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Allstar band polished group THE GRADE SEVEN musicians in the AberfoyleRockwood Centennial All Star Band have been diligently practising to make their Monday morning performance at the school most enjoyable by Barb Wynneck was music to everyone a cars who attended the day morning performance of the Aberfoylc and Centennial AllStar Band The kindergarten class listened attentively tapping their feet with the percussion beat to the selection Bugs that Bug Me Under the enthusiastic direction of Mr Gallagher the students played seven numbers with such expertise that music teacher Mr Bauer from John Ross Secondary their music studies seriously School remarked that this according to Mr Gallagher band was more polished than and are having much fun his grade nine group Two doing so AT tuba players from John there is no dif Ross had been imported so in recruiting band members students are lined up to audition and Join the group The All Star Band will be entertaining tonight at at he Oral Communications at King George School in In the spring the group will head off to perform in the Niagara District The musicians arc all grade seven students and have only been these instruments since Sep tember They taken IT WAS MUSIC to everyones ears who heard the Monday morning performance of the Centennial All Star Band under the direction of Mr Gallagher Master Breeder title given to national director Earl Osborne a national director for the Hoi stein Fries Association of Canada was awarded a Master Breeder Shield at the annual meeting held in Tor onto on February This is the highest honor achieved by a Canadian Holstcin breeder and indicates his ability to breed purebred that ore above average for both type and production Purebred were first purchased by Earls father Russell in The prefix Orendale was used until 1959 and then changed to Osborne Mnrldale Rag Apple Helen This Very Good Radar was bred to Citation and pro duced Citation Hess This Very Good Three Star Brood cow has made significant contribution to the Osborne herd The produce of Hess was All American Pro duce in One of the members of this group was Name top contestants in Oral Communications by Barb Wynneck Oral Communications have been dominating the at Rockwood Cen School the last few weeks Every student from the grade four level up made a speech competing within his or her own classroom Two youngsters were then chosen by the teacher to compete at the School Competition Last Friday morning the ad Judieators Betty Jones Elizabeth MePhedran and James made the decision as to who would represent Rockwood at the Oral Communications Festival Junior Contest at Public School Guelph The Junior contestants and their speech topics were as follows Laura Davey Having a Bad Day Nathan Dolphins Elvis John Snowmobiles Tina About Myself Valerie Galley My Dog Sparky Laura Brown Hiking in B C Brad Stevens food People Lynda Ward Living in the Country Julian Mitchell Weather Jeff Davidson Sports The first place winner was Valerie Galley followed in second place by Julian Mitchell In the Intermediate Division the adjudicators were Elisabeth Mary Muysson and Lois They made their decision after hearing the following students speak on these topics I- Thi Zoo Hob Meadows World War Aircraft Karl lrahch Imagination Kim Foxes Bruce Heather Cox Superstitions Shelley Spencer The Monster Shelly Godding Child Abuse but Memories Russel Debbie Jones Elvis Presley John The Super natural Heather Cox placed first and Bruce second represent at the Oral Communications Festival Intermediate Contest South Wellington to be held tonight pm at King School Reflection Harriet who has yielded in seven milk and Ml kg fat This Excellent female was the Reserve All Aged Cow in Mr and Mrs Osborne have six children three boys and three girls The oldest son Steven is married and at home on farm Osborne has taken on active part in other activities Included in his personal achievements ire elder and recording secret of the Stone United Church director and past chairman of Co- opera Milk Transport past chairman of the Welling ton Milk Committee secretory treasurer post of Wellington Hoi stein Club national lor or the in Association of With an average of per Mr Osborne required points in order to be Master Breeder Shield lie points He has bred 1 Excellent Verj Good bulls 7 Very Good and Star Brood is Wolves in Oakville Bush wolves are suspected In an attack on a sheep dog near last week The attack occurred on the lot of a Seventh Line resident near Highway 5 Rockwood District The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 1978 Perrin Beattyis 4H speaker MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT for Wellington Beatty attended a joint meeting of various area clubs Monday evening held in school Mr Beatty spoke with Elaine Leslie of the of Ospnngeand Krishna of H prior to his talk Trustees want parking bylaw There a terrible state of affairs existing in the nation s pet shops It almost impossible to buy a mouse Erica needed a mouse for a scientific experiment later to become a pet But do you think we could find a mouse from here Not Moon Id man all started with a school science fair and our child tried to think of something fantastic to produce Knowing I would be the who actually did the work I had to come easy How about a mouse in a maze says me brightly biting my tongue In mid sentence Oh goody goody burbles