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"A Famlly Tradition for 128 Years" PORY PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 11, 1995-3 Protest to plan for church is lodged By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Three concerned citizens ap- peared before council Monday to oppose the recently granted proposal for an addition to the Church of the Ascension. Dr. Ralph Price, Patricia Price and Paul Arculus told council the proposed changes are in conflict with the town- ship's Urban Design Guide- lines, which were adopted in 1992. The changes to the church will see an addition to the front portion of the building, which Mr. Arculus says will ruin an architectural gem that the township has in the Anglican Church. Rev. Charles Bull defended the expansion callingit a "part of the natural evolution of the building." He said every effort was being made to preserve the building. A presentation was made to council last month by the pro- ject's architect who assured council the congregation was 100 per cent behind the pro- ject. Mr. Arculus and Dr. and Mrs. Price told council they are opposed to any change to the church's original state. The church was designed af- ter a 12th Century church in Longstanton, England, known for its striking simplicity and elegance. Mr. Arculus told council by covering certain aspects of the church's features "an architec- tural gem is going to be de- stroyed." Council made no decision at this time on the comments by the delegation. SOME OF the R.H. Cornish students who took partin a Canada-wide math test recently were Paul Nguyen (seated), Sarah Shepherd, Cortney Palleske and Lars Ahigren (kneeling), and Adam Sinclair, Blair Weinberg, Colin Cornish students tops In math competition ; By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Quick, now: If p=3, the value of (p-3) (p-2) (p-1) is... Stumped? Ask the kids from Cornish. what? COMMUNITY Webster, Joe Drebit, and Joel Van Camp. The R.H. Cornish kids placed first in their region, and had great provincial and Rational standings, too. If you're thinking a Grade 9 math test doesn' t sound like such a challenge, try this on for size: 2. All possible chords parallel to and at a distance of 1 unit A team of Grade 7 and 8 kids from the school recently competed in a Canada-wide test for Grade 9 math students and placed 47th among 1,474 schools, represented by more than 42,000 students from across the country, and -- get this -- first in their zone grouping of 46 schools. The results were astounding, said teacher Reg Philip, who along with colleague Harvey Friede helped the R.H. cornish stu- dents prepare for the annual event. "The kids have done exceptionally well," said Mr. Philip. "Two out of the top three were in Grade 7." The Cornish team took part in the Pascal Grade 9 Canadian Math Competition sponsored by the University of Waterlooo, a 265-question, multiple-choice exam divided into three parts which get progressively difficult. hey have one hour to complete the task, and are not penalized for incorrect responses. But unanswered questions do count Two perpendicular diameters are drawn in a circle of radius / CI from these diameters are drawn. The total length of the six chords in the diagram (including the two diameters) is \ A) 8(5+1) (8) 4V3+2) D) 8(v3+1) (8) 4V5+2) Mr. Philip said the weeks leading up to the competition are probably more fun than the event itself, as the team works together on the approaches they'll take to the tough quiz. "It's problem-solving, it's a challenge," he said. "Kids love it." He added that Cornish and other schools in Scugog have a long-standing tradition of success at math challenges, and the trend appears to be continuin "By the time they're done the school year they will have done 10 contests, and done very well," he said. © 22 AN / against them. Vaccination program helping combat rabies here By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star An air drop program aimed at vaccinating foxes is being credited with dramatically reducing the number of rabies cases in Durham Region. The program was initiated in the fall of 1993 and was per- formed again in 1994. Durham Region alone has seen its rabies cases drop significantly. The number of rabies cases in Durham Region dropped from 90 in 1993 to 23 in 1994. Of the 23, foxes accounted for 11 of the cases. Seven skunks contracted the disease as did three head of cattle, one sheep and one dog. The most recent case of rabies reported was last month when a Leaskdale farmer lost a beef heifer to the disease, said Dr. John Churchill, a vet- erinarian with Agriculture and Agrifood Canada. Scugog sighting Until this incident the most recent reported case of the dis- ease in the region was November, when a rabid skunk was located west of Port Perry. "It has definitely had an impact since the vaccine kicked in," Dr. Churchill said. The oral vaccine used in the air drops is only effective on foxes, according to Dr. Churchill, and skunks are also a carrier of the fox strain of rabies. There are four different strains of rabies and at this time only the bat and fox strains exist in Canada, Dr. Churchill said. Although other animals, such as skunks have contacted the virus, it is of the fox strain. Residents of the region may see an increase in the number of foxes because of the vaccine, but the spread of the virus has been slowed considerably, he added. A similar air drop program may be looked into if the rac- coon strain of the virus, cur- rently running rampant in the United States, makes its way to Canada as predicted. "Right now we do not have the raccoon strain in Canada. But it is projected to arrive in Canada in the next couple of years," he said. Raccoon immunity Raccoons have been some- what immune to the fox strain of the disease as their bodies are not as susceptible to the strain as animals such as skunks. In the past 10 years only two raccoons have been found to have rabies. If the raccoon strain makes . its way to Canada people will" have change the way they view wildlife, Dr. Churchill said. Although he is not concerned with a possible outbreak of the disease at the present time, Dr. Churchill said all animal owners should do their best to protect their pets and livestock: "The single most important thing people can do is to have their pets vaccinated. Also to. use common sense and stay away from strays and wildlife," he added.