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22- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 13, 1996 R Another week has passed and we are still cleaning and put- ting various items away regard- ing our great weekend Regatta. During the Regatta people mentioned how they -enjoyed the ice rink in the park we had in the past. As I mentioned be- "fore we need volunteers and a tank trailer to haul the water. If you have any ideas on the sub- Ject please call me. I am sorry to report Eraich Fournier went into the hospital recently but is now home and will have a couple of weeks off before returning to work. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Usually at this time of the year farmers are crying for rain and forest fires are burning through the great north. But not this year. One thing I know the grass is good and green and needs cutting at least once a week. Mother Nature can put more water on the garden or lawn in five minutes which would take us five hours to ac- complish. During the past weeks it has been great to see the rest of Can- ada send money and other items to the ravished parts of Quebec which was flooded out. It shows we are a united coun- try and we do care for, one an- other. Did you know why stock pric- es are always quoted in eighths of a dollar. In the 18th century the U.S. dollar was officially equated in value to the Roh silver dollar a coin frequently divided into eight equal parts. Two groups of ladies from Blackstock area enjoyed after- noons of crafts, refreshments and social times in Janis' Secret Garden at the home of Janis and Bill St. John and family in Port Perry. Jack and Helen Green recent- ly returned from a most enjoya- ble two weeks tour of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. They en- joyed touring many, many points of interest. At one point they were surpfised to meet Pat Smith of Port Perry. Itis indeed a small world, isn't it? The annual Van Camp picnic was held on Sunday at the Rec- Car show at museum The Crusin' Classics Car Show will be held at the Scu- gog Shores Museum on Sun- day, Aug. 18. 2nd Scugog Scouts Registration for Beavers, Cubs J Scouts will be held on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Scu- gog Jeland United Church at 6:30 p.m. in the basement. For Frter information call Laura at 985-2855. Scugog Island United Church The congregations of Scu- gog Island and Manchester enjoyed their joint service to- ther at Scugog Island United Church. Tara Ma- zurk provided the special music. Next Sunday Carol Edgar and her ow Tom Blackstock will provide the music. Our joint services will continue at 9:45 a.m. at Scu- gog Island for the month of August. «+ The Moms and Tots group will meet on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. Please call Monica at 985-1248 or Linda at 985-9656 for fur- ther information. The Chicken Barbecue will be held on Sunday, Aug. 18 at Scugog Island United Church. Tickets are availa- ble for the 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. sittings. Call Bonnie at 985-7426 for your tickets. Vacation Bible School is also approaching quickly. VBS will be held at Scugog Island United Church from Aug. 19 to 22. Please call Laura at 985-7804 to register your children. For pastoral care please call Elaine Barber at 985- 4094. Call 985-8871 with your news for next week's column. > PORT PERRY STAR <{ URAL Therefore when the stock mar«" ket was established at the end of the century prices were quot- ed in eights and the practice never changed, Joke of the Week: The chief executive officer of an electron- ics company called in his public relations director. "Listen to me Johnson. Someone is trying to reation Centre. It began with coffee time at 10 a.m. followed by a church service at 10:30 a.m. At the service Ralph Werry read the scripture, Lois and Cheryl McLeod were in charge of the music and Doreen Van Camp delivered the message. After a bountiful lunch the 90 some members of the "clan" en- joyed games, activities and much visiting. Following sup- per the closing ceremonies brought another successful Van Camp picnic to a conclusion. Norton and Doris Van Camp of Listowel attended the picnic and were overnight guests of Merrill and Jean Van Camp. Norton recently celebrated his 90th birthday and had been fea- tured in the local newspaper. Belated happy birthday greet- _ings from your friends in Black- stock. Also attending the Van Camp picnic were Olive Rider and he daughter Barbara from Van- couver. 3 Marie Attfield and her sons, Jamie, Mark and Scott of Rich- mond, B.C. have been visiting relatives in the area for the past two weeks returning home on Monday. They enjoyed attend- ing the Van Camp picnic where _ Marie had an opportunity to visit with many of her cousins. There were eight tables at the weekly card party with the fol- lowing winners: Elsie Pogue with a score of 100, Jean Porrill, Stuart Dorrell, Kathleen Watts, Pat Porrill, Verna Robinson and Teresa Berkers. Lucky draw winners were Reid Haines, Pearl Moore, Norman Rohrer, Merv Storrie, Sarah Brunton and Marie Gibson. Plans are progressing well for the annual Blackstock Fair for Aug. 24. It is time to get your en- tries into Secretary Janice Beechey. Work bees will be held several days next week begin- ning on Monday evening. If any resident of the community wish- es to assisteven if you are not di- rectly involved with the board, you are most welcome to show up at the grounds any time after 7 p.m. to "join the fun." Our fair has been ongoing longer than Canada itself so you know it cer- tainly is part of the tradition of our community. Do consider be- ing partofitin 1996! Many churches find that in the summer, congregations tend to be quite a bit smaller than during the rest of the year. Of course, holidays, heat, and a buy us out. It's your j io pet : the price of the stock up so itll be too expensive for Sl 1 don't care how you do it." The next day the price of the stock rose five points and the day af- | ter another eight points. "The 4 CEO was deli Cy "How did tl you do it?" he RE Johnson. 0 2% dearth of special church occa- sions contribute to these tempo- rary declines. St. John's, Black- stock has, in past years, seen quite a drop in attendance dur- ing the summer. However, 1996 seems to be different! This summer's con- gregations are only slightly smaller than those of the period Sept. '95 to June 96. A definite upward trend in the size of con- gregation has emerged over the last 12 months. Now St. John's is, by no means, packed every Sunday but it it wonderful to see this trend during a time when the media assure us, frequently, that church attendance is anachronistic. As fall approaches, St. John's is getting ready for a series of special events. On Sept. 14, St. John's will hold ther Annual Bird Night and Auction (it's not a en auction this time, but a good noisy one with a real auc- Utica & Epsom This Saturday, Aug. 17 will be a busy time in Utica, starting at 9 a.m. at Tomlin- _ son's Horse Centre just east of the village, who are host- ing the second annual Dur- ham Region Paint Horse Show with more than 60 horses expected and over 100 riders and handlers. Admis- sion and refreshments are free. Starting at 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Utica Hall, will be the Hall Board's second annual Corn Roast and Bar- becue. Adults $5, children 2.50, under five years eat free. Tickets may be pur- chased in te from members or obtained at the ture the John'sandt cension the ye. host the an ebration appearan churches watch for p tails. Rev. Day door. On Sunday, church service: Ti ; will be held in Uaited Church Sos Ron Monday, Aug. 19 will be a nn of hips is interested in he Aked enjoyed 10 days we rd with their g parents. They had a time and some of the th they took in were mini g visiting a. western mu: and enjoyed a lazer g but they were both | when they arrived home on Saturday. The Ashton family, Faye, Vicki, Ruth, and Tara and Beth Ca wood joined James a Meredith in Prince A Sunday to celebrate endbithday of