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10a - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 30, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice " Rural R About 45 members of the McMillan { union. The children, grandchildren a were on hand for the event. The McMi # Si ob «iyi £ ¥ Eis « 5 7 a a I TT TT a amily gathered In Port Perry last week for a family re- nd great grandchildren of George and Mary McMillan llan family originates from Greenbank. Summer's end brings fall fairs August days full of heat, are just ending and we'll be usher- ing in September this week. Just a verse from the old second book! September The goldenrod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. (by Helen Hunt Jackson) Family Concerns Mr. and Mrs. Walter Free of Fort Wayne, Indianna spent the weekend with Roy and Doris Nottingham of Caesarea. They have been Florida friends for many years - always great to see them again! Very pleasant to have Neta Fish back home again after spending a lovely week with her daughters, Audrey Lishman and family of Reaboro and Mar- lene Bannister of Peterborough and her family. A very deserv- ing holiday. Neta is a very busy lady! It was great to have Alan and Eleanor Cawker for Sunday supper after the Decoration Day at Nestleton United Church, Aug. 21. Enjoyed their company very much! Soi Grant Cawker spent some time at the farmstead as- sisting his mother with various rojects and I do appreciate his help very much! Glad to find good friend Rev. Charles Clarke of Prince Albert is keeping well during the sum- Brownie registration IO takes place Sept. 7 | birthday wishes to Matthew 1 MacDonald. A reminder that Seagrave Brownie registration takes place Weldnesday, Sept. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Emma- nuel Pentecostal Church (across from the arena). Catharine and Jeff wish to thank the community of Sea- grave for the very enjoyable evening and for the very thoughtful and unique gifts. Thank you very much to Enid and Murdock Belair for the opening of their beautiful home for the use of Catha- rine and Jeffs bridal shower. They were very appreciative for the hours of preparation spent by Pat Taylor and Enid Belair and the great job of or- ganizing the pot luck supper and decorating of the house. Many thanks to all who at- tended to make it a very spe- cial evening. Best wishes for a speedy | nah who put lots of work into recovery to Ellsworth Kenne- d Happy birthday wishes go out to Donna Sweetman, Ellsworth Kennedy and Shirley Barr. Belated happy Many thanks to Sandie Jo- the recent annual Robin- glade corn roast. The corn was delicious, music great, kids loved the games and ice cream and the weather was perfect! Everyone with young children appreciated it starting a bit earlier too! The Seagrave United Church service will resume this Sunday, Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. David Shep- herd in charge. The next Sunday, Sept. 11 is Rally Sunday when Sunday School begins. All children of the community are welcome. The U.C.W. will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. at the home of Jean Nodwell, 21 Ridgeview Dr., Port Perry. That's all for now except to wish my husband Paul hap. py anniversary! Please call me again (985- 9440) for next weeks column. Bn per (LLL mer and enjoying the pleasant weather very much! Congratulations and very best wishes to George Burnett as he takes on the big job as Na- tional Hockey League's Edmon- ton Oilers coach! Jim and Mary Lou Burnett must be very proud!! Sympathy Saddened to learn of the pass- ing of Janet Jean Michaud (Peel) at the Community Nurs- ing Home. She was a good friend to many folks - many years ago! Our sympathy to her family! £ Blackstock Fair The 129th fair held at Black- stock on Aug. 27 "where all the action takes place in the one day" was a great success with tremendous crowds both for the fair and the barbecue later! Something of interest for all ages! We warmly congratulate the fair board for such a fine fair! Port Perry Fair Look forward to the 142nd an- nual fair coming up on the La- bour Day Weekend from the fair's kickoff Friday night, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5. The hall board is putting new life into the ever popular event. This year they have come up with new attractions as times are changing. We wish them great success in their venture! Nestleton United Church A fair attendance on a cool windy day with Kay Notman and family greeting at the door. Delighted t to have Rev. David Shearman back from confer- ence looking fit and well rested. He presented a splendid mes- sage re "Tradition." Kay Not- man was the scripture reader. Kate Mairs was the pianist. A fine old hymn "For The Beauty of the Earth" was sung - 1879- 1943 - an old English melody. Offering taken by Glenn Mal- colm and Janice MacKenzie. Af- ter a hymn, service closed with Benediction - Go Now In Peace - and Three Fold Amen. An Irish Blessing May there always be work for our hands to do. ay your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your windowpane. May a rainbow be certain to fol- low each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. Ve Dooling EN Blackstock Fair blessed | with beautiful weather Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. The Blackstock Fair was blessed with beautiful weather on Saturday. Our family had an opportunity to go and we en- joyed all the activities, Congrat- ulations on a job well done, folks. We hope the weather will co- operate for the Port Perry Fair during Labour Day weekend. Come out and support your lo- cal fair. You won't be disap- pointed! Call 985-8871 with your news for next week's column. Calls from groups and organizations as well as individuals are wel- come. Have a good week! Scugog Shores Museum A weekend of fall activities from the past is planned at the museum on Sept. 17 and 18. Come out and participate in the demonstrations of the pioneer crafts and skills. Scugog Island United Church The Grace UCW gathered at the home of Karen Davis on Aug. 25 to honor Eliza Fralick on [Le Stadion of her 90th irthday. It was a great oppor- tunity for fellowship and to dl or a dear friend. We wonder what is Eliza's secret for keep- ing young and looking beautiful and still be able to do the things she most enjoys in life at 90 years young. Eliza has lived all of her life here on the Island, only making one move from across the road where she lived until she married Maurice. Eli- za has been a member of the Scugog Island United Church all her life and was an elder of the church for many years. She OOTS belonged to our Women's Group long before it got its name of Grace UCW and was president different times. Eliza is also a Rebecca of the Rebecca Lodge and is a member of the Scugog Island Women's Institute. Con- gratulations, Eliza! On Sunday morning, the wor- ship service was conducted in- doors due to the windy condi- tions. We welcomed a friend of Elaine Barber, Wendy Rennie, as our guest speaker, Wendy is a teacher at an International School is Ethiopia and is also a student minister. Wendy shared stories of her experienc- es in Ethiopia. Music was pro- vided by Margaret and Alec In- gram of Seagrave United Church. Special thanks to Wendy, Margaret and Alec for sharing your ministry. A pot luck lunch was enjoyed by all following the service. a A corn roast is planned for Friday, Sept. 9 at Scugog Island United Church at 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy supper and a campfire singsong. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Dig out those camp songs. Everyone of all ages is welcome to join us for this time of fellowship. For pastoral care, call Elaine - Barber at 985-4094. Church resumes as summer bows out RRR Church will be resuming next Sunday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. Cof- fee and muffins will be served between 10 and 10:45 a.m. Elmer and Joan Lee spent three weeks exploring the Mari- time provinces, enjoyed a good holiday and a new experience living in their trailer. All roads lead to Port Perry for the three-day Fair next weekend. Don't miss it as there isinterest for young and old. Margaret and Robert Cow- perthwaite attended her sister Ruth Miller's 70th birthday party on Sunday. Rob and Janice Lamonte and ------ family of Mount Forest were Sunday guests with Fred and Iva Phoenix. The Fidelis Unit of the UCW will hold their meeting on Sept. . .7 at 1:30 p.m. Donna Wanna- maker will be the special speak- er. It was a beautiful day for Mary June Smith's annuai one- day bus tour, when 47 folk visit- ed the country store at Young's Point, then on to Mt. Julian where we had a s cular cruise on Stoney Lake, among the 1,000 Islands. After dinner, we visited Petroglyphs Provin- cial Park, viewing the petro- glyphs carved in marble by the Algonkian speaking natives 500 to 1,100 years ago. Then on to Buckhorn and toured the Gallery on the Lake, which end- ed a very interesting day. Thanks, Mary June. Next week, phone Shirley Lee 986-8926 with your news. A smile is a wrinkle on the face that should never be re- Starts at... Back To School oFeiEesg sax moved. fA -------------------------------- 188 Mary Street, Port 985-7383 : ! | NET a > " a i ld pt,