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Vol. 131 Number 45 COPY 65¢ (61¢+ 4¢GsT) 32 Pages ET adie the ny: fo. Ocala Orchard I of uriiyt see ihe process of how wine nd cider. CHRIS HALL. / PORT PERRY STAR are made as well as got a tour through the orchard on Here, David Henderson, brother-in-law of Ocala wagons. owner Irwin Smith, donated his time to show spectators how aPples are pressed to make various beverages, Students to help street people By Rik Davie Port Perry Star The plight of homeless and hungry peo- ple in Toronto's inner city will be the target of a group of Port Perry High School stud- ents this December when they travel to the city's Moss Park area to help feed and clothe street people. In a project dubbed "Operation Scoff" (a street slang term that refers to a meal or a good place to get one) five students of the OAC Business Administration Studies class, several student volunteers, and staff advisor Dave Robinson will travel to Toronto to distribute a hot meal of soup, bread and coffee. Warm clothes donated by What Goes Around, Comes Around a clothing store in Port Perry, will also be given to those most in need. Dawn Beare, one of the student organiz- ers, said the plight of Toronto's homeless is shocking for young people here. "We have been to this area and we just couldn't believe what we saw," she said. "People there need help, and we're doing our best to give them some." When asked why they've chosen Toronto, Ms Beare said, "it could have been anywhere I guess, but that's where we saw it for ourselves. That's where it became real." Mr. Robinson said the students have conceived of and launched the project on "their own. "The students have put this together themselves; I've smoothed a few bumps for them, that's all," he said. "The success of this project will be theirs and something they can feel good about." More donations of clothing, blankets and sleeping bags are needed, and the students are currently looking for someone with a cube or full-size van to help with transportation for the day. There is a clothing drop box at the high school and more information on how you can help can be had by calling Dawn Beare 985-3975; Mike Sullivan 985-1357, or Dave Robinson 985-7337. Teachers, staff hit the pavement to protest By Rik Davie Port Perry Star Scugog area teachers, secretaries, and custodial staff hit the pavement * last Thursday to voice their concerns with proposed changes to the education system in Ontario. In spite of rain and windy weather, members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation held what was called an "information session" at area high schools, handing out flyers and discussing the issues with onlookers. Changes proposed by the Harris gov- ernment include an increased school year and cuts to preparation time, pro- fessional development days, limits on class size and the introduction of school advisory boards. Doug Moynes, a teachers' union rep . from Cartwright High School said the lunchtime walkout was intended to alert the public of sweeping changes planned by the Tories. "We just wanted to make the public + aware of our concerns over the quality of education our kids may receive," he said. Pamphlets handed out by teachers in Turn to Page 17 A Police accept 8.7% increase Durham Regional Police and their civilian work staff have approved an 11th hour deal that will see them gain an 8.7 per cent wage hike over the next three and a half years. With a voter turnout of almost 50 per cent, the Police Association mem- bership approved the new package by a margin of 88 per cent last Wednesday. (Sept. 24). Just two weeks ago officers and civilian employees of the force turned down an offer that included a similar wage hike by over 90 per cent. After two years without a salary Turn to Page 17 y LiL Abs Fr O Ars ING! 3 Demo ANC (ORY FL JE TRE Tass sid RT TET a BRT a RS Er TT Ara dT I. TH Te TN LT rn res am ToC TTT om TE army mer Wr