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Port Perry Star (1907-), 19 Jun 1969, p. 1

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wv "Home There is no way to obtain: f : chants, - Charles Labanovich, Port Perry, presents his personal trophies to the Wepay winners of the first canoe race on the Nonquon River, sh Cowan and Glen Fallis from Millbrook, Ontario. -- Photo by P. Hvidsten Jr. Canoe The Nonquon '69 Great Success - Since the Historical Soc- iety- was. established only a couple of months ago, success has become almost a trade mark with this young organiz- ation. i The latest venture, "Can: oe the Nonquon '69' was no exception. More than 30 can- .oes took part in the race and excursion. Except for an over- "turned canoe, and a couple of drenched paddlers, no serious mishaps occurred. from Port Perry and area, but a few came from more: dist- ant places such as Whitby and Oshawa. FEE The winning canoe: came from Millbrook and was pad- dled by Greg Cowan and Glen Fallis, and unless the Star is misinformed: "at, least one' 'of the two paddlers was a. mem- per of the crew of the Ont- ario canoe competing against the other nine provinces in the big race half across Canada to Expo '67 in Montreal. The difference in the time spent on the course proved that some of the participants had considerable more practice than others. 'However, this was not of much importance; meeting of tHe Lions -Club, The main thing was 'the fact that everyone - taking part enjoyed the race, and Wm. Brock and his helpers should have no trouble making this event an annual affair. People of all ages between 14 to 40 years entered, and whether they cqmpeted in the 19 mile race, or only took part in the excursion, not one single .canoe dropped out of contention. The vo was CeneeA: Thon as well, with a number of persons sponsoring the pad- Local Lions : Pay Tribute {To Cec King Most of the entries were|. A member of any club with a 2b year atteridance can only be termed devoted. Cec King, a member of the Port Perry Lions Sib has just" accomp- | d this fete. Sr rb was taken by surprise during the re at. . Club "Annrene; 'Monday night, when he was presented with a gift as well as cake with 25 candles. 'Governor Storey . Beare made the presentation to Mr. King, and paid him a warm tribute on behalf of the mem- bers present,"It was also dis- closed he had served the club as treasurer for no less than 17 consecutive years. fact: plete list of participants. First : dlers at so much per mile. There is no way at this stage to tell how much money will be collected, but members of the Historical Society are optimistic that the end result will pay for the movidg and restoration of the log cabin in Manvers Township to a suitable location in Port Perry. The cabin was donated to the Society by Mr. and Mrs. J.K, Lawrence, Nestleton. Unfortunately; spice: does permit to print the com- prize winners,Greg Cowan and Glen Fallis, Millbrook receiv- ed each a trophy, donated by Charles Labanovich, * Port Perry. They also received one paddle each. Second and third place winners, Vic Ives and Earl McClure, Port Perry and Lloyd Sonely and Wayne Yar- row, Whitby also received a paddle each. Will Attond Convention in Tokyo , 'Storey Beare in his capacity of Governor will represent District A-3 at the Lions International - Convention in Tokyo, Japan, July, 2, 3, 4, 5. His wife Doris will accom- pany him on this tour which will begin Monday, June 23, when they take off for Chic- ago on the first leg to Tokyo. |. From here they fly to San Francisco - Tokyo and Hong Kong. Mr. Beare will return to Tokyo ahead of his wife .for a three day school prior to the convention, when she again will join him there. Following the convention the couple will spend three days in Japan before they return' to Los Angeles, and 'head for home, The tour will take approximately three weeks. -SORRY! The tar: photographers shot well over 20 pictures over the week-end for publication in this issue. Unfortunately some of "these must be held over until next week due to lack Hospital Report Week Ending June 14th Admissions . -. "20 Operations . MAF 3 Emergency Treatments -. 9 Births: Deaths = 1 Discharges . 19 Remaining-." . . . 30 Visiting hours 2 to 8 p.m. Maternity hours 3 to 8 p.m : The two cars "involved: in the accident, a Volkswagen and a "Raribler Station Wagon were completely demolished. Photgs by Joe Jordan '3 Blackstock Residents Killed In Collision-On 7A Three Blackstock residents were - killed' and five persons the correct figure as far as * public attendance at the sec- ond annual 'Home Show', However, compared with last year, when an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 'were in attendance over 'the three days, about 4,000 would be a fairly cor- * rect estimate. ¢ The show in general was also quite improved over last year. Exhibitors made better use of their alotted space, merchandise more attractively displayed, and in general all concerned seemed to have made a greater effort to make this a "bigger and better" : show. : The largest crowds attend: ed Friday and Saturday, and "there is no doubt the High School Concert Band made quite a contribution 'to the - show. The boys -and girls in their -smart uniforms gave a fine performance Friday night. Mr, L.P. Chellew, the cond- In addition to the many excellent displays by the mer: local organizations Continued on page 14 uctor, through a relatively ° short time has managed to mould his musicians into a fine . playing group, Show" Big Hit With 4,000 Reeve Robert A. Kenny was present at 5 p.m. Thursday last week to cut -the ribbon for the official opening of the second annual "Home Show". | much interest are from left, Howard Hall, Looking on with Constance 2 2) i Spectators Snowdon representing the Historical Society, properly attired in a dress dating back to 19th century. Dan Madsen, Wes Lane and Mrs. Wm. Cornish, secretary-treasurer of Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. Photo -- Joe Jordan | treated were injured in a head-on col- lision of two cars east of Port Perry Saturday afternoon. Dead are John (Bryan) Rabb, 24; his wife Carol, 22 and their two year old daugh- ter JoAnne, all of Blackstock. Also injured in the 'Rabb vehicle was their nine month old son Joshua, who was admitted to the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital in critical condition. Their 6 year old son John was spending the afternoon 'with his grand: father. : 4 Injured in .the second car were Kalman Kiraly and his wife and two children of 286 Cedar Valley Avenue, Oshawa. Mr. Kiraly and his two child- ren were taken to Port Perry Hospital - where they were and released. Mrs. Kiraly is reported in good condition, in a Toronto hos: pital. i The accident happened about 4 p.m,, Saturday, when the Rabb's family car driven by Mrs. Rabb collided with the westbound car driven by Mr. Kiraly. The Rabbs were returning home from a church service at /the . time, Mr. Rabb was the pastor of the Oshawa Mission of the Reorganized '| Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his par- ents. Mr. and Mrs, William Rabb of Bowmanville; a bro- Continued on page 11

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