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LT . a sr i lt is Ni RE tm mts ee mae NS TN ay TNT - | \, ) All the colourful pageantry and electrifying energy of ancient Oriental history was lived out during "The Lion Dance" performed by a Toronto dance troupe at Port Perry High School's "Shangri-La" At-Home last Friday evening. With drums and cymbals beating a lightning rhythm, these dancers fairly exploded with incredible choreography--a dazzling and memorable show, and the highlight of this year's At-Home. For more photos of Port Perry's At-Home, as well as pho- tos from Cartwright High School's At-Home (held Sat- urday night), see inside this issue of the Star. Three local stores victims of thieves Durham Police say three break-ins were reported May 15 in Scugog Township. The Donut Gallery on the Oshawa Road was hit the night of May 14-15 when a rear door was forced open. A small amount of cash from the float was taken. The Pioneer Gas Bar at the same location was also entered that night, but police say nothing --S LSE -- was stolen. Also during the same night, the front door at Kellett's Variety on Perry Street in Port Perry was forced open. Police say cash from the till was taken along with 150 Instant Win lottery tickets. Both break-ins are under in- vestigation by the Durham Po- lice. The new public school in Port Perry will open in the fall of 1989 as scheduled, Scugog Board of Education trustee Joyce Kelly assured the Star late last week. Construction will start this summer for completion in Sep- tember 1989. "There will not be any delays. It (the school) is go- ing ahead," she stated. Mrs. Kelly confirmed that she had been contacted by several Township residents last week who had heard that construction of the long-awaited elementary school might be delayed because of a snag in the financing from the provincial government. ~ But Mrs. Kelly told the Star she has had assurances from the Durham Board chairman Sandra Lawson and top officials with the Vol. 122 No. 25 ' New school will be Board that the Port Perry school will not be delayed. The provincial government has allocated $14.7 million to the Durham Public Board for con- struction of thrce new elementary schools (one in Port Perry and two in the Pickering-Ajax area) However, the provincial gov- ernment is holding back just over $3 million of that total for pay- ment in 1990. Mrs. Kelly said the Board is prepared to "bridge finance" the $3.7 million to ensure that that all three schools open in the fall of 1989. Board spokesperson Mary Wylie told the Star late Friday af- tcrnoon that the Board is con- cerned that if it "bridge finances" this amount in 1989, the money ed | ready for Sept. 1989 might not be available in 1990. She said the Board is waiting to hear from the provincial gov- ernment that the funds will indeed be paid to the Board in 1990. Ms. Wylie said she is not in a position to comment on what the Board might do if the province does not give a firm guarantee that the money will be turned over in 1990. The need for a new school in Port Perry has been number one on the Board's priority list for several years to take some of the enrollment pressures of Prince Al- bert P.S. and R.H. Cornish. Construction of the new school in Port Perry has already faced one delay over a problem finding a site. (Turn to page 2) 48 Pages Li What's the best thing a yound sure he gets his rabies shots. Close to 400 do at the annual rabies clinic at Prince Albert Hall Elliott was a busy man. In this photo, Benji, bles shot while David Bengel, John Jam on. To help insure that your favourite dog ., $ 4 PRIA 4 LY Baty = Waa, © + ster can do for his favourite pooch? Make and cat owners showed u on Saturday and Dr. Keith a Brittany Spaniel gets his ra- eson and Matthew Bengel look or cat enjoys good health, other annual shots besides rables are needed for such things as hepatitis and distemper in dogs and rhinotrachiitis and calicl in cats. This is the 4th year for the clinic at rince Albert and it just seems to get bigger and bigger.