BLACKSTOCK by Joyce Kelly

What miserable weather for the long weekend, when many families make plans for lots of outdoor fun!
On Thursday, Carol Thornton, Hazel Coates, May Buller and Joyce Kelly represented Shirley W.I., at the Ontario District Women’s Institute’s seventeenth annual meeting, that was held at Epsom United Church.
Sympathy is extended to Leanne and Mike Lang and family, on the recent passing of Leanne’s brother, Bruce Miller, of Oshawa.

Sympathy is also extended to a former girl of our community Wendy (nee Lee) Foster, whose husband Don Foster passed away recently, after a lengthy illness. Sympathy is also extended to their sons Andrew and Brett, and to the Foster's grandsons, and to Don's parents Rodd and Marie Foster and his mother-in-law Dolly Lee.

If your family has a graduation soon, please share the news with this column. We are always proud of our young people and their accomplishments.

The winners at the Tuesday evening card party were first Chris McArdie, second was a tie with Barb Blue and Jocelyn Bradbury, third Diane Norton. Fourth, Jacky Aifield, 545 Aufrey Mahaffy. Shirley Oldfield had the most lone hands and Diane Slute was low. The winners of the specials were Audrey Mahaffy, Dianne Norton, Doug Day and Eileen Nelson. These weekly card parties are held each Tuesday, at the United Church Hall, beginning at 7:30 sharp. All are welcome.

Many people in our community are not aware of a “ward boundary review” taking place in Scugog Council. The consultant's submission indicates four possible alternations to our present boundaries. Three of these indicate dividing Cartwright/Ward Four (with west Quarter Line as the diving line) becoming part of Scugog Island. This obviously is serious and the decision may impact you, so have your say, a feedback form is available at the Clerk's office in Port Perry. Please take action. May 31st is the deadline for submissions.