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"A Family Tradition for 131 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 27, 1997 -35 > PORT PERRY STAR R URAL Roots Don't forget your ticket for the Chili Cook-off With the holiday schedule last week, the high school and I missed putting the notice in this column for the "Annual Spring Tea" for the Senior Citizens in the community. If you are reading this column before lunch on this Tuesday, May 27 and would like to attend this annual event give the school a fast call to see if there is a space left for the noon dessert tea at 1 p.m. Once again there will be musical selections by the bands. My apologies for this omission. The time for the great Chili Cook-off is fast approaching, Saturday, June 7 at the arena. Various local groups have tick- ets which include the taste-off section, a buffet dinner followed by a dance. This is a non-alco- holic event so come and enjoy a family-style evening. On Monday at Nancy and Bob Bryan home, the whole family helped Nathan Alpe cel- ebrate his eighth birthday with cake and ice cream. Earlier everyone was together for sup- per when Emma Alpe celebrat- ed her 50th birthday. Glad to report that Bill Ferguson is recuperating at - -home following his recent surgery. On Thursday Muriel Wotten, Hazel Coates and Joyce Kelly represented Shirley W.I. at the 98th District annual meeting of the Ontario South Women's Institute held at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. A reminder of the Women's Institute meeting on June 4 at 8 p.m. in Blackstock United Church. The speaker will be Dr. John Stewart who has pio- neered the Port Perry Project or PAACT which is a project dealing with a change in antibi- otic usage and includes patient population and health care professionals in its concern. All ladies are welcome to attend. On Mother's Day Nancy Bryans was treated to brunch at Cadmus Country Club along with Bob, Gord, Patti and Steve and their families. Quite a number of locals attended the weekly Sunday evening musical held at the Museum Church on Scugog Island. As the season is just beginning, do consider making this part of your regular event. Each program begins at 7:30 p-m. Bill Ingram at 986-5599 has tickets available for the Kawartha Male Chorus "Concert for a Sunday Afternoon" which will be held on June 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Baptist Church, Lindsay. Nancy and Bob Bryans attended the wedding of friends Christina Lamothe and Kelly Valliancourt at Oshawa with the reception at the French Club Hall. On Saturday Jean and Merrill Van Camp attended the wedding of Sandra Reid -and Darren Mahaffy at Eden United Church in Missassauga with the reception held at the Delta-Meadowvale Hotel. Darren is the grandson of the late Bob Mahaffy. The annual Union Cemetery Decoration Service will be held on Sunday, June 8 at 2 p.m. Please note date and time. Congratulations to Steve and Deanna Grove on the birth of their baby boy, Seth Daniel last week. No doubt Zach, Darcee and Lucas will be excit- ed about their new baby broth- er. Many relatives and friends EGG) Blackstock by attended the surprise birthday party held at Solina Hall on Saturday evening to celebrate Cindy Werry's upcoming 40th 'birthday. Hope you have recov- ered from the surprise by now, Cindy. There were 12 tables at the weekly card party with the fol- lowing winners: Richard Potter, Velma Johnston, Roy Werry, Heather Lively, Charlie Campbell, Edna Manns and Milt Lacey. Lucky draws were won by Gary Notenboom (two), Bernice Renton, Grace Manns, Dorothy Archer and Myrtle Gimblett. U.C.W. 'On Tuesday, May 13 the U.C.W. Morning Unit met at the home of Margaret Mountjoy with 14 members present. The meeting was opened by a poem "Triffles." The minutes' were read and adopted. Alma "Duff gave the treasurer's report. A thank you from Kay Ingram was read. A request from Donna Kyte for tea servers for the Tour of Homes on May 31 was discussed. Those inter- ested are to call Donna. The Great Chili Cook-off sponsored by the Blackstock Youth Club was discussed on Saturday, June 7. Tickets were distributed. Helen Dorrell displayed a Pleasant temps greet gardeners It's good to see the nice weather new book, "God on a Harley" which had been purchased for the church library. Pat Sleep conducted the wor- ship on the theme, "Unless you see through the eyes of a child you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven." Jean Var Camp introduced Ruby Van Camp who gave a very interesting report on the U.C.W. conference at Cobourg where the theme was "A Focal Point in our Life." We need a conscious time alone with God each day. Jean then thanked Ruby. The June meeting is to be a pot luck dinner at Jean Van Camp's home. We closed the meeting with the Mizpah Benediction. Shirley Turner, reporter St. John's News By Colin Beal Sunday, June 1 will be Rogation Sunday with the Eucharist to be celebrated at the home of Shirley and Ken Hudson (14450 McLaughlin Road) starting at 10 a.m. Please bring lawn chairs and some- thing for a picnic lunch. In the unlikely (?) event of