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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 2001 - 7 Blackstock News by Joyce Kelly Tonia's family from lowa. home. always appreciated. Be sure to get your tickets for the Family New Year's Eve Party Warmest wishes to you and yours for a truly blessed Christmas time - may your day be all that you hope for - and aren't you glad you aren't a turkey at this season? Quite a number from here attended the visitation and funeral of Mrs. Stan Hall (nee Irene Rahm) former- ly of Tyrone and lately of Bowmanville. Irene grew up in this area - a sister of Stan Rahm and Dorothy (Rahm) Beech. Sympathy is extended to Stan and Marion and their family as well as to Dorothy and her family. David and Kathleen Petrie recently enjoyed a short holiday in Los Vegas where they visited their son David and Tonia Petrie and Makalia. While there they "attended the baptism of Makalia. Other guests were Better health is wished for Neil Malcolm who had the misfortune to suffer a nasty accident recently at With both Christmas and New Year's Day arriving on Tuesday, there will be no cards for two weeks. Card par- ties will resume on January 8, preceded by the regular pot luck dinner at 6 p.m. It certainly is unusual for two weeks to pass with no card parties in Blackstock! Winners at Tuesday's party, which had 12 tables, were Doris Manns, Marie Gibson, Merrill VanCamp, Betty Kirven, Gerald Kelly, Fern Redshaw and Teresa Berker. Lucky draws were won by Helen Pascoe, Ruby Smith, Lorna Edgerton (2), May Shortridge and Len Vivian. If you are interested in the family New Year's Eve party at the arena which features skating, sleigh rides, games and fireworks, get your tickets soon at Penny's Mini Mart., Kathryn's Sunnyside Market or the Clerk's office in Port Perry. Tickets cost $5 per person with the under five-year-olds free. For more details call Fred Ford or any member at Cartwright Fields. Next week deadlines for the paper will be the regu- lar Monday morning, so please contribute your news items sometime during the week either by dropping it off or calling 986-4257. Your assistance in this matter is Results from the Scugog Cartwright Leo Club selects inaugural Duplicate Bridge Club Dec. 19 - Afternoon - 3 table Howell avg. 26. First - Doris Phinney and Gerry Dyer 32; second - Anne Orban and Joyce Heard 26 1/2; third - Joan Cranfield and Al Stevens 25. Evening - 4 1/2 table From Babes 6 The bottom line ly my (unsolicited) advice to council is, if you feel we, the residents of Port Perry, need more shopping, do everything in your power to stick it downtown. If you 'provide residents with 'the choices and opportunities to meet their shopping needs downtown, that's exactly what! Howell 36. First/second - Doris Phinney and Sophia Brendon tied with Wilma Petre and Sue - Crawford 46 1/2; third - Georgia Brock and Jim Outred 46; fourth - Judy and Don Atkinson 37. ; they' il Ao. It you don't and instead contin- ue the development. of all these strip 'malls; the downtown will attract no one but the tourists -- 'regardless of how many silly little road signs the developer puts up next to the strip mall. C. Stephen Kreider Port Perry He's to look after the Scugog Island United Church congregation Scugog Island welcomes Frazer Lacey By Heather McCrae Weekend Star A welcoming service and reception was held for Reverend Frazer Lacey recently at the Scugog Island United Church. Although Rev. Lacey retired in late 1997, he found himself wanting to get back into the ministry again on a part-time basis after he and his wife, Margaret, moved to Scugog Island in the spring of this year. "| picked up the phone one day and called Oshawa Presbytery. Speaking to the late Rev. Jack Griffen, he told me about an opening at Scugog Island United Church," Rev. Lacey says, recalling that conversation. After applying to the church and being interviewed by a selections committee, he found himself being the first "almost full-time minister" at the rural church in two years. : "I started out wanting to get some work to keep in the swim of things," he says. "But I'm really looking for- ward to another chapter of my work in the ministry here at Scugog Island United Church." He replaces Rev. Dr. Frank Lockhart who was the. supply minister for two years since the church lost its diaconal minister, Elaine Barber, in 1999 when she moved to Northern Ontario to continue her vocation. Rev. Lacey has had quite an extensive career in the ministry. Ordained 45 years ago on June 10, 1956, he has served at seven pastoral charges throughout his pro- fession. For more than 41 years he was active in the Oshawa Presbytery, serving at the Harmony, St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's United Churches .in Oshawa and at the Brooklin United Church. Although he retired at the end of 1997, Rev. Lacey continued doing some supply work. "Just thinking it over, | participated in over 60 ser- vices and | conducted several weddings and funerals too," he says. "I really think this (move) must have been meant to be,"he says. "lI never moved to Scugog Island in hopes of me becoming the minister here." Living just minutes away from the church, Rev. A special welcoming service and reception was held for Rev. Frazer Lacey at the Scugog Island United Church on Nov. 25. Lacey is one of the first ministers in a long time to live on Scugog Island. "I've always enjoyed my work," he says. "One of the things I have learned since arriving here is that | have a welcome and caring congregation. | really think this move was meant to be for me - and the church." Group will receive its charter in March executive at Dec. 20 meeting to have had their last meet- ing for the year 2001 and consequently 1 find it hard to write tonight. CAESAREA made presentations and allowed their names to Dec. 19 at Cartwright stand, mentioning that Central Public School. they no doubt will be Seventy-two certificates Celebration Assembly on Check out www.portperrystar.com The most outstanding pleasure | had this week was to be called to MP Alex Shepherd's office for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday to receive an award. When we arrived, he explained he' had been allotted 10 medals and ribbons to be distributed to people for outstanding volunteer work in the constituency. He awarded five in the morn- ing to the south of the rid- ing and five to the north in the afternoon. | am indeed - very happy to be worthy and to be recognized. Most of the clubs and organizations that | belong . Treasurer - Cartwright Leo Club On Dec. 20 the Cartwright Leo Club held. their election of officers at St. John's Church. Visiting dignitary was Leo District Chair Karen Jackson, who assisted Lion Sandra Holdsworth with the inter- pretation of the constitu- tion and the running of the election. The Officers of the Cartwright Leos were elect- ed as follows: President - Jennifer Asselstine, Vice- President - Wyatt Walker, Secretary - Jennifer Taylor, Laura Woodward, Tale Twister - Brian Martyn, and Directors - Natalie Beechie, Nicole Beechie, and Justine Walker. Lion Sandra thanked all those who called upon to chair com- mittees as the year pro- gresses. Blackstock Lions are very pleased with the inter- est shown in the communi- ty for a Leo Club, which shares the aims and objec- tives of Lions International. They will be chartering the Cartwright Leo Club in March; more details will be available in the new year. The first meeting of the new year will be on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. Call Lion Advisor Sandra Holdsworth at 905/986-1555 for further details. Blackstock & District Lions Club The winners and partici- pants of the annual Lions Peace Poster Contest were recognized at the were awarded and gifts were presented to first place - Eira Ebbs, second place - Kelsey Clarke, and third place - Sarah Gatchell, by Lion Chair Eleanor Colwell. Congratulations to all par- ticipants. Early in the new year we anticipate hearing the results from the District level. The annual Lions Effective Speaking Contest will take place in February. Principal Cruikshanks has the information package to assist teachers in the plan- ning of this event. Joke of the Week The nudist was asked why he was wearing a beard down to his knees. "Well," he said, "someone has to go for the coffee." --------