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Second Ma I Reglttrat Crazy croff Drenched Dan almost part of Spring runoff THE TOWN sweeper has been kept busy after snow melted Photo by J Jennings lately clearing streets of the dust and dirt left Hill wants conservation passes for twp ratepayers Why should and I as have to pay to get Into conservation areas Reeve Tom Hill asked members of Monday night A constant critic of conservation financing Hill raised the question after council received notice of their Region Conservation Authority levy along with an otter by H C A chairman Barry Humphrey to meet with council to discuss the budget and answer any Questions How would you distinguish between taxpayers and those who arent Councillor Coze asked That easy Hill replied YJACA News and Happenings By Gloria Browne Program Coordiaator The swim club has been launched successfully and there room for a few more latecomers The only thing lost this trip was yours truly cool We hope you notice the fine display by our Jr art club In the Family Store window Plans for a cartoon and sketching club are stall being nude A girls basketball team Is being formed tonight We will meet at the High School gym at dock tonight and every Wed nrsday night Girls 13 to IS are welcome to come and stretch their legs I sure would appreciate it if some old girl would come and stretch hers me to keep the monsters under control A whip and chair would be handy too Centennial Camp Frightens tela We hope soon to present a comprehensive camping program in affiliation with Toronto and Hamilton camp facilities are also exploring the possibilities of a day camp and an overnight Let Rough it series of camping expeditions at Blue Springs The possibilities are too frightening to imagine We would be pleased to receive any suggestions towards planning a comprehensive summer program The Thrift Shop will be open In the afternoon Tuesday April and Thursday evening April Please remember to save your newspapers or the Knox Young Peoples paper drive April The Road Runners are holding a dance in the this coming Friday for Teenyboppers BUS TOUR TO Nova Scotia and P TO AUGUST Including the Thrae Shrines Quebec FOR INFORMATION CALL 877 4373 notes Acton Centennial Commission starts a serious campaign to raise money for the building project Putting the fun into fund this week the commission introduced a Buy a Brick program Its simple and effective for each a brick In the new building will carry an engraved plate with the Donors name You can buy as many bricks as you wish The finished wall will be a memorial of the residents of Acton at least mats the hope of the commission Residents can send their contributions to Acton Centennial Box 100 or make a deposit at any Acton bank of town contributions are encouraged from old and friends of Acton The Buy a Brick program will provide Acton with their own wall of fame Acton young people will be helping with a spring dean up this year It a great combination to off the centennial Buy a brick campaign and provide a helping hand with spring clean up this year Spearheaded by the Acton high school students who are working to buy a brick each during the week of April to May Everyone is invited to participate in the project Young people will be collecting glass and bottles of all kinds paper and old tires These will be sou to raise money If you have any odd around the yard let them know The object if for each one to earn to buy a brick for the centennial There will be pickups two weekends so there will be time for people to collect up their material and have them out for collection m2I Showtime Thur Fn 1S 28 Showtime a Sat 7 m One of the greatest armadas since Spnln set out to conquer England in Elizabethan times set sail down the Credit River on Saturday Called the Crazy Credit Boat Race the contest started at Glen Williams and went downstream seven miles to Hundreds of entries and a cast of thousands scorned the safety of land in on effort to display their fledgling sailing ability In a variety of classes Georgetown sponsor the annual event Among the sailors sunkcrs parti in the event was Free Press reporter small inflatable plastic not rubber rafL So far so good Apparently the journalistic participant completed the first leg of the journey from Glen Williams to Georgetown without too much difficulty although at one point he had to be pulled to shore by