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The Acton Free Press Wednesday April 1 1979 Baliinafad Torn pants fail to Seven members join church embarrass MPP almost beyond recognition this truck owned by Main IcnWill lam The Rale force winds brought this Riant maple ashing down on the the spring Winter socks thawing land triple blows set records Winifred Smith Palm Sunday ob served with a large number of worshipers service Seven new members were welcomed into the fellow ship of the Church The confirmation ceremony was most impressive and inspiring four young teenagers and young married woman pledged their In the Christian way of life They chose to put God first in their lives in the path that lay ahead for them Those con firmed were Mrs Eileen Christina Dana Michelle Hancock Chrislina May bush Marcel Sch warz and Peler Eden Mills Vestergaard Volmar Mr and Mrs Martin Lewis were welcomed by transfer of membership The Sacrament of the Lords Supper was cele brated this past Sunday as it was in the older days of the Methodist Church with the congregation receiving the Sacrament in Ihe front of the Church The mens choir under the direction of Mrs baleen McEnery sang a beautiful During Ihe inking up of the of fcring Miss Jean Lawr sang beautifully the sacred Hymn Let Their Be Peace on Earth It was announced there would be a Good rlday Service beginning at 45 am As we all know winter tame back with a vengeance last week wa3 first day all winter the school buses could not make the rounds Several cents had lo be cancelled in eluding the Euchre Party which was planned for last Friday evening Winter is still with us Looking outside it looks more like a day in January then the ninth of April Hopefully it will be more spring like for the taster weekend coming up We were sorry to hear of the death this past weekend Nick Carter of Georgetown He will be remembered by members in Baliinafad as Mr and Mrs Carter were invited to one of their meetings as year or so ago They showed slides of interesting pictures of the far cast which were thoroughly by everyone present He was a law of Mr and Mrs Tom Given Sympathy is ex tended hem in their loss Mrs Nettie Hurren who has been a guest of Marshall for a couple of weeks left on Saturday to spend a few days with a niece in from there she will leave for her home in Manitoba Friday s storm was re sponsible for burning a note in the pant leg of MPP Julian Heed The farmer had the power go out in his area In order to keep the temperature cold in his deep freeze he was forced to rent a portable generator When refilling generator Saturday his leg scrapped the hot muffler causing the fabric to be burned Mr I notice hole until walking around the Milton Mall prior lo the opening of Liberal cand idate Dr Frank Phil brook s campaign office Later wearing the some ventilated trousers he attended the official opining of immunity Credit Union new expansion in Milton The cause any problems Mr Heed joked about it at Phi brook s office and again at the Credit Union When he attended the Tremaine Britannia Citizens Group dance Milton Memorial Arena thai night he had hinged I was lucky he said I had just gotten them his new trousers back from cleaners Old nun winter del ivered three Uiek knock out to southern Ontario last Winters latest blasts ilaumd nine lives while rewriting he snow and v record books m many locals Numerous iraffiL occur rid on streets and along country Hit snowy blow v is deliMrul day liulured in h winds Friday by fretting rain Sunday suffered most cuts in Ontario service Three days after winds knocked iul service there some power Ins yet to be res lured wer was also Ospringe ot Brampton In where extra Hydro men were called in the winds were the accord one report Nidgan and district was a special target for winters snow While Sunday all was spread over mosl of the south Niagara was In expect between four and six more inches In during one storm all public and remained Though storm he the blow was not sufficient to warrant using the city emergency plan Burlington radio station CING went air for a while Ikcjusc of power cuts Three of the large win ihe regional council chamber in Oak were sucked out by winds Mounl Forest weather office reports the break ing of a 15year old snowfall record The new record is inches The former ll inches wis set in 1M Toronto the in snowfall and rewrote the 13l old record book Monday morning reeorded the most snowfall in the first nine of April llnrtccn inches of the while stuff Ins fallen in Toronto so for I his month I loser to home winds blew shed containing farm equip ment Several other sheds were brought down barns were damaged in and Peel because of downed One downed struck home of Hills miyor Tom Hill in A large crack opened in limine and some alum mum siding buckled in tin alum eunti red was having his woes While residents wert tilling him ihe storm rcpiir ihur homes he could not work because fallinf wrecked one of his and damaged other Guide leader breaks ankle Power off during wintry blast Doris Mi and Mrs Mrs Thomas rims Dins Fines visited last