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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Apr 5 A mortgage worth T7 on the for Evangel Tabernacle Pentecostal Aucmbly burned Sunday Preparing to light the mortgage which the congregation paid off with an approximately fund rah log drive over the pat two month are left to right Peter Stewart Harry Phillip Don Rev Homer diitrict or Harold Robert Peter and Pat tor Rob Ross Knechtel He aint nothing but a rock hound by Helen Murray Ross is a rock hound No he lsn heavily into rock and roll music but the international hobby of collecting rocks the kind that take millions of years to form And from his rock hobby he has developed a no tier hobby thai of making gifts from the rocks collected When he is not silting around the council chamber table representing Acton and when he isnt helping his wife Iva set up for her next nature photograph Knechtel is cither looking for rocks in various areas of Canada or is braising through rock stores to pur chase the rocks he is unable lo find himself His 20yearold hobby took a new direction after a few years and Knechtel found himself making jewellery out of some of his pieces This portion of the hobby advanced to the stage he is at today con fident in his ability to make desk and pen sets and clocks out of the nicer pieces of rock Some of the clocks made by are of British Columbian jade and Italian marble He ex plains he takes a slab of rock and polishes it to a smooth surface It takes about one week of con vibration in a special machine to get the desired Once the rock is polished a hole is drilled In the centre and the clock works put In the back with the hands coming through to the fronl The numbers for the ace are purchased separately Some of the clocks he has made arc perfectly square while others are irregular In shape Knetchcls pride and joy is a kitchen clock made out of a petrified log turned to quartz He points out petrified logs are extremely rare to get He pur chased his but it originally comes from the Pacific In the past few years Knechtel has made about clocks but has given most of them away to relatives and Selling goods is out of the question he says with the lax laws and other inconveniences Not all of his rocks are made Into items Some just t on various shelves to admire He stresses none of any monetary value just nice lo look at Ross Knechtel isnt alone in his love of rocks He belongs to a rock club In Kitchener but because of his obligations to Hal ton Hills council on Monday he is unable to attend the meetings He used to belong lo a similar club at the Royal Museum but it involved too much travelling His passion for rocks after receiving a rock set for Christmas from his wife He started buying books and before he knew it he was hooked It a disease thai is progressive he says and from which one never recovers Knechtels skill at making clocks came to light during Februarys Rotary Club auction to which he donated a piece of from Brazil Knechtel chuckles when he says Old rock hounds never die Ihey just slowly petrify Region rejects 18 estate homes An 18 estate home development at Highway and the Filth Line was turned down by Regional Council a letter received by Halton Hills council recently states The development was approved by Halton Hills council in October of last year after the number of lots was reduced from to 18 and were resited on a section of the acre parcel least suited for farm ing The proposal by Almond Investments was first forward back in but was tied up when the lagora Escarpment Commission as formed At a public meeting in June I960 farmers in the area objected contending the houses would have an adverse affect on the livestock operations in the area and on existing wells The Ministry of Agriculture and Food maintained the plan was an intrusion into an agricultural area Council made no comment on the Regions deci Citizen of Year tickets on sale Tickets for this years Citlienof the Year banquet on April are now on sale Tickets person ore on Hills Furniture Toddlers to Teens The Acton Free Press and from Sally Smith at Trinity United Church This years Citizen of the Year Rev Chuck Ben ton will be honored at the dinner and social as well as past recipients of the award on he of ihe Citizen of the Year program In Acton Theevcnt will be held at Acton Curling Club Services centre is moving in May The Acton Social Services and Information Centre formerly the Community Services Centre is mov ing Furniture and boxes will be making