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BE ii ea 2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 29, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Scugog school start times are changing next fall Morning bells will be ringing earlier at the majority of Scugog's public schools next fall. The revised bell times, which will be introduced with the new school year in September, are a necessary consequence of bus- ing revisions aimed at saving money, said Scugog trustee Bobbie Drew. The Durham Region Board of Education will contract fewer buses next year, which means those on the road will have to run more routes. It's a move that will save up to $500,000 between September and December of 1997, and an esti- mate $1.3 million in the next full year. Trustees gave their backing to a motion, put forth by Mrs. Drew, which ensures the sav- ings are given back to schools - to fund supplies and equipment. The injection will represent an 8 per cent increase in so-called "block" budgets. She admits some people might grumble about the earlier start and end of the school day, but argues trustees are follow- ing the demands they're given so often: Save money, and don't raise taxes. "It's a case of trying to save some money," she said. "It allows one bus to make two or three or four runs to more schools." It costs about $150 a day to put a bus on the road, said Mrs. Drew. "The $500,000 (savings) this year is helping to keep the taxes down. Schools in Scugog will see morning bells sounding earlier, for the most part. The excep- tions are R.H. Cornish and Prince albert Public Schools and Port Perry High School, where the day will start 15 min- utes later. Here's what the schedule looks like: a At Cartwright Central P.S., starting time is now 8:25 a.m. That changes to 8:05 in September oCartwright High School changes from 8:35 to 8:20 0 Epsom and Greenbank schools see their times change from 8:45 to 8:15 a0 S.A. Cawker has times moved up from 8:45 to 8:15 oR.H. Cornish and Prince Albert, where school now starts at 8:45, will have bells ringing at 9 o'clock. oPort Perry High School's present start time of 8:55 is changed to 9:10. En all in each clase fish over . for the bigger ough the duration op 8 ca ght of the derby! 4 June 28 - Large Mouth Bass June 28 - Small Mouth Bass PORT PERRY MARINA Fishing Tackle - Boat Rental 985-3236 independent PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry 985-8474 PLASTICS INC. roady 0 bu 15400 Old Simcoe Rd., (s06) 985-8479 Port Perry Muffler Meet BY Accyy MERCHANTS OF a J & Brake Shop ait 0 ERG RM'S 119 Perry Street, ' PLAZA FDGIT Port Perry &p BRIAN'S TOWING 1223 King St., Manchester (905) 985-2243 1894 SCUGOG STREET 085-9909 HERDER SALES QUALITY USED CARS 985-3885 zehrs FOOD PLUS RULES / REGULATIONS: 1. You must register on ar before Opening Day of each class you wish to enter. 2. Once you are registered you may enter as many times as you want. 3. Each entry will congist of a photo of the fish along with a completed entry form (We encourage catch and release). 4. All registrations and entry forms are available at JD Fishing and Archery. 24 Water 5t., Port Perry. 5. Weekly contest is from Monday morning until Sunday at closing. Winners will be determined each Monday morning and published each Tuesday in the Port Perry Star. All decisions are final. 6. $200. Cash Prizes will be determined after closing Friday, September 6th, 1997. Prizes will be awarded on Saturday, September 13th. 7. The Port Perry Star and all sponsors assume no liabilities for any damages, accidents or injuries. Participants enter at their own risk. TRADER SAMS ,/ 1888 Scugog St., , _-- Port Perry _-- 985-9955 ZB SC0506 SLAND NARA WMANCHESTER Gi soszo0] USN % JD Fishing & Archery 27 ny St., Port bors DOLLAR PLUS 874 5cUgog St § PEERY a52-1212 Street sweeper is on the job, says Mayor Hall By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Contrary to what some business owners may have heard, the street sweeper is making its rounds in Port Perry this spring. Some merchants were angered when a newslet- ter from the local Business Improvement Association briefly mentioned that because of budget con- straints, the township would not supply a street sweeper this year. Mayor Howard Hall was quick to correct that point, though. "The township's sweep- er has already been used this year and will continue to be used. The letter was incorrect -- [ was at the meeting and said that there would be a street sweeper this year -- and | can assure everyone that the streets will be cleaned this summer," he said. The mayor describes this winter as one of the worst in recent history for ice storms; that means there's a lot of sand on the streets right now. "We've had a really bad winter and because of that we have a lot of sand lying around on the streets. Both Queen and Water St. have been done already a couple of weeks ago and we will keep cleaning all the streets this summer." But Mayor Hall said merchants have to pitch in for the spring clean-up effort, too. "Why should we sweep the streets when the mer- chants don't sweep the sidewalks in- front of their stores? We just want the merchants to sweep the area in front of their stores, and then we'll sweep the roadways," he said last Thursday. He said some areas of town have been cleaned and that right now the township is trying to clean up the sand and waste that litter the streets. Parked cars along the street have been a small problem, he said. 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