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Port Perry Star, 16 Aug 1988, p. 21

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BEST AVAILABLE COPY 123rd Blackstock Fair Blackstock and Area News by Joyce Kelly President Rolly Coy and his hard working directors are busily preparing for the 123rd Blackstock air, "where all the action ha pens in the same day" which will be held on Saturday August 27th, this year. At 9:30 a.m. buildings open so that visitors may enjoy touring the exhibits hall and arena which will have the vegetable and grain displays as well as a wide variety of concession booths. Horseshoe pitching and 4-H Achievement Days will commence at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m. the colourful parade will arrive, led by the DS Ethnic Band. Entertainer Dale Page will also be in the parade, entertaining as he travels. Throughout the day many cvents will be taking place such Memorial Decoration as the annual Media Milking Contest, and the Farm Olympics, organized by the Durham East Junior Farmers. On Sunday morning Blackstock and Nestleton United Church con- gregations held a joint service at the Blackstock Church with a ca- pacity congregation. During the service a new stained glass win- dow entitled "Unto Us A Saviour Is Born" in memory of W.A. and Margaret VanCamp was dedicated. This beautiful window, which continues the story of Jesus's life, had been donated by the family. Debbie Van Camp sang a beauti- 4 Solo The Lord Is My Shep- Richard Choe, on his last day with the church here, preached a very impressive sermon Running Service August 21 Greenbank and Area News by Doris Hill The annual Memorial Decora- tion Service will be held at Green- bank next Sunday, August 21st at 2:30 p.m. at the cemetery. The executive of the Ontario South District Women's Institute and representatives met at the home of Mrs. Don McKean last Monday to finalize their plans for the Women's Institute display at the Port Perry Fair. Their display is to publicize the work and aims of the Women's Institute. Don't forget the W.I. meeting _ this Wednesday at the home of - Mrs. Earle. Come and bring a friend and a lawn chair. Mrs. Alice Wilkinson of Mon- treal and Mrs. Anne Wilkinson of North Carolina visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Ianson. Oo) Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McMillan from Hawkestone visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Armour McMillan. Forrest McAmmond of Oshawa spent a few days last week with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Van DeWalker. A beautiful birthday party was held at Greenbank Church on Sat- urday to celebrate the 90th birth- day of Mrs. Vera Lee. She was a resident of Greenbank for many years. More than 100 well-wishers attended from far and near. Mrs. Betty Stone livened the party by playing some old-time numbers on the piano. Her daughters, Miss Helen Lee of Kitchener, and Mr. and Mrs. (Turn to page 30) "THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM Fair day comes August 27 the Race. Grace hall expressed the sentiments of sadness at his leav- ing the charge. After church a fellowship hour was enjoyed. Richard MacKenzie and Linda Bradburn had a roast of Richard and presented him with some fun gifts. Patti Alpe is recuperating at home after spending several days in Oshawa Hospital following foot surgery on Tuesday. Congratulations are extended to Harold and Melanie Wright on the arrival of a baby girl on Saturday. Before long she will have another helping hand at the feed mill. Sympathy is extended to Peggy and Ralph Larmer and family on the passing of Peggy's aunt Mrs. Vema Phare. There were 11 tables at the Sen- ior Citizen's card party on Tues- day evening with the following winners--Lloyd Fawns, Jean Ma- haffy, Russell Brown, Frances Gibson, Albert Watts, Kathleen Watts, and Low Harold Burgess. Draws were won by Harold Burg- ess, Wilfred Beggs, Jean Mahaffy and Myrtle Gimblett. - Many from this area enjoyed at- tending Peterborough Fair last week. Among those who attended were Harold Wheeler and Stanley Taylor who enjoyed the sheep show. Harvey and Joan Graham, Mark and Rob, Gerald and Joyce Kelly, Elaine and Esther, Elizabeth Kelly and Peter Peeters attended the Gra- ham family picnic at the home of Tom and Lois Feltis and family on Lake Dalrymple on Sunday. Happy Birthday greetings to Stephanie Shortridge who cele- brated her 8th birthday with a family party on Sunday at a cot- tage on Balsam Lake, Attending were her parents Bill and Sheila Shortridge, Stephanie and Casey, Mrs. Erskine, Gary Russell and Judy Hopkins, Danielle and Ryan, Hector and May Shortridge. On Monday, Stephanie enter- tained some of her school friends at a party at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. Shortridge. PUBLIC NOTICE PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 16, 1988 -- 21 Empress OPEN Mon. to Fri. 9 AM to 3 Saturday by Appointme Guaranteed Investment Certificates 10" 2 YR. TERM - Annual Comp. Minimum Deposit $500. RSP's 0.75% 1 YR. TERM - Annual Comp. RATES SHOWN -- PER ANNUM manufacturer of quality FIBREGLASS BATHTUBS and WHIRLPOOLS Desi PM 80 VanEdward Drive nt Port Perry 985-3100 Higher Interest on Your Investments SHORT TERM DEPOSITS 7347 30 to 59 DAYS Min. Deposit $5,000. Special rates also available on other amounts. All rates subject to change without notice. STANDARD TRUST Member of Canada Deposit Insurance ¢ Corporation. 165 Queen St., Port Perry Tel. 985-8435 ~ Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5 pm; Friday 9am to 6 pm; Saturday 9am to 1 pm FORD HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DEPOT A new depot for the collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) has been established at the Brock West Landfill Site in Pickering. This facility is available to serve all residents of Durham Region at no cost. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) Hazardous wastes in the home include the following: car batteries, used motor oil, drain cleaners, lighter fluid, turpentine, gasoline, bleach, ammonia, rat poison, cleaning fluids, pesticides, some potent medicines, paints, paint thinner, furniture polish, herbicides and solvents, etc. DIRECTIONS TO HHW DEPOT Highway 401 to Brock Road (Regional Road No. 1) in Pickering. North on Brock Road to flashing amber light (Concession Road No. 3), then west 1/2 mile to gate. Report to office area with HHW. PHONE NUMBER FOR HHW DEPOT - 686-1137 HOURS OF OPERATION FOR HHW DEPOT Monday to Friday ...... ECHR AE RSE nent AROS SAtUPAAY ....cccoeeeeeiieiiiiir eee cesses sssnnn esa e sae seer teeta eet sts test snensiessstsestissatostssurrrsritettnnirsrnie Household hazardous wastes which are disposed of together with residential garbage or down the sanitary sewer drain can cause public health and/or environmental problems. Residents of Durham'Region are therefore encouraged to make use of this new facility. W.A. TWELVETREES, P.ENG., G. EMM, COMMISSIONER OF WORKS WORKS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN FORD SALES & LEASING *PARTS & SERVICE ¢ SERIES HWY. 7A SELLING THE Best {601 ¢ 985-9815 e MERCURY 985-3655 WEST, PORT PERRY a FIXING THE REST

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