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MrMrs Mad have 40th anniversary I hoped to written long ago but there always so much going on letters to write picture- to take and now that summer here visitors from Ontario arc stopping by Among them were Grace and Elmer from with all the news of Erin Township Council and associates BUCK CREEK today consists of eight houses one garage the com munity hall and BUCK CREEK CONFECTionary STORE which houses the post office Twenty years ago it was a booming town with people The middk of June I with a hotel school two became summer widow three restaurants again piled all his and too people clothes into the truck and Then the government headed for to guide for decided to put in a bridge trail ride outfitters Warner spanning the North and again I Saskatchewan Up till thought 1 might go down too then the crossings were done like 1 did last summer but 1 on a car ferry just west of just realized I can has Buck or people could my sleeping beg ground go across in some of sheets down vest saddle cable bucket There are bags chaps and heaven only of long lineups twohour knows what else waits for their turn and there enough to keep me crossing in storms when the busy here bucket barely cleared the with witer the camp all set up and Bui that site was unsuitable for the first batch of trail for a bridge and it was built riders among them some eight miles north on the raid relatives of Acton folk between and Drayton drove home for a and we stones Cord told me about a bull elk who hangs around camp poking into all the supplies He also has the bad habit of checking out the washstanos and miking off with Dial soap nobody knows whether it to eat or pi ly with I curious to see the pictures that were taken began with the sighting of a grizzly in our south field A motorist spotted him ambling toward the road and stopped here to tell Great ex Shortly told we were out checking the fences in the hush and came across i dead tree with roots all dug up Hopefully I inspected the trunk and sure enough one side was where the bear hid left his mark The top ones were higher than Gord could reachalmost 10 feet also found where he been rooting around in an old junk pile not far from house Needless to say go for too mm walks through the woods more Anhow I should take time now to finish description this town Twenty ago Buck Creek was a thriving town Valley which was jusl small hamlet al that time After the bridge anil new were in Drayton boomed while Buck Creek went into a decline The houses and mobile homes were loaded up and carted to People sa how strange it was to look out and sec a three storey house vanishing up the road Since most of the people were with oil companies and were accustomed to moung the homes were skid shacks thai is buildings that could be skidded from one oil site to another Few were really shacks most were fairly substantial neat little buildings As the years passed folk settled on a quarter then built a new house or bought a mobile home using their old skid shacks for storage or chickens As well as the original log homestead buildings here we have six skid shacks of shapes and sizes One complete with wallpaper is used for grain the cows shelter in another Jim keeps snowmobile and parts in third David has taken over the fourth for his bike motor and other related stuff The largest a tworoom affair is and Jims workshop and the smallest Now the people who advise over 100000 Canadians on their investments have a new office in people in In help with iinesinieni decisions You some names re people who annul the respect here I edui I ru Rod I Acknncl John A George Manning Bill led Samuel The address is Suite Royal Bank Building 74 Wjndham Street Guelph Telephone Midland Doherty Limited Investment advisors to over 1 Canadians sun will be my own once I get the spare tires motor bike house siding in sulalion out of it There I plan to be like Jim the Acton writer Over 140 wellwishers dropped in on Mr and Mrs Morgan Mndlll at the home of their daughter Mrs Marilyn I instead It It 1 Urn chouse