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On Friday evening the annual 4-H Banquet was held in Orono with many local young people, their parents and grandparents in attendance. Following the delicious dinner the awards and presentations were made. Among those receiving the award for the completion of 18 projects were Joy Werry and Jill Van Camp. Congratulations to Joy Werry who was one of four members who were awarded a trip to Ottawa in 1990. Reminder to all parents and local residents that this Sunday will be the annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Rec. Centre. This event is sponsored by the Nursery School. Also On Sunday evening is the Christmas music and Carol Ser- vice held at the United Church at 7:30 p.m. Choirs from St. John's Anglican and Nestleton United will join the Blackstock United for this evening of music. A very successful Santa Claus parade was held at Port Perry on Saturday afternoon. Congratula- tions to the organizers of this great parade. These weekends many from here have been attending and en- joying the production of Anne Bonney in Port Perry. Glenn Larmer is one of the players in this very successful musical. Marilyn Green along with 3 co- workers enjoyed a weeklong Caribbean cruise. They stopped at various islands including St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Martin, Antigua, Guadeloupe and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Marilyn reports that a great time of great scenery and an abundance of wonderful food was enjoyed. Hector and May Shortridge at- tended the 50th wedding anniver- sary of Frank and Viola Carter held in Bowmanville on Saturday. Hector and May were the wed- Continue the 4 R's Blackstock and Area News by Joyce Kelly ding attendants fifty years ago. Sympathy is extended to Elaine Gibson on the passing of her grandfather Mr. Ralph Somerville. Vera Forder of Hamilton spent a couple of weeks with Walter and Audrey Wright. She is recuperating from leg surgery. Congratulations to Eileen and Harold McLaughlin on becoming grandparents once again with the arrival of baby girl to Janis and Bill St. John of Port Perry. There were 12 tables at the Tuesday evening euchre party with the following winners 1. Kathleen Watts, 2. Ross McRoberts, 3. Myrtle Gimblett, 4. Ruby Smith, 5. Doreen Ferguson, 6. Martin Stubbs. Low - Teresa Beckers. Draws were won by Laurenna Bright, Bernice Loud- foot, Clarence Masters, James Emerton, Dorothy Venning. Glad to report that Roy McLaughlin has returned home following surgery in Port Perry Hospital last week. Mr. G. Marshall, a teacher at C.C.P.S. who was seriously in- - jured in a car accident last Mon- day morning on his way to school, is showing improvement in Toronto Hospital. U.C.W. Afternoon Unit On Tuesday = afternoon 'November 14, the afternoon Unit of the U.C.W. met at the home of Flora Samells. After the thirteen ladies present had enjoyed a delicious dessert, Grace Hall, Unit leader opened the meeting by reading a poem, 'Missing Out" Next the rollcall was answered with a few thoughts about an interesting place each member had visited. Audrey Wright was in charge of worship using the theme Remem- Recycling week over While this year's official Recycling Week is now over, hopefully everyone's con- sciousness has been raised enough about the garbage pro- blem that we will be all thinking about the 4 R's (reduction, reuse, and recycling) all year round from now on! Last week several events took place to inform people about the need for a change in attitudes about garbage. The local Township Council was addressed about the need for its support on current and future recycling in- itiatives. Several local youth groups (Beavers, Brownies, Guides, and Pathfinders) listen- ed to a guest speaker talk about the 3 R's, and later did a craft ac- tivity based on the use of reused materials. Most local schools drew attention to the week with displays and/or discussions about "the trashless lunch," and the general public was able to see displays about recycling around the town. While there was not a very big turnout at the library for the view- ing of 'The Sound of the Stream,' those who did attend had a wor- thwhile discussion and came up with some good ideas. Thanks go to the library for providing space for this event, and to Country Style Donuts and Myers Bulk Foods for providing the refreshments! Another activity that took place during the week was the handing out of 'Citations of Merit" to several local groups or businesses that have demonstrated a firm commitment to the 3 R's. These were: S.A. Cawker Public School and Port Perry High School, the Greenbank and Honeydale Women's Institutes, Pine Ridge Garden Club, Scugog Lumber, and the two bulk stores in town, Ingredients