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14- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 6, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" RURAL RooTs ~N ¥ } Sleepy Beavers? Here are the Beavers of Scugog Island, who were preparing last week to venture to the Sky Dome In Toronto, where they were part of a huge sleep-over. It's estimated almost 10,000 of their pals from across the province turned out for the fun event. Lilacs blooming in Utica? ...It's a crazy, mixed-up world indeed Oh, what a crazy mixed-up world we live in. It's the first week of December and the li- lacs, etc. are in bud and Utica is alive with several flocks of rob- ins. And, did we put our lawn- mowers away too soon? - I've no- ticed that the grass as well as dandelions seem to be doing very well. There were 15 tables of eu- chre in Utica Hall on Friday evening. Winners were: Ladies First Phyllis Pegg, Second Elsie Pogue, who also had the most lone hands (five), Third Jean Pogue. Mens First Earla Hill, Second Ruth McDonald, Third Ken Elson. Freeze-out winners were Carolyn Parish and Ruth McDonald, Gord and Verna Smith were second. Draws were won by Mary Borland, Jean Ward and Lorraine Geer. Ce- leste Smalley was the winner of the 50/60 draw. Plan to attend the next euchre which will be a Christmas celebration on Dec. 16. White Gift Sunday service will be held this coming Sunday in Utica United Church. The congregation is supporting a mom with a 10-year-old boy (size 12-14), a couple with no children (medium sizes) and a dad with a four-year-old girl. Contributions of non- perishable food items for Christmas dinner, clothing, toys or money will be appreciat- ed. The UCW Christmas pot luck lunch will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at noon in Epsom Church. All ladies of the congre- gation and community are in- vited. The Sunday School Christ- mas Concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. in Ep- som Church. This will be an eve- ning of entertainment and Christmas music. Parents are asked to bring finger food. Support the Utica Communi- ty Daycare when they present their "Community Country Christmas Dance" this Friday, Dec. 9 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Utica Hall. Cost is $15 per per- son. RSVP 985-8783. From the Bethesda area this week: The community family Christmas pot luck supper will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mari- - lynn and Lennard Stroud (9th Line Scugog). Join your neigh- bors and friends for good food, casual program and fellowship. This is sponsored by Bethesda Reach W.I. A gift to the food bank would be appreciated. I am so glad to report that Gloria Eng (Oravac) is recover- ing well after her car accident. She expects to be moved on Wednesday to "Hillcrest" in To- ronto for six to eight weeks of therapy. Happy Birthday to Amanda Oravac who turns seven this week, from your Epsom friends. Another birthday gal this week is Anita Evans. Some folk may remember Miss Olive Shell, missionary to India and many years spent in language translation. Miss Shell died in Toronto with buri- al in Uxbridge Cemetery last Friday. Barbara and Ross Evans were Sunday supper guests with her brother Gerald and Betty Acton in Stouffville. Don- ald and Joyce Acton joined them there. Our thoughts are with a for- mer Epsom neighbor, Elsie Prentice, who is a patient in Markham-Stouffville Hospital. Sunday visitors with Ruth Ashton were daughter Beth and Ken Catherwood of Oshawa. Janet and Clare Vernon of Prospect and Jean and Bruce Beare of Scarborough called on Mrs. Crosier on Sunday. A reminder that if you have events to be published in this column, please give me a call be- fore Monday morning, at 986- 7664. I just don't have a lot of time to call around for news. Firefighters' Turkey Roll was a success I attended the Firefighters Turkey Roll Saturday night and found it very well supported by Caesarea residents. A good time seemed to be had by all - congratulations, firemen. During this time of the year, in- the evening, we find our young people in groups of five or six standing around the centre of town with nothing to do. A meeting was called to discuss winter ice hockey and pleasure skating, which had a very poor turnout. The purpose of the meeting was to form a commit- tee to locate an area for skating and assess lighting and some form of protection, if held on the lake. The other alternative was to use the park, but what is need- ed is a way of getting the water to the park in order to make a rink. Should the community de- cide to take this further, I can extend my rec room for a deci- sive meeting. The Hall Board at their Sun- day night meeting laid out the form work for its New Year's Dance. This year, New Year's comes on Saturday night. When I was a teenager dur- ing the Great Depression, I used a bike and delivered the groceries for Dominion store on Friday night and Saturday. Do- minion stores at that time were the size of our today Becker's stores. Each year, people from the Salvation Army came by and received a donation. Then early Christmas Eve, they re- turned and gave us orders for food baskets to be delivered to eight to 10 families as our share of their business. These usually ended up being delivered late. I still remember the heartwarm- ing thanks these people extend- ed to me on these cold blizzard nights. I ask you people in the plazas and street corners to take out some of those loonies and drop them in their plastic containers. You'll feel good af- terwards knowing you have helped the very needy. Remem- ber, they stood by us in war and they're here in peace. Each week, I find the articles under "Let's Talk Politics" very enlightening. I know the time spent some weeks when there is little news to make the article interesting. My thanks to Gord Mills and Alex Shepherd for keeping us informed weekly. I enjoy reading about their views on the sub-committees they are on, made up of all political par- ties. I also enjoy their views and sometimes differences of opin- ion on what is before the House - but I do not believe this is the time for mud slinging. You have been elected to do a job with other members of political par- ties so please work in harmony and save the mud slinging for the election. Heard from Dave Dietlein's mother this weekend and poor Dave is having a rough time. They are very optimistic that he will surpass this period of treat- ment and after that it should be a speedy recovery. We are all pulling for you, Dave. Saying of the week: There never was a person who did any- thing worth doing that did not receive more than he gave. Joke of the week: The trouble with losing weight is that you can find it again without even offering areward. UCW will hold pot luck tomorrow night Ed and Catherine Daigle and her mother Lila Clarke have re- turned home after spending three weeks in Florida. They came home to attend a retire- ment party given in Catherine's honor. The weekly euchre had 12 ta- bles. The winners for the eve- ning were Doris Hill, Ann Za- porozan, Lorraine Geer, Tony Kreig, Earla Hill and Richard Manns. Lucky draws: Alvin Spencer, Grant Bright, and Iso- bel McCully. Thursday, Dec. 16 will be the special Christmas euchre. On Wednesday, Dec. 7 the U.C.W. will be holding their Christmas Pot Luck supper in the church hall at 6:30 p.m. All ladies of the church are invited to attend. Sunday, Dec. 11 will be White Gift Service. This year the 'church has two families they are helping and need food, gifts, and clothing. One family of three - mother and a girl 18 yrs. and a 15 yr. girl. The girls take ladies size small The other one is a family of three - mother and two boys 15 yrs. and 16 yrs. The boys take men's size large - please wrap in white plastic bags or some reuseable wrap- ping. LL