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Bn = TS You'd think there was gold in the bottom of the pail, the way young Kyle Walker reacted when he peered into a Prentice maple sap pail for the first time. Kyle, his big sister Avril and his parents enjoyed the warm spring air and sunshine last Sunday during the farm's annual Maple Syrup Festival. See inside for more pictures. Team Canada hero now plays for God At one time Paul Henderson was best kaown as a hockey player. Today, he's out of the game completely and devoting his life to spreading the message of Jesus Christ. Last Saturday morn- ing, Mr. Henderson was guest speaker at a special '"'Mayor's Breakfast" at the Con- way in Port Perry, sponsored by the Christian Mens Bus- iness Committee of Scugog, and he related how his life changed from hockey player to devout Christian. The 41-year old Hen- derson, who recently became a grandfather, looked trim and fit enough to still be an active player. Dressed in a neat blue blazer with tan slacks, shirt and tie, Mr. Henderson spoke fervently about "this other side of his life", his total commit- ment to Christ. Born and raised in a small town in western Ontario, Mr. Henderson left home as a teenager to play Junior Hockey in Hamilton. He was draft- ed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1963, but his real moment in the hockey spot-light didn't come until the fall of 1972 when he was select- ed as a member of the first Team Canada for the series against the Soviets. He scored the winning goal in three of those games, including what has been called the most famous goal in the history of hockey with 34 seconds left in the final match in Moscow. It made him an instant hero in this country and thrust him into the lime-light. He told the breakfast (Turn to page 2) Vol. 118 No. 18 Tuesday, April 3, 1984 The Durham Board of Education has approved a 1984 budget of $150.5 million, a $7.4 million increase over last year, or about 5.2 per cent. The Board gave its approval to the budget at a meeting last week, and for the average property owner in Scugog Township it will add about $30 to the education portion of the tax bill. ' Trustee Ian Brown, chairman of the Board's finance committee, said the budget reflects a commitment to hold . increased costs at five per cent in 1984. Even with holding the line at five per cent, Mr. Brown said "'all current programs have been maintained or expanded and some new initia- tives will be under- taken". With 47,600 students, the Durham Board of Education is the 11th largest in Canada and the 7th largest in Ont- ario. Special education pro- grams will be expanded as the Board plans to hire an additional 47 teachers, 25 classroom assistants and five support staff for the needs of students with learning problems at both the high school and elementary levels. While this and several other programs will experience an expan- sion, Mr. Brown noted in his address to the Board that "due to lack of Provincial funding, the Board's capital pro- gram for 1984 has had to be reduced signifi- cantly'. Some of the major capital programs the Board will undertake this year include ren- ovations at Pickering High School, a new elementary school in Ajax and the purchase of a new school site in Pickering. The Board will add 29 portables when classes resume for students in September. Noting that the Dur- ham Board of Education is the second largest employer in the Region with over 3700 employ- ees, Mr. Brown said that 87.4 per cent of the operating budget will go for salaries and bene- fits. Of the total budget, $75.7 million, or 50.3 per cent will come directly from the provincial government, with the remainder, $74.8 million, to be raised from property taxes. 36 pages Durham Education Board approves $150 M_budget Mr. Brown noted that the province's share of the total cost of education in Durham has declined over the years from more than 62 per cent in 1972 to the current 50.3 per cent in 1984. While the Board plans to spend about $4.7 million on capital pro- (Turn to page 6) Local roads to get help Scugog Township council has ear-marked $340,380 for major repairs to several roads and streets in the mun- icipality this year. The construction bud- get was part of the $1,355,000 works depart- ment budget approved by council last week. In addition, the Town- ship has applied to the provincial transport- ation ministry for a further $45,000 subsidy which if approved would be applied to $85,000 worth of repairs to roads in Ward 2 (Port Perry) this summer. The construction pro- jects which received the council approval include the following: -28 km along old Scugog Road, Ward 4, to bring the base and surface to standard at (Turn to page 12) Treasurer admits deficit too large Ontario treasurer Larry Grossman didn't give away any budget secrets, but he did say the projected $2.7 billion - provincil deficit is too large and must be reduced this year. Mr. Grossman is expected to present the 1984 budget to the Pro- vincial Legislature within the next three weeks, and last Friday afternoon as part of what he called the pre-budget consultative process, he paid a visit to Port Perry to listen to suggestions and talk economic shop with about 75 business people from all over the Dur- ham-York riding. Looking very dapper in a grey business suit with crisp white shirt and striped tie, Mr. Grossman spent about an hour at Town Hall, 1873, listening to briefs from three organiz- ations and smoothly fielding questions on everything from the deficit to assistance for farmers and the tourist industry in Ontario. Accompanied by Dur- ham-York MPP Ross Stevenson, who is legis- lative assistant to the treasurer, Mr. Gross- man told the meeting that while the $2.7 deficit is too high and "must be reduced", the government is limited in its ways to bring about a reduction. Raising taxes would be one way, but Mr. Grossman said the Government is "reluct- ant to do this as we feel the money is better off in the hands of the people,"' where it can stimulate the overall economy. And he noted that of all the expenditures, Queens Park has direct control over only 18 per (Turn to page 2) Ontario treasurer Larry Grossman (left) paid a visit fo Port Perry last Friday afternoon to listen and discuss economic issues with a group of about 75 invited business people from the York-Durham riding. With Mr. Grossman in photo are Scugog Chamber of Commerce Bill Barr, York Tourist Association president Wayne Asquith, Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson and Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor. - I ,