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\ 5 "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 8,1994 - 27- TN Y News of interest to our rural neighbours in Scugog Township IA worezill oo Bible study group to meet We read with interest that the Port Perry Agriculture Soci- ety held their annual meeting recently. Congratulations to Linda Atkinson of Scugog Is- land. Linda will serve as chair- person of the Homecraft Divi- sion. All the best, Linda, as we look forward to the 1994 Port Perry Fair. Second Scugog Scouts The Second Scugog Scouts will be holding a bottle drive on Scugog Island this Saturday, Feb. 12. They will begin at 9 a.m. so please leave your bottles at the end of your driveway if you don't want to be disturbed. They will cover as much area as they can depending on volun- teers and weather conditions. Scugog Island United Church, 191001Island Road During the Sunday morning service, the choir sang a beauti- -ful number called "For All My Sins". This selection featured the men in our choir. We can al- ways depend on the choir for their ministry of music every Sunday. They have come out for practice on many a cold night and the congregation appre- ciates their efforts. Our best wishes are extended to Jim and Pat McGhee as they celebrated their 40th wedding . anniversary on Sunday. The congregation sang their rendi- tion of "Happy Anniversary" to them. The Lectionary Bible Study Group will meet on Tuesday, on Feb. 8 Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at S.1.U.C. Our minister will be conduct- ing the Nursing Home Service on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join Elaine Barber for this service. The Stewards will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at S.I.U.C. (Note change). Choir practice will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. The Youth Group will meet on Friday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at S.I.U.C. Our 1993 Annual Reports will be "hot off the duplicator" and available to take home on Sunday, Feb. 13. "Come out and read all about us." The Scugog Island Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at S.I.U.C. The Sunday School will be sponsoring a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the Island Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. We will be serving a traditional menu of pancakes, syrup and beverages. Please sign up on the sheet at the back of the church or call Karen at 985-8871 if you are able to come. We would like to have an idea of how many are coming, but everyone is wel- come! Donations will be gladly accepted to cover expenses. The Ash Wednesday Service will be held following the Pan- cake Supper on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m. at S.I.U.C. This will mark the beginning of Lent for our Pastoral Charge. The Official Board Annual Meeting will be held on Mon- day, Feb. 21 at SI.U.C. at 8 p.m. Please mark your calendars accordingly. For pastoral care, please call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. Services are at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday School and Nursery Care provided. Call 985-8871 with your news for next week's column. Have a good week! Children enjoy skating party The community continues to send best wishes to Ivan Bar- rett who is recovering from a heart attack while at their win- ter home in Florida. The Mariposa Ladies group will meet at Emily Lemieux's home on Feb. 16 at 7:45 p.m. The speaker is public health nurse Tracy Sale. Please bring your mug and a loonie. The Robinglade Ladies group will be meeting at the Seagrave Church on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Please wear comfortable clothes for exercising and don't forget your loonie and a mug. | Happy birthday wishes this week to Donna Kent and Keith Puckrin. The Torchmen Gospel group from St. Catharines will be at Ashburn Church this Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. This well- known group has been there be- fore and a number of our com- munity have enjoyed their sing- ing and may want to plan on attending. Seagrave Church News The church service on Sun- day was on "They who wait for the Lord". The Sunday School theme was "Why we come to church". The Sunday school children enjoyed a skating party after church this last Sunday, Feb. 6, at the home of Kate McDonald on the river in Robinglade Es- tates. The Sunday school is hosting a pancake breakfast following church next Sunday, Feb. 13. New prospective church members are reminded that the dates for church membership classes are Feb. 22, March 8, 15, 22,29 and April b. That's it for this week. Please call Diane Cooke with news next week at 985-3722. SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR The Scugog Firefighters Association held its third annual fishing derby on the weekend in which 100 anglers