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18- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" v p--_-- PORT PERRY STAR € RURAL Roors Michelle Wylie and Shauna Hassall, who entered Grade 9 yesterday, checked to see where their home rooms were dur- ing the ambassadors Garde 9 orientation held at Port Perry High School last week. Register for Cubs, Scouts and Beavers oh September 12 er group through this district- of Wikiwa Nipi. Yes, I t' inl { Gord will smile when he { reads this. My watch says 1 11:55 p.m. now our silver 1 toned oritor got up to speak - { Edgar Glithro (deceased) he 1 was good for at least 30 to 45 { minutes and all I can think { about is getting back to To- ronto as I had to get up and be on thejob by 7:30 a.m. I also followed the fire il lol-Ta GI Putsey Blackstock district Girl Guides will be holding regis- truck kends in th 1 tration for Sparks, Brownies, dav. 8 weeltents in the early Girl Guides, Pathfinders. ays and Gord and Charlie Miller were usually always there. Anyway, Gord listen to a fellow who has had two heart attacks, just relax, for- gel your worries, watch tele- vision and do some good, reading and do as the doctor and Rangers, Monday, Sept. re 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Black- stock United Church. Before Brownies can begin in Caesarea or Blackstock we need more leaders. Please contact Pat Obstfeld at 986- 5305 if you can help in any says. Hope you'll be back and way. around before long. I suddenly realize what a My thanks to Joan Pearce help I can be in spending this for the way she ran the Vol- 1 time each week, as my expe- leyball on Saturday, also rience in the business world Gary Rodgers and his son for always found seven times their excellent job on the out of 10 the people in key po- horseshoes. Thanks to Rick sitions were at some time in Boccaccio and his group for their life connected with the giving us a great baseball Scouting movement. My game Sunday night. opinion is its roots to leader- I didn't have time to watch ship later in life. Thank you it as I was busy in the other for calling. corner of the park. Special - This week I was very sad- thanks to those on the snack dened to hear of two people bar and who kept the fire go- who served me well earlierin ing. A great time was had by my life having misfortunes. all. De on Boos Boar. gone hoa oy dn plumbing electrical and 8reement of what I write wo should either call me or write heating company who suc- cumbed due to leukemia. My sincere condolences to Alma and the rest of the family. The second was Gordon Gettins who this past week - suffered a stroke. Gord, for a number of years, sat on the other side of the table being on council and was opposite to Mr. and Mr. McGregor who headed up a very strong and well organized rate pay- a letter to the editor with their signature. All I'm try- ing to do is keep this village informed and create a much better village. If I could get 40 people from teenagers to 50 years old to give just two hours once a month. Mean- ing 10 people giving two hours each a week we could make our main street look terrific. Lo Hope everyone enjoyed a safe and happy long weekend. There was another accident on the Island Road Friday eve- ning. Please slow down and take care. The school buses will begin running this week so please watch out for our school chil- dren near roadways and bus stops. The Port Perry Fair was a great success. Congratulations to the Fair Board and all exhibi- tors! Keep up the good work. 4th Port Perry Brownies The 4th Port Perry Brownies (ages six, seven and eight) are reminded that their registra- tion will also be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Emmanuel Pentecostal Church in Port Perry. 2nd Scugog Beavers, Cubs and Scouts The 2nd Scugog Beavers (ages five, six and seven), Cubs (ages eight, nine and 10) and Scouts (ages 11, 12, 13 and 14) will be holding their registra- tion on Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Scugog Is- land Community Centre. Figure skating registration Our entire community was saddened with the news of the passing of Ross Duff after along illness. Sympathy is extended to his wife Alma, his son Gra- ham and daughter Marilyn and her husband Corry Call, all of Blackstock, to his sisters Myr- tle, Helen and Ruth and broth- ers Tom and Robert, their spouses and families as well as his many, many friends. The fu- neral service was held in Black- stock United Church, which was filled to capacity on Mon- day afternoon. It was conducted by his minister Rev. David Shearman and included duets by Linda Kyte and Glenn Larm- er. Ross will be indeed greatly missed. Glad that Jean and Bill Fer- guson have returned home from the western provinces. Their trip to visit many friends and relatives was extended when Jean had to undergo emergency surgery in Calgary. A complete recovery is wished for you, Jean. Many from this community attended the golden anniver- sary of Fred and Ruby (McLaughlin) Griffen on Satur- day afternoon and evening at Tyrone Community Centre. Congratulations and best wish- es, Fred and Ruby. A correction in last week's news - Dolly and Ken Lee cele- The Golden Slippers The Golden Slippers played at the Port Perry Fair on Satur- day, Sept. 3 and were enjoyed by all who gathered at the en- tertainment building. If you. missed them there, don't worry. You will have many opportuni- ties to see them later. