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WT i I NM I A YT I PL a 4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 5, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" CALENDAR Community Calendar runs each week in the Port Perry Star and Star Marketplace providing space for local non-profit organizations to receive coverage for their important approaching events. Listings in Community Calendar are absolutely Free to any non-profit group. Copy must be submitted in writing before noon on Friday prior to publication, to be included in the next edition of the Port Perry Star and Star Marketplace. TUESDAY, MAY 5 Pine Ridge Garden Club meeting, Spring Flower Show & Slides & Workshop on miniature arrange- ments, Nestleton Hall - 8 p.m. Juniors will meet at 6:45 p.m. and will be making corsages for Mother's Day. S. Love 986-5330. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Head U.C.W. beef supper, Scugog Island Hall. Adults $10; children 12 & under $4 - 5:15 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Call Bonnie 985-7426. THURSDAY, MAY 7 Port Perry Ringette Association Annual General Meeting at 8 p.m. at the Kinsmen Hall {Scout Hall}. HURSDAY, MAY 7 Scugog Memorial Library Travelogue presents "Paddling The Trent Rideau Waterways" at 7:30 p.m. - no charge. FRIDAY, MAY 8 Spring Smorgasbord, sponsored by Nestleton U.C.W., at the Nestleton Community Centre. Sittings: 5 & 6:30 p.m. Adults - $8; children under 12 yrs. $3, preschoolers - free. For tickets call Barb at 986- 4630. SATURDAY, MAY 9 - FRIDAY, MAY 29 Primarily Wooden Sculptures by Ralph Price at Scugog Memorial Public Library. Artist's reception on Saturday, May 9 - 1:30-4 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 9 i Knights of Columbus Mother's Day Dance, Immaculate Conception Hall, 8:30 p.m. D.J. Glen Howsam. Tickets $10/ person. 985-7694. SATURDAY, MAY 9 Blackstock Co-Op Nursery School Fun Day Fundraiser - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Blackstock Rec. Centre - for info. 986-0810. MONDAY, MAY 11 The Pet Parrot Club, meets the second Monday of each month {ex- ept July and August} at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, 301 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa at 8 p.m. All new members are welcome to join our club and meet- ings. On May 11 we will be having a bake sale. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 AND THURSDAY, MAY 14 Cartwright Central Public School Junior Drama will be presen the play, "Alice In Storyland™ in the school gymnasium at 7 p.m. Tickets - $3 each and are available from the school office. MONDAY, MAY 18 Scugog Shores Museum Yard Sale - 9 a.m. Donations needed. Please call 985-3589 or 985-0111 for drop off points. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Pine Ridge Garden Club bus trip - EPP's Greenhouses, Pickletree Farm & Town of Milton. Info. call S. Love 986-5330. J --=--=. PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE FOR LISTINGS IN COMMUNITY CALENDAR has been changed to FRIDAY at 12 NOON Any items arriving after this time, will be held for the following issue. Vision Control Solariums & Sunrooms Retractable Fabric Awnings Windows & Doors A. OPPERS LTD. Works budget cuts puts many projects on hold By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Only a few roads projects will be introduced in 1992 following a decrease in the region's Works Committee budget. In the Region of Durham's 1992 budget, passed last Wednesday, the works budget was the hardest hit by the bud- get cuts. It suffered an 8.8-per cent decrease and limited spending for the department to $38.3 million. As a result of this cut, new roads projects will be limited to a small number over the next few years. The Township of Scugog will see only one major project com- mence this year. Plans are in the works for the widening of No decision yet on fate of Oshawa GM plants General Motors of Canada spokesman Stew Low says no decision has been made as to the timetable for the closing of GM plantsin North America. He was reacting to Chairman Robert Stempel's announce- ment that the company was ac- celerating the pace at which it would trim more than 70,000 Jobs from its payroll. In a Dec. 18 announcement, Mr. Stempel announced the company's intention to trim 74,000 jobs over the next few years. This included the closing of anumber of plants. But Mr. Low said he has not had any indication as to when this decision will be made. He said he could only reiterate the chairman's remarks at a recent Chicago lunch that it would be occurring "sooner than later." Mr. Low said until the final decision is made, the plants in Oshawa must continue to pro- duce efficiently if they wish to avoid the cuts. He says the comments by Mr. Stempel put increased empha- sis on a 30-day demonstration period which the Oshawa plants are currently working under concerning overtime hours. This agreement was reached during a recent round of negotiations between the lo- cal union and General Motors. The Port Pery Star A Family Tradition in Port Perry and area for 125 Years Simcoe Street between Vaned- ward Drive and Highway 7A in Port Perry. This will widen the 0.6-kilometre stretch of the route to a three-lane urban standard. The work on the $690,000- project is scheduled to be com- pleted in three stages. The first- stage, scheduled for 1992, will see $30,000 set aside for utility relocation. Another $610,000 has been earmarked for 1993 when the bulk of the construc- tion is to be completed. In 1994, $50,000 in carry over expenses have been scheduled. These cuts have Scugog Re- gional Councillor Yvonne Chris- tie concerned. Mrs. Christie, vice-chairman of the Works Committee, says deferring pro- jects to other years will prove to be costly in the long run. "We're putting off a whole lot "of things, which is false econo- my," she says. Councillor Christie argues that when projects are put off one year, they will need to be done in subsequent years, and the money may not be there an- otheryear. She is concerned that as a re- sult of the budget, roads will not be maintained as quickly. Only roads projects for public safety will be conducted. Councillor Christie says the budget preparations were "tough slugging." She added that it was a case of listening to suggestions and "stripping a lot of things." "Some of those things were difficult to say no to," she said. (Stay in shape without getting bored! J ' d SRA RRR 2 RR T & C LIMOUSINE SERVICE PORT PERRY PLAZA « 68 SCUGOG STREET DIVISION of THE BEST of THINGS FLORISTS (Fy LT re AAR a RT A RR ER RR RRR For over 1,000 years, the martial arts have been = stay in shape. ft -- helping people stay in shape through a unique blend of stretching, cardiovascular conditioning and fun. 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