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Port Perry Star, 3 Sep 1986, p. 2

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i. dei 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, September 3, 1986 Catholic School almost complete as kids return Bad weather, labour disputes and a shortage of certain building materials are the reasons why the new Roman Catholic School in Port Perry was not quite complete, as about 200 students began classes on Tuesday : Separate School spokesman Grant Edwards said last week that while the classrooms are Board - ready, there is still work to be done in the library and gymnasium. Workmen are putting down the flooring in the gym and shelving for the library will not arrive until October. STATIONERY Plain and Printed. Business/Personal PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street : 985-7383 First Colour of Fall i. But he said the Board is confident all the work will be complete by the end of October. The official opening for the new eight room school is scheduled for Sunday, October 26. Mr. Edwards said work on the school, called Immaculate Concep- tion, was slowed by the bad weather this summer and last winter. Labour disputes resulted in delays in getting certain building materials, and there were shortages of certain skilled tradespeople, especially masons. For several years, Catholic children in the Port Perry area at- tended classes in portables set up on the property of Immaculate Concep- tion Church. During the last school year as construction of the new building was underway, the children went to school in Raglan. The new school is located on the east side of Immaculate Conception Church, on Highway 7A in Port Perry, [SAT ERR EASY TI Aantal YR J Ce siadd E30 re, v.., 7 ir si HOGER 3 ULL) 6 1 It's been 2%: months since schools buses went on vacation. Now that they're back, we could all use a little refresher course on what to do when you meet one on the road. It's very simple. You must stop when a school bus flashes its red warning signals. Even if you're going in the opposite direction. Let's all have a safe fall. Remember, the roads turn yellow before the leaves do. PHILP . PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 VANEDWARD DRIVE, PORT PERRY - 085-8474 Torry Be Conmenty sect 190 Middlesex County Dairy Princess Gayle Lewis (standing, middie back) was crowned Dairy Princess for the province of Ontario 1986-87 in the competition held at the CNE last week. She beat out the other finalist Simcoe County Princess Lisa Ritchie (right, second row). The other princesses in this picture reached the semi finals in the competition. They are Colleen LeRoy, Prescott; Heather Tompson, Northumberland; and Sharon Wilson, Ontario County. Seated at front is 1985-86 Dairy Princess for Ontario, Allyson Hagerman. Miss Lewis will have a busy year as Ontario's Dairy Princess with public rela- tions duties on behalf of Ontario dairy industry and milk producers. The Dairy Princess competi- tion was judged on public speaking, personali- ty. poise and knowledge of the dairy industry. 3) ef Assistant ! Candy Stevenson Supplies available at Registration. For information call: ZY The Studio . BALLET * REGISTRATION: Latcham Centre FALL CLASSES -- IN PORT PERRY -- of Dance & Performing Arts Director: INTA LEJA JAZZ * TAP * MODERN 3 Years and Up Thurs., October 11 4:30 to 9:00 P.M. . Examinations by the Royal Academy of Dancing and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Home of the <4 "IN-TA Kids Dance Troupe' performing and competing in Canada and the U.S. Watch for them at The Picker- ing Town Centre on October 30th and Tiny Talent Time on October 12th, 19th & 26th. 666-1528 SE -- Ss

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