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3600 sq. ft. facility at 31 Taylor Bivd. (off Northport Road) Port Perry en ORAM] BODY A have a winnet GANGSTERS ON THE GO: Port Perry High School OAC stu- dents will be hosting a dinner theatre show on Nov. 22 in an effort to raise funds for local community organizations. The show, which begins at 6:30 p.m., which will have a 1930s theme . 7 Fn armani NL * i HH fim. Circulation 20,300 CHRIS HALL/WEEKEND STAR and promises to be quite entertaining. Tickets for the dinner and show are $10, and can be picked up at Lake Scugog Lumber and PPHS. Getting set for the show are, from left, Matt MacMaster, Burke Thomson, Mark Blakley and Alicia Sauder Board posts budget savings of $2.5 million By Rik Davie -* Weekend Star Durham District School Board officials have realized more than $2.5 million in savings on the 2000-2001 school budget, and are using the money to ease pressure on schools. Combined with an expected increase in grant money from the province, the funds rep- resent a one-time opportunity for increased funding in several areas of the board budget. Trustees heard Monday that 45 schools, including some schools in the north, can now receive increased bandwidth to allow greater and faster Internet access. The move will result in increased computer use by students, and make inter-school activities easier. Cost for the upgrade will come in at about $400,000. The funding for block budgets at the ele- mentary level will see an influx of $120,000, while high schools will receive $40,000. The funding will likely be earmarked for schools with lower enrollments, and whose per-stu- dent grant funding leaves them at a disadvan- tage for many programs. Extracurricular activities will also benefit, board officials said Monday night. A plan to help pay for on-call teachers to take over for teachers who are out of the school on extracurricular activities will get $40,000 in funding. Ron Trbovich, board superintendent for Please turn to page 2 I TR QUALITY USED 1575 Hwy. 7A, Port Perry 985-8507 et ears mesg | LOCATED AT PORT PERRY AUTO GLASS aad > " at -- bb RA Sh i / Over 15 Vehicles in stock Certified & Emission Tested. One Year Powertrain Adventag - i A a RA, NA re oy ey a Ee et en