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THE HERALD Septembers im Page Tachmen Club celebrates 14 years of street rod fever This Model truck belongs to Brian of he Burlington Street rod club It was just one of a number of older model vehicles at the Tachmen big annual event recently Bob Gales an organizer of he barbecue and picnic drives a Chevrolet which was brought up from Alabama The car was in an accident and had lo be totally rebuilt to create shiny street rod seen below For many young boys a car or a truck Is ihc favorite toy or members of ihe Car Club the love for a shiny smojlh running ear or truck remains even though they are long past the stage of playing with them The come a wide range of potions from stock brokers and bank managers to policemen and mechanics Their ages too vary considerably although Bob Gales estimates the over age age to be In the early thirties Their vehicles also age or type and run from as modem as 1975 to as old as The only common bond is me zeal which they lake ttnlr vehicles and remodel or re build them The club which was formed in 1963 belongs to the Canadian Street Rod Association and has a closed membership of There is a waiting for prospective members and Mr Gales he was on it for two years before he joined The name comes from a tac hornet a device for measuring engine speeds understand most of Ihe memoirs had tachometers in cars when the club was formed so they called ihcm selves Mr Gales says Street rods arc family typo vehicles he says and club members vehicles would pass Ministry of Transport tests At glance these vehicles might be mistaken for ucs because most of arc older models They can be us true antiques In many cases however because of the modifications made by the owners Seme have air conditioning power steering directional signals radios and all sorts of modern equipment added which wasn t even invented when car came off the line others fall rt of the real antique class because owner rebuilt ralhcr lhan original parts to repair them Brightly coloured paint is another distinction In the early cars I come in pale aqua and flame red Often only colour available was black present club rents a Id where each ha own plant to urk on his car Members hope to build own new quarters in next two or three years where they can trade their individual skills In their shared interest cars While members may take great pride in their car the rod runs which ore sponsored by clubs In various areas are not limited lo club members They have events for women and children loo at these runs and members include their ies when ihey attend The Tachmen in fact won a prize at Georgian Bay run earl this year for having most members of Ihe club attend the event and the great the lull residence on Highway est number of members part Seven for an afternoon and Iclpating in the various events evening of fun and food topped at the run of with a bonfire for toasting The recently drew and renewing people and cars lo iheir friendships with other car lov annual barbeque and picnic era from around the province Food coop progressing J- Progress Is being mode in organizing a food cooperative it l Georgetown opinion requested 14 homes in Acton on The town planning boards consideration of a proposal to develop seven residential lots on west side of Crescent in Acton has been deferred until the Credit Vol ley Conservation Authority si opinion of prop osal can be clarified John appeared be fore the board last Tuesday on behalf of Wyndland Consult ants Ltd which wishes to build semidetached homes on a 7 acre site owned by King ham Hill Estates Confusion arose over Mr s claim lhat his comp any has approached the CVCA with the proposal and has concluded that rcscrv aliens expressed by the autho rity can be overcome The town planning depart recommended to the board that proposal should be rejected as being able and undesirable for the site In question of King ham Road Mayor Tom Hill and Coun Peter Marks the recommendation According lo a preliminary report from he planning part merit the site Is almost entirely within a marsh area which Ihe CVCA considers for the proper control or any flood waters thai could Asubslant ml amount of fill would be needed lo site grade the level of in the event that I development is approved the rcpon states Livestock judging club TON I JUDGING CLUB By Fart ha May The final meeting of the L Judging Club for 1078 held Aug IS began at Bronlc Creek Provincial Pork the pledge roll call and Ihe minutes of ihe last meet We then judged a class of Belgian horses and Jeff Nurse gave official lowing we judged a class of Shorthorn heifers and each member gave their reasons Mark Leahy gave he official and reasons discussing the class we drove to the Arnold Fish farm on There we wrote our final quiz and enjoy a delicious feast of corn on cob and hamburgers The were thanked for the use of their farm and the Junior Extension was thanked for the food The meeting was closed Because the former Acton accepted site as parkland when the Kingham 11 subdivision was developed in 1973 the report continues Hills is not entitled to any additional parkland from area The dlrec tor hat pointed out however thai according to the Acton official plan two acres of parkland must be ided for every residents TheCobblehlll neighborhood has since been found to be lacking Ihret four acres of parkland already Mr challenged CVCA assertion that his com pany had never approached ihc authority A number of meetings with CVCA were In fict held he contended one of which witnessed a formal the company to have the site cut and filled Pal Patterson motion for the matter lo be deferr until the has a chance to clarify its stance regarding the proposal Musket demonstration The precision team of Upper Canada Rifles will demonstrate use of old time and hand gun drill work Ihe Cold Creek Conservation Area on Sept Cold Creek is midway through and on Concession north of the King A group of interested people In ihe St John United Church hall August 30 lo hear speaker Mike from Main Street Group for Cooperative Development an specific questions on starling and running a food cooperative This mecling was arranged following a seminar on food cooperatives held the Hal ton Hills Energy Conservation Centre two weeks ago when it sppcared that there was interest consider se riously the formation of a coop In Georgetown Mr described the three basic forms of coopera live as coops a part time store and a full time store With a part lime store ihe has the space on permanent basis but the store hours are fairly limited and the location will not likely be since they are too expensive Mr said It Is possible to set up a coop with regular hours which would operate like a health food store or a small grocery store but In that case the coop would need many more members In order to meet the high overhead expenses and still maintain the low prices on Its slock Mr Labbe described a coop in Toronto called Karma I which has to 00 members and has bought Its own build I have always encouraged groups to think In terms of stores Mr said Stores arc more stable opera he added Mr Labbe said thai whatev er the type of coop shoppers should sate about per on produce from supermarket and to per cent on dry goods He added lhal it Is difficult tocoops lo compete In the area of canned goods be cause they have a long shelf life and the supermarket mark up on them is small to start with Mr Is also Involved with the Toronto Federation of Food Coops and Clubs an umbrella group wmen acts as an Intermediary between the clubs and the producers To Join the federation coop must agree to provide two hours of volunteer service to the federation dot mon pe five per cent of Its member ship In return the federation takes Ihe order from the coop picks up the items from the producers and arranges to have It picked up by the coops at their depot or will deliver It to the coop Mr Labbe said it requires a minimum of people who arc really committed to get the coop started On Ihe average it takes about three months to get organized and get storied buying One of first things you 11 be looking for once you gel going Is space he said He said the space for a coopcanbequtcamall and is not required on a permanent However If ihe coop were o decide lhat want a Si operation they would need a larger space He suggested that for a storetype operation a minimum amount of storage space would be needed on a permanent basis LEASING A CAR OR TRUCK GIVE US A TRY Main street North Acton Ontario 853 3370 I Kohem T J Novak D T Georgetown on Highway Pott Officii Denture therapy Clinic Phone Ask us about you Come and ell us what you looking for in a job Toll us what you are today and what you want 10 be tomorrow Ask us if we can offer opportunities and challenges to match your needs No obligations on cither side We II be glad to talk And may have just what you re looking for But you II never know until you ask Visit our Mobile Recruiting Unit Canada Manpower Centre 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