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1998 - 21 "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 21, >» PORT PERRY STAR € R URAL RoorTs The annual Blackstock United Church Talent Auction will be held this Friday evening, April 24 at the church at 7:30 p.m. There is still time for church members and friends to call in your items for the sale to Aileen Van Camp 986-4948. As usual it looks to be a great event where fun and fundraising go hand in hand. Everyone is welcome. The annual Music Night held on Saturday evening at the Blackstock Recreation Centre was a great success. The excel- lent M.C. for the evening's enter- tainment was Mr. E. Fletcher. The evening consisted of a deli- cious roast beef dinner prepared and served by the parents with Linda Bradburn as chair. There were seven performing groups concluding with a massed band musical presentations of the Cartwright High School Band under the direction of Mr. J. Beirness. Many items were in the highly competitive silent auction as well as several larger raffle items. Dave Vernest won the flight over Scugog with Ted Griffen and Carter Roberts the Blue Jay tickets. The Cartwright High School Band will be travelling to Quebec City on May 6 where the students will have a workshop at Laval University and perform a con- cert. On May 9 they have been invited to compete in the International Musicfestival at Montreal. Good Luck. Better health is wished for Mrs. Nora Little who is in Oshawa Hospital following surgery to repair a fractured knee. A former resident of Purple Hill, Fred Pascoe, passed away last week. Sympathy is extended to his wife Marion and their fam- ily. Several from here attended the visitation and funeral. On Saturday evening Gerald and Joyce Kelly were guests at a surprise 40th wedding anniver- sary dinner party in honor of Mabel and Douglas Smith held at the home of Catherine and Rae Junkin of Bobcaygeon. Afternoon Unit of UCW Eight members of the Afternoon Unit met at the church. After a luncheon of deli- cious hot cross buns made by Thelma Wright, Marion Larmer welcomed all and thanked the lunch committee. Audrey Wright led the worship service which she based on Easter morning and chose Acts 1:1-11 as her scripture. Roll call was to name a fast food and bring the recipe. Jean Ferguson took us through a study of the new hymn book "Voices United" which was begun in 1991. A group of experts surveyed 11,000 hymns with 1,000 being chosen for the book. The black book, the hymnary, was published in 1930 and used until the red book came out in 1971. The new book is dark red. Jean took us from cover to cover explaining the indexes and dif- ferent sections. She showed us how to choose a certain hymn to correspond to themes and scrip- tures. She had us sing many hymns, some old and some new. It was a very good insight into our new hymn book and we will feel quite comfortable with the well organized book. Business of the meeting con- sisted of a reminder of the Bay of Quinte Conference annual meeting on April 15 and 16, the Spring Renewal Day at Tyrone on April 22, the Scout Banquet on May 29, Harold and Lois Luke's 50th wedding anniversary on June 7. A crib quilt was on display made by Helen Bradburn with more quilts on the way. Audrey closed the meeting with a benediction. Dora Martyn, Reporter There were 14 tables at the weekly euchre party with the following winners: Minnie Taylor, Stuart Dorrell, Doreen McLean, Reid Harness, Merv Storie, Audrey Mahaffy and Kathleen Watts. Lucky draw winners were Norman Rohrer, Leslie Johnston, Charlie Campbell, Charlie Stapleton, Merrill Van Camp and Kathleen Watts. Quite a number from here attended the Musical held at Greenbank United Church on Friday evening. Glenn Larmer was a member of the male chorus that was part of the program. From all reports it was an evening of beautiful music. Morning Unit of UCW The Morning Unit of the U.C.W. met at Ruby Van Camp's home on Tuesday morning, April 14. There were 16 members pre- sent. After a delicious lunch of bagels and spreads, crackers and nice fresh fruit, Margaret Mountjoy called the meeting to order and opened with an article entitled "In the end - a new begin- ning" which seemed so appropri- ate just after Easter. Pat Sleep mentioned that we had been asked to serve lunch Looking for a deal? Check out the talent auction Blackstock for a 50th wedding anniversary in June. It was agreed that we should do this service. The Scout Association has asked us if we would cater to their annual member and parent dinner on May 29 at Nestleton Hall for 100 to 130 people. Costs and menu were discussed and after a motion that we do this dinner a committee was put in to plan it. Edith McLaughlin was responsible for worship service and took as her theme "Encouraging Others." | Ruby Van Camp and other' members of the unit put on a fashion show of the hats of love. There was the hat of patience, kindness, joy, humility, trust, endurance and hope. Are you wearing the fashions of love? Her commentary left us with a great deal to think about. Ruby then told us some of the highlights of their trip to New Zealand and Australia. They travelled on several plane trips, cruises, scenic buses. Their daily motto for the trip was "They didn't know where they were going until they came back from where they went." It sure sound- ed like an interesting month. Thank you Ruby for sharing this with us. Meeting closed with the Benediction. By Peggy Larmer Hoping for a great turnout at Wednesday's CRA meeting Caesarea Ratepayers Association I sincerely trust