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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 28, 2000 - 17 Capacity crowd enjoys CHS MusicFeast event Hope you missed the Blackstock column last week. Gerald and | were in Springfield, Missouri where we attended a workshop for secretaries of State and Provincial Associations of Agricultural Societies sponsored by the International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions. In Missouri the grass is high enough to be cut and the gar- dens are being planted. Spring is on its way. Warmest birthday greetings are sent to Ruth Thompson who celebrated her 95th birthday last week. Friends from the Port Perry Nursing Home and family members joined her on her spe- cial day. Happy birthday, Mrs. Thompson. Last weekend Paul and Margaret Larmer and girls of Guelph visited Paul's parents Ralph and Peggy Larmer and other family members. Harvey and Joan Graham are looking very proud with the arrival of another granddaughter. Gillian born to Mark and Jennifer and a baby sister of Emma. Congratulations. Pleased that Kathleen Watts has returned home from her stay in Oshawa hospital. Last week the winners at the card party were Vera Fawnes, Leah Burgess, Harry Hill, Edna Manns, Velma Johnston and Mary Henderson. Harry Hill had the most lone hands. Lucky draws were won by Gary Notenboom, Elaine Bailey, Eileen Owens, Lorna Edgerton, Doris Manns and Harold Crawford. This week's card party has 17 tables with the following win- ners: Verna Slute, Margaret Finnie, Marie Gibson, Audrey AN LGU Mahaffy, Myrtle Gimblett and Isabel McCully. Marg Finnie had the most lone hands. Lucky draws were won by Gary Notenboom, Wilma Van Camp, Doris Hill, Hugh Fairman (two) and Gord Finnie. On Saturday, a large crowd attended the final dispersal auc- tion at the Blackstock Hardware Store when the last items were sold to the highest bidder. This local store is greatly missed by the folk in the area. On Saturday evening a capac- ity crowd attended MusicFeast 2000 - the major fundraising activity for the Cartwright High School Senior Concert Band. T he proceeds from the evening will go toward the band's trip to Halifax in late April. There the band will com- pete in the Atlantic Music Festival. Mr. Eric Fletcher per- formed the duties of Master of Ceremonies in his own delightful manner. Following welcome and grace, a delicious roast beef dinner prepared by the band mothers and served by the band mem- bers was enjoyed. The Sr. Concert Band under the direction of Mr. John Beirness thrilled the audience with the renditions including Prelude and Fugue in B Flat (Bach), They Came Sailing (Jutras) and. Silvercrest March (Swearingen). The large number of items for the silent auction and the vari- ous raffles attested to the tremendous support the band receives from the community and surrounding areas as well as from the parents. All in all a most successful evening. In keeping with the theme for this year's Blackstock Fair "Celebrating the Century," there will be a beard and moustache growing contest. Contestants must have all facial hair shaved off on Wednesday, April 12 at 8 p.m. at the regular fair board meeting. The contest will be judged on Aug. 26 at the 135th annual Blackstock Fair. For more details or to regis- ter, contact fair secretary Janice Beechey at 986-0035. By Doris Hill Greenbank correspondent Join us at Greenbank United Church for our Grand Gala of Music. Two nights, April 7 and 8 of fun filled entertainment fea- turing the Senior and Junior Choirs, Jubilation, the puppets and special guests, the Brandon family from Uxbridge. Tickets - adults $10, family rate $25. Contact Diane Jones 985- 8716 or Dianne Pelletier 985- 3745. Proceeds go towards a grand piano for the church. When asked how was the Greenbank Spring Fling Dance, there is only one response, amazing! What a great commu- nity we live in. Greenbank Minor Ball will be holding their registration for T-Ball to Teen Lob Ball on Saturday, April | from 9 a.m. to noon at Greenbank Hall. For more information call Barb at 985-3903 or Vivian at 985-3752. Drop off registration forms in the Lions box at Greenbank store. The Chicken Coop restaurant and bake shop operated by John and Madeline McCabe has opened again for the season with their delicious food and bakery items. A good crowd attended the euchre at the hall on Friday evening. Prize winners were, ladies - Mary Jean Till, Marlene Blain and Anna Beaton. For the gents - Douglas Stanfield, Don Gala nights of music planned at church Geer, Neil Hunter and Glen Till. Lucky draws were won by Verna Draper, Audrey Baylis and Nancy McGhee. Sorry to report the passing of Dale McQuade. He will be missed by his family and the community. Choir practice for the Spring Concert will be, all singers