their way up the street from the to Ihe former Gals Pals on Mill St sometime in May according to Peggie Bnlkuid where they will have larger quarters Right now Mrs Balkind explains there is only one room and if more than one worker is in the of at the same time there is little privacy The new location will afford the Centre the chance to better serve the residents of Acton and area Single car crash There were no injuries in a single car crash Thursday on Concession 3 metres west of the EramosaErin Town Line Guelph OPP say Joel Pink 125 Church St E Ac ton was east bound when his car slid on loose sand and went into the ditch Police estimate in damages FOR Saturday Sunday I to2l30p In the Lounge Saturday Edgar Thatcher Don foifiet MONDAY SErtlOKS is FAMILY FEUD MIGHT and THURSDAY Is LADIES siS8533440 CALL Eastern Ave of Town by the Crowing CARPETING ft FLOORING SPECIALISTS Main St Acton Register Now Spring Programs BabyahtamTraMoBloiyoung Wednesday begin April in way get in shape 10 301 30 beams April fun session to impovs your self image includes ma up application dial nutrition and fashion afternoon 1 begins April Haart taught by a Instructor Wednesday May Night tor those already Wednesday May 12 SPRING SUEDE LEATHER FASHIONS How to and where to Soon it will be time to make plans or improving your house and garden Looking at paint chips leafing through the wallpaper books Checking out the lawnmowers doodling the plans for your patio To help you with your home improvement plans we will be running a special Home and Garden newspaper feature on Wednesday April It will be full of tips on fixing up your place and stores and services in your neighbourhood will be advertising their specials Watch for it Look for the Home Garden feature on April 28 The 8532010 Special Message to Advertisers If you havent already reserved your space call your tocat advertising sales representative today Resertation deadline April 1982 The Bunny Terry Grubbe drew the ticket Saturday Actario winners Marjorie McDowall of Guelph was the winr the weekly for Jim and Ena Gibson Mill St West won merchant bonus vouchers from Acton Pharmacy and Acton Family Cleaners while Carl and Yvonne Church St East went home with vouchers from Home Hardware Acton Restaurant and Family Cleaners Vouchers from Nielsens Acton and Camera Ed In N Out and Family Cleaners were won by River St and Gloria Barker won vouchers from Jug City Family Cleaners and Acton Bowling Lanes NEED YOUR HOUSE PAINTED ANY ROOM BIG OR SMALL DO IT NOW while the paint is on sale FOR A GOOD JOB AT AN EVEN BETTER CALL HURLEY 8532922 Back window struck by object Two bock seat passengers received a surprise when the rear window of the vehicle in which they were riding was smashed according to Regional Police reports The incident occurred shortly before midnight Saturday at the corner of Tyler Ave and Elmore in The car driven by Edwin the Acton area was in motion when Ihe back win broken supposedly by something or some one outside the car Police are Investigating Approve Georgetown project planned by Acton Pharmacy Hills Sile Plan Review Committee recent approved plans for a one stores commercial of ice building of about square in lown which will be built by Bill Acton Ltd and Don Riccutlo I and K Services Proclaim Retardation Week May 16 to has been declared He Week In Hills Council parsed proclamation requested by the North Awn lation for the Mentally Retarded Monday ATTENTION BUILDERS AND HOME OWNERS THE TIME AND THE PLACE TO SA ANNUAL SPRING FACTORY CLEAR0UT UNCLAIMED BUILDER WINDOWS PATIO DOORS AND ENT DOOR UNITS DIRECT FACTORY WAREHOUSE OUTLET HUNDREDS DIRECT FROM FACTORY AT ONE LOCATION ONLY 71 Moun Rd N SALE STARTS WED APRIL 14 Georgetown SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION WINDOW AND DOOR BARGAINS GALORE BUYNOWANDSAVEI A FEW EXAMPUS MEANS ROUOH OPENWQ SHE Oil O List SLIDERS Manuf Ihrt DoUila Hand Ot No Cottage 27x27 ManufUat mM Ka No 170 Wood SOW Doubta IraJohuad lObacwal CASEMENT TEMnny claimed units are one of a kind and subject to prior sale ao hurry on WELL HELP BRING IN YOUR PLANS AND SIZES WOOD PATIO DOORS AT LAST YEARS ONLY ONLY 399 THERMODOOft 449 INSULATED ENTRANCE DOORS IN WOOD DOOR FRAME Some side some bored for locks ManufUat i VERTICAL SUDER8 DOUBLE mama LAZED ManurUtt buy PICTURE WINDOWS Colonial ManufUat ftl 228 Curvad Bow NdUltOSIKKiUK AngtaBay ABNMN 420 DEXTER LOCKS 20 PICTURE WINDOWS Fbiad Doubta Inautgaaiad ManufUM MantfUat Vaiyl p 0FF Lis 160 MORE AT THE STORE THE PLACE TO SAVE