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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15, 2000 - 19 Itis the time of year when orders are being taken for those wonderful Girl Guide cookies. You have until Feb. 21 to give your order to any member of the Scouting organization or call 986-0053. Don't miss them. The Hoogeveen family is looking very proud and happy these days with the arrival of a baby son of Bob and Kathy and girls. Grandparents Peter and Ria Hoogeveen will be pleased to have a new twig on the family tree. Pleased that Shirley Turner is able to come home from hospital and continue her recuperation there. Better health is wished for Clint Sleep who is hospitalized with heart problems and to Bill Ferguson who is undergoing treatments. The Grade 8 parents night has been moved from Wednesday, Feb. 16 to Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the lunch portable. Any parents of Grade 8 students are welcome to attend to learn about the C.H.S. program and meet the principal Their pext meeting will be Wednesday at the school library and staff of Cartwright High School. Students are welcome as well. If this meeting involves your family please note the change of date. The annual Golden Slider Curling competition between Port Perry Men's Curling Club and the local club was held on Monday evening at the Blackstock Arena. Certainly many fine games with much fun were held but when all the scores were tallied, the coveted -and unusual trophy returned to Port Perry for another year. Feb. 24 will be an exciting date for the music students of C.H.S. when both the junior and senior concert bands will be competing at the annual Sunderland Lions Music Festival at the Brock High School in Cannington. Everyone is wel- come to attend to hear the juniors at 6 p.m. and the seniors at 7:30 p.m. Good luck students and Mr. B. Plans continue for the cele- bration of the 75th anniversary of C.H.S. Be sure to note the excellent signs throughout the Pussies area. The next meeting of the committee is this Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the school library. There were 15 tables at the Tuesday evening card party with the following winners: Ruby Smith, Audrey Mahaffy, Elwood Manns, Ruby Hudson, Harold - Crawford and Marie Gibson. Grace Bassant and Richard Potter tied for the most lone hands. The draws were won by Gary Notenboom, Les Johnston (two), Tony Bloeman, Verna Slute and Roy Werry. If you enjoy playing euchre, do consider attending these weekly card parties. Nine afternoon U.C.W. Unit ladies met on Feb. 8 at the Plans continue for this summer's CHS 75th reunion church on a beautiful winter day. We were reminded of the Feb. 23 general meeting at which Sharon Goulding will speak on "Cancer Care in Durham Region." An invitation is extended to all. The worship's theme was "Accepting our Acceptance" and told of Martin Luther coming to his understanding of being accepted "by faith alone." Thelma Wright had prepared an excellent program based on an article in The Toronto Star of February 1999. It told of the world in 1999 and she gave an overview of the world and its general conditions, complete with maps, at that time. Five specific countries were then profiled - Dora Martyn present- ed Italy, Marion Larmer told of China, and Jean Ferguson gave details of England. St. John's, Blackstock and The Church of the Ascension, in Port Perry, swapped Priests on Sunday, Feb. 13. Father Hugh conducted the services at Ascension while Father Gary van der Meer celebrated the Eucharist at St. John's. This was a not a "change is as good as a rest" exercise, rather it was to give the members of each con- gregation to get a look at the priest who could be called on in emergencies, when their own priest might be unavailable because of vacations or other temporary absences. We don't know how things went in Port Perry, but Father Gary seemed quite at home with the St. John's folks; he also had the better of the deal, St. John's has only one Sunday service. Father Hugh had to do two. We gather it was Gary who originally suggested the exchange. Mid-week Eucharist this week will be celebrated on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. rather than Tuesday. A number of folks at St. John's have, lately, been "visiting" www.jesuit.ie.com/prayer, a prayer web-site on the internet. They report that it is a very beau- tifully developed site which is spiritually calming and reward- ing and they are urging others to try it. It is appropriate for members of all denominations. It'll be held March 25 Spring Fling Dance will raise cash There will be a special Baden Powell service next Sunday at church for new playground equipment By Doris Hill Greenbank News A Confirmation Class for teens is orga- nized. Those youth and young adults interested in joining in this time of study in preparation for professing their Christian faith on Easter Sunday are welcome to attend. All classes are at the Greenbank United Church, on Feb. 20 and 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Much of the playground equipment has been removed for safety reasons by order of the township and the Durham Region Health Board. As a result a Greenbank Playground Equipment Committee has been set up to put equip- ment back in our two parks. A Spring Fling dance will be held on March 25 to raise money for this equipment. Phone Brett at 985-6377 or Heidi at 985-2762 for tickets. If you can't attend and want to support this event you can make a donation and receive a tax receipt as this project is being run through the township. Volunteers are running this project. The Lions Club is raising funds to put in a parking lot for our new addition to the south part of the Greenbank Hall. The initial cost will be about $5,500. Lions events this year will be going towards this project. There will be a pub night on Friday, March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day so come out and enjoy a night of ~ cards, darts and a variety of beers for only $5 per ticket. This includes your first bev- erage. Once again the Lions will be selling 21- 7-7 spring fertilizer for $15 a bag, tax included and delivered. This is a 50 per cent slow release product to keep your lawn green all summer. Last year we sold 300 bags, so phone in your orders and it will be delivered the last week in April. Phone 985-3723. A variety of projects will be going on this year as a result of a $9,000 grant received by.Greenbank for millennium events. Projects for the church, hall, Lions and Folk Music Society will be announced once the funding is in place. We still need new nominations for can- didates for the annual Greenbank Volunteer of the Year Award given out each June. Phone R. Foster at 985-8298. This award is presented each year by the Lions Club of Greenbank. The Lions Club is looking for new mem- bers to help out with our projects. The Lions run children's parties, support local projects, help improve the hall, park, and pavilion and work with other groups to coordinate our community efforts. If you can help out phone 985-3723 to get more information and come out to our pub night March 17. Hope everyone had a (excuse the pun) Lovely Valentine's Day. Happy birthday wishes go out this week to Dana Jewell, Rebecca MacDonald, Alexandra Carter, Betty Somerville and Jacqui Beamish. Congratulations to Brad and Heather Puckrin on the birth of their son, Warner Steven, on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Markham Stouffville Hospital. Congratulations also to John and Sherri Foote on the birth of their second daughter, Ariana Elizabeth, on Jan. 31 at the Port Perry hospital. A sister for Aurora and another great-grand- child for Mabel Hurst, for- merly of Seagrave. A confirmation class for teens and young adults is being held at Greenbank rummage sale on 'Friday, The Feb, 25 from 10am. to 2 "p.m. For more information 3 call 985-3205." : BA HER Diane Cooke United Church on Sunday nights beginning next Sunday, Feb. 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The U.C.W. will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the church. The church congregation enjoyed a special musical treat at the church service when Len Somerville sang "He" accompanied by a clarinet trio Victoria Kennedy, Cecil Van Der Wal and Alec Ingram with Doug Wylie at the piano. The trio also played "The Ash Grove" ---- the - Tuesday, Feb. p.m. at S.LU. an om and Tots. will meet on offering. During the children's time Rev. Carson talked to them about how they liked to hug their stuffed animals. It gives us the feeling that we are safe. Donna Sweetman read from the gospel of Mark | vs 40 to 45. Rev.-Carson's sermon was "From every quarter we come" we can be charged by the interrup- tions in our life. A social hour followed in the lower hall when the video of the digital effects from the Christmas Eve Service was shown. Next Sunday is Baden Powell Service. That's all for this week. Please call Ann with some input for next week's col- umn.