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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, September 6, 1995 - ETTERS trom our readers Island Scouts thank leaders To the Editor: Scouting '95/'96 is on its' way on Scugog Island. Our group of enthusiasticleaders are prepar- ing a fun-filled and educational program for our Island youth. Due to the excellent past Leadership, we are left with a healthy, but slightly weakened group with only one section in need of Leadership. The Troop Section, ages 11 to 14, have had to say farewell to Lewis and Janice Parker. After ten years of service, their interests have led them in other directions. Good luck with your new en- deavors, Lewis and Janice. As well, the Pack Section, ages 8 to 10, have bid Lesia Chandler a fond farewell and extended a warm welcome to Rick West. Lesia has spent five years in service; as treasurer for one year and Pack Leader for four years. Good luck, Lesia. The Group committee has had to say good-bye to Gerry Geary, who has spend the last four years with the group as quartermaster, Pack Leader and Group Chair. Good Luck Gerry. The Group Committee also bids a fond farewell to June Pointer, who has spent the past year as Group Secretary. Good Luck June. Being a volunteer in any pub- lic service group is a demanding venture. All of the above- mentioned deserve the thanks of all the Island community for their hard work and dedication. Leadership in Scouting is a community service that has many rewards. It is not an easy job that everyone can do. But if you feel you have what it takes to guide the youth, please call Second Scugog Group Commit- tee Chair, Howard Wolf, at 985- 7646. The Island community is a small one and as we are trying to be self-sufficient, we would like to appeal to the community for any persons with talents, hobbies or skills that would ben- efit our Scouting youth. Yours in Scouting, Howard Wolf, Scugog Island. Time to close the cookie jar To the Editor: On Jan. 20, 1995, I wrote to Regional Council Chairman Gary Herrema and council. I was not in agreement with the $5,640 severance for each term of elected service if you are de- feated in the election or decided not to run again. I always thought keeping the trust and being elected was an 'Thanks to a great coach Copy of a letter to my coach: Dear Coach Menear: Thank you coach Menear. You are the best coach I ever had. Soccer is my favorite sport in the world. I like Matt and all the others. Hope 1 will see you again. Hope you liked my letter. David Dekoning, Port Perry. honor. Councillors also have the one-third tax-free allowance on their income. They passed it at the Regional Council meeting held on June 21, 1995. As taxpayers and employers, have we no say in this matter? It was a rush adoption before Pre- mier Mike Harris began trim- ming the fat. : Like the old adage, I am O.K. Jack, the heck with you, (being the taxpayer). I hope he also reverses this travesty, and closes the lid on the cookie jar once and for all, for the politicians and bureau- crats. Herman van der Veen, Oshawa Protect the children From Page 6 Bernardo and Homolka stole more than human rights when they sexually tortured young girls and taped their cries for mercy. Our system of justice will take care of the civil rights of these two prisoners, these two perpetrators of horrifying cruelty. But should either of them be permitted to have children in the future? Surely, Canada should move toward the 21st Century with an enlightened and merciful law for the unborn. Such a law would require that a prisoner convicted of unspeakable acts of sadistic cruelty should agree to be sterilized, as a condition of his/her release after serving a prison term. Sterilization does not affect sexual performance. It prevents the conception of a fetus for whom childhood - however short or long - would be hell on earth. Isobel Rappaport, Newcastle / by Jeff Mitchell vila in ANOTHER SUMMER WANES LABOR DAY BLUES: Mid-afternoon on a Labor Day Monday, and already the shadows seem to be growing long, in anticipation of the impending winter that will swallow the world in darkness. : It's tough not to feel a hint of melancholy on this afternoon, the annual marker of summer's passing. The sweet season that is summer is gone, or at least surely waning, and the long, hot afternoons through which he have sweltered the past couple of months will soon be nothing but distant, fond memories. As will the never-ending bickering of the neighborhood children, bored to distraction after weeks of freedom and a lack of routine. And the long evenings on the