8 . Thursday, June 10, 2010 's b 'O Ni ’ een ur ight Out' for 60 years TRACEY COVEART The Scugog Standard . lalllll = wrz =» "W . _ 'll n a. l - , , , _ , Hamilton was the caller." rr I r. m ' . V ' e _ . . . When a rou ofwm I .- - a .. I? I _ , . ty, - e r "era, . I , . $' , Extraordinary memories include a visit the kids, they had no idea their gec-rogether t l I w , ,. ‘ CP. I r .. . 5',4, , a 'd , member the 'l17 and white suit IIonl-eI" wouldbecomeamonthly outing that would ‘ T l†, K 7/ l ,'I i' a i said Deana. 11: was a once-in-a-lifetime stillbe goingsrrong six decades later. But on -. R,“ k L- _ “a: J,' _ a wr LI Ehs ii k . 8w?†an eau , adygclit to take home the Saturday, June 5, 74 past and present mem- _ _ A" . , ' "l Iiliih ' l oj,l,:,ity:,'rtref, saucm t I" was used for her bers of Our Night Out (ONO) met at the . _ "i, V; I IF, r I r Illlrh ' I . I . , . f real 'd co 2;.ak.IAnd j/ii?? Bowles, now 80, Blackstock United Church For their 60th _ . . h - , Il V _ , g r' [jd teac mg l lug-31:55 at the Blackstock anniversary dinner, with great food and en- I . r ,2 _ r ' ", l , I " r . .... 55C Iciehtrfe 'f'/"li"e"ce, y Rohin Hood Flour. reriainmenrandaloc orremitoiscing. ', F , ‘ . " 7 s, T Ki " ', , Iii La res (,'l'IT,1d, e ICOkmmumty were so lap- Three of those women _ Gwenyth ';t, ' w, . II _ . , If; , 1.“ l , _ I py CO [,l1drl1,a/,iees'.yslc1ikd", to learn new recipes Thompson, Kathleen Dorrell and Jean Kyte l 1 Be [l ' ' f' d s I, he trl If and rec IniqueIs, Isai Don.“ . . (NOI‘eenMalCOImianorht‘rchartermember ', I q . . le e, I ti, , in"? In. h . Fun f)f,"ii inc ude skating parties, trips was unablem attend thereunion due co m; I "r _ y s"" â€a _ T & I I I I ' . I . . "l the It; images, The LIEClCITl'ieafrc in death of her husband) 1 were at that very , ' _ " . - l, t N . e " f . W, w... 'r LindsalzI lava“ a Race Track in Peterbor- firsc meeting in Florince Collins' garagé, . 'rQ I " 'io"; .1 l T'! a l . _ " _ . rr oysl- “men all the ladiesIran down onto There were six ladies there: Florince, Gwen W, . _ lil, / J. , 1 l; I it; D' _ " _ the crack to congratulate Neil and Noreen Ballingall, Gwenyth, Kathleen, Noreen and a. , . - " ' . ' L . 'L l .._C II r . . 'fd rc Malcolm on having their horse some in firsc leaf 19:6 ht,':, very first meeting, che THEN AND NOW: An undated phot of Our iiiaiiitiiri ptsresiden (abov)and P1233033: 52:22:, it]: a Blue 135 game on or erO usmess wast _ t . in r very to ear: ers maria for the club - which urzjacédivell/izzia St 'iri'rgl""r"'" mime ONO reunlon on 'tee? (below). in che Sky Dome. "The bus bro}: down on mothers a night out once a month Witty: 1 " tiff», a I I~ I1 I 'n A the way home and we had to wait a long other women who lived in the Blackstock - - B, I ili5 ' _ a: l: ,11 [ time for anotherIbus to come and get us," area- and Our Night Out was born. Bi? 'll "V; l if - '3‘. "ce, _ Ct , (as; . F 3 I i, (A, _ t C Q recalled Elaine with a laugh, "That's whyr Donna Kyte, a club member for 44 V if "i / 'l'. c: ‘ , 1:3": -- J, 3 #, I l v v' " E 1 , 'rt' prefer small-town adyeryu.res."(', years, will never forget her very first Our i it , R WE," ti " q l _" _-i, .", ' V i.- ' ' = .- i t . h,. Those escapades included 'Hobo Teas,' Night Out meeting. "It was just after our Iâ€: FN 13:, I . d " i i i _ a" i' * , -- _ . J' . f I II Ii I "?y)itg": an early fundraiser. MemIbers would dress daughter Karen was born.The phone ran 1 , = ' a " " _ . " h lhi Tr J] , 1., = , sg 1 At' t ’I', It (its, up like hobos, fill a car with warm bodies, just as we were all laughing it up, having 'r% 13I u 'tli Fm I a.†F: r% ks," L , I, , l l t , and descend upon an unsuspecting host- a relaxing night out. It was my husbandg , _ * _ T» y Cdl ih' _ FI v' LI iy ess. "I put newspapers on the table and Dave, saying that get the baby to Stopc , A . I i ' " i _ , "I l' 51 folded Y. old things for serviettes," re- ing. Lunch hadn't even been served 1:; . s called Elaine, when it was her turn to be and I had co go home!" y surprised. "I served soup and cheese and With their membershi owi _ " . ' crackers. Someone else mi ht serve a bowl dies soon realized they Dies-led 3:11:13; Rags: :;::k1n§ anOclggverronB . Public School graduation, Operation of Cheerios. Everyone chigped in a dollar money. So they started catering local events never sta ed “lair l), club 1:16.11 ers -ralsed Scugog, The Hterf and Stroke Foundation, or two and all the Emmy