Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 16, 1972, p. 11

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Wednosday August Borger vows at Maitland on July 15 Guests enjoy rural life at Hitching Post Farm A FORMER RESIDENT of Acton Ruth Elizabeth was married In Port Hope United church to Richard Rick James Buchanan of Sarnla July 22 She Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray EverdeU and Is a nurse They are living In Toronto where the groom is a management trainee with the Bank of Commerce Trail of the Canadian Rockies By Wendy Thomson July This week la decidedly different from the post two To try something new Im spending five days with the Syline Trail Hikers Now am not a hiker maybe Im too lazy but when I awoke this morning to gorgeous sunshine my first thought was to get out in It and stay out to dry me out from all that coin a foot wall of rock and somehow manages to disappear Into the trees and rocks 100 feet Two riding friends and Walter of New York planned a short jaunt from the on Phoroah Creek up to Egypt take for a bit of fishing To me that seemed like a great Idea I waxed my riding boots well dug out my sunglasses and jam now sitting on a mossy slope surrounded by messes of Avalanche titles what we call Dogtooth violets here on the shore of a Jade green lake Snowy slopes Across from me Sugarloop juts up into the sky its peak from the I suppose if I was a dyed-in-the- wool hiker Id climb up to see where it went As it Is Ira quite content to sit and surmise Very elk Although I rode Into camp only yesterday already I have some tales to bring home Much to my enjoyment while I was enjoying a mug of tea after supper two elk came down to the horse corral to clean up the horse feed and I was ey soon spotted me and kept a Wta I took To the right a high falls roars Pictures from Scarab over the top of And yesterday evening was Summer flowers decorated Maitland Community Reformed church for the marriage of Sharon and Albert Vlietstra on Saturday afternoon July The bride Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben of Maitland 1 and Is a teacher with the board of education The groom son of Mr and Mrs Vlietstra Acton fa a salesman with Modal Furniture Ltd He attended school here The couple are living at Dixon Toronto Rev Earl Smith performed the marriage and A played the music Designed ensemble The bride given In marriage by her father wore a wedding gown with full round skirt of sparkle crepe long full sleeves and wide cuffs with daisy appliques Her long train of sparkle sheer was edged with minute daisies The dress train and cap were designed by the bride and tailored by the grooms mother She carried daisies and babys breath In her bouquet Sister attendant Matronof honor was the brides sister Mrs Susan McFarlanc Ottawa who wore a long peasant style dress with white organdy crepe bodice and white floral skirt She carried a basket of daisies Rink Vlietstra Hamilton was groomsman for his brother Ushers John Vlietstra Acton brother of the groom and Albert Borger Burlington brother of the bride Receive guests A reception at the home was fallowed by dinner at Anglican hall and then a party at St Marks Parish centre Guests from a distance came from Vancouver BC Edmonton Alta New York City hilarious I was walking to my tent with a mug of water from the creek along with the Halfway across the clearing a little English lady hurried up in her socks and said in a small hushed voice Do you suppose you could go and tell someone my tent is on fire Fire alarm Walter sent her for help while he headed off toward the tent at a slow galumph with my mug of water A spiral of smoke was rising from where a spark had caught fire and was slowly burning an expanding hole In the roof I rushed into my tent grabbed the bucket of wash water unused and followed Walter arrivuig just as he started to fling the water tripped on a guy rope and missed by a goodly bit With more flair than anything else I heaved upward with the bucket caught my finger in the handle and doused Walter instead With amazing aplomb he wiped the water from his eyes took the halffull pall from me and with great accuracy hit the hole Unfortunately by then the lady Hamilton Toronto Ottawa and Shower for the bridetobe were the Netherlands Riven by the grooms mother and The couple took their shier tho staff of the brides honeymoon trip to Cape Code and school and the apartment friends the New England States of the bride The former James Lindsay has been an Interesting rm this summer When many city people move to the country to a home with considerable acreage they dont realize what a problem so much land con be Such was the case with Mr and Mrs who moved to this location on the line just below the telephone tower Learn of propurn Through help from Ray Cunningham of the Fed of Agr and Ken Graham their local field manager they learned about the farm vacation pro gram Wrong picture of newlyweds The Free Press very much regrets the confusion caused by an error In last weeks paper when the wrong wedding picture was used Ncwlywcd couples ore properly identified today Alter collecting a variety of farm animals and pets they sent out brochures Inviting children from the city aged To date they have had paying guests who have enjoyed all the experiences they never hod of camping out eating out preparing and serving meals hiking swimming riding etc Also they have had a hand In caring for animals garden etc They have gone on tours visited auction sales enjoyed walks through the woods identifying birds and animals all In all a very satisfying and pleasantly different holiday away from all the frustrating influences of cities The family claim to have enjoyed It all toefeeling it has been very worthwhile if somewhat hectic I WERE BACK FROM VACATION TO SERVE YOU Same day senice on cash carry FREE MINOR REPAIRS ALL BUTTONS REPLACED ON PANTS SEAMS SEWN REPAIRS ALTERATIONS HOLES IN POCKETS REPAIRED RUGS DRAPES CLEANED STORE HOURS Mondays am to pm Tubs Wed Thurs Frl am to pm Saturdays 830 am to pm CUSTOM CLEANE MM ST m Zellers GEORGETOWN MARKET SHARON BORGER and Albert Vlietstra were married at Community reformed church and are living In Toronto PhotoServlcc Regd Eden Mills Craft shop tea room to open here soon By Georgian Wright Mr and Mrs George have returned home from Wymbolwood Beach Georgian Bay guests of Mr Mrs Dan Harvey Guests of Mr and Mrs James Kirby are Mrs Annie Adams Grangemouth Scotland and Mr and Mrs Jack Toronto of the house was hack Inside looking at the hole in despair from directly under It And me with more enthusiasm than discretion I was doubled up with laughter Later of course everybody got a good laugh out of it Plenty of action Right now things are hopping here Walter has just returned from the far side of the lake with two Brook Trout In his pocket and Mr and Mrs Wright are enjoying a holiday in Thunder Bay guests of Mrs Margaret McCauley In the near future a craftshop also tea room will be opened in Eden Mills in the former store of Anna Wilson who kept a grocery store for a number of years FREE FREE FREE FREE CASH YOUR FAMILY ALLOWANCE CHEQUE In Our Store and Got a Chance on Our Free Draw Prize Credit Coupon Book Last Months Mrs Donna a tale of being attacked by a hummingbird and have been watching a whiskey Jack and a golden- mantled ground squirrel finishing off our breadcrusts At Walters approach the latter jumped onto my foot and ran up my leg And me trying to follow it with my camera must have looked like the height of idiocy Great fun HIKERS HEAD for Sugar Loaf peak in the Canadian Rockies which they climbed just for the sheer Joy of it WThomson Photo Occasions Flowers Potted Plants Funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc PtumtUifM Always a good supply of FRESH CUT FLOWERS WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE- Flower Garden Centre Actons Leading Florist Miles West of Acton South Side of Highway with bargains on Balsam Plus Herbal Shampoo Eno Foil Pack 57 Kotex Regular or Super Sanitary Napkins Giant Mouth AA i Wash Arm CloseUp Toothpaste Mens Lad lei Polaroid CoolRay Sunglasses Curad Ouchless Bandages 73 Playmate Personal Transistor Radio 499 J Johnsons Baby Powder Regular or Super I Kotex Sanitary Napkins 55 Llsterine Antiseptic Schick St Razor Blades 67 Raid House Garden Bug 1 23 ACTON PHARMACY MB GLENLEA DRUG MARTu

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