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6 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2001 / PUBRISHER SEL MAR... Dp Mact.eod all a --_-- enti BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Asby; - Jelf Mitche [ 1d \ \ / 24 : 8 Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West \VA Canadian i 4 ADVERTISING Mat. ot terme), AO C | VEE Community Qe CNA. | ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, REPORTER PTT TTT TT Pp Chris Hall Member Ontario Community ' Senshanel Galil Morse, Linda Clarke, Janet Archer, Lisa { Freelance : Heather McCrae. John B. McClelland. Rik Davie { PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: editorial @portperrystar.com advertising @ portperrystar.com- Newspaper Assoc. ; ye Bia WF . Monk Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 PRODUCTION MANAGER: Pamela Hickey Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville Production Staff: Trudy Empringham, ~~ Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashburn - Columbus - RR Oshawa Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Richard Drew Zephyr - Udora - Leaskdale - Sandford - 'Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter writers are riot necessarily those of The Port ray Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included. Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling reason to do so. Errors will be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher is not liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in " connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. All claims of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, prior to the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered. No claim will be allowed for more than one insertion. ~~ PHoto Or THE W "OPINION 'The trouble-with trustees Summer has arrived, and with it, relative peace on the edu- cation scene in Durham Region. : | Teachers' unions have arrived at contract agreements with the Durham District School Board, a development that ought to be a profound relief to everyone with kids in the system. These contracts will, we hope, bring to an end a long and sorry era of late which has seen labour unrest dominate and disrupt school life. WUE or an BT _And there is optimism that the new secondary school teach- - ers' contract, which provides leeway on teaching time, will result in a resumption of extracurricular activities at the region's high schools. These are programs th t have been sorely missed for the last several he a provided as part of a complete secondary school education. A troubling issue that remains unresolved, however, is the acrimony that is simmering among trustees. This past session of the board goes into the books as among the most fractious, tedious and unproductive for this group of public representa- ones SN Sng EH PIR te tives. Lote SRE | There is a great ideological divide among the trustees on this board, and it becomes more evident - and annoying - with each debate. Procedural wrangling and name-calling are not 'what we should expect from this group of representatives, stewards of this most important public institution. REE -- TE ; - Linda Vivian sent in this photo of grandson Leif Halpin, one week old, catching a snooze on a zucchini. " vor SE If you have an interesting picture we could use for Photo of the-Week, please drop it by The Star office, or By Walt Radda give us a call at 985-7383. LOOK AT YOU KiDST INSIDE |/ Sf ll LETTERS ODN A DAY LIKE T™IS, IN THIS EVE RYBODY OUTSIDE! DIM AND STUFFY HOLSE! ouvT! OVT! as N o o nes Grads appreciated contributions made by Port Perry merchants To the Editor: The graduating class of Good Shepherd Catholic School learned a lesson in commu- nity spirit. . On Wednesday, June 27, we celebrated our graduation; however as we were a small class of only 12 students, we had difficulty providing all that was needed to make this celebration just as grand as it often is when g a larger class graduates. That said, we would like to extend our thanks to Reid's Independent Grocer and Everlasting Memories for their support and generosity. Their contribution truly made our grad- uation a special event, and once again proved that this relatively small town has a big heart. Itis through this type of community support that we feel honoured to be a part of this community. Once again we thank Reid's and Everlasting Memories for helping us build these special memories that we will take with us forever. WE'RE NOT RAISING KIDS. WE'RE RAISING VAMPIRE BATS! FSPEAKING OF BATS, MIND IF 1 WATCH THE tn BALL GAME. ? Graduating Class of Good Shepherd Letter's puzzling for car owner | - To the Editor: wonder why you thihk that it was our Someone left an unsigned note on our caron Friday, June 29, behind the post office on Queen Street suggesting that we had hit their car with our door and they had taken down our license plate number. We are perplexed because we defi- nitely did not hit anyone's car, and nttp: Tees grinatrade .com/hometeam/ - door that did the damage. - If we were guilty, we would have been the ones leaving thé note on your car with an apology and our name and phone number. It's too bad your car was damaged, but we are not to blame! L. MacMichael Port Perry