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rockwood news by lomln root idimmilw to all those rockwood citizens who would like tosee more about their home town in the acton free press hi fobca recently m a chat with the editor p of the acton pre weir we agreed that a full page of rockwood new oy events past present and future would be a great thing f many year ago many of you will remember g one valiant citizen started up and successfully a carried on a small newspapcrtype edition of their p own which due to an overload of expenses etc fell into collapse much to the chagrin and f udhappbiesa of many of the rockwood residents now the acton free press i moit anxious to g let the news media once again become a weekly part of your rockwood news diet this cannot be g however just a one man or one woman approach it u hoped that any person in- ijie village or arej nearby will report incidents andevents as soon as possible to me either by phone or a note in the ft mail i the basic facts as you know them will be alt that is required because i with the aid or my trusty little typing machine will put them into news form and get them into the free press for ji printing if you hear of some worthy citizen new 4 building projects etc or even if you want to state g opinions just give me a call and i will use my s discretion 3 you can make this an interesting and exciting page so get behind this opportunity for getting rockwood into the news let a make this the most important onepage news media in the country g you produce the facts and i will make sure that its s submitted on time be aware however that in order to make the free press deadline i must have most data in my hands the monday immediately before the next 8 edition of the paper k s lorraine root at the present moment the main article on the ports scene at centennial it the badminton tournament mixed doubles teams are competing and the students participating are from grades seven and eight in the games played this far the results rave been charlie uckse and dale hamilton ian gotden and laurie hanson charlie allan mike chose local ii and mary geoyert publlc speaking ferguson and sandy root the basketball and volleyball conte5ranis wsoiv has jusr recently ended ivj i- j j aiulour teams- have done quite raymond carte vd welf we forfeited our first place and april noel nmy grade one students of rockwood centennial public school vied far top honour recently in iii local primary and junior speaking contest the winners were judged on expression delivery and attitude raymond gave a rendition of grandfather frog and april recited a charming poem entitled picnic in the park the junior speakers competed against fellow students and were reiponsible for writing their own speedier the three young people chosen to compete in the district competitions were david bullenliam and lie spoke on my trip to mooionee bill kupeitchinkll chose as his topic banff national park and ronnie mcraes speech was entitled bees the district competition in which these young speakers will be competing will include the entire township of lramoaa trophy to osprlngebul in ih1 lined school tournament held in i rln high school our girls went undefeated during that hectic tvcnlng the winning leant is five one that compiles the greatest number of points in volleyball and basketball our boys did very well losing once but osptlnge gained the necessary extra points and we came second with cramosa school right behind us in the latter tournament involving the love marlon trophies a split resulted rockwood winning the volleyball and cramosa the basketball to finish up tlie season the girls played last years volleyball team all of them in grade nine and the old pros came through with the win tram a properly played volleyball game this was definitely the best game of the season rockwood sports now that the smell of springtime is permeating hie rockwood air so is the appetite for baseball whether it be the rockwood park sets record opening date the weekends glorious sunshine and summerlike weather enticed many picnickers to the rockwood conservation park and the parking area boasted as many as 125 cars tills set a new precedent in rockwood because usually the dates set for park entry is later in the season but with such contagious warmth producing high feeling for outdoor enjoyment everybody was at the gate looking for a place to park their vehicle and relax in the sunshine one group of ambitious boy scouts including iso scouts and 25 leaders arrived on the scene early friday night for a campout despite the possibility of cool evenings they had a set rgfam of patrol competitions which the entire burlington district involving 17 troops competed in such events as preparing a campsite keeping it clean and canoeing the continuous planting and replacing of trees for future shade the everincreasing camping spots and picnicking facilities and now this year a new well has been dug giving assurance to all wouldbe campers that there will be plenty of fresh water available there arc many plans in operation for this conservation park notwithstanding the regular swimming instruction classes which the children of