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The Acton Freo Press Wednesday May6 and district f Mills Nursery prepares bazaar scouting community turned out In force to honor one of Its long lime members and family plus In vest new Thursday Vic Johnson received his ten year pin while Father A J was Invested Mavis and Chris Johnson who with Vic have worked with the scouts flank the two The father and son banquet was held in St John Parish Hall by Mrs The April meeting of the Presbyterian Women was held at the home of Mrs and J Gilbert President Mrs Barden opened with a reading The Solitary Soul The hymn In the Cross was sung followed by re ports and lions plans were finalized for the lunch to be sold at the joint auction sale to be held by Ihe and Eden Milts Presbyterian churches at this church on May Members were re minded of the church cleaning on May The church is scheduled for May 31 with guest minister for Mrs Lasby gave a report of the meeting in on Growth In Country Churches Mrs Herb Gilbertson gave a report on the Pen nlcs for the Fellowship of the Least Coin Pennies were received and dedicated by Mrs Black A welcome was ex tended to a guest Mrs Fred and nine members answered the roll call with a bible verse containing faith The devotions were taken from the Easter Service in the Glad Tidings and thiB was con eluded with the singing of The Old Rugged Cross in unison Eramosa asks for Canvassers raise 2756 assessment study by Barbara Funk Rockwood Conservation Area opened this past weekend The park has a new campground with all service sites new washroom facilities and hopefully showers will be installed before the season is over Park Superintendent Joe Randall reports a great deal of vandalism in the park this year He Is at a loss as to why visitors hive to damage trees and spread garbage from one end of the park to the other when refuse containers are available The most dangerous and distressing act of vandalism is the broken glass left laying about The staff at the park found a deal of broken glass burled in the sand at the bottom of the slide In the children play area They feel this was not left there in neglect but carefully buried there Marjone Saunders captain of the Cancer Canvas 1981 wishes to thank everyone In the area who don so generously when the called She also sends a special thanks to canvassers Evelyn Mary Kelly Margaret Lister Ber nice Bacon Johanna Sue Nightingale Grace Day Ward Gert Mary Logan Helen Wcirmier Gail Baldwin KathyMcIn tyre Jan Osborne Evelyn Fair Ann Parkinson Beryl McDougall Margaret Hammond Ruth Mary Storey MaryTowgood Jean Parkinson Barbara Osborne and Howard who collected The umpires clinic will be held at Cent School in the Music Room on May 6 at 7 m not at the bail park as reported last week Joyce Taylor of the Meals on Wheels program has informed me that the organization is in desperate Os Mail box bash need of volunteer drivers beginning immediately Anyone who would be able to drive a few hours each week can contact Joyce at This is worthwhile project and it would be a shame to have it discontinued tor want of a few more drivers School is having a spring at the Rockwood Centennial School May from till There will be a bake table penny table craft table tables along with a special Mother Day table and children table Tennis Club official opening of the 1991 season will by May from noon till p m All members are welcome and prospective members will be able to purchase memberships then To celebrate opening day there will be a free open tennis playing Nine members of the Rockwood and District Lion ess Club attended the First Annual Lioness Inter national Brunch in Point northwest of Chatham over the weekend enjoyable day was spent visiting with clubs from all over Ontario and Michigan The guest was Ed a volunteer spokesman from the Leader Dog School Mr Kincaidc himself a blind person himself for the last eight years was able to give a first hand report on the problems a blind person faces In day to day living Another guest at the head tabic was Wolf Mr leaderdog The remainder of the day was spent exchanging pins banners and most important of all ideas with the other clubs The Lionesses attending the brunch were President Leona Kingsbury Catherine Mere dith Donna Ford Marion Helen Hilts Judy Dunne Jean Gray Margaret English and yours tru Township Council Is pondering the merits of the proposed equalized assessment Council Monday night asked the ministry of revenue to study assess ment In the township The purpose of the study Ebenezer by Mrs McLean A large crowd enjoyed a musical treat when the three churches Arkeli Eden Mills and Ebenezer choirs Joined to present their annual choir rally Mrs Mathews directed and Mrs John Hitching accompanied on piano or organ The senior choirs selections were Thy name 0 Lord Help me speak the Little Word How beautiful Upon the Mountains By an By and A Hymn of Praise The junior chairs con tributed Let It Out and Praise the Lord A time followed The lovely spring flowers were in memory of Ian Ferguson Is to help council make up its mind whether uniform assessment benefits outweigh its faults The assess ment question came to light because of the recent dip in assessment In the township Some owners are dismantling buildings they no longer need That results in decreased assessments One reason for going at it said township Reeve Bill is that vacant land has been paying pennies Lower assessment means less tax money going into the mun icipality treasury Building Inspector John Salmon observed that It Is the practice of the Grand River Con servation Authority to demolish buildings on recently acquired land It s the first thing they do tor the program all were delighted with the home slides shown by Mrs F Refreshments were served by Sada Gilbert son and Mac and courtesies were given by Mrs lac Woe Mrs Ann Vos and the Nursery School moms are busy getting ready for their bazaar and tea on Saturday Mny from at Centennial School For newcomers or old timers please feel free to attend either of the chin ches Eden Mills United Church meets at clock with Rev the Presbyterian Church meets at clock with Rev Carrie Doehring The Eden Mills United Church Women held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs Wilma Fuller Mrs Mabel Parker opened the meeting with a reading from Mrs J James took the devotional and all joined in singing the hymn When I survey the Won drojs Cross Scripture reading was taken from Chapter The topic was Christian Humility In the business period plans were made for catering at the Nordic arms cattle sale The meeting was closed with prayer A delicious was served by Mrs and the hostess Courtesies were ex tended by Mrs Parker Ralph Thompson at tended Grand Orange Lodge in Cambridge re cently Mr and Mrs Ralph Thompson and Mr Alfred Thompson of Hi lis burgh visited Mrs Alfred at St Johns Convalescent Hospital in Toronto on Sunday United Church held its first yard sale un the guidance of Friendship Guild Saturday Many Items were sold guild getlng Eome help from Walt Stevens is selling some of the ANNOUNCEMENT Ford Brothers Feed Mill now has HOT MOLASSES BLENDING for Dairy Cattle and Horse Feed CALL NOW 8772008 HOURS OPEN Monday to Friday a m toOpm Saturdays a to noon FORD BROS FEED MILL BUTLER barn cleaner Extra muscle on up to pet mlnuto Rugged long I flflor handles of load chain Maximum chain loo Barn you can dopand on day Year See us for systems and service that help mako good life belter 3 ROCKWOOD by Doris Fines Last week I read a news Item attributing moon madness as the cause of mall boxes being damaged at Forks of the Credit during the full the moon Well I really thought of casting the blame on the moon but during the same period several mail boxes around had their flags snapped off Call it moon madness or goon madness but it caused some lence aside from the fact they have to be replaced for some boxes were crammed full of mall be fore the owners realised there was anything In them Jean Jackson and Laura Stewart panled by Brenda Dean Jackie Glover and Shu- ley Doherty of Erin at tended a Women Alliance at Waterloo University over the weekend There were many and lectures the theme for the weekend being Be Still and Know That I am God Helen a missionary in Africa who had been captured and tortured for three months was one of the main speakers at the Christian Women s Con fere nee Mr and Mrs William H Russell and Mr and Mrs Jerry Martin of Detroit Michigan visited last week with Mr Russell sister and niece Mrs Thomas Fines and Doris 6864210