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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 28, 1969

Page

7

Transfer students moved from rural schools to Rockwood sites

Wellington County board of education will relocate 39 pupils from Four Corers School on Hwy 24 to Eramosa and Rockwood Centennial schools in September. Eden Mills School students will be transferred to Rockwood, with a portable classroom likely added. No final plan on Four Corners and Eramosa uses yet. Two regular classes may be housed in Four Corners.

Wellington County Wellington County Board of Education Corers Hwy Eramosa Rockwood Centennial Eden Mills Rockwood Four Corners

Fashion Show and School Events At Guelph And Rockwood

Grade eight students visit Rockwood Academy at 10 on Thursday May 29 and the Provincial Court House on June 3. Wed May 28 at 8 pen at Waverly Drive School Guelph hosts a fashion show with grade seven and chasers modeling their year’s finds. A Penny Sale and Euchre Party raised 374 dollars. May 31 at 10 am a car wash in the school lot charges 1 dollar per car. The verso includes roaming verse about roads and a night sky falling star.

Rockwood Academy Provincial Court House Wedneway Waverly Drive Guelph Wade Mars Stacey Dascom

St Johns Anglican Hall hosts auction and bake sale

St Johns Anglican Hall beside Rockwood Lawn bowling green hosts an auction and bake sale from 12 30 pm to 5 pm with kitchen furniture garden tools appliances and children’s toys for bid pony rides refreshments and country baking including butter tarts and fresh bread. Proceeds support parish projects.

Éeniah John Clark Uiné Sandy Hudson St. John’s Anglican Hall Rockwood Lawn Bowling Green

Rockwood Pee Wees, Senior Softball Run Scored in Wins

Rockwood Pee Wees beat Moffat 10 to 7 last Tuesday as John Dyer pitched and Rockwood rallied with seven runs in the fifth. Senior softball saw John Salmon win in a 6 to 4 Rockwood victory over Hwood, with Mike Kelly homering and Salmon fanning 17. Next, Rockwood lost to Norval 7 to 1 on Friday at Glen Williams as errors doomed them, with Salmon entering in the sixth and fanning eight. A revenge game vs Norval is set for Sunday night at 8 15 p.m. The Girls' Junior Inter-County softball opens Sunday at Rockwood against Bellwood at seven.

PEE Wees Moffat Rockwood John Dyer Wood Hwood Mike Kelly Salmon Norval Glen Williams John Salmon Chick Milne Milne Harry Barber Jim Thatcher Bellwood

Obituary for Mrs Bowman in Acton area

Mrs Bowman 48 died in St Jose Ital and funeral held at Shoemaker Funeral Home. Rev P Brouwer led service with interment in Fairview cemetery. Survived by daughters Catharine Kremer Effie Visser and Geraldine, son Andy Bowman, three sisters in Holland. Born 1912 in Holland, immigrated 1948 to Canada living Acton since 1953. Predeceased by husband and one brother.

Art Shoemaker Funeral Home Annie Baraniiss Victoria St St. Jose Ital Rev. P. Brouwer Fairview Cemetery Mrs. Bowman Holland Andries Brouwer Antke Kloosterman John Bowman Canada Acton Catharine Kremer R. R Effie Visser Mount Hope Geraldine Andy Bowman

Pretty Fair to Host Weekly Village Horse Column

A new weekly column by Pretty Fair the mare, owned by John Salmon, Dic Dupuis, and Jim Thatcher, will share past week’s activities and village news. Readers can phone Lorraine Oot with tips. the column will cover local bargains, events, and horse race updates, including Pretty Fair’s Hanover win and other happenings.

Rockwood Petty Fair Lorraine Oot Pretty Fair John Salmon Dic Dupuis Jim Thatcher Jack Hamilton Dick Dupuis Wallaceburg Guelph East Africa Acton Hanover Typhoons Ken Schneider

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