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Acton Free Pres3 Wednesday Aprl23 1980 9 g and district Rockwood DIGEST unknown chef appeared at tl Lions Pancake and Sausage breakfast slapping batter on the griddle Phil Milton left handled the spatula while his brother John peered out from under his bag to assist The event held Sun day the Community Centre at traded a capacity crowd Car thieves are at it again in so watch your vehicles Jim Milne has his Olds mobile Cutlass stolen last week It was found in Moffat police the same day after having been used for joyriding and Minor damage Included a broken mirror and glove compartment Jock a stolen C ant enna Jim had just purchased and an empty gas tank Jim is philosophical about the incident even though it cost him worth of gas and a tow bill as well as damage repairs We are the Champions sang Lions after Saturday volleyball series against the The youngsters were trounced by the old guys five games to two Despite the ribbing we still got it chortled one happy Lion The tournament lasted for two hours at Cent enmal School after which most Lions were car ried home on stretchers liockwood Nursery School will be having a Spring Tea and Bazaar at Centennial School on Saturday May 10 from to in the afternoon There II be a bake sale crafts plants preserves and other goodies It the only chance the nursery school has to replenish their coffers annually so put it on your calendar it s always a good event school principal Wilson as parents in a recent newsletter rumours of the schools closing are greatly exaggerated Despite general school enrolment decline stable with an Increase In kinder gartcn students offsetting slight decline in graduating grade six pupils Mr Wilson says will be alive and well for many years In the future Parents have expressed some concern Pioneer Day is marching forward for Rock wood Plans are consolidating and events art falling into place Another planning meeting was held recently at the township hall So far the event planned for June includes an Old dance on the day night before Pioneer Day with music by the Sunshine Band An outdoor dance the Tennis Club will be held Saturday night Committed to the parade already ore the Acton Citizens Band School band Green Morris Dan and floats by the senior citizens Lioncttes and the the Rock a long Institute Carl Meadows will marshal the event which will march down Main Street at noon Displays In the Ball Park will include Don Hilts photography a bake table and quilt raffle from the Rock a long Institute Eden Mills Craft Club horticulture club plant booth scouts display the Village Pantry a diet group penny table and displays by local craft people Food will be supplied by the junior farmers the United Church women St John Anglican Church and the Lionettes Afternoon events will Include children games a horseshoe pitch frog races war pet show costume contest Rockwood Centennial School band concert dunking frame soap box derby sponge throw on going baseball games and possibly a bee contest A special ball gome will be ployed at 3 p followed by a chicken supper Boy what a day More entrants are needed and encouraged Call Barb if you want to be part of this super day Eden Mills Planning June celebration for 50 years of incorporation In Hie 1820s one of the earliest mills in Esq Lies was located on the site of Waterfalls Park today a popular recreation area near It was called Mill Ebenezer Luncheon after rally by Mrs McLean A pot luck lunch will follow the choir rally on May Sympathy Is extended to Janice and John Enders In the death of their six month daughter Danielle Nicole the Ed Maudes little granddaughter Mr Flnley topic was Wintry Weather St John tells of Jesus walk in the outer court of temple sheltered from the winter winds Hostile Jews gathered around Local gossip led them to ask Him a quest Ion He had told the wo man at the well that He was the Messiah Fantastic RABBIT CLEAROUT OF ALL STOCK Including our lino of used cars NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED BAZ MOTORS ltd by MacDougall in ttie Community plant and penny tables The Brownie and Guide Hail Admission will be and a raffle on a fruit Mothers Auxiliary are for adults and for basket and gloss box busy planning- a spring children There will be PJantocomeoutandglve tea to be held on Sat games for the children a your support to the May from used toy table craft Brownies and Guides Family guests of Perrin Beatty by Doris Fines contest was won by Mrs Mrs George Lang sec Mr and Mrs James Vernon Stewart with Taylor and were guests of Perrin and Julie In Ottawa for the official opening of Pari lament last Monday Mr and Mrs Norman Jorgcnson of Saskatchewan visited a few days last week with Mr and Mrs Byron Bruce family Mr and Mrs Stan Fuller have returned tram Vera Beach Florida where they spent the winter They had a visit from Mr and Mrs Bert Smith of Erin while there They said they had a good winter but arc always glad to get home again The fifth episode of the film series will be shown at Knox Church on Sun day evening This one is on The Revolutionary Age where Dr Shaeffer shows historically how tyranny terror Is a result of building a cult on a nonreformation base Education Week at the school is May to The theme is Together in Ed ucation Ospringe Open House is Thursday May at m Parents are Invited to drop In and ob serve the classes Mr Is arranging slide presentation of past school activities The school choir Is practicing for their part In the Erin Family of Schools music night which will be held on April at Erin Dis trict High School Mrs William Rupka was hostess for the April meeting of the Aid The pres ident Mrs Ward Bruce opened the meeting with a few lines Why Me Mrfl Vernon Stewart took the Devotional with readings from Exodus and Luke 10 Her topic was Life on a new Dimension The hymn Beneath the Cross of Jesus was and the second chapter of the study book which was on Minority Rights was examined The roll call was answered by Eos ter Thoughts Mrs Ward Bruce with two humour readings Optimistic Way and Old Remedies A jumbled Bible book The village trustees and the Community Club are combining efforts to plan a celebration for a anniversary of Eden Mills being Incorporated as a Police Village Mrs Jean R In chart and Mrs Jean Turowski are also busy on this project Each group that uses the hall will be asked to con tribute to the program but the committee would like everyone to get in volved in way The festivities are planned for June and weather permitting Some ideas brought the first meeting were of Illness selling of souvenir spoons a square dance a box social calithumplan church service and pot luck picnic at the ball park The next planning meeting will be on April corned back after a bout the was held at the home of Mrs Betty Snow The president Mrs Mabel Parker opened It with a quotation Mrs Jean James led in the singing of In the Cross I glory and read the scripture taken from Mark Chap verses 16 There la to be a My Tour bus trip later in the summer An item of interest that was shown was a tablecloth belonging to one of the members great great grandmother pm WW j Mrs Anna Wilson pre sided over the business at the Friendly Seniors last Wednesday There were members out and some of these were wel Mr and Mrs James Gambel of Colllngwood recently visited with Mr and Mm Ralph Thorn pson finding the stone rolled away We should roll the stones of life away by having faith In God In the business period thank you cards were read for gift card and The April meeting of donation Plans were made for lunch at the Choir Rally at Ebenezer on May Each member is asked to bring a bar of soap to the next meeting for overseas distribution The meeting was closed with repeating the Lord s Prayer Mrs Ruth Mill son and he hostess ved refreshments and Mrs Tomllnson thanked the ladies who took part in the meeting It looks like the base ball season Is just around the comer as the men are busy cleaning up the ball diamond CUT FROM CANADA GRADE A 8EEF Blade Roasts 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