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Acton Baptist Church marks 150 years with Sunday celebration BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The rain may have forced the cancellation of some scheduled events at Sunday's celebration at Acton's Baptist Church, but it didn't dampen any spirits. Hundreds of people helped the church celebrate its 150th anniversary with a day of worship, fun and food. The church was filled to the rafters Sunday morning for commemorative service featuring Pastor Tom Cullen's sermon "Aim low boring, aim high soaring." Pastor Cullen urged the church and members to strive for greatness and to stand up for what they believe, no matter the cost may be. Long-time church member Marjorie Landsborough shared stories of the mission circle. Alice Pilkington reminisced about the church choir and Ralph Landsborough remembered his days in the Sunday School and some of his favourite teachers. Following the service the fun began with a barbecue, a slide show and a show by the Acton Puppeteers, who received a standing ovation fortheir performance. Sunday's celebration was the third of four special services to mark this 150th year. The next service is slated for October and will include dedication of the church's new stained-glass window. Continued from Page 1 -• Gilchrist explained. Guards from pools in Acton and Georgetown competed against local teams at the Orangeville meet. Teams were evaluated in four categories, with judging based on overall and individual effort. In its first competition, the Georgetown team finished third. Gilchrist said complicated scoring sheets show that the Acton team members did not miss or score poorly in any of the events. "The team is really pretty amazing, but in competition you have to show off for the judges. If anything, the scores show that we didn't show off enough, not that we are not top-flight guards. In a real-life emergency we can't be beat." She said they will continue to practice competition skills in order to be ready for next year's event. NEWSSHORTS Fill 'er up at local Esso Halton police have no suspects or leads in the theft of $200 in $20-bills from the Esso gas bar at Mill Street and Eastern Avenue Saturday afternoon. The gas jockey told police he saw no one near the office during his shift but he discovered the till tampered with and the money gone at about 2 pm. Police report the employee was willing to take a polygraph, but one was not conducted. Booze bust for "Buzzard" An Acton man was charged with impaired driving Saturday night in Georgetown as he was driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle through town. Police report the man failed a road-side breathalizer test and spent the night in jail. Charged is 42-year-old Donald Powell, alias "Buzzard," of Poplar Avenue. 0PP officers hurt in ruckus Two Guelph OPP officers were slightly hurt Sunday night when they arrested an intoxicated man found lying on Highway 7at Main Street in Rockwood. The man refused to identify himself and fought with the officers as they tried to place him in their cruiser. One officer's nose was hurt and the other was bruised during the incident. Charged with numerous offenses, including two counts of assault, resisting arrest and intoxication is 26-year-old Scott Smith of Erin township. Unholy B&E attempt at church The pastor of Acton's Evangel Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly recently got a rude welcome after two weeks of holidays. When he returned from vacation Saturday he found someone had tried to force open a door to the Churchill Road facility. The suspect only managed to pry a security strip off the door, doing about $25 damage. Senseless vandalism on Storey A Storey Drive man was left with a real mess to clean up after vandals ripped up landscaping and threw it in his swimming pool Thursday night. Police say someone ripped out a small bush from the garden and tossed it in the pool along with some rocks and a piece of garden fencing. Damage is $150. Fist used to smash window Damage is estimated at $100 to the window of the Halton Workshop office in Acton following an accident Thursday. Police report a Ministry of Health social worker and her client had a dispute and the client used her fist to smash a window. Charged with mischief is Linda Osborne of Mill Street, Acton. Acton van fire Friday morning A suspected mechanical otelectrical fire is being blamed for a van fire in Acton early Friday morning. By the time the fire department arrived at the corner of John and Mill Streets the fire was out. Damage to the van is estimated at $1,000. No one was injured. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Maybe it's just some ignorant dog owner who doesn't give a damn and lets his pet run free, but it is going to stop. When I find the owners I will make sure they keep their dogs off my property." -- Irate home-owner Bob Thompson, Page 1 DID YOU KNOW? Albert Einstein's last words were spoken in German. Since the attending nurse did not know the language, we'll never know what he said.