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20- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 12, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Rural Roors Fletcher Bonspiel set for Feb. 6 What cold, bright and at times snowy days we have had recently. Certainly hope that the cold weather chases away so many flu and cold germs that have been all too frequently attacking people. Have you seen any of the so-called winter robins? It seems that there are thousands in southern Ontario this winter. It is quite a sight to see a flock of robins in the snow bank. Watch for them. The date of the annual meeting of the Blackstock Agricultural Society has been changed to Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. to avoid conflicts with several other events. It will be in the form of a pot luck supper with Dr. Nelson Lester, Lindsay, guest speaker. The date of the annual Robert Fletcher Memorial Bonspiel has finally been settled as Saturday, Feb. 6 at the local arena. Sign up sheets are already up so if you have a mixed curling team that you would like to enter, please do so as soon as possible to avoid disap- pointment. The holiday card parties had difficulty with bad weather so they got back on track this past Tuesday. There were 10 plus two tables with the following winners: Richard Potter with a high score of 90, Vivian Kidd, Alma Manns, Ruby Smith, Kathleen Watts, Marie Gibson and Elaine Bailey. Lucky draws were won by Mary Cannon, Tony Bloeman, Richard Potter, Lois Huntington, Gary Notenboom and Elaine Bailey. Many from this area attended either the visitation or the funeral at Myrtle United Church of the late Murray Franklin last week. Saturday dinner and evening guests of Merrill and Jean Van Camp were Bob Attfield of Delta, B.C., Marg and Ted Kemp and Aileen Van Camp. This dinner was in honour of Aileen's birthday. Happy birthday. Blackstock by Ratepayers to d Ros desarea t Caesare Yi BN sc There will be a by meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Subjects to discuss are a committee to be formed for a Fun Day for children in February; New signs for our village; Nominating committee and any items to be discussed put forth by you. Everyone welcome. John O'Toole's New Years Levee I attended this levee and had a most enjoyable and very productive afternoon. I have had correspondence through John with the Right Honourable David Tsubouchi Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations was there, dealing with the need of a manda- iscuss Fun Day tory annual meeting for Limited Partners. Caesarea Hall Board News Next euchre night is Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. at the hall. Everyone welcome. Ray Pollard Our best wishes go to you Ray and your family and 'we extend our thanks again for the $100 to $150 ° worth of prizes you obtained for us when we ran the Regatta year after year. The very best to you Ray. Joke of the Week A customer complained bitterly about a recent price increase in postage stamps. She continued, despite the fact it was lunch hour rush and a long lineup had formed behind her. Finally she turned around and said to the waiting crowd, "How often will this happen?" "When will the price go up again?" A gentleman in the back of the line sighed, "At this rate probably before I can get to the counter." One Liner For sale notice. Bookcase modern 5 ft. high holds lots of videos. Winter sports lovers enjoying cold snap - By Diane Cooke Brr - cold enough for ya? Those who ski snowmobile, snowboard or toboggan are having the time of their life. Happy birthday wishes go out to Bruce Carr, Len Somerville, Peter King, Charlie Short and Rosalind Stevens. Belated birthday wishes to Tricia Wray, Ann Sandiford and Ryan Puckrin. Robinglade Estates Women's Group is reminded that their next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 28. Mark your calendar to attend. More details next week. Congratulations to our daughter Katherine who, along with her teammates on the Port Seagrave Perry Junior B ringette team, won a gold medal at an tobicoke Tournament this past weekend. An exciting final game on Sunday saw the girls win the gold in O.T. with the goal scored by Nicole irtue. Congrats to all the girls. That's all for this week. Please call. with birthdays, anniver- sarys, get well wishes, sports results, group meeting - whatever! Thanks. Island W.I. to meet Jan. 20 The Scugog Island Women's Institutes meet- ing on International Affairs will be held on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Island Hall. Friends welcome. Members please bring a foreign currency and tell which country it is from. Also bring items for a Chinese auction. The Feeling Fine Feet Foot Care Walk-In Clinic on Monday, Jan. 18 at St. Church marks 150 yrs. 