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8 Tho Acton Free Wednesday Mar 1980 and district Rockwood DIGEST Mr and Mrs Sheldon Trousdale celebrated their wedding anniversary with an after noon tea at the United Church Sat residents for the past 12 years the lived and farmed in prior to moving to Florence Trousdak daughter of Mr and Mrs John Marshal in before her marriage residing on two separate farms on the Line at different times of course An active historian and a faithful member of the United Church Mrs Trousdale wrote the history of that church I Mr and Mrs Sheldon Truusdjlc celebrated their Saturday house at Ihe United Church Sheldon Trousdale was beekeeper in his farming days Since moving to the have been members of the United Church An estimated friends neighbours and re called at the open house party Saturday to congratulate the Trousdalcs Cues Is included Mrs Trousdale s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Norman Marshall of Eden Mills and her sister Mrs Reg formerly of Rock wood Mr Trousdale brother Russell and ily came from Whitby for the event All attending reported having a very good time at the tea party catered by the United Church 1 Mrs Mary Milne recently celebrated with her husband Max their wedding anniversary and wrote a poem remembering the depression days around The Depression Days by Mary Milne The Depression was great as we went along No victory calls no happy songs Many victorious years have since passed But itsstlllon our minds The hardship and poverty now far behind Yes poverty stricken with nothing to lose A chance for the belter to we moved Row happy the years one of the family gladly approved Our friends at Eden Mils we left behind Our plans for the future were still on our minds So with Swedcsaw in hands we worked it by twos And the cords tint we cut only a few One dollar fifty a cord then sold Hut the money received was as good as gold With torn wc had to go on Until we could sell more wood in the town rom early to late wc often went But never sleepless night we spent When meat supplies fot low wcdidn I fear As Jong as we could shoot a jack or a deer really too bad long as a few shells we had When we now look back to those wonderful days youngsters are strongly In evidence this week because of the winter break I have noticed some rather harried looking mothers and looking frantically for keys to the ir It ll be all over but the shouting by tins time Rockwood Centennial Public School students received their report cards last Friday Inter w ill commence shortly after resumption of classes on Monday March at parents request A Home and School meeting will be held day April 1 at the school between clock and Eden Mills Guides sponsor film night Mrs MacDougall Hall on Sjturday The Eden Mills Guides March 22 from are sponsoring a Film will be St and Show In the Com all proceeds Home decor tips given to residents The top the morning to ye It s a grand day we rehavin t it now If you took closely The maximum was sixty laps but a few skated three or four times that just for the fun of it The Community Club Keep In the Giant Garage Sale and Flea Market at the Com munity Hall on Saturday March from a m to You are invited to come and browse around or you may rent a table for a day and sell your wares For rental phone or Refreshments will be available all day Mrs Elizabeth Kirby Best wishes for a happy future go with Belly Folks will mis her friendly Mr and Mrs Cliff have purchased the former home of Mr and Mrs Ron and a welcome to the village Is extended to them Dave and Sharyn Banks are busy renov their newly pur chased general store ho sold her home a few Drop in and pay them a months ago has now visit they II be happy to c ta In help the little folk a under a bush But don t worry if you don sight Ihem cause if not Irish yell see them The Ospnngc Disas trous Decorators met at Jennie Flinders home to learn how to personalize their bedrooms by choosing accessories by colour and texture and how to hang pictures by proper grouping Did hear whoops of delight rending the air last Friday as school was let out The children have been enjoying the creative playground it would be buried under three feet of snow Mrs has been helping with noon hour supervision at Osp- school The students skated for the Acton Rotary and their own school in the local church The furnace look it upon itself to go on strike leaving the church a little too chilly for comfortable sitting On Tuesday Mr Lome Brown joined other area school principals in tour the Trillium School in Milton a school for the deaf and handicapped A ten episodeseries of color film on How should we then live will be shown on Sunday evenings in Knox Presbyterian Church beginning on March at 30 p m The documentary was written by Francis Schaeffer and the film was shot in twelve nines featuring the rise and decline of western thought and culture Rockwood bowling Results of games bowled Slim Paul The Lost highest r Hank Van McLaren Rovers 3 bowlers Hank Van 519 Tony 490 The Slaves