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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15,1994 - 7 Letters to the editor We can't afford the French Guides, Rangers, Brownies keep busy From Page 6 Rangers in Port Perry, at Km- manuel Pentecostal Church on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1994. The girls will present skits, songs and readings to celebrate the joint birthday of Lord and Lady Baden Powell. The service will be from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. and par- ents are welcome to attend. Girls remember to gather those Thinking Day Pennies to sup- port the World Friendship Fund helping Guides in less for- tunate countries. On Saturday, Feb. 19, 1994 many Brownies, Guides, Path- finders and Rangers in the area will take part in the GOTA Challenge. (Guides on the Air). Jim Tower Jr., a local Scugog Island resident and his Ham Radio mates will be setting up their airwaves at Camp Ada- mac on Shirley Road and will teach the girls how to use a Ham Radio as well as letting them try their newly acquired skills by contacting other Guides around Canada and the United States. This is a yearly adventure for the Guides and parents are welcome to bring their daughters to Camp Ada- mac between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to take partin the activities. Please come prepared to ask questions as these gents are ea- ger to share their knowledge. The leaders in this area have also been busy taking part in training sessions to be better prepared to help and teach the girls. One camp training was held on the weekend at the Prince Albert Hall. The leaders who attended were treated to a day full of camp skills building and fun was enjoyed by all. Many leaders will also experi- ence Area Day in April where they take part in learning games, songs, camp crafts, sur- vival techniques and acquiring ideas for ceremonies, programs and badge work etc. which they will bring back to share with their units. A reminder to all those would be campers. Camp Adelaide ap- damage resulted. at the time of the robberies. years. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 17, 1949 Architects were preparing plans for the changes required in the Port Perry Hospital. These plans had to be approved by both provincial and federal governments before actual work could begin. Meanwhile, Port Perry was without hospital facilities. The Valentine Box Social at Scugog Head proved successful. Harold Martyn won the men's prize in crokinole and Mrs. Ashbridge won the women's prize. Miss Helen Bruce, Seagrave, was honored by a miscellaneous shower on the eve of her wedding. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 12, 1959 Fire trucks from Uxbridge, Oshawa and Reach came to Port Perry's aid to extinguish a fire in the engine room of Masterfeeds. Quick action confined the fire to the one room and no further Seven hundred and twenty dollars was stolen from Reesor Fuel and Lumber and $72 was taken from the Port Perry Medical Centre. Employces at both offices were taking their lunch breaks Joel Aidred was the guest speaker at the annual Agricultural Night of the Chamber of Commerce. His topic concerned the problems of developing cigarettes free from tars and nicotine. } 30 YEARS AGO : Thursday, February 13, 1964 Catherine Jefford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jefford, Port Perry, became the 11th local girl to receive the Gold Cord, the highest award within the Girl Guide movement. Howard Hall received a medal for his long time service with Scouting in Port Perry. Mr. Hall had been a scout leader for 12 Congratulations to Miss Mildred Martyn, Prince Albert, who successfully passed her junior student nurse examinations at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. Mrs. Vic Stouffer, Mrs. Louise Patterson and Mrs. Sam Cawker attended a rug-hooking course at Vineland. The Ontario County Junior Farmers debating team defeated Northumberland County in the fourth round of the provincial series and advanced to the finals against the Western Ontario winners. Ontario County members were Bob Robertson, Marilyn Downey, Frank Barkey and David Hawthorne. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 13, 1969 The grand opening of Hank's Pastries newly renovated premises was advertised in the Port Perry Star. Specials included free coffee; butter tarts at 60 cents a dozen, plus door prizes of $10 worth of baked goods offered cach day of the week. The Rod and Gun Club held its annual elections with the following slate of officers: president Gerald Jackson; vace president Cec King; secretary Dave Muir and treasurer Larry Huston. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, February 13, 1974 Debbie Ireland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ireland of Port Perry won top honors at a public speaking contest held at RH. Cornish. Debbie competed against pupils from the Blackstock, Sunderland, Thorah and Uxbridge schools as well as others from R.H. Cornish. Council decided the 100-year-old Town Hall would not be restored. Tenders for the work showed the cost of restoration to be approximately $45,000. The NHL Oldtimers hockey team announced it would take part in the Chamber of Commerce Winter Carnival. 