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"Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 2, 2001 - 9 New initiative will see police, students team up together KOPS program introduced to local schools this fall By Rik Davie Port Perry Star Cops are going back to school in a big way here in North Durham. K.O.PS. (Kids and Officers, Partners in Schools) is a new initiative being headed up by Durham Regional Police Constable Brad Durst and a team of officers who want to join with kids to make schools a fun and safe place to be. The program will be a wide ranging one that expands on the already hands-on approach to schools taken by North Durham officers. As part of the K.O.PS. program, an officer will be given the job of communi- ty liaison officer with a family of elementary schools. That officer will begin a three-year rota- tion that will see the same cop working with kids in the school on street-smart initiatives, traffic safety, drug cwvareness and a myriad of other programs including the VIP program that has run successfully in North Durham for many years. After a tour in the ele- mentary schools the offi- cer will then move (along with many of the students) to high school where he will again work with kids who know their officers on a personal level to work towards safety and crime awareness at a secondary school level. According to Const. Durst, there will be a full community service team beyond just the officers in the schools. "We will have a youth crime officer who can work with kids and schools where there are prob- lems," Const. Durst said. "There will be SET teams (Special Enforcement Teams) that can target trouble areas or potential trouble and work at a street level to make our schools safer places for our kids to be." The campaign will begin with a colour poster that will include local stu- dents and the officers that will be part of the K.O.PS. program and other pro- jects already in the works. "I hope to get the (Canadian Auto Association)-sponsored Safety Patrol program up and running and | would like to see a renewal of the Block Parent Program here," Const. Durst said. "This is a proactive pro- gram and we are looking 2 Durham Steam * 3M Scotchguard * Broadloom * Upholstery Cleamng, | qo Rugs \ 905-985-8552 905-852-6711 THE MYSE orksh y. October 6 ADULTS ~ | n Table Centrepiece D:00 am. - 11:00 am. ~ KIDS ~ Mini Pumpkin Arrangements 11:30 am EVENING SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS All materials & instruction provided for minimum fee. Class sizes limited - call to reserve: PERSONAL TOUCH Floral & Gift Shop 271 Mary Street , Port Perry ' 985-9360 PS for all the community part- ners we can get. We want tais to be a true partner- ship between our officers, the students and the com- munity." The Durham Regional Police Service, in co-oper- ation with The Port Perry Star and The Uxbridge Star, will make posters available to all schools in the hopes of introducing the new program and especially the officers who will become familiar faces and friends in schools across North Durham. Church to hold annual remembrance ceremony Oct. 7 Victory Christian Centre to honour fallen firefighters The Victory Christian Centre in Port Perry will honour fallen firefighters this weekend during a special ceremony on Sunday. The local church will set aside some time on Oct. 7 to mark Firefighters' = Memorial Day, which was declared a day of remembrance one year ago by the provincial government. The remembrance program -- which will honour fallen firefighters from across the province and the rest of Canada, as well as those who lost their lives in the U.S. as a result of the Sept. 11 ter- rorist attacks on America -- will coincide with the church's annual Thanksgiving service. All local firefighters, their families, and the public are invited to attend the ceremony, which will get underway at 10:30 a.m. The Victory Christian Centre is located on Alma St., just south of Hwy. 7A. N10) 8121081070) & Check us out: www.portperrystar.com Directory of Day Care Centres Inc. 399 Queen St., Port Perry gionenmooy & 0, (3 y Gar gen? Open 6:30am to 6:00pm win 1873 Available 15 months to 4 years. Limited Openings in other ages. © 212 yrs. - 12 yrs. Openings now available in Nursery School & 6 hr. a day program 302 Queen St., Port Perry Centre for the Performing Arts presents JOE SEALY THE NEARNESS OF YOU An all Canadian salute to the redoubtable Hoagy Carmichael with Jazz Pianist-composer Joe Sealy, singer-songwriter Cindy Church and Bassist George Koller. Together these artists bring a new unique perspective to this major songwriter. Catch the magic! Saturday, Oct. 13th., 2001 8:00 pm. Tickets $25. each available now at: Henshall's 241 Queen St., Port Perry Call 905-985-1965 Coming Events Youth Weight Training Youth weight training - Port Perry Legion - ages 12-18 - Monday & Thursday - 6-8 p.m. Info. 905-242-5417. Every Wednesday Scugog Duplicate Bridge - Prince Albert Hall - afternoon - | p.m; evening - 7:15 p.m. Contact 905-985-9355. Oct. 2 Confident Women - seminar series for women who like to be inspired - Kinsmen Hall, Port Perry. Call 905-986- 1441. Oct. 4-6 Uxbridge Musical Theatre The Fantasticks - Uxbridge Music Hall - 8 p.m. Matinees - Sept. 29 & Oct. 6 - 3 p.m. Oct. 2 Confident Women - "Discovering Your Life's Purpose" - Kinsmen Hall, Port Perry - 7-8:30 p.m. $20 -RSVP - 905- 986-1441. Thursday, Oct. 4 Precious Minds meet- Coming Events ing - Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, Port Perry - 9:30 - 11 am. - Info. 905-852-2145. Friday, Oct. 5 Manilla Library Association hosts bake and book sale - 9-5 - library site. Info. 705- 357-2181. Oct. 667 Victoria County Studio Tour - 10 am. - 5 p.m. For free brochure call 705-887-5273. Monday, Oct. 8 Thanksgiving Beef Dinner - Yelverton United Church - from 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8 Valentia United Church Fowl Supper - sittings 3,4,5,6 & 7 p.m. Info. 705-786-2273. Oct. 9 Confident Girls - 5 week course - age 8-12 - 4:30-6 p.m. Port Perry - Call 905-986-1441. Oct. | Confident Girls - 5 week course - teenage girls - 4:30-6 p.m. Port Perry - Call 905-986- 1441. sponsored by... |4YXele | AONE TN 5 (0) 12 Bi yp) ~ McDermott-Panabakeb Chapel NE les Ge O'Riordan = Funeral Director /Owner 216 Queen St, Port Perry 905-985-2171 Email: wagg.fth@sympatico.ca Gi DEN WELLS = FORE AR THOUGHT RAERLS pou low 7 AR 1envice oes oper. a ¥ gp Ee he -~