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' 2- PORT PERRY STAR : Tuesday, January 12, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" d CHRIS HALUPORT PERRY STAR THE VIEW FROM HERE: If you're feeling a little snowed in these days, take heart: You could have the kind of view carved out of a bank of snow by Andrew Keiswell. Andrew, 7, a Grade 2 student, was among the many kids romping in school yards last week, taking great joy in the abundance of flakes that have fallen. All this white stuff does have a down side, though: the clean-up costs are high. See story, this page. o> LETT NEBX ODONIY WITH BETS 8 HOLDEM Sat., Jan. 46 - 7:00pm $5,000 Final Jackpot S40 Advance $45 at the door / © Lic ce #S0000020 POKER TABLES II iY The Early Years Anthony Von & Suspicious Minds re [a || LG: ¥:N0] 45 Joinus every Friday Night with the "Travelin Wilburs" Bp--r---- Pp . BRN WY Sle CREAT BLUE HERON yr 7 Every Saturday Night CHARITABLE CASINO & BINGO Island Road, Port Perry ¢, BLUES JAM 905-985-4888 * 1-888-29-HERON Last Saturday of every month | Licence #C000005. Baagwating Community Association. Must be 19 years or older. A IPR SLE HOLD TM POKER « PATGOW POKER ¢ BLACKJACK iy O00 $3113 1N0OY hkl PIZZA & SUBS 985-8448 Find us fast in the we Yellow Pages ® 80 Water St., Port Perry *Free ITM Crews working to clear township streets Snow clean-up will have high price: roads chief By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The exceptional weather we experi- enced in December didn't come without a price, says Scugog's roads superinten- dent. "The weather in December was great, but we're paying for it now," said Ronn McDonald last week. His crews have been busy since the arrival of the new year, dealing with heavy snowfalls that have left massive accumulations. "We've had a heavy winter so far, but nothing terrible.We cleaned up about eight- inches after New Year's, which was a considerable amount. The high winds blowing made things a little diffi- cult at times," said Mr. McDonald. "It's kind of like a winter we used to get in the 80s, but nothing spectacular. But, it's definitely more than we got last year." Scugog Township's winter fleet con- sists of 13 road plows and two sidewalk plows. The department contracts out four sanders for the icy roads, sidewalk plows for Prince Albert, Greenbank, and Blackstock, and occasionally rents another plow. A total of 14 people are employed for full-time winter clean-up, including three supervisors. There are also two part-time sidewalk plow workers, said Mr. MacDonald. All clean-up employees are available around the clock. SEQ iE Ng % Over our SALE PRICES! Sale continues until winter stock is... GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE, Go, co, ox. 41? sy Hysteria's ays PI Queen Sree (NESTA QUINTET AIR] ON EACH PLUS POP [pizza a % & EE . # Pr A Pama : The County Town i Singers, a mixed voice : choir located in Whitby, Srooklin 1illage Sioppe vo Baldiern Stee "They are all on-call 24-hours a day. We don't run two shifts or anything, they're all on call," said Mr. McDonald. "All of these guys have been doing it for a lot of years and they're good at it." After an average snowfall, the town- ship's fleet can make one complete round through Scugog in approximately five hours, said the superintendent, adding that the majority of the time two sweeps are made. While a budget has yet to be set for winter clean-up in 1999, Mr. MacDonald says he will likely be looking at some- thing around $500,000. "Our budget, with payroll, hired equipment and time will probably work out to between $500,000 and $600,000 for Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. That's a normal budget for us," he said, adding there are no large expenditures, such as new equipment, in the fleet's future. Reserves in Scugog's two sand domes are diminishing, but may hold out to the end of the winter, he said. "We're down to about half in each dome, which is normal at this time of year. I hope we can get through the winter without refilling. "If we were to get an ice storm though, it would go down quite fast; the weather is very unpredictable. We used to get through every winter with one fill, but not lately." More snow was predicted last night. Like to sing? will be holding audi- tions for new members on Wednesday, Jan. 13 and 20 at the Seniors Centre, 801 Brock St. There will be openings in all sections, soprano, alto, tenor and bass. For more informa- tion call 666-2822. OPPORTUNITY CALLING How would you feel if everytime someone you know made a phone call, received a page, logged onto the Internet, watched cable television, or turned on a light switch, you got paid? All this and more is possible due to the DEREGULATION of telecommunications and future degregulation of utilities. "! (htario For information how you can take avantage of these remarkable industries call: 1-888-357-2292 a ' QL ~ 18