Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2016 11 Free In-Home Consultation S E R I E S By Budget Blinds© A style for every point of view. WINDOW COVERINGS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING! Blinds - Draperies - Shutters - Shades Great Selection - Stylish Colours Superior Service - Satisfaction Guaranteed! Joe Gibson, Blackstock 905-213-2583 www.budgetblinds.com/portperry The historic hamlet of Greenbank will be the focus of an afternoon of history and nostalgia on Sunday November 6 at 3 p.m. at the Green- bank Hall, 19965 Hwy 12. More than a hundred years ago Greenbank was a thriving and ener- getic community with 5 church- es, (yes five) a Temperance Hall, a gristmill, a lumber mill, a school and a post office. Also in the hamlet: a shoemaker, a har- ness maker, a tailor, a weaver, several carpenters and masons, two blacksmiths, a butcher, a carriage maker and two general stores. The community even had its own doctor. There were also two taverns in the community until the militant Temperance Society succeeded in closing them down. Greenbank has a special place in Ontario’s history as it was noted for the militancy of its local temperance movement. The Sons of Temperance, a society with sworn oaths of secrecy and mem- bership,aggressivelyopposedthe sale of alcohol. Controversially, in spite of his well-recorded bouts with alcohol abuse, Sir John A. Macdonald was a member of the temperance movement. Across our young nation, members of the temperance movement formed a small mi- nority of the population, but in Greenbank more than 220 of its citizens were active members. They were able to dominate many of the affairs of the community. This situation brought about many con- flicts between the temperance folk and those who opposed them. One conflict even involved a shoot-out. Lake Scugog Historical Society is joining with the Sunderland His- torical Society to present the after- noon’s event. Lake Scugog Historical Society president Paul Arculus and Sunderland Historical Society presi- dent Larry Doble will lead it. Accounts of the temperance conflicts, some quite humorous, will be given during the event. The Greenbank Hall is an unusual wooden building with a colourful history. It was origi- nally the Anglican Church of Saint Agnes, completed in 1868. It closed its doors as a centre for worship in 1920, but has been faithfully restored and maintained as a community centre since then. The Presbyterian Church in Greenbank closed its doors in 1925 and the Baptist Church followed suit in 1927. At the conclusion of the pre- sentation in the Greenbank Hall, the visitors will be taken on a guided walk around the commu- nity to visit some of the important historical sites including a tour inside the 120 year old Greenbank United Church, formerly the Methodist Church. Free refreshments will be pro- vided in the Greenbank Hall at the conclusion of the walk. There is no charge for the afternoon’s presentation and tour but a col- lection will be taken. By Paul Arculus, Focus on Scugog Walking into Greenbank’s Past Greenbank United Church, early 1900s. Greenbank Community Hall (1967) formerly the Anglican Church of Saint Agnes.