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I So Co } | "A Family Tradition for 131 Years" BE -----"--Ct A ---------------- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 24, 1997 -35 RE -- Rural RoorTs Annual strawberry supper a huge success On Saturday, the 60th anniversary of the annual Ferguson Picnic was held at the Blackstock Recreation Centre. Over 80 descendants of Sarah and Samuel Ferguson enjoyed a full day's program which concluded by attending the Strawberry supper at the Blackstock United Church. Many members of the clan - attended from distant points. David and Mary Ellen Taylor travelled from their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend. They belong to Branch 3 to which Bill Marlow belongs. Bill is the only Cartwright member of Branch 3. Ethel and Roger Dorrell of Morrisburg, Annie Dorrell of New Liskeard were weekend guests of Stuart and Helen Dorrell and attended the Ferguson Reunion. : The annual Strawberry Supper at the United Church on Saturday evening was a fine success with many people enjoying the delicious meal. For registration for the ONO Swim Bus program call Nancy Bryans at 986-5530 as soon as possible. Glenn and Marion Larmer attended the McDougall family picnic held at Fullerton on 'Sunday where many of Marion's relatives gathered. Dora Martyn, Muriel Wotten, Helen Dorrell and Carol Thornton attended the 100th anniversary celebrations of the women's institute held in Hamilton last week. They were among the over 2,000 women from around the world celebrating this important event. Many from this area attend- ed the Decoration Service at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Lloyd and Thelma Wright were part of the overflow con- gregation at the Dedication Service of the St. Mary's Chapel, Lifford on Sunday afternoon. This beautiful new chapel replaces the St. Mary's Church which was destroyed by fire some time ago. Among the clergy present was Rev. Susan Sheen, minister at Millbrook and formerly at teacher at CHS. Many members of the com- munity and former students attended the open house held at the high school on Friday afternoon to say "Farewell" to. Leo Plue who is leaving CHS on June 30. There were 13 tables at the card party with the following winners: Roy Werry with a high score of 90; Velma Johnston, Naomi Kemp, Helen Dorrell, Norman Rohrer, Marg Finney and Grace Manns. Lucky draws were won by William Dunn, Gary Notenboom (two), Keith Van Camp, Tom Manns and 'Richard Potter. St. John's News By Colin Beal On Thursday, June 19 the To be held in Brooklin United Church Rose show on June 23 Last Monday night the Horticultural Society held their iris show and general meeting at Burns Church. There was a total of 64 entries. The best iris specimen was won by Carol Catton, with her prize winning pink iris. Mary Housego won the award for the best decorative. Joan McWilliam was our guest for the evening and demonstrated flower arranging. Wednesday night, June 25 will be the rose show to be held at Brooklin United Church. John Monroe will be the guest speaker. His subject will be "Growing and Caring forCacti." Bernice Gardner hosted the Ladies Bible Class last Wednesday night. President Florence Ashton chaired the meeting opening with a poem "My Garden of Prayer." The hymn "Have Thine Own Way" was sung. Psalm 95, vs. 1-7 was read by Joan Knight. Meditation was titled "A Bible Speaks - What Would Yours Say?" Joan led in prayer. Trust and Obey was sung. Treasurer's report was given. Visiting report by Sheila Florence 1¥1210e]3] Parrott. Betty Dutton was in charge of the program. Her topic was "The Bible and Ancient History - do they agree?" Betty closed the meet- ing with prayer. Bernice served delicious refreshments and we enjoyed a nice chat together. This is our last meeting until September. : Everyone enjoyed the deli- cious salad supper and straw- berry shortcake served at the church on Saturday night. An entertaining program followed the meal. The Country Four Barbershop Quartet and the Pigeon Creek Trio provided the program. Barb Porter led in a lively sing-song. It was a fun evening for one and all. Blackstock ladies of St. John's joined with the ladies from our former sis- ter Parish of the Ascension in Port Perry for a supper in St. John's Parish Hall. St. John's provided the "main" dishes, while the Ascension ladies tempted "our side" with some quite "sinful" desserts. St. John's own Newfoundland Lassie, Olive Grunert, provided the entertainment and kept the assembly in stitches with tales from the Rock! Sunday, June 22 was a day for congratulating a lot of St. John's people for a variety of reasons. At the Sunday Eucharist, Father Hugh pre- sented certificates tc 25 younger members of the parish who attended the church school and/or have been active in one or more of the children's choir, Father Hugh's Instrumental Music Group, the Altar Servers. All these children have worked very hard during the year and richly deserve their certificates of merit. The congregation also extended very warm congratu- "lations and thanks to Jane Fisher who has taught in the church school for