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The third annual Rockin‘ e > \_. }&,J e y Compausron_. the 2006 }\Iorthumbquand County _ sataneiea t â€"nertts % ; im l \ .Z 4 fi i 12%\6%1 ggease was almost six per cent higher than the for schools and the greater : flf ‘~ :"&\'{" &,:?::'4 \| _ Some of the areas that have contributed to the community . of â€" Cramahe 3 hi i e A t dfs®" | ||yearcoverâ€"year increase in the $72â€"million Township. _ f v wnta gar, *‘ J \|\ | || Northumberland County budget include: Even is you‘re not up to hy §‘ | \8 Mnz + buying new beds and mattresses for residents of * walking either 3.3 km or 6.6. ksm w ns\ | ® Lad the Golden Plough Lodge retirement facility in we | . the morning of Apr. 28, there are z P g _“,A 3 *\ Cobours: « |_ ‘eomfy rocking chairs set out at y . C % + hiring another finance department employee to j the Kegler Centre where you can §â€" ;/-"3 io s b “.-.\17\": help the county manage its mounting accounts opt to literally rock the time away \ :tyg,,j,-’;i-v < W LO% || receivables and other accounting responsibilities, for pledges. C 4 ie 395 (aBd Sponsored by the Castleton Proto ay MaNov MarmN + using $775,000 in government funding to Colborne Optimist Club, this year | Volunteers were honoured by Cramahe Township with certificates, township pins and free | ipdertake energyâ€"saving retrofits to generate money all three township schools â€" | white gardening gloves at the Keeler Centre Monday night. See County levy on page 3 golpoun cu § uo uol n d | L i i e ae e o se on en im ns in ocm s mm n i ces en on mm t maeiom in on in omm i en on Castleton Public Schools â€" will _â€"â€"â€"â€"'“â€"_fiâ€"â€".'â€"â€"# be participating. Rach school will D b f b ; receive 100 per cent return of the t t \ rew t â€" pledges their participants raise. anC e O ene l \ urn Ou aml r' _ Refreshments will be available Coppéame _ chrswltlâ€"2 APK 14)/07 * |from the 8 a.m. registration at the By Manoy Mantin 5 gone, feet stuck to the floor. says. "When the people came to â€" has never been a problem". The Keeler Centre in Colborne on to mmartin@northumberlandtoday.com Inside, it was difficult to see or . clean up, they said they d never . unit can burn wood pellets, or any the return of the last walker â€" or CC breathe â€" and the smell was. seen anything like it. The one‘ kilnâ€"dried grain product like corn Wrocker! When Val Hadwen arrived . ppelievable. man said be‘d never experienced _ or grain. The couple have used all ) Pledge sheets are available at | Nome from work Apr. 10, she There was an unidentifiable . it in 25 years and called his boss â€" the fuels at one time or another. . ©Castleton General Store. watt‘s | C00104 barely . breath for the | gticky residue coating everything in Peterborough to come down. Somehow, on April 10, the | ‘Variety, Downey Guardian | inferior smoke. But the old Salem . in tne nouse â€" fixtures, walls, He said he hadn‘t seen anything â€" interior of the stove caught. It‘s [ey! Pharmacy, East End Variety and | SCROO! house was still standing, clothing and material good.S. like it in his 35 years on the | registered for zero clearance, but the Keeler Centre. Or, call John despite an obvious fire having "It‘s impossible to remove from.. business. even so, articles sitting on top of and Dale Rutherford at 905â€"344. | Purned out the pellet stove. the clothing and walls â€" even the "It‘s a freak thing." the stove were badly singed â€" but "{481 or Bob and Louise Rusk at I was going to open all the _porcelain fixtures . in â€" the $o now, the entire interior of _ did not ignite, a blessing. ©905â€"355â€"3911. doors and windows so the smOKe pathroom we‘d just finished â€" the house will have to be sutledâ€". _ Now, it‘s to be at least two t «‘~ Pledge monies should. be | COU!d escape, but the odor was 80| renovating the Saturday before," _ and everything on the inside of â€" months of living elsewhere for ‘collected the same day as the | Strong I couldn‘t get back in the . y,; says. the house replaced. Val, Neil and children Jessica, 17, {walk, Apr. 28. house. | "Everybody figured it was just "The insulation, the drywall, and Jude, 13, while the shell of F / We had a sixâ€"monthâ€"0ld | giyoke damage" after the initial . everything" has to be replaced in . their former home is rebullt. All f puppy. Luckily, he was at th€ scare, But, it‘s turned out to be a _ what is now being called a "burn their â€" belongings, clothes, boitom part of the house where . unique nightmare, out, â€" because nothing is personal effects are we kennel him when we‘re away, "wWe do have some insurance,.. salvageable." unsalvageable. . : > I grabbed the dog and ran out the . puythe contents insurance was The pellet stove Val and Neil The community is hosting a : ba%}v(“r?:r?gntry denmaiprieg somehow lowered at one point," Thornton used to heat their benefit dance tat}}?ie glolporfle | s i & cesi idence i i .28 to help the fam s 123730001081 1 whes peie dn o Val, a lifelong Colborne resident . residence for the past eight years . Legion Apr. 28 P 3