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, you can watch the Golden Slippers on Breakfast Television on CITY-TV (Channel 57) from 7 to 9 a.m. Watch out for these fa- miliar faces! They will be at the Oshawa Festival performing at the cor- ner of Simcoe and Bond on Fri- day, Sept. 9 at 6 and 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. On Sunday, Sept. 11, they will be performing at Cullen Gardens at2and 3 p.m. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, they will be in Toronto at the Great Maturity Show at the Toronto Convention Centre, LeHotel. Happy playing, folks! Scugog Shores Museum Don't forget to mark your cal- endars with the Fall Fair at the Museum on Sept. 17 and 18. A weekend of fall activities from the past is planned. Come out and participate in the demon- strations of the pioneer crafts and skills. New this year are the Country Harvest Lunch Spe- cial, Family Fun Challenge (old-fashioned events for a fami- ly of five, register by Sept. 14, minimum three families), Pie Contest and Auction (Sunday only, to enter call 985-3940), Bake Sale and Farmers Market brated their 45th wedding anni- versary, not 40th as I reported. You both just look so young I couldn't realize it was 45, I guess. Best wishes for many more to come. Last weekend, the Bryans and Alpe families gathered at the home of Nancy and Bob Bryans for supper together. They celebrated Debbie, Gord and Nancy's birthdays. Happy birthday to you all. On Sunday, Michael Van- Camp celebrated his seventh birthday with a party at his home. There to help him cele- brate were his mom and dad, Janet and Dale VanCamp, Mary and David, his aunt Ai- leen VanCamp and Grandpa Merrill and Jean VanCamp all of Blackstock, Aunt Valerie and Ron Linton of Raglan. Happy birthday, Michael. Now that the fall season is 1ere there will be registrations f all sorts. The Figure Skating Club will hold registration on Sept. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blackstock Arena. The Blackstock United Church Sunday School Regis- tration Party will be held at the Church on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the regular church service at 10 a.m. If interested, come and join the fun. The Blackstock District Girl Guides will be holding registra- tion for Sparks, Brownies, Girl Guides, Pathfinders, and Rang- ~ Bright, Alma Manns, pd Corn roast at church Sept. 9 and a Celebrity Cow Milking Contest (Sunday 2 p.m.). For 985- more information, call 3589. Scugog Island United Church A Corn Roast will be held on Friday, Sept. 9 at Scugog Island United Church at 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy supper and a campfire singsong. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Dig out those camp songs. Everyone of all ages is welcome to join us for this time of fellowship. Rally Sunday is planned for Sunday, Sept. 11 at our regular service at 9:45 a.m. There will be a Sunday School Teachers and Support Group meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at S.I1.U.C. The Worship and Music Com- mittee will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 9:30 a.m. at S.1.U.C. The Elders will meet on Mon- day, Sept. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at S.I.U.C. There will be a congregation- al meeting on Monday, Sept., 19 at 7:30 p.m. at S.1.U.C. Every- one is welcome to attend this meeting. Please mark your calendars accordingly. It will be hard to get back to routine, but meet- ings will be announced in ad- vance to give you lots of warn- ing. For pastoral care, call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. Call 985-8871 with your news for next week's column. Thanks for the calls I received this past week. Have a good week.! ers, will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Blackstock United Church. Be- fore Brownies can begin at ei- ther Blackstock or Caesarea, we need more leaders. Please contact Pat Obstfeld at 986- 5305if you can help. On Tuesday, Nancy Bryans along with her sisters Virgy Piper and Barb Hac took Babe and Wilf Brown of Oshawa to Colborne and visited the Big Apple and the Hockey Museum. Later the sisters celebrated their dad's birthday with sup- per at Northumberland Heights. Congratulations to Dean Swayze and his father Glen of Glen-Dor Farm who won four first prizes, one second and three thirds in the Percheron Classes at the CNE last week. There were 12 tables at the Tuesday evening weekly card party with the following win- ners: Ruby Smith (92), Grant Clara Warren, George Harper, Mary Poots, and Faith Lawrence. Lucky draws were won by Kay Beggs, Nerta Masters, Meta Swain, Muriel Butson, Clara Warren, Harold Swain. Now that our students are re- turning to university or college, I request that families let me know where the students are at- tending and the courses they are studying. 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