as it used to be three years ago." We are the first ones to admit that the Port Perry Star isn't the same as it used to be. I don't think anybody or any com- pany can boast that the product or ser- vice which they were offering five or even 10 years ago is the same as the pro- duct today. Technological breakthroughs have caused each industry to advance at. break neck s s. While it would be simple to ignore the changes, one cannot afford not to change with the times. Businesses must constantly adapt to the changing conditions in their respec- tive industries if they want to remain Scugog Island farmers take a break from threshing to pose for a picture. Date photo taken and names of workers unknown. (The June 7, 1983 edition of the Port Perry Star Is missing. No yearly recount Is available for this week. Sorry.) Letter to the editor Responding to Mr. Grierson's letter To the Editor: I wish to make some comments in rela- tion to Mr. Grierson's letter to you in the June 1 issue of the paper. Firstly, Mr. Grierson, obviously you are a full fledged supporter of the NDP Party - no problem as we are supposed to be a free country. However, I do not agree with some of the comments that you have made in your letter. Firstly, for your information, socialism did not work in the United Kingdom, so what makes you think it will work here? Bob Rae and his NDP government are pushing us away and sending us to the other parts of Canada. Why do you suppose that we are faced with a lot of unemployment in these times of recession? - a lot of compa- nies and corporations are moving their operations elsewhere, either to other parts of the country or else to the States? Under the NDP policy and control, we do not even have a chance of getting ahead. They are constantly raising taxes and due to economic times; most of us cannot even bear the brunt of paying further taxes. They are also cutting a lot of gov- ernment programs that will only result in further unemployment, therefore, the end result is further welfare as these people can't find jobs. Wouldn't you rath- Turn to Page 9 competitive. They must also continue to offer innovative new ideas to provide the best possible product to their cus- tomers. This involves change. And it all comes back to the problem that things aren't the same as they were before. The Port Perry Star has changed a lot in the past five years and I think many will admit is for the better.' A modern look has been introduced to the paper with lots of pictures, local stories and opinion columns. The Port Perry Star Marketplace was also introduced. All these changes were done to better serve the community and its readers. Although many do not like change, there has been positive response to the changes we have made. We have also been rewarded for the product we are putting out. In the past two years the Port Perry Star has collected a number of awards from both the Ontario Community Newspaper Association and Canadian Community Newspaper Association. Just last week we were notified that the Port Perry Star won four CCNA awards including second for Best Ncwspaper. As you can sce this newspaper has changed over the past five years and | hope you will all agree that it is for the better. Congratulations should go out to the entire staff of the Port Perry Star who share in the production of the newspa- per. A total team cffort results in the product we produce and the awards we collect. We would be remiss if we didn't thank our customers as well. Without you there would be no purpose in doing what we do on a weekly basis in the community. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make us a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter writers sign their name and include a phone number for verification. Sorry, no anonymous letters will be published. The Port Perry Star also reserves the right to edit with respect to libelous comments or length of letter. i Re I ald ATR a RAE et a ee tt et