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Port Perry Star, 25 Oct 1994, p. 18

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RT BTA pe NI 18- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" URAL Roots Clowns in the mirror - A} J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Marion Barber, left, and Kim Hale provided face painting for the kids at the Catholic Church Bazaar held last Saturday. Proceeds from the annual event will be used to pay for repairs to the roof of the church. Marion and Kim are seen above, clowning around in a mirror. Organizers were pleased with the large turnout during the day. 'Time Out' at Utica Church Time Out, a moment of quiet, reflection and prayer, will be held in Utica Church this Wednesday starting at 8 p.m. The Epsom-Utica Youth Group will get the year started with a Halloween Party at Ep- som United Church this Fri- day, Oct. 28. The fun starts at 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Prize for the best costume. Bring $3 for munchies. New members 13 and over are welcome. Call 985-7792 for details. See you there. Church and Sunday School this week will be held in Utica starting at 11 a.m. Remember to put your clock back one hour or you will be too early for ser- vice. Monday, Oct. 31, the Utica Day Care will be celebrating Halloween with a party and their annual parade through the village. Keep a keen eye out for these little goblins and their teachers. There were 13 tables of cu- chre on Friday night in Utica Hall with the following win- ners: Ladies First Vera Brown, Second Rita Parratt, Third Peggy Hood. Men - First Ed Skinner, Second Art Par- ratt, Third Larry Doble. Ruth Skinner had the most lone hands (six). Draws were won by Martin Gall, Dorothy Cath- erwood and Lena Ogden. Grant Bright won the 50/50 draw. Freeze-out winners were Dorothy and Del Cather- wood, Carolyn Haugh and Iso- bel McCully. There will be an- other euchre in two weeks, Nov. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hunter of Port Perry visited with Lorne and Eileen Slute on Sat- urday evening. Lorne and Ei- leen entertained Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Slute of Raglan for Sun- day supper. Hillis, Carol, Todd and Caro- lyn Wilbur were in Toronto on Saturday where they thor- oughly enjoyed the musical show "Forever Plaid" at the New Yorker. They went to the Liverpool House for dinner, all this to celebrate Todd's birth- day. Our sympathy is extended to Merv Storie and girls in the sudden passing of Rita this past week. Services were held on Saturday from Low and Low in Port Perry. Weekend visitors with the Aked family were Stephen's sis- ters Heather from Edmonton and Carolyn from Toronto. Congratulations to Robert Ashton as he was chosen to re- ceive the "Outstanding 4-H Member" award. This was pre- sented to him at the Durham West 4-H Achievement Awards night last Friday. Mark Irwin received a 12th project award as well as the United Co-operative trophy for the highest points - senior member. Rob Ashton re- ceived his 18th project award and Tanya Wilson received the Herralea Farm Trophy for the highest point junior. Tracy Wil- son received her 30th project award - a writing portfolio. All of these young people were members of the Uxbridge 4-H Dairy Club. Don't forget to attend the W.I. Workshop on Saturday, Oct. 29 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Boardroom, Port Perry. Your Will and Power of Attorney, registration at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Financial Planning. Seven members of Bethesda- Reach Women's Institute at- tended the 92nd Central Con- vention in Scarborough on Oct. 21 and 22. The convention ad- dressed the theme "Womens In- stitutes' Focus on Family". P.J. Wade, president of the New To- ronto branch was the theme speaker at the noon luncheon. This was P.J.'s first convention, of course. Her challenge to each one of us was W.I. is a "Master of Change", look what has been accomplished in 97 years, how- ever, let's not be like the "shoe- maker's children who have no shoes". We must deal with change in ourselves, our rela- tionship, our families. If the fu- ture is to be, it's up to me. P.J.'s professional interest is in sup- porting the senior population and she may be seen on TV Channel 19 on Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. and Oct. 29 at noon providing information on sound financial and legal planning for women and families. "Legislat.on" is the topic for the Oct. 26 meeting of the Be- thesda-Reach W.I. All are wel- come to come and bring