Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 23, 1983, p. 5

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On the Dog has home Acton man hero GeorgetpwnActon Wednesday Feb 23 Jim McVeigh of the newly opened The Bake Shop id the former Toddlers to Teens building found a stack of tread wrappers fused together from Wild Bakery lie says the Bakery was located In that same spot many years ago and he thinks the papers may nave been fused when there was a fire Jim wants to know when the business ended and why how long it operated and any other tidbits Anyone who can help is asked to contact roe at the Free Press or drop into the Bake Shop The annual Pounders Day luncheon of the IODE was held at the Cut ten Fields Golf Club in Guelph on February Attending from the Lakeside Chapter were Helen Jocque Veima West Peg Spielvogel Grace Aileen Currie and Kay Dills It nice to know there are still some kind caring people in the world We got a letter this week from Kevin Acton who found a bedraggled dog on his property on the Third Line The animal was obviously trained and very well mannered and intelligent but there whs no clue as to its identification The poor thing had an infection in eye and a quick trip to vet Ron Trenton revealed a corneal ulcer which is clearing up thanks to the family attention However they cant keep Itw pet because they already have a dog as do their neighbors And besides they really want to reunite him with his owners Mr wonders if he is a hunting dog that strayed from its master during the hunting season last fall The dog stands about one metre tall is mottled dirty blonde and black with a big head ears and chest He la a mix with a lot of hound in him and seems about threeyearsold Mr is making a plea through this column for the owners to come and pick him up He can be reached at Failing a reunion with the owners he wants the dog to go to a good home Marray Everyone beard the saying he a in the dog house now Well two Acton men helped put him there Chris Sankey of BR Acton has proved that not everyone in a large city is deserving of the stereotyping of being cold and callous Chris a university student was walking along and Streets in Toronto last week when he spotted an old man with signs that told anyone who cared to read that the police had taken his dog Naturally Chns curiosity was aroused and he stopped to talk to the man It turns out he said the man was a newspaper vendor at the same spot for many years and kept his long hair Afghan dog with him as company For shelter for the animal the man used cardboard boxes which along with other various sundry formed to make a lot of sightly garbage The old man tale continued that the police came and took the dog house and the other garbage and the Ontario Humane Society came by and seized the dog It became evident to Chris that the only way to get the dog back was to find a proper house for the canine Having some Man breaks back in An man is in Guelph General Hospital with a broken back after a car crash on Highway Hi kilometres west of last Tuesday Guelph OPP report that James Georgas was a passenger in a car driven by Michael Geary of which collided with a vehicle driven by Keith Harding of RR 1 Chris carpentry skills he offered to do the work and persuaded Beaver Lumber to provide the materials at a cost of about to that firm It took Chris and another Acton resident Jeff Gardiner an enure day to build the house They even stop for lunch said By the time the two men got the dog house to the newspaper vendor the animal had been However as the house was put in its place the dog was returned the next day by the powers that be Even though Chris did not know the man having only seen him on the corner he still felt it was obvious the man could not help himself and Chris would have to do it for him Anyone else would have helped the man with his plight Chris says and he just happened to be in the right place at the right time two car crash Rockwood Another passenger in the Cleary vehicle Michael McLean received minor injuries and the drivers of both cars escaped harm Police estimate 2 to the Harding vehicle and to the Cleary car There was also damage to a Bell Canada utility pole GEORGETOWN LEGION BINGO TONIGHT 745pm Weekday Saturday DISCOUNT Save up to 35 Easy Payment Plan INSURANCE UnM minor sauna AllRRSPsare not the same TRENTON THELWIST acton Weekdays 9am Saturday NOME MfflHESS RESTWHUaT Under New Management Specializing in CHINESE CUISINE Cantonese Style CANADIAN FOOD Fish Chips a Specialty CATERINGTOBANC1UETS PARTIES DAILY LUNCHEON SPECIALS NEW HOURS Monday Thursday 10 to 10 iday SalM day ID Sunday and Holiday 12 to Queen St Eaat Acton 8532060 Town DRY CLEANING 8770387 IME DAY DRV CUANING SCRVl MONDAY TO FRIDAY- HAL0N HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE I POPE STARRET CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Anna CA Donald Srarrei 232 Street Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario L7G4B1 8731601 WARDJUR SLASHES SUMMER PRICES TO EUROPE mow 538 RAVEL 8533580 BINGO NIGHTS A WEEK Doors open at 5 Mini games at 6 30 Regular games at PRIZES JACKPOT MUST GO EVERY Up to 00 In prizes for gamei 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