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Rockmosa 100 rally sees 66 participants by A very cold but sunny day greeted the 66 hearty part of the Snowmobile Rally This was the sixth annual rally sponsored by the and District Lions Club It was held this year from the Community Centre on January At the presentations Lions Club President Vlnce Dunn announced that a total of had been raised Trophy winners were Winters the girl under 16 who completed the trait with the most dollars pledged Itobbic Bonner the boy under to who completed the trail with the most dollars pledged Sandy Kingsbury the girl under who com pleted the trail with the second highest number of dollars pledged Don Win tors the boy under who completed the trail with the second highest number of dollars pledged Bob Logan the oldest driver who com the most kilometres Gary and Kevin Ritchie the family on one machine who completed the trail with the least number of penalty points Walter Swanston the adult who completed the trail with the most sponsored dollars This is the third time that Walter has won this particular trophy Darryl The Rally Winner who completed the trail with the least number of penalty points The provided fret teaming coffee for the chilled drivers throughout the stay from the basement check point in Centre Hot dogs and chili for lunch The I ion el tea served 165 supper meals The participants enjoyed a free meal and families joined at the dinner hour presentations Local merchants had donated for a draw The winners were Tom who won a snow shovel donated by Country Mart Walter Swanston who won the grease gun donated by his own Farm Jim Funk won a voucher donated by the Rock wood Hotel Gerald won the M ShopctU voucher Ed Kinsbury won the snowmobile jacket donated by Winter s Hoi man won the snowmobile mitts donated by Winters Roy Harding won the thermal socks donated by Mill End Store W Logan won the under Bakery voucher Bill Vcrghagcn won the ski sweater donated by Royal City Cycle Tim Kingsbury won two hams donated by food Town Doug McLean won another Saundcr Bakery voucher won a cose of Coca Cola donated by bred Meadows Don Hilts won the eas tank donated by Petty s Garage Gary Wnrtcher won the two framed photographs donated by Don Hilts and Tim Kingsbury won the case of coke donated by Plaza Variety The St John Ambulance the wood Snowmobile Club and the General Radio Service Club helped to keep the drivers on the trails The Rally organ Ted Ford George Day and Don Martin tallied up a profitable fun day They convey thanks to the part i pants to he sponsors and to all those who worked to make the event a roaring success 100 RALLY was a huge success Saturday as entrants roared over a scenic course The rally sponsored by the Lions Club raised These three drivers are heading in for a break complete with hot coffee sea Industry for Norval OS Rockwood El- District ABOVE ARE THE trophy winners of the Snowmobile Rally Front row left to right Robbie Bonner Sandy Kingsbury Patti Winters Donald Winters Kevin Ritchie Back row left to right Darryl Nichol WalterSwanstonandGary Ritchie Okay summer help for clerk student will lie hired to work for the township of this summer under the 1978 Involvement in Municipal At Monday evenings council meeting Reeve Bill asked the clerk treasurer Lloyd whether a summer student was needed He pointed out last ear student did a good job Mr explained that the provincial pays percent of salaries up to week Mr suggested the for the hue to submitted before April 1 Council instructed Mr lo lure someone if a suitable int up Roads budget shows no mill rate increase Product ion Is start next fill toiy being built on the Pee side of About jobs some for residents will lie ereated president general m inatcr of Instrument Company I muted in an interview tins week construe lion is ex peeled start this spring The firm hopes to get a permit this month for the square foot phut lost of the factory and site preparation will be about St million liie firm rctcivcd approval from lee and build on its hind on the south side of Highway east of Pine Valley harms last May had to wait until for approval from the Municipal Hoard Moore Instruments lias been in rented facilities in some employes mil be to with the eompiny while some hiring will be done 12 The Acton Wednesday Fob 1 1978 Onetime local resident celebrates 100th birthday Century Birthday ONE TIME Nassagaweya resident Fred now of Seattle celebrated his birth day Jan 7 Mrs Fletcher is the former Alice Kingsbury Jack Richardson of Milton and Ivan Richard son of and wives New to Seattle recently to attend the 100th birthday of their uncle Fred Fletcher Mr Fletcher was horn and in Until be wis Mr lived on the family farm on lot 0 Cone In 1900 be moved to North Dakota where he firmed until It was a lime of severe droughts and the family moved to Seattle where Mr Fletcher worked is security guard until his retirement it the age of In 1913 he married a child hood friend Alice Kingsbury who was raised on Lot Cone in in an interview with a Seattle reporter Mr Fletcher called it a kind of a long distance romance Both Fletchers are alert and active Mrs Fletcher is Mr