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10 Acton Free Press Wednesday Apr 8 Jt Press and district Rockwood Cheese sale traps 950 by Barbara Fink and District Lions Club reminds everyone of the monthly dances This month dance to the mus of Persian Market from p to 1 a Saturday April Advance sales at the door Tickets are available from any Lion and District and Game Pro tective Association have announced the winners for the fishing contest First was Lou Barro with a lb rainbow trout second Barry Simpson Guelph with a 12 lb rainbow trout and third Dennis McLaren of with a lb rainbow trout Tracy To took top prize in the ladies division with a lb rainbow trout while Patty Lasby of took first place in the junior division with lb rainbow trout Irvine Simpson Guelph also captured a speckled trout Mcmbershps for are available from George Ingle and Len Tennis Club Is having a member ship drive at the courts on Saturday April 18 from noon to If you can t be at the courts at that time call Linda Duncan at A thank you to the community from the Rock wood Cub and Scout Parent Committee The bat and till tape collection was a success The committee reports worth of bottles and worth till tapes were collected The and Home and School Association reports students of Centennial School raised selling cheese The students will have another cheese sale between April and April The proceeds from these sales will go to the creative playground The association also has plans for a bake and garage Bale in June More about these later The pancake breakfast held by the and District Lions Club was a huge success Approximately 350 plates pancakes and sages were served Sunday morning The and District Leo club have chal lenged the Basketball Team to a game on April at the Centennial School auditorium Time for the match will be Everyone is welcome and they are hoping for a large cheering section Firefighters answered twocallsthlsweek both were grass fires Please call Barbara Funk at with com unity newb J Obituar Harold Griffin served community for years A well known area farmer Harold L Grif fin Acton died Monday March 30th in Guelph General Hospital He had been In declining health for several months Mr Griffin was born October I 1894 the only son of Mr and Mrs Smith Griffin and lived all his life on their Township farm His son Smith presently operates the farm Harold Griffin at tendedCedarvaletSS Public School on Ten and later was trustee and secretary treasurer He wa3 an active member of Churchill Church all his Hie serving as church treasurer for years He was also for many years a member of Cemetery Board He took a keen Interest in agricultural activities serving as a field crop judge for many agricultural societies He was a director of Erin Agricultural Society for several years president In 1943 and and later honored with a life membership With his father he was a member of the Canadian Seed Growers Association since 1915 He exhibited seed grain and potatoes regularly at the Royal Winter and was presented with a Canadian Seed Growers Outstanding Service Award in 1977 Mr Griffin also bred Suffolk sheep and Short horn cattle In the Ontario Shorthorn Club made him an Honor Roll member In recognition of many years of active service within the breed For more than years Harold Griffin was on Erin Township Council serving as councillor reeve and reeve While on Wellington County Council he was active on the roads committee and the agricultural committee He married Jessie Held in June she predeceased him In 1977 He is survived by his son Smith Mr Griffin had an excellent memory and a keen Interest In things historical His reminiscences and anecdotes of times past enlivened many a gathering The Griffin family roots ore Welsh and have been traced back to Edward Griffin who emigrated to New England In Five generations later and after the American War of Independence a branch of the Griffins United Empire Loyalists moved north to the Niagara area founding and naming the town of SmlthvWfl In 17B6 In Smith Edward Griffin came with his family to Erin Township and settled the farm at Lot 11 Con which became the Griffin homestead Harold Griffin was a great grandson of that Smith Griffin The funeral service was held April in Churchill Community Church with the Rev A officiating assisted by Rev Hyde Honorary pallbearers were Frank Gray Henry Wheeler Bert Berry and Elmer Active pallbearers were Wallace Ralph Denny William Thompson Doug Peck Keith Leltch and Paul Hamilton Flower bearers were Charles Burt Gary William Land- Bob Kerr George Kucnzig Keith Interment was at Coningsby Cemetery This Spring save money without compromise on Cavan fertilizer program will help you watch your budget and still obtain the green lawn you want Compare our prices and coverage CAVANS SPRING LAWN FOOD ft I 1 Plus CRABGRASS CONTROL 1555 Plus WEED CONTROL 14 GARDEN FOOD 510 5 Kg 6 SCOTTS TURF BUILDER too M2 27 3 3 14 TURF BUILDER HALTS 253 3 TURF BUILDER PLUS 2 400 M2 253 3 VEGETABLE GROW 18246 Kg Free use spreader with every purchase of our fertilizer plants One stop shopping for ell your We re fully stocked with ell gardening products gardening needs 8332117 avails GARDEN CENTRE GREENHOUSE ONTARIO A Eden Mills UCW elections by Mr Alter partaking of the tasty luncheon served by the United Church Won en the Friendly Seniors retired to their quarters for a meeting There were 16 present Mrs Jennings pre sided over the election of of ecru The executive for the year are President Mr Vice President Mrs Edith Jennings Sec Treasurer Mrs Joan Mrs Jennings remained as Card Convener Happy Birthday was sung to Mrs Sada Gilberts on on the of her birth day The lunch