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ge | . wt al 20- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 4, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" To PORT PERRY STAR € Roots DAMIEN BESSIE/PORT PERRY STAR STILL LEARNING: A special recital was held recently at the Pentecostal Church in Port Perry as Paula Capithorn (left), piano teacher, celebrated her 20th year on the bench with students. Among those arriving with best wishes was Teri St. Pierre, who studied with Paula in 1979. URAL Nestleton (of a" (= The first long weekend ot summer is over and we trust all had a great celebration re: Canada Day. We are lucky to be Canadians and live in a relatively safe country - our beloved Canada! Trust we will have a fine year ahead! Happy Anniversary Russ and Edda Bowman of St. Christopher Beach cele- brated sixty years of wedded bliss - our warmest congratu- lations to a great couple. A lovely party for them was hosted by Gerald and Joyce Kelly of Blackstock with a good attendance of friends on hand to wish them well! Blackstock - Nestleton - Pastoral Charge A very good attendance on a cool, windy Sunday, July 2, 1995 at 10:30 a.m., fourth Sunday after Pentecost. A Joint ourdoor church service was held with the Blackstock - Nestleton folks gathered at Forecast for Canada's great the lovely home of Arthur and Barbara Weir with Rev. David Shearman in charge. Fine music was supplied by Kate Mairs on the key- board and Steve Mairs on the guitar. : Rev. David spoke on thoughts re: "Love thy Neighbor as Thyself" and the Scripture was based on 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14 read by Ar- thur Weir. Responsive read- ing from Psalms 77. 1-2, 11- 20. Offering basket was passed around with Arthur Weir in charge. Kelly Gatchell had a story time with the children which was very nice. Hymn - "I Feel the Winds of God Today" was sung by all. A floral arrangement was placed in memory of Albert Watt. Graduation Ceremonies The S.A.Cawker Gradua- tion Ceremonies went off well with a packed house. Sorry I couldn't attend this once a year fine evening for students - the graduation ceremonies - presentation of trophies - awards - certifi- cates - school crests and so forth. Pleased son Grant Cawker was on hand to as- sist - and he enjoyed the eve- ning verv much! We congrat- ulate Principal Harry Kieze- brink - his fine staff and the many students for a super evening. Social Gatherings Very pleased to have Norm and Bernice Mairs of Fleet- wood Trailer Park, Janet- ville, recently. We are friends of long standing and it was so nice to have a fine visit. Do hope they will drop in soon again. A few friends enjoyed a de- licious brunch at the Cad- mus Country Club on Sun- day morning. Those present were Wilfred and Jeannette Alexander of Oshawa, friend Neta Fish of Edgerton Road and yours truly. What a won- derful place to dine - one feels like going more often - we al- ways have such a warm wel- come and really excellent food. Our very best to the Cadmus Country Club for a very successful future. Great to see son Alan and wife Eleanor Cawker of Oshawa and cute little Chel- sea Bond one day recently. Chelsea loved the cattle! What a cute little girl and bright as a dollar! Hope they bring her out soon again! Sympathy Sorry to hear of the passing of Roy Hope of Blackstock Sunday morning. A very find person who will be sadly missed. Our sympathy to his wife and family. Rose entries are down We've got a reason to be proud Now that July has arrived, we seem to have settled into more comfortable temperatures, also welcomed that well needed rain a few days ago. Euchre results are as follows: nine tables were played at the euchre party last Thursday night. Lone hands Marg Gall and Verna Draper, ladies first prize - Norrine Hill, second - Sheila Gordon. Men's first - Harold Dennis, second - Nelson Cole. Share th wealth Harold Dennis and Nelson Cole. Lucky door prize winner Art Budd. The next euchre will be on Thurs- day, July 27 at the Community Centre. Rev. Sheina Smith is on vaca- tion during July. Grant Parrott conducted worship on Sunday morning, with Pamela Palmer delivering the message. Her top- ic was "Family Values." The scripture lesson was read by Wilma Lynde. Erin favored us with a lovely piano selection. It was nice to have several visitors with us for the service. Next Sunday the guest speaker will be The Rev. Karen Hincke. I was unable to attend the Horticultural meeting last Wednesday evening, but under- stand they had an excellent meeting, with guests Al and Jean Foss speaking on "Grow- ing and Showing Roses," a