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-m FRO 48 NY AM Vol. 113 No. 23 | SNR | wild : P / . Veg t ; totes lds tlaiinte dive 4 Abul (ltr Simiinbs ddim XN esa sinner dur br Aotetv dob orto) Wednesday, April 18, 1979 ' 32 Pages Prince Albert School plan - for addition on schedule A much-needed expansion of Prince Albert Public School moved a step closer to reality April 9 when the Durham Board of Education approved the preparation of architectural drawings for this year. The approval to prepare the plans this year was part of the Board's 1979 budget which got unanimous en- dorsement from trustees, and included the preparation of drawings for an addition to the McKnight Public School in Brock Township. While the drawings for Prince Albert School will go ahead this year, approval to start actual construction on the addition will have to wait about a year until the Board of Education gets around to the 1980 budget. Plans to expand the Prince Albert School have been in the works for about eight years and the project will be a priority item in the 1980 budget. Durham director Education Ken Munro Wes the Star this week that the proposed addition is to in- clude a gymnatorium, library-resource centre, extra class-rooms if needed, and expanded storage and office space. He said that a very tentative cost figure for the expansion is in the neigh- bourhood of $450,000. There are 351 students this year enrolled in Kindergar- ten to grade six, and a special class for mentally handicapped children. Three portables are being used as class-rooms which has allowed two of the rooms in the school to be used as a library and a gym. A projec- ted enrolment next year will see an increase in the number of students to more than 370 and this could mean over-crowding unless there isan additional portable brought in, or some kind of an arrangement worked out to transfer some students to another school. The lack of complete facilities at the school has been a sore point for parents in the area, and last June a petition of concern was presented to the Board of (Turn to page 2) Durham Police move to improve relations In an effort to improve relations between the police and the public, Durham Region Police announced this week that starting immediately, senior officers will be available on a regular basis to answer all enquiries from the public concerning police operations in Scugog Township. The announcement came after a series of meetings over the past few weeks between senior Durham officers and Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor. Mayor Taylor told the Star Can you help? Lend a helping hand. Diane Newman, a volunteer with Scugog Community Care, places flyer on car window, as the organization gets set to launch a blitz this week to attract more volunteers. Monday thalhe is "pleased with the outcome of the meetings." "The police department is going to make itself more available to the public, and I believe that is a good move in the right direction." Mayor Taylor had reques- ted the meeting with police several weeks after re- ceiving complaints from citizens in Scugog concer- ning attitude and lack of courtesy. Starting immediately, Inspector Dean Westbrook, who is commanding officer of Number Two District (which takes in Uxbridge and Scugog) will be avail- able Thursday afternoons at the Number 26 detachment office in Uxbridge. In addition, Staff-Sargeant Reg McIntyre of Number 26 (Turn to page 3) PE : va SAR PEP 5 misgtuatraotutastessdnt sabi ales bmiabistuid dot Aa ddia ky x Ah WALL STAR Rey 20¢ Spring's here, ice off Scugog Although last Thursday was not the nicest day (cloudy and cool), it was warm enough to make Mother Nature release her icy grip on Lake Scugog and set this years official date for the ice leaving the lake at Thursday, April 12. Looking northward from the Port Perry dock on Thursday, only a few scat- tered ice flows were visible and that makes tis years "ice out date' fifteen days carlier than last year when the ice persisted with us until April 28th. Two years ago, in 1977, the ice had completely gone by April 3rd. But the earliest dates recorded at the Star office were way back on March, 1903 and 1921 when the ice left the lake as early as March 21, the first day of Spring. The following list, going back to 1872, will give most of the dates the ice left Lake Scugog up until the present. For those interested in com- parisons, year to year....... here they are: © April 26 1 i: April 24 (Turn to page 10) On the beam Balance, you'd better have it when working out on the four-inch beam, one of the most difficult pieces of equipment used in the popular sport of gymnastics. Tracey Hoare of R.H. Cornish Public School demonstrates a front scale during an inter-school gymnastics meet last week at R.H. Cornish. [More pictures on Star sports pages.] Community Care blitz for more volunteers by Diane McKinzey Since Scugog Community Care's inception on Feb- ruary Ist, 1978, the programme has had the good fortune in securing so many dependable and competent volunteers. Community Care depends on volunteers. Men and women of all ages are presently involved in helping with the programme. The volunteers provide services to senior citizens, the handi- capped, and those with special needs. Community Care has proved to be a most neces- sary service to the Scugog Township, which it serves. Because of this, it has grown from the 31 registered volun- teers with two clients to serve back in February, 1978, to the 134 volunteers with 152 clients served in our first year. completing 798 assignments and delivering 1.687 Meals on Wheels in the first year of operation. Now that's growth! Consequently, we are urgently in need of new volunteers to help us meet the ever increasing demand for client service. We are especially in need of volun- teer drivers who will trans- port seniors and the handi- capped to doctor's appoint- ments, shopping and on errands. Also drivers are needed to help with the Meals on Wheels pro- gramme. This Thursday and Friday, April 19th and 20th, Com- munity Care volunteers, will be in. Port Perry placing flyers on the windshields of parked cars in the hope of securing new volunteers for the Community Care programme If you have an hour or two to assist with this worthwhile volunteer programme, on a weekly or monthly basis, please accept this invitation to drop in to the Community Care office at 204 Water Street (Old Arena), or phone us at 985-8461 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon, Monday to Friday. Help us to make Com- munity Care's second year, a continuing success story. We are dedicated to "Neigh- bours helping Neighbours.