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Vol. 119 No. 18 Tuesday, April 2, 1985 40 pages Ice storm puts A lot of people in Scugog Township went without hydro Sunday night as a severe ice and wind storm knocked down numerous lines in the rural area of the Township. The problems began late Sunday afternoon and crews from the On- tario Hydro office in Bowmanville were busy through the night trying to repair the damage and out the lights restore power. A Hydro spokesman told the Star Monday afternoon that over 1000 customers were affected by the storm, but most of these had their power back on by Monday. He said about 75 customers were still without elec- tricity Monday after- noon, but the situation would probably be back to normal by the evening. Some of the areas hit with the power outages include Caesarea, Williams Point, St. Christophers, Man- . chester, Utica, Epsom, the Shirley Road and parts of Scugog Island. The spokesman said the problems were not due to a major line "breakdown, but just numerous downed wires. ~ (Turntopage3) 'Could have been worse' Cam Lawson of Scugog Island surveys this large tree which came crashing down Sunday evening when an ice and wind storm hit the Township. The tree just clipped the corner of his house, while a second tree hit his garage. He doesn't know what the damage will amount to, but quipped 'it could have been a lot worse." Scugog Township will be spending just over $1.3 million on the 250 miles of roads and streets in the municipality this year. The Roads Depart- ment budget of $1,386,000 was approved by council last week. It represents about a four per cent overall increase. About two thirds of the total budget will be spent on maintenance, while the construction portion for repairs to roads, culverts and bridges wil amount to $379,000 this year, just about the same as last year. The entire budget will not come directly from the property tax levy as provincial subsidies this year will amount to $728,000. Road construction pro- jects in the budget for Happy Easter! With Easter just a few short days away (Sunday April 7th), the folks at the Star couldnt resist showing you this sweet pic- ture of Mandi Coates and her furry friend. The baby bunny and his relatives are available at the Port Perry Pet Shop. The Easter lilies can be found at Ives Florists Council sets roads 1985 include the following: 1. completion of surfac- ing Old Scugog Road, Ward 4 at a cost of $19,000. and the pretty Easter bonnet is on sale at the Children's Den. The Star office will be clos- ed on Good Friday, but will re-open as usual on Saturday. And from everybody at the Star, including Mandi, have a safe and hap- py holiday! priorities for 1985 2. Concession 11, Ward 1, completion of surfac- ing at a cost of $11,100. 3. Portview Beach Road, Ward 3, comple- tion of work started last year at a cost of $2700. -4. MacDonald, Bigelow and Cochrane Streets, Ward 2, grading, drainage, granular base (Turn to page 3) Two schools under study Fhe Durham Board of Education will set up committees to look into the future of two schools _ip Scugog Township. Epsom Public School and Cartwright High School will come under study when the School Accommodation Com- mittees are set up in April. The Durham Board has clearly defined policies for committee study when enrollments at a school are dropping. Both Epsom P.S. and Cartwright High have been the subject of similar studies in the past. A Board spokesman said Friday, the make-up of the two committees has not yet been deter- mined, but there will be several trustees, a ratepayer and a parent of a student attending the school. The spokesman said once the committee has been established, it will probably take four weeks to make its recommen- dations to the Board of Education. Epsom currently has an enrollment of about 80 students from Kindergarten through grade six and has K classes for students from both the Epsom and Greenbank areas. Cartwright High School has about 100 students in grades nine to 13. It is believed to be the smallest secondary school in Ontario.