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Port Perry Star, 23 Jan 1980, p. 24

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TE TE fot Is " » a wee acne = ois are RAT Sho ol, FE Saat CA At Ar AN iy iar pi = ~ uy 2 -~ Fa TIEN, = , ---- le 3 a yor) oy " Sn 26 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 23, 1980 Nestleton, Caesarea area by Mabel Cawker Meeting of Interest Ralph and Leona Sadler of Nestleton, daughter Janice and husband Richard MacKenzie, Caesarea, enjoyed the Banquet and Annual meeting of Lindsay Exhibition held at Oakwood Centre on Friday evening last. An interesting event with good food, an informal atmosphere with many friends in attendance. Saturday evening Leona and Ralph Sadler were present at the Canadian Hackney Society meeting held at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa. Euchre Results Winners for last Wednes- day evening were as follows: 1-Eva McDonald, 2-Bob France,3-Betty Iverson (low score). Keep next Wed. evening in mind for an inter- esting game of cards and bring along a few friends to support the hard working Ladies' Auxiliary. Time 8 p.m. at the Centre. Refresh ments will be served. The social afternoon spon- sored by the Caesarea Ladies Auxiliary in aid of Mrs. Florrie Murdock, who lost her home recently through fire, was a success- ful event. The money raised was used to purchase many needed household items for Florrie. Nestleton Presbyterian Church A very good attendance at the Sunday Service at 11 a.m. with Mrs. Scott presid- ing at the organ. Rev. Fred Swann used as his theme "Jesus increased in Wisdom and Stature, and in favour with God and man." Holy Scriptures Luke 2-verses 41- 52. A cordial welcome is extended to attend these splendid services. Nestleton United Church On Sunday morning at 11:15 a.m. Rev. Victor Parsons used as his topic '"Not By Bread Alone," based on Holy Scriptures Galatians 5: 16-26 and Matthew 3-16-4-11. Miss Gail Malcolm sang ""Come,let us sing of a wonderful love,'"' with Mrs. M. Cawker at the organ. Offering was received by Mr. Ralph Sadler and Mr. Norman Mairs. Church service will be held next Sunday at the usual time, 11:15 a.m. and a sincere welcome. awaits those who would like to attend. Family News of Interest Mrs. L. Cooledge of Nestle- ton, a veteran traveller, has just returned from a marvel- lous trip which began before Christmas. Mrs. Cooledge has just been visiting members of her family in Kingston, 'Toronto, and Bramalea arriving back home just recently. A fine beginning for the new year! Mr. Ralph Bowers, Craig, Todd and Tracy of Tyrone were Sunday guests with George and Ella Bowers o Nestleton. Mrs. Bruce Heaslip, Nestleton, accompanies nephew Mr. and Mrs. Lionel McKeown of Oakwood, to Brampton Hospital on Sunday to see her sister Mrs. Wylie McKeown who has been a patient there for the past two weeks. Best wishes for better health soon to Mrs. McKeown. Mr. Bruce Heaslip's health is much the same. Trust the year ahead will bring good health to Bruce. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mairs, Nestleton, attended a re-union of the Mairs family held at the home of Norm's sister, Mrs. George Winter of Ballantrae, on Saturday evening. All the family were present with the exception of the Sellers family from Stayner. A great family get-to-gether. Mrs. Mabel Cawker, Nestleton, and Miss Gail Mal colm, Blackstock attended the excellent Ecumenical service on Sunday afternoon held in the Church of Ascension, Anglican, Port Perry at 4 p.m. to mark the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Sam and Mabel Cawker were supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cawker and family on Friday evening and spent the remainder of the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cawker , and family. Also present were Ralph and Sylvia Cawker, Chandre and Jason of Scarborough. Hospital No report this week. To all those confined to hospital Very Warmest Wishes for a complete recovery soon. Sympathy Deepest sympathy is extended to a former neighbour and friend, Mrs. Alice Barthau in the loss of her husband George recent- ly. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Sympathy is also extended to another friend in Port Perry. Mrs. Marilyn Wallace who lost her husband recently as well. Doug Wallace was a very community minded person and will be missed by so many folk. Social News Mr. and Mrs. Grahame Fish, Nestleton, enjoyed dinner with Grahame's sister Mr. and Mrs. Fergie Munroe of Sonya last Sunday evening. Grahame and Neta had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith and Kenny of Hampton on Saturday evening. Blue Ray Chapter Hosts Brother Night A warm welcome was extended to the many brothers-attending the Jan. Pearse - Southern At Greenbank United Church, on June 23rd, 1979, at 4:30 p.m. Lorie Jane Southern and Mr. Bruce Pearse were united in marriage. Lorie is the eldest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Southern of Greenbank, Ontario. Bruce is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Pearse of R.R.3 Sunderland, Ontario. The officiating clergyman was Rev. J. Roundell. Miss Debbie Bain of R.R.5, Sunderland was maid-of- honour and bridesmaids were Miss Laurie Foster of Greenbank, Miss Denise Dusty of R.R.2, Seagrave, Miss Marion Rip of R.R.1, Port Perry. Miss Soti Hajicosti and Miss Niki Hajicosti of R.R.5 Sunder- land were flower girls. All are friends of the bride. Mr. Brian Marguardt of Toronto, cousin of the groom acted as best man. Ushers were Mr. Ron Southern of Greenbank, brother of the bride; Mr. Robert Skidmore of R.R.2, Stouffville, cousin of the groom, and Mr. Vic Colbary of R.R.4 Sunderland friend of the groom. Dwayne Johnston, of Ridgetown, cousin of the bride acted as ringbearer. meeting held in the Masonic Hall, Port Perry by Worthy Marjorie McCombe and Worthy Patron Sam. Cawker. Chapters repre- sented were Markham, Durham, Sunbeam, Whitby, Birchcliff, and Blue Ray. During the evening Honor- ary Memberships were