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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. January 29, 1985 History preserved on microfilm (From page 1) the cost for newspapers dating from 1907 to 1967. With the help of the On- tario Archives, which lent the Port Perry Star Port Perry welcomes oo copies dating from 1857 to 1919 (including the On- tario Observer of Prince Albert and the North On- tario Observer of Port Perry), the OCNA MARY T. & HER ViOWVM Tickets available Irwin Smith 985-2635 Tickets: $15.00 From Lake Placid, New York! bl \ . Town Hall 1873 \ WW : presents the [ DOMINION CHATAUQUA An Historical Musical Revue celebrating Ontario's Bicentennial Friday, February 1, 1985 8:00 p.m. managed to microfilm papers from 1857 to 1983. As the years go by, Mr. Hvidsten said the Star will continue to have each volume microfilmed. "It's a big expense but - it's just something that we had to do," he said. "I'd feel really bad if everything went up in . Smoke. '¥e're in an old building....there should be no reason at all why e's been thinking about microfilming brit- tle, yellowed pages of old issues of the Star since 1977 and first contacted the Ontario Archives (for issues the Star doesn't have) in 1978. There were many reasons for the delay, including red tape and paperwork, but a grant was finally ap- proved by Wintario and the project's wheel's were set in motion. The microfilming pro- cess itself was difficult, due to the delicate nature of some of the older copies, fraught with brit- tle pages and '"'terrible" bindings. About a year ago, Mr. Hvidsten started denying people's requests to look at older papers, mainly 1s 4 N -- "ih 7 because some people ac- tually cut pictures and articles out of the aging papers, leaving wide gaps in the township's history. While he wanted a copy of the microfilmed papers for the Star, he also wanted to see copies 80 to the museum and especially to the library. "The library is really ~ your local reference cen- tre," he said. "Rather than people coming in here all the time. We really don't have the facilities for them to come in and do research. It's far better that they 80 to a place like the library, or even the museum, where they have room for that." At the moment, however, the museum is the only building with a microfilm reader and Yvonne Christie says as soon as the microfilm is indexed and stored pro- perly, it will be available to the public. Meanwhile, Mr. Hvidsten and Mrs. McColl are looking into purchasing readers for the Star and the library. The Port Perry Star is the third community newspaper in Ontario te be microfilmed by OC- NA, following in the footsteps of the Hunt. sville Forester and the Mount Forest Confederate. 'Eventually the OCNA_ would like to see all com. munity newspapers microfilmed, in order to preserve an important - record of Ontario's loca] history. Council must trim 1985 budget to keep near 5% Durham Region coun- cillors are going to have to sharpen their pencils over the next few weeks if they hope to bring in a 1985 budget with a net impact of five per cent on the taxpayers. Preliminary budget figures released by the Region's finance com- mittee last week show Regional taxes could go up nearly ten per cent in 1985, unless there are some rather drastic cuts in projected expenditures. In fact, according to the pre-budget report, the council will have to trim $1.47 million if the five per cent net impact is to be met. While most regional departments have sub- mitted preliminary budgets in excess of the five per cent impact guidelines, the Region is ~ being hit hard by provin- cial spending cut-backs. The unconditional grants will increase by only 0.5 per cent this year. Some of the proposed major budget increases in 1985 include a 94 per cent hike in the solid waste disposal budget ; a 22 per cent increase in operating homes for the aged; a 14.2 per cent in- crease in the family counselling budget; 15.5 per cent for ation Authorities, "and a 29 per cent hike in emergency planning. There is a bit of good news, however, in that the Region is predicting a $1.4 million surplus from 1984 which will be applied to the 1985 budget. Regional council will be meeting on Wednes- day of this week to discuss the preliminary budget figures, and Durham's Chief Ad- ministrative Officer Donald Evans will pre- sent methods he believes can be used to trim the spending estimates for the coming year. Between now and February 21, the coun- cil's finance committee will review and approve all the department budgets, and the full council will meet March 6 to try and strike the Will finalize site soon final budget and mi) rate. Durham Region over the last couple of years has been quite successful in holding the net tax levy to the five per cent range. However, they will have their work cut out for them to do the same in 1985, which just happens to be an election year. Summer construction for Separate School Officials with the Durham Separate School Board are confident that negotiations over a site for a new Catholic elementary school in Port Perry will be settl- ed in the near future with construction of the new facility getting underway this summer. Separate School Boar director, Earl Lagroix gave the assurances to a group from the Parents Guild at Immaculate Conception Church dur- ing a board meeting January 21. And in an interview with the Star last Friday, Grant Andrews, YIDEO DAR am Region's Largest Video Screen ==__Join in this Saturday for "GROUNDHOG NIGHT" = e Pig Out! All you can eat Chili Dogs for only $2.50! .\.. ® Handsome Hog & Prettiest Bird Contest (Prize for the winners is an all inclusive party for 10D) superintendent of business with the Board. said site negotiations should be finished by the end of February. The Board is presently considering two sites for the new schools: the first on the Church property on Scugog Street, and the second on the west side of Union Avenue in Port Perry. While stating that negotiations for the new site "have not been sim- ple." Mr. Andrews said the timetable for con- struction of the school will be met. Last Tuesday evening, the Scugog Township : Glide into Eagles for sensatio £ Perched atop Pine Ridge Golf Club mile oust off Muy. 12 on Hey. 14. Pt. Perry oe Open Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday nal sights and sounds! 985-8442 ee -------------------- committee of ad- Justments granted a re- quest from the School Board for a minor variance on the east pro- perty line of the Church site. wd Mr. Andrews said that if the Church site is the one ultimately approved. the school would be located on the east side of the property. roughly where the portable classrooms are now. "We are excited about this project and anxious to put a good school into Port Perry. The present situation is far from good," said Mr. An- drews, referring to the portable classrooms and the lack of adequate library, gymnasium and academic resource facilities. He said plans for the new school call for seven classrooms, a music room, full gym and a library-resource centre. Parents who have sent their children to Im- maculate Conception School have worked hard on their campaign over the past couple of years for construction of a new facility. And at the Board meeting last week. reps from the Parents Guild presented a petition with about 400 signatures urg- ing a hasty conclusion to the site negotiations Mr. Andrews told the Star that once the site has been finalized. the project will go to tender and construction will start this summer Plans - call for the new school to open for the start of the school year in September, 1986