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14- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR € RoorTs a. Children at Stonemoor Day Care held a Grandparents Day at the local day care on Sep- Le a ol Wisk we Eid tember 12. The children showed their grandmothers and grandfathers some of the crafts and games they take part in. The year is now in transition September is transition month: it leads us away from summer into fall and before we know it, the first frost has de- scended upon us, breathing down our necks with winter's cold breath. Give us sunshine and warm weather and every- one is on top of the world; but a few dull dreary days and spirits wilt and our enthusiasm drags. The attitude we bring to the day is important so, chin up folks! Baptismal Service The beautiful sacrament of baptism was solemnized at the morning service of St. George's Memorial Church, Oshawa, on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. with the par- ish clergy, the Rev. Colin Proud- man and assistant curate, the Rev. Paul Bowie. Nine baby girls were baptized - Chelsea Bond Birnie was bap- tized with the Rev. Ronald La Marche officiating. She is the daughter of Andrew and Chris- tie Birnie of Oshawa and grand- daughter of Alan and Eleanor Cawker of Oshawa, and great granddaughter of Mabel Caw- ker of Nestleton. Lea Kitchen, sister of Chris- tie Birnie and Cathy Nosewor- thy, a close friend of Christie Birnie, were godparents. We welcome to the family of God, little Chelsea Bond Birnie. With the large choir singing the anthems beautifully - and the magnificent organ accompani- ment filling the church, it was a ' most inspirational service! Members of the Birnie family were present from many points across Ontario. Arnold and Jan- et Birnie of Oakville - parents of Andrew and grandparents of baby Chelsea. Pat and Hope Birnie of New Liskeard, great grandparents of Chelsea, and Jane Birnie of Guelph - aunt of Chelsea. After the impressive ceremo- ny, all gathered at the lovely spacious home of Alan and El- eanor Cawker at 557 Prestwick Drive in Oshawa for a delicious luncheon topped off by a most tempting christening cake for dessert, plus tea or coffee. Later we had a time of socializing with one another which was en- joyed by all. Relatives John and Mary Sa- vigny of Kingston were unable to be present due to attending the 50th anniversary of the Sec- ond World War unit in England. John was in the R.C.A.F. and Mary in the R.AF. She was a highly esteemed war bride. They are great grandparents of Chelsea and grandparents of her father Andrew. Nestleton U.C.W. The September meeting of the Nestleton United Church Women was held on Wednesday evening at the home of Arlene Malcolm in Nestleton. President Karen Yellowlees opened the meeting with a poem and welcomed the eight ladies present. Roll call - a greeting card. Joanne Malcolm presented the devotional which was the story of the three tal- ents. Bernice Mairs gave the topic "A death in the family" from the Canadian Living mag- azine, which dealt with the death of parents. When we lose our parents, we have lost part of our heritage. We should pay more attention to them while they are still with us. A brief business meeting was held dealing with upcoming events in the church. The meet- ing closed with the Mizpah Ben- ediction and a tasty lunch of squares and beverage was served by the hostess Arlene. 4-H Future Talk Heather Malcolm attended the 4-H "Future Talk" public speaking conference held in Orangeville, Sept. 16-18. She made many new friends and learned many interesting things. A great time! Sympathy Saddened to learn of the pass- ing of Grace Sutcliffe of Parr) Sound. She was the forme Grace Crawford - sister of Fred and Helen and daughter of Sam and Mary Jane Crawford of Nestleton. I'm sure many would remember Grace in the Nestle- ton area some years ago! Mary Lou Carnochan, Port Perry, is her niece. Our sympathy to the family members at this sad time in their lives. Sick and Sunshine Those dear souls ill in hospi- tal or at home - here's trusting that you'll feel better and it won't take long before you're feeling like your old self again - completely well once more! Barbecue a Success The United Church Barbecue held on Sunday evening proved to be a great success. Hats off to the committee! Nestleton Presbyterian Church The 149th Anniversary of Nestleton Presbyterian Church was held Sunday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m., with Rev. Wm. Fairley in" charge. Joyce Taylor played the organ for the familiar hymns and Shirley Scott accompanied her daughter Peggy in two duets on the flute - "Morning Has Broken" and "All Things Bright and Beautiful". The responsive Psalm was 1 and Scripture readings were from Proverbs 31 and St. Mark 9. Rev. Fairley spoke to the chil- dren on the theme of the Ser- mon on the Mount which he will be continuing each Sunday, as a series. The Sunday School class was in the charge of Peggy Jones. In the sermon on "The Vir- tues We Treasure", Rev. Fairley spoke of the history contained in the names of the pioneer fam- ilies who put God first, and lived their lives as in the pres- ence of God. He then went on to the Scripture reading from Proverbs where the virtues of women are extolled. Stengers take another prize R. Stenger & Son of Enniskil- len exhibited the Grand Cham- pion Cow at the recently held Kawartha Jersey Club Show. This outstanding three year old, sired by Master C Tops, was also Champion at the 1993 Show. The Reserve Champion was the winner of the Mature Cow