Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 22, 1980, p. 10

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December Stonemason spends evenings relaxing in hot tub By Herald Stonemasons may be a vanishing breed of men according to Tony of Terra Colin who mokes living at that particular trade Its not that there t enough young fellows around willing to put in the four to file years wurk to become one Tony says but the fact that the stone will become harder and harder to come by In the When Tony was 14 he start working for his father ITony at the old Credit Valley Quarries in Terra Cotla Since then he a never been out of the quarry business and has been doing stone work since he was Before quarry regulations came into effect years ago there were probably five times as many quarries operating as Ihercare today Tony claims Today he knows of only three Until last year Tony ed full time and worked at part time provide extra money for the winter when there was no work In the quarry Tony house is completely In sandstone and his property Is terraced with walls of the same stone Two summers ago Tony the deck around his pool and down a new one which his wife claims is better than ones most people would be But then Tony in perfectionist Witness the construction of walk or patio lhat Tony i ills and you can see this a bed of is prtpartd steel reinforcing mesh Is set down then pulled i p Into Die five inches of luicrite the stone is bedded That lie end results ire will worth It It not us i work which lo have eye for line and symmetry rabk lo that of It is tint which scpralci lie stone from lit merely good Beside patios dry wall and house veneers Tony also builds in the winter and Ih mer built a hoi tub in lei It Do of I house lie hoi tub of experiment Tony says If worki out as well as I think it will I II build em for I think I ran Hem to compete w wooden hot tubs you see on market pool the I Hub in Ihtuintir Hi Tony Zillo not only built the hot sitting In but It as well Tony use the tub built out of Hone and concrete with tiled Inner walls every evening No wonder he smiling he plans to keep It operational at Iron until New Year live still his open plans to keep it that way until I use ivrry n when 1 working Tony lays tin notice he cold mil after ill ten 100 hut wife lame enjoys as well although not the same ixtnl prtferrh gtouieit only 1 in y the specially nee Id to stop and it up whin Tony on I I in n hid with it si I rl when it after Last it was fairly mild out and snow ng id so beaull mlh comfort of IK hoi Hill Over tin jcarS has a lire amount of si wh he lists on his tin us J Qunrrv ng Ihr stone a very lard and Job incidinlally not without its limbers rm 11 lop layir of ni ih useless has to be dyiianlltd to slrp The I are where you find good Here because It shatters Instead a hole is drilled in and black ponder is used thit does not shatter line Then stone Is km usable pieces PARK CONCERTS ORCHESTRA This group of talented musicians playing a variety of percussion in J tram to It performed two tangs at the Park Public School concert Thursday The concert a one for the most part and Included a play about he meaning of Christmas which talked about the annual spending the profusion of Santas and the birth of the Christ child With gifts Ike these we ft please Have a great Greetings from Treasure Chest Mill St E Acton 8533405 MP draws no support Air Canada flight attendants may be on strike for the Christmas holiday season but MP PCHalton had a suggestion for the government in the Commons last Wednesday which he said might prevent strikes in the future in essential services His suggestion Is sector bargaining which means that all employees of organizations Air Canada or the Post Office would bargain as one Mr asked the Commons pass his calling on Donald Johnston president of the Treasury Board to introduce requiring the unions in a single public service sector to with the government His motion shouted down was Minister Jean Pepin who yelled across the floor to Mr Flight are not SPECIALS ON COFFEE TEA LB Mountain Blend 1 Lb Bag Rogutar Grind Flowerdale Tea Box 50s Box 100- BUY ONE A T REGULAR PRICE AND RECEIVE THE SECOND OF YOUR CHOICE A T A PRICE DESMONDS Chalet Service Acton Dboount On 00 Products Hardwood TO For all world to Christmas gifts love and and urn tiding Tyler Travel Service Acton 8531553 J worst accident Tony has had occurred when he was the drill broke the go ng right through his fool It as a little tough driving home and lien the wryly in both businesses Tony It t matter how long you work at something you can always find ways to do If you do It better thin you do all right Your work speaks for itself In days of plastic and clipboard it gratifying to set craftsmen like Tony around creating something of beauty that will last a fell me the olde Hide House the best of two worlds The soft supple world of Leather and the solid stately world of oak and EASTERN AVE ACTON 519853 1031 A r A cup V 10b flpx Sunday noon CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY and HEW YEARS DAT OPEN BOXING DAY DECEMBER 10am

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