Ihe Mr Mrs in anil fain ily in I 11 is ins Mr and Mrs Don Wilson of VLTI Mrs George I was ware on Tuesday whenMrs Itoberl I His or a formir ics idmt of the immimitv her wares Georgetown for the ten ladies present Mr and Mrs Gurdon Ailkens visited with Mrs sister and in law and Mrs Hugh and family I knew it 1 done lime I gel mv snow tires off it snows But Old Man Win ler didnl need get so furious it After ill Mistress Spring is supp lied to be in I braved storm twice to feed my feathered trie lids huddling around the feeder and the door step more for protection thin hunger I suspect Our being off for and a half hours I was Ihc sump pump constantly be ween keeping Ihe fire stoked in basemen then the alec re ihe top of the basin I slarled billing Just I had tan r full the aid pump sucked the w iter up in one minute whal it seemed lake me hours do The saying You never miss Hit walcr until the well runs Susan from the Wellington County Museum spoke lo the grndi class of i Public school on April I I his was preview of what from their visil to hi museum on April i Hi sludcnls studied life and pre pared their own pioneer lunch lor ihe day open House it ringe school will be held April from J m A short program will be held at Taxes up bv Mrs The United Church Women held another successful luncheon In the Hall on Wednesday The traft Club had their work up for sale and Ihe lucky llckel holder on the draw for a owl was Mrs Wilma There wis a good at tend the Friendly Seniors meeting and be fore euchre was started Vic Smith ind Henry with lively music Mrs Gail Man and sons Tyson and Keith from Texas are visit ing her parents Mrs Montgomery and Vince who is present it Inglewood Nursing Home in friends of Guide Mrs Ward will be sorry lo learn she had the mis fortune lo slip in slush on Wed and break her ankle in three places is presently confined to Sunnybrook hospital Sincere gel well wishes to this busy and dedicated Buddies of Steve Low ric hosted a bachelor parly for him in hall on evening The weather didn dampen Ihe spirits of his many friends who to congratulate him and extend best wishes on his forth coming marriage to Miss Anderson in May Taxes are up an average of in Georgetown and tn if the draft figures from the Re gion ire accepted by regional council tod Wednesday This wis last tax These figures are based on an aver home in Georgetown assessed at in Esqueslng All three sections of the tax burden own of education ind region are up Ihc town up St I up and Ihe region up in Georgetown for a total in In the towns share is up is up 2J and the re share is up for a total in The of the region bud gel if pissed regional council isJ42 including water works The total tax with the eluded will be on the same average Georgetown house ind J on the same average Esmies inc house For further details set in side FINAL TAX BILL Georgetown house assessed at Town tax up 13 Education up 2j Region up Total tax hike house assessed at Town tax up 51 Education up 23 Region up Total tax hike up Frontier Florist Carden Centre OH A INT A CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE OHA INT A CHAMPIONSHIP ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 15191 8222361 Flora Designs Weddings Funeral Tropical Plants WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF Easter Lilies Hydrangea and ot Flowering Plants EASTER ARRANGEMENTS IN A BASKET FROM PLAYOFFS GEORGETOWN Chrysler Raiders vs I Port Elgin Thursday April 12 IF NECESSARY Friday April 13 8 pm in Port Elgin Saturday April pm in Georgetown Sunday April 7 pm in Port Elgin GORDON MEMORIAL ARENA ADULTS STUDENTS CHILDREN FAMILY 75 OHA INT A CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE OHA INT A CHAMPIONSHIP of Roy Kennedy Construction READY MIX CONCRETE SAND GRAVEL CRUSHED STONE SA TURDA Y DELIVER Y 17SIDEROAD ERIN ONT NOB 1T0 On Maundy Thursday April a Candlelight and Communion Service will be held at Church 7 The folks fire places franklin stoves old fashioned took stoves were the lucky ones Friday when village was Without hydro for almost nine hours because of the freak April snow and wind storm Snow and were melted for cup of hot tea or coffee a day like thai makes one appreciate oil the good things hydro provides South Landowners Association presents DR NR RICHARDS of the Land Resource Science Department of the University of Howill bespeaking at the Hall on April at 730 pm He will bo discussing the Halton Region Official Plan and Us effects on Farmers and Agriculture tSoox of if f fy so SO FEATURES YOU LOOK FOR YOUD i ill it you hi vl lunula Its or lying hi jLttirtBlLssur there is jii Tin izd GLC ItsgotthLquiliiy in imported At price t In the Mazda GLC door iris the lowest priced import hitchback in todiyIt also if that dealer is ready willing with you today are suns themselves to shop the GLC But here another good one You get standard features on a Mazda Deluxe you con get on most small cars even adoptions price gives you split rear seats Or an hatch rckise The GLC Deluxe does Look whit else you get Tinted 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