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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Maud B. Stell of Port Perry will be celebrating her 95th birthday on Tuesday, September 15. Mrs. Stell is the wife of the late Joseph Stell, also Stanley J. and Harold J. all deceased. She has one daughter, Alice (Mrs. J. Mulock) of Cannington and Gordon and Donna Stell of north Oshawa; and Howard and Evelyn Stell of R.R. 1 Brooklin, Ont. (Kinsale). Mrs. Stell currently resides at the Port Perry Villa. prone 989-8091 ror MORE DETAILS Get your pool ready fgrwinter. Close your pool the right way and avoid nasty sur- ® prises next spring. See your BioGuard' dealer for expert advice. BioGuard Relax. Bring your pool to BioGuard. BLANCHARD'S SupPrPLY COMPANY presents their : ANNUAL POOL CLOSING SEMINAR September 10th at 7pm at Emiel's Back Room Cost is FREE, but please RSVP - 985-9746 Refreshments provided Blackstock News Area fall fairs keep residents on | by Joyce Kel Many from this area enjoyed the annual Port Perry Fair - which along with the beginning of school this week marks the of- ficial ending of summer, even though we are hoping for more pleasant weather to come. When we see effects of the early morning frost last week we real- ize all too well that colder weather may be around the cor- ner. Many of our local residents will be involved with the Orono and Uxbridge fairs this coming week. Of course the Interna- tional Ploughing Match will be the following week in nearby Lindsay area. The annual Mountjoy Picnic was held at the beautiful home of Margaret Mountjoy last Sun- day with a good number of rela- tives from distant as well as lo- cal areas. In addition this gathering held a bridal shower in honor of Jeff and Andrea Byers who now live in Deep Riv- er. Sorry to report the passing of Arvilla Henry, long time resi- dent of Blackstock and for the past several years of Bowman- ville. Sympathy is extended to her son, Merrill of Bowmanville and daughter Lorraine (Webb) of Nova Scotia and their spous- es and families and other local relatives. The funeral was on Thursday. Noreen and Neil Malcolm have just returned from a short holiday in British Columbia where they visited Neil's sister Jean and James Millett of Rich- mond, B.C. They were accompa- nied by Howard and Eileen Mal. colm who also visited relatives in B.C. A surprise party was held last Sunday afternoon at Gord and Deb Bryans home for Deb's 30th birthday. Lunch on Friday noon was also enjoyed by the Alpe and Bryans at Nancy and Bobs for the occasion. Many relatives surprised her on Friday eve- ning at Bev and Shirley Blacks, Oshawa, her parent's home. An enjoyable supper of Chi- nese food was held at Babe and Wilf Browns when Wendy Kil- lens, Barb Hanc, Virgy Fairy all of Bowmanville along with Nan- cy Bryans celebrated their dad's 77th birthday Sept. 1 on Tues- day. [ots of Bryans birthdays - Nancy and Gord celebrated theirs Sept. 5 with Patti and Rick Alpe, Nathan and Emma, (Gord and Debbie, Leanna and Christina for lunch on Friday in Egypt. Dale and Janet Van Camp, Mary, Michael and David en- joyed a week's holiday at a cot- tage at Horseshoe Lake. As usual a large crowd en- joyed the fellowship, fun and en- tertainment at the Ross Steven- son barbecue on Wednesday evening here in Blackstock. Hazel and Jim Coates, Muriel and Henry Wotten enjoyed the weekend in Milton where they attended the Milton Steam Show. Better health is wished for Kathleen Dorrell who under- went surgery in Oshawa Hospi- tal recently. Your many friends wish you a speedy recovery. Saturday afternoon the sec- ond Mackin Family Picnic was held at Gord and Deb Bryans' home with about 35 enjoying the day. Registration for the Guides, Brownies and Pathfinders in- cluding those from Caesarea will be held on Monday, Sept. 14 at the United Church from 7-8 p.m. Fair board members are re- minded that there will not be a meeting this week at the regu- lar date because of Orono Fair. The next meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 8. There were 13 