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tC a) El Set FA RITE pt z ARE ~~ al Tx a0 eS mI Am ow = --_-- fv' A = Cp ECA Cato Sion TN a SS DAF ANEE B MLE RN at LA NL ONAL EN ON Ca) Mes + 100 ne 10-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 25, 1981 Handicraft Guild by Jo Dowson The sixteenth anniversary meeting of the Guild was held on Feb. 18th in St. John's Church Hall. This year the occasion was marked by holding a day long workship on Crewel embroidery. Alva Thomp- son and Dorothy Naples were our instructors. The members were shown how to make their own trans- Hospital Auxiliary by Luella Graham The Port Perry Commun- ity Hospital Auxiliary held their meeting on Feb. 16th with 17 ladies present. The meeting opened by the President with the Auxiliary prayer repeated in unison followed by a two minutes silence in memory of Miss Ruth Gishler, who had been a very faithful worker in the auxiliary. The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting followed by the Treasurer's report. The Rec. Sec. read five thank you notes. Hazel Coates gave a report on a lovely lot of knitted articles which had been sent in, also reported she had lots of wool to hand out, to anyone interested. She also reported 7 girls and 6 boys had- arrived since Jan. 19th. Mr. Brown was with us and reported the hospital managed very well during the strike. Norma Kerry gave a report from the fall confer- ence, one thing being mentioned, 'Care for the Elderly in their own Homes." fers and were given assist- ance in planning color schemes and the how-to of the various stitches which are used to achieve a beauti- ful piece of work. The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday March 11th at the regular time. The program was not revealed so come along and be surprised. Seagrave 4-H by Helen Tait Now that spring is near the Seagrave Egg Beaters have' hatched a new 4-H unit called "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Our head "chick" is Cheryl Standish and the Vice "Chick" is Casey Jones. The Egg Head in charge of the money is Carol Sturman. This unit Helen Tait, Elise Watts, Paige Whyte and Cheryl Davis came out of their shells to join the rest of the girls in the coop - Sheila Davis, Sonja Whyte, Debbie Carrie and Connie Carr. So far this unit we have scratched up some chickens to cut up and experiment with our tastebuds which were surely activated with our 'finger licking good chicken" last Monday night with Niagara Nice 'N Spicy and Chicken with a Chinese accent. ] The barnyard was really clucking last Wednesday morning at White Feather Farms as we learned the egg process from the chicken to the supermarket shelf. Last but not least we can't forget our "Mother Hens' - Sharon Jones and Enid Beliar. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELLA "BEST SELLER" The entire family reads it. And, why not? There's something for everyone in the classified pages of the PORT PERRY STAR Whether you're buying, selling, renting, leasing, looking for a job, or services, you're sure to get quick results from the classified pages! CALL 985-7383 HEU "a wid ' "et PERK] "A Touch of Class" atm AOR ao RARITY ASP LAMAR VE : { TR V0 PATRI Ge Bry wii wir gb AAA BALA NAL si ¥. A ER 2 a vocal group from the Port Perry and Seagrave area recently won first place at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto. Front from left to right are Pat Fisher, Jan Towns, Heather Durham tax hi Durham Region taxes almost certainly will be increasing by 17 per cent this year, but the figure could be higher in some municipali- ties. Responding to a question from Scugog councillor Lawrence Malcolm during a regional meeting last week, finance committee chairman John Aker admitted that the hike could be as high as 20 per cent in some municipali- ties in Durham or as low as 15 per cent in others. por t Councillor Aker said the exact figure for each munici- pality will not be known until more data is received from the provincial government and when Regional council gets around to striking its budget March 18. Council was told that if the increase was kept to 17 per cent on average, it will amount to about $9 million more from the levy this year over 1980, and Oshawa coun- cillor Ed Kolodzie pointed out that this amounts to Fora FART UTE SEA Kellington and Joan Lee. At back are Irwin Smith, John Vernon, Roger Boyle, Bert Hutcheon and Bruce Kellington. e may be 20% about $180,000 per week .in taxes. ) After a long debate last week on the proposed budget guidelines, regional council adopted a recommendation that each department be instructed to present a budget "that will provide for an estimated net increase of no greater than 17 per cent in Regional taxes on the aver- age ratepayer." The second half of the recommendation adopted by the council calls for no new positions, capital assets, programs, or expansion of existing programs, during 1981. If the final budget amounts to a 17 per cent increase, it does not mean that the total tax bill in 1981 for property owners in Durham will be going up by that amount as regional taxes account for ..about 22 per cent of the total. School board and local municipalities account for the remainder. Much of the debate on the budget guidelines last week centred around the recom- mendation that there be no new staff positions created this year. } Oshawa councillor John DeHart who is chairman of the Social Services Commit- tee argued vehemently that Durham needs more family counsellors, and he tried without success to have the recommendation deferred until the actual budget day, March 18. ° The guidelines refer only to new positions, and do not include the 40 staff vacancies that now exist on the Region- al organization chart. Oshawa councillor Ed Kolodzie pointed out that if those 40 vacant positions were frozen, it could mean a savings of up to $1.2 million in one year. Oshawa mayor Allan Pilkey suggested that each department submit a list of the current vacant positions and how much it would cost to fill them, and a list of new positions not on the charts, and what it would cost to fill them. "During debate, councillor Aker admitted that one of the reasons why the Region is facing a tax increase in the neighbourhood of 17 per cent this year is that council last year used all the reserve funds to keep the increase to under five per cent "for poli- tical reasons', and now Durham must catch up. Another reason for the substantial jump this year is the loss of $630,000 grant from the province in 1980 which was given to help soften the blow of equalized factors. As well, real assess- ment growth in 1981 will be under three per cent, and the Region's lot levies in 1980 were about half what they were the year before. All these factors add up to a stand-pat budget this year with a substantial tax in- crease in the area of 17 per cent. The picture is not totally gloomy, however, as council- lor Aker told council that projections for 1982 point to an increase of about ten per cent. Special church service Sunday, March 1 at 7:30 is Port Perry United Church speical "Couples Night" evening service. We are looking forward to a very exciting night and hope that many people (Not Only couples) will support our efforts. We are happy to say that we have as our special guests, Sheila and Wayne Gillie of Oshawa. Sheila and Wayne have been on Nation- al T.V. a number of times and will share with us about the breakdown of their marriage, the sale of every- thing the owned, and eventu- ally their separation. The exciting part of their story is that they are now back together and feel they have the answer to a successful marriage. Wayne is now President of F.U.B.M.F. and he and Sheila are a great ._inspiration to_all.. Kay and Jack Cracknell of Port Perry will also share some special contemporary music. ] a ER CER To CE " - rr