Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 2, 1980, p. 6

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6 Acton Press Wednesday Apr 2 V and district Rockwood DIGEST April is Cancer Month in Canada and Eramosa township cancer campaign is actively under way Area chairman Mar Saunders is also in charge of volunteer canvassers from Highway south Gen Little wood manages the campaign from Highway north Fourteen canvassers will be collecting in Village will collect on the rural lines Slogan for this year campaign is We Can Do It and wants to net St B65 for 1980 Of every dollar you give to the Cancer Society cents goes to research Education takes cents service to patients requires 18 cents Only six cents of each dollar is spent on admin istration and five on campaign costs Two cents goes for lodges When your canvasser contacts you please give to help fight cancer If you arc missed you can call Marj Saunders or Gen Little wood 1294 It f time again sap running and area maple trees are sprouting their pail for spring Many area residents arc spending long hours boiling down and enjoying the re suiting maple syrup Over keen tennis types attended the open ing meeting of the Rockwood Tennis Club re The wine and cheese party fashion show Mr and Mrs Wesley wedding anniversary recently plus meeting held at Community Centre was pronounced eminently successful by all participants For the first time court lights were turned on Now tennis nuts will never get home to supper This season they will be able to play lone after dark Judging by the amount of in racquet bashers I ve met since mov ing to the village this is going to put a strum on some marriages The lights described us fantastic by Barb has cost the club approximately and have been paid for by a variety of courses including a Wintario grant and the town ship Leslie Dunbar well known local designer gave a fashion show of her own designs of tennis wear Music filtered through courtesy of Hob Gray Wine and cheese were scoffed Following the mellowing part of the evening memberships were taken and the executive was elected Monty Root will be new president Gerry Veldman is tournament chairman This meeting was just the start of the member ship drive More chances to join will be throughout the spring Playing siarts as soon as the weather permits and lights will be on from dusk until about p m Another 50lh wedding anniversary was brated in this weekend Mr and Mrs Wesley were honored Saturday on the of their Golden Wedding by relatives and friends Wesley and Elsie nee Berry were married March in Guelph and farmed for many years on the Third Line of until 1JC7 when they moved to Rockwood The Leltchs have spent the last years re siding on Jackson Street and are faithful mem of the Presbyterian Church As well as cards gifts and fruit baskets the were delighted to receive the con graiations of the Prime Ministers of Ontario and Canada Sunshine Club seem to be pretty busy these days with the abundance of and 60lh wedding anniversaries and birthdays to be celebrated At their last meeting Anna Wilson and Hazel tied for first place in the euchre game Craig played a white Mary Milne and John Naismith won the Easter chocolate at Schneiders by Jennifer Easter is very busy tune for Schneiders Reliable Sweets in They have been making choc thicks MisbPiggys lyes Miss for months New wilh a factory outlet open to the public six and sometime seven days a week the candy factory finds their orders mere doily Since 1J23 Schneiders have been noted for their me handmade candy ire probably one of the last has lions of Rood hand molded chocolate in the province Having no additives not even tin w ix so freely in mast commercial chocolates Schneiders his definite quality taste I speak is Easier goodies is done in old molds ditii 100 years New molds been added the inventory but they now made of plastic and don t stand up is well as the old metal on users say factory manner Paul in is raid the source of new molds from the St His is dry up and he looking for to make his own molds In the meantime classic ipes ire still pouring out Warm chocolate heated by double boiler it eon st temper iturc is poured in a tr ly where veteran mold m scoops up th hand fills a mold empties out the exec rapidly weighs the mold on an ancient scale sets it to dry Within minutes depending on the s of mold the chocolate is ready be unmolded and set on shelf to cool thoroughly Without further work the rabbit or chicken or what have you is ready for packaging The piece comes out of the mold so clem there is little need for fettling Or In this day age of mass production less than perfect quality it nice to know there some vhere like Schneiders Reliable Sweets in best Limehouse Scouts active recently Eden Mills Mrs Gilbertson turns 90 McDougall Mrs Anna Wilson was the hostess for the March meeting of the Presbyterian Women Mrs opened the meeting with a poem and A donation was re ceived from the family of the late Mrs Hilda Kerr A motion was made to send monthly In ailments to cover our allocation to the Waterloo Wellington Presby treasurer is to go to the Supply Fund Mrs is to get new cereal bowls for thechureh kitchen Plans finalized for the Good Friday Morning Breakfast from to 10 am at the church Prices are for adults SI for children under years and pre schoolers no charge There was motion that the donations from the families of the late Mrs Mable Wilson Mrs Edna and Mrs Hilda Kerr be put into a choir fund for the purchase of new choir gowns Pennies for the Fellow ship of the Least Coin were received and dedicated by Mrs R Blacklock Scripture was read by Mrs P VanRhljn and a chapter Sadie G liber la on was honoured at a large party for the occasion of the birthday at the Eden Mills Presbyterian Church Sunday Mrs liber Hon has lived fn and around Eden Mills all her life and has one daughter Mrs W McDougol Free Press correspondent for Eden three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Her formula for a long life in to keep busy Work never hurt roe Quarry agreement signed The