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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 25, 1982, p. 6

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Georgeto Wednesday Aug Elbow grease main ingredient in restoring rail cars 107 and 416 The winding down for five students employed under two youth grants at the Halton County Radial Railway But that doesnt mean the work I completed For Kathy and David Johns and Elisabeth KoebneL the scraping and polishing of the old railway and transit cars will continue into the winter The Railway something the two Johns teenagers have been born Into their parents being active In the Railway Organization The past few summers they have been lucky enough to be paid to do what they have done all their lives Kathy Elisabeth of Acton High School and Chlchy are working at the Railway near Eden Mills on an Experience grant David and Paul also of Acton High School are working under the auspices of the Ontario Youth Employment Program While the two girls have been busy strip ping the three to five coats of varnish off the interior of Car 107 from Montreal the other youths nave been re placing the piping Car a major job which requires working with the air brakes and David and Kathy were working under the grants last summer also and were responsible for the restoration of the exterior of Car and Ihe repfplng of it This year a fifth student Robert BeU helps out as a volunteer as he is too young to be eligible for the grant It taken all summer for and Elisabeth to accomplish as much as Ihey have Inside Car 107 Hundreds of hours of elbow grease have gone Into it and It is only about half done The projects and the girls savior came accidentally Kathy explains They have been using a very powerful ana sticky chemical to strip the old varnish off the woodwork in an at tempt to bring It up to its original tain However the golden colored and wording explaining the type car it is were above the doors at both ends They didnl want to strip off the wording Masking tape was carefully placed over the numbers and the area around It covered In the chemical However says some of it the chemical seeped behind the tape It turned out the wording was not painted on but and was under all the coats of varnish After days of wondering how to work around the words and numbers they discovered It was safe to put the chemical right over it While the students are only paid for seven hours a day they act worked eight In an attempt to accomplish all they can Their week runs from Wednesday until Sunday Besides working on the actual cars the students are also kept busy doing grounds and car maintenance Kathy and Elisabeth also work In the gift shop on the weekends Ana says during the week although not face they them officially sometimes tours om surprises The visitors are taken for rides up and down the tracks and shown the railcar museum explains Some are only there a few minutes other have hours to browse around It slow hard work for all the students but says Elisabeth in their case quality is better than quantity And there is a certain feeling of accomplishment when they can look back at what they have done And when their grant runs out on August David Elisabeth and Kathy will continue working When the snow socks In the railway yard they will be taking various projects home with them to work on over the winter So far It has taken two years of work to get Car 107 to the stage it is at now At least one more summers work Is needed But that isnt bad It took 15 years to restore Car Students working on the County Radial Railway this were KoelmeL Robert Bell KaUiy Johns David Johns Paul and Chlchy Rockwood rural routes Drop Saturday delivery The Childrens House Halton Hill Offers development of individual potential concrete experience with developmental material 6 limited spaces available for September for 2A4 year olds for information 8776751 Five rural mail contractors and over homes will be affected by Canada Posts decision to can cel Saturday rural de livery service A fiveday week delivery schedule on all rural routes In the Southwestern postal district will be Intro duced October l Final Saturday delivery will be September ac cording to Tom manager of public affairs for the district This move Is expected to save across the country and will affect all areas ex cept Prince Edward Island The standardization of service to Monday to Friday will bring rural and suburban routes that now receive Saturday delivery to the For the School Year Grade 13 texts Dictionaries Other reference books NowinStockat ID OXBOW BOOKS Main Downtown oar gat own Competitive Prices Mj gS gam 129 a PRODUCT OF UJU CANADA NO Large Cantaloupes Acton IGA People Come gza First at DOWNTOWN ACTON PUNTY OF FREE district Rockwood Trail Riders compete Sua by Barbara Laprade riding The Trail Velvet and Janice Riders held their annual Smith riding Lady Trail Riders Trials at Sugar Lee the Halton Joaj Peon and Anne Church Grounds on President and Sunday and despite the Vice President of Rock- rain the 38 competitors wood Trail Riders it was an ex the awards The ride Each rider high point winners of was to negot each division wen with wool ci mile trail They were donated by Desmonds judged on their per- Tack Shop Acton and horse- Everyone enjoyed a manahip chicken and The following won barbecue after special awards for the trials day for Horsemanship This summer Rock- Alan re- wood again played host serve Kristy the summer mission- for Sportsmanship Mo of the Child McGinnis and for Evangelism FeUowshlp- Paul movement Thompson In the English The Fellowship has Division the top 10 operating since the riders were Kathy and this year In Black riding Sugar Ontario over 70 teenage Star Bars Colleen