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The Acton fee Pre Wednesday February Water contaminated blame vandals THE HUB of community activities Eden Mills Centre is up for renovations in a co operative village project labelled Project OverHall which is already under way with government UP grants and Community Club sponsorship Adding on and restoration of the old building which was originally erected in will put it up to fire and health requirement standards as well as provide more adequate area for recreation Photos by Lorraine Eden Mills A group 28 nthnsiaEtic and rid Community members met on Monday evening in the Mills Centre to rehash Project Overflail in which their present erected originally will be renovated under supervisor of a special committee appointed with complete go ahead sanction of Community Club Travis Clifford the spearheading club president has been credited with much of the work in drawing up plans Cor the project Also on committee are Harold project supervisor David manager and trouble shooter as lets talk about HORSES with Jennifer Ban- This week column is about that lovable donkey and how she came to be stung in tbe back of an open pickup truck with me through Flock wood last Tuesday feel d really better explain for the startled residents and bugeyed people driving behind has paid for herself we tones over in stories and was no exception to be all started when I went out to feed bones breakfast and found a gasping brown lump on her back pearl one auto one with her legs through Che manger ban foreleg was caught In a crack in front part of where no boot able reach How abe managed to get into that fantastic position I never know Bat there was no time for speculation AnnaBeOe was deep trouble and would not last ranch longer Hones and cattle cannot survive long on their backs because tbe weight of their intes presses too heavily on heart and lungs Trying hard to wallow the panic I managed to free her leg and roach strenuous palling moved all uncooperat lbs into a more comfortable position A IS minute rest gave her strength to struggle to her feet eager to tell ponies about It Her triumph was shortlived however as she feQ flat on her face unable to walk The previously trapped foreleg was not functioning and seemed to be asleep Several vigorous massages etc failed to produce was A in pain but was most by thia truant leg that do Us lob called diagnosis stretched knee adamants fast were unable to activate the muscles massaqe and complete rest in a stable horses do not have a stable but are loose housed in an old bam too cold for an immovable donkey A call to dear friend Mary provided tbe solution Nothing fazes Mary even inheriting a lame donkey on two hours notice Bring her over said our equine Nightingale I have an extra stall Problem twobow to get three- legged AwaBc lie the six miles to Marys farm alary trailer was out of commission several friends offered to trailer but they ere bed up that day and a trader would not have been wise because AnnaBeUe should travel lying down So we thought wed try the pickup Thats bow we came to be roiling through Rock- wood with a donkey in back of a track was maneuvered alongside lowered tall gate sod casually flipped onto side on tbe truck Easy right Wrong did not want to be flipped onto a truck tailgate and objected She objected I still have the bruises to show for it At one point AmaBeue was sitting on her haunches with forelegs on tbe tailgate like a begging dog However we eventually suc ceeded in getting tbe wee lady horizontal and quick as a wink we had over feet bed and tailgate dosed I decided to ride with her tost tacasesndcuddisddowninthe traw and blankets among me The horses were most upset by all these goings on and wickered plaintively to their Tiny a Shetland mare who had spent two months taking great pieces out of Belles bide turned An act of vandalism has caused George Bruce of Mills and soma of his neighbors considerable A Una leading from a MO gallon tank of stove oil was cut allegedly by Juveniles The oil seeped into the ground and onto the water table The seepage contaminated at least two well In the area However Bruce swoi the one receiving the most damage The incident occurred In mid- January and the water still not suitable to drink According to the case Pro vide water The Ministry of hi Environment lnvtlttd lit matter ami provided containers so the sffflolefl persona could draw water from rwlBboring vrslLi Health Unit tuts of the that at one point them wort four parts million of nil Muauriii in the ihNl I fti m my Organisation litin neatly govtrnrntiital Ilia land wmh have been Involved In tun mil wild mill ami lb I Imp to 1 1 Kill lo heady Hit fault Mil first he ilia Hock wood Knows where oil contamination has been mm oil through vandalism bowling Eden Mills church camp asks reduction in tax A delegation from Camp the summer camp at Eden Mills operated by tin Lutheran church asked Council this week to pass a bylaw exempting the camp from taxes except school and local improvement taxes Spokesman T Kramer camp director told council such a bylaw is legal under Section of the Assessment Act for a owned by a religious tution and used solely for recreational purposes From the time the church camp was established in the early a until two years ago charged no taxes on camp But when the regional assessment department took over assessing in the township the camp was faced with an annual tax bill of Kramer stressed the camp is a nonprofit venture and that about onequarter of the people who used its facilities were non Lutherans School groups and the Aid Society the users the camp ho said Nonprofit Camp rates purposely kept low per week per camper because ho church is not attempting to make a profit on the camp It was explained Council decided to