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HH I EVE FRAN BFA CRA The - Scugog Choral Society's latest venture, Music Music Music, is now history, but will not be for- gotten quickly by those who attended" the event last week-end at Town Hall 1873. The choir very capable, under the direction of Mrs. Grace Hastings, went through a variety of musical numbers, ranging from the soundtracks of Oliver and The Sound of Music to popular pieces by Don McLean and Paul Anka, PORT Soloists Bill Slute, Debbie Jones, Jessie Oosterlo, Rita Stickwood, Marion Rodway and Larry Kendall all prov- ed that they were more than capable of carrying out their parts, without the help of the entire choir, Guest artist, Tom Millar and accompanist,' Gloria Forder thrilled the audience with their rendition of Dance Of The Sugar Plum " Fairy, and "Waltz Of The Flowers. After an encore of Chopsticks, Dr. Millar was quick to point out with a PERRY smile, that they had only about 45 minutes practice before the 'performance, and that any mistakes were that of Gloria's. Forder and the audience took very light-heartedly. Proving that Dr. Tom Millar was not the only talent in the family, Catherine Millar performed a solo entitled the Home- coming, and proved so popular that she was called back to sing it again. Gloria Forder and Steve SECOND Ad SECTION PORT PERRY, ONTARIO -- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1977 -- PAGE 17 The Scugog Choral Society gave a near flawless performance in the two hour concert both Friday and Saturday nights last week. Young and old attended By Betty Deeth Wednesday, March 30, was a beautiful warm spring day, and the very old church spire of historic Simcoe Street United Church in Oshawa was like a wel- coining beacon to represent- atives from 46 local chur- ches who met for the 15th Annual Presbyterial meet- ing of the United Church Women: The Scugog area was well- represented at the Presby- terial meeting, with mem- bers of the Blackstock U.C.W. conducting an "In Memoriam" service to con- clude the morning session. Speaker for both morning and afternoon sessions was Mrs. Hilde Toll of Toronto. Mrs. Toll spoke right from the heart and illustrated the theme "Grow in Grace" by, in her own words, "sincere ramblings of personal ex- periences and thoughts". A member of the Parkdale congregation in Toronto, Mrs. Toll described how the members there came to the decision to tear down the old church building and replace it with a modern apartment building for low income workers. The church sanc- tuary was incorporated into the new structure, and moveable chairs instead of pews are used in order to make maximum varied use of the space. She felt, AS A state-. ment which both Mrs.. Hanson performed solos on the piano and trumpet respectively, adding an interesting variety to the programme. It was more than obvious that everyone in attendance enjoyed the evening, as even the children sat quietly troigot the two hour performance. After the success. of H.M.S. Pinafore last year, Music Music Music adds another feather in the cap of the Scugog Choral Society. Mrs. Grace Hastings and Mrs. Gloria Forder were both presented with bouquets of flowers follow- ing the Saturday night per- formance, and it would appear that everyone felt that it would have not been possible without the dedica- tion of these two wonderful ladies. Already there has been an indication that the Scugog the concert, the first since they performed H.M.S. Pinafore last year. despite the large tgage commitment, that this con- gregation had truly "Grown in Grace' and was fulfilling the role of the church more adequately in the commun- ity and reaching more people. Mrs. R. G. Davis, presi- dent 'of the Conference U.C.W. briefly stated how the United Church Women came into being, amalga- mating the former Women's Auxiliary and the Women's Missionary Society. She challenged the women to be aware of current needs, to be flexible in their programs and seek change if neces- sary, just as it happened 15 years ago. She extended an 'Local woman attend 15th Presbyterial meeting | invitation to the Bay of Quinte Conference U.C.W. meeting at Campbellford on April 12 and 13th. Annual finance, literature and bursary reports were _ given in the morning ses- sion, Mrs. A. P. Dickson, Stewardship Convenor pre- pared a lengthy scroll which was unrolled down one aisle of the church and up the other, a visible indication of the many projects supported by the United Church throughout the world, including 14 overseas missionaries. The "In Memoriam" ser- vice was conducted by members of the Blackstock Choral Society will begin work on another project in the near future. Choral Society delights audience A performance which their followers will be wait- ing for with anticipation. Ice off Lake Scugog Although the temper- atures this past week have not really been that warm, brisk spring winds have cleared the lake of ice for another year. On Sunday, the bays and inlets along the lake .were jammed with ice, but for the most part, the water rippled under the bright sunny skies as far as the eye could see. It was April 5, 1976 when the ice went out, so this. year, old Mother Nature hurried up the process by two days, making it April Be hoiigh this is an early date for the ice to leave, back in 1878, the ice left Lake Scugog on March 20th, the earliest date recorded at the Star. Latest departure was in 1965 when it took until April 29 to get rid of the ice. Now that the lake is open, it is not hard to envision water skiers, motor and sail- boats gliding across the sur- face under warm sunny skies. Don't laugh, it's not that far off! They call her Amazing Grace, and amazing she is. Grace Hastings led the Scugog Choral Society through their paces of Music Music Music last weekend to packed houses both nights, Gloria Forder, accompanist for the programme played beautiful versions of both The Entertainer and Feelings on piano, as well as a duet with Dr. Tom Millar. x as 0 Sane ) 7 x ag wT. 9) ~ ee "nm a = = LORE SRST AAS A RA x 7 Frnt BU Tol i afin BD TENT IX CS <