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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Member of the OER BUSINESS OFFICE (a Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. g Gon A Office Mgr. ........cccoovuueeeen.. Gayle Stapley 1 C N A Cn Published every Tuesday by the i ' : A240 ne ass 0Stl Accounting....... Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin 3 Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 88 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 187 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: Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Publisher................ J. Peter Hvidsten ADVERTISING Publications Mail Registrations No. 07881 General Manager ....Don Macleod PRODUCTION Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Subscription Rates: Managing Editor ..... Jeff Mitchell Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Sales: Deb McEachem, Barb Hillier, Fo 1 Year - §32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign -$90.95 News Reporters .....Chris Hall Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin adEnrEe,, Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Richard Drew Editorial Comment Help us honor our top citizen Just about everybody out there knows one: Those people who give selflessly of their time, putting the needs and wants of their community first. Maybe it's the coach of your kid's team who goes beyond the expected, pushing his charges to excel off the field as well as on it. Maybe it's a teacher who spends time on extracurricular activities, or helping young- sters who need a boost with their studies. Or perhaps it's the volunteer who devotes time to helping out the area's seniors. Maybe you know of someone who has per- formed an act of heroism, ignoring risk in favor of the welfare of others. Opecial constable Mabel cleans up Blackstock They're the kind of people we're looking Port PERRY for as The Star holds its second annual STAR Citizen of the Year search, and we want to hear from you. It's important to recognize Tn . the efforts of those who go out of their way for others, no so much as a salute to them Cuts affect mental he / h system perhaps, but as a means of setting an exam- To the Editor: to ignore years of planning for needed mental ple for all of us. If hearing the story of one Former Federal Finance Minister Michael health services. person prompts another to make an effort, Wilson deserves credit for having the courage I fully realize that our communities have to speak out about the tragedy in his family: become saturated with health care restruc- schizophrenia and suicide. The dreaded dis- turing news but, this piece of news should not ease known as schizophrenia has no respect be ignored. Whitby Mental Health Centre a good thing has been done. Please tell us about your choice for Citizen of the Year. Send your information for income or position in our community. should not be losing 67 beds and be targeted c As a front-line worker in mental health for a budget reduction of 11 million dollars. to The Port Perry Star at 188 Mary st. in care for over 20 years, I have witnessed the This kind of service reduction to the seri- Port Perry, LOL 1B7. struggle of many parents and families as they ously mentally ill makes no sense from a The deadline for entries is noon on attempt to cope with a loved ones illness. 'common sense" government. , : I am extremely concerned about the trend Joan Gates, Monday, June 8, so don't delay. Tell us who of provincial governments to reduce funding OPSEU, Local 331,Whitby you think should be honored, and why. It's and services to the seriously mentally ill and, Mental Health Centre a great way to say thanks. LL p 55 YEARS AGO Mauri Kinnuen and Eugene Hurst were the eo | ) | &o | ) ) = Y i. nN Thurs., May 27, 1943 first students to return in a walkathon between o Port Perry Yacht Club elected Beverley Kent, Port Perry and Uxbridge, which raised $300. for Commodore, Gordon MacMaster Vice Central Seven Assoc. for the Mentally Retarded. 89 YEARS AGO - JUNE 1909 Commodore and Dorothy Balfour, Sec./Treas. 20 YEARS AGO Capt. M. B. Dymond, M.D., of Camp Borden, Wednesday, May 31, 1978 : spent the weekend at home. The Ontario government introduced liquor we Q- bs Lola Gerrow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. legislation raising the drinking age to 19 years. ; Gerrow has become a Dental Nurse. Donald MacRae, 25, a farmer from Scotland 45 YEARS AGO spent a week with the Harder family of Thurs., May 28, 1953 Greenbank. Mrs. E. A. Hodgson has been appointed 10 YEARS AGO accountant for Community Memorial Hospital. Tuesday, May 31, 1988 | Mrs. D. Barron of Simpson Sears will present Former New Democrat MPP Doug Moffatt | a portrait of Queen Elizabeth Il to the PPHS. announced he was seeking the nomination for 40 YEARS AGO the federal Liberal Party in the riding of Durham. Thurs., May 29, 1958 Anna Forder-McLaughlin was inducted into 0 oe Ba oc? : A Final approval was given to constructa the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, along with fra Ad i REE ee] $43,000 curling arena for the community. jockey Sandy Hawley and NHL coach Mike TAS Hoe A new sidewalk was laid leading to the front Keenan. of Community Memorial Hospital. Craig Russell, female impersonator and star py 1 30 YEARS AGO of stage and screen, performed at Town Hall ) Thurs., May 30, 1968 1873. He attended school here as a young boy. Re Mr. Gordon Sweetman caughta 13 1/2" Nuts About Chocolate officially opened its mudcat in Lake Scugog near the Nonquon doors with Mayor Jerry Taylor cutting the ribbon. =e ye te River. . Star editor John B. McClelland won a trophy 3 = Beverley C. Vernon, son of Mr. and Mrs. for the lowest score at the Ontario Community Men at work during a barn raising at the Vernon farm in 1909: The Clare Vernon received his Bachelor of Science Newspaper Golf Tournament held at the Briar's farm has been in the family for six generations, and it is still used degree at Queens University. Golf Club at Jacksons Point. today to house animals at the farm south of Manchester on Hwy. 12. IO Be i I RS YES