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Dn ha "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 26 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 21, 1992 I "Greenbank News \_ by Helen McKean oN a : a A Sn ERE EE SR SR We are sorry to report the death of Rev. David Shepherd's father. He was ill for some time. He was buried from church in Burlington on Monday, The Easter lilies in the church on Sunday were placed there in memory of the mem- bers of our church. The Barry Lee family lit the Easter candle. The choir ministered to us with a beautiful Easter Anthem ac- companied by Linda Hunter and Betty Stone. Betty must be . very proud. She had three gen- erations of the Stone family in the choir on Sunday. Off To Australia! We boarded another plane on Thursday, March 27 at Christ- church for our flight to Mel- bourne at 6:40 p.m. Just when we were getting used to New Zealand time, we have a two hour time change. Here we met our Tasmanian Friend Pat Tow- ers. We were taken to Philly's Island to view the penguin pa- rade. At dusk hundreds of pen- guins come out of the ocean to spend the night and also where they nest 8nd have their young. It was indeed a wonderful sight to see these famous birds wad- dle on to the shore and scamper up into the bushes here to feed their young or lay their eggs in burrows under the ground. As we travelled north from Melbourne to Albury where we were met by our farm host. These were farmers who took several people from our tour, to their homes to have dinner with them and entertain us for the evening. My host had a 300 acre farm but was also a bee keeper. His honey for market was all shipped to Germany. We saw our first Koala's. They are nocturnal and have a baby the size of your hand which stays in the mothers pouch for nine months. After it rides on the mother's back for another nine months and only eats leaves from the gum trees. We travelled to Canberra and on to Sydney. For the first time in all our travels the bus had a flat tire. Another tour bus with people from Calgary, Alberta came along and soon the drivers had a new tire puton. Sydney is just as beautiful as everyone says. We were taken on a boat tour of the magnifi- cant harbor. at Lockheard we had another farm stay. This one for overnight. I stayed at a 300 acre farm. Here they raised sheep but had 800pigs also. Kvery morning the pigs are washed down and the pens cleaned. All automatic feeding with pigs from three days old to market weight. We were amazed at the cleanliness and no flies. Here we saw the first kanga- roos at daybreak, 6 a.m. We vis- ited the Canadian Embassy and were met by Keith MacEtridge our High Commissioner. We visited Botony Bay where the English prisoners landed in 1787 to start a colony, 450 men in 11 ships. We toured the famous Sydney Opera House, built at a cost of 22 million. This is the largest harbor in the world. Here we saw Paul Hogan's house with nine bedrooms, indoor pool, at a cost of 2.3 million. There are 35 beaches around Sydney. From Sydney we took a plane for Brisbane arriving at 5:30 and off again at 6:30 for Cairnes. This is where we trav- elled 16 miles by boat out to the Great Barrier Reef, 15 degrees from the equator. We went down in a glass bottom boat to view the coral and the different fish. Millions of them. Here Rev. Rodgers joined other trav- ellers and went snorkling off the boat. We could view the reef from every direction. On our return we took a flight to Aukland. This is on Satur- a smooth ride on a great deal I'T°S DEERE SEASON! LX176 Lawn Tractor > > Pr Low-rate financing available. A LX176 Lawn Tractor w/6.5-Bushel Rear Bagger A and Thatcher LX176 Rear Bagger Thatcher as shown as shown A Reg. $4,560.00 - 250.00 $398.00 $325.00 NOW $4,310.00 A A Deere Season Discounts end May 31, 1992. 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This is yester- day at home and we were off again. This time eight hours and 40 minutes to Honolulu, Hawaii, 4402 miles. Imagine a stop over of three hours and we could not see one bit of beautiful Hawaii. Off to Vancouver and then another plane to Toronto. It is 12,656 miles to my front door and still Saturday as we gained a day crossing the Date Line. No one knows unless you were there how one feels after flying on four different planes for over 32 hours in one day. Al- together we travelled over 30,380 miles from home and back again. Would I do it again? NO!, but we would not have missed visiting four exotic coun- tries for the world. Now when I think of a special city and if we were up in the mountains looking down at the harbor and beautiful scenery, I have to pinch myself to realize we were really there and it was not a dream but a reality. Yes we did see Melford Sound and the Great Barrier Reef and I did pet a Koala. I have the pic- tures to proveit. Don and Helen McKean visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McKean on Sunday. We were fortunate, their whole family- were home for Easter with all the grandchildren. Eleanor goes 1nto Wellesley Hospital this week for a knee operation. The winners at the euchre party were ladies first, Fran Gibson, second, Kay Wilson, third, Verna Slute. Men's first, Murray Geer, second, CIiff Rodd, third, Niel McLeod. Win- ners of the draws were, Doris Redman, Don Linton, Murray Poots. Our next euchre will be held on May 15. The Annual Easter Egg Hunt was a "hopping" success with 75 children attending last Friday. Special thanks to the girls and parents who helped to keep chil- dren entertained with games, crafts and the hunt! Whatever would we do without those same old volunteers to put on these functions? Please don't hesitate to bring your new ideas and a few hours of volunteer time to future hall board meet- Ings. Join the celebration! The fi- nal countdown is here, this Fri- day, April 24 at 7 p.m. in Ianson Park. All the fun is on deck and ready to go. Pick your favorite Greenbank Cutie, could it be Sassy Sophie, Luscious Lizzy or Bashful Bambi, only to name a Easter Egg Hunt was a hopping success few? See who could steal your heart or strike you out. The "Gambler Hall of Famers:" have dusted off their uniforms and areready to play. Greenbank fans and neigh- bors, could you please leave your cars at home and walk or car pool with other drivers to minimize traffic, for our chil- dren's safety. See you there. Please phone Anne with your news at 985-2944. Yard Sale is Saturday at day care Plan to attend the euchre in Utica Hall this Friday begin- ning at 8 p.m. On Saturday, come on out to the yard sale being held by the Utica Community Daycare Cen- tre. Donations are welcome and I believe they are also holding a bake sale and would appreciate support for that. Church service this Sunday will be held in Utica at 11 a.m. Sunday School is at the same time as church. Sympathy is extended to George Richardson and family in the death of his father this week in Toronto. Utica Church was filled to ca- pacity on Saturday evening to hear and enjoy what was de- scribed to me as "the best con- cert we've ever had." Thanks to all who participated, a lot of good music was enjoyed by all who attended. We enjoyed our Easter turkey on Saturday night with daugh- ter Dorothy, Dennis Gerrow and children. The MacSweens were Sun- day guests with her parents Fred and Joan Timms at Green- bank. Irene Fielding was a Sunday guest with Rhonda Hutton and family in Whitby. Lorne and Eileen Slute had their family home on Friday, Brian and family made it from Cookstown. Sunday supper was enjoyed with daughter Sharane Dear and family in Port Perry. 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