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The Acton Free Press Wednesday May 10 Sunbathing In the country is a no procedure At least it Is at our place I always hive a under my wing at town friends who long for the peace quiet of the country We have our share of trucks and motorcycles but the primary noise makers are the heists Whenever the urge to sun worship on me I gither my chaise mattress hot book sunglasses cup of tea watch and oil and trip lightly out to the garden Immediately the donkeys think it feeding lime and set up an enthusiastic bellow This goes on so long Pat horse trots up to the fence and whickers engagingly Theaheep in the front paddock feel they are being left of something and gallop to the gate Self appointed sheep guardian the foolish pup lopes off to the paddock barking threateningly at Ihe intruder who has upset his charges I haven even set down my tea it his point am won sail worth it lord The old dog waddles over collapses on the grass jangling her necklace She must hive every dog tag since the year dot plus a few rabies tigs a flei medallion She docs not have an identification discg we haven been able to lose her yet She slicks to us like i wirt since we rescued her ten years ago from a fate worse than death come to think of it it was death This old dog is at the snoring Wherever she is she enjoys a good rumble the timbre getting up to fever pitch when you re watching Starsky and Hutch and you re just about to discover who did it Out in the hot sun she snores like an old man on a park bench The pup her settling down beside her But first he must a good scratch ex citing his slave collar and medallions The male pheasant chimes up whistling and chirping a very loud sound for such i smill bird The peacocks join in honking gasping in full voice Like the donkeys ihey are piercing and insistent but just All the chickens have a run to see if I to bring some crumbs out with me and they chatter round my it the mattress stuffing One young hen has i quarrel with shrub and sets up a loud indignant cackle Incensed with the indignity she works herself into a crow designed to drive the bush and me quite mid I comfortable in the sun so I listen for while knowing on Careful of my unstrapped suit I up lob a stone her With a frightened sepia she hightails it to He stilks up to my chaise and crows his d once twice thrice twenty five times he tells rat ThalHteaehmetotlir fe READY SET GO Mo and Whip porwill head out with riders for the annual pleasure ride part of the Trail Riders equestrian events Mr McGmnis organized the ride held from the Halton Presbytery Grounds Blue Springs Line Sunday Library notes Among recent new arrivals at the Community Library the following Adult fiction The Covenant by The Captive Queen of Scots by The Ivtr Falcon by Evelyn Anthony Back of Sunset large print by Jon Cleary The by Meyer Levin fiction The blood and fire in Canada by It Practical pruning by Roger Grounds Someone you ve mil f12 To Sun 1 Man 22 in 8783272 8783208 73 I If Jin 20 by Barbara Clean UpDay In is Ihis Saturday May 13 If you are interested in registering your three and four year olds for nursery school Wednesday May 17 the Town Hall is Ihe time to do it For further information CoOpera live Nursery School contact Ann at get your pledges sheets for Ihe Rockwood and District Lions Club and Ball It starts between m at Public School June Refreshments will be provided to all riders at Checkpoints along the route Proceeds from this event will go towards Ihe purchase of baseball uniforms and community betterment Pledge sheets are available at Shorts Variety Plaza Variety Stratlons Swanston I- arm Equipment Hardware Cen and Eramosa Public Schools Get your wheels and legs in shape for the mile route starling and finishing at Eramosa School mis Saturday May la the annual Nur scry School Bazaar p at the Rockwood Centennial School Bring children and come to shop from a wide selection of crafts plants home preserves and baking There will be a children fun area as well as a fish pond penny table while elephant table Little children will able to purchase an attractive inexpensive gift for their Mom from the special Mothers Day Table Every one can relax and enjoy tea or the homemade fudge and popcorn Nursery School Cook Book full of the children and their moms favourite recipes will be available too Come and have fun at the school main fund raising Rockwood ft District Coming ROCKWOOD and District Lion Club and Ball A Ion In event of rain June 10 Registration limes BOO am Public School pledge sheets avail ablest Short Variety Plots Variety