executive committee of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority has agreed to renew the quarry agreement between Gordon Smithson and the Authority to operate a quarry on the former Muldoon property at Mr Smithson and the Authority have had an annual agreement since 1973 when the Authority took over the property Religion was read by Mrs Anna Wilson and Mrs Chamberlain Several poems were read by Mrs A Wilson The April meeting will be held at the home The social hour was convened by Anna and Joan Chamberlain and courtesy remarks were extended by Mrs The sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs William McLean in her loss of a dear sister Mrs Elsie Miller who has been residing at Eden House Nursing Home Condolences are also expressed to Elsie family daughter Joan in England sons Ted of Fergus Dave of Burling ton and their families Two hundred friends neighbours and relatives took time out on a lovely Sunday afternoon to attend Open House to honour Mrs William Gilbertson an the oc of her 90th birth day Those pouring tea were Mrs sisters in law Mrs William Anderson Mrs William Calvert and Mrs Herb A niece Mrs Marie Davis was in charge of the guest book and granddaughters nieces and great nieces served the refreshments prepared by the kind lad ics of the church Mrs Gilbertson lives with her sister Mrs James Gilbertson and they man age their own home There is one daughter Wilda Mrs Mac three grand children Bonnie Mrs Terry Hamilton two grandsons Roger and Dean MacDougali and four great grandchildren Tara Troy and Adam who gave their grandma the beautiful orchid that she wore ICG aids other group The Interested Group I ICG is helping a York region area councillor who ob jects to the east west Ontario Hydro power corridor Richmond Hill town councillor is opposed to the kV power line which Is plan to pass through the community north of Metro Toronto The ICG which Is bat the north south corridor has given the councillor In formation by Mrs Hannah Catching up on Lime- house Scout news In February we cele brated Powell birthday when the Beavers Cubs Scouts and Leaders attended the church pinde in Georgetown The same weekend the Cubs had a hike through area they covered between the Third and fourth Lines One of the things they learned was how to find a good spot to build a shelter in winter At the beginning of March Wnlly Chrk Ruggle attended Ihe annual District Resource Workshop for second Cubs They enjoyed finding out about stamps airport activities pets taxidermy physical fil rock climbing coins and other Cable TV was there for a is well Gary Foster and Greg Lane I imehousc it the Regional Kar held in Milton d well although they d dn t win iny Some Cubs have re some badges house orderly- Greg Lane skier Jawm Mcdland toy maker- Ernie green star Jason Sharpies tawny star Greg Tail and Gary foster The Scouts held a win camp at the beginning of the winter break and this past week attended Challenge Night hosted by the 1st Georgetown Scouts YEA TERM The Group Committee Ins held two meetings tie February one at the home of the Hannahs on Ihe Smth I me where people were present and Ihe March one the Sharpie home on the I when only five people were present because of the weather Plans ire going ahead the and craft sale the local issoc in April the father son in May the raffle of a quilt made I the mothers and ideas for raising money to help the scouts will be attending the Canadian Scout Jam in Alberta in July The 1st Limehouse Guides and Pathfinders have been busy working and preparing for summer camps have recently par in a trip to the candy factory in Rock wood where they learned how sponge taffy was made along some Easier items They many different of candy The 1st Brown are looking forward lo two upcoming events in April and his assistant Jan will be talking lo the Brownies ind Guides about dentil care ore being made for i Brownie Revel In order lo raise funds for the Revel the Brownies will have a white elephant and bake sale New Brownies ire and Kelly Trant The monthly meeting of the Limehouse IA was held the home of Mamie March Future events were dis cussed and the following dates were set The bottle drive on April any jurs or bottles would be appreciated The bake sale and bazaar on April 12 at Memorial Hall from 10 am In and the Mother and Daughter Banquet tentatively for Tilt next meeting will be held the home of Barb Case Mrs A Benton first on euchre was held in Lime Hall on March at a Although the crowd was not large ill seemed to enjoy the evening which with lunch Mrs George Burt ind Ian McDonald won hinds prize Firsts were won by Mrs E Miller Clifford McDonald Mrs J Crichton donated one of her chocolate ducks which was quickly raffled and won by Dons Brown Next euchre in the series a Haul manager of Schneider Sweets holds the large taster rabbit factory Churchill Easter breakfast Churchill Community Church invites all friends and neighbors in the community to an Easter Morning breakfast at 9 Sunday morning wor ship service to follow at and David Turner have returned from a twoweeks hoi idly with their father in Mexico They spent most of the time at a seaside resort with a visit to Puerto Vallarta and a couple of days shopping in Guadalajara Ebenezer Easter sunrise service by Mrs It Mclean Sunday the annual Sunday sunrise service will be held at lull It will be by breakfast in the Arkell Christian I ducat ion room The service is at a Rev spoke on Three Crosses Those who were crucified were referred to as thieves and robbers Jesus spoke words of assurance One thief spoke to Jesus as never before using simply his name Jesus Jesus changed His goal from a kingdom of violence lo one of love and humility Remember me when you come Into your king Jesus told him This day you will be wilh me in paradise Holy Communion was ob served NHAMR bids for Sunshine The North Association for the Men tally Retarded is bidding for possession of the Sunshine School it Hornby J KohanDT J Novak T GEORGETOWN Guolph St on Hwy l Post 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