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urn JUNIOR BOYS and Girls combined for a winning team in a recent Floor Hockey tournament at Centennial School Members of the Boys Section of team are front row left to right Steven Lush Cohn Brace Mike Hudson Randy Marshall Back row left to right Billy Mc David Law Mike Orr David Teachers Mrs Baker and Mr Hyde coached the team to victory floor hockey champs ROCKWOOD CENTENNIAL School s Junior Floor Hockey Team were the grand winners in tournament against Ospnnge Erin Eramosa and Brisbane Public Schools The skillful team won every game Members of the girls section of the team are front row left to right Tracy Benham Kristen English Katey Linda Ward Back row left to right Tracy Tomfinson Knsti Duncan Noble and RoseanneGiardi Officials planners talk at first work meeting By Barb larch 15 saw the first and of the firm Marshall and who have working meeting of local been hired to do the officials and representatives planning tor Rockwood Last Sunday was Palm Sunday history day of triumph for two of our most humble beings Jesus Christ and the donkey The donkey has long been a Joke among humans You stupid jackassyou reas3tubbornasa donkey The donkey ears 1 self tude his very patience have been ridiculed by the most of people Pew people realize It a the donkey super or Intelligence that makes him appear be stubborn Donkcjrtn iihia A horse is a slave an a tract ve and charming one but he is a slave trained to obey our every whim even t goes against his instincts The donkey has reasoning power and when he feels that he to go where his human dictates he labelled as stubborn Actually when you get to know donkeys t ho sensitive and cooperative they are I had many ponies most of whom took unfair advantage or me despite my patience and positive enthusiasm Never yet has a donkey pulled a turn on me unless I was asking him to do something stupid like squash Into a tiny fair booth or march In a noisy unfriendly parade Providing you take time to explain things to a donkey and enlist his cooperation he 11 be willing to the end I can say as much for my horses and ponies no matter how I explain things to them I still get bucked off or led a merry dance around the pasture No union Because of his patience and willingness the donkey has been forced since time immemorial to carry man s great loads of freight Ifhewasn whipped If ho became tired after several hours of carting unwieldy loads twice his own weight he was poked with a stick He was and still is in many countries expected to work fiercely long hot hours under harsh lions for dreadful rations and the hope of a couple of hours sleep Donkeys survive on sticks cactus and won teat youknow Half the world thinks that all he to eat which is ridiculous In return for this infinite patience he Is jeered laughed at and considered one of life lowest forms There no donkey union youknow However once nearly two thousand years ago a man who possessed most of the same attributes as the donkey chose that lowly animal for his triumphant entry Into Jerusalem He could have chosen a camel the mount of kings or a fiery Arabian charger suitable for Ihe revolutionary soldier and liberator he was But instead he chose the beast of the people the donkey With that ride he the donkey as he dignified all life Ever since then legend says the donkey has worn a cross on its back I true examine the back of any donkey and Ihe cross will be there Legend also bestowed the donkey with his triumphal bray dating from that day The amusing donkey heehaw people are so quick to smirk at is actually a hearty happy cry of liberation And the Lord rode a donkey and henceforth the donkey shall be special among all animals In his presentation project board secretary questioned manager Don Given em whether housing phasized that his firm wanted for senior citizens would to get an with the job and he be considered The answer hoped that this would be a was yes if residents ex meeting for working out the pressed an interest in St details of the project Citizen s Housing addresses The firm had prepared a obtaining more detailed press release published in Information would be John 0 Grady Ministry of Housing representative pointed out At the first of April a short that a statement from the concise survey will be ministry must be received ciliated to all households before such housing could be within the postal developed in this area Reeve area Results of this survey BUI Adsett remarked that the will indicate what expect need for senior citizen atlons residents hove regard housing Is being Investigated ing Rockwood future Local at the county level officials contributed to and village trustee approved the questions which Bilton asked if the present Rockwood District The Acton Free Press Wednesday will be asked on the survey freeze on village lot Eramosa engaged the Discussion followed the severances would be lifted suiting firm of Marshall professional presentation and once the water and sewers Macklln Monaghan Limited Allan planning are operational this year The to prepare a secondary plan board chairman asked If this trustees feel that this should for the village of Planning firm outlines ideas for village study Following Ihe press grow was slow and there In village today Two The secondary plan will end December hi T5 S oc subdivision have contain the guidelines for The preparation of this Audrey Macklln Limited plan However with the new already been submitted to the future growth In Rockwood wllllargelV be based niwl a ll nii r On Feb the township of sewer and piped water vices about to become operational the village will be able to expand to accept a larger population than exists type of survey had been tried happen Project planner Jim before and if it worked The Collishaw replied that this to the which will be an amendment rt to the and Suburban planning decision would be a township council official plan The secondary Jack Pemberton heads Royal plan framework development Until recently provide for future Lowest tender council Monday evening accepted the tender of G Peres of Fergus to supply them with road oil for the next year Two bids were received with Mr Peres having the lowest at cents per gallon He has held the contract in previous years supplying the township with oil lest year for cents per gallon Jack Pemberton president of C A Co Ltd Toronto was elected for a two year term as the president of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair according to an announce ment by the- Board of Direc tors at the annual meeting He succeeds house of Milton in this capa city after two years as vice president and four years as a member of the executive committee and the board of directors The role of vice president has been assumed by David B Weldon of Tor onto and London Educated in Toronto Mr a director Canadian Pemberton raises cattle and Equestrian Federation and a