'By Florence Ashton Special plans are underway to mark the 150th anniversary of Burns Church in 1999. Special events will take place throughout the year. You will hear about them as they unfold. Next Sunday, Jan. 17 we welcome the Bell Ringers = from Bowmanville who will be present at morning wor- ship at 10 a.m. Plan to join with us. The Church Annual: Congregational meeting will take place following morning worship on 'Sunday, Feb. 7. All reports are to be turned in as soon as possible. Windreach Farm cele- brates its 10th anniver- sary this year, and to start the year off, every- one ' is invited to Winterfest on Saturday, Jan. 23. The Winter Festival offers skating, 'snowshoeing, toboggan- ing, petting 200, a bake sale and mini carnival. This event was planned | for last February, but the lack of snow forced them to cancel it. Windreach Farm is open to the pub- lic, but uniquely designed for special needs Deople, Winterfest runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free to all. ~ We extend our sincere sympathy . to Anne Franklin of Myrtle whose husband Murray passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3. Also our sympathy to Ron and Anna Croxall when Ron's mother passed away recently in indsay. Better health and our good wishes to Ray ngleton who has spent the last few days at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa. Jim and Elaine Ewing and children of Orangeville visited with Elaine's parents Theo and Joan Knight on John's Presbyterian Church in Port Perry has been cancelled. United Church A Baptism Reunion was held on Sunday dur- ing our regular worship service. A time of fellow- ship was enjoyed following the service. Special thanks to Sandra Barron for orga- nizing the coffee hour. A small group of inter- ested people are meeting to discuss how their inter- est in health and wellness can be grounded in their faith. Their next meeting is from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Moms & Tots & Friends will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m. at S.I.U.C. They will be host- ing a Tupperware Party. Choir practice will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Financial statements for our annual report are due Sunday, Jan. 17. Please submit them to Karen Davis. Rev. Paul Irwin will be our guest speaker on Sunday, Jan. 17 at our Scugog island by j Page at 985-2801. Our thoughts and prayers are with Penny Pettypiece and her family. Call 985-8871 with news for next week. Bacon family will be missed in Greenbank Greenbank area news J% Doris Hill There was a good crowd at the euchre on Friday evening. The lucky winners were: ladies - Marie Cookman, Shirley Lee and Ruby Dusty. Lucky gents were: Fred Tassie, Neil McLeod and Murray Lee. Lucky draws were won by John Cook, Neil Hunter and Ruby Dusty. The next euchre will be Friday, Jan. 29. The next choir prac- tice will be Jan. 28 at 8:15 p.m. The Sunday School staff of the Greenbank Church is asked to meet on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Congratulations to Neil Bacon and crew on the opening of their beau- tiful new sales arena, west of Utica. Their sales will be missed in Greenbank. We wish them success in their new location. The annual meeting of Greenbank Cemetery will be held at the church on Monday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Canvas raises over $3,000 for victims of Hurricane Mitch Church and Sunday School this Sunday, Jan. 17, will be held in Utica Church at 11 a.m. All those who have yearly reports to be handed in are asked to do it now as the annual meet- ing will be held on Jan. 31 and it takes time to compile the statements. Prayer Circle for Healing will be held every Thursday at 7:15 pak in for their great effort. Utica Church to pray together for ing and remembering all in our com- Utica & Epsom funds to support the victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America, has reached a grand total of $3,216.29 which will be handled through the Canadian Food Grains Bank for distri- bution to the communities that were devastated. Thanks to all who con- tributed as well as to the canvassers heal- Jack and Nancy Skelding visited on Sunday with Mrs. Elizabeth Skelding Sunday. TTT TIT TE 51. To0e bene regular service at 9:45 a.m. Rev. Irwin is the chaplain at the Oshawa site of the Lakeridge Health Corporation. Our minister will be away between Jan. 19 and 25. For emergency pas- toral care call Rev. Bob Le Bill and Eileen munity who are ill or have other need at Newcastle. of healing prayer. Everyone is welcome. Pete and Georgina Sutcliffe visited 1 an . Mole were very on Sunday with Don and Doris Bray appreciative to their neighbours who in Whitby. congratulated them on the occasion of their recent anniversary. I'm pleased to announce that the gred friends. recent community canvas to raise That's all for this week, snioy the snow, and remember to feed our feath- haa