Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 9, 1976, p. 6

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The Acton Free Press Wed June District Page Ballinafad a Ospringe Baptisms birthday make news Does anyone still make dandelion wine By Mrs R ShortlliSr We think the dandelions have become old and white haired at least the lawn mower makes headway with them unlil rise again There has been a superb crop I wonder if nowadays anyone makes dandelion blossom wine It was an old time recipe and supposed to be a tonic The closing of the nursing home at has caused a great deal of ana Inconvenience to those who lived there as well as to their ones who were con for them Wc regret the passing of Mr Joshua Thompson He was a fine friend to all who knew him and a loving father to his sons and daughters Tour museum The W I enjoyed a good day for their visit to Halton Museum After touring the barn we held our regular meeting by the fire place Mrs Jamieson opened with a few well chosen words and the usual I code Roll call was answered by It Happened In Canada Grace gave the report of the district Annual Lille Given filling in some very interesting details Mrs Winnie Smith read the mm and several items of business were settled Mrs Eleanor McLean gave the motto Our heritage is a priceless possession using excerpts Green a book on Canadian Handi crafts of each province We had a delicious picnic supper on the palio overlooking the beautiful valley and Kelso lake We had a pleasant drive back in the early evening through the courtesy of Mrs Lille Given and Eleanor McLean On Thursday several of the ladies joined the bus load trip to Niagara and the Lee Home at Creek Friday nighl a party was held In the Community Centre Again we were kept awake with the noise The Millionaires night Saturday was put on by the hall board It was a fun night and again a success a good time for all who tended and donated but la inly not noisy Who at my door is ding was the by the men choir very beautifully rendered Our men s choir is helping out wonderfully with our services The sermon was in the nature of a question and answer entitled Mandate for Mission With the aid of Mrs Pickup of St Andrews thoughts were brought out by Rev Don Stiles of the and motivation as revealed the recenlToronto Conference This had been given by Rev Len Keighly at thai time The mission being Go ye there fore and teach all nations baptising them in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost and to I am with always June the sacrament for Holy Communion will be administered Lawns spending some lime home follow ing surgery We wish her full recover A MeEnery had a pain accident to his arm while working on the Iractor but is now recovered Mr and Mrs had a weekend at Carlisle Mrs Maude Spear spent Sunday with her here Picture this happy rural scene Its a gorgeous warm spring evening the smell of fresh cut grass Is heavy on the air The first tulips stand on tipstem and the air is alive with jimywhiches The family is having a few friends in for cock tails and the lady of the house has worked hard preparing a table full of goodies not to mention cleaning all day to make her house look a little less rural The guests are due to arrive in ten minutes and she lakes one last look around She peeks into the polished sparkling bathroom and flushes the toilet for good measure Horrified she watches the water creep up the bowl and gently spill all over the gold plush wall towall carpet The septic tank is at it again Tanks can be fun Living in the country isnt all sweetness and clean air Thoughts of wells and septic systems rarely occur to town people who arc used to turning on a tap and expecting the water to flow obediently Septic systems are really very interesting yes they are Im planning lo write a book one day called Fun With My Septic Tank Most people dont even realize lhey have a septic system until the first time it tops out let there be water Rural water and disposal systems ha treated with loving care and tact A good well can produce unlimited pure water as long as it is a considerable distance from the wasle weeping bed The well we in this house is a bored well divined by a local diviner who did an excellent Job As predicted we have enough witcr from that well to flood the township We havent always been so lucky The first few years of marriage were spent looking for waler and then lring to get it When our ancient farm well became polluted by the barnyard Mack used his back hoe to dig through a hill lo an artesian well from the house I was six months