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Blacketook and Areca News by Joyce Kelly A group of local residents en- joyed the tour of Perth, Huron and Waterloo Counties of Western On- tario last week on the tour spon- sored by the Durham East Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion. Those who enjoyed the trip were John and Marion Car- naghan, Ben and Wemke DeJong, Jim and Dorothy McHarg, Roy and Edith McLaughlin, Richard and Ruby VanCamp and Lloyd and Thelma Wright. Ernie and Allison McLean of Teulon, Manitoba have enjoyed visiting his niece Muriel and Henry Wotten for over a week. While here they have visited many other relatives and many points of interest in Southern Ontario. Many from here enjoyed atten- ding the various events of Festival Days at Port Perry last weekend. Congratulations to the organizers who brought Britain to Port Perry for those few days. Egypt has another new resident with the arrival of the baby son of Liz Henderson and Bob Almack. Congratulations. Happy Birthday to Mr. Grant Thompson who is celebrating his birthday today - Monday, July 17. I am told he is '39 and holding." Sunday callers to wish him birth- day greetings were Aenne Vanderheul and Winnifred David- son. Happy birthday Mr. Thompson. Last week two esteemed older gentlemen of our area passed away. Earle Bradburn died in Port Perry Hospital after many years of very poor health. Sym- pathy goes to Marjorie and their two sons Donald and Ivan and other relatives. Also Fred Dayes who, with his wife, Mabel moved to Port Perry last year passed away. Thoughts go to Mrs. Dayes and to Allan, Cliff, Jim and Lor- raine and families. Both funerals were held Friday afternoon. Mrs. Doris Marlow along with her neighbour Bob Kyle of Brooklin were Sunday afternoon callers of Elaine and Neil Bailey. Catherines, Alive and Cooking * Bug, = ¢" "@ Nteed handmade With © ui +» -- at the -- Creative Basket From 11 to 3 on Sat., July 22 Free Samples & Demonstrations. 158 QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY 985-0025 ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE starts Wednesday, July 19th to 23rd 4,000 PAIR of SHOES | at $14.98 each Robert Green and Sue Fraser were guests of honour at a Jack and Jill dance held in their honour on Saturday evening at the Blackstock Rec. Centre. : Walter and Audrey Wright en- joyed touring the remaining seg- ment of the Trent-Severn Water- way recently. Walter and Audrey have over the past several years explored the entire system from Georgian Bay through to Kingston and have found the ex- perience most interesting. The Annual Bryans family pic- nic was held on July 9 at Nancy and Bob Bryans cottage at Kelly's Bay on Sturgeon Lake. A small but enthusiastic crowd were pre- sent with Gord, Debbie, Leanna and Christina also attending. Gerald and Joyce Kelly accom- panied by Mrs. Edna. Kelly en- joyed a tour of Eastern Ontario on Sunday. They visited Ross and Marie Tysick at their trailer near Westport. Nancy Bryans enjoyed lunch and a visit with her mom and dad, Babe and Wilf Brown and their wedding attendant at their wed- ding 50 years ago, Flo Bray (nee Courtice) of Hairy Hill, Alberta formerly of Courtice. There were 11 tables at Tues- day evening euchre party on Ju- ly 11 with the following winners - Clarence Masters with a fine score of 94, Bernice Loudfoot,, Grace Bassant, Meta Swain, Dorothy' Edwards and Richard Manns. 'Lloyd Fawns was low. Draws were won by Dorothy Ed- wards, Meta Swain, Charlie Campbell and Doris Hill. These parties are open to the public every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. sharp held at the Town Hall on Fair starts on July 20 Oshawa-Whitby Fair will be holding their 11th annual exhibi- tion on July 20th to 23rd, 1989. Located near the north-west cor- ner on Garrard Road just north of Conlin, we enjoy 67 acres of Durham Region's countryside. Our old time family fair has am- ple parking for all, with plenty of events to attract both young and old alike. " New year will be magic shows, Dale Page and his old fashioned Calliope, Puffy the Clown and Mo Vint on his locomotive with music and magic. The kids will love it! Weall and Cullen are providing a wedding display this year. The show will enhance our antique buggy and carriage display to be held in the same tent, so don't miss it! Don't forget Tommy Anderson and his Lime Ridge Old Tyme Fiddlers will be entertaining us on Sunday afternoon. The Bavarian Garden music will be especially exciting this year - Two for the Road, a live country and variety band will play on Thurs. and Fri. nights and Sat. afternoon. Satur- day night will feature a live 3 piece band as well, so bring in your requests, you will be thrill- ed with both these groups, they have come to us highly recommended. By the way, our Baby Show con- venor, Barb MacDuff has inform- ed us that due to its popularity, - this event has doubled in size. If you know anyone with a baby, twins or triplets, born during 1988 or 89, please have them call Barb at 430-2026. We are known as a family fair, we pride ourselves in the fact that we operate a safe, clean and fun place for all to enjoy Welcome, and we invite you to share a part' of your summer with us. For a schedule of events, see ad in this issue of the Star. