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Page 14 HERALD PROFILE EDITION May IMS Brian s flour power Helping out with the Acton Swimming Stars are a dedicated bunch of family members They are left to right Anita Gerry and Garry Ockenden Herald photo The Ockenden family help swimming stars Herald Staff Because Garry was one of the silver seven who helped to start up minor hockey in Acton its no surprise his son Gerry did the same for swimming in town Three years ago Gerry Ockenden 36 on the suggestion of swim coach Karen decided to help with the formation of the Acton Swimming Stars Ever since the entire den family has been involved working to help make the swim club run smoothly The Ockendens moved to Ac ton years ago settling in town because it was away from the city and the town itself appealed to them Anita is active as a knitter and having won prizes for her rughooking Mr has helped out over the years with Acton sports as both a coach and manager Neither of the grandparents admit to having much aptitude for swimming but they enjoy their sons children as they progress in the pool Anita was born and raised and she moved to Toronto marrying Garry in Garry was born in Lloyd- minister Saskatchewan on a farm He moved away to join the He worked with the Mounties in Vancouver Toronto and Ot tawa and finally New Brunswick After leaving the he came to Toronto and worked on the Arrow project at Malton He now works at the sub sidiary of Hawker Sidley called Orenda where they manufacture jet engine parts The children ages 13 and 11 are the budding swim mers with the Acton recreational swim club which attract the parents and grandparents to the pool The adults are like many of the volunteer parents with the club who help out for special duties whenever they can Anita organizes the food for the kids after the swim meets If the meet was in Acton it would be a matter of organizing the food and setting it up with the other parents The grandparents go to all the away meets to heip out and watch the children swim Gerry works for Inc in where they make corrogated containers He used to be the swim meet manager up until three months ago when he became president His main function as meet manager was to work with coach Karen Brading on the deck with the kids at themeet When Gerry first helped the Acton Swim Stars get off the ground there were kids now there are members The Ockenden family all agree strongly that head coach Karen Brading has been a driving force behind the club Karen deserves a lot of credit for keeping the kids in line Theyll do anything for her either from a social aspect or of a com petitive nature Garry said Shes still in It as an em ployee but shes gone on beyond the call of duty he said By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special ACTON One of the most historical buildings in town is to be remodelled this summer Brian owner of Halton Flour Mill Inc said he will be putting a new front on the mill beginning in early June The work is part of an exten sive project aimed at installing modern milling equipment The new equipment complete with computerized controls will make Halton Flour Mill one of only a handful of such modern mills in the country Mr said the new equipment will ensure better con sistency in the mills product The threefoot thick stone walls of the building will have to be replaced he said to make room for the new equipment to the dismay of loccal history buffs Mr said he has recently been able to document the history of the building It was originally built for milling grain products by Ezner Adams the minister of the three Adams brothers who founded Adam- or Acton as it is now called The mill will celebrated its 150th anniversary this year said Although the mill passed through the hands of several owners in the century and half of its existence it has always been used for flour milling or making cattle feeds At one point it was owned by the Beardmore Tannery possibly so the tannery could control water levels at the dam on Fairy Lake which served both industries says former mill owner Dave Lin dsay Although the mill has not operated on water power for more than years the equipment for such an operation was still in place five years ago One of the unique historical notes about the mill is the fact there has never been either a major fire or personalinjury ac cident on the site Mr said in exhaust system included in his new equipment will collect and recycle dust particles now escaping into the atmosphere In addition to easing the com plaints of neighbours who object to the residue landing on their homes the mill will benefit because is is good flour which is flying away The new equipment has been approved by Environment Canada and is per cent efficient in dust control he said Courtesy Mercury GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS We Handle Business meetings Wedding Receptions Golf Curling Tennis Social Memberships NORTH HALTON Georgetown LTD