Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 17, 1983, p. 10

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tO GeorgetownActon Wednesday Aug 1 DID YOU KNOW That 33 of all cruise passengers are under the age of 35 CALIROOSTRAVEL springe Doris goes north Its like getting 6 weeks heat for free Improving the efficiency of your oil burning equipment can reduce your annua fuel con sumption as much as Your local independent oil dealer can explain to you the many easy ways to reduce the cost of heating your home without spending a lot of money Ask him for your free copy of Energy Con servation and Your Oil Heated Home a complete illustrated guide to saving money on energy in your oil heated home 301 ARMSTRONG AVE GEORGETOWN Always Glad to Help 8776931 the Home Energy Group dedicated to home energy conservation Instructor Sally Bell at Country Lane Farm cm Fin I Line Acton week Here Kathy Sury of Brampton clean a fence Golden Agers Enjoy active summer by Edith Frank lam Although the members of the Golden Age Club havent held a meeting during the last few weeks they have still been very active Six members attended a inar for seniors in Oakville which was enjoyed by all Our zone picnic was attended by several members on July at La Salle Park In Burlington Our own club picnic was held on the lovely green lawns behind the Legion and although the hot sun blazed down on us we found plenty of shade and breeze from the lake Many prizes were given out for the com pet Hums and games and a beaut ful lunch was enjoyed by all Isabel McDonald and Jean Jackson attended the United Citizen of Ontario Convention in Windsor August and we will hear more about It later Please make sure your stubs for the quilt draw are handed in in time for the big draw on August at the Ciderfest We look forward to seeing you all at the fall fair No cause yet for the Thomas Video blaze There is still no word on the cause of the July fire which destroyed Thomas Video and the apartments above the shop at the corner of Mill and Willow St South Deputy Chief Bob Hyde Hills fire department said there is still no word weeks ago Chief Bill Cun said he expected word within a week or two but cautioned the cause of the fire might never be known Samples of debris from this I fire were sent to the Forensic Science Lab for analysis by the Ontario Fire Marshal office cause of the blaze A couple after the blaze A Urge crowd came out to the benefit dance at Rockmosa Community Centre on Friday night for Alex and Helen which was sponsored by the community their services for a successful evening Ward and Flora Bruce hate had a busy month They spent a few days at Point Farms accompanied by Tom and Margaret Mc Laugh lin then they took their grand sons Michael and Jeremy Bruce to Sliver Lake near Perth for a holiday When they returned home their other grandsons Jordan and Jesse Bruce of Mississauga came for a The also entertained Roy and Lucille Jacobson from Idaho for a few days who also with and Blanche Bruce This has been an hot summer but I really thought it would be cooler the farther north we went Instead On August at Thunder Bay the temperature rose to 105 degrees We spent the day at Kakabcka Falls Provincial Park and the Centennial Friendship Gardens trying to keep from dehydrating My sister Audrey Henderson of Bclwood Gladys Keeler and Smith accompanied me on a 10 day motor trip Our initial goal being Moosonee rode the Polar Bear Express from Cochrane and thoroughly enjoyed the canoe ride across the river to Moose Factory carrying our sweaters which we There we sampled bannock which an Indian wo man was cooking over a fire in a tent It was very good At Iroquois Falls we travelled Prices Pulp and Paper Path which is Canada largest forest industry We rode miles by bus over logging roads stopping occasionally to let a logging truck go by or to be shown how the pine seedlings are planted for re forest ration When they Ret to a certain height spraying is done by air to kill off poplars deciduous or scrub trees to leave room for the new growth We watched ho trees are felled and skidded to piles and loaded on huge trucks to haul to the mill The trucks have wheels and carry pounds Then we had a real lumberman lunch at a lumber camp Our young guide David was super He had time to tal k to everyone and keep us on our toes At the mill we watched the logs being sawed into four foot lengths debarked slashed Into chips ground to a pulp with water and chemicals then rolled under pressure and heat into huge rolls of paper From there we headed north west To keep ourselves fit we climbed over rocks and slid down trails to see waterfalls In Lake Superior Provincial Park the trail descended feet In a down canyons and over rocks to the Indian Gladys and I des the last steps by a rope railing to the water edge and on to the ledge to see some of the paintings but t venture around the comer to see the larger ones There was a life there and a pole with a hoop on the end but we dldn t think anyone would pull us out if we fell In Near Thunder Ba we scrambled around the open pit amethyst mine to find some amethyst in the rocks and at Sudbury descended under ground at the Big Nickel Mine There they arc experimenting with growing vegetables in the mines and had some healthy looking lettuce Any vegetables that grow upwards can be grown there germ free in bags of peat moss and fed and watered through a tube We took pictures of the Terry Fox monument at Thunder Bay as everyone else was doing and wondered as we drove along he road how he ever managed to get hat far As for us we came home to rest up Radio hack GEORGETOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION DANCE HOLY CROSS AUDITORIUM DAVESMAUWQODDJ FRIDAY AUGUST 26 lOOum For tickets call 8776792 The Convenience Food Store that has it when you need it rami WE ARE YOUR LOTTERY TICKET CENTRE Lottano Lotto ACTON JUG CITY Main Street North

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