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The Acton Free Press Wednesday August T Stan Harris Rocktcood sponsors 62 horses riders compete National championships By Jennifer Barr The Halton Presbytery church grounds Line Nassaaaweya was the scene of the first National Trail Horse Championships sponsored by the Trail Riders on Sunday entrants came from as far away as Azllda and Blizzard Valley for the five mile natural course featuring trail obstacles Horses were judged at each obstacle and awarded RIDERS READYING for the five mile from the Halton Presbytery grounds on the marks for attitude and endurance ride left at two minute intervals Blue Springs Line Thomson Photo MARG McGINNIS of the Trail Riders gives her mount a brisk brush prior to the start of Sundays ride On the beach with Heather By Heather Instructors arid the pupils are to guards their last week at the With swimming classes over be for Iheir fine pa the end of the summer Is now efforts and bravery evident to the waterfront staff It Next the public can look has gone so fast its seems hard to forward to a similar instruction recount the events of the season program with pretty well the The weather was unusual but same staff behind It The the waterfront program adopted waterfront itself Will be altered to lis varying temperament with an increased area More swimmers became the rnlt will be swimmers this year than ever permanently installed In the before and more advanced level area with a guard swimmers passed their exams vislb ruc than ever before Both the S the tunc of the performance The course included Crewsons Corners at the southern most tip part of the Radial Line Trail and the Ponderosa ranch and commenced with a brush drag After opening and closing a gate riders had to put on a slicker while still mounted A foot deep pond mud and water hole containing a wooden bridge provided some amusing Incidents Stone of Rock had quite a both when her mare decided to lie down A hill small Jumps a pile of rails in the middle a creek and a bright orange bag filled with brush were obstacles negotiated without much trouble Rocks bogs another water hole then riders were asked to show their horses at a walk trot and canter Meter cards Die unsatisfactory system of estimated billing will soon be eliminated for hydro consumers Village secretary Hockey told the Free Press this week that as soon as cards can be printed the meter reading card system mil be introduced Ratepayers who are not at Thomson Photo home when the meter reader calls will be able to pencil in the position of the hands on the meter on a card which the meter reader will leave at the door Lards may then be deposited In the mad slot at the hydro office Previously hydro consumption was estimated when ratepayers were not home when the reader called Mr Hockey said one un fortunate resident had his con- sumption estimated three times in succession In order that their way of going could be assessed Back on the trail startled horses met a sheet of plastic over brush a calfskin and garbage bog The final obstacle a dead end necessitating backing up proved to be one of the most difficult All riders with the possible exception of soaking wet anchor man Susl Stone agreed that the course was not as hard as expected and an enjoyoblo trail One horse spooked at the welcoming Jugs at the entrance gates but managed to complete the course without losing his rider Winners were awarded ribbons and money prizes from to Hie top rider won a grand total of a trophy and ribbon Awards were as follows Championship and top lady rider Janet McDowell of Centralia Running Creek 2nd of on Johnny Yuma and top male rider Peter of Gait on Buck Tanner Sheila Lindsay of on Big Red I Westaway of Stouf- on Majors ChlcWe Ron Bast of Gait on Giant Irv Watson of Caledon on Sundance flth Nell Simpson of Branchton on Bar Poly Edwin of Pefferlaw on Kay T Doll Frank Ham of King City on Two Zero trustees highlights At their regular meeting last Wednesday night Rockwood village trustees dealt with the following items of business received a letter from Mrs Jean Meadows requesting rezoning of property to the west of Main Street north A campsite is proposed for the property The secretary was instructed to reply to Mrs Meadows letter saying the matter will be given consideration and a decision made later Because of the fact the building is still being used to store village vehicles trustees reluctantly turned down a request from a village car club for use of the old fire hall Randy PetUt and Bruce Logan attended the meeting on behalf of the car club Trustees discussed the possibility of obtaining extra space from the bowling green area for the cenotaph site It was decided chairman Don Hilts would attend the next meeting of the St Johns parish council to make a presentation Trustees authorized D Schwenker to lower the curb at the property at 11 Guelph St approximately six feet to a reasonable height consistent with good drainage at his own expense and to the approval of the board of trustees village trustees officially the reslgna of Stan Harris from the board and hydro commission at their meeting last Wednesday night Mr Harris is moving to A Sandy Hudson was named to fill the position for the SANDY HUDSON New Trustee rest of this term Mr Harris business necessitated the move to Fergus Most of his business was being done In the area north of the town Mr Hudson was a candidate In the last election and Is a former head of the Home and School Occasions Cut Flowers Potted Plants Funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc Open Week lam Til Dark Always a good supply of FRESH CUT FLOWERS WE WIRE Caroline Flower Garden Centre Acton Leading Florin Two Miles West of Acton South Side of Highway With the tremendous team of staff at Park this summer proved to be a very worthwhile and rewarding experience Placed second Tonka a pony entered at came Cat owned by K by Robert Lister of Kirton Waterloo and third Acton placed second in the class owned by Margo Hines for 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