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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 15, 1987 | Just In Time For Christmas SALE: | Ladies' Party Shoes .... 20% OFF All Children's Shoes ... 25% OFF All Purses 20% OFF | | All Winter Boots ... 15t0 30% OFF | | MONDAY to FRIDAY 10 AM to 9 PM; SATURDAY to 6 PM DURHAM SHOES inc. 230 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY YOUR FOOTWEAR SPECIALISTS 0 itm FOR LADIES, TEENS, AND CHILDREN 0:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sundays 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM sponsored by 1st PORT PERRY GROUP COMMITTEE in Aid of Scouting Movement IN DURHAM REGION Tia Woodcroft elected Tia Woodcroft of Prince Albert is the new chairman of the Durham Region Catholic Separate School Board. Mrs. Woodcroft was acclaimed to the position when trustees met on December 7. She is replacing Ted Marks who decided not to seek another term as chairman. Mrs. Woodcroft has been a trustee with the Separate Board for the last seven years serving the town of Whitby and both Scugog and Brock Townships. She has been a resident of Prince Albert for six years and before her first election to the Board as a trustee spent nine years teaching special education and religious studies at the elementary and secondary levels. Following her acclamation as Board chairman, Mrs. Woodcroft told the Star one of the main issues facing the Separate Board in Durham over the next few years will be the increasing enrolments of students. Currently, there are 12,775 Stores (From page 1) The Corner, will be closed for an ex- tra day-off after the hectic Christmas season. Anyone wanting to shop for groceries, had better stock-up before Christmas as both IGA and Dowson's Value-Mart will be closed, although convenience stores will un- doubtedly be open. So, if you planned to use Boxing Day to-shop for lumber, furniture, hardware or clothing in Port Perry, chances are you won't find any of these stores open. There is always a chance that some of the merchants may change their minds closer to Boxing Day, so if you are planning to go shopping on Sunday, December 27, it might be wise to call ahead to see whether any stores are open. LAST YEAR Separate Boa Tia Woodcroft of Prince Albert is the newly elected chairman of the Durham Region Separate School Board. (See story) elementary students attending Catholic Schools and 2486 secondary students. She said there has not been a great number of students transfer- ring from public high schools, but a large number of students coming out of grade 8 are opting to continue their high school education at Catholic Schools. The Board is now in the process of building new high schools in Pickering and Oshawa. There are plans for another in Whitby, and last September, French language classes at grades nine and ten level were started in Oshawa. Mrs. Woodcroft said she does not expect Durham Region to get into the problem experienced recently in Hamilton where an arbitrator rules that three public high schools should be turned. over to the Separate Board when negotiations between the two boards broke down. The arbitrator's . ruling in Hamilton sparked off angry protests rd chairman and demonstrations by parents. teachers and students, including one on the steps of the provincial Legislature in Toronto. In Durham, she explained, the two boards have set up a committee. to explore the sharing of facilities, but more importantly, the provincial government has allocated money for construction of new Catholic High Schools. The Public Board, she said, is ex- periencing the same growth pat- terns and there is no surplus space in public high schools. Mrs. Woodcroft was acclaimed for a one year term and she will chair a board that has 32 elemen- tary and four high schools under its jurisdiction with a total budget of $67.7 million. During her terms as a trustee, Mrs. Woodcroft chaired several board committees special education advisory, programs, and the grades 11-13 at Dennis O'Connor H.S. in Ajax. She said the Separate Board is also becoming involved in con- tinuous education programs and a joint venture with the Public Board to form a liason with business and industry in Durham Region to help prepare grads for entry into the work force. Bills (From page 1) customers. " Andit is expected that the number of customers in Durham will in- crease by 6.6 per cent in the coming year. ' Water and sewer charges in Durham Region are about average when compared to what is charged in other similar sized municipalities. The average residential customer paid $230 this year for water and sewer services. In Haldimand, it was $356; in Halton $235; in Hamilton $143; and in Peel $142. The same averages roughly apply for medium and large capacity in- dustrial water users. MOVING SALE BARRY"'S FLOWER SHOP 163 Queen 8t., Port Perry * Sale does not apply to fresh arrangements or cut flowers 4 Great Days of Savings - Monday to Thursday DECEMBER -21 to 24 40-50% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE * Silk Arrangements, House Plants. Giftware, etc. Open 9 AM to 5:30 PM