Rockwood District Bowling Standings and Highlights
Rockwood and District Bowling League standings show Hartop's Dusters led with SO points while Nichol's Pals trailed by 4. Pearl's Variety dropped to third as Wild Cats and Town and Country close behind. several teams in the middle and lower pack tied or within a few points. Individual highs include Dunc McPhedran with 289 in singles and 691 in triples, Georgina Kelso 263 for ladies singles, Jim Mooney 217 average, and Janet Brennan leading ladies’ week with no points.
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Rockwood and District
Hartop
Dusters
Nichol
Pals
Pearl
Wild Cats
Town and Country
Carney’s Plumbing
Ken
Heffernan
Hames
McPhedran
Jim Mooney
Georgina Kelso
Don
Viv Nightingale
Janet Brennan
Rockwood Notes of Interest Highlights Local Visitors
Rockwood notes report Jean Given recovering from a broken hand. Mrs. M H Wilson of Guelph visited Frank Tayor's household. Mrs. Gordon Smeltzer and Mrs. James Hill traveled to Toronto for the Ontario Farmers annual Brick event. Richard Harris received a card from a Virginia town friend. Snow totals and Easter visits are noted with a guest from Kitchener.
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Mias Jean
M. H. Wilson
Guelph
Frank Tayor
Gordon Smeltzer
Stockwood
James Hill
Rookwood
Toronto
Ontario
Richard Harris
Virginiatown
Plan April 18 Limehouse Hike
A Bruce Trail hike in Limehouse is set for April 18 organized by the National Campers and Hikers Association. Director Bill Robb Weston invites hikers to meet on Highway 25 north of Highway 401 near Milton at 10 am to trek several miles along the trail near Limehouse. He notes it could be Canada’s largest group hike and cites strong interest at the Sportsmen’s Show.
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Limehouse
National
Campers and
Bill Robb Weston
Highway 25
Highway 401
Milton
Lhachouse
Robb
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
USA
NCHA
Knox Presbyterian Church
Bruce Trail crosses Southern Ontario toward Bruce Peninsula
The Bruce Trail project advances through Southern Ontario from Queenston to Tobermory, about 450 miles long when finished. Volunteers, private land access, and local firms fund and build bridges and steps, with no government money involved. The Iroquois race Trail Club of Hamilton leads the district effort, naming the route Iracquoile from Grimsby to Burlington and detailing key landmarks along the escarpment.
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Stape
Ontario
Queenston
Niagara Peninsula
Tobermory
Bruce Peninsula
Yall
Bundas Valley
Hamilton
Grimsby
Burlington
Thie
Escarpment
Ancaster
Dundas Valley
Webster's Falk Ravine
es[Sateen
Buck Chapel
Waterdown
Burlington Lia
Mount Nemo
Rattlesnake Point
Kelso Conservation Area
Merle Gunby
Millgrove
Krobin
Stowe
Campbellville
Halton Childrens Aid Society marks 50th year at annual meeting
Halton Children's Aid Society launched its 50th year with about 180 attendees at Halton Manor for its 5th annual meeting. The event featured a staff produced slide show on adoption, reports on service growth from 1943 figures to present, and honors for Sydney Childs and eight honorary life members. The executive outlined plans amid automation and broader family centered services as the organization reported a $5,148.94 surplus on $162,719 revenue.
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Halton Children’s Aid Society
Halton Manor Auditorium
Miltonian
CAS
Doug Latimer
Georgetown
Honor Powers
D. W. Latimer
Joncers
Children's Aid Society
Law Board
Ca.s
Halton C.A.S
Plana
H Yesrold Jatin Max
Ted
Milton
Halton Children’s Aid
Latimer
Aubience
Sydney Childs
Milky Way Distances Highlight Star Visibility
The article notes most Milky Way stars are indistinct without a telescope and states Alpha Centauri, the nearest star, lies far away. It computes that at light speed 186,000 miles per second it would take over four years to reach Alpha Centauri and about 166,600 years to traverse the galaxy’s width.
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Milky Way
Alpha Centauri
Earth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rockwood News and Shopping Guide
la Peere
Saunders
Firebalk
Korner
Milne
Booth
Stratton
Aso
Barlow
Burrs
Schneiders
Sweets
Utth
Phot
Eldan Brethour
City of
Austan Ledwith
Brethour
Maines
Mary Kidney
Glenn Gals
Rockwood
Alan Pasmore
Bo Shawn Kiréw
Kitchener
Shawn
Pasmore
Caf
Manufacturing
Rick
Royal Dairy
Main St
Pearl’s Variety Store
Fort Austen Lloyd
Troquois Bruce
India
Society
J. Paul Jolliffe
Seisure Tiese
Wiences
jWoxe
F.1d. Mahon
J. Mo Mahon
Br. H. OV
Harold C. Biggar
Robert F. Bornhold
Oakville
He Breckenridge
D. J. Gentleman
Warren Harding
Paul Lanz
William H. Denny
Acton
Leslie Wills
Esquesing
Reeves George Leslie
Exquesing
C. A. Martin
Herbert C. Merry
Frank Rogers
J. Bert Wood
B. D
Dale Garland
Mary E. Gillmour
Phyllis Goodwins
Saunders’ Bakery
Al's Grocery Wood
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