have the clerk contact other camps In the area to see how tax levies are handled and promised the camp delegation they would have an answer to the request for an exempting bylaw by budget time Councillor Art Gibson suggested was being gobbled up by nontax payers such as hydro lines conservation and county forest properties but Councillor Cal reminded him all these faculties pay a fixed tax rate and are not taxfree properties Reeve Mrs A MacArthur even if the municipal taxes on the camp are dropped the annual levy for education would still be about half the present tax levy Hall team registration up In tit hull wnmm and for In lull at fun Hay fllg kids little kid hoys the new will ho Implemented Into tlw round basonuM for the younger dates lor nil aspirants In have boon set for Saturday February 24 between 10 a and at I ramoia and tor district players w Atoms Squirts Iecweex Bantams and Midgets will include a wide range scope for ill boy athletes and for the girls there will be a range from to with divisions showing to 10 year olds 13 and ID and unders and for intermediates 19 and under This is the first year for the Ball Association to be operated autonomously with only minor affiliation with the Recreation Committee They hope to be a selfsupporting unit through the aid of monthly ball sweepstakes which will cover expenses such as equipment uniforms and trips Hut LIP grant to renovate centre well as Lorna Tomlinson Mssson Betty Marshall Kay Stevenson and ManseU Under the knife Already under the knife the lower door of the building is upside down with cupboards being pulled out and walls broken through under Mr supervision At Mondays meeting plan changes were discussed with front entrances to be relocated and investigations made as to how much area is contained In community club property for a rear addition Recently awarded a 000 Local initiative Grant to ver all labour costs several Eden Mills members have committed themselves to bankloan backing to procure building materials to get the protect moving and completed at the earliest possible dale Plans were also discussed at Mondays session for raising funds to pay back loan and community activities have already been slated for the springtime agenda Wednesday witnesses saw the last of the ancient cement front entrance steps as they crumbled under the heavy weight Deficit fair Georgetown fall fair showed a deficit this year blamed on early morning rain and higher programming expenses Gate receipts were down A dinner preceded the annual meeting and Albert Hunter RJt 2 Nerval was elected president tail a became frantic with Out of tbe gate we bounced and off on our Jaunt I was glad I d pat Macs hydro parka over my ski Jacket and purple toque because It was coldest day of tbe year or so it seemed bits in the open truck AnnsBeue moaned indignation and kept thrust herself necessitated my sitting on her most of the way grinning help lessly at cars travelling us It must have been a startling sight an Eskimogarbed human flopping around and a donkey head surfacing like a great whale Foot years and three months later we reached our destination was tipped out I was carefully picked out and set on a hay bale to thaw We are both recovering but if anybody else compliments me on life I must lead f fulfill Jim III tins wfnl An mo in hi ir until a Hi 11 MAI I Mh t Hi tin Ml in 111 JH lH I H until rut turn miau fair mitt Tom lift lint I I vintt Mi it mm in i Tl Jvtiln ti ijrt I km Mi Adrian 111 Vlt get raise Members of Township them KlveH a raise in pay Monday but the township is still paying its members less than any other councils in County Over the objections of Councillor who did not feel the raises were warranted council voted in favor of giving the reeve a raise to the deputy reeve a raise to 1 and the three councillors a raise to per year Every meeting we are getting requests for dollars for here dollars for there Mclntyre told council I feel this Is warranted and I want to be recorded as such Deputy Reeve Jim Watson said it had been three years since salaries were Increased and everything else has gone up am ill a lilnki ArlricVoj mil mil an is W in Mull rtlxn nifllnni no unity tkyit Junior InrlM Vifrfntn tr llllrhl ftll HUM l i mi Miry M Ml Mi fill Jn Uty flrhimmir An 111 Ijfiflr Hill flyhod ft nt Klnil MU nek imp Hi hrlil Mill 111 TV FACTS A TV that work properly makes the winter shorter If your TV picture I good at It should be are all that required a service call We have Ihe to repair all and models Country TV Centre ITS RECESS TIME and little Kevin Larson School while his pals gather round for the kick gives a one two three kick on the ice patched off during last Monday s spring weather soccer rounds at Centennial break Photo by Lorraine CHATELAINE LIGHTING 240 York Road a- Multi Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Table Lamp Door Chimes Swag Lamps Van ly Cabinets Electrc Heat Baseboard and Portable Central Vacuum Cleaning Devices Fixture Venl lat on Hoods Fans etc FREE PARKING iW TMVpm Sat During a regular meeting the village of Campbell- Monday Feb members All complaints will be Township Council forwarded to the OPP Advised Ken Jensen he will have to appeal the townships refusal to pay a sheep claim as the township continues to deny any liability Gave Guelph Rotary Club permission to sell tickets on a draw Learned the Ontario Jockey Club has notified Milton of the councils concern about Mohawk Raceway traffic Tabled a quarry licence request from Milton Quarries until the council has time to view the site Renewed membership in the Association of Municipalities of Ontario at on Page united time offer ONEIDADELUXE STAINLESS 20 PIECE SERVICE FOUR SPIECE PLACE SETTINGS REGULAR SB VALUE EACH Spoon Dart 4 Forki Salsd Forks Hollow Kpivai 19 GLYNN JEWELLERS St N 822S161