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The Acton Free Press Wed June KIDS LINE up for bicycle rodeo test at Rock wood Centennial Public School last week Con stable Murray Kidd picks a high boy and a high girl from each school and then the OPP Guelph Attachment award a trophy to the high boy and high girl in Wellington County CONSTABLE MURRAY Kidd tests Vice pal Bob in Bicycle Rodeo held last week at Centennial Public School Written test is out of 60 and riding skills are out of The mechanical safetv of the bike is also taken into account Medals for two men 30 years on brigade and District Herbert Saunders and Earl two members of the Eramosa Fire Department were honored recently when they were in by Joseph the Fire Marshall of Ontario to the Investiture and Recent ion for the awarding of the Fire Services Long Service Medals at the Ontario Fire College in Approximately firemen from all over Ontario were present for the awards pre sentation Following this impressive ceremony a beautiful buffet lunch was served to the men and their ladies years Mr Saunders and Mr Duby have served on Iht local vol unteer fire department for more than years and al a reception for the firtmen and their wives held recently at the Town Hall here in Rock wood they were presented with gifts in appreciation of their service The Township Council presented the men with lovely pendulum wall clocks the Village Trustees presented them each with a picture done by Don Hilts and Iheir Fellow Firefighters gave them fishing reels and nets The guest speaker at this dinner and dame was Chief E Oxenham Chief of the Fin Services section of the Fire Marshall of Toronto Strawberry garden party this Saturday The 3rd annual Strawberry Garden Party held on the greens at SI John Anglican Church is taking place this Saturday night at p There will be a variety show of local talent to suit young and old with musical num bers Highland dancing and Tickets arc selling fast and much more At half time it looks like there may be the people can enjoy strawberry same large turnout as last shortcake ice cream and year when nearly people toffee tables will be enjoyed an old fashioned provided by the Conservation Area and two form wagons will servo is the stage be den party Tickets bought the Village Office the Medical Centre the bank and also from Ivy Ritchie at roundup EARL DUBY AND Herb Saunders wear the Long Service medals presented to thtm by Jos H I ire Marshall of Ontario Both men have served on the local volunteer fire department for more than to years Exciting day at Woodbine 80th birthday celebration by Kerry A birthday party in honor of Mrs Grace Perry will be held at St Johns Parish Hall Fn day night July commencing 7 pro Alt neighbours friends in the village are in eiimt offer their best wishes Birthday cake tea and coffee will be served The winner of the last W draw for hatred Rock wood St s v is Mr Vito F mora of F den Mills Mr Finora won Vilhge friends hours art pleased lo have Mrs Dorothy home after her stay in hospital Dill and Johnston of were guests Mrs Hilts on Saturday of offered for women men and as well as some hooks and other items There is selection of sweaters ffet and lemon will be served t Mrs Belly Jones son David kit for a three week holiday in this week Ihey will be visiting Mrs J mother mother in 1 families I Jones le with Youth Choir on ly for i lour of the MAUREEN HARPHAM and Janice Weston study the beautiful autographed quilt made by the ladies of St Johns Church on display at the Royal Bank The quilt includes names of local people and the draw for the quilt will take place at the Strawberry Festival at St John on Sat urday night the It ll mbers of the tub were withered well he- fore the appointed time the town hill ready for the bus to eollecl them at 11 a m The road through the village was blocked off so we had a trip through the country ids to the Anglican Church in where members of the Golden Agt lhtrc were for ehairs all enjoying them Woodbine selves The Fifth Race was 11 the dedicated to senior citizens fnei id ind The Goldi Purse and the winner of race was presented the Purse by a senior citizen The winning team of Belgian horses and wagon paraded on the track These are magnificent horses the carving on the barrels and wagon just beautiful quite a number of people went down to Ihe front paddock to than expected them as were on dis idson kindly pav bemg lrack they really are superb horses We would like to thank Mr Dive Robertson for his and kindness in looking after everyone and making sure everyone got on the bus for the trip back t got hack to pm tired but happy eitizen after a very pleasant dav see which was so different from in wheel most bus outings Kerry Mrs Dorothy Dean was It i treated a gah surprise birthday parly by her family bronchi lit last weekend at St John s Parish Hall where over Mi guests gathered to help eelt her special day Mrs Dean her Both birthday on June 17 A lavish meal w is served on tables adorned with pink peonies from Mrs Dean garden The head table was decorated with candles tetl children nine is well is few friends mete Mr Mrs from i The I i presented with rue for I rest of tin up with good driver Woodbine in relaxed moid grounds are with roses the proved quite is for some people lives first in their Nursery School ends season with picnics By Kcrrv Chalmers agun next School has finished for If ire new l summer for the you did enn II Coop Nursery School The for fill ilj children closed Iheir years tin lot iki le with a pitnic at Conservation area The i year olds held their picnic Thursday and the 1 olds last Friday Everyone had a good time Hi and many of the children look enquire forward to nursery school Search called off Escaping prisoner swims pond A 17 year old prisoner from Correctional Centre pulled a successful daylight escape at 11 a m Tuesday when he broke away from two guards behind Square Building on Mam St in Milton Eyewitnesses said Ihe identified by Regional Police as Robert Sixteen Mile Creek and then cut across Mam St through the tire hall property They said the man made his way to Centennial Park and ran Westward along the shaded walkway beside Mill Pond Swims pond Minutes later eyewitnesses said the prisoner saw he was of Montreal ran being surrounded westward with in pur plunged Into the mill pond He suit splashed through the swam 100 yards across the pond to the Kcrnighan pro perty Police the prisoner dis Olive appeared into the nearby woods and the search was OVer SOOn colled off about l p was serving a sen campaign for imposed In Canadian National Institute for the Blind continues all this month and should be almost next week says organizer Vie Bristow The business industry drive is almost completed Some of the individual house- to house canvassers have been heard from but the bulk of them will be reporting In during the next week bury for breaking and entering and theft over public mischief Police said he was not due to be released until 1978 Regional Police issued a Canada wide war rant for his arrest through the Ottawa based Canadian Police Information Centre Third logo Harvey was the third man THISTLE CUSTODIAL SERVICE Complete INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Owned and operated by Charlie Choyno phone to escape from since it opened in Milton last fall and joins two months ago from a work party at Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area on the missing list Of the three escapees vcy was the second to run loose in downtown Milton The first escaped prisoner a Barrio native now serving nine extra months in prison for his efforts stole a car on downtown Court St