inclement weather, the service will be held inthe church. (10 a.m. start time of course.) We mentioned last week that Rev. Canon Ansley Tucker, a former priest of this parish, will visit St. John's on the occa- sion of our Patronal Festival celebrations on June 29. We now learn that two other former Rectors will be visiting this summer: Father Charles Bull, now parish priest at Lockeport in Nova Scotia, will be here with his family in July. Charles will assist at the service on July 13. Then on Sept. 7 Rev. Reg. Rose, who was Rector for some 17 years, will be the guest Hope you feel better soon speaker at the Memorial Service at St. John's Cemetery. The children's choir and the Instrumental Music Group will have their end-of-the-year bar- becue at the home of Cathie and Fred King on May 30. In this, their first year, these young musicians and singers have made great strides under the joint tutelage of Father Hugh and Cathie King. St. John's annual Yard Sale will take place on the church grounds on June 7. We under- stand that there will be some great bargains and this year there will be a sale of plant so, gardeners and bargain hunters should try to get there early. Later the same day, during the evening St. John's will have a booth at the Great Chili Cook- off and many of our parish- ioners will attend the dance. We still have tickets for sale at $5 each - contact Catherine Corden at 985-9412. Church School children will receive their end of year certificates during the Eucharist on Sunday, June 22. This week, two well-known St. John's ladies, fortified by the prayers and good wishes of their fellow parishioners and of other members of the com- munity, will undergo orthopedic surgery. On Monday, Jenny Beal gets her second new hip (by the time you read this she will quite likely be walking around her hospital room). On Friday, Olive Grunert will have some intricate repairs made to her knee. Since knees are some- what more complicated joints than are hips Olive may take a day or two longer to get mobile. We wish speedy recovery to both. - A 4 : _ By Linda and Colleen gregation enjoyed a Special Warm pleasant weather on outline of a Christian TV show : JOY! peaal , | Saturday encouraged enthusi- EI, she enjoys, led by Bill Moyer, Arbu clle Hymn Sing Service. Rev. David astic gardeners to attend the which was about the first Presbyterian Church nual E t Board ting i Brooklin Horticultural plant temptation from the book of ual tcunet board meeting in The congregation of Nestle- Vancouver. The greeters were ton Presbyterian Church as- auction at Grass Park. Even Lawrence and Gwen Malcolm. Genesis. Lexie closed in prayer. though it wasn't a big crowd, Aldine served tasty refresh- Ashburn Shearman is attending the An- | | : : : : sembled at 11 a.m. with Rev. i - | it proved to be a huge success. by ments and we enjoyed a friend- | wp. Fairloy in the Pint on Rob rs thes Noster of Cere With Ken Brows Js fe gue by chat over the tea cups. The Joyce Taylor as organist. The Tickets are available from tioneer, it provided a fun time Florence gune meeting will be held at ushers were Oliver Rohrer and Joanna Malcolm 986-5350 for for everyone. Asht ernice Gardner's home. Harvey Mills. the Great Chili Cook-off on On Wednesday night of this shton Grant and Sheila Parrott week it will be the spring flow- er show and general meeting, to be held at Brooklin United Church at 8 p.m. Pleasance Crawford who works at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital will be the speaker and will address the subject "Flora." Everyone is invited to attend. On Wednesday, May 21, Aldine Wick hosted the Ladies Bible Class meeting. Seven members were in attendance. The meeting opened with the singing of "More About Jesus." Scripture from 1 Peter 4: 7-11 was read by Sheila Parrott. Meditation by the president titled "Starting Over." Sheila led in prayer. The treasurer's report was given, and a few items of business dealt with. Lexie Pettus was in charge of the program and gave us an Tabernacle in Brampton. visiting his brother Brian in Tampere, Finland, also visiting Sweden, accompanied Doug and Florence Ashton on Saturday night to the Gospel Music Unlimited Reunion Concert, held at Kennedy Road Neil Wick returned home recently from a 10 day trip Germany and Estonia. See you next week, folks. The Biblical name for the talk with the children was "Uzziah" a leader of the Isralites for many years. Scripture readings were from Isaiah 18 and John 6: 1-8. The responsive Psalm was #29. In the sermon Rev. Fairley spoke of the Holy Trinity - Fa- ther, Son and Holy Ghost. Social time and lunch were enjoyed in the Sunday School Room after the church service. Nestleton United Church On Sunday, May 25 the con- June 7 at the Blackstock Arena. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Ralph Sadler has returned home to Brooklin after spend- ing two weeks in hospital. Weekend visitors with the Ar- buckle family were Glen Goslin of Oshawa, Annette Goslin, Nickolas and baby Melissa of Whitby. Better health to Harvey Yel- lowlees who is a patient in Wellesley Hospital in Toronto.