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6 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2001 ba withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling Wednesday. noon, prior to he next woeks publication, and, f not mada, wil not ba considared. No clam wil ba allowsd for More thar ong neart, BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, ~ Kathy Dudley, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Linda Clarke, Janet Archer, Lisa Monk, Lori Bradbury PRODUCTION MANAGER: Pamela Hickey Production Staff: Trudy Empringham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel OPINION Do not resuscitate The latest School Wide Accommodation and Student Improvement Plan (SWASI) has claimed its first victim in the form of Epsom Public School. . : The little school that incudes the oldest building in the Durham. District School Board system still 'used -- the 1876 one-room Epsom school building now used for school gatherings. -- will face the axe in the next two school years if the first draft of the proposal for school renovation, re-fit and construction passes the scrutiny of the public and is accepted by the board of trustees in December. Before then, school's parent group and the public in general will have the chance to lobby for items included, and not included, in the three-year plan. : While closing the Epsom school has been in the works for some years, and the announcement should have surprised no one, closing a school is not as easy as it sounds. | Schools set for closure diiring that last SWASI escaped the knife. It cost the board millions in funding and caused cut-backs in other areas, but the community saved their school. The question is, should the community even try to save Epsom PS.? Looking to the future, the area now serviced by Prince Albert, Greeenbank and Epsom schools will grow over the next few years and at some point another newer, state-of-the-art building will be required. If Epsom remains underused and under-enrolled, but still there, no new school will be built in the years ahead. The losers in the long run will be the children who will attend an old, out-of-date facility that was kept more for the coriveniénce of a few thanthe future of many. : PUBLISHER, GEN. MGR. . . .. .. Don Macleod . SENIOR REPORTER ...... .... Chis Hall TTT 7 TAN Tr a nl Member OFFICE MANAGER .. | Gayle Staley Aocna AY, \/ «FIC EIN N A Canadian REPORTER................. sendy eins .Rik Davie Member Ontario Community TIE NY Association Freelance : Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Newspaper Assoc. ON 053857353 Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 E-MAIL: editorial@portperrystar.com Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville advertising@portperrystar.com. Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashburn - Columbus - RR Oshawa ' Zephyr - Udora - Leaskdale - Sandford - Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert EDITORIAL POLICY; onion. Wo esr pt xr wis ro not necessary has of Tha Port Pay Star Lotrs us bo signed and th logon be (which wil not bo poblshed) nckuded. Recut that name will be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit refuse publication of any material submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY: The publisher is not liable for changes or typographical not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher is not able for omissions in orncton vith ay ahersomert ny saat a ck an io pad advioomen amas a POLICY. The pls hia fo Sti : ---- ssl nn for a The Blair family of Port Perry sent in this photo of their two-month-old pup Kaiko, who it would appear is eager to go out for a ride. We're looking for more good photos Jor this space, so if you have an interesting picture we could use for Photo of the Week, please drop it by The Star office, or give us a call at 985-7383. £ Es W op Ox es a a 4 < 38 #3 . hn n pi Lg: rnd OTs on ™ ' tnd SE i HEY DAD, WHERE'D MoM GO?) Li SHE'S DOING THE 2 GROCERY SHOPPING...) 4) SHE SHOULD ails 4 BE HOME - SAY, You KNow WHAT? T'S ALMOST HALLOWEEN. 1 BET MOM WILL BRING HOME A Pumpin! To the Editor: Operation Scugog Food Bank has had a most generous Fall Food Drive. The resi- dents of Scugog Township have shown that they are aware that there are less for- | tunate people amongst us. We received a | monetary donation of $500 from our local Canadian Tire store. The schools have | outdone themselves by being so generous. "| Theboxes at our local stores were filled | to capacity. 2 Thank you to Doris and Fred McMahon | and Wayne.Gundry for the many pick-ups |. that they did over the Thanksgiving week- Ra AP PIRI Sot JES (YEP... ALMOST HALLOWEEN, SOON WE'LL BE SEEIN | Scugog's residents very generous end. The management of our new fire hall, our local drop off point for donations, was very cooperative and their support was greatly appreciated. Thank you to all of the volunteers and students for your time and interest with the food drive but also throughout the whole year. It is with your efforts that we are able to serve many people and we are gearing towards our Christmas campaign. Giving is receiving. Kathryn Gundry and Anne Wanninkhof GHOSTS AND GOBLINS AND WITCHES AND (VAMPIRES... To the Editor: The Port Perry Firefighters Association express thanks to all those who con- tributed and participated in the second "| | annual golf tournament. Everyone i enjoyed themselves, even though it was ih a cool day at Canterbury Commons Golf 7 Course. || Firemen offer thanks to all who supported their golf tourney Afterwards there was a delicious hot roast beef dinner provided at the Latcham Centre. The tournament raised $825 towards the defibrillators. Don Buldyke, Secretary Treasurer