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wu 8 14] Car In the ditch, drifts of snow, the tow truck. A - scene familiar to many as a week-end storm made roads. virtually impassable, and. there were: numerous reports of. stranded motorists and oH I LE A In pl AY ( Ra he AL ga al abandoned cars. If it will make you feel any better, we are told spring officially starts in exactly four weeks (less two days.) Arena break-in 'Saturday night 'An amount of cash over $50 was stolen from the con- cession booth as a thief or | thieves broke into the Port Perry Arena Saturday night. Arena Manager Bud Mec- Enaney, who discovered the break-in Sunday morning, ~~ said entry info the arena was & 4 ¢ RIOR HR FAY gained by smashing a lock on a back door of the building: * Mr. McEnaney said 'that other than the ;amount of cash, "nothing" else was stolen that we know of." And there was no damage other than the smashed lock on the "door. This is the first time the arena has been broken into this winter, and an invest- igation is being conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police, Volumel 06 - -- Port WET Ontario, orton, Ferry 23, 1972 = No. 18 OHC indicates need for senior citizen housing Port Perry Council . has given Ontario Housing Corp- oration approval in principal for construction Department of Agriculture requests pound clean-up As a result of an inspection January 26, the Veterinary Services Branch of the Department of Agriculture 'and Food requested that the Village dog pound be given a + 'thorough cleaning" and an existing door at the pound be replaced. The Department also asked that a sign be posted at the pound stating the hours during which'a dog in the pound can be re- claimed. In discussing this matter at the regular meeting of Council February 15, there was some confusion as to whether the Village is re- sponsible for keeping the pound clean and in good repair, or whether this should be done by the dog-catcher who has a con- tract with the Village. REPORI For Week Ending Feb, 18 Admissions... 41 Births... clan, 4 Deaths i... ivi 1 Emergencies .............. 89 Operations .............. 14 Discharges ............ 38 Remaining .................... 43 Reeve Robert Kenny sta- ted that the pound should be kept up to satisfactory stan- if it means dards, even giving this responsibility to the Works Department. The Reeve went on to say that if these standards are not maintained, the Humane _. Society may simply move in and take over dog control and pound operation. This, - he: said - would cost the = Village about $3, per year, which is considerably more than the present cost incurred for these matters. Dog-catcher Jack Weyrich said later that he cleans the pound and changes the bedding after a dog leaves the pound. He says that he knows the owner of many of the dogs he picks up, and simply phones the owner to come down and get the dog. If a dog is not claimed after three or four days, it is destroyed. Council passed a resolu- tion to arrange for a general clean-up of the pound, and make the necessary repairs as mentioned in the report by the Veterinary Services Branch. ; of 30-° 'one-bedroom geared-to in-. come housing units for senior citizens in the Village. The need for such housing was established by - OHC through a questionnaire dis- tributed last fall to about 350 senior citizens in Port Perry. As well, OHC conducted a field survey in the Village during the first week. of January this year. A report from OHC says that there are several factors contributing to the need for the 30 proposed units. Senior citizens in Port Perry make up 16.2 percent of the 1970. population, com- pared to the provincial average of 11.6 percent. Residential taxes are high in the Village due to lack of industrial assessment. Ren- tal rates for bachelor and one-bedroom apartments range from $70 to $110 monthly figures which OHC considers high for senior (continued on page 15) Ah, the joys of wintér. Ontario, is there any place you'd rather be? Acapulco maybe? For the second time in two weeks, a severe winter storm hit this part of the province over the week-end, with buffeting winds and ~, drifting snow making driv- ing conditions hazardous and impossible. Many area roads including major arteries were blocked for various lengths of time, and by noon Monday, Reach Township Works = Depart- ment reported that no con- ~ cession road in the Township had been cleared its full length. g Bus service to schools in Port Perry was limited to major. roads, and public schools: in Prince Albert, Greenbank and Epsom had no bus service at all on ' Monday. R.H. Cornish reported absentees on Monday, and attendance at Port Perry High School was cut almost in half. Despite the low attendance both schools re- ported classes as usual. Regular classes were also conducted at the public school in Prince Albert though there were only 67 Second wilter storm blocks roa, cuts attendance at Tocal schools students preséit out of a total enrollment of 362. At Reach Central, in Greenbank, principal R.' Rowe said only a handful of students showed up for classes, some of these arri- ving by ski-doo. However, no classes were held and those students that did show up were sent home, At Epsom, Mrs, L. Midg- ley, principal, reported that five students arrived for class, and were given in- struction throughout the day. Two of the six staff members at Epsom were reported absent. Despite the poor weather conditions, a dance Saturday night at Port Perry High School to raise money for the Heart Fund went ahead as planned. Although attend- ance was reported as "poor"' this didn't stop them crown- ing Mary 'Jane Crozier as Heart Queen. Members of the rock group 'Jason,' had their problems however, and because of the weather ended up spending the night at the Fire Hall. - In Blackstock Saturday night, several persons atten- ding a function for Kinsmen were forced to stay over- (continued on page 15) Local schoolboy advanced Mark Hull, a grade 7° student at R.H. Cornish BRublic-. School 'represented schools from this area in the public speaking finals for Ontario County senior ele- - mentary - students held; in Uxbridge last Wednesday eveing. Mark was one of 12 finalists, from .which two winners were selected to go on to the District finals involving schools from four counties, Mark was not among the two selected, as the judges chose a boy from Sunset Heights Public School in Oshawa, and a girl from St. Andrews Senior Public School in the Pickering area. Mr. John Hinch, vice- principal at R.H. Cornish As part of Scout and Guide Week activities, Mary Crowell (left) and Sandy Johnston of First Port Perry Guide Company were chosen 'Fire Chief and Deputy Chief for a day." The idea seems to agree with the young ladies. ZIRE TRI OAR < Ed RAEN RELZ SN to County speaking finals attended the competitions in Uxbridge, and said later that there were "many very good speeches." Mr. -Hinch said Mark gave a good account of himself at the finals, but one of the reasons for his not being chosen a winner could have been the choice of his topic - which- dealt with pioneer school days in the Port Perry area. Mr. Hinch said the subject of this topic lost some of its significane when given outside the local area. The winners' topics were "Age of Aquarius," and "Dracula." Mr. Hinch spoke enthusi- .astically of the benefits a student gets by taking part in a public speaking contest. He said it's "great for them," especially at the grade 7 or 8 level, "giving them poise and confidence." And he added that Mark should do very well in similar contests held next year. For taking- part in the Ontario County finals, Mark was presented with a book. Deadline 6 | 'days away Tuesday, February 29 is the deadline for the sale of licence plates and there will definetely not be an exten- sion of this date. According to the local '{ssuer, Gordon Reesor, -the improvement of the sale over last year is not too noticeable. The increase is about 100, making the total sale to date (Monday) 2,000. By the deadline an addi- tional 1,500 sets of plates are expected to be sold, bringing the total to about 3,500. 'Mr, Reesor expects the sale for the year 1972 will reach an all time high of 4,700, about 200 more than last year. ARE NIE a