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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 8, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice . Uxbridge man drowns An Uxbridge man died on the weekend when his snowmobile plunged through the ice of a Muskoka area lake. Michael MacKenzie, 29, was out on a night run with two friends when he fell through the thin ice of Go Home Lake, northwest of Bracebridge. Police divers pulled the man's body from the frigid lake after nearly eight hours of searching. Mr. MacKenzie's two friends did not fall through and attempted to pull him out. Unsuccessful, the two went to shore for help. Married with one son, Mr. MacKenzie was a self- employed carpenter. According to OPP, signs had been posted warning people of weak ice throughout most of the winter because of mild weather. The Durham Board of Education ' will implement Junior Kindergarten in all its elementary schools beginning in September 1997 if approval for the program is received from the provincial Education Improvement Commission. Pre-registration for Junior Kindergarten will begin Tuesday, April 15, 1997, at 9:30 a.m. by telephone. Parents are urged to call their local elementary school to pre-register their children for September classes. Eligible children must be four years of age by December 31, 1997. If the number of pre-registered children exceeds the accepted class limit, some students may be 'bused to another school. If your child's name already has been placed on a Junior Kindergarten list at a school, you still must go through the pre-registration process on April 15 to reserve a placement in the class. SPRING | SUMMER Township of Scugog ES Parks & Recreation Department ALN 1997 Leisure & Activity Guide : 2 <I ld Your complete guide to all recreational activities in the Township of Scugog To be published May 1997. 10,000 Copies to be distributed through The Port Perry Weekend Star May 2, 1997 Contact Your Advertising Representative to Book Your Advertising Space. The Port Perry Star, 188 Mary Street 985-7383, Fax 985-3708 Shepherd takes easy nomination By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Liberal MP Alex Shep- herd had no trouble land- ing his party's nomination for the Durham riding when a nomination meet- ing was held in Port Fri- day night. More that 50 local sup- porters were at Town Hall 1873 to watch the nomina- tion of Mr. Shepherd. They also listened to Christine Stewart, Min- ster of Latin America and Africa, and Indian Affairs and Northern Develop- ment Minister Ron Irwin. "We, as Liberals, stand for Liberal beliefs and val- ues," said Mr. Irwin. "It's not normal to have two cabinet ministers and three MPs out at a nomi- nation meeting, but we want to endorse Mr. Shep- herd on his running for MP of Durham Region." Mr. Irwin said the gov- ernment is mounting a campaign at a time when voters are fickle, and often vengeful. "Governments today are like TVs; they can be flicked in and flicked out. But do you want what you had before us? "The toughest thing anyone can do, for the Lib- Challenges Grits to 'embrace the future' p-- " A nomination meeting was held for Durham MP, Alex Shepherd, at the Town Hall 1873 last Friday evening. While an exact date has yet to be set, liticians are beginning to gear up for campaigning. Taking to the stage during the h meeting were (L-R) Ron Irwin, C Shepherd, and Dan McTeague. erals and Jean Chretien, is to heal the country. As long as Canadians talk and . tell us what they want, we can heal the country. We haven't had a scandal in three-and-a- halfyears; the Liberal gov- ernment is very strict," said the Sault St. Marie representative. 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