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Port Perry Star, 17 Sep 1991, p. 26

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I ---- ner vai at pL E SVE I Gd 43 24 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 17, 1991 70 friends and family help Ada celebrate 90th birthday The Ladies Bible Class met last Wednesday evening at the home of Joan Knight with sev- en members present. President Flores J ton, opened the meeting reading a poem "God Is". "Rrust and Obey" was sung. Muriel Fisher read the scripture, Psalm 42. Medita- tion titled "Clouds". The hymn "How Great Thou Art" was sung. It was noted that the Bible Class Anniversary pic- tures are once again mounted on the classroom wall. poerpice Ssrdnee was g bi charge of the programme. She shared with us a tape by Gra- ham Laycock from Australia, whom Bernice heard speak at a Canadian Blind Mission Con- ference near Orillia. Mr. Laycock is blind, having lost his sight from an eye inju- ry earlier in life. He has since become a physiotherapist. He gave a most inspiring study on Psalm 42. RE re Ashburn News The October meeting will be held at Sheila Parrott's home. Joan served us yummy pie and ice-cream. Muriel Fisher held an "open house" at her home last Satur- day afternoon in honor of her cousin Ada Stephenson of Port Perry, who was celebrating her 90th birthday. As many as 70 friends and relatives called to wish her well, and enjoyed a happy time together over re- freshments and visiting. We extend our sincere sym- pathy to the Lynde family in the loss of a dear mother, grandmother, great grand- mother and great-great grand- mother, Evelyn Lynde, who passed away last week at Whitby General Hospital. Evelyn celebrated her 90th birthday last May. Evelyn was much loved by all who knew her, not only for her kindly word, but her cheery smile. We will indeed miss her. I would like to share with you a lovely m, as printed on the funeral order of service. To me this is a lovely tribute to a Yok fine lady, and a friend to us all: "Don't let the song go out of your life, Let it ring in the soul, while here, And when you go hence, 'twill follow you thence, And live on in another sphere." Rev. Shirley Gale conducted morning worship at Burns last Sunday. The choir sang two se- lections, "God Will Take Care of You" and "Search Me O God". The floral tributes were in loving memory of Evelyn Lynde. There will be no regular wor- ship at Burns next Sunday. Church school as usual at 10 a.m. St. John's, Port Perry, are celebrating their 135th Anni- versary. Services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. next Sunday. Have a good week; enjoy the few remaining summer days ahead. Autumn arrives official- ly on Sept. 23, at 8:48 a.m. Bottle drive on Sept. 28 The September meeting of the Green afternoon group of UCW was held Wednesday morning at the beautiful home of Iva and Fred Phoenix. With the pond landscaped with beau- tiful trees and the new sun- room, it was a perfect settin for our fall meeting. Iva greete everyone with coffee or tea and cookies. - The group with Iva was Betty Stone and Mrs. Dearborn who read the scripture. Our guest speaker was Mrs. Betty Bignall of Uxbridge. Her topic on her work in Pallative Care gave us so much more information on Greenbank News by Helen McKean et Cans REP EIEI this wonderful caring service that we can all use if we are in need of it at some time in our lives. The business part of the meeting was chaired by our president who read My Whole Life Long. She, too, thanked Mrs. Bignall for her excellent Are you receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits? Are you looking for a secure future? The tuition - free Vocational Adjustment For the 90'S program is for you. We are now accepting applications for an October 14, 1991 start date. To be eligible, candidates must be: « Receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits * Approved by Employment & Immigration Canada This program, funded by Employment & Immigration Canada, will be offered at: Durham College, Uxbridge Campus . 