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PB ard bh 4 Fe NS AN ARIAS a Oh VHCRACTIRNGIV FTE Dolly and Walter Puppeteer Al Comer of Toronto delighted.youngsters Saturday afternoon at the Scugog Library with Marionette Theatre which features a cast of several humorous and entertaining characters. Dolly the Cow and Walter the farmer from the Ottawa Valley were two of the characters. This was the first time Mr. Comer has brought his Marionettes to Port Perry, and from the reaction by the children who attended the presentation, a lot of them hope he pays a return visit. Scugog Island news (From page 28) we are always. proud of our 4 Island, Tunettes with their special talents. The 3 bird characters. from the "Head!" add-, «much hilarity - with: their costumes, songs 'and acting. : At this time we thank i the 9 people who are not regular members within the Island Church: or live on the Island who share their time and talents to join with our group on these special occasions to provide an evening of pleasure for others. Now we shall be looking forward to a Spring Concert. On Sunday at 1 p.m. the Island United Sun- day School had its turn to present their talents in their expressions of Christmas, There was a good 'crowd, including about 60 children, The Sunday School children sang their selection well and clearly. One un- planned special number was a song by the 3 Hood children. Joyce Fuller's uncle; Mr. Totten; who usually attends the children's concert filled in several intermissions with piano selections Which were much enjoy+ Next Sunday will be White Gift Stinday at the Island United. The Children's gifts will go to Operation Scugog. There: will be special envelopes for the adults. These White Gifts will go toward a missionary project. Now we move on to Christmas and New Year's Services, which fall on Sundays. There- fore, it has been decided that the - Christmas Service for the whole .-Scugog Pastoral Charge will be one Christmas Service - on. Scugog Island at the regular time of 9:45 a.m. Then the New Year's Service will be held at Man- chester at 11:15 a.m. There will be choir practice this week for the . Scugog- United - on; Thursday evening at7:30 p.m. We are so pleased with the response from men lately and have welcomed back former members. The basement of the Scugog United has been in the process of reno- vation lately, so far with additional wiring, insulation and gyproc. There will be more to follow as finances allow. We are very grateful for all the interest and voluntary help. On Sunday Mrs. Reta Wilkinson celebrated a special birthday at the home of her cousins Doreen and Don Ash- bridge dlong with other cousins, "Head" UCW 'ladies will be serving coffee and snacks at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on Friday, December 16. See you there. AE Le : LCA we V7 j4 AeA 4 . HE SIE thsi FaAAYE ANY WRB -l dd CEH ye iat » PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. December 13, 1983 -- 29 a Messiah charms United Church by Linda Relf On Wed. evening, Nov. 30, Port Perry United Church resound- ed to the glorious sounds of Handel's Messiah, presented,by Town Hall 1873 and performed by the Kingsway College Symphonic Choir and the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra. Sometime during the summer of 1741 Charles Jennens, a wealthy eccetric with a mod- icum of literary ability, presented Handel with a Libretto for an oratorio consisting of verses drawn from the Holy Scriptures and entitled "Messiah". Handel immediately set to work on its composition com:- pleting it in twenty-four days, surely one of the greatest feats in the whole history of musical creation. Wednesday night's performance was con- ducted by Winston Webber, with Keich Rasmussen at the organ. The orchestra instruments were bal- anced and there was good rappart between orchestra, choir and soloists. The only minor fault was that occasion- ally the orchestra over powered the soloists, in particular the lower range bass and con- tralto. The highlights of the orchestration were the pastoral symphony and the trumpet solo throughout the Bass Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound'. The trumpet, played by Susan Barber, was clear, true. sound, pure and chaste, a beautiful tribute to an excellent musician. The four soloists, Margaret Morris, Con- tralto, Martha Collins, soprano, James Ander- son, Baritone and James McLean, Tenor, were more than profess- ionally capable of per- forming the Messiah. The choir was strong, weil blended, perform- ing as one. All choral sections were superb especially Lift Up Your SMART SANTAS The Gift that keeps on giving ... _ EVERY WEEK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR! A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION the stor $15.00 Yearly in Canada - *45.00 in U.S.A. An attractive Gift Card FREE to announce 'your Gift Subscription. Heads, O Ye Gates, Hallelujah Chorus, and the beautiful resonance of the bass section in Unto Us a Child is Born. The choral parts that contained numerous runs, a challenge for any performer, were performed with excellence. The entire perform- ance by orchestra, chair and soloists was a delight to listen to and be part of and thorough- ly enjoyable for all who attended. Please Mail this Form Today tothe: Port Party Star, P.0. Box 90, Port Perry, Ont. LOB 1NO Enclosed Find $............ooovnin. In Payment of Year (s) Subscription to the "PORT PERRY STAR". Please check one: [J Renewal [J New Mail to the following: NAME: ADDRESS: . .... Sender's Name: CI I I I EE I EE A EY LE TT c ---------- ------ -- {---- -- -- -- -------- --f-- {-- {---" ---- -- -- {-- -- {-- -- -- {-- -- -------- -- {-- _--" -- -- -- f------ ( (E8 (Ls 1 4 7 ri Coron =" 10 73 = ] STEN Fk in et ee of Oo Mm a