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The SilkS OsOnnOe The Acton Free Press Wednesday July stone farm house sees major renovations IDC last week tinted severance ere lies lot RENOVATING A STONE farm house means lots of hard work but Mike and Joan Silk are having fun refurbishing their Ospnnge home Shutters Hydro tests Reduced voltage on July 18 added are from 150 yearold house in Street sville Porch originally an old wood shed helps shelter the new kitchen built from the drafty summer kitchen will reduce ifep five cent on JoK is part of regular series of twice i Hit lest will two one- hour ptriuls from to t m from id to m is not expected to residential or cus Its customers nil inn be tint I he is i ndtrwi linger lutein Astern hit system demand by two ind hi per cent about mtgiw ills or enough Hit of city size of I ondon Hit tests art used to determine i reduction locate operating or pro blems and to ensure that Hydro operations Iimilur with procedures rhc I ist volt ifet reduction lest took on Jin If bid or system problems occur on July ill the tcbtinf will be delayed percent redutli n will reduce to Avoid confrontation with private landowners Hilton public tablel done tin lops Hit of unless host I are publicly owned Tint is i recommendilton of the lttinal 1 lanning Committee iff had suggested it provision for public libit 1 inds be en While I siy so in tint section the proposed il did take into rights consider lions under mother section 11 ilton Hills Councillor Roy Booth ltd the policy would cause difficulties with 1 indowners If v ml iceess public I okay but this of be Bruce Trill ill over I m sorry In keep harping on this but from Tobermory It I alb hid but Llooth He bits on the commission as well as the Council Staffers con ditionmf clause so the rights concerns of the owners were expressed urged the com nutlet should ibindon the ide of pushing for public use of private in any form was successful In having committee from the phn by Jennifer Renovating a house Is never easy Those solid walls are virtually Impenetrable and usually tin insulated Windows are and plumbing archaic But old farm are still the dream find for many suburban residents renovating ihem becomes i lifelong hobby When Mike Joan Silk originally of Georgetown bought their Osprlnge house three years ago they were delighted The classic southern Ontario firm house surrounded by seven was sold to them as res dating back to IfUl hoping to prove I his correct The renovations place in the Silk home durinj Ihe past three irs ivt been major ones and double the It helps Mike father retired Commissioner of tht Provincial Police I Silk his been I rgtly m in producing authentic looking and custom furniture He has so hobbies I m jlad he found this one laughs loan lies inuzing she continues Hell tike somt measurements three days Inter he 11 call will you come get this tup- board it cluttering up place and it fits perfectly The original hummer kit and itul ifty shed to old farm houses is been formed into picturesque kitchen mil extra with masses of cupboards carefully chiselled and a stained pass window eh all of Silk bathroom with carpeting extending up the walls i Mike Silk trade mirk utilized effectively in the long living room Hut Mike who is with the Trinsit Cor pontion is insistent that all Il on the house is the result of his efforts 1 miy hive held a board here and he modestly dcpreci his own efforts loin Silk history it School is I in her praise of Mr Silk work we hive done it without him it Kitchen irtc original kitchen h is been divided i dining room whimsically called the cosy The lull way ind has been left in In slate The living room is istefully decorated with of the dutiful furniture collected over the Iv Hit Silks ind is for in the hall upper v in pi J ind ft dure pine irmnri mirror irroundcd by hind old of both ins Mike s f imihes l st i iinty lidy s desk is fl a shultcred window mirror nude from ir old shutters pricing in Slrcctsvillt run mini shutters rest id tht ulsidi of in four bedrooms ARMOIRE AND MIRROR designed and made by Eric Silk for the home of Mike and Joan Silk is flanked by old family portraits hand framed by Mr Silk LDC again postpones decision on severance The retun s I ml Division Committee I DC I postponed decision con sever bid com mittee s mctlinc week MX snd he w inled lo table motion hold the vole when ill five members ire together I our members ittended five the sever into hid when it first appeared in The deferred decision it the first in order i dceisn Official Hilton I lanninp Director hope planning approval of the region drafl officii within the next couple of weeks he irlicsl the plan could o before Council would be 1 Once it receives i committee approval the plan will go on the minister of I lousing for consideration and final ipproval tht region s lawyer Mason of lugi who represents Home and Vera contends there arc ihree pirctls of land in Last Tuesday the learned from the region s lawyer I in his view there is only one complex It gal issues and com decided Ihe could sort them out The property is held jointly by the In the previous hearing told the I DCthcapplt v is create iwo lots each with foot depth by splitting centre line MIRROR MADE from yearold shutter and window shares the upper hall of the Silk home with a graceful lady desk Building permits permmts SUM Inn issued for June Tiie I permit SCO for Superior Vimy SI pools rcsidtnli il repairs ind for a lot it BOO helped add to the number of permits issued Two ptoplt ipplled for mil received permits v lined it for and a permit was for iddilion 1200 Often Acton Pet Food and Supplies MAIN ST ACTON ONTARIO I ON RIVER STREET OPPOSITE THE LIBRARY Featuring major pot food brands Including Purina at competitive Special 20 Kg Bag DOG CHOW WEAF1EGIV FHFE WE ALSO CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF FINE ENGLISH CAT DOG TOGGERY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF S CONTINUING SALE WITH OFF ALL MERCHANDISE IN STOCK NOT ALREADY REDUCED ALSO MANY ITEMS FEA AT to REDUCTIONS for the family consisting of daughters Susie a student at High School and Debbie currently living out west Irobtem of dm f is The biggest problem when first moving in according to the Silks was the cold and of the old house very room is as it renovated and the difference is noticeable immediately The Silks were also concerted by very low bedroom doorways and were raise them before deciding this would take aw from the authenticity of structure Now we ve learned lo Joan comments on the sh illo fireplace found in the original kitchen l believe was real Not only was it real but turned out to be the best drawing fireplace the Silks had ever encountered Some dressing up and new hearth idded by Mike renewed the fireplace but the firebox wis left touched Why spoil good thing A franklin stove in the room in old wood i burning stove in the new help considerably wilh heating bill Two mall boxes the moment with the garden taking precedence the Silks arc resting between major renovations Mike is busying himself refurnishing the original mid box to set beside the one it the road currently housing a nest of birds It s a standby mailbox one for the birds and one for Hut once the weather turns the Silk family will be back at it walls to build new ones lis alwiys refreshing to set what a little ingenuity industry and a talented father can do with an old stone farm Sire Glen for fry in of Sin inherited the December of 1977 from her father nhgc I Street is 1J2 feci properly s is or in lot is in well itcordmi to unit Hurt ilsi old on tht lot 1 e property hi retained in brick to pi innint lrovHi cm within Glen ELKS Monday Night BINGO Door Prizes Road Georgetown I I MO Prizes Early Bird 30 j PRIZES AT EACH Doors Open p I Bingo Starts 8 p m I 16 Regular Games at a 3 Special at 70 Jackpot Numbers I GUARANTEED 1001 I Wealth In Small Children FREE Bus Service I F j WINNERS MRS JARDINE MRS A LEIMING 8783208 wid 12 IS House Calls Sun Tut SEX AND SWIHGIHG GIRL oil IS of The Three Muikel We SEA GYPSIES Show Times Sun Fn 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