10 YEARSAGO Tuesday, February 14, 1984 Parents of Prince Albert Public School students approached council, wanting a crossing guard for the school. A consultant was called in to analyze the downtown core. His statement said the business community could grow if the merchants began working together. plications should be returned as soon as possible as the sites fill quickly. Summer camp will be from July 31 to Aug. 6 this year. Remember to have your unit leader's signature on the appli- cation before you return it. Deb Corneal is still in need of moth- ers who would like to help out at Camp Adelaide this summer. If interested you can contact Deb at 985-7687. It makes for a great getaway for you and your daughter. Thanks again Port Perry for your support. Yours in Guiding, Judie Cooper Endorse program To the Editor: It would appear that the need to properly support the French Immersion Program at R.H. Cornish is again being ques- tioned, if not by Mr. Dean Kelly" by his supporters, which appar- ently include Mrs. C. McIntosh. While both of my two young- est .children have moved into advanced areas beyond this pro- gram, I can still personally en- dorse its quality. Both children are, for their age, excellent stu- dents and well capable of ex- pressing themselves fluently in both official languages. I am happy to see Joyce Kelly now supporting this program. This, to my knowledge, was not al- ways the case. Obviously, and to her credit, she has been con- vinced by its success. What I cannot understand, however, is the attitude of the detractors of this program. Re- gardless of the so called court of such "unnecessary duplica- tion," I believe that I still have the right to demand that the services that I pay for be of the form I think best for my chil- dren. While these people have every right to their own opinion, I would appreciate their ex- plaining just why it is that they think my taxes should be spent in accordance with their priori- ties. Yours sincerely, Vernon Yorgason Immersion program at all To the fi ditor: The front page story regard- ing cuts to the transportation budget for the French Immer- sion Program has pushed me into writing for the first time! Lets just cut to the chase - we can not afford the French Im- mersion Program at all, let alone the bussing. How can we afford the privi- lege of special divisions of our education system, with all of the overlap in administration, bussing, program development etc., when we can't afford the tax burden and general debt from the standard education programs (and of course the many other public programs). The truth is we already have the duplication caused by two independent (public and separ- ate) school systems. Both of these teach French. If a customized program is necessary due to family prefer- ences or needs, then utilize the private school system. Public French schools should only be available where the distribu- tion of French Canadian popu- lation warrants it. Please don't believe for a mo- ment that I am against a solid education~imlanguage of com- merce and economics is Eng- lish. I have also often wondered what percentage of the parents who send their children to French Immersion are fluent in French language. Those that are, will be able to help with the assignments, volunteer at the school and join in the education process. Those that are not -- shame on you! The school sys- tem is not capable of, or de- signed for, taking the full re- sponsibility for the education of our children. When the child needs help with his or her writing assign- ment or story, or even just wants someone to check the spelling or grammar of a project they are proud of, who do they turn to? Who is ultimately re- sponsible for them getting the basics of a good primary educa- tion? A good feel for the basics will create confidence through- out their education and the rest of their lives. Lets not rob them of that! Our priorities are supposed to be aimed at developing a gener- ation of confident young adults, with a well rounded education second to no one else in the world. Financial realities should be telling us that we need to focus our efforts - not diversify. Its well past the time when we need to take a step back and have a hard look at what we've done, then re-think what is most needed to launch them into this competitive new world. Sincerely, John McCoy Thanks for your support To the Editor: My main purpose in writing this letter is to thank the Port Perry Star for their generous support and coverage of my Cit- ies of America pageant in Or- lando. There are just a couple of things I would like to add, if I may, to the article published fol- lowing my return. The trip, in spite of the fact that Idid not win, was a positive experience with memories I will cherish all my life. Like me, there were girls who were there for the experience and a fun time. Fortunately for me, one of those girls turned out to be my roommate, Tammy from Penn- sylvania. Tammy, myself and our mothers were inseparable for the five days of competition. Our fathers even stayed at the same motel. My roomie, who had brought her whole closet clothes with me. After competi- tion, Tammy had to fly home but her parents remained in Or- lando and spent the next five days with me and my family. I know we have made life long friends. I would also like to mention my wonderful sponsors who never made me feel that I had to win in order to make them proud. Perhaps this is why I ap- proached the competition differ- ently than some of the other girls. I love to compete but it must also be fun. Thank you to everyone who made my trip possible and en- couraged me to follow my dreams and the Port Perry Star for allowing me to share it with everyone. 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