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Page THE HERALD Wednesday August Farewell to Ballinaf ad Schwartzes say By BETTY SOJKA ad Correspondent It has been a week of farewells for the Schwartz family Paul and Schwartz are leaving the village to start a new chapter in their lives on Vancouver Island near the town of Sydney A per sonal message from the Schwartzs includes thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness Com ing to Ballinafad years ago the family had firmly entrenched themselves in village life Paul was part of the senior choir and possesses a voice known for its rich vibrance Helga was president of the Womens Institute and has long term involvement in this group and its wonderful endeavors such as the club The Schwartzs have also spent a term on the Hall Board The family says that they will miss the people and will be back for visits The Women s Institute had a farewell dinner for Paul and Helga at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernie McEnery After enjoying a wonderful meal the evening was spent playing cards and ing The couple was presented with a book of poems and was presented with a Womens In pin Neighbors and friends had another farewell party for the family Another farewell is on the onset with the auction held at Archie and Mary Lawrs on Friday Aug The auction is part of the prepara tions of the family moving from the village The happy news to report is that Archie has been home for a week after a stay in the hospital Saturday Sept 8 is the date slated for the Com Roast at the community centre The fun starts at p m A J will supply the tunes while the admission price of per couple will include corn and hot dogs In order to judge the quantity of purchases people are being asked to purchase their tickets in advance at the Ballinafad General Store The saying When the going gets tough the tough get going never rang truer for the Jim Dandies on Tuesday Aug 22 Due to other commitments and vacations the ladies were left with a team of only seven players to take on the Ran dom Car Club who totalled 10 Lady luck was riding on the Ballinafad Ladies shoulders as each ball Random hit to the out field seemed to go directly to one of the only two outfielders Marion Lumbers pitched a fantastic shutout game that left Ballinafad with a wm of The ladies car ried on the next evening with a win of 176 against Club 21 Vivian Bremners skill as a hitter shone when she belted out a grand slam Cathy Martin came up with a also The ladies have end ed the regular season play and will be prepanng themselves through practices for the league playoffs beginning Sept 7 Parking lot for commuters in Milton The Ministry of Transportation has good news for Milton and area motorists A new commuter parking lot has recent ly opened at Highways 25 and 401 Milton The lot is situated on the south east corner of the interchange and will accommodate to vehicles a day meeting the in creasing demands of commuter traffic The use of this let is free and will greatly assist those motorists commuting to and from the Metro area in or share- a ride programs