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TT -- "A Family Tradition for 130 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 11, 1996 - 25 R > PORT PERRY STAR & URAL RoorTs Blackstock by TO On Saturday, June 1, Donna VanCamp of Port Perry hosted a family bridal shower in honor of Jayne, daughter of Arthur and Connie VanCamp of Grims- by. Ladies of the VanCamp clan from many points in Ontario and including several from the Blackstock area attended the happy event. Jayne and her groom-to-be, Marc Martin, will be living in Scarborough. Quite a number from this area attended the Retirement Tea in honor of Harry Kieze- brink who will be retiring from his career in education at the end of June. Best wishes are ex- tended to Harry and Erika. With Canada Day coming up soon Bev Truax passes on the information that anyone calling the toll-free number 1-888-359- 3524 (Fly Flag) can obtain a Ca- nadian flag 6' x 3' or a smaller one 3' x 1.5". For further infor- mation call Bev. Roy and Shirley Turner will be celebrating their 50th wed- ding anniversary with an Open House at the Rec Centre on Sat- urday, June 29 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Best wishes only please. There were ten tables at the weekly card party with the fol- lowing winners - Norman Koh- rer, May Shortridge, Edna Manns, Betty Hockley, Loreena Bright, Pat Porrill and Helen Dorrell. Lucky draws were won by Elwood Manns, Norman Rohrer, Milt Anderson, Myrtle Gimblett, Merv Storrie and May Shortridge. Last Sunday supper guests of Nancy and Bob Bryans were Bob's family - Bill and Orlee Bryans of Fenelon Falls, Kit and Stan Benham of Whitby, Jean and Paul Roach of Oshawa, George and Marguer- "ite Bryans of Cameron and a friend Lorne Martin of Whitby. Bob's other brother Lorne and Phyllis Bryans of Oshawa were unable to attend. Members of the Blackstock icultural Society are re- minded of the meeting this Wednesday at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. No doubt plans will be worked on for the annual Trac- tor and truck pull which will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 6 and 6 as well as the West- ern Night featuring "Montana Sky" on Saturday, July 27. Mark your calendars now. The Rabies Clinic on Satur- day morning at the arena was another great success with dogs and cats of all sizes, shapes and colors lining up for their shots. Wonder how many spats there were? Abby McLaughlin, Remy McCoy, Kathleen and Dalton Dorrell were in Belleville on the weekend to see Emily Wills per- form in the "City Lights, City Dreams" of Lione Ireland's School of Dance. Abby and 'Remy joined in the finale "Ma- carena'. So pleased that Kathleen Watts is home again after her second stay in hospital recently. - Your many friends wish contin- ued improvement, Kathleen. Gerald and Joyce Kelly along with Beatrice Walker of Regina were Sunday supper guests of Esther Kelly of Fesserton. Hub- by Francis Peeters was at work so missed the visit. The annual United Church Sunday School Anniversary was well-attended and very im- pressive. Many of the students of the Sunday School participat- ed in the various parts of the service. Guests for the service were The Greenbank Puppet- eers from Greenbank United Church who delighted the con- gregation with several num- bers. During the service presen- tation of bibles was made to the young people who are being pro- moted. Primary to Junior - Matt Morrison and Michael Van- Camp; Intermediate to Youth - Sarah Stapley, Meghan Kyte, Carla McLaughlin and Gayle Dingman. During announcements Tal- lya Moore expressed apprecia- tion to Sheila Shortridge who has been such a super superin- tendent. Plans are well underway for the annual Strawberry Supper at the United Church on Satur- day, June 22. If you wish to help call Sharon Goulding or any of the stewards - lots of help is al- ways needed. On Tuesday, June 18 Oshawa Presbytery meets at Blackstock United Church. At 8 p.m. all are invited to this special meeting where Glenn Larmer will be in- ducted as Chair of Oshawa Pres- bytery. On Sunday afternoon the an- nual Decoration Service for Cartwright Union Cemetery was held at the Church due to inclement weather. Guest speaker was Rev. Norman Seli of Tyrone, Enniskillen who de- livered an impressive message. During the announcements Chairman Merrill VanCamp honored Cecil and Marie Gibson on their retirement from the po- sition of treasurer after 24 years of service. Merrill presented Ce- cil with a plaque and Marie with a "special" envelope. Bill Fergu- son has taken over the duties of treasurer. Blackstock Women's Institute Report The Blackstock W.1. was held at the United Church with 13 members and six visitors on June 5. President May Shor- tridge welcomed all, the W.I. Grace was sung and a lovely lunch was served by Edith McLaughlin's group. Following the Institute Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect Pat Sleep introduced the guest speaker Mrs. Denise Cramer from the CNIB and her seeing eye dog, Ebony, We watched a video, "What to do or not to do when you are with a blind per- son. Denise Cramer knew about this as she lost her sight at 11 from eye disease. She was mar- ried at 17 and started her family at 18. Denise had a table of ob- Jects to help the visually im- paired which created much in- terest. Some of these items were oven timer and cook book in Braille, oven. mitts to protect her arms from burns, talking watch, a money wallet to tell you the denomination of your bills, a level indicator for pour- Ing tea - played "London Bridge 1s falling Down" and many oth- ers. The guide dog Ebony gave a demonstration. There are four schools in Canada where these dogs are