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12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 18, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" D> PORT PERRY STAR <i AER Tae--s R Roorts on URAL JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Friends and family crowded into the Masonic Lodge in Port Perry this past Sunday to wish Fred and Laura Alton all the best on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Here, the happy couple take a break from greeting friends to pose for a photograph. Garden tour enjoyed Saturday What stormy weather. .south- ern Ontario has been having over the past few days and this area received its share as well. The heat on Friday was so op- pressive that little wonder it generated severe.weather con- ditions. Many trees were brok- en off or damaged in either the Thursday or Friday night storm. Gerald Brown's silo was blown down on Friday night which is a serious loss for him. Many homes and farms suf- fered hydro outages for varying lengths of time. But certainly compared to many other areas, the Blackstock community is relatively very fortunate. On Saturday many enjoyed the Hospital Auxiliary's garden tour which visited the beautiful gardens of Shirley Love, Grace Bajema and Kathy Melton and families of this area, as well as others in other locations. No doubt they all had considerable storm damage to clean up be- fore the tour arrived. The weather on Saturday was very delightful for this popular fund- raiser. Best wishes from the commu- nity are extended to Floyd and Joan Argue on the occasion of "their 25th wedding anniver- sary. They celebrated with an open house in the form of a gar- den party at their home south of Cadmus last Saturday. Many, many friends and relatives joined to wish Joan and Floyd best wishes at this special time. Congratulations. Plans are well underway for the third annual Beach Party featuring Lowdown for next Saturday evening, July 29, at the fairgrounds. This outdcor Pr ---------- Blackstock dance is geared for all ages and is a great family event. For fur- ther information call Barry at 986-4927, Jan at 986-1249 or Joyce at 986-4257. Norton and Doris VanCamp of Listowel recently spent a few days with his nephew Merrill and Jean VanCamp. They visit- ed many relatives and friends while they were in the area. Mr. VanCamp will soon be celebrat- ing his 89th birthday. Happy birthday. Winnifred Davidson, Helen Bradburn and May Shortridge were Tuesday luncheon guests of their long-time friend Flora Sarnells who now lives in Oro- no. Her many friends will be pleased to know that Flora is en- joying good health this summer. Members of the Homecraft section of the Agricultural Soci- ety are asked to plan to attend a meeting on Tuesday afternoon July 25 at 1 p.m. at Recreation Centre. On Sunday the annual Wright, Philp and Werry picnic was held at the Rec Centre with a better crowd than last year joining for a very pleasant day. President comed the members of the clan John Werry wel- after which all enjoyed a bounti- ful pot luck dinner. The after- noon was spent with the young- er folk enjoying a full schedule of games and activities while the others enjoyed much visit- ing. Next year's president will be Gary Hanewich. The group decided to hold the picnic next year at the same place on the second Sunday in July once again. Congratulations to Kathleen and David Petrie on the arrival of their first granddaughter, a baby girl born to Alan and Ann Marie Petrie of Brampton last week. Best wishes to all of you. There were 11 tables at the weekly card party with the fol- lowing winners: Paul Nimigan, Elwood Manns, Vera Fawns, Sarah Brunton, Marie Geer, Ada Richards and Axe Rich- ards. Lucky draws were won by Paul Mucha, Earla Hill, Kay Bakes, Alice Beech, Dorothy Beech and Grant Bright. In last week's column I made an error regarding the time of shuffle boarding. This popular event is held on Wednesday mornings and afternoons at the arena. Players are always wel- comed. Sorry about the mistake - I hope I did not change too many plans unnecessarily. Young people are reminded of the roller blading which takes place each Friday evening at the arena at a cost of $2 per person, 12 and under are on from 6 to 8 p.m. while 13 and over take to the rollers from 8:30 to 10:30. Sounds like a great way to spend an evening. Organizers suggest that everyone wears protective equipment to avoid any injuries. Gamblers returning this Thursday night A summer-sized congrega- tion attended Greenbank Unit- ed Church on Sunday. Jill Hunter, accompanied by her mother Valerie, sang "Jesus Loves Me". The assembly mes- sage by Rev. Shepherd was about neighbors and how every- one comes to help, especially in the aftermath of Saturday morning's storm. It was sad to return home on Sunday evening and hear of the destruction done during the early morning hours of Satur- day. Roofs off of barns, large mature trees down and many hours without hydro were the problems many people faced. The monthly euchre party will be held this Friday evening, 8 p.m. in Greenbank Hall. Come onout and bring a friend. Murray and Shirley Lee, Brian, Janice Lee and family enjoyed the weekend in Ottawa visiting with Mark and Debbie Roundell and children Jenna and Joshua returned home with their grandparents for a sum- mer holiday. Okay, Gambler fans, the ball team is returning to Ianson Park for a home game this Thursday at 8 p.m. Manager Rodd Foster reports them in a Greenbank slump like the Blue Jays. Well the Jays won three of four in Seattle, so come on Gamblers you can doit too. Several ladies of the Wom- en's Institute attended the An- nual District picnic at the Ux- bridge-Scott Museum last Tuesday evening with 175 peo- ple in attendance to enjoy the salad and strawberry shortcake supper. Mrs. Evelyn Heron of Nor- wood and Shannon and Tyler Duff of Hastings visited on Sat- urday with the Iansons. Thought for the week: We can never replace a friend. When a man is fortunate enough to have several, he finds they are all different. No one has a dou- ble in friendship. Church is vandalized What a storm you must have had!! It was reported to us at the cottage that there were just a few branches down in the back- yard. I only worked for half an hour but had to quit to get the news done. John and Elizabeth are still out there. Boy am I lucky that I have to do the news this week. Sympathy is extended to the Parish family on the death of their husband and father, Mor- ley. At times like this it is espe- cially nice to have close friends and family. One minute I was doing some school work and the next Eliza- beth and I were on our way to the Oshawa General Hospital to pick up our golfer Rob. While on the way to a new golf course, Chris Langford, Matt Feaver, Rob Bredin and their friend John Maughns from Oakwood were hit by a moving vehicle. The driver of the car with the boys was Pat Feaver and she ended up with the worst inju- ries. Martin Feaver, Pat's hus- band, just happened on the scene and took charge of every- body including all four sets of golf clubs. We feel very lucky that we can still nag our sons and we feel very lucky that the Feavers were there to keep us calm. Thank you from the par- ents and the boys. We hope that you will be up and around soon, Pat. Matt may not last long as a Bredin nurse. Chris Jamieson has contin- ued to enter as many golf tour- naments as he can. He practises in every kind of weather. If prac- tise makes perfect then Chris should be one of the most per- fect. Many people enjoyed Festival Days. It was a good exciting weekend. Prince Albert United Church was vandalized last week. We must get some jobs for these kids. Berry picking would keep them busy for a day or two. Doug MacMillan travelled to Toronto to see The Molson Indy car race. The fish stories on Josephine Street are flying as Mary Taylor and John Bardeleben both caught trophy size pike. John is having his stuffed, but Mary said one stuffed fish in the house is enough. These fish were caught in Georgian Bay.