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The closing service for the Myr- 'tle United Church for the summer ~~ was held June 14 with Communion. - Church will re-open the second Sun- day in September. We hope all - parents in the Myrtle area will keep this in mind and make our Sunday School a' big success for the next year. Rev. MacRury will be the ~~ minister for the coming year and " Myrtle is very fortunate to have such a distinguished speaker to lead their services. Everyone is invited to attend the services starting September 13. Let's get that com- munity spirit going in Myrtle by starting each week with inspiration A last service for the summer and Godliness. Rev, and Mrs. MacRury are vaca- tioning in Vermont this week. We wish them a very happy time. The Brooklin Women's Institute held their June picnic meeting at the John Hamers. The pot luck dinner was great, the weather perfect and lots of fun was enjoyed by all. Jean and Janet Stachow held their piano recital Thursday June 18 and provided an exceptional evening for all who attended. Myrtle is so for- _ tunate to have the unusual talent of this mother-daughter team and the response of their students is certain- ly testimony of their abilities. IF YOUR AD WAS HERE ... over 12,000 people could have read it this week! That's alot of potential customers for your business. Advertising made easy -- find out more about it! CALL 985-7383 for INFORMATION Festival. of Arts on the ANOTHER EXCITING FEATURE OF FESTIVAL DAYS Saturday, July 11th 9am. to 4 p PALMER PARK - Water St., Port Perry Paintings -- Folk Art -- Leather Work -- Pottery Silk Painting -- Weaving -- Stained Glass Jewellery and More WOOD CARVING DISPLAY AND SALE IN THE LATCHAM CENTRE A Children's Concert for the whole family with ERIC NAGLER Live in Concert ONE SHOW, ONLY Friday, July 10th - 6:30 PM FESTIVAL TENT at LAKEFRONT -- PORT PERRY -- 'Advance Tickets -- $4.00 At-the-Door -- $5.00 (if available) For Information Contact ... Available at: Scugog Library, Stedmans, Ted E. Bear Toy Shop Judy McColl 985-7686 Greenbank Public School graduating Grade Six's last week in a special ceremony. The class includes (front) Leslie Dur- ward, Craig Robinson, Jeremy Williams, Adam McTaggart, Dodie Bell, Steven Desautels, (mid- ¢ PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 23, 1987 -- 4&5 sent off its 1, Bik ST f - Eppes SRL" 4 HH ole yy dle) Kevin Vale, Jeremy Ward, Ivy-Lea Lunau, Jennifer Hunter, Kim Wray, Laura Phoenix, Ryan Clarke, Shannon Thomas (rear) Nathalie Kark, Tina Lubsen, Kylie Karens, Lisa Moore, Carrie Hargrave, Alexis Jeffrey, Robert Crawford. Special Greenbank awards were oresented Bell, citizenship, Laura Phoenix, public speaking, | to (front) Best Athletes, Boys, Steven Desautels Aileen Shier and McMillan trophies, Jennifer and Jeremy Williams, B.E. Phair trophy and Hunter and Kylie Kearns, best female athletes. citizenship winner Robert Crawford, (rear) Dodi Fifty years ago the descendants of Samuel Ferguson and Sarah Hooey of Cartwright gathered together at 'Hampton Park for their first fami- ly reunion. One has been held every summer since. - Samuel and Sarah came from County Cavan in Ireland through Port Hope to Cavan Township where they lived for fourte§n years. In 1836 with their family they moved to Cartwright Township. Ten of their twelve children reached maturity, married and settled at first in Cart- wright. With the exception of Joshua and S.T., they later moved to other areas and descendants now live in nearly all areas of Canada and in United States. On Sunday, July 26, 1987, fifty Recollections A new interest for Seniors & , others who would like to record their "memories for the future is under- way. It started when Seniors, meeting at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute became a writing group. The result is a quarterly magazine which. can be seeh in libraries, nursing homes & museum. The group offers a manual to aid others to get started in this project. Mrs. Grace Milne, a former teacher & Port Perry librarian who retired in 1983 & is well known to library visitors thru 15 years is very enthusiastic over this project & will speak to the Scugog Social Planning Council at their $5 noon luncheon at the Port Perry United Church, Mon- day, June 29th. She will give full details & discuss how a group may' get started in this area. All are welcome. If non-members plan to attend for lunch, please call 985-7732. It's 50 for the Fergusons years of pichics will be celebrated at Blackstock, beginning at 10 a.m. with one of the special centennial services at Blackstock United Church conducted by the Rev. Clarence Ferguson. Registration will follow at the Recreation Centre with chicken barbecue dinner at 12:30. A memory tour to the farms settled by the original Ferguson family, sports, games and visiting will follow. A prize will be given for the oldest car there. Family members are asked to bring any special family mememtos, old photos, pictures of previous picnics etc., to go in the display case or to add to the family charts. A light sup- per at cost will complete the day. So cousins, come along and bring other cousins and meet other cousins. And are you all practised up for the cherry pit spitting con- test? Grant will be back with the trophy and more cherries expecting stiff competition this year. For further information or to register, contact Dalton Dorrell, R.R.2, Nestleton, Ont., LOB 1L0, or, Joan Graham, 416-986-4856. aan .5 "ah