went into our The first was a wedding at Emmerson), in the COl‘lnmun' g. cwas spent Cubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, Brownies, Rang- ONO fund. Farm in North Neslteton. The ONO mem- "Our first d lztion _ $40 _ V II ers, Pathfinders and many, many more." Once a year, the ladies still have an bers gathered together their best dishes sis',':',):,?;':',?)),'),::'),:,'),:')',')';;:',],: ey The ONO ladies purchased their first ONO sleepover at a member's cottage on silverware and crystal and loaded the food and Please CallA ain si ns " C' SC stock Playground equipment lil 1953 and after Lake Scugog. Even though that member into their cars. As the ONO o)'ial)1ii7l,sd,il', I) onEa. receiVirig aIprovmcial grant for children's has passed away, her: husband honours "From then on," said ONO member the ladi T b to e ui ltress tooI off, recreation in 197:), started sponsoring a her memory by having the ladies back Donna Kyre, a 44-year club veteran, "eve _ Recre E{es egal: with 1d) If e Blackstock hug to take local kids swxmming at Uxpool every summer for a little lakeside enjoy- one wanted our Services, Weddings’ angi- coffeeaulfn C::;r:nd anslsIIZIeIsI, silverware, in Uxbridge every day for a month during merit . versaries, funerals, farm sales." ed Stor ',)s,',l?,,2('i D p a LI en we need- the summer. _ _ The work might have gone out of the Elaine Bailey, an ONO member for ss mambeagT cleu bO-mcl I, T11 1955 the 39 _ And ONO tried its hand at social activ- club In the last 10 years, but the fun Cer- years, remembers the endless banquets. 1972 'c,spehcal111Ceii/,irect,et,2ij)it: ism, too. "The ONO girls travelled as a vainly hasn’t, The meetings are held at "Banquets and banquets and banquets! stage for S1,000 a new stove a dip:S Cf e _,riit,/,c,l: hospital wich diapers on the member 5 houses on a rotating basis, with High school, elementary school, all men's a beautiful crystal chandelier : was .63 em T ioomsIrchkSkwhen they threatened mailing?“ medmglumh or dessert.And events ." you had to take twice as much food white ceiling and a new $2,606 HOZEISEKTlE t/,u1Ci/rrfl1"gi')"l)'iofLtt1jJcr,1d1ci" c223 "1lt,ai1iih11ll,ote'il:itl,isgliy d e." for F r,' _ _ _ I - l n C was car your We VV Ily; was a group of road men she re- 21dhae11,ca11lt,:i,tcc/:r:e,ra"""1d the edges 1:31:95? prime“ the closing ofCarcwirght ding Dress.' "Some ofr us could get them calls most fondly. "We passed around the That same year, enough mone was lithium; the DNA is U', ial 1 b done up and others couldn‘t, I was one of hat and they gave us a tremendous tip. In raised to make donations co tl‘ie1>0,.[yp€rt now." saiclgElaine "we did if: 'SI' “C u f the OSes who couldn t! V fact, that's the only tip we evergod" and Bowmanville hospitals, The sad“: work over me [airs " aw u etc I To ay, the happy Thursday nights core And even thodugrli the banquets "were a tion Army and Easter Seals. "Through the Bur it Wan}: all hard labour There were Ir,:":,:::)),:,,:)',:':,:':",':,": (resin; lot of work," sai 1 aine, "we alwa s had a years," said Donna, "we have . _ ' , i a u _ _ " 'fniovac .so good time. It is such a good group ngil'ls.†donations' to The Canadian (ESEJPSSZI: 1:11; f,te 308::ng O:::::hldy:l::ce5\li/: any 'Iadles Fare no: y1come [9101“), rang- The ladies also turned to acting to gener» ety, the Auxiliary to Lakeridge Health Port celebrate Sprin T Valentine's Dav and Hal- inéIiSIIagckrom t Ieir 60.s to their 90s. are funds. "We had a drama club and the Perry, Children's Aid, the Tuberculosis As- loween " i‘ecallfd Donna "But l' favou- , ath be»: ill Tmtg/xr?, month af- cast was the talented, fun-loving ONO sedation and local agricultural Fair mm rites wére the famil dances An Gamma “If ITO“: 'Siltc " atr2e, 1sjust thefun that girls," said Donna. "Way back in 1950, che tests Tt including a memorable watermelon or band played andy tickets were lwa s a “ivy/'6“ d b d Tt _ first play was called 'Sweet Sally Brown,' eating Contest in 1965 ve the hospital Doll sell-our Iremember oin with a -yrits like Tull“: a? y 3 said Dorma"Weie and the cast and crewcravelled to audiences Draw, Cartwright High Schooys 'At Home' and learni 1 is? lg my pare l e a itt e arm y. in Blacksrock, Norland Burketon T rone Dance and Com ncement C re,' I . ygro Squaw? arytMy dad, ROY And families that play together, tend to , , y , _. me , .armiig 1L McLaughlin, played his violin and Brian stay together.