Joy Halliburton Ivy Leaguers Roy Nightingale Sue Nightingale Up Downers David Allan Allan Lalecomers 2 Ellen Gordon Ostra rider Marian Countrymen 5 Bert Gould Jean Smith Women over McKersie 575 Ellen Garner Vera Donnell Marian Ost cm I mill S Nellie man Van Driel Sue Nightingale 513 Carney Howard Dunk Bob Lilley Guelphits Dune Gary Men a over GOO Parks Unpredletab- Howard Dunk les Jim Dales John Dune Dales Lady Luck Jim Dales Guaranteed Investment a aim st u Free Attic Insulation Were crazy but were giving it away No it not a gimmick or a comeon Take advantage of H I grant program and wo II rebate you Hero show it works Wo have an Inventory rebate and if your homo qualifies for a C grant you could your homo insulated absolutely tone offer ACT NOW Call Gary Brace 8569971 Keep worm fo rty yogis Brandco Insulators Rockwood Ont Eramosa may house senior citizens Senior citizens in Era township may en joy life under new roof following council action last Tuesday March ID Township council is asking the provincial ministry of housing for a grant that will cover the cost of a survey of Eramosa will use the money to hire a con sultant a step likely to be speedier than having the government perform Ihe study Ontario Ministry of Housing representatives Knox and Lois Bain outlined some of the grants and types of arrangements available from Queen Park and Ottawa Township council in the officials after Councillor John raised questions con senior citizen housing earlier this year Tlit consultant will write a municipal statement which Is to be attached to the town ships official plan eludes residents age year and older because by the time a project is opened about two years have passed according to Miss Bain A draft survey is pres to council for dls then It Is sent to the ministry for ap proval After that the municipality is ready to examine in detail some of Tribute to Milnes marriage Editor note Following Is a poem written by a resident In trl and Mrs Max Milne who last week celebrated their anniversary Wedded Bliss sixty years ago today Since Mary changed her name Through all the years of sweat and tears Though here been a lot of changes Since she started down Road Upon the arm of her Price of Charm To share their Human load Though Ihe Scenery all around has changed The Sun still shines above Through the darkest diys of Human ways Still shines the Human love It sixty yeirs of Pro gress and the road was hard rough Bui they gave their best to all he Super There must be Power That protects Human race And keeps together every feather in tht ir proper place Sincerely Victor Smith the programs offered by governments Knox indicated the municipality can save between three and six months time by having a consultant perform the survey rather than have the ministry undertake it May we end up with senior citizens housing without rent geared to in come said Reeve Bill That possible Council will have to con going with the icipal nonprofit pro gram One main pro gram has a minimum per cent geared to in come and a maximum per cent Knox said There are many pro grams for building senior citizen housing One even involves a private de veloper If all else fails the municipality may ask the province to provide a nonprofit or assisted program to build the pro ject Under these last re sort measures however the province will own and operate the building Funding for a con can total IS One effect of the senior citizen building project as seen by Deputy Reeve Dave Is a de crease in the number of retirement lot sever Church Village saddened by elders death J Turner Churchill CCW held their March meeting at the home of Mrs Thompson on Wednesday evening Olga had the devotions Something Beautiful and Gem I Ike based on Is 53 Mrs Edith Storey presided over the business meet Projects requiring discussion were a Golden reception March at the church a Wedding reception April a Congregational Break fast Easter Sunday morning and the Spring paper drive planned for early in May Friends in the com were saddened to hear of the death last week of Mr Fred MocArthur in St Jos Chronic Care Wing He would have been in May Born and raised In the Speyside area Mr married Irene Snyder of Churchill and the couple lived out their lives on their farm Just south of Churchill Church Mr was church caretaker for many years in the days when wood had to be split and the fire lit early on a Sun day morning This was an unpaid service for the church which he and his family attended ret and of which he was an elder for years Mr was known as a gentle and unassuming person a family man and good neighbour The was held Sunday from Shoemakers with fam and friends returning to Churchill Church afterwards Sympathy Is extended to the family at this time 3272 3200 March 19 to March 23 to 25 Show Times Sun Thurs Friday Saturday 9 Is That New Car Out Of The Question For 1980 If so why not Just epruco up the old Maybo color or Jim get the and rust and moke It look good again Winter It gone 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