rockwood and area can easily take advantage of and enjoy the dates of these classes will be posted at another time competitions as many of the participants had never been in a canoe before they were being taught canoe safely a few other outdoor enthusiasts dared to delve into the cool water but long periods of bathing were nil especially with the temperature set at so degrees according to ron williamson fie former park superintendent the park will be officially opened about the 19 of may and the refreshment booth will be in full swing this marvellous park is a campers and picnickers delight it is so immaculately kept with honor acton couple seventyfive friends and wind op bowling white wastes cop gray trophy the acton legion hall was the scene of the rockwood bowling leagues annual banquet and dance last friday may 2 the legion ladies catered to the fiesta and after dinner bill ward the bowling league treasurer wittily expounded on the wheres and whys of money spent from the treasury duncan mcphederan in his capacity as president then gave a humorous address based on a brief resume of the years happenings mir and mrs dave gray were on hand to present the gray trophy to the captain of the league championship team clarence uuton other members on the wthewashers were gerry hilton art nightlngaie winnie hilte marina mulder and pete mulder the dave gray trophy is considered to be one of renown inasmuch as this same trophy has been in existence tight from the beginning of the bowling league when it wo first formed in 1961 mr and mrs frank carney also made their presentation of the carney trophy to the playoff ehanps of the season this is also a unique award as this is the first time of presentation and the shattons captured this prize captain duncan kingsbury was ably assisted all season by dick dupuli shirley salmon ruth kingsbury sam nyholt and garfield tarzwell the sportsmans bowl trophy was captured by the team of nortons bluebirds the captain ivy ritchie received her presentation on behalf of teamnutes jennifer williamson bob vincent irene lavoie vic davits and mary stahlbaum individual trophies were also e resented to the following owlets for their particular categories high average women shirley salmon 218 men dick dupuis 236 high tripleflatwomen doris jestln 76s men bob vincent 823 high singleflatwomen irene lavoie 361 men harvey jestln 331 high triple-handicap- women gerry hilton 808 men art nightingale 866 bill scott 866 high slngle-handicap- women- jenny williamson 363 men blake kind 354 most improved bowlerwomen muriel buttenham 10 men pete mulden 12 the banquet concluded a season of good sportsmanship and competitions the league executives see a future of even greater competition with the hope of a larger league membership for next season coworkers bid mr and mrs lome miller adieu at a going away party at the music centre on friday april 25 the popular couple is leaving acton for madoc where lome has bought a service station and snack bar there was a presentation to lome and his wife with a bouquet of flowers included mrs miller replied with a kiss for her husband lome invited anyone passing by madoc to drop in and see lum also presented with a bouquet of flowers were mr and mrs bud kentner who were celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary the successful party was arranged by lome minute walters good ole faithfuls who just want to try llielr hand at batting the ball around to see if they still have that mean right hand swing the jubilant fathers with i lie potential i97s all stars in their own midst or just the average joe who continues to participate in the local baseball team simply for the plain fun of it in any event with the coming of the june season everyones getting ready the eramosa recreation committee have again entered teams in the tricounty minor softball league this year in addition to the atoms squirts peewees and bantams teams have been entered in the midget age group and senior girls league the total registration is approximately i so children and as there can only be a maximum of 1 8 players per team a house league is being organized under the able direction of george smith to handle tlie excess number of players so that every youngster interested will get a chance to play ball tlie season will be getting under way shortly but as the schedules have not yet been received the exact dates are not known from the village here a nicols is doing his own thing by sponsoring rockwood first junior team for girls in the 12 to is age bracket theyll have an outstanding coach to give them all the tips and knowhow in ritchie rusk marion bayne will be coordinator and second coach with d arty i nicol standing in as team manager right now the team is in the practice and tryout stage and the actual team players and subs have not yet been weeded out league games will be starting for sure in june and they will include teams from hillsburg momston glen williams moffat ponsonby and bellwood this promises to be an exciting series so well keep you posted on its results happenings a rockwood centennial school the boys basketball team of last year also defeated our boys in their