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SS ee eae errr enn eee". rE errr 0B -- PORT 'PERRY STAR - Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Miss Audrey Kent shows some of the interested children the operation of a spinning wheel in top left hand corner. Top right is a quilting bee of 5, 6, 7 grade girls under the leadership of Mrs. A. Lee. Mr. David Enge is fascinating some of the young boy pupils with his fine gun collection. The home made bread baked by Mrs. Pauline Pavlik and her pupils was of excellent quality. se P. S. Students Turn Back Hands Of Time | On Tuesday June Sth the clock was turn- ed back over 100 years at R. H. Cornish Public School, as pupils, teachers, and parents watched or participated in the fun. Activities took place im the gym, the classrooms afternoon, | and on the playground. In the gym there was a fine display of pioneer artic- les and weapons. The pupils of Mr. Stark's grade seven English class helped 'o set the mood by making a tepee, | a cabin and a 12° x 24' scenic | FREE Box of Kleenex Why Pay More? SAVE ON PREMMUM QUALITY GAS A new DX Station TO SERVE YOU AT * COLUMBUS Phone 655- Photo: P. Hvidsten, Jr. mural In the classrooms the ex hibits of pupils' work were augmented by special demon- strations such as quilting, | drama, spinning, weaving & | | culinary activities. Out door activities includ- led square dancing, log saw- ing with one and two man | saws, rail fence building, log | throwing, a donkey ride, fire arms demonstrations and science activities. Check The Label | Om Your Paper WES + PLUMBING - | family. HEATING - jPORT PERRY ~ Herb Buckland Off To Norway y Mr. Herb Buckland's love! for Norway and in particular the city of Bergen on the west coast does not seem to dim- inish. The 86 year old gentle- man is again making one of his frequent trips to Norway, | leaving Toronto International | Airport, Monday, June 14 in | the evening. The fight takes him first to London, England, where he will spend some time with his nephew and attend a reunion with members of his old regiment. On July 3, Mr. Buckland flies to Bergen where he will spend about two weeks with members of his late wife's LANE - ELECTRIC - ee et tee ete le te Me a , 985 - 2473 OFFICE -- RESIDENCE rer His wife hailed from Ber- gen, and Mr. Buckland met and married her in England prior to the First World War while she was ¢mployed there. They emigrated to Canada, but returned to England when the war broke out in 1914, and finally made their per- manent home here. He will return to England on July 17 with a brief stop- over in London and continue | to Toronto on July 19. - - Praise Port Perry, Ontario County Warden, John Williams spoke briefly » and extended greetings from the County and Township of Pickering, the municipality he represents as reeve. Other speakers were George Edgar, chief of the Mississ- auga tribe on Scugog Indian ¢ Reserve and Dr. Wm. Cohoon president of Port Perry Chamber of Commerce. Ross Carter, Port Perry High School student, who de- signed the centennial flag was presented with one of e his own creations by the reeve, Robert Kenny. A model of the centennial project, a recreation area to be erected between Water Street and Lake Scugog was unveiled by Dr. Dymond and » Mr. Cafik. The model was made by students from Port Perry High School. Eight girls had entered the Centennial Queen contest and the judges, Dr. Dymond, Mr. Cafik and Mr. Williams had @ been given the difficult task of choosing the winner. After some deliberation, Miss Sharon Baird, 20 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Baird was picked for the high honour of queen. @ Titles for first and second princess were won by Betty Faber and Sandra Enge res- pectively. At 5 pm. the Acquaint ance Party opened in the Arena, and people taking? part were met with a surpris- ing and delightful decoration of the place. More than 1,200 chicken barbeque dinners were served at Birdseye Centre about the same time. At 7 p.m. on stage No. 1 @ in front of the Post Office a dozen fiddlers competed for top honours. An old expert on the fiddle Fred Townsend from West Hill, Ontario was judge and picked Laura Heighway winner, Lional » Gervais, second and Ross Morrow, third. They all re- ceived a trophy and a record by Canadian champion fid- dier, Graham Townsend, son of Fred Townsend. Nine year old Ricky Cormier re-» ceived a consolation prize, a record by Graham Townsend. The day finished up with a fireworks display on the lakeshore, set off by the firemen, and a street dance ;on Queen Street. e eee eee eee eee WE CATER TO : - --- fe & 4. mm OF ~~ = 6 a ~ -~ ie a en ee ee, fe es Se ee hl