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B8 The Acton Free Press Wednesday June 15 Entries coming for bed race Have you sot your bed who sitting in the ready for the bed race beginning of the race must be scheduled as part of the in the bed at the end of the Missing bicycles Guelph OPP advise they Anyone missing an un have 12 bicycles of different licensed bicycle contact the types at the detachment Flag use is topic for Wf CAN YOUR bed beat this one Organizer for the Pioneer Day Bed Race Evelyn Eason sits behind the wheel of the bed built by Don Root and Morns The bed won first place at a race in Fergus when it clocked 28 miles per hour as it travelled of a mile in minutes The route was mostly downhill reported the smiling Don Root What do you see an old woman or me CbJmi because someone Is old they think or feel like the Women Institute sponsors It seems that people today younger generation the club in this area are so busy rushing here and With Pioneer Day coming There are H clubs In there that they have little or up and our thoughts on the old Wellington South and each no time for older people ways I felt this poem was year a person Is selected by people who have retired from appropriate It was found in a the Women Institute of Ont the working world These nursing home bedside locker arlo The applicant must be people have lifetime ex of an old lady who had died graduating and continuing per fences to share with us and just hours earlier It was their education at a need to feel loved and needed taken to the Ottawa Journal secondary institution vlties for Pioneer Day In July Evelyn would ap- push predate hearing from you as Miss Eason asks that soon as possible so she can people wear a costume of further her plans for the race some sort to add to the fun and asks that people contact The route is not yet firmly her by June established but will start There will be three prizes somewhere on Giowskl St awarded one for the moat and end up in original one for the best time Park The race will start at 3 all over and one for Juveniles and has the 14 years old and under The Eden Millers Line beds must be people- Flyers Firemen and Don powered not motorized and Root and his crew as entries must resemble a bed There Interested parties can call has to be four people pushing Evelyn at Student wins WI bursary by Kerry Chalmers Rock wood area resident Nancy won the Women s Institute Bursary recently The Rock a long Rock a Long race and is not allowed to help Institute held its meeting at the lovely new home of Mrs Ruth Mrs Shultis reported on Tilling the bus to go to and any Interested persons be invited to go to phone Mrs M Wilson Mrs Dyer moved that a display of crofts and brooches be displayed at a booth for the Institute on Pioneer Days in Rockwood Mrs Black gave an in tcresting report of the District Annual held at Barrie Hill Church Rock a Long is to be hostess at the Welling ton Museum August Roll call was well answered with A custom from another country Rockwood Brownie news as we all do We assume that nurses Are you thinking when looking at me A crabby old woman Uncertain of habit withfarawayeyes Who dribbles her food and makes no reply Vt hen you say ma loud voice I do wish you d try Who seems not to notice the things that you do And forever is Who unresisting or not lets you will Withbathingandfeedlng the long day ill Is that what you re thinking Is that what yousee I II tell you who I amas I sit here so still Asluseatyourbidding I ma small child of ten withafatherand mother Brothers and sis ters who love A young girl of sixteen with wings on her feet Dreaming II meet Abndesoonatlwenty Remembering the vows that I promised to keep At twenty fivenowlhaveyoungofmyown A woman of thirty Bound to each other with ties that should last At forty But my man stays beside me toseel don mourn At fifty once more babies play round my knee Again we mylovedoneandme Darkdaysareuponme my husband Is dead I look to the future Ishudderwithdread For my young are all busy rearing young of their own And I think of the years and the love that I ve known I man old woman nowand nature is cruel Tis her jest to make old age look like a fool The body it crumbles grace and vigor depart There is now a stone where I once had a heart But Inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells And now and again my battered heart swells Irememberthejoys I remember the pain And I m loving and living lifeall over again And I think of the years all too few gone loo fast And accept the stark fact that nothing will last So open your eyes nurses open and see Not a crabby old woman look closer see closer see me Nancy will be attending College of Applied Arts In where she will take a medical secretary course She has had honors for the last three years at Centennial High School where she Is a member of the Honors Society An Indus tnous girl Nancy has com 12 H clubs since she was 12 years old taking two courses a year She received provincial honors for com 1st IlockMood by Mrs Thomson Owl Since Easter have been very busy with spring outdoor activities Early in April corned out a Good Turn by cleaning up the litter on the grounds of Centennial school yard It was hard work and Rockola Kylle Tomllnson Johna Cathy Haw kins Vanessa Wcideman Beth Haworth Cheryl Bald win Elizabeth Noble Sue Smith Margaret Thomson ThriftColette gale Housekeeper Laura Kelly Hamilton Carol Miss and Mrs Bayne were conveners for Citizenship and World Affairs for which Mrs Dyer gave a very informative reading of the origin of Canada s National Anthem followed by singing The Maple Leaf For ever Miss Bayne showed an interesting film on the several uses of our Canadian flag which passed the seal of approval in It is flown on all public buildings worn on shirts travelling bags always to be held in high esteem Provincial flags and history were also given A dainty lunch was served and social half hour enjoyed ONI Y SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING 240 York Road Guelph 0401 Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Table Lamps Door Chimes Swag Lam pi Vanity Cabinets Electric Heat Baseboard and Portable Vacuum Cleaning Systems Wiring Devices Fixture Parts etc Ventilation Hoods Fans etc FREE PARKING 1 Frl Till 9pm Sat a really appreciated the Meadows Janice Patterson snack that Mrs pre- Kim Petty Leslie pared for us Michelle whassey Johna Sixteen Brownies com Vanessa the tests Tor the Colette Nightingale Observers Badge Brown Margaret Thomson Eliza Owl prepared a treasure hunt beth Noble Cheryl Baldwin which we had to follow Puppeteer Kim Petty around the via Harris Pelkeeper Kylie Toml Street Spring Street Pine St Water Street and George StreetandNo Highway We wonder who are the for one group Fourteen Brownies finished the requirements for House keeper Badge These houses should have the cleanest windows in Cookie sales sue Our pack sold Book lover Janice Patter son Beth Collector Leslie Rockola Laura lyn Craft Louralyn Facey Kelly Hamilton Cathy Haw kins Michelle Massey Carol Meadows Johna Ofsonka Janice Kim Petty Kylie Tomlinson Elizabeth Noble Leslie Van HOLDING HER spoon rack is Nancy Glenden boxes Thank you to those ning winner Of the Wo- who supported this project Native Lore Kim Petty men S Institute Bursary Other activities included a Golden Ladder nine parts for Wellington South swimming outing with 2nd of the Golden Hand Cheryl Miss Glendenning has ll provincial ior com Victoria Road Recreation Colette Nightingale Eliza pleting these clubs all home- reteiveu a big Thank You goes beth Noble Margaret Thorn making clubs The bursary or ClUO Sne Has to those mothers who drove son will go towards her completed over the last and to those who went Golden Bar education and will be pre- six years taking One in swimming too A picnic that Facey I Logan Carol at the commencement the Spring and one in the not exercises at Centennial in the dampen our spirits for fun fall Missions are topic for meeting Mrs Margaret Swanston of Raymond St was hostess for the Group of the Presbyterian Church for their June meeting The president Mrs Helen Sinclair opened the Bicycle rally byK Chalmers Bicycle Rally sponsored by Ball Association and and District Lions Club will take place on Saturday June IB starting between 8 a m and 10 Erin paper meeting with prayer followed by hymn Jesus Lover of my Soul Mrs Milne read the second chapter of Timothy followed by prayer Mrs W and Mrs D Gray gave reports from the n microfilm Mrs W E McCutcheon of Hamilton was the guest speaker and spoke on World Missions which was very interesting A discussion followed on sex education In our public schools They fell that the younger pupils were not ready for It Reports were read by the Meadows Janice Patterson Kim Petty Leslie Rockola Cook Cheryl Baldwin Beth Haworth Colette Night ingale Sue Smith Margaret Thomson We have also made napkin rings for the grade eight ban at Centennial School and flowers for the South Wellington float for the centennial parade Beth voted by secret ballot represented our pack at the official opening of Sport Centre Com Hall Congratulations to all of you 1 hope you have enjoyed hlslor huffs have 20 Brownies as much as your years of back of the leaders have enjoyed working to with you Early in the fall you them through Hit will be hearing from us and games in June for last meeting Our fire kept going and enjoyed marsh mallows and a singsong at in between showers Badges during April and include Kelly ihmillon Lisa Logan Br en da Janice Patterson Kim FATHERS Dfly BRING DAD ALONG AND GET A FREE GIFT TOURS OF THE OLD GLEN MILL PICNIC A RE A B THE VER ANTIQUES CRAFTS CLOTHING Lades Shorts Lades K rat Tops Mens Swm Trunks Mens Shorts GibJBoys Tops Bath Soap Sinn Garbage Bags 2588 we 251 Face Cloths 3IF Bath Toweb Steel Wool QUILT PATCHES Too IS ShortsTops Trent Pes FREE GIFT WHEN CASHING BABY BONUS CHEQUE Open Sundays 430 MACRAME BEADS BOARDS CORD JUTE SOCKS DRESS SOCKS WORK SOCKS 3pr2 Knitting Yams 25 oz Quilting Batting 105 SUNDAYS library The issues from 1909 on microfilm Other editions of the paper will be put on microfilm later The library also hns filmed copies of the nations census committees Each member iti 1971 read a favorite poem Mrs Wellington Museum I Swanston served a cup of tea takin t0 micro m from and a social half hour was records of pioneer Mor Meetings will resume on Wednesday evenings Have a good summer and enjoy the you will do with your families Public School The pants living south of may meet at tennial Public School for free by Kerry Chalmers p A subsequent meeting Sympathy goes out to the will be held in Eden Mills Slumpf family and also to f Margaret and All about peonies will be the transportation to the starting family in the loss of their dear topic at the Horti point The rally will be ones culture Club meeting tonight patrolled by OPP and St at the Town Hall at 8 pm JohnAmbulancc Rain date Is Are you concerned about Guest speaker will be Mr June and there will be the hazard land restrictions Gilbert from Gilbert Peony prizes for the most pledges and wonder how they will Gardens In Elora and free refreshments affect your property Area residents are invited to meet with the Grand River Con Authority on Thurs day June at the Town Hall between and There will be a forma pre sentation at and a dis cussion may continue until 10 enjoyed by the members activities present district Join the parade by Kerry Chalmers Decorate your bicycles kids and get ready for the pioneer parade on Saturday July Anyone with some thing special to offer Is in vited to call Carl Meadows Old cars decorated bikes floats and horses ore we corned There will be prizes for the best horse best float best social group entry best commercial or business entry and best bicycle The parade will commence at one clock from Rockwood Centennial public school and travel down Guelph St and up Main St to Park Interest is rising according to Mr Meadows who asks residents to call 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