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. Te a -- | -- -- ------------ 26- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 12, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" A or URAL PORT PERRY STAR < RoorTs Another Last weekend we had ic roads to think about, then this week a deep freeze. Many peo- ple braved the cold to attend the 2nd Sunday of Advent at Greenbank Church. Chris and Janie Ward lit the Advent Candle of Peace and Master Lee Garrett placed the flame on the Sunday School Banner. Last Tuesday evening the Sunday School Christmas Concert was held in the church. From the three year olds to the teens who presented the puppets, all the parts were performed well, especially the little ones, who you never know what they will do. Congratulations to Superintendent Janice Lee and all the teachers we thank 3 you for your time spent with the children. Oh, yes, a visit from Santa Claus of course was a highlight for the children and also made a fitting way to end a very enjoyable evening. Friday evening nine tables of cards were held at Greenbank Hall. This evenings winners were: Men - Neil Hunter, Glen Till and Grant Drewery. Ladies - Gail McLeod, Muriel Gibson and Marie Cookman. There also was a 50/50 draw which was won by Anna Beaton. Many more prizes were given out and then a delicious lunch was served including Christmas cake. A big thank you to Liz Parry the coordinator of the card parties and to all who have helped in Greenbank many different ways to make it all successful. The next euchre party will be next year on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. Sympathy is extended to Margaret Couperthwaite and her family on the recent death of her brother Clarence Wallace of Scarborough. On Saturday Santa Claus was 1n town to have lunch with the children in the community as the Lions Club ran its first annual event of this type. Children sang carols, watched cartoons and gave Santa their lists for his next visit on the 25th. The Greenbank Hall Board ran another successful Christmas Dance on Dec. 9 thanks to the donations of food, time and effort of a small and dedicated group of volunteers. Thanks also to our local busi- nesses and the Lions Club for the donation of door prizes. The meat and rolls from the Chicken Coop were terrific. All the profit from this dance goes toward the maintenance of this hall and our parks at a time reat Christmas dance for the hall board when we could be getting a 20 per cent cutback in our munic- 1pal funding. The ladies of the hall board as usual put out a fabulous buffet." The Lions Club still has some tickets left for the New Year's Dance at a cost of $30 per couple. The great buffet and dance make this an excel- lent evening out for local cele- brations. All profits from this dance will be used to help pay for our annual $1,000 commit- ment for the new picnic shelter and other local projects. Phone 985-3723 and reserve your spot. Thought for the week: The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven't. Murcott's Rolling Meadows Tree Farm was a hub of activi- ty over the weekend. Even the severe cold, snowy weather didn't keep people home. This is a yearly outing now when families come to select and cut their own Christmas tree. This 1s a real fun experience for the entire family with hayrides, refreshments, sleighing hills, free tree baling - and even a | crafts shop. Proceeds to Ca- nine Vision of Canada - a con- tinuous project of Lions Foun- dation of Canada. In late October, the Lion's Club of Brooklin and the Murcott fam- ily received an "Outstanding Volunteer Community Ser- vice" award from the township of Scugog for their work with Canine Vision. Again, we com- mend them for this honor and recognition they received. The tree farm is open to the public weekends to December 24. Open Fridays Dec. 15 and 22nd. Euchre results are as fol- lows: Ladies' first prize went to Verna Draper, second Erma Wood; Men's first Mac All- bright second Elmo Gibson; lone hands Gord McDonald, Evellyn Dennis and Ellen Gib- son. 50/60 draw won by Shar- men Porter and Evellyn Den- nis. Lucky door prize winners Harold Fisher and Betty Lee. Next euchre at the Communi- ty Centre will be on Thursday, Dec. 21. I wonder if Santa might make an appearance? Last Tuesday was "open house" at Ashburn General Store. Pam and her many help- ers warmly greeted everyone who stopped by serving deli- cious goodies and coffee. Yes, even good old Santa was there to greet the youngsters and the Tree hunters are busy at Murcott's Ashburn Florence Ashton not so young. Members of the Ladies' Bible Class and W.M.S. with their spouses enjoyed dinner at Belllamy's Restaurant last Wednesday evening. After- wards, everyone came back to Doug and Florence Ashton's home for a time of fellowship. Theo and Joan Knight re- cently enjoyed a bus trip to Nashville and spent three