tables at the regular card party with the fol- lowing winners: Murray Geer, Doris Redman, Grant Bright, Charles Stapleton, Gladys Potts, Olive Ormiston, Ruby Smith and Mary Poots. Lucky draws were won by Arlene Warder, George Harper, Flor- ence Larmer, Harold Swain, Roy Werry and Jim Gibson. Lawrence Van Camp has re- turned home from his Junior Farmer exchange to Germany followed by a trip to the United Kingdom where a group of Jun- ior Farmer delegates toured England, Scotland and North- ern Ireland. They enjoyed visit- ing previous delegates who had visited Canada in previous years. I am sure we will enjoy hearing more about Lawrence's memorable summer. Blackstock Women's Institute By Lois Luke, P.R.O. Sixteen members and two vis- 1tors met on Sept. 2 for the W.I. meeting held at the Blackstock United Church. President Mrs. Eileen McLaughlin welcomed everyone. Grace was sung and a eau 2 SER -- Church this week is at Utica starting at 11 a.m. Remember that this is Food Bank week and also the beginning of the new Sunday School season. Friday is euchre night in Uti- ca Hall starting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. [ hope all you students had a joyful vacation (notice I didn't say summer). A reminder to all you drivers, watch out for the school buses as they once again travel our roadways with their precious cargo. Irene Fielding's brother Jim Foreman of Oshawa was a re- cent visitor. Bill and 1 were Sunday sup- per guests with the Gerrow fam- ily of View Lake to celebrate the birthdays of Justen and Jeremy and to visit with our son Char- lie, Susan and their son Taylor who were up from Amherst- view. Eileen and Lorne Slute were recent supper guests with their son Bill and family at Robin- glade Estates to celebrate Deb- the go Vacation time over SERA AR DUR BAR RY SE A A SE SANA SR RARE SA AN ay a News \ by Vera Brown BB AB BB Po tasty lunch served by the com- mittee in charge. The Ode was sung and the Mary Stewart Col- lect repeated. Minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved by Mrs. Carol Thornton. Correspondence read. Headquarters wants a pic- ture of Jill Van Camp who re- ceived W.1. provincial scholar- ship at the District Annual in May. W.1. members are asked to visit the Institute Booth at the Ploughing Match at Lindsay from Sept. 15-19. Two members volunteered to help at the W.I. Booth at the Royal Winter Fair. Theme of the Blackstock Fair display was Canada's 125th birthday party. A big thank you to all who helped with the display. Convention coming - Nov. 9- 10 at the Royal York Hotel. Branches are asked to bring banners made this year. Two invitations were read - Sept. 9 - Solina at 8 p.m. and Hampton's Fashion Show, Oct. 6-1:30 p.m. Many W.I. members had called on Mrs. McArthur while she was in Blackstock on Aug. 29 at Blair Martyn's residence. Mrs. Harold Martyn will be our speaker next month. Program convenor for Sep- tember was Mrs. Kathleen Watts on the theme Interna- tional Affairs. Roll Call - Something inde- spensible when travelling brought many laughs. Mrs. Watts led the ladies in a sing song. Guest speakers for the day in- troduced by Kathleen Watts were Mrs. Doris Hill and Mrs. Helen McKean from Greenbank who gave a travelogue on their trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. It was a very interest- ing trip with many photos to en- 30). . . The motto - How to live with neighbors at home and abroad was answered by Mrs. Flora Sa- mells. The meeting was closed with the singing of O'Canada. bie's birthday. Congratulations to Eileen on her prize winning entries at the Port Perry Fair. I also did some winning on the weekend. After two days of mediocre golfing, my putter fi- nally got hot and helped pull off the ladies championship. Some credit has to go to my different partners over the weekend who at times were my inspiration. Weddi Anniversary & Di ay Invitations » Fast, Efficient Service » Four Design Books + Book Lending Service 10% OFF PORT PERRY STAR OFFICE CENTRE 188 Mary St. - Port Perry a ------ i i - | 1] : ] 3 i ET