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Tr Ri a®alt, AE a A NE 4 4 SP ul 1.» et Ra CLT] {eo & TEidd 5 : ALY S ry el IP yf | RSA J 7 sabi A ' , ¢ 4 ad) } ; s %e F if a AL RE a . \ y er $a LE STL ) AEA SEIS FoR ay es HEN fs" : ' ya . > 84 . 2 ain rs ) DE TN RM A ee Large crowds expected for i a 2 "At Home" Queen Cartwright High School held its 20th annual At - Home Dance Saturday night at the Recreation Centre' in Blackstock and Anita DeJong was crowned Queen. [See picture on page 13.] Block parents The formation of a Block Parents Organization in Blackstock moved a big step closer to reality May 3 when more than 50 concerned parents attended a meeting at the public school in that community. Clay Shaver of Blackstock, _ who was instrumental in ¥ setting up the public meet- ing, told the Star last week that those present voted unanimously in favour of the organization. "or A central committee is now in the process of being formed, and following the screening procedure for those who want to become block parents, the distinctive red and white signs should start appearing in the win- dows of houses in about four weeks. . The signs are displayed to tell yqungsters that the adults living in the house are block parents, and that child- pondence. Friday. . Long Weekend Hours With the Victoria Day holiday coming up, the "Port Perry Star offices will be closed on Monday, May 22. The edition of the paper which normally would be on the stands on May 24 will be put back a day until Thursday, May 25. ~The office-will-be.open_at_regular_hours on Tuesday, May 23 for advertising and corres- However, we would ask that if possible, any material should be submitted this The Star would like to wish all our readers a pleasant and safe Victoria Day weekend. 'near reality ren can go to that house for assistance if they find them- selves in a threatening situa- tion. The Block Parent: Organi- zation was formed several years ago in London, Ont., and has since spread to many cities and towns across Canada, including some rural communities. It is designed to act as a deterrent against crime or harm to young children. A couple of incidents in the _past few months, one involv-. ing two young girls being followed by a man in a car, prompted Mr. and Mrs. Shaver to organize the meet- ing May 3 with the aim of setting up the Block Parent group in Blackstock. The May 3 meeting was attended by a representative of the Newcastle Block Parents organization, an off- Continued on page 3 2nd Big Brother Bed Race i With less than a week. to go before an assortment of beds in all shapes and sizes wind their way down Queen Street in the 2nd Annual Big Brother Bed Race, local organizers are still prepar- ing for this major event. On Thursday evening, team members will congre- gate at Port Perry High School for a pre-registration in the cafeteria so the teams will know the rules, receive numbers and get an outline of the new course. But Monday, May 22 is the big day! There is expected to be approxi- mately 20 beds entered in this years race and all indi- cations are that design and speed will even surpass last. years fantastic efforts. Spectators would be wise to get to the races early, as last year and estimated 2,000 people lined the street for the popular event. The course has been shortened this year and the race route goes from Perry Street to Water Street, and to give spectators a chance to see all of the entries a pre-race parade will take place over the length of the course starting at 1:00 p.m. just prior to the race time. Expensive Taste But, the Bed Race is not all the Big Brothers have planned for this very special week. On Tuesday night, the CFTR No Stars will com- Continued on page 3 Thieves steal *10,000 car A 1978 automobile valued at $10,000 was reported stolen over the weekend from Philp Pontiac-Buick on Water Street in Port Perry. A spokesman for the OPP Whitby detachment said the car, a two-door Pontiac Parisienne, maroon in colour with licence MVW 151, was stolen from the" service department of the building. Thieves gained entry to the building through a second floor window, and also made off with two elec- tric calculators. In addition, two column speakers and an amplifier in the trunk of the stolen / car are reported missing. The break-in and thefts were discovered early Mon- day morning. CASH STOLEN Thieves used an acetylene cutting torch to force open a safe at B and W Equipment on Highway 12 north of Continued on Page 18 20¢ Ld Serving Port Perry and Scugog Township 36 Pages Firefighters from Unit One of the Scugog depart- ment pour water to the smouldering rubble of a garage at Pine Point destroyed in a blaze last week. The garage, used for storage, was owned by D. Healey and located at the rear of a row of cottages and " , i: . AXLE SX Lins ERP IRs HE Hien -> : Fire Destroys Garage summer homes. Flames spread for a time to a heavily wooded area behind the garage, but a strorig wind blowing off the lake kept the fire away from the homes and cottages.