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many nw howw byf predicted building boom not yet come to pass two yean ago eramoae councillors were predicting a substantial increase in new homes to be built in rockwood about 1969 it was expected that at least 200 new houses would have been built by the early part of this year and it could well be considered an area of tubiirban living for residents commuting to cuelph today y walk around rockwood shows only arjght progress far as many if the streets are concerned there ar number of handsome new homes on frederick and weatheral streets the area around the new centennial school jnduding piujivm balaclava and guclph streets have tome very lovely dwellings division street and the new brady street at the northeastern end of rockwood is also being built up with at least six new homes on what used to be the former fred moores farm other new sites have sprung up on such streets as christie llenry gtouiki and dowur avenue all this building together with new raceliftings of some of the various older homes in rockwood give the village a new sparkle and certainly a look of progress and productivity rockwood originally a retired farmers settlement and then a village which tended to encourage a transient population is now expanding with many outsiders taking up permanent residence even with all these outward signs of progress the great prediction of a building boom has not come to pus this of course could be a matter of great concern to the ratepayers in the village as the building of our new centennial school for instance was mated to house many of the children of these supposed new residents the taxes received from these new homes would compensate greatly for the cow of the new school out because of difficulties which the township council has run into it must be pr some concern as to what has happened to the great building expectations building lias not been to the extent expected and cannot be until such time as water and sewage systems are installed said jimmle milne a rockwood representative on the township council he went on to say it has been quite a problem in our township in the tail year or so to get any new homes going as we have to have is 000 square feet or land space on which to build a home in the village our lots are 66 feet by 132 feet which is not enough so we have to have two lots side by side or back to back the township has had many requests fur land severances but the board of municipal affairs in toronto have seen fit to lurn them down consequently we had to form a committee or adjustment composed of three members who would be responsible to give a itearlng on all requests for severance hie three members are mr w ii cargo chairman mr cyler wheeler and mr i- inter micannell as kockwoods representative mr uoyd llindley is secretary treasurer and it is his responsibility to accept all applications for a severance along with a 25 durte for the hearing furthermore mr llindley has to notify all people within 200 feel ol the property as to any objection they may have on such a severance in which caw they will notify mr llindley in writing accordingly the hearings will be held on live second monday of each mojith in the township office naturally continued mrs milne there will be restrictions as the committee of adjustment have to adhere to the toning bylaws of the township and these zoning bylaws wlh be hi force until such time as the ontario municipal board have a final hearing on it and approval however certainly the committee of adjustment will do all it can to encourage and approve of more homesthan ate now in the making summer garb swooping canaries ore here all year pifourcool with a air conditioner manning electric s4 mhi i acion 853 2950 it is newsworthy to note that locks of yellow canaries or goldfinches have been invading the gardens and lawns of rockwood residents the past week oil checking with the college dr mlddleton tells me that these birds aie american goldfinches which contrary to belief do not migrate but stay around all year normally they are a brownyollve shade during the winter but after the breeding season in the spring they assume this gorgeous hnilant yellow shade after moulting the male will retain his plumage for six months and then change back to the olive shade these buds continued dr mlddleton are opportunists and like nomads will move from place to place wherever there is a supply of food in winter they move in large flocks consisting or from ho to 100 birds about the countryside and dwell in sheltered areas like cedars and coves they stay in one locality until food runs out and then move to another location in the springtime the flock breaks up and the birds pair off with mates into smaller groups of about five or six pain at the present tunc we arc at an in between period as the goldfinch does not nett until tlve end of june or beginning of july this nesting season continues until september when they finish up there are many theories why the goldfinch nests so much later than other song birds hut dr middletons theory is that they abtrsafttc nouhtuouiuy k w w 19 t ho hastilbuhce rentatool quality tools at reasonable bates t power tools drill utlrlc drill 38 eueirle drill v tuttrle hammer iu electric sandar bart sander orbital semwksci ours electric saws skill type cotem saw sab