their questions for our guest to an- swer. Come to the home of Marg Bruce, 175651 Highway 12, at 7:45 p.m., (985-8039). Motto - All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men and women to re- main silent. Ontario North and South Women's Institute presented the Ethel P. Chapman scholar- ship, valued at $200, to Amy Wilson - Claremont, to encour- age her continued study after high school. The presentation was made by Barbara Rance at the 4-H Awards Night held at the Uxbridge Arena Communi- ty Centre. Sun. night concerts continue at church Sunday Evening Musicale Another Sunday Evening Musicale will be held on Sun- day, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Head Memorial Church on the Scugog Shores Museum Grounds. These evenings have been popular this fall so don't miss out on next Sunday eve- ning. This evening will feature Synthia Nidd, a violin soloist; the Sweet Adeline Group from Uxbridge; Ernie Oldham, a singer on guitar; soloist George Timms; whistling Mignon May- nard; the Dixie Land Group; and a Hymn Sing. Refresh- ments will be served in the cozy tea room. Free admission. A free will offering will go to the aid of the Museum. 2nd Scugog Beaver Colony The 2nd Scugog Beaver Colo- ny has been very busy over the last few weeks. On Oct. 5, they enjoyed an outing to Windy Ridge Apple Orchard here on the Island. A special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Fagel for allowing all of us to walk around and for picking and tasting the apples. They were great! On Oct. 12, the Colony had the pleasure of investing five " new boys into our group. Wel- come to Kristopher Barchuk, Christopher Giles, Matthew McGuinness, Tyler Redman and Adam Robichaud. We hope they will enjoy being part of our Colony. On Oct. 15, we had a very busy Apple Day. Thanks to all the boys and parent volunteers who helped. Special thanks to our community who continue to support our group efforts. 4th Port Perry Brownies On Oct. 17, the 4th Port Perry Brownies visited 1st Seagrave Brownies in preparation for their upcoming Camp on Nov. 11-13. Special thanks to 1st Seagrave Brownies for their hospitality. 4th Port Perry Guides The 4th Port Perry Guides were busy serving lunch to the vendors on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Craft Show at the High School. Thanks, girls, for a job well done! Scugog Island United Church Our Pastoral Charge family was saddened by the sudden death of Rita Storie of Manches- ter United Church. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Merv Storie and family. The Lectionary Bible Study will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. atS.I.U.C. The High School Supper Club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at S.1.U.C. Choir practice will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The Youth Group will meet on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. atS.I.U.C. Next Sunday, Oct. 30, will be Family Sunday at our regular time of 9:45 a.m. Sunday School and Nursery Care will be pro- vided. For pastoral care, call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. I Florence ! Ashton § = We were pleased to welcome to Burns Church on Sunday morning, soloist Mr. Dwight Wilson of Port Perry. This gen- tleman is 94 years of age and inspired the congregation by signing two beautiful selec- tions - "The Voice of the Wild- erness' and "Thanks Be to God", accompanied on the or- gan by Mrs. Eva Hunter. Rev. Sheina Smith's sermon was ti- tled "Fear and Failure". Coffee was served downstairs follow- ing the service. Plans are well underway for the Church Bazaar to be held at Burns on Saturday, Nov. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. The 94-year-old soloist is welcomed by Burns congregation month of November and prior to Christmas is a busy time for bazaars. Don't forget the Gospel Mu- sic Concert to be held at Burns Church on Sunday, Nov. 13 featuring the "Decision" quar- tet from Tavistock, and Ken and Elaine Heron from Brace- bridge. Time 7:30 p.m. Brooklin Horticultural Soci- ety will hold their general meeting at Brooklin United Church on Wednesday of this week at 8 p.m. Guest speaker, Barbara Twiner, will speak on "Christmas With Live Ever. greens". Everyone welcome. Thursday night is euchre night again at the Community Centreat 8 p.m. Ron and Patricia Ashton en- joyed a weekend in Ottawa re- cently. Lloyd and Margaret Pugh of Pickering enjoyed dinner with Doug and Florence Ashton on Sunday evening. That's all for this week.

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