Form Equipment Hardware Era mow and Rockwood Schools REGISTRATION for Rockwood Nursery School May 30 a at Rockwood Town Halt VILLAGE of clean up day May 13 Items too Isroe for normal garbage collection will be picked up at usual local I on by village vehicle mo Nursery School Baiaar Saturday May Centennial School Rockwood bowling AND SHARLA Wood discuss the upcoming trail ride with English visitor Ron Whiteside Mrs Wood Boss and Miss Wood Mitch were two of the participants the Trail Riders pleasure ride Sunday This first trail ride of the season was followed by a chicken barbeque and the sun smiled on all The following are the final playoff standings for three game playoff series Playoff champs Norlons Pintail Runner Up Champs Kaysleeds Standings Pmpals 10400 Carncys Four Corners Fellers 101U0 Roiers iBllO 10120 Optimists 10094 Countrymen J857 Happy Gang Two top Bowlers for each team Sue Nightingale Jane Kay s More awards Township weiler wis judged best if breed he recent District Dog Show in he Royal City brought I eight the number of eh Rottweilers bred bom in raised at Don An since 1971 Located on the western boundary of Lot IB Cone the road from the kennels ire operated Matthew and he originally from County Antrim Ireland she originally from Essex England Grits Tones pick men The Grits and Torys in The Wellington riding chose candidates for the expected federal election Harry Greene a year old businessman will carry the Liberal banner Meanwhile was unopposed for the Conservative nomination Ruth Polo Allan Pinpals Danny Bolton j20 Garfield Tarzwell Cirnevs Ted Diana Carney Pour Corners Parkinson Halliburton Dick Halliburton j3G Hovers Gordon Ostrander 4 George Smith Sam Dune Gerry Countrymen Eva Bosch Gould Happy Dennis Coverdule Paul J j71 Programs at Grand The programs of Ihe Grand River tion Authority Conserve tion For Communities program ire continuing to the end of June at all three nature centres in the Grand River watershed Mills laurel and Taquanyah Designed as informative as well as recreational days in the out of doors the events are free of i ha for families and organized community groups Say with A Green Plant Cut Flowers An Arrangement SPECIAL PRICES FOR CHILDREN THE PURPLE PLACE on Hwy 73 miles West of Acton OPEN SUNDAYS 9 is dying by Martin i enjoy Lift between 12 I Dorr Early In Canada by arl Morgan Juvtmk fiction My finnlv is not forever by Ml in Ihw the rooster saved by Arnold Super of Adventure stones by I s no such thing as Jack Kent 10 33 merjtncy by Hob Cunning ham ShowTimos Sun toThurs Bpm Frl and Sat 7 m 9pm Attention Residents of ROCKWOOD AND DISTRICT Now on the Rockwood Pages of will appear a Special Coming Events section pertaining to and District FOR ONLY PER INSERTION YOU CAN HAVE YOUR UPCOMING DANCE DINNER ETC ANNOUNCED ON THE ROCKWOOD AND DISTRICT PAGES OF THE ACTON FREE PRESS Just Call One Of Our Friendly AdVisors 8532010 And Let Her Know Your Coming Event And That You Would Like It On The Pages Deadline Monday Noon J D T J Novak D T GEORGETOWN 106GuelphSt 7 beside Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phone 8974 or 2314 FOR FRUIT TREES and BUSHES STRAWBERRIES RASPBERRIES ASPARAGUS ETC Come to Birch Way Farm NURSERY and GARDEN CENTRE Mile North of Highway on Road 3 at Balhnafad OPEN DAYS A WEEK CREDIT PR06RAM Ihe Government of Canada has inUo the Employment to late employment in the private by providing i tax rebate I let es how it works If an expands his normal woik force by hiring an unemployed poison a Canada Manpower Employment and the job has been as a direct result of the Employment Tax Piogram the business is eligible to claim the tax icbate Almost any business thats been in moie than one year is eligible The rebate is calculated at150175or200 pel This rate is determined by the geographic ai ea of Canada in which the new employee will be working 4 The rebate is deductible from federal income taxes payable but DO MORE BUSINESS LESSTAX must be added to taxable income Unused amounts may be earned forward for up to five years A claim maybe made up to 40 hours work a week each new employee foi a period of up to nine months Each must be fulltime Nor mally no less than hours a week And thats it es sentially The program has been designed to work with a mini mum of red tape All employers should by now have a booklet that gives all the detailsof the program If it has not been received employers should contact a local Canada Man power Centre 1 Canada Employment Centie The Employment Tax Credit Piogram Its ready to go to tot Canada And for you Employmanland Immigration Canada Mmlittt Mlnlaira