Tuesday, March 28 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, March 30 with choir at 7:30 p.m. and concert singers at 8 p.m. Practice for the youth choir will be Wednesday, March 29 at 5 p.m. The Greenbank Session is asked to meet on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the church. A combined Greenbank U.C.W. meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Guest speaker will be Mary Jo De Cotta, assistant director of development for the Breast Cancer Society. Everyone wel- come. A big thanks to the ladies who did the great job of spring cleaning at the church. It is nice to see activity on the corner of Highways 12 and 47 again. They are organizing a country market there and are having a grand opening on April 22 and 23. Still time to order your Lions Club Spring fertilizer at $15 a bag tax included and delivered. For the lawn it is a 50 per cent slow release to keep your lawn green all summer. Phone order to 985-3723. EEE EEE Believe it or not, it's time to turn the clocks ahead this weekend By Albert Putsey Caesarea correspondent This coming weekend we lose an hour of sleep again as we go into daylight saving time. Put the clocks ahead one hour. Also a good time to replace the batter- ies in your smoke detectors and clocks. We actually have seven months now of daylight saving and only five months of standard time, but his period of the year finds us least busy than other times to respond to this neces- sary task. Caesarea Ratepayers Association Don't forget this coming Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. our meeting at the hall. Sincerely trust we will see everyone in attendance who is interested in our village. Everyone welcome. Blackstock Lions Club Lion Bruce, Denzil and Albert attended the dinner meeting of the Pickering Lions Club. We went and explained about how we sell cheese as a fundraiser. We take orders the first week of the month and deliver the second week and we showed them the great variety of cheeses we sell. Their main fundraiser is bingos at present. Our next dinner guest speaker on Wednesday, April 5 will be Kyle Van Nest speaking on "Encounter with Canada." These young people are picked to rep- resent their school and meet in Ottawa once a year and mix with students from across Canada including the three territories of the north. Kyle is going to tell us of his experiences in Ottawa. Lions Public Speaking Contest, Blackstock By Bruce Colwell First, we would like to thank the Blackstock Anglican Church for the use of their hall. Pre-Junior 9 and Under: Rachael Beechey, Brodie Stanfield, Ashley Call, Jennifer Yellowlees. Junior 10 to 13: Winners went to Newmarket this Monday, March 27 to compete at the next level. First place was a tie, Mary Van Camp, Shara De Yong. Runner up - Nicole Beechey, Michelle Stableford, Hailey = Wright, Michael Van Camp. Mary and Shara will represent the Blackstock Lions at Newmarket. Pine Ridge Garden Club Don't forget Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. is club night. Monthly competition is "Happy Easter" with fresh materials in a basket, Easter accessories allowed. Guest speaker a one time Caesarea resident and now | guess we would say she lives near Cadmus. Our own Andrea Clark, speaking on insects. There will also be a plant-sale. Caesarea Hall Board The hall board meeting is changed to April 16 which will include a short meeting and then an outside cleanup followed by a lunch period. A notice is in the store. Last Thursday's euchre results are as follows: high score men - M. Selby; most lone hands men - Don Putsey; high score and most lone hands for women - Sandy Stephenson. Next euchre night will be April 13 at 8 p.m. Cartwright High School A great turnout for the dinner and the evening of draws, band music, and silent auction last Saturday night. The Blackstock Lions were there to run the bar. Sincerely trust the evening lived up to the committee's financial expectations as its mighty expen- sive to take a whole band to Halifax for a competition. Wishing you one and all the very best of success and a good time. Elizabeth Arlene Hamm Brittain (Betty) Friday and Saturday some of the Blackstock Lions made our way to Orillia to pay our respects to Lion Ron's mother who passed away. The Rev. Karen Hilfman Millson first introduced herself and then gave an excellent ser- vice. We extend our sincere con- dolences to Ron, his sister and brother and members of the fam- ily. Joke of the Week A window salesman phoned a customer. "Hello, Mr. Brown," he said. "I'm calling because our company replaced all the win- dows in your house with our triple-glazed weather-tight win- dows over a year ago, and you still haven't sent us a payment." The customer replied, "But you said they'd pay for them- selves in 12 months." «ve ver wes ea