com serviced tea biscuits and rmple Rev Carrie had a special Lenten ser vice of song and stories for Lent on Sunday with members the congre gation Sunday School and choir taking part Of special interest to the children was the re- enactment of the Last Supper when Carrie them grape juice and bread a Cross that some tried to carry on their small shoulders the dice the crown of thorns and the taste of vinegar I believe A leswn little minds and big ones can remember Miss Terry Anthony from St Andrew St Lambert Quebec has been appointed as sum student at the Presbyterian Church while Rev Doehrlng is on maternity leave Miss Anthony is presently finishing an Arts degree at McGill There is some very sticky mud at the mill pond right now so please warn your children be cause two little people had to be pulled to safety on Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs William have re turned from a four week vacation at Apache June tlon Arizona They also visited their daughter In law s grandparents Mr and Mrs William Holmes and spent a day in Mex Osprm Scouts get chains Rockwood and District Leo helped serve up some of the plates of pancakes and sausages during the club breakfast Sunday Photo by BARBARA PUNK OMB ponders Leblanco fate The Ontario Municipal BoardOMB will decide the merits objections to the proposed con struct ion of a factory south of Gordon and Annette Swackhammer who live to the north of the pro posed site for Ltd and Mr and Mrs who live on the south side have ob jected Each want a fence and a line of trees on the bor der of the factory The proposed Industrial plant would inevitably disturb the use and enjoyment of our own property wrote the Swackhammcrs Eramosa Township rezoned the site to light industrial from agricultural And cording to township building Inspector John Salmon the housing mln Is try approved the of ficlal plan amendment Council since passed a resolution aimed at the OMB which confirms its earning Council con sidered the citizens Churchill Please don forget our Spring Paper drive April and Your bundles of newspapers and magazines may bo brought to Turner Concrete Yard on Five Sideroad Erin objections and believes the bylaw provides for adequate buffering The Za nostras wrote that they have children and that they wish to have a fence and mature trees placed between the properties for safety and privacy Leblanco president Leo Blonchette wants to move his company from to Rock wood He first presented plans to Eramosa council two years ago Leblanco la a stainless stain fabricating oper ation It manufactures commercial food service equipment for hotel and hospitals by Doris Fines George Walma a sen lor scout In the First Osp- Scout Pack rec his Gold Chain at last Monday night meeting A Silver Chain was awarded to Ryan To get this chain ten Challenge badges are needed The Bronze Chain was awarded to Darren Brown Six Challenge badges are needed to get the Bronze chain and quite a few of these have been awarded The Scouts emerged from Roller Alley in Guelph with a few bruises a week ago but took it an all part of the fun and exercise The Ospringe Guides Brownies Scouts and Cubs are planning for a mother and father pot luck which will be held on May Parents and staff at tended a parent s meet ing at the school last week Principal Ian Sanders gave a slide presentation on the meaning of education The school photography club have New objections Senior Eramosi Township will try over coming last minute concerns by ad committees to a Rockwood development which has been approved Committees want a park dedication and other which will cut the development by four lots one member of Park Edge Developments said The township lawyer consulting engineer and bu Iding inspector are to draft an agreement con nine or ten lots in an shaped project on Henry and Frederick streets It to cover park dedication and road extensions for council The agreement would leave Park Edge with lob on the village s south west edge made their first movie and this be shown during education week The macrame club have made a bottle garden and will be visiting a greenhouse in the near future to conclude this elective Everton by June Janaen Residents of the com are invited to attend a Sacred Concert Sunday April at the Everton Christian Church The program will start at p Many local people will be contributing their as well as guest soloist Miss Ruth Ann Far bey of Guelph Following the concert there will be an hour of fellowship and refresh will be served Mr and Mrs Gerry Slack arc looking for ward to a visit from Sues mother Mrs Joyce Siemens and Sue s sister from Vancouver C Mr and Mrs Henry visited with their son and family Mr and Mrs Albert risen In Orange over the weekend Student Needs To Find A job This summer It takes more than a simple desire to work and a little good luck to find It takes organization determination and a willingness to try a variety of options Thats why the Ontario Youth Secretariat has written a special handbook called The Edge The Edge gives a systematic and positive plan of action for finding work and then making the most of it It also gives guidelines on how to create by turning personal talents into a small enterprise The Edge is an essential primer for any young person looking for Thats why were making it available free at high schools college and university placement centres and libraries Oryou can write to us Ontario Youth Secretariat Queens Park Toronto Ontario Well make sure you get The Edge Margaret Birch Provincial Secretary lor Social Development William Davis Premier Ontario am Ontario Youth Secretariat An agency the Ontario Government Working tor youth Working for you