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Feeling low All aboard for the wild blue yonder Flyings not just for the birds intrepid reporter Mark Holmes discovered Bj HOLMES flying was only far the birds and men daring but now with a work almost anyone can soar off into the wild blue Flying for an one has been made by businesses such as those offered by Guelph Ah- Service on just outside Bob Marsh who owns and operates the service explained what flying is all about and for that first venture into the air Curtis an instructor soothed my fears and put up with my numerous questions Before any pilot takes off tie first makes sure that not even a et is out or place on his plane so for minutes Robinson circled the poking into and around every pari of the machine Then indicating I should join him in the cockpit of the Cessna 156 he pointed out he various instruments spread in front of the pilot Turning a key not unlike that in the Robinson brought the plane to life Leaving the ne running for about ten minutes to warm up and making final checks quipped that he was a e Lepage REAL ESTATE LTD REALTOR GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8774173 My apprehension was not dimmed in the least by Robinson joke as we taxied to the end of the Curtis noted hat aircraft always try to take off and land into the wind and then with a final blurt of gibberish over the radio he pulled out the throttle Free Praia nark Hot ma aboard a Casana 150 at airstrip In virtually no time at all we were travel ling at miles per hour and with a hop skip were air born As the ground dropped away below us so did my stomach Glancing at the altimeter my apprehension grew Vie were feel above the ground Curtis in his nonchalant way said the reading wasn really accurate The meter reading is registered for readings above sea level so to subtract 1 feet to realize true altitude Somehow that didnt make me feel all thai much better However as we climbed I began to feel a I more comfortable and seeing familiar old Acton at 2 feel was quite a novelty I brought out my camera and in between clicking off several dozen pictures I pum meled Cur is with questions Then Curt is said why dont wheel for a while Suddenly my stomach was back kissing my tonsils and because Curtis was no longer steering I figured I better take over Describing what it s like to actually fly an airplane ia a difficult task but I can say it was probably one of the most exhilarating Continued on page A3 GEORGETOWN TRUCKS GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8774149 One Hundred and Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO OCTOBER 24 1984 Eight Pages- rty Cents Acton man injured Area man killed in Indusminfall Donald Colbert 56 of Guelph plunged to his death Friday morning in a foot fall from a catwalk at Indusmin Ltd Steve Leveille 21 of Acton was taken to Georgetown hospital with cracked and multiple bruises Colbert a year employee with the com lie and Fred Newell of were on the catwalk beside a conveyor belt which was stopped when a foot section of the catwalk gave way Leveille hanging on to a railing wrapped his legs around the poundColbert who was clinging to a rail but could not hold on until help arrived fell with him but according to witnesses seemed to land on his feet then roll Newell who escaped injury tried to pull Colbert to safety but finding it impossible went for help The ware shining a Apple Farm Acton chard owner Tom and Andrea Martin and John Candy both rfl nulled UNICEF launched Ha Ontario campaign with of Second City They joined and an Sil liSiSilK UNITED FOR UNICEF Sunday UNICEF launched Ontario tha help lell to right Chili Makepeace star movies Meat balla and The Tarrv Fox Slorv and television a doing Great or of Second City They Joined celebritlaa and an animated visitors or an among the pumpkins and helium balloons Photos by Mark Holmes At left two giants of he small screen at leaat aa far younger V viewers are con earned John Candy SCTV and Splash lame and Polka Dot Door star hare an affectionate hug himself to safety but instead chose to try save Colbert by supporting him with his legs hanging by his arms Police arrived with four minutes accor to who pro sod Constable Susan of the division for her swift act on in immed start ng cardiac pulmonary resuscitation on Colbert He was taken to Georgetown hospital by Georgetown Ambulance but pro nounced dead on arrival The constable then took to the hospital He is now back at his Cob- home Mine manager Alex- Morrison shut down oil operations immediately after the and sent all workers other than those in area of the tragedy home police and Ministry of Labor lives questioned all witnesses The investigation continues Before releasing news of the ace dent Morrison went to meet Ihc Colbert family McBnde said no one remembers a previous fatality the aggregate operation on the Fourth Line near Acton Keep Ospringe PS open