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aaa Norma Brose of | Greenbank lights a candle for peace prior to the service last Sunday morning at the Greenbank United Church. Prayers were said for peace in the Gulf and Rev. David Shepherd devoted his sermon that morning to the war in that part of the world. ARE YOU HELPING or HURTING OUR LANDFILL SITUATION? Don't add to the problem by putting disposable diapers on your child! © Who Ss Fabrics 201 Queen St., Port Perry 985-3221 (located in Luke's Country Store) 25%0 FABRICS NOTIONS, LACE, ROLLER BLINDS, VERTICAL BLINDS, VENETIAN BLINDS Sale Ends Saturday, February 2nd, 1991 GST Coupons not valid during sale. nil. 's Stam J "Serving our community for 10 years!" Old lottery plan pays dividends 15 years later A lottery that was started in Port Perry 1b years ago paid off nicely for four local organiza- tions. The lottery, which was called "Loto-Luck Lottery," was established in 1976 and the pur- pose was to generate money that would be used for up-keep of buildings by the Historical Society, Town Hall 1873, and the Scouts and Guides. The lottery ran for a couple PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Janvary 22, 1991 -- 3 of years. then was hit by the strong competition from all the provincial lottery schemes. Money from the local lot- tery was placed in a trust fund and held until last November when it was dispersed to the or- ganizations mentioned. Town Hall and the Histori- cal Society each received $2590, while the 1st Port Perry Scouts and Port Perry District Guides split $2590. Municipal legislation promised for fall The provincial government in- tends to introduce new legislation on municipal conflict of interest in the fall session, Municipal Affairs Minister Dave Cooke said last week. Mr. Cooke said a consultation committee would hold public meetings across the province to discuss ways in which the legisla- tion could be improved to better assure the people of Ontario of the integrity of their municipal politi- cians and staff. The committee will make recommendations to the Minister by the end of July on new legislation to be introduced in the fall. "The current Municipal Con- flict of Interest Act is unclear and unfair to both politicians and the people they serve,"" Mr. Cooke - said. "Municipal politicians have aright to know exactly what's ex- pected of them. And the people they serve have a right to expect a high standard of behaviour from their representatives." The committee will be asked to look at a broad range of issues, in- cluding what constitutes a conflict of interest, how the legislation should be enforced, and how the act could be expanded to apply to municipal staff. Mr. Cooke said the committee will continue a consultation pro- cess begun last year by the former government. Most of the committee members were ap- pointed last summer, but they will be joined by two new members, representing citizens' groups. Mr. Cooke said the committee's com- position should bring a diverse perspective to an issue of great public importance. Police to Hugh youth crime Durham Region Police will be setting up a special unit to combat juvenile crime, in par- ticular, crimes related to "street gangs.' Seven constables and a ser- geant in charge will make up this special unit, which will be active by April 1. The selection and training of the unit members is now tak- ing place, said Chief Dave Ed- wards in a statement last week. The members of the new unit will be selected from within. . the force, and the cost of the unit will be within current bud- gets. The Police Services Board (formerly called Police Commis- sion) gave its approval to the formation of the new unit. IARI SIN LON for HIM and HER 50: OFF all WINTER STOCK WINTER 10° Plus many more In-store Specials A representative for the Scouts told the Star the organi- zation was just delighted to re- ceive this money. It will be put to good use. The lottery plan was start- ed by Bill Brock, Ray Munroe, Irma Lewis and Earl Stone. Grant MacDonald, William Sharpe and Mary MacGregor were appointed as trustees to administer the fund. The original idea had been to pay out funds after five years, but they decided to leave the money in the fund to accumu- late interest for 16 years, at which point the entire fund would be dispersed. The representative for the Scouts organization told the Star the members are very grateful to those who were origi- nally involved in this lottery, and they should be recognized publicly for their efforts. COMPARE THE RATE! 165 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY 985-8435 :: Member- Candi Insurance Deposit Coporaton : Selections 241 QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY 985-8977