game one extreme advantage the grade nine boys had however was additional height tlib years basketball team has several grade 7 boys on itand they are looking forward to rematch with this grad team come next december our poorest showing this year was when the girls played volleyball agalmt aberfoyle they were defeated twice and weie certainly not up to form in fact mr love staled that is he could find nine monkeys he would substitute tham however with exception to the aberfoyle games the girls lud a very juccetsful season many of them sue in grade seven tlie majority in fact and mr love is looking forward to next year whin these girls will be in grade eight plus one years experience an lfe school team by the way if anyone lus a lacrosse team of boys 12 15 there is a team here at centennial that is looking for games we just cant seem to find any other lacrosse teams in tlie vicinity softball teams will be organized during the next few weeks and the track and field day is coming up shortly hence combine this with the badminton finals and we find quite a busy may june other lvents mrs sloreys 7a class has just put on several successful skits on the history or new trance the feeble tamily and a very humorous one on weather forecasting mr loves ha will be putting on the play oliver twist in about two weeks i very much like palaentology and for this i need no apology i collect lots of bones and rocks and put them in ny big black box my rocks fill many racks boxes bags and socks my bones with secrets locked inside give me hours of interest wide in closing all id like to say is my hobby may be a career one day ian gordon 12 yrs old grade 7 wl halton cooperative medical car1 plan pays am surgical optrsious doctor call maid rroos mrt visit it tmtnltntrmt anaeathetlxtt service xy also major medical m day waiting period individual or employe croup may enrol at any urn of use year revised hates uobthly ttal bfasgb monthly 1111 coupu monthly 1123 family payable ouuteriy or yearly h alton co jpmbdicalsieb vices i i4s mai st milt pims aaad at lafwauin ha aulaatlaa ajaraa tmi eim the acton fr press wednesday may 7 196 our readers white r decoration day is scheduled for june i first sunburn of the season on the weekend new homeowners in lakeview are working hard to produce beautiful lawns and gardens georgetown legion lias 46s paidup members with a goal of 500 signs at thompson motors liave been switched to gulf the library has a new selection of books lent for three months by tlie south central regional library system flowers of hope can be planted in your garden soon ilieyre given in return for a donation for the mentally retarded tiif band executive it making plans for the official opening of the music centre later this month lions mild a pleasant dance in the music centre friday st albins guild catered identifications received for the class photographs in the photos from the past series dont always jive so we give names with no guarantee of accuracy tiil apartmlnt buildings on churchill rd s are quite a tourist attraction evenings and weekends many people are expressing pleasure at the new buildings size and view of distant lulls nielsrns ladies wear section is flourishing a new floor after a near straight 48 hours work on the weekend by owner paul nielsen the poured plastic floor is embedded with sparkling gold chips the nrw plaque on the lt col john mccrae house in guelph explains the significance of the housein two languages english and french its the first bilingual historic plaque around deplores mess dear sir i wish you would send a photographer to lake a picture of the disgusting stale of churchill rd south opposite the new apartment buildings what with empty cement bags brown paper empty oil cans polythene sheeting and hlcfally dozens of empty paper cups the area looks more like a garbage dump than does the official town dump my wife phoned tlie mayor on friday evening and complained of tlie mess he came down to inspect it but nothing hasbeen done surely there is tylsw covering tlie dumping of garbage on public thoroughfaresif not there should be ah of this meu comes from the building site with the exception of the paper cups the contents of which are consumed while standing around a refreshment wagon the cups are then thrown into the nearest ditch we in the churchill longield area try to keep our properties in good order often at considerable expense and with great deal of hard work yet the council seems intent on allowing tlie turrounding area to look like a slum presumably no member of council has the intestinal fortitude to tackle the apartment contractors and order them to tidy up the area outside the building site nobody dares lay a thing to the people with money meanwhile we have to view this shambles while the contractors and their workmen daoy add to the garbage on the sideof the toad peehaps a picture in your excellent paper would alert the acton citizens to the callous manner in which our council fall to look after the interests of the taxpayers on churchill rd clus e wright i hh churchill rd s acton mak ffah and dtlulau glftt far atom dm jtfoiw day osoom a box tktrfmuuriu at acton pharmacy k