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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 9, 1996 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Port to host hockey team with difference for benefit A benefit hockey game with a difference is planned for Port Perry Jan. 20. That Saturday night at 7:30 the Ice Owls, a team consisting of blind and vis- ually-impaired players, will take to the ice at Scu- gog Arena for a match against firefighters from the Port Perry and Cae- sarea halls. Proceeds from the event > will be donated to the Port ! Lions Club, which admin- isters a number of pro- grams assisting the Cana- dian National Institute for the Blind and other vision- related issues. Those who come out can expect to see a game o hockey unlike anything they've ever seen before, said organizer Dave Bal- lingalllast week. "Everybody's seen the Old Timers, and the radio station team," he said. "This 18 something unique, because how many people have seen blind people play hockey?" The Ice Owls, use an oversized puck, about six inches in diameter and three inches thick, which makes a constant rattling sound as it travels across the ice, Mr. Ballingall ex- plained. The nets will be marked with flags, and lowered to three feet in height. The only conces- sion the Owls ask is that they be given a foot and a half leeway on blue line and two-line pass calls. "They play a pretty solid game of hockey, from what we understand," said Mr. Ballingall. He added, though, that spectators can expect to see the usual humorous shenanigans associated with fundraiser games. The Owls' opposition will be made up complete- ly of firefighters from the two Scugog stations, and they'll be doing their level best to provide some good competition. "A lot of our guys haven't played hockey for a number of years, so we'll probably have our hands full with (the Ice Owls)," said Mr. Ballingall. Game time is 7:30 on Jan. 20, and firefighters will be charging a $5 fami- ly fee, or $2 for adults and a buck for students. Ad- vance tickets can be picked up at Emmerson Insurance, Henshall's, and Pineridge Sports. Pensioners 'thrown to wolves', says MP Treaty targets low income seniors says MP Shepherd Canadian negotiations of the Canada- U.S. Tax Treaty have thrown low- income Canadian seniors to the wolves by suggesting seniors lobby the United States government for tax refunds, says Durham MP Alex Shepherd. "The Canadian government has left these seniors out in the cold while pro- tecting the interests of U.S. citizens," said Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd, a Chartered Accountant who sat on the federal Finance Committee, says low income seniors who previously were not taxable are now paying up to $3,000 to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. "I spoke with one single senior, living on $14,000 a year, including her U.S. social security, who will lose $1,153 annually and she can't do a thing about it," said Mr. Shepherd. Under the treaty American recipients of Canadian Old Age Security, although taxed by Canada at 25 per cent, will be allowed refunds. Canadians receiving U.S. benefits get no similar relief. "It's simply a cop-out | for bureaucrats to tell our seniors 'this is 'essentially a matter of United States policy' and that 'questions and concerns should be directed to the United States government," said the MP. The Canadian gov- ernment ratified legis- lation last November, which took effect Jan. 1, allowing the country that pays social security benefits to tax them. The country where the recipient lives will not tax. Prior to this the country where the recipient lives could tax half the benefit, and the country paying the benefit could not tax at all. "Providing Americans with refunds while telling low income Canadians seniors to lobby Washington is absurd," said Mr. Shepherd. SHEPHERD Snowmobile crash results In Do unto others as you would have i them do unto you. want to be treated. WAGG FUNERAL HOME LTD. Me Dermott -Panabaker Chapel ; MYLES G O'RIORDAN . OwnerManager/Funeral Director Res' 985-0608 216 Queen Street Port Perry 985-2171 Dependable Service to the Community Since 1846 There are times when we just want to do something nice for someone else. Not to be rewarded, but out of the goodness of our ~ heart. Because we hope they would do the same for us. At Wagg Funeral Home, we believe funeral preplanning is a way to do something nice for those you care about. Your loved ones won't be faced with difficult emotional and financial decisions. Preplanning is another example of treating others the way we would A 34-year-old man is in hospital in Toronto after a snowmobile acci- dent this weekend on the lake. Lindsay OPP said Steven Gerolamy of RR 1 Fraserville was riding his machine on Lake Scugog southeast of Little Britain Saturday when he hit an embankment and was thrown off. OPP attended and the man was taken to Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, before being DETo RITE ES SRSToNV Yel) Fully Insured | a ri es transferred to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. His injuries are listed as serious. OPP also reported the theft of two snowmobiles in Mariposa -- a 1985 Yamaha and a 1987 Polaris -- from a property south of Little Britain in the early morning hours Monday (Jan. 8). : In other news, police investigated the theft of three snowboards from the Bethany Ski Hill. Stonemoor Day Care has limited openings for children 15 months to 9 yrs, , Port Perry 985-0800 Uxbridge 852-3510 Grtontioor ? 4 ? Gaye dent? Non-profit organization Contact Diannc 985-0800 "2, A