Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 8, 1979, p. 8

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 1979 girl learns archaeology first hand a favorite hymn at Bible School sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship Harris hosted children each morning and Susan Wentlaski 16 of Kitchener conducted the program In four local centres each day during the one week teuton Front row left to right Paul Kc William Hill Kevin Harris middle row Keri Death Helen Waldy Susan Porter Back row Susan Sally flashes a victory smile after defeating Sandy Root to win Rock moss Tennis Club first ladles handicap singles title Miss Root started each game at a point disadvantage Sluart Roc kola defeated Monty Root taking the Men singles title New potatoes Fresh Ontario- grown new or early potatoes arc tasty treat special to he summer months Good for boiling and exc ellent in salads they make perfect additions to any summer meal Harvesting of early potatoes began in the fir st part of July They arc widely available on the market now and will continue to be available Into the month of Sept ember Early or new potatoes have a characteristic appearance to help Identification They may be red or white and will have a smooth feathered thin skin Select firm potatoes that are relatively free from cuts blemishes and wrinkled skin Because of their delicacy new potatoes will only store well at cool room temperature for about our or five days whereas tote potatoes tend to keep longer CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS INSTALLATIONS and REPAIRS GUS MOWBRAY ltd by Barb Wynneck What the cosy way to take a Canadian studies High School credit course Grade 11 student Kami AUerellie of Rock wood discovered how to do it this summer Instead of studying archaeology in a stuffy winter classroom she headed to the bush with 20 fellow students for a three week course making an actual ar cheology dig The students group leader Ken on and Guelph high school teacher and two Experience assistants spent the first two days at Rockwood Conservation Area Here introduction to ar cheology principles surveying the Harris woolen mill and swim ming were organized activities Night raids conducted by nearby campers were not scheduled but fun Miss AUerellie said The next five days the group camped at Kelso Conservation Park cooking meals over an open fire Snorkelling lessons skin diving practise archeology movies trips to local museums and surveying homesteads of the lBOOs prepared students for the next course phase The actual dig took place at in home stead near Dorset Ontario Skin diving for artifacts in the ncarb Black River was an additional course feature Tht class lodged at Leslie M frost Natural Resources Centre Each student cavated one square metre area during seven day Dorset Gently scraping with trowels and brushing away Hie earth the dents worked artifacts each morning and afternoon fcach evening they and cleansed their finds in the laboratory Piecing to gether broken challenged group members Miss AUerellie said Best find in the dig an intact pumpkin seed bottle she added Diving for artifacts was the trip highlight Miss enthused It was a different world watching the big fish swim by In by gone days pioneers used the river as a dump Now the river bottom yields valued Ireisurc hand blown bottles cloy pipes spoons and equipment from an early nearby log iransporting operation Each morning the swimmers feet disturbed the bottom silt at a five to six foot depth the students slipped into the river up stream at a bridge and down to collect the exposed artifacts Swimmers dropped finds to fellow students stationed in a diver Wright of ac companied the group discovering many in the deeper foot river depths Miss said All artifacts behind at the Dorset Museum The dig is liscensed under the Ministry of Culture and Recreation for Dorset An Individual fee covered the student s food and accomodation The Wellington County Board of Education inancedrcmaining costs DOWNTOWN MILTON GREAT THREE DAY STREET CLOSING AUG Come jo the do down bo UK a mo kot arts show unique ml inn display a talon show it oiled talk and a Boot Gordon Dane no Thu Friday oven Shop and stroll n at mo pi no gracious 130 old town Plenty a k ng It a fam ly that beg daily at a Into it not on EVERYTHING IN DOORS WINDOWS AT DISCOUNT PRICES EXAMPLE Top quality aluminum door full 1 thick natural finish self storing hard ware included pre hung in a frame 49 Compare to 95 Free borates Instabtnn Arranged HWY m east Georgetown Monday to ThuratlayM Of I- I Friday Saturday Picture Yourself Here from No condominium maintenance charges til January 1781 Minimum Plus secondary bank financing If necessary Principal Interest from per month with A H O Assisted Home Ownership Plan Property taxes not included 4563300 Sales Ollice hours 12 8 Sal Sun 6

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