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6 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001 E-MAIL: editorial@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar.com 7 w CNA PUBLISHER, GEN. MGR. Don Macleod --"--. SENIOR REPORTER ....... ... Chris Hall \ Pa ol Member OFFICE MANAGER .......... Gayle Stapley Qocna AVY EE K END Sanadian ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb McEachern omni REPORTER................. .vv......Rk Davie Member Ontario Community Association Freelance : Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Newspaper Assoc. h PHONE 905-985-7383 by th P ta any Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LOL 1B7 FAX 905.985.3708 Published every Friday by the Port Perry Star Company ry erry, On Distributed free in the following communities: Port Perry - Uxbridge - Sunderland - Little Britain - RR Lindsay Janetville Oakwood - Manilla - Seagrave - Greenbank - Brooklin - Ashburn - Columbus - RR Oshawa Zephyr - Udora - Leaskdale - Sandford - Caesarea - Blackstock - Raglan - Nestleton - Yelverton - Prince Albert EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and letter writers are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published will be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted. 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Errors 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 Poppies part of fall colours After the stir caused in Pickering by a ham-fisted library board who attempted to stop the sale of poppies by the Royal Canadian Legion because it might not be considered fair to other charity groups who are barred from fundraising in libraries, it is even more gratifying to hear of the strong support shown locally for veterans and their families. As November blows in from the west, Port Perry will once again see the changes of colour. And, that change has always included the sight of the blood-red poppy on the lapel of residents everywhere. There has been a resurgence of interest in things of a veteran and military nature since the horrific attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. Il from local kids writing letters to newspapers and many local groups raising funds. Hopefully we will all keep that in mind while we drop a twoonie in the box and pin the poppy to our breast, that Canadian Forces are once again sailing to foreign shores to protect us all from evil. : Like veterans that have served on foreign soil and in harm's way without stop since 1914, like the vets of World War Il, Korea, various U.N. peacekeeping missions and the Gulf War, this new generation goes without mummer to do our bidding. We must prepare for them. Part of doing that is supporting causes like the poppy fund. 'To often we see veterans as a dying breed who are aging fast and leaving us, when in fact we are making new veterans every day. The men of Korea fought two wars, one in the bitter hills of Korea and another to be recognized for their service. Now Korean berets are a common sight at Port Perry services. More than any other year in memory Port Perry will support our veterans and we hope the crowds are larger than ever. It is bitter-sweet fact that the young man who wrote the immortal words of "In Flanders Fields" did not live to see his Canadian home. By Walt Radda TELL YOU... GETS INTO NOTHING BUT MISCHIEF! HE EVERYTHING! 00 Tar PuPPY! T } oQ GooD HEAVENS ! 'See more at: Raddicaltoons.com - oy | Proto OF THE WEEK Here's a photograph of five-year-old jane Whiteway-Lewis, who made the trip from Texas to see her mom Laura recently. We're looking for more good photos for 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. LETTERS Lake Scugog should be dredged, not decorated with plants, weeds To the Editor: We have read with interest the discus- sions about the proposed Shoreline Project. As waterfront residents for the last 66 years we have watched this lake go from a much deeper body of water to the point of becoming a mud flat. At one time this lake was used by many deep-draft boats, including scores of sail- boats which sailed from the Yacht Club on Water St. (about where the North Ball dia- mond/beach are located). At that time you could sail in and out of this area and today you would have a tough time paddling in this area. Many residents had drive-in boat hous- es, and this was in a time when boats did not have tilt mechanisms to enable them to run in shallow water. What appears to be happening is that the lake (especially around Port Perry) is filling in with mud to the point that we had less than two feet of water at the end of a 50-foot dock this year. This could be caused by the causeway, which basically stops the natural flow of the water, and has caused the dirt that is continually being washed into the lake to collect behind it. Instead of spending all of this money on bulrushes etc. it would be better spent having some dredging done which would return the lake to its original depth. I am sure that you would see a lot more people coming to the area to make use of the lake than will come to see weeds and bulrushes. Perhaps the dredged nutrient-rich material could be sold as topsoil to recover some of the costs. Jim Adam & family Scugog Island Got a letter for the Editor? Email; editorial@portperrystar.com