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The 25th Anniversary of the Greenbank United Church Barbecue was an overwhelming the church and community for their amazing support to make this social evening such a hit. Over 1100 adults and children were fed tender roast beef from the 12 roasted hips, baked pota- toes, homemade rolls from the Chicken Coop, coleslaw, beans, and a variety of over 200 deli- desserts, including silver- wrapped Hershey kisses, donat- success! We would like to thank . cious pies and other special- ed by Reid's Independent in honour of our 25th year. We were entertained by the fabulous tal- ents of Irwin Smith, Leslie Bradley and the Brandon Family. The Greenbank Barbecue Committee would like to thank everyone who generously sup- ported and assisted in the suc- cess of this renowned event. We apologize to the people who were turned away, as we were sold out. Please buy your tickets early next year. Cathy Cookman and friends Arthur and Terrie Young from GREENBANK by Doris Hill Queensland, Australia were visit- ing Ross and Marie Cookman last week. While there they all enjoyed a weekend in Ottawa. Greenbank Church will be closed during the month of August. For Pastoral care emer- gencies while Ross is on vaca- tion, call Rev. Helen Prior, Sunderland United Church 705- 357-3056. Greenbank barbecue was an overwhelming success Vacation Bible School at Greenbank Church will be August 20 to 24 at 9 a.m. to 12 noon, ages 4 to 10 years, 11 and up are wel- come to help. Cost is $10 per child or $25 a family. Theme - Veggie Tales. To register call Mary Jean Till at 905-985-0535. ~ The Greenbank Cemetery Memorial service will be held Sunday, Aug. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Michael Bishop. Mrs. Marlene Blain has returned home from a visit with her daughter Darlene Favells in Florida. Margaret and Robert Couperthwaite attended the funeral last week of Fred Tapscott and visited her sister Ruth Miller in Centenary hospi- tal. We send sympathy wishes to the Tapscott families. The downstairs Greenbank Church piano is for sale, it is a large upright, and everything is in working order. The Music Committee is asking $300 or best offer and the buyer moves it. Contact Linda Hunter 905-985- 8559. Scugog Island news Vacation Bible School runs this week Blackstock Fair Board to meet Wednesday evening Scugog Island United Church once again held service out under the big trees, as it was very warm 'inside. Rev. Glen Jackson gave a most inspiring sermon, and he seemed to enjoy being invited to Scugog, where his ancestors lived and attended church and went to the Centre School. We look forward to hearing him again next Sunday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. Visitors are always welcome. v Vacation Bible School opened Tuesday, Aug. 7 until Friday. Hope it is enjoyed by all those attending. The community send their deepest sympathy to Cam and Joan Aldred and family in the sudden loss of their son Robert. The beautiful flowers that were placed in the sanctuary for the Sunday church service, were placed on a table out- side for the service in loving memory of Robert. Congratulations to Clark and Lillian Rose on their 60th wedding anniversary. An open house was held Saturday, Aug. 4 in the Seagrave Church. Lillian, nee Fralick, spent her early years at the Foot, where she attended church and Sunday school and went to S.S. #3 School, in one-room with one teacher for all grades. How well do we remember? Hope everyone enjoyed a safe and happy holiday weekend and no com- plaints of being cold or wet! Smile for the Day A truck driver who was short on time at a fast food outlet quickly gave his order - but when it arrived, he looked at it and said, "Hey, this is all squashed". "It's what you ordered", the waitress replied, "you said coffee and donut and step on it". The annual Lake Scugog Regatta Please remember the fair board meeting tonight Hope you haven't either wilted or dried up like a prune in this dread- fully: hot and dry weather. Hope we can remember these days next January when we are complaining about the cold weather! The community was saddened by the unex- pected passing of James Emerton after a brief ill- ness. Jim was just one week short of his 85th birthday. The funeral was held at Wagg Funeral Chapel on Monday. Sympathy is extended to his daughter Lori Ann Emerton and to other rela- BLACKSTOCK ky Joyce Kelly There will be a commu- nity "Meet and Greet" for Joy and lan Rudkin's twins, Wendy and Tim at the Blackstock Rec Centre on September 9 from | to 3 p.m. There were 13 tables plus three at the Tuesday evening card party with the following winners: Glen Lowery who also had the most lone hands, Verna Draper, Marjorie Davies, Mary Smith, Elwood Manns and Muriel Selby. Lucky draws were won by Marie Gibson, Muriel Butson, Muriel Selby, Lois Lowery, Joan Sutcliffe and Doreen Kelly. Fair Board members are reminded of the meet- ing this Wednesday evening at the Recreation Centre at 8 p.m. Plans are well underway for the annual fair to be held on August 25, how quickly that date is approaching! By Albert Putsey Caesarea News This week | am writing from the Upper French | River. Take the wrong turn and you end up in Sudbury or North Bay. The weather has been very wondetful but like else- where, there is a shortage of rain. I do not have the win- ners of the major cups dealing with the Regatta this week but I'm sure they will be listed in one of the papers. I'm sure everyone had the usual great time. My volunteers have made great progress this past week in finishing off road ditches on Highway 57 north of Prout Rd, also some work on Caesar's Cemetery. We are thankful to Larry for the new culvert there as the rock bedded ends had caved away, leaving the roadway rather narrow and dangerous. Jay Todd and his men were very busy this past week in Putsey Park mak- ing final improvements before the Regatta. When | arrived up here my daughter-in-law Linda informed me if 1 go for a walk in the woods and get lost, just point the end of the hour hand on your watch to the sun and read- ing in a clockwise direction halfway between it and 12 o'clock will give you south. After noon hour, read in a counter clockwise direc- tion between the hour hand and 12 o'clock will give you south. Old doubt- ing Thomas had to check it through that day and it held true. was wonderful once again "Oh! What about stan- dard and daylight saving time?" | asked. "Take it to one o'clock, not 12 for day- light saving" she answered. Coming up by car we came across two rollovers and one front and side of a car taken out. Never mind how many police we have out there, we are still going to have accidents, but I'm sure they are greatly reduced by their presence. Sunday we went to North Bay by boat to see the air show. Going was a wonderful trip but by 3:30 p.m. quite a strong west wind had arisen and com- ing home was a nightmare. We had a wonderful holiday but I will be glad to get home. tives and friends. Don't forget church service will be in Utica this Sunday By Vera Brown Epsom,Utica News Church service this week will be at Utica starting at 10 a.m. as will all services for the month of August. Our sympathy to Ralph and Diane Nottingham and their family in the pass- ing of Ralph's mother Doris last Tuesday, July 31. Suzanne Warner spent four days in Chicago recently attending the Pampered Chef National Conference where she received an award for her achievements, discovered new products and learned to train new consultants. Suzanne will be having an Open House presentation at her home on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 4 p.m. and will be featuring new recipes and new products that will be coming out this September. Anyone interested in coming are welcome, there will be lots of fun and food. R.S.V.P. to Suzanne at 905/985-4760. A warm welcome to Kathy and Nelson Nicholson and son Tyson who have recently moved into the Rudkin house on Regional Rd. 21. | visited on Sunday with the Gerrow family at their new home in the Lindsay area. You are invited to come meet Wendy and Tim, twins of lan and Joy Rudkin, from | to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Recreation Centre in Blackstock. For more info call Barb Gibbons at 905/986- 4252. A belated congratulations to lan and Joy from your friends in Utica and Epsom.