sump pump vacuum cleaner heavy duty t garden tools hade trimmer electric mawar gatellrte pewer teller lew a s lawn sprayer tank type tiller kelary wtiaslbliiaw floor main1biance rvsluhar s brush usampaear 1 scrubber sander hear with edge vacuum dttantvr hand 4 miscellaneous tools ave auger clots basin wrench beb cutter concrete mixer a extension cord fane stretcher flaring tool gun caulking ladder 34 aluminum ladder 34 aluminum ladder stop pick wpe cutter pipe diet wpe vise pipe wrench post driver slant gun vorth itmi tavmallc etfr root hardwart and constmjction uhltffl phto 1569551 rockwood like to nest on thistledown and in the warmer weather these birds show a distinct prefciencc for plant family composituc which includes dandelloni thistles garden plants etc rockwood centennial school uelaated cyada elit runrvara up nancy maradlth daominton champs woro sandy root and and steve lowrie tail wednesday mike ferguson centre of ryade savan thay afternoon staff photo rockwood personals mrs jim oakes mrs harold scott mrs albert shultis and mrs andy johnson went on a scheduled bus trip to ottawa recently the bus stopped off at the parliament buildings then on through the catlneau mountains past various sections of interest in the city and downtown through hull quebec mrs audrey hudsons mother mrs lillian don is in rockwood from her hometown of sutton surrey england mis doe will be helling the hudson family for the next three weeks friends of donna lldts wit be pleased to know that she has passed her second set of examinatiorti with flying colors donna rt presently ii the macoregor clinic in hamilton where die is taking a two year course in radiology as an x ray technician miss janet southwell has now completed her first year at queens liniversliy where she is t a k log a course in tfiytiiriherapy janet is spending her summer at her home near rockwood mr anil mrs alan mason left for i nuand by let to visit relatives in deal kent where the sittfr of her mother mrs don lllli resides the couple have rented a car and will lour the southeast coast of fngland with their final destination as thai of mr masons immediate family in wigan lancashire ninety fourth year no 47 the jvtixw sttjt rt mils street brenda ingle harris rockwood will be acton ontario wednesday may 21 1969 second section dahmerbolton wedding solemnized in rockwood united church friday camp councillor il tlve anglican church summer camp gt canterbury llilli this summer more rockwood news en page b 4 in a double ring ceremony la i hi day evening he sixteenth of may denise veronica alison bet j me the bride of robert i a bolton at the rockwood untied church reverend peter tucker officiated at the seven oclock ceremony and mrs i rank atltop played llic organ the church was beautifully decorated with large yellow and white glads and muim the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs horace a dihmcr of r r s iiiclpli ontario and the grot m the ton if mr and mrs 1 1 wood ijohon c itherine street rockwood the bride wore a fltuir length gown of anchilc gl ied linen with luce md her pel a lied lie id piece was oioulder length she carried i hoiuiucl of orange delight roses wearing identical gowns of pale green anclulc glacd ijncn with nuiching head pieces the brides four attend mis wcie mrs judy hepburn i friend of lie bride as in lid of honor miss diane hrcnncr ofouclph miss beverly dahmcr sister of tic bride and mrs judy i ores rockwood the lower girl was miss donna hepburn rockwood and she carried a noscgiy of yellow rosebuds the bridesmaids all mr nd mrs robert bolton rockwood sports rockwood ball park was the scene last tuesday night of a gruelling game when tho rockwood pee wee team only barely came through against the limehouse team down 10 runs after three and onehalf innings they came back to win 18 to 17 in the bottom of the seventh inning the rockwood learn had hector thatcher as the starting pitcher for the first half and he was relieved in the third inning by john dyer the second game was to have been played on sunday but was rained out the next home game on tuesday night against moffat at 7 oclock i969tricounty softball schedule ptbwees convener doug thornton tel it4214 ft ft 2 rockuood tuesday may 13 lldlsburgh at eden mill limehoute at rockwood be i wood at ponsonby mortuton at moffat sunday may 18 rockwood at hilbbursh tuesday may 30 eden mills at belwood moffat at rockwood huliburgh at llinehouse ponsonby at monuton sunday may 25 belwood at huubuiih tuesday may 27 limchouic al moffat morns ton at tdm mills rockuood at ponsonby tuesday june 3 ihllsburgh a i morrill on eilen mills at rockwood ponsonby at limchouke moffat at belwood sunday june 8 moffat at llilbbiuth tuesday juno 10 eden mills at moffat tlllliburgti at ponsonby tarried bouquets of yellow roses master randy i icwelhng llelwtmd i he cousin of the groom was the ring bearer and he wore a black suit the bride was given in marriage by her father mr horace a dahmer iicsls were present from luglund toronto cuelph kitchener and rockwood the reception and dance was held in the rockwood town mall and the mother of the bride received garbed in a dress and jacket of captain blue with a stun in ng white hat with blue flowers to milch her gloves and other accessories were white and she wore a corsage of orange delight roses mrs bolton assisted