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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 2, 1988 The Port Perry Fair Board and directors paid special tribute to Fred Christie last week for his half century of continuous service to this organization. Clare Vernon presented Fred with "a pen and pencil set. With Fred is his wife Ruby At Agricultural Society meeting Fair veteran honoured who has devoted many years work to the Fair Board and the annual Fair. Fred became a Fair Board director in 1938, while still in his teens and just four years later, he began a ten year span as Fair Board president. History was acted out in her own driveway Columbus and Area News by Lorna Miller ~ Hi, Fellow Columbites: So much for your balmy breezes. Put your winter woolies back on and hunker down for another winter seige. Can anybody enlighten me as to whether this was a January thaw or not? And if it was -- what does that signify? It's been a strange winter to say the least and I for one will be glad when it is over. How about your family? If you're into winter sports like snowmobiling and such, this winter hasn't probably béen the best one ever, but if snow is only shovel fodder you were pro- bably happy. Anyway, last Mon. Jan. 25th, a lit- tle bit of history was acted out in our very own driveway. It provided the setting for the passing of the Inter- School Olympic Torch from Ridgeway Public School, Oshawa to Cartwright Central Public School, Blackstock. C. Thompson, vice- principal of Ridgeway and her three chosen students, Zaheed Bardai, Michael Longfield and Adrienne Bickel -- who had completed a sym- bolic run from Ridgeway P.S. to Stephenson Road, Oshawa -- pass- ed the torch to Mr. Rutledge, Prin- cipal of Cartwright Central P.S. and his two torchbearers, Jennifer Vokins and Jason Cliff. The Ridgeway runners were chosen by ballot. Every student was asked to guess the exact date that the Olympic Torch would pass through the area. The correct guesses were placed in a ballot box and the three runners were picked from this lot to carry their own ver- sion of that eternal light. It was a day that they will remember all of their lives and we will too, because they inadvertently made us a part of it. Thank you very much. Pack up your papers in a plastic bag, and . Smile, Smile, Smile. You'll be help- ing the 31st Oshawa Boy Scout Troop's paper drive. Sandra McCallum provides this information on the paper drives. Take it away, Sandra. "The Oshawa 31st Boy Scouts, .who are sponsored by the Columbus United Church, will have their bi- monthly paper drive on Sat. Feb. 6th. Bundled paper will be collected at the curb at 9:30 a.m. Paper collection will take place in' The group would also like to ex- tend a special thanks to Alex Alex- ander and Stan Moffatt who have overseen these paper drives for the past two years. If you have any questions as to paper pick-up, please call Alex Alexander at 655-4247." So, let's get bundling and help this group some more. Charity begins at home, let our charity be proof of this wisdom. Our resident Ms. Pac Man Wizard is off to Flin Flon. Peter is headed out to head-up a geological survey of the area to unearth hidden gold. We'll all miss him. Practically every night around five o'clock, we would hear the electri¢ song of the board and we'd know that he was back for another serious round of Ms. Pac Man. He's been a friend of the family since the girls were small. He was just a university kid with a fast car, an alpha Romero, and an enthusiastic love of life that bubbled over. We watched his pro- gress through University, various jobs, various ladies, changes of direction and opinion and various vehicles -- but one thing never varied, our friendship. Now he's off into the Manitoba wilderness, and that friendship will remain undiminished by the miles. Good luck, Pete. Shame on me! Last week I told you to call a John Leblanc for tickets to the Valentine's dance being held on Fri. Feb. 12th, at the Corinthian Hall. Sorry, sorry, sorry. The dance will be held then, but if you have been calling 655-3592 and asking for Mr. LeBlanc and he isn't there, don't be surprised! That is the number for John Lehane and he is the man with the tickets. I don't know where Mr. LeBlanc lives, or even if he exists -- you see I seem . "to have made him up. So, from now on. to get tickets call John Lehane 655-3592, and he'll be glad to sell you tickets for a night of fun and frivoli- ty at the Valentine's Dance. Well, that's all for now. Some ex- citing news coming up this week -- it could be about you or your group, let me know, and we'll see you in the paper. various . Looking for A he i IR RAN TR Ross Bailey, 1st Vice president; Rod McKay, president; Bev Muir, secretary-treasurer; Dorothy Catton, Homecraft president; and Pen- ny Pettypiece, Homecraft vice president. The Port Perry Agricultural Society (Fair | Board) held its annual meeting last week and a i new executive was selected for the coming year. From left are Keith Phoenix, 2nd Vice president; the area formerly called East Whit- by. This includes: Bickle Subdivi- sion, Columbus, Harmony, Kedron, Maxwell Heights and Raglan. The Oshawa 31st boys wish to thank everyone who has been sav- ing papers for them in the past and need shop for the look forward to serving new donors. | Professionals in business! Last month, seven tons of paper Call: was collected. Your support has 0985-7383 made many camps and other ac- . tivities available to our local boys. for more information. Place to Advertise Your Business? LOOK HERE! Where consumers in 5 Year | Annual 3/ 8% | Interest Rates subrect to | n change without notxe | contd | 52 COMMUNITY TRUST Ii COMPANY LTD. | " APPLY TO | | - DON FORDER i The directors of the Port Perry Agricultural Bacon, William Cohoon, Bruce Cummings, Ron INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. i 1 Society for the coming year are as follows: Front King, Neil Hunter and Bob Taylor. Absent from 34 Water Street, Port Perry 985-8471 from left: Clare Vernon, Ruby Christie, Fred photo are John Davis, Ralph Honey, Murray i Christie, Harold Forder, Paul Christie, and Tom | Hoskins and Grace Bajema. | Hunter. Back from left: Arnold Kerry, Keith