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12 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 9, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Staff urged to clear up student's fine Scugog council has taken the unusual step of asking municipal staff to "do whatever it can" to make sure a student at Port Perry High School does not have to pay a $30 parking ticket. The issue surfaced at last Monday's 'meeting of council, when a letter was circulated describing the circumstances that led to the student being issued the ticket for parking in a bus loading zone on a Tuesday morning earlier this month. The student, according to the letter from PPHS music department chief Charles White, volun- teered to provide a van to transport band members and equipment to Prince Albert School where they were to give a concert. The area of the school where band equipment is usually loaded onto vehi- cles was blocked due to the construction, so the student was told to bring the van to the "closest, safe loading zone," a door at the southwest corner of PORT PERRY STAR 23 30 31 33 34 37 on ah 39 |40 41 32 35 20. Nickname for the Cleveland Indians 21. Young one 22. Guitar neck divider 23. Actress Picon 26. Actress Lynda 27. Interrogate 30. Oil cartel acronym 31. Enthusiast 32. Small: suffix 33. Modem: prefix 34. Chatter 35. Emulate Ruth in the Bible 36. Train whistle 38. Encyclopedia unit: abbr. 39. React jumpily 41. San Diego feature 42. The Karate 45. Rhino's feature 46. Girlish 48. Ruin 49. Small-business magazine 50. City in the Salt River valley 51. 1Q, for one 52. Use Ultresse 53. Orpheus' bird George 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 1. Clean the erasers 1. Whiskey spot 5. alai 2. Road 8. Overwhelm 3. "As Long Needs Me" 12. It's slung at the diner (2 wds.) 13. Gone fishing 4, Beta Kappa 14. Olympus queen 5. 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Cannon of Deathtrap 46. Between: prefix 47. German river Phone: (905) 985-6666 Fax: | 1575 HILY. 7A (905) 985-6888 the school, says the letter. But that is in a bus loading zone, and the stu- dent's van was ticketed at 11:40 in the morning. Mr. White says in his letter to council that they had little choice that day but to load equipment at that door, and the area was not being used by buses at that time of the morning. He also notes that "in times of budget cuts, we can't afford to pay the township $30 every time we need to travel by car to have our students per- form for the community. Budget cuts have forced us to use more car trans- portation and less bus transportation." Councillors were sym- pathetic to the plight of the student with the $30 ticket, and at one point seemed ready to dig into their own pockets for money to pay the fine. Mayor Doug Moffatt noted the high esteem the community has for the high school's music pro- grams. "How many times have we been at a function where the band was play- ing? And how proud we were of the band," said the mayor, to murmurs of agreement from fellow councillors. CEO Earl Cuddie noted that the municipal- ity has the authority to pay parking fines. Mr. White says in his letter he harbours no ill will towards the bylaw officer for writing the ticket: "This is what he is required to do." Directory of Coming Events Weight Watchers Blackstock on Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. For more informa- tion call Janice at 986-5126. Tai-Bo classes Tuesday & Thursday 9:15 to 10:15a.m. and 8-9 p.m. - Durham Gymnastics Academy. Call Kim 985- 0864. Every Thursday Heart to Heart - A spiritual & physical (Fae.Bo) workout for women starting May 27 from 10-11:15 a.m. Victory Christian Centre, 593 Alma St., Port Perry. 985-1346 or 655-3407. Fitness Classes Begin Tuesday, Sept. 21 - 10 - 11 a.m. and Thursday, Sept. 23 - 2-3 p.m. at Presbyterian Church Hall. 12 week session $36, twice/week $60. Call Riet Orde 985-3630. Family Resource Centre Scugog Community Centre, 1655 Reach St., Port Perry - Mondays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info. 985-3976. Nov. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 "Oliver" Academy Theatre - 8 p.m. Tickets - 705-324-9111. Friday, Nov. 12 Talent Auction - Prince Albert United Church - 7:30 p.m. Info. 985-9269. Saturday, Nov. 13 Christmas Bazaar - Royal Canadian Legion, 484 Bay St. -9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 Uxbridge Heritage Christmas Craft Show, - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Uxbridge Arena Hall. Info. 852-6099. Saturday, Nov. 13 Indoor garage, craft & bake sale - R.H. Cornish P.S. - Saturday, Nov. 13-9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tables - $20. Call 985- 4823. Sunday, Nov. 14 90th birthday for Myrtle Snelgrove - come & go tea - Prince Albert United Church, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 Gospel Music Concert, Burns Church, 765 Myrtle Rd, Ashbum - 7:30 p.m. - info. 655-4240. Wednesday, Nov. 17. Bazaar - Utica Hall - 7-9 p.m. i Saturday, Nov. 20 Bazaar - First Baptist Church, Oshawa - 9 am. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 Scugog Christian School Bazaar & Auction - 2 p.m. with auction at 6:30 p.m, 14480 Old Simcoe Road. Info. 985-3741. Saturday, Nov. 20 Fall Auction Lunch & Bake Sale - Port Perry United Church. Info. 985-2801. Saturday, Nov. 27 Country Christmas Craft Sale - Manilla Community Hall, free admission. 357- 2181. Saturday, Dec. 4 Fundraising auction, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Uxbridge - 4-7 p.m. preview 2 p.m. Info. 852- 4461. Coming Events sponsored by... SIGNS * BANNERS * AWNINGS PORT PERRY competitor's Willen * MAGNETIC SIGNS We'll match any quote 985-5277 Some tax relief for business may be on the way From page 1 their taxes going up, and that's when the Fair Market Value assessment was intro- duced," she said. "Now that we have the new legislation, and that the 1998 bills have been paid, we can deter- mine if anyone who saw a large increase will be getting a refund, and if those who had a tax decrease will need to pay some more." According to Mrs. McCann's early projec- tions, more business people here can expect refunds than increases. "We'll be giving more refunds back," she said, "but they'll be funded through the region. Over all, there should be balance throughout the region for those receiving refunds and those paying more." The township will be issuing its final 1999 tax bills for commercial, industrial, and multi- residential property classes affected by the new Fair Market Value legislation within the next couple of weeks. They are expected to be in the mail next week and due by mid- December, said Mrs. McCann. The delay has been trying for town- ship staffers, and the merchants whose tax bills have been up in the air. "We have waited many, many, many months for the new leg- islation and software program so we could fig- ure out the exact amounts for taxes," said Mrs. McCann. "The township has had cash flow problems because the bills were late and we didn't have the money, and it will be a problem for business- es too, having to pay taxes in December." As for what to expect next year, Mrs. McCann simply says she doesn't know. "Before I could haz- ard a guess, but that's not possible anymore. The residential and commercial bills should be on time next year -- but that's should." Meeting focuses on minorities On Wednesday, Nov. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. there will be an information session for people inter- ested in becoming a member of The Racial Minorities Reference Group For Durham Region. The volunteer group will focus on gath- ering information about the training issues that face racial minorities in the region. The group's findings will be reported back to The Durham Region Local Training Board. 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