we will have a good turnout this Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. sharp at Caesarea Hall. We want your say in the type of trees you wish planted along the road allowances as you enter town. It 1s a known fact when you have the grass cut and a row of trees, traffic automatically slows down. We would also like to have a nominating committee elected for the election of officers for the coming year. My request for help to clear the main street of litter has been answered to a point but I do need more volunteers. See you Wednesday at the hall. Lake Scugog Historical Society Don't forget the meeting this Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Port Perry, just west of Simcoe on the north side of Queen. Use lower door on the east side of building. Guest speak- er will be Ron Brown with slides and topic of the Treasures of Ontario's Back Roads. Ron has spoken or has written books on: Ghost Towns of Ontario; The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore and Ghost Railways of Ontario. [ know you will enjoy the talk. Everyone welcome. Members Caesarea Albert Putsey free, non-members - $2. Blackstock Lions Club We had a most enjoyable din- ner and talk by Dave Deplant of Canadian Tire, Port Perry last Wednesday. He spoke of being raised out west and working after school and weekends at the local Canadian Tire Store at the age of 14. He went on to university and received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. He spoke of the pride he has in his staff here and how sales have increased during his time at the store. He's hoping to get a larger store for Port Perry in the near future. The Blackstock Lions will be holding a car wash the last week- end in May at All Flags Shell Service Station, Highway 7A, west of Nestleton. More later on the subject. Farmers & Property Taxes Durham Region Federation of Agriculture will meet at 60 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry, Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. Tim Dwyre will be on hand to answer your questions. Muriel Selby If you meet Muriel on Friday, April 24, be sure to extend best wishes to her on her birthday. Euchre Night Remember euchre night, Caesarea Hall, Wednesday. April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Joke of the Week Overheard at a department store perfume counter, "Do you have something that will turn a cold fish into the catch of the day." Saying of the Week There 1s more in life than Increasing its speed. Thanks to Nestleton News By Linda Arbuckle Nestleton United Church The Second Sunday of Easter, the greeters were Lawrence and Gwendolyn Malcolm. Lawrence Malcolm was the scripture read- er. Bernice Mairs, Reginia Walker and Shirley Jackson sang "God Will Take Care of You," with Karen Yellowlees as pianist. Rev. David Shearman's sermon was "Afraid of What?" Saturday, May 2 the Nestleton U.C.W. is having their annual Spring Smorgasbord. There are two settings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 6:30 p.m. Price of tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for children and pre-schoolers are free. For tickets contact Gwen Malcolm at 986-5527. Nestleton Presbyterian Church On a breezy first Sunday after Easter Rev. Wm. Fairley spoke of the timing of all situations - from Ecclesiastis 3rd - at the regular service at 11 a.m. "A time to every purpose under the sun." With the timing of all events comes eternity in our hearts. The responsive Psalm was #150. For the Sunday School, Rev. Fairley brought a duster and used it as the key to the thoughts on "dusting." The ushers were Harvey Mills and Oliver Rohrer. Joyce Taylor was organist and Shirley Mills taught the Sunday School. More pupils would be most welcome. A bountiful lunch was served in the Sunday School Room and a social time enjoyed. We were pleased to have Dorothy and Barney McCabe with us for the service, former members who moved from Nestleton to Toronto. Regular Church Service at 11 a.m. next Sunday. Blue Ray Chapter O.E.S. The April meeting of Blue Ray was very well attended with the Worthy Grand Patron of Ontario attending along with three Grand Chapter Officers. Worthy Matron, Elsa Bongard and Worthy Patron, Peter Miles all who made MusicFeast a success: CHS welcomed their guests warmly. Also as it was a special night for Conductresses and Star Points, these officers from many differ- ent chapters and districts were honored and given a small gift. After the meeting, all enjoyed lunch in the lower hall and were entertained by an Easter hat parade performed by some mem- bers. What mad hats they were. Please, members, remember the scalloped potato and ham luncheon May 8 and a bake and yard sale tentatively set for May 30 and a special banquet June 12 at Blackstock Rec. Centre to celebrate Blue Ray's 50th anniversary. Get your tickets from Marg. Jeffrey. Cartwright High School The Cartwright High School Senior Concert Band would like to thank all of the community members who attended the fundraiser dinner on Saturday. We would also like to thank all of those who donated something for the raffle tables or the silent auction. Congratulations goes out to Dave and Tracy Vernest who won the flight and breakfast with Ted Griffen. We would also like to congrat- ulate Carter Roberts who won tickets to the Blue Jays game. Terry Malcolm won the piggy bank parking meter along with the money in the parking meter. Thanks again to Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Beirness and all the parents who helped out, it was a very successful night!