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Vol. 129 No. 40 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = 4¢ GST) enator gets earful on gun legislation By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Senator Con Dininni got an earful on the federal govern- ment's gun legislation when he was in Port Perry for a speech to the local Rotary Club last week. The Ontario senator was left with no doubt that there is a contingent here who find the laws -- recently passed by the House of Commons and now passed on to the Senate for review -- an unacceptable infringement on peoples' rights and freedoms. "I certainly hope law-abiding citizens are not controlled because of a crime situation," Robert Clark said during the dinner meeting of the Port Perry Rotary Club last Wednesday night at Emiel's Place restaurant. Turnto Page 2 Scugog faces a cut to services The township's budget will have to be revisited and exam- ined for possible savings as a result of funding cuts that will province this fall. Scugog Regional councillor Marilyn Pearce said last week that cuts to services provided by the municipality are all but inevitable in light of the cuts, which could be as deep as 20 per cent of all grants provided by the province. Councillor Pearce was among the delegates at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Toronto last week that was given.the dire warning by Ontario Premier Mike Harris. palities will be deep, but didn't provide details on just what funds will be hit. She said the bad news didn't come as a surprise. "Any politician who wasn't expecting this government to - come in and make cuts was misleading themselves," said Councillor Pearce. "We all expected cuts; we all expected Turnto Page 10 be brought down by the. He hinted that cuts to munici-- Essay writers love Cartwright Does this sound like someplace you know? I love waking up to the cool fragrant breeze through my window, the hum of bees collecting nectar, the chirp of crickets outside and the slap of the fly swatter when dad makes a fresh kill. If so, you must live in Cartwright. The eastern half of Scugog Township was the subject of an essay contest held in conjunc- tion with this year's annual Blackstock fair, and Cartwright residents were invited to extol the virtues of their home. And they did. Whether they were newcomers or long-time residents, grade school kids or adults, contest participants put pen to paper to compose love songs about their favorite place. . The contest was the brainchild of Ellen Beal, who moved to Cartwright from Toronto with her husband Douglas a decade ago. Although she'd become accustomed to the city rat race and her position at a major bank, she soon learned to adopt the country pace, and attitude. She said the essay contest was a celebration of life in her new home, and the people who welcomed her to it. We've got some of the winning essays on page 5 of today's Star.