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Cawker Public School enjoyed a Medieval Feast last Friday, chowing down on roast chicken and bread supplied by the local IGA, and other goodies supplied by parents -- and no utensils were in sight, as everyone ate with their hands. Here, Princess Jenny Clydesdale is catered to by jesters Bronwyi Renison and Katie Sleeman. to go," said officer Wray "McQuay. The officers will be mak- ing routine checks on .snowmobilers and ensur- ing that no fishermen are jumping the official open- ing of the season on Janu- Suggest abolishing school bds. From Page 1 sought input on possible ways to cut money from the township budget after the Tory budget -lashed 6.2 per cent of its upcom- inggrants. And he suggested resi- dents would likely see more user fees, possibly for such things as adult use of ball diamonds in the township. The rural residents sug- gested looking at cutting "fringe" benefits. Several Ward 1 residents suggest- ed such services as the plowing of sidewalks in Port Perry be cut. ary 1. While the recent cuts by the Tory budget have hurt the deparment's operat- Councillor Moffatt, as ing costs,qOfficer McQuay well as Regional Council- pledges the MNR will still lor Marilyn Pearce, de- be as visible as ever on the fended the sidewalk clear- lake. ing, saying only school routes were being done as a safety precaution to "We are running on 30 to 40 per cent of the en- forcement budgets we keep children off the busy used to work on, but we highways when they walk have still been getting the o schoo jobdone," he said. The officers have had manpower cut previously and still managed to bring in the same amount of con- Aull SUNDERLAND HOME FURNITURE! J 96 River Street, Sunderland 357-2578 victions and charges. The MNR also surveys the lake for ice thickness and conditions, but be- CASH & CARRY DECEMBER 27 - 30 Year End Blow Out NO ADDED TAXES or DON'T PAY 'TIL JAN. 1997 Min. Purchase $400. oac LOO. BIGGEST EVER cause of their situation, they have not been out once. "I'd be cautious. I don't think that all areas of the lake are frozen very well," Officer McQuay said. With the heavy snow covering the lake before it froze, the conditions are not very ideal, he said. Last year the Ministry of Natural Resources laid 145 charges on Lake Scu- 'ty-three MNR check snowmobilers, ice fishing on Lake Scugog gog during the winter months. One hundred and twen- charges were against anglers, the ma- jority for fishing without a license and too many lines. Snowmobilers were handed27 charges under the Motorized Snow Vehi- cles Act, with the majority for noinsurance. A further 77 warnings were handed out to snowmobilers. O'Brien Awards Pacific Rocker up for Horse of Year honors When the Canadian Trotting Association's O'Brien Awards are pre- sented in January, several locals could be honored. Pacific Rocker, owned by Peter Heffering, of Port Perry, Ed Loymeyer, John Stoddard, John Vankirk of New Jersey and trainer Bill Robinson is nominat- ed in the Older Pacing. Horse of the Year catego- ry. The category is said to be one of the closest as the two nominees are also pos- sible contenders for the Horse of the Year Honors. The locally-owned Pa- cific Rocket, dubbed the Iron Horse, collected $724,000 in earnings in 1995, bringing his life earnings to more than Artificial Trees, Wreaths, Carlands, Lights, Decorations, Ornaments, Sweat OFF REGULAR pl 4 13 (4 Sy | Shirts, Candles, Santas, Angels and More. EXCLUDING HERITAGE VILLAGE, SNOW BABIES, HOT TUBS & HOT TUB SUPPLIES. 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The winners of the O'Brien awards will be an- nounced on Saturday, Jan. 20 at a ceremony in a wishes during a chilly season. Ron Lee SEPTIC NESTLETON (705) 277-9594 1-800-910-7019 RA TT WG g f ¢ : b 5 : MR RATIO GR SR GRY. TIN Bent Tp