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Acton Free Press Wed September 1975 Training vital young blacks half mast Flags at fireballs In Saturday fellow Hills arc at this tor in the Guelph Fire Dc- in honor of a fallen partment lost hit lire in an comrade In apartment fire by The fighting colt kicks no longer when held in the ex pert grip of the blacksmith Well developed muscles ripple as the colt Is gently subdued and a running commentary Issues from the lion mane of hair beard belonging to Inn Stone Son of Mr Mrs Doug Stone It Ian has been a blacksmith for the past three years and is currently in business Pat a busy local furrier When he married Rock woods Susie I- His In 1970 Ian then employed at Ford Ltd in Oakville married into a horsey family Susies parents and flay Fills were two of the original organizers of the Roekwood Trail Riders Susie taught her husband to ride within a few months he hod ridden his father in laws Appaloosa Pride In four competitive trail rides winning the top trail horse award for Ontario 111 Point horse for I II never leach anyone to ride again chortles Susie He beat him started as an apprentice blacksmith Pat Cullen wa- shoeing one of their horses when Susie asked If he take on as a student A demonstration of her proved she was hopeless she remembers and talk turned to the swarthy Ian Deciding he like to give it a try he agreed to apprentice part while he continued working at Fords Ian observed for a long time how to handle different horses the hardest be- they re so flighty he says they II jump on lop of you before they jump Ik feels handling the horse is the most important thing If don t know what you remesslngwith He shudders as the sentence NEATH THE spreading chestnut tree or maybe apple stands the village blacksmith Ian Stone of Rockwood is keeping the hooves of local horses well shod It was also Susie who got Howitt joins region Richard How lit accepted his post at Regional Council with mixed emotions Wednesday He told council that he had mixed feelings because was with sorrow that he was replacing the late I en Coxe but on the other hand he said he looked forward to the excitement challenge of he job I want to thank both the staff here and the councillors for the warm welcome I have received 1 suspect the honeymoon will be over as soon as I sit down again Mr replaces Coxe representing Hills at the region Mr Coxe died recently of a heart at tack Mr was sworn into office by Regional Clerk Garfield Brown prior to Wednesday meeting Bane tt objects Burlington proceeds all others wait Mayor Harry Barrett is tired of having projects In Oakville Milton and Hills delayed while things move along as scheduled In Burlington We ore all out to represent our areas But when we keep petting put back and put Back we wonder where our place on the bus Is or have a place on the bus hi told Region s Administration Committee Barrett commenting on the fact that sewage treat plant in Georgetown and Milton all seemed held up while the expansion in wis going ahead as scheduled Its the whole attitude around here Others wait but it Hell bent for leather in Burlington I mean how long do sit back and be the nice guy frustrated We re terribly frustrated in problem before Its difficult Region sends Sykes on New Orleans trip After vigorously protesting moves by the Public Committee to first send the whole committee and later tries to delegate four or five members of the committee to an equipment show and con in New Orleans Regional Council back tracked and voted differently During the meeting day council voted to bend Councillor Ernie of Hills to the convention in place of engineer Jack Corbet who was unable to attend Councillor Archie Donaghey said the matter was out of order But on a recorded vote all but about Mileage Halton Region s tration Committee will take another look at the mileage allowance the committee had recommended for staffers during their last regular meeting The committee had recommended a flat rale of is cents per mile be paid to alt of those driving on regional business except for those who have other agreements under a union contract Halton Hills Councillor Rick Morrow said he felt the committee paid any heed the fact that gas increased in cost by 10 cents a Ballon recently and is apt to jump another 10 cents once the freeze is lifted five members agreed to send to the convention Burlington Mayor George Harrington was one of the five objecting It I can go nobody he joked Send him Harrington lo Cornwall one councillor shouted 1 was in Cornwall once It was closed Harrington said still treating the matter as a joke When council had voted overwhelmingly in favor of sending Public Works Committee Chairman Jack laughed and said We gone for two eh Ernie PANELAN HOME mm Shoeing next Next tame the preparation of the shoe shape mil handle the steel After considerable time Ian was to trim the horses hoof mil ready it for the shoe It long time before lie on shoe he recalls All ill his apprentice ship lasted two years and Inn this is the only way to learn lies very outspoken in his distrust of courses offered in the States Mickey Mouse courses he calls them u never see enough in months Sou may never see a foun dercd fool Ian is critical of the ease with which a blacksmith can set up shop in Canada and says there are too many foot butchers around He feels a licensing board should examine a young blacksmith In written and practical tests before a committee of judges and an established blacksmith schedule After his apprenticeship ended Ian moved his wife and baby daughter to to set up practice there However a year away from home was enough for them and last spring the Stones moved back to to take up residence on Ihe Firth Line a mile north of the village Working with Cullen has proved a busy as Ian works six days a week from a till to jo or to some nights The practice extends from Streetsvllle Kitchener from to Ian spends two or three days up north every six weeks lo service established clients from the Midland practice I holds excitement tor Inn He been walked on by horses knocked down by them and even suffered the ultimate insult while trim ming a back hoof In fact he has hard time staying out of the manure in his business Susie says the I dromnt sure like see her coming w a load of Inn s clothes However despite these disadvantages Ian loves shoulder telling me what being a blacksmith to do every ten minutes I like hard work being And with a shake hi outside horses and 1 like lions mane he picks up the being on my own I don t like cots foot and starts trim leaning over my NOTICE Commencing Monday Sept the Town of Halton Hills will revert to once a week refuse pickups Wards 3 4 Georgetown will be on the same days as in previous years Ward 1 Acton the refuse that is now picked up on Monday Thursday will be picked up on Mondays the refuse that is picked up on Tuesdays Fridays will be picked up on Tuesdays Thank You Works Dept NOW UNDER ONE HOOF The Best in Small Cars HIGHEST TRADE IN ALLOWANCE Tio Money You Save it II Be Your Own ON THE SPOT BANK FINANCING SALES TAX BAZ MOTORS LTD to explain to delegations and the public that nothing can be built in south west Its completely frustrating he added Hilts Mayor Tom Hill echoed the frustrations expressed by Barrett At one point Georgetown was told the plant expansion there would be on the road by last April They told us May then July then September I m waiting to the end the lo sec which month they will say then he said Chief Administrative Officer Ernie said all three projects were moving ahead simultaneously but were held up because of the study an expand A study commissioned by the region and conducted by a firm of environ mental consultants has in that the problems blocking expansion of the Milton plant should be able to be solved According to Councillor Brown the report indicates that the Milton plant can be expanded without further polluting the Mile Creek The treatment plant ex is necessary if any further 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