wearing an ensemble of mauve crepe with matching hat and white accessories and a corsage of yellow roses the master of ceremonies was robert forrest the bride left the gathering wearing a lovely knitted suit of mauve boucle wilh white accessories on their return from their trip they took up residence at york rd in cuelph several miscellaneous showers and parties were given in honour of the popular couple by mrs judy hepburn the three bridesmaids together mrs donna sweet and a stag by don hepburn and al shank rockwood students see new city hall a group of rockwood and guclph grade 1 1 students from the john f ross collegiate went on a field trip to toronto recently there they were taken on a guided tour to the toronto harbour where one of the interesting features was the loading and unloading of a japanese freighter the guide who conducted the tour gave them a brief talk on the present and future of the toronto ibrbor and the channels leading into the harbor she combined this with a resume of the st lawrence shipping line besides the freighters and fireboats the students were able to see ihe island airport and they were reminded that the new parking lot which is now used for the harbor commission employees was once the old toronto maple leaf baseball stadium the tout was then conducted to the new city hall where students were shown through the building to hear a lecture on the toronto planning board this trip was only one of many educational projects which the collegiate sponsors from guelph every year news and views by lorraine by lorraine fishing can be fun like many of my female counterparts i had never even attempted to understand just what it is that happens to our masculine swain every spring as the first of may rolls around and takes them out for frequent escapades to overnight fishing spots and sometimes on weekend jaunts to ontarios wilds i was a fishing widow the word widow is one that can be applied in many areas we are continually hearing about golfing widows ball player widows tennis widows and doctors widows for years now i along with thousands of other wives have been struggling to be detached of any identity as a fishing widow actually that particular identification is not really such a dreadful one in fact it is probably the most preferable type of widowhood because one always has ihe double reward of knowing that ones spouse will eventually return plus ihe added possibility that he might also be the proud donor of enough fillets lo feed al leasl one quarter of your famdy for one meal such rewards can keep one mentally lubricated with hopeful expectancy for many hours now having always been an outdoor type at heart and having myself been exposed lo most types of active sports as a child i had rather put fishing in ihe same category as golf silting in a rocking chair watching hockey on television and lawn bowling namely as that of something to be done when one could no longer hit a mean tennis ball or wield legs around a badminton court besides the apparent inactivity of the game there was also the rather grim mental picture one conjures of the attempt lo ease a fat wiggly cold worm onto the hooked extension of a fishing rod every wouldbe fish fanatic must face the inevitable fact that if they are going to take their new pastime seriously they must be prepared to accept the full responsibility of attaching their own bait and if truth were told this most distasteful task is probably one of the biggest reasons why more women have not adapted more readily to this outdoor activity v a new worm device maybe if some clever manufacturer could come up wilh an instant worm a pretty colored thing which would not move until coming into contact with the water or even a spray worm thai would simply lake shape as it was squeezed onlo the hook maybe then more female fishermen would be lured into the field of ftshmanship i have a feeling though that many husbands would literally massacre any brilliant research expert who dared to invent such a gimmick because what belter excuse for an escape from reality than an overnight fishing trip with the boys and so it was the art of fishing was never one of my achievements or ambitions until one christmas morning two yean ago i awoke to find stuffed inconspicuously in the toe of my stocking a beautiful new spin cast rod all shiny and exciting i chuckled to myself knowing i would never use it i was hooked on fishing well thank goodness i wis wrong that year come the first of may found three couplet casting their lines on the waters oft local pond in an endeavour to catch enough fish for weekend breakfast me i didnt catch a thing myself but i was hooked in the apace of a few days i had learned that this wai not sport for the aged it is just as fascinating is other outdoor skills there is an excitement of torts and it does lake special abilities to catch and land tome types of fish the worm oh that can be managed by thinking the other way and before you notice even that stomach jerking task can be an application of special dexterity and skill so when your husband next suggests a jaunt into the country for a little quiet fishing just drop the cje fish eye tots away your apron pack up a lunch making sure that you have plenty of insect repellent jump into the car and go who knows maybe it wont ha the fish but you who will be hooked