presented to P.D.D.G.M. Sister Bessie Cosway and Brother Stafford Cosway. Presentations were made by Sister Stella Dennis and Brother Sam Cawker. After the Chapter closed the Brothers of Blue Ray Chapter were responsible for the substantial refreshments which featured a variety of meats, cheese, rolls, assort- ed relishes etc. Service was fast and efficient and the portions were anything but skimpy. No frills! but the food was delicious. For the money it was great. In these Honeydale Women's by Mabel Cawker The Honeydale Branch of the W.I. held their first meet- ing for the new year on January 3rd, in the Munici- pal Hall with a fair atten- dance. A Dessert Luncheon was enjoyed at 1 p.m with many delectable dishes on hand to tempt the most jaded appetite and a social and friendly hour was spent. President Clara Warren brought the meeting to order at 2 p.m with the singing of the Ode and repeating the Mary Stewart Collect in unison. Members and one visitor were warmly welcomed with a "Happy New Year Greeting." The roll call was answered by each member giving an article for a White Elephant Sale. Items were many and varied. During correspondence many thank you notes were read from folks who had received Christmas Cheer. A letter was read re- Officers Conference to be held at Waterloo University in May. This will be the 32nd annual conference where W.I. members are enthused, eager to gain knowledge and make new friends. They become better informed to go home and work for "Home & Country'. Forms for fees were rec'd and a directory from the Erland Lee Home regarding opening hours for 1980. Christmas at the Lee, held December 6, was a tremendous success. Items of business dealt with were as follows: Two books are to be donated to the Port Perry Nursery School in memory of Edith Brunton, who was on the staff for a number of years, the happiest years of her life. Edith was Secretary of Honeydale Branch when she passed away. Latcham Centre has been rented for the first Thursday in May as the Honeydale Institute will be celebrating 45 years of achievement at that time. Plans are being made for a "gala" celebra- tion. A donation was voted to assist the Scugog & District Sexual Abuse Crisis Centre. Programme Family and Consumer Affairs convener Mrs. Thelma McCreight took the chair for the programme. days one can't find value like this easily. A great assort- ment of sweets were served with strong tea to top it off. We feel sure the Brothers may have had Dish Pan hands when the evening was over. A talent table was a feature and members displayed their special talents. Sales were brisk and soon all items were sold. A successful venture for the Chapter. A Scottish Programme was very entertaining with Albert and Lillian Harper on hand and we thank them most sincerely for sharing their talents with us. Sister Jeanette Ross read "The Attributes of a Worthy Patron' and Sister Shirley Nicholls a little about the "eminent" Scottish poet Robbie Burns. The programme ended with a Motto: '* A time saving device in my kitchen and home." Instead of speaking to the motto, Thelma asked each member to mention a time saving device she had in her home, which proved very interesting to everyone present. Another feature of interest was the collection of Pennies - one cent was paid for every window in the member's house. The Pennies for Friendship are sent overseas few Scottish jokes. A perfect way to end an evening. One to remember. Well! your correspondent is celebrating her first anniversary, commencing, a year ago (Jan. 24, 1979) writing the news column for Port Perry Star, re-Nestle- ton, Caesarea Area. As the year progressed rapidly, I might say, I really enjoyed working with the Editor and Staff, so here goes for another challenging year! I do need the assistance and co-operation of you, the resi- dents, to provide me with events of interest to make the area news column come alive, and be worth reading. So let me know of your comings and goings. Have a little caper and do report to me at 986-4715. Thank you to those who have been a help during the past year. Institute to help our International Organization - the A.C.W.W. Over $30.00 was realized from the White Elephant sale. The next regular meeting will be held February 7, commencing with a Pot Luck Luncheon at 1 p.m. Mrs. Vera Honey's group in charge - Theme-World Affairs. Meeting closed with Mrs. May Allen leading in singing the National Anthem. Guild will celebrate - 15th year birthday by Beryl Espley The Guild met on Wednes- day, January 9th at the Presbyterian Church Hall. The business meeting was quite short leaving lots of time to learn how to make ribbon roses. Margory Williams brought roses of all sizes to show what can be done with them, including a miniature rose tree. The making of them was not hard, although nimble fingers are a great dsset. The February meeting is the 15th birthday meeting! All Charter Members are cordially invited to attend this special day. There will be birthday cake, of course. Also at the meeting will be the installation of new officers. There will also be a discussion on a request for funds to help the rug hookers put on a display at Mohawk College in April, in connec-- tion with the Ontario Hook- ing Craft Guild annual show. A new addition to the library is a small booklet on decorating Easter eggs in the Ukranian manner. Read up in anticipation of our Easter programme. Best wishes to Phylis Hamilton, who is flat on her back in the local hospital without her hooking. £= Woe On December 12, 1979 at Kirby Public School, the 4-H groups in the area held their Achievement Day for the course in Needlepoint. Three of the girls from Blackstock IV received their Provincial Honours. This means they have completed 12 clubs. The girls are [left to right, front row] Trish Sleep, Valerie Van Camp, Teresa Wygerde. Back row: Mrs. Peggy Larmer [4-H leader], Linda Caldwell [Home Econo- mist], Mrs. Betty Lee [4-H leader]. o

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