on Sunday to celebrate their wedding anniversary The couple were married In United church July 19J7 and lived on Mrs Madill family farm in the area Mr Madill is originally from Mt Albert near Newmarket Mrs Madill is a member of the United Church Women the Acton Ladies air Hoard and the Women Institute Mr is a member of the Acton fair hoard He worked in Acton Flour Mill until his retirement love cards gifts were received by the hippy couple Pouring tea were Mrs lnce Mrs Miller Mrs Mrs Alma Willi Mrs Willi mil Mrs Serving the lunch were Mrs Jc in Price Mrs Mrs jmnate and Mrs Glids Guests from Arthur IKbndgi Toronto Mount Albert who I he her or not he w be distrubed Hut that wouldn soke the problem of whit to do whin a carload of Ontario folk arnu unexpectedly with 1 grins open arms Would I point pok and Humid it fret it five if i in flagpole signify Acton Gorric md It It I I house They have two grandchild rcn Ion Anncand Jimmy members tour museum Women Institute luh r- TV program new to area tcrtuni free counselling scr to those facing problems is coming to the kitchener i ind ire is effective August 11 The will be tele m its sitelhtf ell ostein provinee Ihc program variety form it with a mis counselling ministrv During Club icing emotion or spintu di lenities are urged for free group of lunch consisting of Mrs and Mrs sir and soual In If spent the lei Sinclair is Mm millet UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION I THURS AUG 4th I at amH Construction Truck Equipment MILTONONTARIO mllo Soulh Oil in COMPRESSORS write or wire tor complete brochure Name bursaries District Women Institute held committee meeting Monday to choose the three winners of bursaries for Miss Kim Elaine Nor of 1490 lid was chosen to receive the Ethel Chapman scholarship She plans to attend sily of this fall Winners of the bursaries are Karen of It It Georgetown to assist in her studies at University or Toronto and It Georgetown towards her U of studies The Acton Free Press Wednesday July 1977 9 RACEWAY HARNESS RACING Post Time Tuesday Evening July to Aug 30 8pm Thursday Evening 8pm Sunday Afternoons 2 pm TrlactorEr Exactor Air Condition ad CtubHousa Club Homo Ft starvation MR AND MRS MORGAN celebrated their wedding anniversary on Sunday G Eggleton Photography Will reign to tin Museum tit iMl is tin Agriculture meeting when wen given i lour While Kit buildings ire fir completion lies wen linen of whit their pi ins are Thin were m different kinds of machine rj e d ick to the moth right up the present time 1 rom there thc went lo home of Mrs for the business meeting The roll was whit they do to ton The motto was gutn In Mrs Sinclair Idler is rend from Mrs land is sen to her for her work inc I ii from Milton will ijn or llii is Juetn of Hit lint trio all tht Shorthorn lulu IT YOURSELF GARAGES repnseril thorns it the amiuil in next 1 mi re ill looting to iltindmg mc smiled Her job will lo promote the Shorthorn It s pubhc rel it ions job lb it seems right up Nancys fur is liOtls fint wild lending of igriLiiltur SPECIAL SPECIAL CLEARANCE ON PORTS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SPORTSWEAR AND DRESSES EXCLUSIVE LADIES WEAR FASHIONS MAIN ST LAKEVIEW CENTRE Sficlillitt Iflitallcd On CELANESE BIGELOW VENTURE CALLAWAY ARMSTRONG AND I HI I ISn1ill Lakeview a Look at 1eMl Catelli 21b READY CUT MACARONI or SPAGHETTI Maxwell House 1 lb Bag COFFEE Aliens 48 Tins FRUI DRINKS Spruce 19oz Tins PINEAPPLE Kloenax 2 Roll PAPER TOWELS E D Smith Tins APPLE PIE FILLER 289 LIbbvs Tins ALPHAGETTI 11 5o BARBECUE SAUCE Grade A Medium FARM FRESH EGGS Sealtest 2 MILK 59 Save 289 Save 15 279 89 Save Save 289 Heln STRAINED BABY FOOD J 3Qt Bag or Deposit 135 Grade A Fresh CHICKENS Chicken In A Basket Burn s 31b Averago DINNER PORK SHOULDERS 169 Schneiders 1 lb MINI SIZZLERS POLISH SAUSAGE Container Plus lb CHEESE WEEKLY PRODUCE SPECIALS FRESH PRODUCE ARRIVES DAILY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES I Prices Effective July AB SUPERMARKET 9 Mill St East Acton TOUMrr ONE 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