more than 10 years - the last four of which. she also served as Church School Superintendent. These last four years have seen a siz- able increase in the school enrolment and Jane has done a remarkable job in ensuring that the program has been well presented in all the various age groups. - During the Sunday Coffee Hour, birthday wishes were sung for Norma Wolfe and Jack Green and while there was no musical accompaniment, many friends took time to give hugs, love, good wishes and congrat- ulations to Catherine Corden who is retiring from her long and successful career as a teacher. Tuesday, June 24 is the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, the patron of the Parish of Cartwright, and Father Hugh will celebrate the mid-week Eucharist in honor of the saint and in thanks for, and com- memoration of, the founders and builders of the parish. The . service will commence at 7p.m. Our Parish Birthday cele- -brations will continue through - Sunday, June 29, the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, when, after the Sunday Eucharist, there will be a Parish Birthday Party with a barbecue, pot luck picnic lunch and games for chil- dren of all ages. A special guest at the church service will be Rev. Canon Ansley Tucker whom many will remember as a former Parish priest of St. John's. Ansley will preach at the service, Father Hugh will celebrate the Eucharist. We welcome all present and past members of the parish, and friends in the community, to join us on this day of rejoicing. Neil and Noreen Malcolm attended a double celebration on Sunday in honor of their granddaughter Janelle Kellogg. Janelle was confirmed at Welcome United Church on Sunday and also celebrated her 13th birthday at a family gathering held at her parents, MaryLou and David Kellogg. Congratulations to three local boys who were part of the Manvers Mustang Midgets who were crowned All Ontario Champions after winning four games against a team from Walpole Island. Derek Leeming, Brennan Malcolm and Jeff Newell attended a recent banquet along with their teammates, friends and family members at the Manvers Arena Banquet Hall to celebrate their championship. The boys received a video of the high- lights of the series, a team pic- ture, championship medallions and either a leather jacket or engraved - hockey ring. Congratulations boys! Growing corn for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank project Ee A Nr ET. A Te 1 mm ah Joining together to help the hungry . Congratulations to Marita Kersten and Terry Golphin who were united in marriage on Saturday, June 22 in Utica United Church. Congratulations to first-time grandparents Albert (Pete) and Georgina Sutcliffe on the arrival of grandson Tyson Robert Leslie son of Kathy and Nelson Nicholson, on Tuesday, June 17 weighing in at North Durham Hospital in Port Perry at 6 lbs. 9 ozs. Now that the fun time of the Epsom Indy is over, we turn our thoughts to a more serious matter, that of raising money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank project. The ground was worked by Maurice Tapscott and the fertilizer spread by Sunderland Co-op. The corn was planted by May 2 by Ross Evans and has been sprayed by Floyd Evans, but 10 acres will have to be sprayed again for twitch grass. You will notice that the sign has been moved, thanks to Frank VanVeghel for his help. The approach to the field has been beautified by Floyd and Grace Evans through cutting the grass and planting Utica & Epsom } flowers at the sign. The Evans family from Uxbridge, Brian, Linda, Daniel and Joel with Ron Evans and boys from Greenbank, Adam and Aaron have picked the stones. Our expenses have been met up till now but we still have the drying and trucking to pay for this fall. The whole project is made pos- sible through volunteer help and financial giving. We are very grateful for the help we have received the past two sea- sons. If you wish to know more about our involvement in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank pro- ject, contact Don Asling at 852- 6607 or if you wish to contribute financially, Mrs. Gail Kerry at - 985-7792, who 18 our treasurer and you will receive a receipt ~ for tax purposes. We also have video tapes of our project. A reminder that if anyone wishes to order from the Regal catalogue to aid the U.C.W., please contact Elva Kerry by Thursday, June 26. Utica friends send a get well message to Bill Mole who received severe burns while working at home recently. The Going Baroque Quintet * invite you to an afternoon con- cert on Sunday, July 6 at 3 p.m. at Utica United Church followed by strawberries on the lawn. Adults $5; children $3. This is being organized by the Recorder group. Church service on Sunday was held at Epsom Public School under the canopy and was a new-old ofr! Bnd ser- vice 1997. Music and skit were enjoyed. Rev. Burton's sermon . was - David and Goliath. Following the service the con- gregation was treated with pie and refreshments. Church service this week, Sunday, June 29 will be held in Epsom atl1 a.m. ---- ae eda 2 SERS SE ah a eas SEE ani Li i a ll Le EA a ak. =m a a Zi