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Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, June 35, 1954 --7 Victory Christian Centre officially opened The Victory Christian Centre was officially opened Sunday afternoon with a service and dedication filled with praise for the Lord. Located at 593 Alma Street in Port Perry in what used to be a warehouse, Victory Christian Centre has about 100 members and is growing all the time, said Pastor John Benschop. Members of the church began renovating the warehouse last December and now the brick walls of the Sanctuary have been painted a soft mauve to match the colouring of the chairs. The Centre also includes a full Strong turn-out at meeting for hospital services Close to 300 people turned out at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry last Thursday night to tell the Durham Health Council not to tamper with the levels of service provided at Community Memorial Hospital. A steering committee of the Health Council has released a study paper on all hospitals in the Region and is now conducting a series of meetings to get public reaction to the recommendations Those from Scugog who attended last Thursday's meeting expressed concern about not being able to get basic medical services here, including emergency and maternity Hospital Board chairman Kent Farndale was very pleased that s0 many people took the time to attend the meeting and express their feelings. "lI am very proud of the community for the way people expressed their feelings about our hospital," she said later. "The large turn-out shows that people really care." Community Memorial Hospital will be submitting a written brief to the Steering Committee in a couple of weeks Once the committee has received written briefs and heard from the citizens of the Region at the public meetings, it will submit a final report to the Durham Health Council which in turn will report to the prqvincial health ministry. Town Hall 1873 gets $57,000 loan from council Town Hall 1873 patrons will enjoy their favourite comedies, dramas and musicals when the theatre season opens again in the fall after Township council agreed to a loan of $57,000 for such things as new chairs and portable risers air conditioning and a new furna Pat Smith, Nancy Forester and Diane Lackie of the Town Hall 1873 board appeared before council Monday afternoon and agreed that the Board would re- pay the Township at a rate of $10,000 per year. Already, the Board has raised some $10,000 through a $2 special surcharge on tickets to performances. The new chairs and portable risers are especially needed for this theatre as the risers will improve the view of the stage for the audience. Town Hall 1873 is "home" to three amateur theatre groups-- the Borelians, Choral Society and Millar Lights--and is the venue for numérous professional performances each year. Sunday, July 17th: . ScucoG SHORES MUSEUM celebrates its 25th ANNIVERSARY i» 1994 CALENDAR of EVENTS for JULY Sunday, July 3 : MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE Stroll through our Museum Village while being surrounded by Music. Soloists and Groups. Singers and instrumentalists PORT PERRY CRUISIN' CLASSICS CAR CLUB RALLY from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Saturday, July 23rd & Sunday, July 24th : STEAM and RAILWAYS DAYS Displays and demonstrations of steam machines, model railways and railway memorabilia Saturday, July 30th & Sunday, July 31st : SCUGOG HERB FESTIVAL Demonstrations. Lectures and Exhibits, Iterns and products for show and for sale For information on any Sf the events above cal the 0g Shores Museum at (905) 985-3589. All events will be held at the Museum on Scugog land. kitchen, , a nursery, and gymnasium for Youth Group activities such-as basketball. The warehouse used to be owned by Gerry's Distributing and it was an emotional moment Sunday afternoon when Jerry Jonkheer opened the service with prayer and a statement. He recalled when the original warehouse burned to the ground Other special guests for the opening service included Rev. David Shepherd of the Greenbank United Church who brought greetings from the Scugog Ministerial Fellowship. Township mayor Heward Hall offered his congratulations to the congregation and noted how religion has played an important role in the history and ten years ago and his pany re-built. "I didn't know then it would become a temple for your worship. The Lord works in such mysterious ways. He is an awesome God," he said. lop of the ity over the years. Guest speaker was Rev. Bill Prankhard and the prayer of dedication was given by Rev. David Gingrich, president of Gospel Crusade Canada. Earlier in the week, a large 45 foot high wooden cross weighing over 1600 pounds was carefully lifted from a flat bed truck and placed in the ground near the front door. The cross was made for the Christian Centre in British Columbia and shipped by rail to Toronto. Victory Christian Centre offers a Kid's Club each Sunday morning, and Youth Breakaway every Tuesday night at 7:30 PM with sports, videos, a spiritual work-out and basketball in the The Victory Christian Centre was officially opened last Sunday afternoon. It is located In the former warehouse of Gerry's Distributing on Alva Street In Port Perry. In photo above from left special guest Jerry Jonkheer with church leaders Vic Walker, Harry Kiezebrink, Pastor John Benschop, George Blayone, Gerry Wills and Scugog mayor Howard Hall. BR@CK'S Service, Quality and Style since 1881 168 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 985-2521 For your convenience you may now pay with your banking card. PY BIRTHDAY CAN We Pay the Tax on All MADE IN CANADA ITEMS! Sale ends Monday, July 4th, 1994.