Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 11, 1975, p. 15

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Salvage old sheeting for poultry building About 15 members of Ihe Agricultural Society had a work bee at the park Saturday They had salvaged sheeting from the arena roof and were putting it on the sides of the poultry building The steel siding in good enough condition for the arena roof but the fair board willingly took it for use on the walls of the old building which houses the poultry exhibits on fair day The sheeting will later be painted grey to match the arena Obituary New roof The men expect to have a couple more days work ahead of them before the job is done Veteran fair worker Davidson was one of the volunteers as well as who Just out of hospital The poultry building was originally the town drill hall It was moved from Bower Ave to the park about 1B94 From here the World War I soldiers left the town Art Nightingale BUILDING S old brick siding covered the two sides that showed from the ark Now sheeting saved from the arena roof project is going on all four sides and the building will be painted grey to match the arena There was a work bee by fair board members A deeply respected member of the Rock wood community Arthur William Nightingale of 131 Division St died on May in Kitchener Waterloo hospital after a five illness Bom on August 1920 in Nassagaweya he was the son of William and Charlotte Nightingale On September he married the former Moira Iona Vickers During their years of marriage they raised three children Marjone Griffenham Main SL red of McKemie SL and Alan all of Besides his wife and children Mr Nightingale survived by a brother and slater Fred Alma St Rockwood and Lillian Simpson Ontario Walker Lodge member The well known village resident served with the and fire fighters for years He belonged to the Walker Lodge Acton and the Rock wood and District Lions Club He was also a member of the United church The Rev officiated at the funeral service held May at the Funeral Home Acton Representatives of the Walker Lodge attended the funeral Interment was at Rockwood cemetery Pallbearers were Bar toot Jim Hill Dave hammer Herb Saunders Earl and Bab Noble CUTTING TOOLS borrowed from Beardmore help prepare old arena sheeting for the poultry building At work are Brian Evans Brent Marshall and his Davidson Area resdents hurt in Guelph accident Play ball on CVCA site Li chouse will again have the use of the Conservation Area for a ball diamond The Authority gave permission not only for the continued use of the existing ball diamond but approved a second ball diamond on the site Recreation director Doug told Halton Hills administration Committee there is no money in the budget for a second diamond Ihls year but the planning could be done at this The letter pointed out the approval of the ball diamonds did not obligate them if development of the area Is undertaken by them The Acton Free Press Wed June 1975 The latest report on con It ions of two area residents badly hurt in an accident Saturday May 31 Is that Elmer Pete Fisher of 1 Guelph was released from the Guelph General hospital last Monday his wife Abigail Abbey remains in the intensive care unit of the same hospital The accident occurred when the 1971 Buick in which they were riding struck a house on Fountain St The vehicle driven by Mr Fisher was southbound on Gordon St when It struck a traffic Island and travelled a considerable distance in a southeasterly direction The car hit the south curb of Fountain St continued on striking the front of the house at Fountain St According to reports the Fisher vehicle was com demolished at an est mated cost of outer structure of Ihe building is damaged to an estimated According to Mr and Mrs Fisher a son his mother is still in Ihe lung machine In intensive care The hospital reports she Is holding her own Her son reports there can be absolutely no visitors Sunshine busyJune June days are fun days for students at Sunshine School Hornby the Board of Education school for train able retarded serving North Students planning Iheir annual yearend concert June 10 at Martin St School in Milton storting at m This is open to the public They an also looking forward to trl school swim meet with Ihe two schools south this Thursday at the School In Milton On June they II have their annual Inst dayof school outing to Pony Ranch in Milton followed by a picnic lunch at the school grounds Pet of the week PEBBLES AN ordinary white house cat was born deaf but it t change the fact that she is a good pet to the MacDonald family of Roseford Terrace Cheryl Ann says Pebbles is seven months old and likes to eat salmon cat food Pebbles has been with the the full seven months after being purchased from a Georgetown pet shop I WORK

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