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8 The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 28 Ballinafad Spring here by Winifred Smith March 1379 will soon be past It has been a good month for weather It will be remembered this year by its Spring like days and not the usual high winds with March Many birds have arrived back In our area mostly red winged blackbirds but a pair of doves were sighted and one robin on he first day of Spring Sunday being the fourth Sunday in Lent saw a fair number of worshippers out to Church There were two full rows of kiddies who occupied the front seals while the minister told them their story Much to the amusement of the grown some of the children had to tell their first With the sing ing of Ihe childrens hymn they accompanied Ihe teachers down stairs for the Sunday School classes Mr and Mrs Fred Shortill have returned home after a holiday in Florida We were sorry to hear that Mrs Ruth Burt has been confined to her home this past week due to an attack of laryngitis and complications result ing from a fall suffered three weeks ago Hope she will soon respond to treatment and be able to return to her usual self Helping children is discussed by Wl The March meeting of the Rock a long Womens Institute took place the home of Mrs C Watson on March was decided lo carry on with the euchres every second Thursday until the end of April The District Annual Meeting will be held on May 16 at Duffs Pres church the heme being The Inter national Year of the Child The roll call was Where and how docs a child best require a philosophy for living The two guests Connie Valcriote and Ruth land were from Ihe Special Services of the Board of Education Each of them spoke on their duties and ex plained how children who needed help were helped It was very interesting and educational 25000 damage to local warehouse Rockwood bowling Team standings at the end of the week of bowling are Gtielphits 105 points Erk and Jerks 100 Kays Feeds Four Corners 89 Happy Gang Good Timers Carneys 79 Comers Rovers Country men Ladies over for Tuesday Feb Ann Parkinson Erke Van Nellie Stock man Leila Peart Ivy Ritchie Bolton 542 Joy Haiti burton Diana Carney Alice Johnson Marian Ostrandcr Ann Van Sue Nightingale Men over GOO for Tuesday Feb Howard Dunk 776 Ted 705 Gary Parks Bert Gould Jim Cerniuk Paul Happy Gang points highest bowlers Paul Holman 610 Dennis Death Rovers Ted Jestin Gordon 540 Good Timers Denise Bolton Danny Bolton Greg Dales Chris Dales Four Corners Ann Parkinson Nellie Stockman 650 Guelphits Gary Parks 675 Jim Cerniuk and Jerks 7 Erke Van Dick Halliburton Roy Nightingale Ivy Ritchie Carneys Howard Dunk 776 Diana Carney Countrymen Bert Gould Ann Van gan 502 Kay s Feeds Duncan Kingsbury Leila Peart Late Comers 3 David Donnell Don Team standings at the end of the week of bowling are and Jerks points Kays Feeds 106 Guelphits 105 Good Timers Happy Gang Four Corners Carneys Late Comers Rovers Countrymen by Barb and District Lions and Leo Ctubs fund raising projects have been successful this year Ladies over 500 for according to Lions Tuesday Mar Mary president Don Martin Lush Ivy Ritchie Proceeds hove been Marg mainly to the Joy Halliburton Sue Community Nightingale Denise Centre debt In June Bolton Diana Car the Club procured a by Barb Leaping flames and billowing smoke called Volunteer Fire Dept to a blase at Hard ware Stores Warehouse at a March the first day of spring Within one hour the fire was under control Sparks from an incinera tor located about feet from the two storey board and batten build log caused the ignition said Chief Carl Meadows Firefighters pried the metal roof loose water ing the smoldering aged cedar shingles The 100 year old building was on Birthday greetings extended by Mrs Cecil Sunshine Club met again enjoying the beautiful spring weather for this time of year Community singing was enjoyed and birth days were remembered Mrs Florence Trousdales birthday being that day also Mrs Gilberlsons of Eden Mills Door keepers wcrenppointedand lunch provisions discussed for the spring dance lo be national in their various Centre over last held April at the Old aid projects as well as year according to Town Hall by the Sun subsidizing cab fare for President Helen Hilts shine Band three local at- dances For program every lending special managing body enjoyed a trip to the School facilities bar snowmobile rally British Isles courtesy of and ihon are John Root Orton local ginally an ice house Damages were estimated at by Fire Chief Carl Meadows The ware house is owned by Bob Leslie the contents by Rockwood Hardware Store proprietor Waller Mitchell a member of the Fire The loss Is insured according to Mr Meadows Mr Mitchell was pre paring for his stores grand opening as a firefighters rip off portions of the tin roof on a burning warehouse be hind Rockwood Hardware last morning Some damage Is estimated in the blaze which Is to have started from sparks from a nearby incinerator Club whittles debt to reasonable sum Lose excess weight put Centres your heart into it and live f a fund longer says your Ontario Sici Heart 1 oak room menu A pro gram busing building loan- today only about children remains to be paid Mr arenas Martin noted The Lions and Leos recently con half towards the purchase of a scanning winter club project The have purchased sandbox spring animals and a tube tunnel slide for the childrens ney Erke Van Dnel Verna Blair Jane Murison Alice Johnson Marion Allan 505 Men over for Tubs day Mar Jim Cerniuk David Paul Hank duplicating machine VanDriel of games bowled Tucs Mar Four Corners highest bowlers Marg Betty Allan Good Timers 7 Bolton Danny Bol ton and Jerks Hank VanDriel Randy Peart predictflbies Fred corrected for Arc Industries a retraining centre for mentally retarded adults in Guclph The machine playground soon as suitable cat her arrives the St equipment will be in making one of the ind- stallcd commercial raise funds ventures mainly by serving din The Lions continue and lunches at support Lions Inter- 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