porch that stretched into night, each time bringing a sense of wonder over the sheer number of stars above and their incredible brilliance. It's a sad time, to be sure, but an exciting one as well. The kids are embarking on another year in their education, and grow steadily smarter and wiser than their parents. And in a matter of weeks the thrilling chill of autumn, not to mention its orchestra of colors, wil creep up on us, and we will find: oursleves in the midst of a new and beautiful season. So, come on, now: The Dog Days are done. Time to start that Christmas shopping. GO, CAL GO: Today's the day. Cal Ripken, the toughest man in professional sport, plays his 2,131st consecutive game Wednesday, breaking one of the most outstanding and unapproachable records imaginable, set years ago by Lou Gehrig, the Pride of the Yankees. _ Not only is Ripken a Man of Iron, he is, by all acounts, a hell of a nice guy as well. Most nights he's the last player out of the ball park because he stands for hours by the dugout, signing autographs for star-struck kids and their parents. And he's always played all-out, putting up consistently strong numbers at the plate and in the field at the shortstop's hot spot. In today's Toronto Star there's an article on Cal (he's seen | playing wiffle ball with his kid Ryan in a photo at the top of the page) and his streak. Or, more accurately, some of the injuries that have sidelined his colleagues while he has played one game after another since The Streak began in 1982. Here's a sample: a Ken Griffey Jr. once missed a game after his protective cup slipped, pinching a testicle. a Fielder Brett Barberie, for some reason, rubbed chili sauce in his eye -- and was sidelined. a Ricky (Good Riddance) Henderson missed several games in August with... frostbite. a Dwight Gooden of the Mets was forced to miss a start when team mate Vince Coleman accidently smacked him with a golf club in the clubhouse. a And Coleman, who seems to have his share of misfortune, missed the 1985 World Series when he got rolled up in the tarp machine. If only Bill Buckner had been so lucky. ES a number of other closings over the years, which for me represented the end of an era. 568. years. | by J. Peter Hvidsten TIME MARCHES ON AND 'years, has seen a lot of changes. the unfortunate things about being a member of the business community is s business colleagues retire, close or hy and Emiel Kroonenberg turned or Emiel's Place to son Greg. This y operating the restaurant for the For Emiel and Cathy, it's a well deserved rest from this demanding business, which they nurtured from a small coffee shop operation into a full dining Going back qui sold their Crest. and lounge facility. Seeing Cathy and Emiel step aside brought back tutioninthetown. 5 WAITS FOR NO ONE I'm sure there's still many remember when Stan a Bruton sold Bruton's Drug Store to Jim Lawrence, | Anyone who hasbeenaround and Andy Lawrence sold Lawrence Pharmacy this community for 25 or 30 (Guardian Drugs) to Gord Parkin. Both Stan and 'Andy had been here for decades and when they left it seemed like something was missing. Now some 20 plus years later, Jim Lawrence is gone and Gord Parkin is the longest practicing pharmacist in Port Perry. Harvey Mahaffy was automatically linked to Master Feeds, when it operated a feed store at the end of Queen Street more than 20 years ago. Now both are gone. Remember Williams Motor Sales operated by Murray Williams where Taylor Ford now operates, and Beare Motors, owned by Bill and Storey Beare and now the location of Big V Drug Store. Others that come to mind are Art Panabaker and Grant McDermott who operated the local funeral home in Port Perry... Howard Hall who took over Jackson's Appliances from his father-in-law and ran House of Howard for more than 20 years. And there were many more.... Doug Hillier (The Dairy Bar)..... Miriam Price (The Pink Dot).... Merl Dowson (Red and White)... Fred Brooks (Brooks Feeds).... Eleanor Wood (Eleanor's Flowers)... George Stone (Stone Real Estate)... Bob Pickard (Pickard Hardware).... Howard Forder (Forder Real Estate)... Millie and Vic lves (Ives Florist).... George Pentland (Pentland Jewellers)... Sammy Levinson (Levinson's Dry Goods) Marg and David Waite (Nonquon Travel)... Bob Archer (Archer Motors).... and many more that slip my mind. In the past three decades, many long-time, well respected business people have moved, sold or retired from their businesses. For those who remain it's nostalgic and a little sad... but for those with ambition and dreams it's a new beginning. And that's the way it should be!