Class, Enniskillen Title Ward Asy, also owned by R. Stenger & Son. The Junior Champion, Gray- clay Juno Easter, was the win- ner of the Junior Yearling Class. She is owned by Joel and Norm Bagg of Little Britain. The second placed Junior Year- ling, Enniskillen Master Suzy, owned by R. Stenger and Son was Reserve. Enniskillen Jerseys, owned by R. Stenger and Son, were named Premier Breeder and Exhibitor. The judge was Charlie Gur- ney of Princton. The Kawartha Jersey Club consists of Jersey breeders in the area of Durham Region, Vic- toria and Peterborough. Women meet Sept. 22 Robinglade Estates Womens Group members are reminded that the first meeting is Thurs- day, Sept. 22, 8 p.m., at the home of Deloris Currie. Don't forget your dues, your own mug and $1 for the 50/560 draw. 1st Seagrave/Greenbank Scouters are holding a bottle drive, Saturday, Oct. 1. They are looking for returnable pop bottles, beer bottles and cans, and plastic milk jugs. If you are going away that morning or do not wish to be disturbed, please leave any donations outside your front door by 10 a.m. Sat- urday morning. In the upcom- ing weeks, draw tickets will be available for a truck load of wood. 1st Seagrave/Greenbank would like to thank the commu- nity for its continued support. Clarence and Gretel Came- ron of Robinglade Estates are enjoying a visit with Gretel's maternal aunt Laura and cou- sin Jane from Essex, England. While they are here, they will be visiting family in Kingston and Powassan, and having a look at Ontario's beautiful fall colors. Next Sunday, Sept. 25, they will be at home at 24 Robinglade Drive from 2 to 5 p.m. - they are looking forward to seeing friends from both their 1990 trip and their current visit. Happy birthday wishes go out this week to Michael Cooke, Scott Runcieman, Mark Jan- sen, Tim Wray and Kent Taylor. Belated happy birthdays to Corey and Jeff Slute. A farewell pot luck dinner will be held at the Seagrave Church on Sunday Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. for Lee and Carol Stur- man. They have moved into Port Perry after residing in Sea- grave for 29 years. Ladies are asked to bring a main course dish or dessert. For further info, please phone Katrin Galea after 6 p.m. Church News - Rev. David Shepherd gave a sermon on Sunday on "Dominion" - the first of a four part series on ste- wardship. God takes dominion over the earth and people have the stewardship of caring for things on earth. Next Sunday, the Seagrave Anniversary Service will be held at 11 a.m. The speaker will be Rev. Jim Phelps, Director of the Northern Pastoral Region. The Port Perry Senior Citi- zens Choir will provide special music. Seagrave ladies are asked to bring sandwiches or squares for the social hour fol- lowing the service. There will be no Sunday School. There will be a congregation meeting at the church this Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. preceded by a stewards meeting at7p.m. . That's all for this week, please phone Ann Sandiford with news for next week's col- umn. Immigration is a mess Tonight I sit rather dumb- founded as no one has phoned me with any news. I missed the Blackstock meeting Wednesday night as I had another meeting in Toronto which I was obliged to attend. Sunday I had another engagement and missed the Nestleton Church supper and you know Ilove good food. So let's take a minute and re- view Alex Shepherd's, our Dur- ham MP, remarks of last week. As usual, I turned on the ra- dio for the news first thing in the morning when I arise and I hear the same thing about peo- ple going out for a sociable eve- ning and it ends up in a knifing or shootout. Isn't it time this type of thing is stopped? It's you and I, the taxpayer, who are go- ing to speak out and make the change that is necessary to im- migration laws. Remember it is a privilege to enter Canada, not aright. A while ago, my brother and I were going to Chicago, U.S.A, to attend a funeral of a relative and we had a horrendous time to get through customs on the American side because we did not have a passport. My wife and I have travelled back and forth an average of at least once a year to attend family func- tions for the past three decades with no trouble. The first thing we need is a strong man at the helm who will review immigration laws, amend where necessary, and make no mean no! Lawyers are making a hay day with repre- senting immigrants, losing their case and then appealing. Whether they are paid by the client or legal aid, I don't know. econd - the federal govern- ment should take on the respon- sibility of welfare. We spent mil- lions upon millions of dollars to write the McDonald report, which took over three years to complete, in which it states the federal government's responsi- bility is to assure each Canadi- an a standard of living. If the federal government controlled welfare they would be a little more choosy who they let in. The federal government con- trols our international trade, off shore fisheries, radio and com- munications including tele- phone, airports. An embargo against the functioning of any one of these can cause unem- ployment. After unemployment insurance comes welfare. I attended a lecture following the Victoria conference and I be- lieve it was there that Quebec opposed federal domination of welfare. I am aware there are federal grants for some in trans- fer payments. Let's bring Canada back to the social order we enjoyed for many years. Joke of the week: By the time we realize our parents were: right, we have children who think we're wrong. AE