without reliable watei facilities and two babies in diapers so can truly attest to the importance of a good well please The septic system is much more and requires handling with kid gloves Only ply white toilet paper in small amounts should go down to the tank I hope my kids read this I Regular infusions of or the equivalent should be flushed down the toilet these are tuully bugs that do the job The lank should be cleaned every three cars or so more often if is a small one Quite honestly he best way to treat a tank is lo avoid using it at all Doris The nest on the win sill is now deserted After two weeks and two weeks of growing and thriving one by one the wee robins sporting their reddish brown vests hopped on to Ihe sill spread their wings and flew down to Ihe lawn out into the new world Immed lately mama or papa appear offering encouragement and picking a worm to pieces Smith attended ihe Dyson family reunion which was held at Conserve ion Park on Sunday Mr and Mrs KlussDekens Carl and from Clin ion area visited on Sunday with Mr and Mrs John and family Held June was Held Day at Public School Pupils grades to to feed the youngster hopping competed accumulating along behind points for llieir house league I dont have to rush to teams I cam points were Ihe window to scare a crow Algonquin Huron when I see the big black vill quins and Mohawk silling in the tree gazing Individual high scorers wre down at the occupants of the Gordon and wee Winners here will now go to June 1G to compete in the East Wellington Junior Track and Field Meel ltuptlsm There was an excellent turnout Knox Presbyterian on Sunday morning lo the baptismal service con ducted by George Lewis Philip Van son of Mr and Mrs Tony Van Minion Stephen and Rebecca Fuller children of Mr and Mrs Fuller were baptized The 1st Seoul Troop which is sponsored by Knox l paraded in and attended the service Rev and Mrs J Ikes of Mount Forest visited on with Mr and Mrs Ross Ferguson for ihe junior envision Jeff lieek and heryl Hitter in inlerinediale and for seniors Danny and Sandra KARLS EURO MEATS DELI TOP QUALITY KID BRAND SIDES lb HINDS 122 lb CUTTING WRAPPING INCLUDED on Ordtr Only KARL THE BUTCHER PREFERS HIS CUSTOMERS TO BE PRESENT WHEN HE IS CUTTING THEIR MEAT TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Custom Cutting Wrapping O lb Main St Milton 8783388 8782373 OPEN NIGHTLY PM SAT Tit PM AIR CONDITIONER sold SALE YORK CONDITIONERS Vernon Slew Mrs Stewart held a birth day on Sunday honor of Mrs David Stewart al her borne for her Carol Stewart am flora Stewart assisted in serving tea to grandmother guests who called wish her a birthday Mr and Mrs FARMER JACKS WAREHOUSE 1 Ml N OF 401 NO MONEY DOWN NO PAYMENTS TIL JULY Ebenezer Friends honor Rev Fin ley By Mrs Ron McLean The June meeting of Ebenezer was held at the home of Mary She will be moving to her new home in Guelph soon and will be much missed in the neighbourhood Mrs Laura Hewer the president opened the meeting with a reading and prayer Twentytwo ladies answered the roll Plans were discussed for two upcoming weddings also a strawberry social The evening convener was Jean Early A singsong was en joyed Lillian Thomas read the scripture from Ephe- Joan Johns read A Man Must Know A sword drill was held the winning side receiving a package of Kleenex Guarantee labels from Monarch and Purity pastry flour are valuable Furry Mrs Early then showed the ladies how to make a furry cover for Kleenex boxes Mrs Hewer and Katherine McPhedran helped her sister serve a lovely lunch Congratulations lo Mr and Mrs on the birth of an lbs 14 daughter Rev topic for Pentecost was All of a sudden flame There are many names for God Jesus old the woman al the well God is a spirit a dimension of God often neglected He promised each of us we might have His spirit Penlecost is the first birthday of the church God pours His spirit on all His children The unique thing Proposal Information on Ihe pro posed block parent plan is going home with school child this week which gave birth to the Chris church was an aware ness of Ihe presence of God The church is a place where you can come into the pre sence of God and breathe His spirit When the Pentecost spirit is in you you have the of the spirit love joy and faithfulness Muscles will not develop unless used The Pentecost flame will come if we work at it A large crowd of friends and well wishers helped Rev Russell celebrate years since his ordination The Sunday school room was beautifully decorated with spring flowers 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