explained to the reporter I guess were still alive because we both worked so hard all our lives The couple have one son Longevity seems to run in the family Mr Fletcher brother rge of Seattle is and an older brother and sister lived past Mrs Fleteher s sister Mrs Lamb of Guelph will soon be Her brother William Kingsbury and family live in Oxbow and a niece Mrs llirry hot recently moved to from Chilli wack The farm was the home of Ivan Richardson until the four children were born and raised there They are Milton Bruce of Titlfionburg I I Mrs Douglas Black of and Helen Mrs W Daviesl of Mr and Mrs Fletcher live in a semi independent apart ment in one of Seattle senior citizen communities Mr I marked his 100th birthday Ian roads budget has been submitted to township by roads superintendent Bob Hamilton Monday evening s meeting Mr Hamilton presented council with an actual budget of for 1978 but admitted expenditures could be shaved off the proposal He said fixing up of streets in Mills upgrading Indian and upgrading at Hill i priorities lerk treasurer I loyd explained that the i mount submitted would not raise the mill rale any more than from its present mills The roads budget is the largest expenditure of council In the other ireas there is no word yet on Just how money will be required Mrs said the overall Council opposes lot severances Sideroad Dive pointed out lint as of May 1 the taxes in would double Hi minimum At this point he said they will have reached the maximum a police village can be taxed He eontinucd to say that m the past the largest portion of the taxes have come from the Board of t due and the county and council did their best to keep eosts at their level down A reeommtndotion for a severance of eight lots In has been received thumbs down from township council At the councils Monday evening meeting Reeve Hill Adsetl read a recommen dation from the Village Trustees staling council recommendation should be made for the severance approval tight lots feet by 11B feci would In created on Queen Street owned by Bert Scarf Deputy Reeve Henry Jr did not fee the matter was up council but should be sent to the com of adjustment Dave Masson queried he fid he held a special mectmj on Friday night to commodate something they opposed in the nasi He continued to he trustees have no reison for change of minds He lis pointed a minimum sue lot in is by 13J resolution was passed and will be sent on to the village trustees the Committee of Adjustment stating they ire opposed to the severance The reasons ire regular vilhge lot is by not recommendation will lead w to severance being granted before sewer water service ire opera recommendation lo in view of lot size for gives way tc applicant proposed sub division and he recommen Is premature in view of secondary planning lo take place in the Village of Rock by Barb Do you have any ideas for improving Pioneer Day to held in Rockwood on June 24 Would you like to participate or help organize this fun event If so please call Henry at or Barb Wynneck at All you sports enthusiasts don forget about Badminton every Tuesday at Centennial School Please bring your own equip ment If you have it The executive of the Rock wood Tennis Club met recently and acted as a nominating committee for the 1978 Executive Come to the general meeting to be held Monday March at he Centennial School to elect your new executive Nominations will also be made from he floor Think spring The January meeting of the Sunshine Club was con celled due to Ihe arrival of winds and snow January birthday greetings to A Thomas and Ethel Craig Get well wishes to all the mem bers of the club who are ill and to R Fletcher who Is still In hospital May there be fair weather or Ihe next meeting February Ten Scouts from the Hock wood Troupwere treated to a our of Restaurant in at heir last meeting On Sun day February 19 as a celebration of Baden Powell Week Ihe Brownies Guides Cubs and Scouts will hold an Inter Denominational Ser vice In the tennlal School The exact time will be announced next week The Centennial grade eight students are again selling fresh Florida oranges and grapefruit to help finance their May trip lo Washington Orders may placed through the school The ail star bands from and Centennial will perform February 13 at 10 a m in tiie Rockwood Centennial Auditorium All Villagers welcome Erin trio in NOP village has placed three people on ihe Wellington Peel New Democratic Parly riding association annual meeting at I lora Former provincial riding candidate Marion Chambers Hundley and Waller Keeler were elected to the riding association Wellington essay project bowling you looked map of Wellington wondered about all he names of plates tint arc just nimes now Have you ever wondered the people who worked at the carding mill al on the border between Ice and Maryborough or who named Damascus or what people did for excitement in on a Saturday night Do you remember your Mother or Ore it Aunt telling stories of parties at Simpson Corners or maybe you remember going with Uncle George to he chopping mill that was two lines over west where the river ran fast The Wellington County Historical Research is