public tells school board Nettled In the of one paraonal television Polkaroo a youngster takea out the thai saw Chudlalgh a booel 11a reputation garden delighta for the little one Tools for Peace date approaches Don t close Ospringe Public School the general consensus of approximately people who attended public meetings with the Erin Eramosa study committee Most people wanted to give school a chance to live and grow com chairman Paul Young told the Free Press last week The meetings held in Erin Ospringe and earlier this month invited on five options open lo the Wellington County Board of Education for revamping the school system Shifting some French immersion classes out of Brisbane School closing part or Erin Public School and taking Grades out of Erin High School to sent Ihem to thereby creating a r high school of Grades 7 to in Erin are the other options available lo the Board Friday was the cutoff date for the sub mission of briefs from the public Young said The committee will read and discuss the briefs and come up with recommends Ions lo the Board which will be made public and will once again be open for public comment Mid November is the earliest Ihc com miltee will make a recommendation Young said It will probably be December or even in the new year he said A fair number of people came up with other options The details of Ihe different solutions are outlined briefs the has just begun looking at The committee will go through Ihc briefs and decide If any of the newly suggested options are viable he said Bancroft Tilly will star According to the Toronto Star Anne Bancroft has been confirmed to play op posite Jane Fonda in the version of Broadway Agnes of God which will be shot in part at the Academy starling late next month Bancroft cur rently appears in Talks Join ing her and Fonda will be rising star Meg Tilly star of The Big Chill who will play the title role rumored to have been set for either Amanda or her better known mother Tammy Grimes Aclon Tools for Peace campaign asking area residents to have their contributed supplies at Garden Centre by this Friday remains apolitical Anticipating a laslm roundup of hand tools office and educational sup plies and other goods ready for shipment to Nicaragua principals con by the Free Press at two local schools said Ihey have yet lo hear a negative from anyone In volved St Joseph s Separate School principal Fred Springer admitted this week initially been concerned about the political dangers of helping people in a leftist governed country but no parents have objected as yet Tools for peace Is a four year old national campaign which annually sends a shipload of nonmilitary materials to Funds in for Town Hall The Acton Town Hall restoration project clean and green again now that Provincial funds have been released o cover outstanding debts according to Ted Tyler The local restoration committee which Tyler chairs received a check from the Ontario Heritage Foundation last week for to pay off debts incurred in preliminary refurbishing work Some balance remain Tyler told the Free Press and the final of installment of has been pledged on completion of the project The committee will meet later this week to Hi next move with coal foremost on members minds Tyler said The project was stalled through most of the summer because of a lack of funds They needed some frost on the ground first Tyler laughed That makes It more difficult Town councillors heard the project is off the ground again at their Monday night meeting where Councillor Mike Armstrong suggested that newlyrevised criteria for grants will be of interest to the Town Hall committee Councillor Jake Kutken announced that the cheque is not only In the mail as colleague Rick Bennett but in the bank a wen Nicaragua from Vancouver Comfort a local peace activist who personally visited Nicaragua last year to gain firsthand knowledge of life under the socialist Sandlnista regime organized Actons involvement in this year Tools for Peace drive Making the rounds of local schools and churches Comfort assured officials that Nicaragua is the only American country where the people will actually receive all materials sent Else where he feels governments would restrict distribution Of course well never really know if bat rue Springer said but if that is Ihe case then maybe wc can help people there Both Springer and Middle School principal Carl Hymers said Iheir schools are supporting Tools for Peace as a local community effort with peaceful intention The materials being collected for the most part are garage sale Items noted Hymers hat designated this week for collection of the materials with two staff members ready to pile up the goods the gymnasium and drive it to lRSaWdl ML sal GAELIC EYES WERE SMILIN Handing out souvenir program at Knox Church and explaining wondering guests thai name CwY Sevan of the Star Ml to right Irene King Dr J and Marlon Fisher wore MMomI Walsh