Unlimited and Myers Cash and Carry Bulk Foods. Other individuals, groups or businesses that make outstanding efforts in the coming year to reduce the amount of garbage go- ing to landfill, thereby setting a good example to others, will also be publicly recognized in this way. What can we all do in the com- ing year to keep up the spirit of Recycling Week? We can: prac- tice the 3 R's faithfully; take up composting, a very worthwhile way of reducing garbage; ask our children to tell us about all the things they are learning at school and elsewhere about garbage reduction; and finally, set a good example to others by demonstrating our personal com- mitment to the 3 R's at home, at work, and at school. The front Room A ANT! & Cone IBLES Both Lares Small at LANDFALL FARM R.R. 1, Blackstock, Ont. LOB-180 5 mi. east of Port Perry on Hwy. 7A 416) 986-5588 OPEN EVERY DAY Except Wed. & Thurs. by Chance CHRISTMAS SALE 10% OFF all Merchandise Closed December 24th through December 27th brance Day. Marion Larmer read the minutes followed by a discus- sion about the Executive for January and the groups were rearranged. Plans were made for the Men's Dinner and the Tractor Pullers' Banquet. The General meeting will be held on November 28 beginning with a pot luck sup- per at 6;30 p.m.. On November 22 the U.C.W. looked after the Villa birthday party. We are also catering the Lion's dinner on Dec. 6. The Senior Citizens luncheon which is held at the United Church each month will be on Dec. 7 at 12 noon. The Christmas meeting will be held at Jean Adams' home on December 12 beginning with a noon pot luck luncheon. For the programme everybody takes part so please prepare you favourite Christmas number. The devotional was ably con- ducted by President Jean Adams. At first she displayed several books and then gave an in- teresting book report on 'The Wanderer" written by the United Church Moderator. The meeting closed with the Benediction. Report by Kathleen Watts On Friday evening a Men's Banquet and evening of Fellowship was enjoyed at the United Church. Guest Speaker for the evening was Mr. Bob Almack who gave a fine talk on the Environment. Report of the Blackstock Snappy Snackers by Leslie MacKenzie To our friends: ta LJ NAT? YOATS TOO _. ap PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 28, 1989 -- 37 4-H banquet held in Orono Friday On September 28, the Blackstock Snappy Snackers had their first meeting. We started off with a grand total of 6 people. We sampled some delicious apple spice muffins made by one of our leaders Marilyn Green. Then we surveyed the sugar content of 5 cereals, did a snacking survey and discussed SNACK ATTACKS. We were asked to think of a Club name for the next week's meeting and then adjourned. Our second meeting was in Blackstock United Church on Oc- tober 4. We lost 1 member from the last meeting but gained another. An election resulted - President: Julie Byers, Vice- President: Laura Gilbank, Secretary: Sharlene Kyte, Press Report: Leslie MacKenzie. The club name is Blackstock Snappy Snackers. We sampled 3 different kinds of macaroni and cheese. Our third meeting in the United Church where we made some '""In- teresting" pizza style Fritattas. We also did a word search and talked about what to do with those ever present left-overs. We also discussed time savers and wasters in the kitchen. Meeting 4 was at the B.U.C. with the other Blackstock group. Our special guest speaker Mrs. Moore told us about microwaves, thanks Mrs. Moore for all the information. We then made some Simores and a meatloaf in a mug. Since I wasn't at the Meeting 5 this will be short. Different types of microwave cookware were discussed and tested. For meeting 6 we again met with Blackstock 1 for a belated Hallowe'en party. We played 5 different games including The Cooker in which a few people took some unexpected somersaults on their heads! But luckily no one was hurt. After we gathered in the kit- chen, we enjoyed dinner of lasagna, salad, grape spritzer and icecream with sauce. After washing and putting away the dishes for the last time we all went home. My special thanks to our patient leaders, Mrs. J. Beechey and Marilyn Green. We all had lots of fun. Also my apologies for this be- ing so late. See you all at the next club. by Leslie MacKenzie PERFECT PARTY PLANNERS We take care of all the details. WEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS SANDRA 986-0127 BERR © IANS NI THEME PARTIES SHIRLEY 986-5505 N Season's Greetings December 1989 As we approach the threshold of another year, we realize more than ever that friendship is the foundation of all business. With warm sincerity, we say "Thank You" for your friendship and goodwill. 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