2 Brock Street West Uxbridge, Ontario For more information call: 4 DURHAM coLLiGR (416) 852-7848 (416) 852-6146 mplo t § ob Bis ration Canada topic. The minutes, roll call and treasurer's report were given and Betty Stone informed us of the needed articles for our li- brary area at church. Twenty members and two visitors en- joyed the meeting. I travelled to Bloomfield with three Uxbridge ladies to the Westley Acres Church Camp to attend the Autumn Women's Ministries International meet- ing. Two hundred and fifty women enjoyed the workshops on Friday and Saturday enti- tled Women Encouraging Women. I visited my sister Dorothy and John Simpson who live there each summer. The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are holding a bottle drive on Sept. 28 in the morn- ing to raise funds, going door to door to collect returnable de- posit bottles like pop, beer and beer cans. We will be glad to pick them up. Thank you for your support. The Police are coming! Again we are inviting every lady and teenager to come to the Greenbank Hall to hear PC Gerry Smith of the Whitby OPP. This is on Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. This topic is so timely. The search for Elizabeth Bain has centred around our communi- ty. We must be aware of our own safety. This is Muriel Gib- son's meeting of our Women's Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Mel McGee at- tended the 25th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Don Sames held at the Northumberland Heights Country Inn in Co- urg. The Roy Hooker tamily cele- brated the birthday of daughter Melissa's 9th birthday by enter- taining their family of aunts uncles, nieces and nephews and the Hooker's grandparents at their home on Sunday. Happy birthday Melissa. There will be no church ser- vices next Sunday in Green- Tum to Page 26 The Scugog Island Women's Institute sold tickets for a fund-raising $500 draw this summer, and they drew the win- ning ticket on Labor Day at the Port Perry Fair. Treasurer Betty Ann Freeman, left, presents a cheque to the winner, Helen Martyn of Blackstock. Waste Reduction Week Sept. 29-Oct. 6 Star hosts 2nd Annual Poster and Essay Contest Attention all Township studentsin Grades 3-6. Waste Reduction Week is September 29-October 6. The Port Perry Star is pleased to be holding its Second Annu- al Poster and Essay Contest. ) The contest is open to all Scugog Township students in Grades 3-6. All the schools have been notified, but if your class isn't participating, you can still join in the fun and be eligible to win one of the great prizes we have lined up (home composters, Waste Reduction Week T-shirts, copies of the Canadian Junior " Green Guide, and Toronto Maple Leaf hockey tickets). Here's the rules and regulations: Participants may enter the poster contest, the essay contest, or both, but may submit only one entry per category. Posters may vary in size, but should be no larger than 24 inches by 30 inches. Essays canbe any Jongh up to 300 words. Please print name, school, grade and age at the bottom of the essay or the back of the poster. The entries should focus on the Waste Reduction Week theme "The Future is Rs! Reduce, Reuse and Recycle." The sub- ject matter should cover why we need to minimize waste, both today and in the future, through reducing the amount of waste we generate, reusing as much as possible and recycling as many materials as possible. A grand prize winner and three runners-up will be chosen in each category. The Star will publish the winning essays along with pictures of the authors, as well as pictures of the artists with their prize- winning posters. The winning entries will also be displayed in the front win- dow of the Port Perry Star during Waste Reduction Week, = All other entries will be returned to the schools so that they, can be displayed during the week. : After Waste Reduction Week, the Star will forward the grand prize winning poster and essay to the Recycling Council of Ontario which will select a province-wide winner in each cat- egory. : The provincial winners will receive special citations, travel to Toronto with an adult to meet with government officials tour the provincial legislature and other Toronto sites, and will be treated to a special evening event as guests of the Recycling Council of Ontario. Entries submitted to the cli judging will be the property of the turned. The deadline for entries in the Star's Second Annual Poster and Essay Contest is Tuesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. Judging will take place on Wednesday, September 26 and the winriers Council of Ontario. for CO and cannot be re- will be notified by the Star on Thursday and Friday. BARRISTERS and SOLICITERS Motor Vehicle - Criminal Personal Injury - Wills Real Estate - Family Law Corporate & Commercial EVENINGS & WEEKENDS BY APPOINTMENT 114 King St. E., Oshawa 723-2278 Kelly, Zuly, Greenway, Bruce {

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