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a ------ AREA TE = ST I v8 14 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 30,1993 0 DY News of interest to our rural neighbours Mabel Cawker November is just over - an un- Wewnrzall settling month. Now we can be- gin to think about the exciting days ahead re the festive season - Christmas! A time for happi- ness, peace and joy that has eluded us lately! Dinner Enjoyed The Honeydale Women's In- stitute had a great party and Christmas dinner held at Hau- gen's Barbecue at Manchester on Thursday at noon. It was a delightful occasion and all en- joyed itimmensely! A thank you to president Clara Warren and her fine executive for the happy gathering, plus gift exchange, (Christmas corsages), and handmade Christmas bells. Glad to welcome a new member Linda Newcomb and trust she will enjoy the W.I. and the warmth of the friendly mem- bers. Twenty-one members were present for this festive noon dinner! Guests at the Cawker farm- stead during the week were: Norm and Bernice Mairs of Fleetwood Trailer Park, Janet- ville, Alan and Eleanor Cawker of Oshawa and Grant Cawker of Oshawa. Nestleton United Church A cool Sunday morningon the 1st of Advent with Kay Notman - and girls greeting at the door at Nestleton United, Nov. 28, at 11:15a.m. Rev. David Shearman con- ducted the service with Carol Mairs the pianist. The minister lit the candle. The trio com- posed of Shirley Jackson, Kay Notman and Regenia Walker "sang nicely, "Quiet Time," ac- companied by Carol. Holy Communion was ob- served with Robert Mairs, Ar- Fairgrounds open house nold and Jean Williams assist- ing the minister. The minister presented a great message, "waiting." Many fine hymns were sung and ser- vice closed with "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," and Amen. Delighted to see grandson Ja- son Cawker of Scarborough and friend Heather Milne on Sun- day afternoon for a visit and a hike around the farmstead! Lat- er refreshments were enjoyed before heading home! 'Have been reading about "The Good Life" and would like to share it with my readers. The good life exists only when you stop wanting more. The itch for things is a virus draining the soul of contentment. A man nev- er earns enough - a woman is never beautiful enough - clothes are never new enough - the house is never furnished enough - the food is never fancy enough and so on! There is a point at which sal- vation lies in all this and that is - if you make up your mind to say - enough! What I have will do - What I make of it is up to me! How very true! Congratulations to the Cae- sarea folks for a fine effort re - their bazaar held at the hall on Saturday. The weather was poor, but they did well! Congratulations to the Santa Claus Parade Committee held in Port Perry on Saturday after- noon, - an excellent parade! Nestleton Presbyterian - Ladies Auxiliary by Winnifred Davison On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Bertha McLaughlin was host- ess for the Nestleton Presbyter- ian Ladies Aid meeting. Doro- thy Lee, president opened the meeting, thanking the hostess and "Joy To The World," fol- lowed by the Lord's Prayer. The devotional, with scripture read- ing from Luke 18: 1-13 were from "These Days" titled "Rich- es Through Risks." The minutes of last meeting were approved and finances were reported. Also a report of sales of church calendars for 1994. The roll call - "Name your fa- vorite Christmas hymn," was Christmas gathering Dec. 12 We are one more week closer to Christmas. I always think the month before Christmas goes faster than any other month of the year. In all the busyness of preparing for Christmas, let us not forget the reason for the season. Last Sunday at Burns the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated. A memorial gift of a beautiful Advent Wreath was dedicated in memory of Al- fred and Muriel Fisher, donated by their family, Harold, Diane and Margaret. This will be a lasting memorial to a fine couple who faithfully served this congregation during their lifetime. We remember them with fondness. "On Sunday, Dec. 12 the Sun- day School will be holding their annual Christmas get-together beginning at 10 a.m. The entire congregation are invited to join with them for coffee, muffins, etc. before worship. Christmas Eve Candlelight Florence Ashton Service will be held at Burns Church at 7:30 p.m. Everyone in the surrounding area are in- vited to join together for this beautiful service. It was nice to have a surprise visit from my brother Lorne Do- ble of Mississauga last week. Euchre results are as follows: 10 tables were played. Ladies first prize went to Ruby Smith of Port Perry. Second to Anne Plaxton. Men's first to Al Jani- tua, and second to Glen Porter. Lone hands