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Vol. 120 No. 20 re TE a Rr. NE -- Tuesday, April 15, 1986 Sixty people need anti- rabies vaccine As many as 60 people from Port Perry and area, most of them children, may be taking anti-rabies * shots after they were in contact with a rabid dog during the last week of March The Durham Health Unit confirm- ed that as of Monday, 46 people were taking the shots, but officials expect this figure to increase as the dog in question also roamed through the Perry Glen subdivision as well as Cawker"s Creek. As well, numerous pet dogs that had contact with this particular dog have been ordered into quarantine. Several pet owners decided to put their pets to sleep, rather than have them quarantined for up to six months. Harold Robertson, chief inspector with the Regional Health Unit told the Star the dog in question roam- ed through Cawker's Creek subdivi- sion for at least three days around Easter weekend. It was also seen in Perry Glen estates, near the Scugog Arena and at the industrial mall on Regional Road 8 and Simcoe Street. According to Mr. Robertson, it showed no signs of rabies at the time, and because of its friendly disposition, was petted by many children and adults. On April 3, the dog was picked up by Scugog Animal Control officers and the following day, it was diagnosed as having "clinical rabies," and destroyed. The head of At Home Fantasy Talk about putting on the ritz! More than 200 couples dress- ed up in their finest gowns and suits attended Friday night's for- mal At Home dance at Port Perry High School, and what a night it was. Amid colourful "Fantasy" decorations, flowers and even a waterfall, two young women were honoured. lkuyo Matsuoko, a visiting student from Japan, was chosen Queen of the At Home, and Celia Williamson, a grade nine student was named Princess. the dog was shipped for testing to Ottawa and rabies was positively confirmed on April 17. According to Mr. Robertson,the dog had what is called the "dumb type" of rabies. It was friendly, docile and showed no signs of ag- gression towards humans or other dogs The dog is described as male, about six months old with long, fluf- fy black hair and a little gray behind the ears. It is about 22 inches high and was not wearing a collar or tags, and probably is a mixture of collie and black lab. Officials believe the animal strayed from its home on Durham Road 8 about March 25. The incident has angered and upset many residents of the Cawker's Creek area, including Mrs. Karen Diceman whose four young children are taking the anit- rabies shots. : Mrs. Diceman told the Star last (Turn to page 2) It's official. The Durham Board of Education has received provincial grants for construction of a new elementary school in Port Perry. The Board announced Monday that it has approval for a construc- tion grant of $2,062,000 plus an ad- ditional $80,000 for purchasing land for the school site. The Board had requested this capital allocation from the provin- cial government, but only received confirmation last week. According to figures released by the Board on Monday, the new Port Perry school will have eight classrooms, one Kindergarten classroom, and one room each for special education, academic resource, health, guidance, library resource, plus one general purpose room, one lunch/stage and two changerooms. The Ministry of Education rates the school at 336 pupils, however, because the Board's rating formula differs from the Ministry's, the school more likely will be home for about 280 students. The plan for construction of a new elementary school in Port Perry has been the top priority for the Durham Board to ease the already over- crowded conditions in the schools in this area. Figures released by the Board Ry aT Stars in her eyes Me Lamm oc ese Bol ol SEE Tai el Sh ice Sa ee ee canna Eight year old Michelle Brown of Scugog Island has won herself a spot in the "Sunburst" modelling competitions to be held in Toronto, July 5-6. Michelle took first place in the "Little Miss" category held at the Oshawa Centre late last month. She is ex- cited about the Toronto competitions where the judges will be look- ing for personalities, poise and modelling ability. We'll bet they also notice Michelle's winning smile. show that 26 per cent of all elemen- tary students in Scugog Township now attend classes in portables, most of them at Prince Albert and R.H..Cornish Schools. There are eight portables in use in' Prince Albert School, and 11 at R.H. Cornish. There is one portable this Durham Board gets funds for new elementary school year at Cartwright Central School in Blackstock. An indication of the crowded con- ditions at the two schools in the Port Perry area is provided by the Board's rating capacity formula. Prince Albert this year has 449 (Turn to page 2) Fair Board in a legal wrangle The executive of the Board of Directors for the Port Perry Fair is waiting for a legal opinion on how to break a lease the Board has with Scugog Township for use of the ex- isting Fairgrounds. It is expected that lawyer David Sims, retained by the executive of the Board, will report by the end of this week. The Fair Board executive decid- ed to seek legal advice after a meeting of the Directors last Wednesday evening (April 9) when a group of people opposed to mov- ing the Fair site at this time show- ed up at the meeting with a petition and a lawyer. Oshawa lawyer Robert Seiler told the meeting the executive may not have the legal power to sever the lease with the municipality. Members of the executive and of- ficials with the Port Perry Fair Board declined to comment on the issue until after they find out what the position is legally. : At the directors meeting last week, the group opposed to moving the Fair to a new site adjacent to 'Scugog Arena presented a 54 name petition which calls for a general meeting of the Agricultural Society to decide the fate of the Fair and if it should be moved. (Turn to page 2)