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Second Section Second Section PORT PERRY STAR - TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998 Scugog's Newspaper of Choice The halls are alive with the sound of music CHRIS HALL/PORT PERRY STAR Students and their work were showcased at R.H. Cornish Public School Wednesday (April 29) when the school held its annual Family Music Night as part of an open house during Education Week. Here, Willie Anker, an eight-year-old Grade 3 French Immersion student, plays his recorder prior to his performace. Parents were invited to stroll throughout the Queen St. school and visit their children's classrooms. Like many of her friends, Whitney Barris will leave home next fall to continue her educa- tion. Unlike most of them, she will be heading overseas. The 18-year-old Port Perry High School stu- dent was one of two selected from among 20 applicants for a one-year, $10,000 scholarship to Norway; a gift left behind by visiting representa- tives from the Norwegian School District in Oslo. Student lands Norway scholarship $100 per month. Costs to the two students will be airfare and additional spending money. During the application process everyone had to read an essay in front of a panel of judges, give a short performance in their area of expertise and demonstrate strength in at least two areas of the following: arts, crafts, dance, vocal music and drama. Ms Barris, along with co-winner Kristin Mairs They visited Durham last summer for one week. The scholarships include board and tuition, all school mate- rials and compulsory trip costs, expenses related Whitney Barris -- seen here auditioning for the Scugog Choral Society -- is bound for Norway. to the school program and spending money of about of Ajax High School, will start their year in Norway in mid-August and remain there until the end of the school year in May 1999. Job hunting? ...Check out MPP's workshop Are you looking for a job? Then plan to attend a workshop on Youth Employment Opportunities Tuesday, May 12, Clarington Community Resource Centre, 132 Church Street, Bowmanville from 4 to 5 p.m. Experts from Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students and Summer Job Service Program (Bowmanville Job Connect) will be on hand to supply important info on: work- place safety issues for students (from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association) and using the Internet in your job search. The event is hosted by John O'Toole, MPP Durham East. For more informa- tion please call 697-1501. Local restaurants honored for healthy lifestyle efforts By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Five local restaurants will be presented with Healthy Lifestyles Awards at a Durham regional council meeting later this month. For the third year in a row workers with the regional health department have sifted through nominations and acknowl- edged comments in choosing award win- ners. Here in Port Perry The Front Porch will pick up its third award since the honor was established in 1996, while Pizza Delight will be presented with its second consecutive plaque; Emiel's Place, A Country Cafe and Mr. Sub are all first- time winners. Dianne Elliott, Durham's Public Health Nutritionist, says the five local restaurants will make up the list of 42 eateries in the region receiving the award at the meeting May 20. "The Durham Regional Health Department, on behalf of regional council, have been looking for restaurants that comply with Ontario Food Premises Regulations and just basic food safety standards," she said last week. The winning business, she explains, must offer lower-fat dishes and healthy food choices. They must also meet, and exceed, the area designated as non-smok- ing by local bylaws. North York's health department has been presenting awards for years, says Ms Elliott, noting that "it just seemed like a good idea for us to do too. "We felt it was a good way to promote awareness in the region; it allowed us to honor communities whose restaurants offer healthy choices." Working with the region's health inspec- tor, who makes recommendations on some restaurants, officials listen to public com- ments and sometimes offer their own sug- gestions as to which restaurants offer healthy choices. "We get lots of positive feedback from previous winners, and sometimes people even look for the awards in restaurants they choose to eat in," said Ms Elliott. "I think it's a great idea to promote healthy eating and lifestyles." Port transfer station open late Thursdays Region OKs longer dump hours Durham Regional Council has given its Works Department the thumbs-up to extend the hours at Port Perry's waste transfer station for the summer. Peter Watson, manager of the region's waste management division, said the new hours will be effective starting Thursday. Thursdays from May 7 to Oct. 1 the site will open at the normal opening time -- 8 a.m. -- and close at 6 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. The extra hours will only be available to public on Thursdays. Regional added the extra couple of hours last summer after Scugog Township requested an extension to accommodate the varying schedules of users. "The township asked for the site to open longer at different times last year and we accommodated the township's wishes. This year we contacted the town- ship and asked them if the service needs warranted another extension, and they agreed," said Mr. Watson. The Scugog station is the only one of the region's four stations to stay open later on Thursday. This year's differing times will also be used as a pilot project to study the popu- larity of the extended hours. The Reach St. site is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays from 8 am to 4 p.m. It will be open Thursdays from 8 a.m to 6 p.m., and is closed Sundays and Mondays as well as holi- days.