Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 28, 1978, p. 17

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The Acton Press Wednesday 17 JACKIE WELSH and her Great Dane take off over the obstacle course at Sunday dog trials on the Milne farm near Ballinafad Dog trials Sunday at Ballinafad farm Great Danes German Shepherds Poodles Samoyeds and even a Mini Dachshund en In the dog trials at the Milne farm on the nth Line Ball Sunday were there from many parts of and one from the ted States to follow a course through muck mire pasture and woodland nfested with toes The one and a half mile course was set up by Jerry of Glen Williams to give both dog and handler a good run and some peeled obstacles boot One runner even lost boot in the mucky of one ob stacle The course was set up for me or 12 minutes but dogs like Canadian champion Zeus a g black Great Dane gated It just over seven minutes Zeus was handled by George Lewis a soccer player with a pleasant Scottish burr who owners Ralph ana Shirley Lehman of Ham lion picked because they soccer players were able athletes Zeus won last years competition on the banks of the Cred t too against 19 other Great Danes but this year he had competition from about 45 dogs of breeds ment The test Is really to deter how you and your dog get along explained Jerry There were both male and female classes with trophies for both sexes We re finding there are a lot more young people out this year because the older one are nding they can keep up to the dogs Last year it ra and we had to finish one contestant out of the Mazur laughed The course was not without Its hazards too Frank Tyrell of the Georgetown Volunteer ambulance Service said he treated four people for minor hurts after the first entries had left the starting gate one a sprained ankle Officials of the tr were pleased with the cooperation they received from Mrs Annette Milne over use of her property for the trials Mrs Ine purchased the acreage along the Ninth Line after selling her prop erty adjacent lo the west end of Georgetown for a Jehovah Witness headquarters Son Chris also helped at one or the checkpoints along the course Dogs came along at five minute intervals but there was some lapping as the faster animals and handlers passed those who preferred a more leisurely exercise Local people with entries from this area Included Jerry and daughter from the Glen and Jackie Welch from Acton Ralph Lehman vlcepres ident of the Great Dane Club of Canada a Hamilton res said they were delighted with the weather the course and the interest shown in this year trials and predicted it would con I nun lo expand next year Resdents town share dandelion killing chores It is up to homeowners to keep boulevards weedfree Halton Hills works com mittee Monday expressed satisfaction with the present policy of spray medians and Islands against weeds It going to cost thousands and thousands of dollars and more equipment and men to spray boulevards town engineer Bob Austin in formed the committee And because spray drifts the Insurance will be affected said the engineer Our policy is to spray medians and islands said committee member Mike Armstrong Surely people who have boulevards can take care of them he said The works committee was responding to a note from the finance administration com which requested an Investigation of the possl blhty of spraying boulevards island and medians against weeds and dandelions Mayor Tom Hill said he prompted the finance com mittee s action because when he saw yellow once when he looked along Sargent Road It a been sprayed All our property has been sprayed We cover more than acres in the urban area said Austin Most people in subdivisions take care of boulevards ob served the mayor Councillor Marilyn Ser asked about areas not sprayed which front on town land She named Met Ravine as an example It going to be torn up anyway said Austin Eramosa library newsletter The Community Library Is an integrated School and Community Library located in Rock wood Centennial School with en trance from Mary Street This comb use of fac 1 is an ad van tage to our patrons as membership is free to all township res dents Adequate parking spaces are available The Library Is open 3 days a week Tuesday and Thurs day and 7 Saturday morning 9 Beg nmng July Tuesday and Thurs day hours will be and for Ihe months of July and August Saturday morning hours will remain the same There are over 15000 books in the library on a wide range of subjects Talking books are available to those who require them Many current fiction books hove arrived in large print Magazines are available and may be borrowed for a week period Canadian Geographic Canadian Col lector Canadian Consumer MacLeans National Geo graphic and Harrowsmlth Books may be renewed by telephone this service Is es pecially convenient the winter months Telephone number Is We hope that all Township residents will visit often and avail themselves of the excellent services of Roots cop title in mixed doubles by Barbara Saturday June saw Ihe second mixed doubles round robin tournament at the Rockwood Club In the finals Monty Root and Robin Root competed against Sandy Root and Bill Wynneck The Root father and son team were the victors Further Saturday tour are planned Dates will be posted at the courts Monday and Wednesday mornings are set aside for lad fun tournaments Everyone novice to expert is welcome Centennial School Student Council has donated a Junior trophy to the Club as well as to be applied to the purchase of court lights This donated fund can be matched by a grant making prospects of lights by season end a little brighter Ask only Glen Mill open Halton Hills council reversed a planning board re commendation Monday night and decided to ask the Region to exempt only the Old Glen Mil from the Retail Business Holidays Act At planning board they had voted to have the whole of Glen Williams declared a tourist area meaning any business could stay open Sun day Councillor Pete pointed out the town had wanted only the Old Glen Mill exempted right from the beginning but the Region felt it would be easier to deslg the whole of the Glen said this would necessitate an Official Plan amendment which would take time He said In the meantime the Mill would be operating Illegally He Jested they ask the Region to with only the one tion and then seek an O P amendment while the bus- could continue Councillor Roy Booth said the Region claimed It was thel easiest method but It was easiest only for them He said making the whole of the Glen a tourist area was opening up a whole can of worms

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