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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 04, 1969

Page

5

Grade Eight Graduation Banquet at Rockwood Centennial School

Grade Eight students celebrate graduation at Rockwood Centennial School with valedictorian Mari Ellen Saunders delivering a speech. The Home and School Association hosts a formal banquet in the school gym, featuring speeches from staff and guests, a guest sermon by Rev. Peter Tucker, student poet readings, class reviews, and a performance of O Canada.

Mari Ellen Saunders James Keller Rockwood Centennial School Sandy Hudson Home and School Association Brian Storey Lucy Ruiter Roger Darby Grant McRae D. W. Franks Wellington County School Board Franks County Board of Education Rockwood G. T. Hindley Centennial C.V.L L. E. Peer College Heights Vocational School Murray Smeltzer Bramow Trustee Committee Peter Tucker G. McRae R. Love K. Wilhelm R. McPhedran R. Storey H. Gruter

Rockwood River Fisherman Claims Bountiful Haul

Ray Duharme of 121 Guelph Street Rockwood reports a rich Rockwood River with many speckled trout. He says he caught eight trout between 8 and 11 inches and claims last Sunday night he netted 19 speckles 8 to 12 inches and 32 speckled trout plus rare rainbows over the past week, using dew worms as bait.

Ray Duhaime Eramosa River Tiree Rockwood River Ray Duharme Guelph Street Rockwood Pad Sporteman

HAPPENINGS ROECKWOOD CENTENNIAL SCHOOL

Wilma Anderson notes grade level baseball teams form for grades four to eight with games starting Tuesday June 3. The school team meets Aberfoyle June 4 after a prior volleyball loss. Also scheduled June 12 for five and six boys against Mr Wheeler School. Grade seven team near Moosonee, car wash fundraiser raised about 90 of a 600 goal plus raffling an oversized bear. Exams approaching with some exemptions expected.

Wilma Anderson Aberfoyle Mr. Wheeler School Moosonee

Enchanted Doll Museum Tour Delights Grade Four

Room 6 toured the Enchantnted Doll Museum at the Rockwood Rockery on Tuesday May 27. The class viewed about 100 dolls representing walks of life worldwide and learned from Mrs Shoemaker. Mrs R Thomson and Mrs O Drijber joined Mrs R Tripp and her students as they craft settings for homemade dolls and plan a school display by week’s end.

Mari Elien Saunders Rockwood Centennial School Rockwood Rockery R. Thomson O. Drijber R. Tripp

Horse sense and small town notes from the Elmira area

In Elanoves seventh race I couldn’t run and will be out for two weeks, Elmira on June thirteenth. A lively update includes a barn visit by Bill Ward the bank manager, Vic Willis’s arm injury, Darryl Nichol’s Rockwood and Ilwood team chatter, local recreation concerns, Steven Ward’s leg cast, and a Home and School Banquet photo prints offer at the Acton Free Press office. Strawberry beds near Highway 24 are described as bountiful with late June berries.

Elanoves Elmira Guelph Feller Darryl Nichol Nichol Ball Park Rockwood Ilwood Acton Freeers Centennial School Free Press Office Highway 24 Hbliburton

U C W completes layette project in Rockwood

Unit Two of the United Church Women in Rockwood finished their layette project for the United Church Relief Fund. The meeting at Mrs Earl Brown's featured a program on John 1 35 42 titled Seeking, authored by G Hanna G Day H Baine and J Hill. Two scripture and fun contests followed before lunch.

United Church Women's Group Rockwood Earl Brown U.C.W United Churgemeas Relief Fund Tani G. Hanna Georgi Day Helen Baine Jim Hill

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