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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 " 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 1B7 (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 he Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mall by the Past Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mall Registration 0265 oa Subscription Rates; 1 Year ~ $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 inchides $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Pod Pec Sia BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1995 'General Manager .... Don Macleod J Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin EDITORIAL - BUSINESS OFFICE Publisher................ J. Peter Hvidsten ~~ Office Manager...Gayle Stapley Accounting......Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Managing Editor.....Jeff Mitchell Retail Sales......Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee Sports Editor........... Kelly Lown Member of the ADVERTISING PRODUCTION A bell Harri Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman honda Mulcahy, Anna arson, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Trudy Empringham, Published every Tuesday by the Advertising Sales........ Myra Park Joanne Brambrough, Deb McEachern, ~~ Robert Taylor, Richard Drew: Nancy Hvidsten Port Perry Star Co. Lid. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. Editorial Comment Tough times for education Here's wishing the Durham Board of Education luck -- and urging extreme caution -- as they fine-tune their 1996 budget. The board is under pressure like never before. Directives from the province have them aiming to trim $12 million from the annual budget; meanwhile, weary taxpayers are hollering that they can't afford any more. So what's a board to do? At least Durham trustees with both public and separate boards have avoided fear- mongering, as has been witnessed in other area regions in the past coupie of weeks. One after another, boards have made headlines by announcing they're handing out layoff notices to hundreds of staff members. The result is turmoil for the teachers and other workers who now feel their jobs to be in jeopardy, and consternation on the part of system users, who wonder how much can be cut before their children are affected. It would seem inevitable that jobs will be on the line as the Durham board discusses its budget this year. But they are to be credited for not jumping the gun and sending a pink slip scare through the community. It will be up to the people now to tell the boards their wishes. Is slashing of staff and . programming what you want? Or would you be willing to bear a tax increase to preserve those levels? And while you're letting you views be known, make sure you phone your MPP and let him know that you've detected a broken promise: That by the Tories, who vowed cuts would not affect the classroom. How can disposing of teachers not affect the classroom? These are tough es for education; trustees must govern with prudence. fr REMEMBER 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 15, 1961 The Port Perry Lions Club donated $500 to the Scout Building Fund. Rev. John T. Coneybeare, rector of the Church of Ascension was appointed Rector of the Church of All Saints, Niagara Falls. It was announced by Rt Rev. W. [£. Bagnall, Bishop of the Diocesse of Niagara that Mr. Coneybeare would assume his duties May 1. Mrs. Z. M. Jackson and Mrs. Gertrude Jackson received recognition for their 50 and 27 years service to the Port Perry United Church Sunday School. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 17, 1966 Port Perry Intermediate Hockey Club wrapped up the Lakeshore division defeating Little Britain 9-2. Rev. R. C. Rose was formally introduced as incumbent of the combined Anglican Parish At a meeting of the arena board it was and construction of a new roof for the arena. Five Port Perry business establishments NOW GET OUT THERE AND PLAY WITH SOME CONFIDENCE AND WIN ONE FOR THE... re a ENE Workers on strike for fair treatment To the Editor: be terminated with one week's notice. I am a registered nurse employed part time Nevertheless, I stand outside in sub zero by the Ministry of Health at Whitby Mental temperatures with many part time workers, Health Centre, a government psychiatric facil- alongside our full time counterparts in order to ity. I am one of the 65,000 public servants who achieve together a fair collective agreement. were recently afforded the right to strike, a This is an important fight. and believe me right we are now exercising. when I say it's not about money. I want to work. Like many of my colleagues who work part love my job and believe that I am good at it. time at various jobs in the public service, I I also believe that I cannot sit quietly at home receive no benefits. I do not have a pension plan and allow the government to dismantle the so am not affected by the proposed changes. public service as it seems determined to do, and PHOTO COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM VILLAGE Should my services no longer be required I can Turnto Page9 ve of Port Perry and Cartwright. " : photo possibly of Perry Street, circa 1889. Note the arch over the | Lotto ticket. decided to call tenders for the strengthening | main street reading God Save The Queen on one side and The Land We Live In on the other. Visible in picture is Cook's Restaurant and Uncle were broken into but the would be thieves Tom's Cabin. WHEN....? got nothing for their efforts. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, March 17, 1976 The Chamber of Commerce commenced plans for a beautification project to make the core of Port Perry more attractive. Initial areas to be covered were all of Queen Street, from Water to Lilla and Water and Perry Streets. After servicing the area or 90 years the Toombs Insurance building, owned by Howard Hall, came down to make room for an expansion to the House of Howard. Compton Cable TV opened their new offices at the rear of the former Creamery on Water Street. May Raby placed second at the Ontario Bowling Championships. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, March 18, 1986 Vin and Jean Walker of Port Perry won a brand new Cadillac Sedan thanks to a Super Borelia Co-op received the financial green light from the provincial and federal governments.