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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" | RO) LH AN &/ DIRT ET YW PAV COMMUNITY Bucko's Bash 1s on here next weekend By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Bucko's having a bash, and you're invited. The weekend of Aug. 26 will mark the fifth annual Bucko's Bash, held at the Old Simcoe Rd. home of Tim Byers in sup- port of Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. The annual bash keeps on growing year after year, Mr. Byers said last week as he put the finishing touches on plans for the field party. "We have a little bit of fun and we raise a little bit of money," Mr. Byers said mod- estly of one of the summer's big events. In fact, the contribution to the local hospital by Bucko's Bash is adding up as the years go by. "In four years, we've raised just under $10,000," he noted. Between 700 and 800 people came out for the party last year, said Mr. Byers. The bash gets started this year next Saturday afternoon (Aug. 26) with a corn roast and, as the sun goes down, the musi- cians will start to come out. On tap for the bash this year are local boys Modern Day Braves, Liquer Tail from Pickering, Toronto's Planet, and Dantes Inferno. The party continues through the evening, and all organizers ask is that when you BYOB, make sure it's in cans -- no bot- tles, please. Sunday the ever-popular mud bog for four-wheel drive vehicles will provide some fun as well. Cost of advance tickets is $10, and they're available at the XL gas station and Mr. Submarine in Port Perry, and the general store in Seagrave. As well, organizers have fistfuls of tickets to sell to anyone who wants to come. The bash is getting to be such a big production that many more hands could be used to help share the work, Mr. Byers added. If you can help out, give him a call at 985- 3048. The bash takes place, as usual, at Mr. Byers property at 17100 Old Simcoe, just north of Port Perry. JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR CAREFUL, NOW...Sean Fiedler, 14, grimaces as he tries to catch a water-filled balloon without soaking himself Sunday, as he takes part in the fun and games that were part of the annual Musicians' Corn Roast in Blackstock. The afternoon concert and corn roast, held at the McKee Rd. home of the Burnt River Band's Paul Wasson, raises funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Nestleton news columnist for 18 years By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star For the past 18 years, Mabel Cawker has been keeping readers informed about all the news in Nestleton through her weekly column in the Port Perry Star. The long-time correspondent celebrated her 90th birthday last week (August 9), and says she still thoroughly enjoys writing the local news. "It is very interesting for me," she said. Writing is a large part of Mrs. Cawker's life. As well as writing the Nestleton news for the Port Perry Star she has also been writing for the Lindsay Post for 10 years and spent several years submitting a column to the Bowmanville Statesman. On top of her weekly column she writes, on average, six letters a week to friends and family members. "There are so many people who need a letter. I love writing and also writing poetry. I have enjoyed writing since I was a kid," Mrs. Cawker said. Mrs. Cawker was born in 1905 in Nestleton and still resides in the family home she grew up in. Although she sold the farming portion of her property, she will remain in the home, until she finds a "suitable" place to live in Port Perry. "That (the farm) is my home. I have a lot of friends and neighbors there that are very good to me," she said. Correspondent Mabel Cawker celebrates her 90th birthday She has been a mainstay in Scugog for the past 90 years, leaving the area for only four years, when husband Sam taught school in Millbrook. They returned to Nestleton in 1966 because Sam was homesick for Scugog Township. Married in Blackstock, the Cawkers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary prior to Sam's death several years ago. The two raised a family of four boys; twins Arthur and Alan, Grant and Ralph. Today Mabel is the grandmother of 14, and a great grandmother. Although August 9 marked her 90th birthday, Mrs. Cawker said she feels more like a 50 or 60-year-old. Mabel Cawker, who has been correspondent for the Port Perry Star for 18 years, celebrated her 90th birthday I last week. "I keep in shape. I walk half a mile a day, so I keep very fit," she said.