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Friday was a special day for the Royal Bank and its Port Perry branch employ- ees. The branch officially opened Its Personal Touch Banking machine with the help of (from left) agriculture account manager Tom Mullen, customer service manager Debbie Mandryk, Mayor Howard Hall, personal banking manger Norm Tetlock, and Independent business manager Jim MacSween. Singing carols on a windy night Epsom and Area News by Jean Jeffery ' "Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me." On Sat., Dec. 10, the Bethesda- Reach will hold their Christmas party at the home of John and Margaret Bruce. A buffet supper at 6:15. Gifts for the men wrapped in blue. For ladies wrapped in gold. Price approximately $5.00. If your casserole or dessert re- quires a serving spoon please bring one. On Fri. night the Social Club met at the home of Steve and Alice Lee and their three sons. A very happy time for all. It was a snowy, windy, rough night so we sang carols around the fireplace. Santa Claus gave presents to one and all before the bountiful lunch was served. Mr. Ralph Not- tingham called to say they were sorry not to be present though Dianne was home for the weekend from hospital and both wished us Mark's Maintenance BODY SHOP New Building located behind the Service Centre & Gas Bar | : vy HWY. 7A -- NESTLETON -- 986-5620 [ 3 # Complete Auto Body Restoration Collision Work and Insurance Work Frame Straightening Black Hawk Korek Frame Machine Body Work and Welding Touch-work Colour Matching Pinstripping New Building can also accomodate Highway Tractors -- CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE -- "miei 986-5620 = ERNIE ELLIS BODY SHOP HOURS: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Monday through Friday ¥* 0% 3% OF FX * * Licensed Auto Body Repairman MARK & KATHY MALCOLM, Proprietors PETRO-CANADA STATION 0 rmoansts Hwy. 7A -- NESTLETON AUTO BODY SPECIALISTS SINCE 1979 (MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED) Full Maintenance of Cars & Light Trucks -- Body Shop -- Light Towing -- Post Office all a Merry Christmas. Our sympathy to the Bailey and MacDonald families in the pass- ing of Miss Marjorie Bailey who was laid to rest on Sat. The Sunday School concert will be Mon., Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Ep- som Church. The flowers in our church on Sun. were in memory of the late Marjorie Bailey. The U.C.W. are selling cook books. Get in touch with Vera Brown. The choir will meet at Jane Sobel's home Thurs. evening. More singers are needed. Please join us. Church and Sunday School next Sun., Dec. 11 at 11:15 we will observe White Gift Sunday. U.C.W. Christmas meeting, pot luck lunch and party will be held at Utica Memory Hall 12:00 till 3 p.m. All women in the communi- ty are invited. Children are welcome. Members remember table favours. Also next Sun., Epsom Utica are responsible for a service at Uxbridge Care Centre at 2:30. Anyone who can come to help with the singing will be appreciated. There was a wonderful Bazaar Bake Sale, and lunch. The boun- tiful servings of Christmas pud- ding and coffee were much ap- preciated. Santa Claus was a real good sport. All the children had a picture taken with him. As his wife said, "Bob has the figure for it". Wendy Andrews won the lucky draw Snowman Cake and her sister won the gingerbread house. -Special thanks to June, her staff helpers and those residents who have been working so hard for this past two months to make this a success. Sunday dinner guests at the Baster home were Shirley's parents Jim and Clara Jones and daughter Julie. Last Wed., John, Wendy and Heather Taylor of London, visited Earl and Elizabeth Taylor. They enjoyed a visit to Cullen Gardens. Their Christmas decorations were magnificent as usual. On Sund., Shawn and Margaret Sevier of Newmarket visited her parents Earl and Elizabeth Taylor. Don and Stella Asling visited Hazel Asling of Ajax last week. Hazel plans to fly out to her son Ronald's home in British Colum- bia for Christmas. Ken and Beth Catherwood, Brian and Barry of Oshawa had dinner with her mother Mrs. Ruth Ashton. Jill and Gord Postma, Keith and Fay Ashton spent the weekend in Kitchener and Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ross visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burton of Peterborough last week. Mrs. Burton is a sister of Mrs. Ross. This week Mr. and Mrs. Ross visited their daughter Bonnie and her family of Cardiff. I think Drew Royle misses his Epsom friends, I know he would -appreciate a card. Keep marking those calendars! Two weeks from Sunday will be Christmas Day. Don't waste this space. Small ads pay!