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# Va ' te A apt atten. poem ma y S i Mrs. J.J. (Hazel) Gibson of Port Perry celebrated her 80th birthday August 20 when family and friend treated her to a surprise party at her home. Seen here with Mayor Ho- ward and Mrs. Zula Hall who presented her with a congratu- latory plaque from the Township, Mrs. Gibson called the par- ty "marvellous" and expressed thanks to her family and friends who made It possible. CE ---- DID YOU KNOW? Community newspapers have multiple readers and deliver an average of 4.68 readers per copy. i That translates into a potential of 32,760 readers of the Port Perry Star every week. For Advertising Made Easy call the STAR at 985-7383 Any owners of antique or classic cars | interested in participating in downtown Port Perry's Big Apple Festival on Saturday, October 7th, please contact Ken Koury 985-0761. - On just an absolutely beautiful morning (Monday, Sept. 18) the Blackstock Seniors should enjoy a colour tour today to the Muskoka area. Some students that were miss- ed in the long list of post- secondary students in last week's paper were Tammy Rohrer and Natasha Beinbecht are both at Trent in first year Sociology, Jason Kyte is at Brock Universi- ty in Business, Sharon Dwyer is studying Early Childhood Educa- tion at Sir Sandford Fleming, Peterborough, Darryl Prosser in his first year at Durham, Matt Hill is in Ottawa studying Geography. A very pretty wedding took place on Saturday when Beth Russell became the bride of Layos Farkas of Port Perry in the United Church and conducted by Father Tom Lynch of St. Ber- nadette's Roman Catholic Church, Nestleton. Brides atten- dants were Darlene Keeler, Diane Forsey, Lorie Weatherall and Sheryl Porter while the men in the wedding party were Rob Goner- man, Terry Dale, Richard Farkas and Roger Gould. Ashley Farkas was flowergirl and Daryl Keeler the ringbearer. The dinner by the 0.N.O. and dance were held in the Recreation Centre. Beth and Layos will be living in Nestleton. Another Saturday wedding of local interest was that of Allan Graham and Sharon Beddows. - Allan is the son of Roy and Ruth Graham. Among the attendants were Kelly and Terry Gatchell. The wedding was held in Cann- ington Anglican Church with the reception in the Cannington Legion. A number of relatives and friends from here attended this happy event. I am so happy to report that Neil Malcolm has improved so well that he hopes to be coming home today. Best wishes for con- tinued improvement. Congratulations to Ross and Marie Tysick on becoming first time grandparents with the ar- SMITH-CORONA TYPEWRITERS Manual or Electric Ribbons for most makes. PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 * Attention Students! 20% OFF Port Perry High School Jackets. (Offer good until October 31/89) * Try our new feather pillow cleaning service. | Hockey registration Blackstock and Area News by Joyce Kelly rival of a baby boy born to Sherry and Leon Slute last week. There were 15 tables at the weekly card party with the follow- ing winners - 1. Harold Swain 2. Dorothy Edwards 3. Les Taylor 4. Lorna Swain 5. Vern Robinson 6. Bernice Wells Low - Clarence Masters Draws were won by Freda Ashton, Clarence Master, Elaine Waarden, Art Moore and Dorothy Edwards. Parents are reminded of the Registration for Blackstock Minor Hockey will be held at the Blackstock Arean from 7:30-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28. Margaret Mountjoy welcomed 16 member and 2 visitors to her lovely new home for the September meeting of the morn- ing Unit of the U.C.W.. After a delicious lunch, Gwenyth Thompson read a very thoughtful memoriam to Norma Van Camp, a faithful member of our unit who passed away in June. We decided to change our meeting day to Wednesday. Ruby Van Camp will be an usher for the U.C.W. Church service on Sept. 24. Connie Swain gave the worship with her theme "Where Joy Abounds." She also gave a reading from Ann Landers "If I had my Life to Live Over Again." Eileen McLaughlin divided us into groups for the program and gave us a saying to discuss. We had some very interesting discussions. Meeting closed with the Benediction. -by Eleanaor Werry On Tuesday, Sept. 12 the after- noon unit of the U.C.W. met for the first autumn meeting at the home of Jean Ferguson. After the 13 ladies enjoyed a dessert lun- cheon, Unit leader Grace Hall opened the meeting by reading from Charlie Farquenson's ver- sion of Creation. Minutes of the last meeting were read by Marion Larmer and adopted. The next meeting will be Tues. Oct. 10 at Thelma Wright's home. The Roll Call was answered with sugges- tions to improve our organization. The General Meeting will be Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church. Guest Speaker will be Dr. Hackner, an eye doctor from Port Perry Medical Centre. Sept. 24 the regular service at 10:00 a.m. will be conducted by the U.C.W.. There will be a thank offering and the speaker is Pat Beach. We were told that the Mis- sion and Service Fund needs help and we will have an opportunity to donate to this special fund on Oct. 1st. The U.C.W. Presbyterial Regional Meeting will be held at Pickering Village United Church on Wed., Oct. 11. Supper at 6 p.m. followed by a tour of the new Church. Another invitation is to Tyrone United Church on Thurs- day, Oct. 12 from 9:30 until 3:00. We must know how many wish to attend either of both of these meetings by Sept. 29. The theme for both meetings is "Let's Sing Out with Linda Jewell." The topic given by Dora Martyn was the outline of the first chapter of Mandate, a new church magazine. It consisted of a sum- mary of the early history of Canada. It served to refresh our memories. Aileen Byers was in charge of the worship which began with the hymn 'Joyful, Joyful we Adore Thee accom- panied by Jean Churchill at the piano. Aileen then gave the study based on Samuel 18 21-29. The meeting closed with the benediction. -report by Kathleen Watts Fred and Kathy Taylor have welcomed a new baby boy who was horn recently to their fami- ly. Congratulations. Central reunion If you are a former student of Oshawa's Central Collegiate, you won't want to miss the gala 40th Anniversary Reunion bash com- ing up June 1-2, 1990 at Central Collegiate and the Civic Auditorium. Former Centralite students and faculty from all four decades are now organizing the monster event which promises to be one of the major celebrations of the year. One of the most important initial tasks facing the group is that of The organizing committee is currently recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to help in all phases of the project and welcome inquiries from interested parties. Call Fred Bengel at Central Collegiate, 723-4678, Bob or Deane Stuart, 723-9854, or Janet (Konarowski) or Brian Pollock 728-3438, or Dan Yourkevich 852-6931. contacting several thousand alumni for the occasion. Let the committee know where you are. Kids' behavior Is it realistic to assume that when a baby is born the new parent, as if by magic, somehow knows all about child rearing? To- day there is more information and knowledge available about child growth and development than ever before. Our expectations of the kind of children we want to raise is so different from even one generation back, that parents are eager for skills that will help them in their task of raising responsi- ble children. Children who feel good about themselves & who can make choices and decisions with confidence. The Family Education Resource Centre of Durham House is offering an 8 session study group at Immaculate Con- ception School, Port Perry star- ting October 5 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The focus will be on understanding why children behave the way they do and lear- ning positive practical ways for redirecting misbehaviour and en- couraging children. For more information about his or any other parenting programs being offered this Fall please call the Centre at 579-2021 or 686-4353. LOOKING FOR R PLACE TO RDUERTISE YOUR BUSINESS? LOOK HERE... WHERE THE CONSUMER LOOKS THE PORT PERRY STAR - PHONE 985-7383