DRINKING AND DRIVING was the subject of a talk given earlier this month by Const. Randy Herman (left) to stodents at Windsor Secondary School, North Vancouver. The RCMP tafiic safety officer — who was accompanied by representatives of the law courts, Lions Gate Hospital and ICBC was reminding the students to use common sense and self-discipline when attending Christmas parties in a car. (Edisworth Dickson photo) The Ministry of Education has announced its estimate of the 1981 basic levy for school purposes at 41.2 mills, a decrease of .05 mills over 1980. The estimate takes into account the large imcrease in assessed values currently being projected by the B.C. Assessment Authority. Under British Columbia's education finance formula, basic operating grants to school districts are calculated on the basis of a basic education program. The basic education pro- gram in cach distnct reflects the number of instructional units based on student enrol- ment and schools, special education programs. amounts for transportation of students to and from school, and auxiliary ser- vices such as boarding allowances and school cross- ing guards. One instructional unit is given for cach 20 students in a school as well as one for the school. The instructional unit value for 1981 is $36,200, an increase of 10.7 per cent over 1981. The value of the instructional unit is calculated by dividing the total operating costs for all districts for the previous year by the total number of instructional units for that year. The dollar value of the 1981 imstrucuonal unit ts the total 1980 operaung costs Special Notice All branches closed December 25, 26, and January 1 For Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day all five branches of the North Shore Community Credit Union will be closed. All branches will be open for regular business hours on December 24, 27, 30, 31. and January 2, 3. Happy Holidays Ministry sets school levy divided by the number of in- structional units for 1980. School district provisional operating budgets have in- creased by $180.2 milhon or about 16 per cent over 1980 actual budgets. Full-time equivaient enrolment has decreased only minimally — by 2759 pupils or 0.55 per cent to 492,368 — while ac- tual staffing levels have in- creased by 586 full-time equivalent teachers. The final basic levy will be announced in Aprmil, follow- ing submission of = final school distnct budgets by Feb. iS and csentation of the provincial budget to the legislature. The provincial budget will indicate the amount of provincial grants to school districts. North Shore Community Credit Union 5 Branches serving North Vancouver Bonfires will greet carollers Scouts will distribute poinsettias West Vancouver will greet the carol ships tonight (Sun- day, Dec. 21) with bonfires. Members of the West Van Fire Department will light three big fires at about 6:30 pm on Ambleside Beach in the vicinity of the concession building to welcome the Carol Ship | Parade scheduled to pass by Ambleside between 7:30 and 8 pm. Ambleside Beach is one of the three best vantage points for viewing the parade from West Van, the other two be- ing Dundarave Pier (about 8:30 pm) and the beaches at Caulfeild (9:00-9:30 pm). Raffle winners named by lodge The Edith Cavell Lodge of the Ladies’ Orange Benevolent Association in West Vancovuer has an- nounced the winners of its raffle drawn December I 1. Winner of the tablecloth was Guy Warne of Chilliwack. The ticket for the toaster was picked by Mrs. Bertram of West Van- couver. Cash prizes went to Janet Levine of North Vancouver ($25), C.L. Robson of West Vancouver ($1%) and Mrs. J. Mitchell of North Van- couver ($5). The proceeds of the raffle will be used to help furnish the new senior citizens ac- tivity centre now being built in West Vancouver. Ten thousand red poinsettias that have been on display in Eaton’s stores in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island, will be delivered by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers and their leaders, to senior citizens and shut-ins, to help make this Christmas a cheery one. Deliveries on the North tobea Shore will be made on Mon- day, December 22, and Tuesday, December 23. Hundreds of boys and their leaders will be assisted by many other volunteer adults in the scouting move- ment to make sure this massive “Good Turn” pro- ject for the eighth successive year ts successful. ‘Who would want Sunshine Girl?” More than 400 North Shore girls, that’ Ss who. Some girs as Sunshine Girls because they want to become models. > 8 want to have their picture in their community newspaper. Some do it to get a high-quality, professional photograph of themseives Some do tt for the money, it’s a paid modelling assignment Some do it because their boyfriends, husbands, or families encourage them to pose as a Sunshine Girl And there are a lot of other reasons, too The Sunshine Girl in ow Sunday and Wednesday News ts very : a modeis them readers, advertisers. and the ff you re interested in posing as a Sunshine Girt, fd fhe to bear from you EBsworth Dicksos 1139 Lomsdale Ave., North Vancouver 985-2131 sunday news north shore news