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pr 6- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 20, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" i : SZ BUSINESS OFFICE ~~ Member of the » » "i Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. | hei? ov S) fay Oflice Yor ven uipnGayie Staplay Published every Tuesday by the ccounting....... udy Ashby, Janet Rankin Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - | 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 Retail Sales......Kathy Dudley, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. | PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 : Heather Callan The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the EDITORIAL: : ADVERTISING Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Publisher......... weeenned. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION Publications Mail Registrations No. 07881 General Manager .... Don Macleod Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Subscription Rates: Managing Editor .....Jeff Mitchell Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Sales: Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, News Reporters .....Chris Hall, 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Richard Drew Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin ERIFI CIRCULATION Editorial Comment About time for changes to act About the only thing you can be sure of as the federal government looks at changes the the Young Offenders Act is this: Almost no one will be pleased with the outcome. Maybe that's why there's been so little done to address the constant and widespread complaints about the act, intro- duced with the intent of holding youths accountable for actions that run counter to the law, but doing so in a humane and com- passionate manner. The problem is, the critics say, that the law is toothless and feeble. Punishments allowable under the legislation are regarded as a joke by victims and, it would seem, perpetrators. So what to do? Once aga On bikers - and this time the 7 750s Tl the authorities crack down Y really mean it! -- MESA EL BD Ne So A 0 ders? ANNUAL SPRING TEA tet DANN ANN ANA » ---- op 'L ¢ " + Revo Port PERRY STAR One of the best suggestions is dropping the prohibition on naming young offenders. Believe it or not, the loss of anonymity may prove a real deterrent for some kids; the potential for embarrassment for them and their families might outweigh the temptation before them. Also worth looking at are stiffer sentences for serious and repeat crimes, provided the time is done in provincial youth facilities, not adult penitentiaries. The point of revisions should be to uphold the spirit of the act and make it more effective, not to ship more people off to prison... especially in their teens. It's not an easy task, but it's about time it was done. To the Editor: I noticed in your paper that the Ontario Government wants public opinion for Community Nursing Home's Annual Licence Renewal. Is this just a routine procedure, or is there a chance of non-renewal? It would take many pages to write all our praises for this nursing home. My husband, an Alzheimer victim, spent his last four years there, first as a day care visitor and then as a full-time long term care resident. We all felt welcomed and cherished there -- my husband as the patient, our two pre-teen daughters and myself. We were always e was wonderful involved in meals and other aspects of his care at "Daddy's new home away from home." The Director, Edna Goss, Activity Director, Kim Mitchell and their staff are unsurpassed in caring, enthusiasm and dedication. Time and space won't allow all our feelings to be expressed, but I feel gratitude and indebtedness to the Community Nursing Home in Port Perry. Marta Lynne Gill (If any readers feel the same, write to the Ministry of Health, 56 Wellesley St. West, Toronto. M7A 2B7 before June 1 and refer to project #013-99.) Remember When? " Downtown Port Perry '76. Not one of the stores in this picture is located along this stretch today. From left, Star Stationary, Frank Real Estate, Hank's Pastries, Canadian Tire, Levinson's and Crest Hardware. 45 YEARS AGO Thurs., May 16, 1943 Port Perry and District raised $215,000 for the Victory Drive. Council decided the rate of taxation for 1943 will be 45 mills, two less than in 1942. 45 YEARS AGO Thurs., May 21, 1953 Lion President Art Brunton and Lion Cec King were at Lindsay making final arrangements for Lindsay's Lions Club Charter Night. Peter Atkins for PPHS won first in high jump and pole vault at COSSA, high jumping 4 ft. 11 inches and vaulting over 9 feet. 30 YEARS AGO Thurs., May 16, 1968 Caesarea was hitby two fires, which happened within 24 hours. A cottage owned by Fred Summer, Toronto and the home of Mr. G.Gallanger were destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Sweetman of Sweetman Motors were guests of Chrysler Corp. on a flight to London, England and Rome, Italy. Gold Cord recipients in Blackstock were: Leanne Dorrell, Martha Laurence, Linda Mountjoy, Kay Porrill, Lorraine Tumer. At C.H.S. team coached by Mr. Eric Fletcher recaptured the annual Bi-School Track and Field trophy from Millbrook High School. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 17, 1978 A 1978 Pontiac valued at more than $10,000 was stolen from Philp Pontiac-Buick over the weekend. More than 50 concerned parents from Blackstock area attended a meeting at the public school with plans to set up a Block Parent Organization in the community. Anita DeJong was selected Queen at the 20th annual Cartwright H.S. At Home dance. Louise VanCamp and Katie Schmidt were princesses. Mrs. Grave Love of Port Perry was appointed to the Durham Area Housing Authority. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, May 17, 1988 Board of Education trustee Joyce Kelly announced construction of a new school would get under way this summer. Council gave the nod to development of George and Willy Stone's Honey Heights subdi- vision, scaling it down from 74 to 47 houses. Fred Christie was honored by the Port Perry Fair Bd. for his 50 years as a director. The Scugog Chamber of Commerce urged council to correct problems of parking and fishing along the causeway, before someone gets killed.