workers covered the McCracken riding province reaching Lauralee MerriMarch approximately 300000 Dana riding children This is an Black Velvet Marg denominational Fryer riding Mexico 1Ui interested Silver Helen Stubbing- teenagers beginning an ton riding Canadian Intensive training Kristy Andrew Calne Immediately riding Susan following the closing of Wood riding high school in June Julie riding Au- They begin their work bum Lady and continue riding Peppy through until the last Vixen and Kelly week in August The two riding Limerick missionaries working In In the Western thin year division the top were Susan Baxter riders were Lana Little Britain and Arch lish riding Kojak Nell Wong Hamilton Simpson riding Call Mr April Mo McGlnnlfl This year as In riding NewVlgglng riding Hyland Lucky for five Rocket Kathy Hansen riding Man0Deck Pal outdoors at Brundage riding Miss our different options Nifty Mac Don diss follows the Misty Mme format a Bible his car the items worth Luck Charm competed in the Trail no Thunder verse a same frequency as urban areas resulting in significant savings in energy consumption and transportation costs The change to a five- day per week delivery schedule is only one of the measures the Canada Post Corpor ation is taking to reduce its costs and to free re sources for modernizing and improving the re liability of postal serv ice In the Southwestern District of which Rock wood is a part routes are affected five being Hub caps stolen The hub caps and ch rome rims from a car belonging to a Mississ- man were stolen I V Thursday night in Rockwood Oscar Leal was parked on Main St while he visited friends from to 15 and when he returned to Acton Kathy Hansen teamed with her hone Sunday In the Trail Hone Trials near Corcoran and her hone Good had been stolen Riders Hone Trials Sunday J HALTON KILLS ELKETTE8 Baton Twirling Lessons REGISTRATION Tuesday 14th at EBtaLodoa Mountatnvfew BEGINNER LESSONS Wadrwaday AgaaM fun up 700 NEW Bog Inner Drum Una Lesions to Boya Girls ages and over For more information call 8776688 BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL ONLY PERMS Includes cut and set Offer expires September 1182 For appointment caff Bonnie lie Hwy No 7 8776537 Eden Mills Eden House folks go on a hay ride story songs and word games with a review of the week work on the final day The children are encouraged to at tend a local church to continue their Bible studies and to watch for the winter after school Bible clubs There will be another work bee at the Rock wood Cemetery tonight Mrs G Mm Doug a 11 N Marshall and son Mr and Mrs Hugh of proud Dad and Mom have Mr and Mrs Don returned from their Marshall Guelph first plane trip which Mr and Mrs Roger Wednesday and was to Calgary MacDougall spent an Thursday at pm Alberta where they enjoyable weekend at one wishing to help were special guests at Francis Lake near bring your rake and lota the wedding their Owen Sound of energy Rick Walker Mr and Mrs Walters from have from England have been guests at the Turowski home Brenda and Brian Snow spent some holidays with their grandparents Mr and Mrs EUwoodSnow IIANCI- own a iti WEIGHT WATCHERS 345DA MENU COOK MFCs weight 8269200 Windows are bricked up by Doris Fines there are enough days Workmen are labor- left to get the debris against time at cleaned up before the school these children arrive The residents of Eden days As they have done It a that time of year House Nursing Home In many other schools again when I detest enjoyed an old- the maintenance crew mowing the lawn fashioned from the Wellington cant say its my favor- recently The weather County Board or pastime at any lime man cooperated nicely Education are bricking but I feel like a murder- and it was a beautiful up the huge windows every time I run over day The host and that seemed to take up a toad or frog I spend hostess were Mr and most of the outside half my time carrying Mrs Roland Height and walls When completed the little critters refreshment were there will be three safe spot only to co served at their home to smaller windows in back and find another the residents volun- each classroom one hopping about teers and children The main purpose of Another one of Sincere get well this was tola Is to former wishes go out to Mis conserve heating A lot has passed on In the Betty Marshall Act of cold air comes person of Mary ivities Director at Eden seeping in around those Archibald who died on House who is presently big windows It will also Sunday August IS after a patient In Guelph cut down on vandalism a lingering illness General Hospital Hundreds of dollars Mary and her husband On Monday night the have been spent by the Ted who predece ball club defeated Board of Education her two year ago Morriston with a score each year keeping farmed on the first line of 180 but on Thursday windows replaced in all for many years and be- the schools In the longed to that dwindling county As an after- group of oldtimers who thought I was Informed passed many a cold it would be less windows winters evening the caretaker to Joying the company of clean Now why didnt neighbors Funeral they think of that years services were held In ago Tuesday There Is still a lot of Sincere sympathy Is ex work to be accomplish- tended to her daughters before and tons Ida Joan school reopens In Sept Fred and Don and their ember so heres hoping families evening Morriston came back here fighting to a victory over the home team with a score This Is a 3 out of 3 playoff series and Eden has two and Morriston one game to date If you are a football fan watch for Greg Marshall of the Edmonton Eskimos He is the grandson of Mrs Last week at the Rockwead Day Gawp may be maybe

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