girl child can keep the mouse for a net afterwards can I huh Can I can I huh The cage was prepared The maze was designed that much she did for herselfactually she and Mack made a beautiful maze surprised heck out of me And the next Saturday saw us driving to Georgetown to purchase a mouse In all of Georgetown there was no mouse We were told They t producing mice any more The selling price of the little beasts t worth it wonder if anyone told the mice Must inform the mice In the barn they re obsolete However one helpful pet store owner offered to pick a mouse for us when he next went to Toronto Our phone number and name were duly written down ordered one mouse No Toronto A week passed and the news came forth in all Toronto there was no mouse Disaster Grabbing the phone book I proceeded to phone the pet tores in Guelph until finally I heard the magic words Yes we have one mouse Good its sold I llplckltuptomorrow As an after thought asked how much was the mouse Thirty cents Thirty cents I wondered what was wrong with mouse to have such a low price Did It have only three legs Didntmatter it was a MOUSE Next day the kids and I descended on the pet shop cage in hand to collect our mouse I the lady for the mouse I announced Intelligently Oh dear said the proprietor Did daughter tell you what was wrong with the mouse I knew it Thirty cents was just too cheap She pregnant says thoproprietor Oh goody goody goody I Matching Making Instant decision I turned to Erica and said your science project is now raising baby mice throw out your maze Another afterthought Whenlsshedue Yesterday Going into a huddle with the petshop lady we decided the baby mice could be brought back to the pet shop In six weeks and if we were VERY careful we could get mother mouse any problems However our discussion was about five minutes too long Mother mouse produced twobablesand settled the Issue She going anywhere Three dollars and sixty nine cents was added to the thirty cents on the counter and we The likes the maze fine and she pregnant by Barb When in the village next week why not drop into the Plaza to sec the Camping Display which will be set up by the Guides and Scouts on Saturday 1 The display will be there through Scout Guide Week ending February In celebration of Lord Baden Powell Week the groups will be holding a Guides Scouts Own Sunday February IB at p m at the Cen tennial School Weather permitting the Brownies Cubs Guides and Scouts will assemble at the cenotaph at 30 p then parade to the school The service will be conducted by the young people This years services for World Day of Prayer will be held Friday March at p m at the Organize volleyball The winter evenings have been frigid but each Thur much heat and energy arc generated at the Rock wood Centennial School gymnasium Over volleyball players ranging in age from to plus are passing and spiking that ball over the net with vigour and enthusiasm Last week the local group defeated the team from Hammonds Electronics in Guelph Lorraine Root Is currently organizing a league that will have Rock wood regularly competing with other established teams from Acton and Guelph If you are an experienced player or novice and wish to join In the fun practice time is each Thursday 30 at the Centennial School Si The Club will hold its eb ruary meeting tonight al Town Hall at welcome and admission is free Walter Mitchell of Hard ware will be speaking Lawn and Garden chemicals and showing slides of mm garden pests I soon be banned in by township from j mi to m lo aid removal if a proposal goes through The trusties requested the council ban parking on all streets in from October 1 1 April from to j p The group requested the towing away of vehicles not conforming with this by law and thai con tractor lie arranged lo do the low Inn The trustees explained in the letter to council lhal the proposed law wis for the good of everyone as it would peed up snow removal Council agreed with the basic thought of the proposal but felt the hours wen not il Reeve Bill Council makes fairs wait for annual grant The Acton Agricultural council requesting annual Society will hive ill rant Council decided to wait budget time before It will until the lJ7U budget had been receive grant from drawn up before any grants to township council arc fairs were given out The society wrote a tetter to including Erin and Fergus pointed out businesses would not get very many customers if no parking were allowed during the day Councillor John thought the months were unreasonable raying lhat he has never seen enough snow m October lo warrant no parking Councillor Alan Burnett who drives a school bus for the Wellington County Board of Education said there has been some trouble in the rural where school buses have got stuck trying to get around parked or abandoned vehicles He claimed one particular ear was always parked in same spot because the owner did not want to pull the vehicle into his driveway Council decided to have the township solicitor draft a bylaw girls and leaders from and Ospringe at School on Monday evening when Member of Parliament or Wellington Grey Waterloo was iheir guest The A II clubs joined to gether for the meeting People and Laws which is part of the present Ontario of Agriculture program I on Living Leanne Taylor Mimosa introduced Mr ex plaining that he is serving his second term of office and is old He is the second youngest member of parliament ever elected Mr spoke