sub- ject of interest to all of us. The number of entries in the Rose Class were down consider- ably, with a total of 75 entries for the entire show. Special awards were given to Audrey Young for the best red rose. Ashburn Florence 1X32) (e]q] Best decorative was won by Mary Wonnacott for her all around table arrangements, Monochromatic (three shades of one color). There was no award for the White Rose. There will be no meeting and show in July, so in the meantime, keep nur- turing your annuals and vegeta- bles for the big show in August. The attendance was down considerably for the Canada Day Picnic on Saturday. Howev- er, the County Town Carnival was in full swing for the week- end, so perhaps many joined in the celebrations in down town Whitby. However, those who joined together at Ashburn Park enjoyed all the activities, hot dogs, hamburgers, and that delicious Canada Day cake, which was cut by Lois Daw. And the weather was perfect. Everett and Joan Westfall from Hamilton visited Bernice and Jean Gardner on Canada Day. v Visiting with Doug and Flor- ence Ashton on Sunday was Jane Andrews of Oshawa. There are evenings after a busy day when I've had supper and sit down to read but sudden- ly I realize I'm reading words with little or no absorption or consentration, so I turn on the T.V. I have seen the U.S. civil war over and over, the war of in- dependence, the movies of the Second World War. Remember U.S. didn't get into the first war until"it was almost over and of course the Vietnam War. Then there has been the ranchers bat- tling the home steaders and an odd good love story plus all forms of sports. This past weekend being Can- ada's birthday we should maybe think of our historic past. Think back to the 15 and 16 hundreds and our early settlers coming to this great country. In areas there was friendship with the native people and then sudden- ly a misunderstanding and bang a massacre would take place. Many died from the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables during the winter months as canning wasn't like it is today. Think of our explorers, two of them reaching the mouth of the Mississippi, and others discov- ering Hudson and James Bay. There was the long track west across the prairies and through the rockies to the fertile soil of British Columbia. Cook landing on the shores of Canada from the Pacific Ocean. Should we think of war we should think of 1812-1814 and those pioneers both French and English who defended our lands along with the red coats. The big mistake was whom we sent to Ghent to form that treaty at the end of the war. Try and visualize the Canadi- ans in France in the First World War when the surprise of gas was used for the first time they urinated on their hardchiefs and covered their faces but held the line. Then again there was the great battles of the Second World War where Canadians showed great determination and success in the air, on land and on the seas. Thinking back to pioneering in this century, I was in the army with a lad who was a teacher of a one room school house around Llyodminister Al- berta. He lived in one room at- tached to the school and re- ceived three hundred dollars a year for wages. He relied onthe pupils parents to invite him to Sunday dinner and drop off the odd bag of potatoes and other farm products. The majority of these farmers lived in huts with dirt floors and etc. This was dur- ing the 30s. O how things have changed as these northern parts are noted for oil these days. We also had our revolution with Riel and his followers de- manding more representation in parliament. Mackenzie marching on York or Toronto and being defeated at Montgom- ery tavern just north of Eglinton on the west side of Yonge where the post office now stands. We should think of our engi- neering fetes in the designing so many outstanding buildings, bridges, roads, subway systems and etc. Our new cities which" have sprung up in oil and min- ing areas. The outstanding ac- tivities in medicine, drugs and medical instruments. Yes we really have a great country to be proud of and let us all work together to make it bet- ter. From all reports baseball here locally had a great week- end with their "Fields of Dreams." Congratulations to 'players, parents and organiz- ers. Weekly saying re "Fulfill ment" - the man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau Joke of the Week - When school is out, there is always the tearing up of homework screeching and giggling. You would think teachers would act more dignified. NB rE Wh, TT RR. EE EP A se sw a 4 4 mm a ow wm omW ome mee @V Ee es wee