trained. At the ques- tion and answer period many in- teresting questions were an- swered. Denise Cramer was Annual Blackstock tractor pull is on thanked by Lois Luke and a do- nation was given to the CNIB to help with the great work. The business meeting was held with the regular reports. A thank you note had been re- ceived from Joan Graham re- garding the tree planting pro- ject. In July, the Women's Institute will be going to Cullen Gardens for the day. Roll Call - Which of the five senses would you miss the most was well answered. Motto - See- ing is believing. The meeting closed with the singing of O Canada. Lois Luke PRO Reporter. News from St. John's By Colin Beal Sunday, June 9 was Rogation Sunday at St. John's and a good- ly crowd showed up at the Law- rence and Linda McLaughlin Farm, despite the threatening weather, to attend this Service at which Father Hugh blessed July 5, 6 farmers, the farm, farm equip- ment, seed, crops and livestock. The animals included a lovea- ble, and reasonably cooperative, calf together with several pets brought along by members of the congregation. It may have been a record crowd for St. John's at this an- nual outdoor event whose ori- gins date back to the earliest days of the Church. The rain held off, (it tried to take over, but lots of prayers and joyful singing seemed to pay off!) After the Service, which in- cluded Procession, the Bless- ings, and Holy Eucharist, mem- bers of the Congregation enjoyed a pot-luck picnic, and the younger set (and some of more advanced years) enjoyed a hay ride around the farm. Among those in attendance, we were happy to welcome Eve- lyn Prosser and lots of Hudsons; four generations of the family were represented. Country Jamboree Scugog Island by | am The weather cooperated Sun- day afternoon for Alan and Irene Carter's 50th Wedding Anniversary. Many family members, neighbours, and friends gathered to congratu- late this well known Island couple. Both Alan and Irene (nee Redman) grew up on the Is- land and lived here all their married life. Scugog Shores Museum Another Sunday Evening Musicale will be held on Sun- day, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Head Memorial Church on the Museum grounds. The pro- grams are new and different featuring different artists and performers each week. A Teddy Bear Picnic and Strawberry Social is planned for Sunday, June 23. There will be games and stories for the children. Dr. Puckrin will be holding a medical clinic for ted- dy bears. The Strawberry Social will be held at the Head Memo- rial Church on the Museum Grounds. Scugog Island United Church The Elders sponsored a fun event on Saturday evening. It was calleld a "Country Jambor- ee" and it was enjoyed by over 50 adults and children. Many dressed in the western theme. The weather was uncertain at suppertime, so we ate indoors. The food was delicious as al- ways. After supper the wind went down and we gathered outside around a campfire and enjoyed music provided by Bruce and Bob Prentice and Doug Barber. They even got Bernie Chandler up to help them out for awhile. A Service of communion was held Sunday morning with the choir singing a wonderful med- ley of hymns. We wish the High School stu- dents good luck with their ex- ams. The Moms and Tots group will continue to meet over the summer at various homes on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Please call Monica at 985- 1248 or Linda at 985-9656 for information. Choir practice will be held on Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. enjoyed Our friends at Manchester United Church are having a yard and bake sale on Saturday, June 15 at 8 a.m. at Manchester United Church. Next Sunday is Father's Day and our service will be at our regular time at 9:45 a.m. There will be a service of Con- firmation and Induction of new Elders and Steward on Sunday, June 23. Vacation Bible School is planned at Scugog Island Unit- ed Church for the Pastoral Charge from August 19 to 22. If you are able to help call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. For pastoral care call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. Call 985-8871 with your news for next week's column. An open house was held on Saturday, June 8 at the Odd- fellows Hall, Brooklin in hon- or of Dr. John McKinney who was celebrating the 65th an- niversary of his coming to Brooklin. It was a happy time for one and all as they gathered to wish him well on this special occasion. The highlight of the afternoon was to hear Dr. John deliver a fine speech to his many friends and family. A cousin of the doctors was on hand and provided a fun time for ~ everyone playing the piano and leading a sing-song of some of the old favorites. A delicious buffet luncheon was served by the ladies of Beethoven Lodge. Saturday seemed to be a busy day with many activi- ties going on in the area. Lots of traffic on Ashburn Road, north of the store as every- one headed to Harvey Bath's Ashburn news auction sale. So fortunate the rain let up during the sale. The Kirk Guild were on hand to serve refreshments. Doug and Florence Ashton visited Lloyd Pugh of Picker- ing on Sunday afternoon. Bernice Gardner and Blanche Williams visited re- cently with Rose Heron, Whitby. Bernice enjoyed the ser- vice at Pine Grove Church and was a dinner guest of Jennie Johnson. Phyllis Cook, Myrtle and Eleanor La Ferne of Pal- merston visited at the Gard- ner home recently. The Ladies' Bible Class will meet at Bernice's home on Tuesday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Morning worship at Burns Church each Sunday at 10 a.m. through the summer months with Sharmen Port- er presiding at the organ. FR Tr ITT Tr TET I I RT IT Tm mmm