to the girts about the duties of the federal government and com pared their responsibilities with those of the provincial and municipal governments He also explained the sealing arrangements In the House of Commons and how the Sneaker of the House Is chosen and what his duties Among the questions asked in the question and answer period that followed were such things as Quebec separation thcseulhunt how the members liked TV In the house of commons and one member asked In French Mr was able lo speak the language Mr replied in French Mr Beatty answered each question fully and certainly gave the clubs lots or Insight into federal politics Barbara Majors from club thanked Mr for his informative talk and the Mimosa club supplied refreshments The three clubs will be joining together again for a meeting on safety hosted by the club HOUSE PAINTER at work Lee Nilsen adds his design to the creation of the Rockwood Nursery School Winter doubles farm chores few farmers with feet up by Jennifer Barr If you re caught In a blizzard with commuter traffic outside Toronto trying to creep back to Halton don envy the farmer with his feet on the wood stove doing nothing He isn t He s probably working harder than anybody the agrobusinessman winter doesn case the amount of chores it doubles them Granted he have planting harvesting haying and cult However with animals In the barn Instead of grazing the pastures there the stable to be cleaned hay lo be moved and fed milking or other related chores manure to be spread on fields wood to be cut and pipes to thaw If you think your driveway is hard to keep clear of snow the farmer with yards buildings lanes and many door ways to shovel out So It hard to start your car in below zero weather The farmer has his truck several tractors as well as his wife car to keep running Farming is twiceashnrd in Iho winter as any Halton or area farmer will tell you Likes summer Harold Brown of likes summer beat because you don have take an hour to put your clothes on He quit milking after years recently and now farms beef cattle and pigs So his chores as bad this year he doesn i have hours of milking lo do twice a day The have to be fed and the manure removed Mr Brown is girding his loins for spring when work is even harder Spring planting is an arduous time and yet the entile are still in the stable unable lo go on pasture until the grass has a growth on It With stable chores as well as field work Mr Brown looks forward to late spring and early summer when work actually becomes lighter Angus who lives just west of still spends his winter cutting wood to fire his combination wood and oil furnace and the stoves He proudly boasts his house uses less than gallons of oil a winter because of the zeal he puts Into split wood production beef cattle are in the barn and the manure gets ahead of him Somehow the fact that a cow produces almost twice as much manure from one end as feed put in the other seems very unfair to the farmer But then getting a rough deal Hugh an Erin township far milks cows and handles a total herd of He reckons he moves 1600 tons of manure a winter bul he a got acres to spread It on Erkerlch says his work Is lighter in the winter Instead of working 14 to hours a day work 12hoursaday when the snow files Everybody thinks we got It made he grumbles hut I don think our days are easier Hugh Is another farmer getting ready for spring by fixing machinery In his own shop There always something breaking down with automation we constantly got a problem Floyd ShortlU who farms on the Eighth Line above Georgetown says he takes It as it comes Winter so bad when you can take a few days holidays In the fall Mr Shorllll takes care of his everyday chores which are considerable with over a hundred head of beef cattle His cattle are loosehoused so he shovels manure as the spirit moves me The Shorthllls burn wood but he never gets enough cut ahead of and ihe snow is to go traipsing back to the bush now Bruyn farming just north of Acton Is rebuilding his barn as well as taking care of his 30 milking and pigs It his second winter at renovating the barn With a good life Is simpler and his wife Angle a teacher at Stewart town School t missed a day so far The try to get away for week ends show their prize Newfoundland dogs although they have to hire someone to carry on the farm work We get away come hell or high water says Mrs but she also adds It a great life I go back to town And then there Jesse McEnery a Sixth Line farmer who says he d like the winter if they his family leave me alone Don ask him to go anywhere chuckles Mrs The lane way always fills in to shoulder height by February and a second lane Is blown out through the fields This year the lane has been Impassable for some time and Mr McEnery agrees there been a lot more snow than usual Although he finds winter a time of hard work he says modernization has eased the burden Such mechanized as automatic water bowls and snow blowers take some of the drudgery out of chores One last word from this used tobe full lime farmer winter on the farm Is a time to be got through and all The weather fights you every step of the way and everyone animals Included gets spring fever around March So you commuters snarled In traffic on the remember have a nice warm office to go to with automatic watering bowls and flush sanitary facilities Say a little thank you to ihc farmer out there in the cold growing your summer barbequed steak