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 18, 1989 -- 51 Area residents tour Western Ont. counties Scugog St. The July 0.N.O. meeting was held at the home of Barbara - .Byers on Thursday, July 13. A reminder was issued to any person possessing 0.N.O. dishes to have them returned to Wilma VanCamp as soon as possible. Quite a few are missing. Our club is sponsoring a one- man-show entitled "Letter from Wingfield Farm" featuring Rod Beattie to be held on Friday, November 17 in Blackstock Recreatioiial Centre. Tickets are now available from any O.N.O. member. Price $10.00 per ticket. Once again the Mini Float in the Blackstock Fair Parade will be sponsored by the O.N.O. Club. Get your entry ready Theme-Nursery Rhyme. ' For our fall fun activity all members and their husbands will - attend a Blue Jays game on Fri- day Sept. 1 in the new SkyDome. Delicious desserts and a social hour brought a pleasant evening .to a close. Jim Marlow is recovering from recent surgery. On Thursday evening the fair board met. A successful report was given on the Tractor Pull. Many activities were planned for the fair to be held on Sat. Aug. 26. A demolition Derby will be on Fri- day Aug. 25. The theme for the parade will be a Nursery Rhyme. The Homecraft will meet at the home of Cathy Hill's home on Wed. July 19 at 7:30 p.m. permits and stam Intrepid Cottager (From page 38) three or four 20 to 40 pounders at a time, Which made me feel - very strong until he passed me carrying twice as much. As we checked the trap lines I learned that each trapper is licensed both for a specific area and for a specific number and kind of pelts. All pelts must be checked against what the license before they can be sold. Fd LF glenda The pelts are shipped to North Bay where one of the largest fur auctions in the world happens several times each season with © buyers flying in from the fur capitols of the globe. Because prices are set by supply and demand at this auction, the trapper never knows until the first sale whether his catch is going to be worth $200.00 or 2 cents. That's speculation for you! Game wardens know all the trappers and frequently patrol the trap lines. All participants seem to be as interested in con- servation and protecting the environment as they are in harvesting the excess to Help keep nature in balance. The trapper has to know his terrain intimately, estimate its yield in advance each year and most important, be aware of 'game trails, fox runs, where the beaver swim and where the wolves pass through. Without this fine tuned woods lore and in- sting}, no animal would ever be caught. ter a day inthe forest, I couldn't believe the amount of" - sheer physical energy degree exhaustion that followed. And I didn't even have a pile of wood to show for it. It was brutally hard work for modest and uncer- . Or the of sheer physical tain reward. 'My reward was plain survival. And back at the shed, the : work wasn't done, I certainly was. And I do daily heavy * duty work outs! If I'd have been a pioneer, the only settlement would have been my will. The Aree had to be checked, traps repaired, the animals skinned and the pelts stretched to dry. I had to be carried home. Where the wife took one whiff and threw me in the lake before she'd let me in. The dogs took one whiff and wouldn't let me out. I sent my clothes to Tide with a note challenging them to get out THAT dirt and grime. . --As I collapsed into bed with a new appreciation of the high cost of furs, I promised myself to view each new intruder from across the road with greater compassion in the seconds before I chased it off my property. wy TA & High Street. Port Perry, Ontario "A bargain is usually something you can't use at a price you can't resist." Kd country Lane | ' * SPORTS 'fry. * FEATURES 2.3, * POLITICAL * LOCAL * EDITORIAL Keep yourself informed.... Read the Star weeldyl rt = Bt "a TR AR I SNE fo TR rr, 0