Helen Brown and Nelson Cole. 50/60 draw was won by Harold Dennis. Next eu- chre will be on Thurs., Dec. 9. The answered. A cheer-up card was signed for a former member, and a list made up for them to be remembered at Christmas. White Gifts will be gathered each Sunday for the Food Bank (Scugog). Correspondence 1n- cluded an appeal from Opera- tion Scugog, and an invitation to "Two Bazaars In One" - Dec. 4, at the Port Perry Nursing Home and Villa. The program - a reading from The Friendship Book - The Lord's Prayer by Bertha, Joyce Taylor, Santa Claus on the train, Norma Wolfe - The Riot from Gregory Clarke's book: D. Lee read - Grandmother on a Winter's Day. The meeting closed with "O Little Town of Bethlehem and Mizpah Bene- diction. Lunch was served by Winni- fred Davison and Dorothy Lee, assisting the hostess, and a so- cial time enjoyed. The first of a series of Advent services was conducted by Rev. W. Fairley in the Nestleton Presbyterian Church. The can- dle of "Hope" was lit by Dorothy Lee. Joyce Taylor provided the music of Advent hymns and a medley of Christmas hymns. ushers were Barney McCabe and Oliver Rohrer. The responsive Psalm read- ing was No. 80 and the scripture readings were from Isaiah 64, and St. Mark 13. 3. The theme of the sermon was the watch for Advent in Jesus words - "Take heed, watch and pray." Holy Communion will be cele- brated on Dec. 5 in the regular serviceat 11 a.m. - Caesarea News By Albert Putsey ] The big news this week is the firefighter's turkey roll this Sat- urday at the Caesarea Hall from 8 p.m. - 1 p.m. Free admis- sion. Hall board had a great turn- out of vendors for their bazaar. When you looked across the room one saw a magnificient splendor of color and merchan- dise. I don't know about atten- dance as yet, but it could be down due to the inclement weather. The hall board thanks all vendors, customers and those who donated items and baked goods for their support. It is these ventures throughout the year which pays the hydro, heating and general repairs and helps to keep our'hall here in Caesarea. Thank you one and all. It is with great regret that I have to report the death of Lin- da Robins (Ziebarth/Culp) due to an accident. The daughter of Tom and the late Gwendolyn, formerly of Caesarea. Our most sincere condolences to their families. I might add that poor Tom is in a home in Port Perry suffering from Alzheimer's dis- ease. Tom, when younger was active in .the Regatta Associa- tion and he also gathered the Caesarea news for Mabel's col- umn. All permanent residents of the united villages of St. Chris- topher's Point, Scugog Point, Shady Acres, William's Point and Caesarea should attend the open house unveiling of the re- development of the Blackstock fairgrounds this Thursday from 8-9:30 p.m. at the Blackstock Rec. Centre, Blackstock. / \ A y \_ of o¥ ir in Scugog Township "Shaun Mackay, Venturer, and Adam Batchelor, Beaver, were at Canadian Tire Sunday selling Christmas trees for the 1st Port Perry Scouts. The trees will be on sale until Decem- ber 19. The weekly euchre had eight tables on ursday evening. The winners: Doris Hill, Mary Cannon, Edna Manns, Doug Stanfield, Thomas Manns, Gary Munro. Lucky draws: Merv Storie, Pat Norton, Alice Woodcock. Sylvia Lindsay has been moved from Oshawa to Port Perry Hospital and hopefully will be improving each day. The weather certainly did not co-operate with the Christmas parade committee. But some people's spirits are never damp- ened regardless of how wet it is. I can remember many years ago, the water running down my back off the rain hat while my children watched Santa ar- rive. Visitors with Fred and Aileen Olsen on the weekend, were daughter Shelly and Denis and twin granddaughters Shanda and Rachelle Lamonde of Hud- son, Quebec. Irene Harrison, the friendly crossing guard, celebrated an- other birthday on Monday, Nov. 29. The Community Centre was a hive of activity on Saturday when the Benn's family had a pre-Christmas get together when about seventy attended. The Christmas season start- Bake sale Dec. 3 ed on Sunday with the lighting of the first Advent candle and special music. Anyone is wel- come to come out and bring your family to enjoy the services at 11:30 a.m. On Sunday evening, Merv and I were dinner guests at our daughter Bonnie and Paul Solo- mons' home near Uxbridge. Also attending were Wayne and Diann Pugh of Fowler's Cor- ners. A special thank you to my. mystery sister who sent the beautiful flowers for my birth- day. : The Hospital Auxiliary bake sale is at the Hospital on Fri- day, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. Help them support our Hospital by donating some baking or go and buy something for yourself. Also the gift shop has some lovely rift items for Christmas. -- se I