announcing a Research Project to find out about these small places before they ipptar from memory The Society Is in teres ted in preserving the history of those who lived in these small settlements how they made their living why farmers and settlers visited there The Society to know popular names of the mills churches stores blacksmith shops and inns in these small crossroads communities so dust off your memories and share with all your neigh Write your memories or stories In the form of an typewritten and at least one page lunt and help us preserve all this important history Thtre art iwards of each for best The essays will be evaluated on their historical and content Send your entry lo Mrs Harry Burr Fergus not later than April 1978 These essays will be lercd into Archivts of Wellington Counly and added to Ihosc already available from previous projects on Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Post Offices Railway and Toll arc available from Mrs Harry Burr for a nominal fee Nortnns 47 Optimists 42 Kays Feeds Hippy Gang 40 Countrymen I he Rovers Four Corners Results of games bowled ruts Jan points Fred Vnndervalkb42 Paul Four Corners points Ann Park TO LOIS MCRAE PROVES it isnt just a mans sport as she speeds toward the finish line in the annual 100 snowmobile rally Plow Match bid township council endorses an invitation of the Wellington County plowmen Association lo attend the Plowmen Association convention in the Royal York Hole Toronto February At convention Reeve Dili Adsett said the county will make a worthwhile presentation in order to acquire the Match He admitted the event costs a lotofmoncybutthe spinoff prestige mold rooms and visitors to the urea make it worth the time and money Involved points Howard Dunk Doug Carney points Frke Van Joy Halliburton Nor tons 7 points Roy Nightingale Ivy Ritchie Kay Feeds points Dune Kingsbury spare Elmer Allan Optimists points Gerry Flora Bruce 404 points Garfield spare Bolton Guelphlles points Dune 710 Sam Rovers 2 points George Smith Gordon Ostrandcr 503 Countrymen points Peter Bosch Bert Gould Happy Gang points Dennis Death Dick Stokman Men over GOO Dune 710 Sam spare G7Z Fred Vandervalk Paul Peter Bosch Roy Nightingale Don Bert Gould Dennis Death Dune Kingsbury spare George Women over Ann Parkinson McKcr- slc Bosch Ivy Ritchie 570 Nellie Van Drlel Fran Dales Alice Johnson Joy Halliburton Denlse Bolton Val Samuel Sue Nightingale Diane Carney Ruth Kingsbury spare Nina Coverdale 505 Jane Murlson Way back in December I seem to remember extolling the beauties of snow Would somebody please give me a kick in the pants Were right m the middle of the BLIZZARD OF January Thursday Wow Night Is closing in the chores have been done the doors hove been shoveled out they be deep agun tomorrow wind is to how many kilopascols is thai and it time tosettle down by the fire Fortunately Mack was unable to get to work Heeotisfar twenty minutes nearly hit in ambulance and decldedhewascraiy I the roof may blow off Floundering pheatnti Feeding the stock was quite an adventure Even getting to the barn was exciting When I went to get oats there was as much snow in the chop as there wis outside The had its share of snow fingers blow ing in through the cracks After shovelling the three feet of snow from door we fell into Ihe barn to meet two donkeys and a horse come loose from their moorings We d kept them in for the day and they resented it The pheasants had lo be dug out They live outside in their pen with two uses I panicked when I saw both shelters completely smothered in snow and struggled lo gel through Ihe pen door But Christopher Pheasant heard and stuck his red and gold head up through tosay he was fine He was freed and fed but we I find his mate Caroline until we located a bump in the snow where the second house should be Sure enough here was Caroline cowering inside with about a square foot of area left She shot shrieked for Chris to save her flying around the pen swearing al the of the weather Maybe she blamed us for Ihe whole thing Tall dog It Is now Friday The pheasants have once had to be dug out Now Ihey are convinced we re responsible for their discomfort The house creaked and groaned all night and Mick fool antenna sounded as it if would come down any but it Reminded me of the Great Ice Storm of Montreil in the early 60s We reminisced Inst night remembering all Ihe nasly blizzards in the Valley Thil ict storm was Ihe second most frightening 1 ever experienced and knocked out our power for five days Two tall cedar trees on ither side of my parents front door were bent double with the weight of inch hick ice coating every blade and their lops railed ground Our small dachshund pottered out in the morning slid off front steps and watered the top of a 15 foot My Filher was proud of him One comment on yeatedny a storm that delighted me Bill McVean of radio looked out his window at and said This must be what It like to live inside a pillow Do you realize 11 only late January We have two more months of this to got Fortunately I have It on good authority two local farmers who have seen GO to winters right here thai spring Remember you heard It here first