lO horses in township pastpresIdentoftheCarrlaffe and Is well known as a Association of America He is Council accepted tor and competitive driver of a former member of Halton regret resignation of horsedrawn vehicles Museum Board Philip Greenspan from the Planning Board at Another neighbor S G meeting Monday has also been March dent of the Royal read the letter of resignation to council where it was This years fair will be the board because of business November to IB commitments Appointed for the balance of the term on the board is Snow Jack Governors University antique carriages president of a family business started by his father years ago he distributes processing equipment and supplies to the food Industry in Canada and the United States Mr Is currently a member of the Board of Barn destroyed in morning fire Fire completely destroyed a vacant barn on Highway just west of early this morning Wednesday fire chief Carl Meadows said a passng flre- on his way home spotted the flames and called In the m Firefighters were on the scene until a m The barn owned by Sylman Investment Limited Willow dale received an undetermined amount of damage the fire chief said and the cause was not known at press time Problems arose en route to the blaze as the laneway lead from the highway to bam had not been plowed all winter and the fire truck was unable to drive up it Firefighters had to lead a line In from the road a distance of feet Greenspan Education COStS up mills taxpayers will be would be paid In quarterly paying more for instalments at a rate of education in 1978 than they 135 township In anticipation of and will consider among this expansion An issue Is other items whether the village should i possibilities for new grow and if so where and at housing within the existing what rate village the direction of future growth 3 how fast the village should grow the role of the village and 5 the need for additional commercial Industrial and recreational facilities The study Is proposed to be completed by the end of December 1978 Briefly outlined below are Ihe main tasks and proposed dates of completion Issue Identification and data collection early June role of the village and con and opportunities for village growth end of July preparation or alternative plana and implications early September draft secondary plan for discussion end of October final plan approval Input of the residents of the village Their participation will be critical to the development of a satisfactory plan The following is the schedule of key opportunities for involvement Survey to all households and businesses In Rockwood in April open house to examine information base and issues June open house to discuss alternative plans September public meeting to discuss draft plans December The dates of the meetings arc yet be established and will be announced In press Throughout the planning process letters and briefs to the Eramosa planning board local councillors and trustees are welcome and should be ad dressed to clerk treasurer township of l Trustees gather for village business Farmers by Barb removed one week after Its Th annual drama festival Audrey Betty by the Wellington Eastwood Tony Reid and Betty Eastwood brought county Junior was Secretary Hockey were forward the question of Friday March present at the Rockwood mosquito control The The three plays in the Board of Trustees Meeting secretary will Inquire about competition were from Erin March spraying against Eramosa and Fergus Secretary Hockey from available sources adjudicator for the pointed out that during the Tony Reid expressed his evening was Vern Shaw Mr winter months cost of expectations that there will selected The Day After heating the town hall has be a very good response to the Forever as the best play The averaged over per day A Secondary Planning survey winning play had been per control on the thermostat to in Rockwood fcr3 FTrguTjunior set it at degrees was Continued on Page Farmers did in The Wellington County Board of Education told Era mosa township councillors they needed 999 for elementary and public schools and for secondary share is for elementary and public and for secondary for a total of This money payable In quarterly Instalments Last year total education cost for the township was This years hike means an almost 13 per cent mill rate Increse Wellington County Is asking coffers for or 32 mills Eramosa clerk treasurer Lloyd Hindley explained that this figure however could be cut or before the final one is approved million Croatian Centre Plans for a 3 million Croatian cultural centre south of were revealed recently The property which par tlally consists of the old the Town Line Is up for rezonlng from rural to OSI Special and Institutional according to HUls councillor Pat Patterson The centre will eventually Claude McLaughlin farm on Continued on Page THE AKOMA OF BURNED GUN POWDER mixed with the chilly air as the Credit Valley Conservation Authority blasted away at the below the old Paper Mill Dam at Georgetown Friday As of Monday morning the river below the dam is moving with no problems according to CVCA spokesman Joan Rollings A CVCA crew drilled about 25 holes in the ice The ice among hundreds southern Aga SSlrf Jammed badly at Delta Craft just below the dam Norval couple spot UFOs A Norvd couple have been but then rested it again saw strange lights ground the husband sold Northeastern UFO organise HuwrnKjinuHHupearwiio on ana saw at least got out and were he at year S some He was not My solnaT to ch a to prevent flooding this year Ice above the The couple who wish to Once the couple turned onto his wif if j remain anonymous Highway continued to ttinryhlteoLr S stange lights a tew week watch the Mt A they came moving around Suddenly the wakf tKrS of ago east movbjllght recover rcm Bay Georgetown heading towards cemetery They could not tell Norval when they spotted the whether the lights had lights above the roof tops At landed or were Just out of first the wife says they view thought it was a low flying Last week the husband moving lights zoomed over sightings from Georgian Bay tothestationaryllghts where to Lake Ontario Most were they Joined together and Monday evening of last week formed a moving arc but many were reported other It was almost as If they evenings also were putting a show on she UFO expert Tom Grey of lake between Toronto and said Meanwhile on the Mississauga head of the Hamilton Lake Ontario by Bronte is according to some experts supposedly an underwater base of unidentified flying objects Numerous sightings often reported over the dam towards Glen Williams was too thin to walk on Four thousand dollars is in the budget for the blasting work though Mrs Rollings said she did not know If the work would cost that amount Blasting started at 11 30 am and finished at about Television film crews and several newspaper reporters were on hand to record the event