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1 8 The Canadian Statesman, Boxvmanvillc, July 29. 1987 Section Two Happy First Birthday urns Hi! My name is Robyn Rita Marie, and my 1st birthday was on June 4, 1987. My proud mom and dad are Darlene and Rob Murphy, Kingston, Ontario. My grandparents are Don and Edna Elliott, Newtonville, Ontario and Raymond Murphy, Kingston, Ontario, and great grantmother is Mrs. Winnifred Elliott, Newtonville, Ontario. Blackstock and Area News by Joyce Kelly The Blackstock Fair Prize lists are now ready. Due to the high cost of postage, local exhibitors are asked asked to pick up your copy at the home of the secretary, 53 Scugog St. N., or at the Fair Board meeting on Wednesday evening at the Town Hall. Your cooperation in this matter matter is greatly appreciated. Many of the local young people are attending a variety of summer camps at various locations. Jill Van Camp is presently at Quin-Mo-Lac, while Julie and Jennifer Byers and Stacey Swain are at a Sports Camp in Muskoka. Great weather for camp. Mr. Roy Morrow, Richard and Ruby Van Camp attended the Cole Family Reunion at Brighton on Sunday. Dale and Janet Van Camp and Mary enjoyed a holiday last week. While Mary stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Ford at Meaford, Janet and Dale enjoyed touring through South Western Ontario calling calling at towns of Goderich and Clinton Clinton and other points of interest. Two beautiful weddings were held in Blackstock United Church on Saturday afternoon. Trish Sleep and Jeff Down were united in marriage. Their reception and dance was held in Tyrone Recreation Centre. Henry Wolters and Tammy Townsend were married in the second lovely ceremony. Their reception and dance were held in the Blackstock Recreation Centre. Heartiest congratulations congratulations are extended to these two popular young couples with best wishes for much happiness in the future. On Sunday, Andrew and Jodi Petrie entered the Salmon Fishing Derby in Lake Ontario. Jodi certainly certainly enjoyed beginner's luck when she caught a 35.6 Chinook Salmon. We will be listening for reports to learn how this large fish makes out in this week's contest. At this moment she is leading this week's contest. Best wishes on success, Jodi. Weekend guests of John and Tena Wolters and family were John's sister Alice and Ben Klein- horseman and Edward, John and Sandy Klein-horsman of Grand Haven, Michigan. While here they attended the Wolters-Townsend wedding. On Friday, June 24th a number of 4-H members and their leaders from Blackstock journeyed to the University University of Guelph to tour the Veterinary College. From Guelph the group went to the African Safari in Rockton. The day was enjoyed by all. In connection with the Centennial Celebrations of the Blackstock United chinch this year, all former choir members are invited to a massed choir reunion on Sept. 13th at 8:15 a.m. After the anthem practice, practice, breakfast will be served. If possible, dress in period costume. R.S.V.P. to Linda Kyte 986-5200 by Sept. 6th. If anyone knows of any former choir members please extend extend an invitation to them. Mrs. Stuart Dorrell attended the UCW 25th special event in Waterloo and then came to Blackstock to visit her mother Mrs. Elva Toms who is a patient in Port Perry Hospital. While in Blackstock she stayed with her sister Eileen and Harold McLaughlin. Ron and Norma Smith enjoyed an exciting week's holiday on a houseboat in the Trent-Severn Waterway system with two other couples. / Norma's mother, Mrs. Anne Galliher of Port Elgin stayed with Brian and Rhonda Smith while their parents were away. Ralph and Peggy and Glenn and Marion Larmer attended the Taylor Family Reunion in Solina on Sunday. This past week Marion Larmer attended attended the National Event for the United Church Women - with more than 700 others - at the University of Waterloo. This special Conference honoured the 25th Anniversary for the UCW organization with the them: '"Called to Respond: For Such A Time As This." Marion found this to be a refreshing and stimulating few days and had the opportunity to talk with many from across Canada, including a lady from Vancouver who had worked with Doreen Van Camp while they were missionaries in India. Helen Dorrell, a former resident of this community also attended this UCW Conference. The Ferguson Clan held a very successful 50th Reunion on Sunday at the Recreation Centre. The day began for many by attending the United Church where Rev. Clarence 1 , Ferguson was guest speaker. At the service, hymn books were presented in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crozier and Mr. and Mrs. James Ginn. FERGUSON REUNION AT BLACKSTOCK by Bruce Mountjoy The 50th Ferguson Reunion Picnic was held at the Recreation Centre on Sunday, July 19th and was widely widely attended with about 120 members coming from Alberta, Western Canada, Ottawa and locally. The Picnic Celebrations started Sunday morning with a delightful church service with Rev. Clarence Ferguson as guest speaker with the sermon being "Faith in Two Dimensions." Dimensions." He also reminisced with the children about Sunday School and Church when he was a little boy in the same church when they used coal oil lamps and the seats went right over to the wall with two aisles down the centre. Registration and dinner was served at the Recreation Centre followed by a welcoming address address by Thelma Wright, President. The group then mixed up into smaller groups for a get to know you quiz game. Some men took to a horseshoe game while children's games were conducted in the park by Janis and Glen McCoy. Some of the more dare-devils took to the cherry stone spitting contest and a heated contest it was! Grant McLaughlin lost his last years championship and trophy to Gary Mountjoy with Brad Jolly a close second. second. A black squirrel came, who either thought he was on the cleanup cleanup crew or there was to be a hard winter ahead. The Recreation Centre walls were lined with meticulously created family charts and some early Ferguson artifacts. There were three congratulatory plaques re: the part the Fergusons had played from Pioneer Days to the present time, signed by Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, Hon. David Peterson and Allan Lawrence, M.P. At four o'clock, a motor cavalcade of approximately twenty cars left the Rec Centre, led by Bruce Mountjoy Mountjoy in his 1929 Ford Coupe, proceeded proceeded west and with Ralph Larmer's permission took the farm laneway to the north through the farm and fields where from one point could be seen the thousands acres that our forefathers, Sam and Sarah, had once accumulated for their and their childrens use. Some of these farms are now owned by Mrs. Heintzman, Bill Ferguson, Ralph Larmer, Douglas Mackie, Ivan Cochrane and others. A yard tour showed where the early frame house was, in the orchard orchard and across the creek to the east, the site where the saw mill owned by Sam's spn, S.T. Ferguson had been until 1912. We then had an invitational guided tour of the old stone house now owned by Mrs. Heintzman - now called the "Landfall "Landfall Farm Vacation Home" and "The Front Room Antique Shop." This home was built by Sam's son Wm. in 1868, when Sam was 80years old. Special feature of this home was a special stairway to a schoolroom with an adjoining room for the governess who taught the children of the homestead. It might be interesting interesting to note here that Sam had twelve children and seventy-two grandchildren. Natural Resources By Tom Cumby-Mineral Resources Administrator A new {publication about the rehabilitation of pits and quarries for fish and wildlife wildlife habitat is now available from the Ministry of Natural Natural Resources. Entitled "Rehabilitation of Pits and Quarries for Fish and Wildlife", the booklet was prepared for the ministry ministry by Michael Michnlski Associates and Anthony Usher Planning Consultant. The publication will serve ns a practical guide to selecting selecting and {planning fish and wildlife after uses of rehabilitated rehabilitated pits and quarries. 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