competed and raised $400 for local charities Operation Scugog and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Durham. Pictured are (left) Steve Delyea, who took first prize with a total of 45.48 pounds of fish, Sarah Delyea, the junior winner with 16 pounds of fish, Greg Delyea, third place with 14.08 pounds of fish, Mark Jennings; second place with 16.98 pounds, and tournament organizer John Ellis. Pancake supper on Feb. 15 It was a special treat on Sun- day for Greenbank United Church worshippers. The chil- dren of the Sunday School opened the service singing "We are the Church". We were pleased to see our Senior Choir back after a much- deserved rest. They sang "Lord Speak To Me" with Suzanne Lee singing the solo parts. At the prayer time, before the ser- mon, Rev. Shepherd sang "All The Way My Savior Leads Me". His sermon "They Who Wait For The Lord Shall Renew Their Strength". Every part of this service led us up to the spe- cial Covenanting of Church Of- ficers. It was a ceremony intro- ducing these officers to the church members. Even our first hymn "This is My Father's World" told us we are all part of the church, whatever office we hold. Our benediction is so very special "Go Now In Peace". Greenbank Fidelis Unit of UCW will be held in the church on Wednesday Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Rev. David Shepherd attend- ed a Special Day Apart on Sat- urday at Fair Haven. It was a G.I.LF.T. day for clergy and as a lay representative I enjoyed the day too. The title G.I.F.T. was "Growing In Faith Together". The guest speaker for the day was Rev. Clifford Elliot. He showed us how in our county, home and church - what our community is - how we some- times do not belong - but our Faith brings us together and how we can really live among everyone. Many ministers took part in this very special all day service. After dinner, we had a Holy Communion service con- ducted by Rev. Harding. His son played the flute for our hymns. It was a very special day apart for everyone who attended this Lindsay Presbyterial Retreat at Fair Haven. A Dream Come True!! Agajn we saw on TV the remarkable feat of Bill Lishman, "C'mon Geese", which was produced so very near us, in Scugog Town- ship. Purple Hill has become fa- mous as the home of "Papa Goose". It was so thrilling to watch him as he trained the goslings to follow him. No one has ever achieved just what Mr. Bill Lishman and his family have done. Congratulations again. We will eagerly watch to see you bring your geese back in the spring. The euchre party last Friday night was enjoyed by those who came to play. The first prize lady was Kay Brown, second Verna Draper, third Violet Lin- ton. Mens first - Cliff Rodd, sec- ond Doris Hill, third Harry Hill. The lucky draws went to Don Linton, Neil Hunter and Ross Cookman. The next euchre will be on Friday, March 4. The February meeting of Greenbank Women's Institute will be held on Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Helen and Don McKean. Greenbank Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders are hosting a pancake supper at the Green- bank Hall on Feb. 15 to cele- brate "Thinking Day". It will be starting at 5 p.m. and will end at7p.m. The Youth Group of Green- bank Church wishes to thank all those who attended their spaghetti supper on Sunday. Nearly 100 enjoyed the meal. The Roy Hooker family joined Dot's family The Smiths for a toboggan party on Satur- day. What fun! Everyone en- joyed the winter snowfall we have had this year. Talent Auction April 15 The weekly euchre had 11 ta- bles. The winners for the eve- ning were: Alice Woodcock, Ver- na Smith, Mary Williamson, Grace Manns, Blanche Em- pringham, Ilean Pugh. Lucky draws: Merle St. John, Dorothy McCaslin, Milton Anderson. Sympathy is extended to Ai- leen and Fred Olsen and family in the passing of Aileen"s moth- er Violet Skerratt of Port Perry. Vi was well known for her many beautiful quilts and many crafts that she made and showed at the fairs. Sympathy is also extended to other mem- bers of the family. Better health is wished for Janet Vernon who is a patient in Oshawa General Hospital. Your friends are all thinking of you. The monthly meeting of the UCW will meet at the home of Beth Pereman on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Roll call: How Do You Procrastinate? All la- dies remember the Mystery Sis- ter dinner on Feb. 14 at the Western Spurz Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Andrew Pereman and Darrin Hope flew to Vancouver on Tuesday to see Lhe country and maybe get lucky and get a job. Lloyd and Beth Pereman spent the weekend at White Lake visiting with Beth's moth- er and visiting other members of the family. The Prince Albert Church is planning a Talent Auction on April 15. Start planning now on what you can do or make to sell to make this project a success. i ga