some young boys so he could empty deposits of the Credit which had landed in his Titanic After Georgetown the swirling Credit could be aptly described as The River of No Return From reliable news sources it Is learned Dan was about a mile from the finish line at when he went for a swim For some reason he t paddle correctly going under a treelined bank and capsizing his Consumers Distributing pride and joy from the finish line when he went for a swim Tor some reason he couldn paddle correctly going under a treelined bank and capsizing his Consumers Distributing pride and Joy Could have been worse Hunks to a life preserver and a good knowledge of swimming plus help from a shore patrol officer he dldn sail on Into Lake Ontario But of course If events had taken a different turn It might hove made for great copy with a black headline Credit Conquers Correspondent O still wringing out his socks and trying to dislodge gallons of muddycolored water from his cars said afterwards he mode It to the without too much difficulty but couldn t climb out onto the term I was so t move he recalled In retrospect says Drenched Dan Saturday sailors probably learned a great respect for the awesome power of a river bloated with spring runoffs Many of them were grateful they had teamed how to swim Boating enthusiasts in other parts of the province weren so lucky About five people drowned over the weekend because of boating mishaps REPORTER Dan prepares for a graceful takeoff prior to Saturday s Crazy Credit Boat Race held north of Georgetown Saturday He was doing fine until he was about a mile from the finish line when his craft capsized and he went for a swim in the brown waters of the stream Oceans says it was fun If a bit cool PhotobyH Coles Reeve raps boat races Tom Hill has voiced his dissatisfaction with the operation of Saturday crazy boot rotm on the Credit River Williams is most upset that some roads In the Glen were completely plugged by traffic during Saturday races Fire danger If there have been a fire in the upper end of the Glen the truck t have made It through unless It r in somebody over he charged Hill said In future council be notified by organizers forehand of plana for the races He suggested a letter be sent to the Georgetown Jaycces who sponsor the event According to clerk treasurer French traffic was also backed up in Nerval for some time afternoon Race accident Die reeve said he knows of one e in seven year old hud to be thrown to safety on the river banks when the rubber dinghy she was riding In turned hpectiilors said water flow In the r was the fastest they in Just give each taxpayer a Areas crowded Hill charged conservation areas arc always crowded with outside residents Just try to get Into Terra at noon hour on a Sunday Hill said Go over to Kelso someday and you see the same thing And who paying for It Well the people going In are paying something suggested Hill thought perhaps the township might consider refusing to pay Its levy disagrees I think we could think of another way of getting our name In the paper Coxe replied Later resigned to the Idea the township must pay the levy Hill told clerk treasurer French Tell Mr Humphrey we understand its a levy and there not much use questioning It ratepayers contribute in varying degrees to three conservation authorities Region Credit Vally and Grand River Qroc0ry Specials j- IGA APPLE JUICE 15 TAHGCRYSTALS f 75 N H IGA SPAGHETTI 15 245 99 Mr IGA BRINGS YOU Garden Freshness Quality Variety ha Ms mens Cheese Slices Bakery BLUEBERRY PIE 59 3 i mo J ft COCKTAIL ROLLS 279 IGA Pure Lard DM FOOD CRISCO0IL DETERGENT Light Bulbs I OF USt CALIF0HNI1 Strawberries F MEXICO I VINE RIPE Tomatoes 3 99 J1FF1 Oranges Cabbage 2 49 Cabbage C GRIDE ALUMINUM FOIL JELLY SPONGE BISCUITS MINICHIPS LEEDS CANDIES 79 HW Beauty Aid Specllls scope CO TON Mil SHAMPOO Peanut Butter 95 Mcintosh Apples ORANGE JUICE 3 Frozen Food Specials GRAPE JUICE 1 UTAH FANCY MIXED VEGETABLES 49 COD FISH CAKES on SARA LEE CAKES Habitant Soup PUMKinUU 249 LEMONS 6 nusJL 5 49 RADISHES escape J I ONIONS 29 GRAPEFRUIT 8 89 SWEET CORN 49 ROSE BUSHES 99 FOOD PRICES EFFECTIVE WED THRU SAT APR I radIshes rinbuff Biscuits Fresh quarters CHICKEN SMOKED DINNER HAMS mi Mtnmureti SIDE BACON 69 SAUSAGE I ESI THI I TO LtM QUA WIT It service still lives at IGA SHOP AT ACTON IGA for many many more instore bargains Where Freshness and Quality Count are