nights at the beautiful Opry- land Hotel. Ray and Norma Ingleton and Gordon and Cathie Cox have returned home following a seven day Caribbean Cruise, flying to Miami where they sailed to several of the islands, final stop was at Jamaica and then back to Miami where they flew home. Wilma Lynde and Kay Slee- man of Port Perry enjoyed a bus trip to Branson, Missouri recently, travelling with Barb Porter as their hostess. Mary Briscoe accompanied by Betty Dutton recently trav- elled to New York City. I un- derstand Barb Porter was their hostess on this trip as well. Stuart and Jean McEntyre of Port Perry enjoyed dinner with Doug and Florence Ash- ton on Dec. 3. Seniors' luncheon is Dec. 20 Ho! Ho! Ho! we have reached that time of the year when Christmas is less than two weeks away. Have you got that big shopping job done? This week I received an open invitation for all senior citizens of our district to attend the Cartwright High School at Blackstock for a Christmas luncheon. The date is Wednes- day, Dec. 20 at noon. We will be entertained by the Port Perry United Church choir and the school bands. The luncheon is free and all the school asks is please R.S.V.P. before Dec. 15 if you plan on attending by calling them. Eileen and I attended last year and I can truthfully say "Its a pleasant event I'll never forget." The great cooper- ation between students and staff." If you should ask me - We have reached that time of the year when these financial ex- perts are humming for your business. Sunday night I lis- tened to the money show at 6:30 on radio and they had a variety of financial specialists speaking and answering questions on various topics. The three les- sons I have been taught are as follows: - If you buy stock on the mar- ket make sure you have a com- petent broker and you review the history of the stocks. These stock firms must under law have an annual meeting but usually in the city where their main office is. You can watch their progress daily, providing trading is taking place in most of the larger papers, but can't sell unless thereis abuyer. - Mutual Funds - Believe me these fluctuate over a period of seven years like the stock mar- ket. Here again these firms must have an annual meeting but in some case lump three funds together under the one corporation in that one hour meeting. Usually you receive quarterly bulletins and can sell Caesarea Albert Putsey at any time. - Limited Partnerships - This 1s when a corporation looks for investors to place the money in a project. Could be in oil wells, an apartment building or prop- erty that houses restaurants or a hotel chain. The is different than A and B as the number in- volved are fewer and the amount of the investment could be much larger. Example: 50 people invest $50,000 each. This type of investment under law does not have to have yearly meetings. They have your mon- ey and never have to see you again. A letter was sent to the former minister of consumer and commercial relations the Honorable Marilyn Churley on this yearly meeting subject. Her reply was it will be considered when Limited Partnerships come up for review. Usually you can't sell until the time limit of the agreement is up, often 10 years. They usually send out quarterly bulletins and some- times there is dividends and sometimes not. Trust, I have been some help when these fi- nancial specialists reach your door and want to save you tax dollars. Had a great night at the Pine Ridge Garden Club pot luck sup- per last Tuesday night. This was our awards night, plus elec- tion of officers for 1996. Our next meeting will be held on March 5, 1996. Should any member require any five foot garden stakes please call 986- 0181. New Year's in Utica From Page 14 euchre in Utica Hall and every- oneis welcome. Have you made plans for New Year's Eve yet? Tickets are on sale for Utica Hall's dance which this year will feature a D.J. and may be obtained from Rod McKay, Judy MacSween or Rob MacDonald. Get. them early as there is a limited number available. $30 a couple. The Oak Hills - Mast Rd. neighbors held their annual Christmas party for the chil- dren on Sunday in Utica Hall. This event was initiated a few years ago and has proved to be a real happy get-together. Wally and Jean Scott of Lon- don spent several days this past week with Mrs. Crosier. Mrs. Crosier does remarkably well, but with the cold and snowy conditions, she doesn't get out very often so really appreciates a phone call now and then. The brothers and sisters of Ross Evans enjoyed a Christ- mas get-together at his and Barbara's home recently. The W.I. had a very success- ful pot luck dinner on Saturday night. Although the numbers were few, Santa found them, at the Leonard Stroud's home. A phone call to Aileen Dobson found her well and looking for- ward to having Christmas with her family. That's all for this week, gotta go and dig myself out.