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rr oo 12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 10, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Hats off to the government for Millennium Fund By Mindi Yake The federal government is finally going to offer grad- uating students some finan- cial relief with the Millennium Fund. In his most recent bud- get, Finance Minister Paul Martin delivered the good news that there will be 100,000 scholarships each year, starting in the year 2000, for students attend- ing college or university. These scholarships will be available for 10 years. It is to be hoped that the Millennium Fund will offer an incentive for students to consider higher education. The fund will provide students who are graduat- ing in the year 2000, and after, with approximately $3.000 per year. This will be a considerable help to students, considering that university -- if living in res- idence -- can cost anywhere between $10,000 to $12,000. The Millennium Fund will also make paying back loans easier, because they will be interest free. Easier loan repayment may Some supper tickets left To mark the second Sunday of Lent, Neil Wick led in the candle liturgy and extinguished the second candle. The choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Rev. Sheina Smith's sermon was based on Luke chap- ter 13, "Jesus Healing a Crippled Woman." The board of managers will meet on Tuesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at the church. Wheels to Meals will be served at St. Thomas' Church, Brooklin on Wednesday, March 11 at noon. Tickets are still avail- able for the Spring "Chicken" Supper, spon- sored by the Kirk Guild for Friday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. Several of the Guild members have tickets. Those who would like to participate in provid- ing lunch for Evangel Hall are asked to bring non-perishable items to make sandwiches, for the next two Sundays. We extend our sincere sympathy to Cynthia De Coster and family in the Ashburn area news by Florence Ashton ---- sudden passing of her mother last week. Catherine Humphrey and Bernice Gardner vis- ited with Chris and Don Humphrey of Fergus recently. Bernice and Jean attepded the Christening service of Navan Kersten. A family birthday cele- bration was held at Bernice Gardener's home last Sunday to honor sev- eral family members cel- ebrating birthdays in March. Jim and Elaine Ewing and family, Orangeville, visited with Elaine's par- ents, Theo and Joan Knight on Sunday. Thursday night, March 12 is euchre night again at Ashburn Community Centre. Time 1s 8 Everyone welcome. p.m. | Sable Rose Frey Mommy, Daddy, Avery and Taylor 1st Birthday March 13th Lots of Love From Homeowners Insurance » DISCOUNTS FOR 'CLAIMS FREE' + DISCOUNTS FOR 'MORTGAGE FREE' Ee| + DISCOUNTS FOR 'SENIORS' =\ + DISCOUNTS FOR 'NEW HOME encourage more students to look seriously at college or university. The Millennium Fund will include a program that will make changing from school to the work force smoother and easier as well. This could be one of Hilltop News Happenings and opinions gathered by the students of Port Perry High School the most important issues. Students are most likely leaving university or college with some sort of debt. That affects people like Adam Norwick, an OAC student at Port Perry High School. He says his biggest fear about university 1s "setting done, and coming out with a $40,000 to $50,000 loan to pay back with a job that will only pay him minimum wage." Life does not exactly look promising from that van- tage point. Parents too will benefit from the changes the Millennium Fund promises. [t brings a Registered Education Savings Plan that will make saving for their child's education much easier on the pocket- book. This will also make uni- versity or college more accessible for students who will be outside Millennium Fund 10 year time bracket, providing that they start saving early. Now, when times are changing and it 1s nearly impossible to get a job with- out college or university education, it is helpful to know that the government is trying, finally, to make 1t a bit easier for Canadians to go further and succeed. That will be something that everyone can benefit from. The Millennium Fund does look promising: hats off to the government for this project. (ENTRY) program starting Earn while you learn in the non-profit organization, Development (WRED) wh record keeping and time managemen strategies and business plan development. By fulfilling 4 commitment of 30 hours per your business idea, you'll receive a Women entrepreneur It may be a jungle out there, but you're capable of meeting the entrepreneurial challenge. If you are a woman between the ages of 18 and 30, live in a rural community in Durham Region, are not currently receiving E.L. benefits, and have a home- based or farm-based busine the new Entrepreneurship Training for Rural Youth in April. this 42-week program run by Women and Rural Economic ich covers everything from t to marketing ss idea, you may qualify for week devoted to developing $200 per week s invited to program allowance, thanks to funding from Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). Training begins in April at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in Port Perry. Plan to attend one of two free information sessions to find out more an first will be held at St. Saviour's Anglican Church Hall in Orono on Wednesday, March 18 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; the second will be held in the OMAFRA boardroom at 60 Vanedward Drive in Port Perry on March 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Call Martha toll free at 1-800-407-6419 to register for the free sessions, or for further information on the program. d whether you qualify. The PC Users' Club meeting in Oshawa Thursday The Durham P.C. Users' Club supp enthusiasts with monthly meetings, a ne ware library and special interest groups (Beginners, Internet, Desktop Publishing, and 3.1, Hardware). Everyone welcome. Meetings are the second Thursday of every month Baha'i Faith discussed On Saturday (March 14) at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Dr. David R. Smith will be speaking at a free public meeting on the topic of the Baha'i faith. The Baha'i Community of Oshawa would like to invite all members of the orts local computer wsletter, a soft- WordPerfect, Windows 95 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Oshawa Public Library (main branch), 65 Bagot St., Oshawa. Next meeting is Thursday, March 12 for the presenta- tion, Kinetic U.S. Robotics M For more information con odems & Scanners. tact: Anne Keefer (905) 655- 8013 or Linda Netten (905) 623-2787. community to attend this open forum which will offer an informative look at the challenging fresh new perspective of the Baha'i faith on the serious issues which humanity, as a whole, faces in the coming millennium. Story ideas? ...Call The Star first at 985-7 383 You are invited "Celebration of Spring" (Annual Fund Raising Roast Beef Dinner) with entertainment by the DeVries Family Singers winners of the 1994 and 1995 Canadian Gospel Music Awards Sat., March 28 at 6:30pm Victory Christian Centre 593 Alma Drive, Port Perry (comer of Old Simcoe Rd. & 7A) Hosted by Scugog Christian School Society Invite your friends and reserve your table by March 23rd. Call Scugog Christian School at 985-3741 - ask for Marianne or call 986-0671- ask for Tina Valkenburg, Donations Sarah Grace Mulcahy Lots of Love From {hw 88 Mommy, Daddy, & Liam CAMPBELL - O'NEIL and Graham Campbell 2nd Birthday March 9th Tracy O'Neil Call for a Competitive Quote 985-8471 FORDER PARKS INSURANCE BROKERS INC. rorarrr UM LE 14 Water Street, Port Perry gratefully accepted. were united tn marriage on Saturday, December 27, 1997 at Kedron Dells, Oshawa Tracy is the daughter of Jack and Eleanor O'Neil of Cherry Valley, Ontario and Graham is the son of Alexander and Georgette Campbell of Edinburgh, Scotland