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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 Co PORT PERRY STAR MMUN Students. win, Techno-Challenge | "N A group of whiz kids from S.A. Cawker Public School in Port Perry came away from the annual Techno-Challenge in Whitby with first-place hon- ors this year. Jeff Crozier (left), Glenn Thompson and Kevin Carter, ali Grade 8 students, were up against teams from 64 other schools at the event, Local Lions offering good reason to watch for spring By Chris Hall Port Perry Star A local service club has just come up with another reason to look forward to spring. To help raise money for their numer- ous projects, the Port Perry Lions Club will be selling tickets in a pool to guess when the ice will break up on Lake Scugog. Lions Club will be selling chances at winning the jackpot, and tickets will also be for sale at various businesses in the area. During the inaugural event, the club will try to sell 2,500 tickets at a cost of $2 each. A single grand prize of $1,000 will be drawn on May 19, 1997 at a club general meeting. The only tricky part is to guess the date when the ice will finally break up and be out of Lake Scugog. The ice finally left Lake Scugog on April 19 this year, after a long and stub- born winter. But back in 1983, the water was open on March 16. ...All you can do is make'a guess. Always looking for a way to raise money for people in the community, the club took a look at Uxbridge and got the idea of an ice-breaking draw from there. Every year in Uxbridge a car is put on the ice of Elgin Pond, and guesses are taken to as when the ice will melt enough for it to fall through. All the money accumulated during the Ice Out draw will be distributed to clubs, causes and individuals to be chosen by the Lions. In the past the Port Perry Lions have donated money in the form of scholar- ships to college and university-bound students, as well as baseball and ringette teams. And this year the club donated $2,400 toward the purchase of a sophisticated computer for a blind woman in Port Perry. The government paid for 75 per cent of her costs, but left the rest up to her. Since the donation, she has had her computer upgraded and she is presently working. "We're always looking for something to do and people are always looking for money," said Harry Sisson, a member of' the Port Perry Lions Club. "We try to do what we can for the community and try to have fun at the same time." Tickets are now available and can be purchased at the Port Perry Star, Port Perry Feeds, Scugog Lumber, Re/Max Reality, I.G.A., Oppers Aluminum, Komputer Klinic and Radio Shack. i ---------------- JEFF MITCHELLPORT PERRY STAR which tests their knowledge of science, math and physics. Their challenge was to build a bridge structure that could withstand more weight than entries dreamt up by their competition. The com-, petition was held at"Anderson school; Cawker consistently does well at such events. i Members of the local Port Perry the inaugural Port Perry Lion's ets can be purchased at many local b picking the correct date that the ice $1,000 from the local club. With the Lion's Club will hand out money to hand from the local club were Harry