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{. ge f f ;'me P ""â€"The Blacks have come a long way since they | ' 7 © rented for five years on King Street. ] . _\The rent never increased while they lived in that f | â€" beautiful big apartment, but it wasn‘t long before )( n _ their little family was increasing.. _ â€" 0 | 4 The couple lives, for the time being, on Church 2 lm B Street in the village. Their three daughters are now : s aC . grown and raising families of their own. B . | _i _ Jim and Marilyn chuckle when asked what the || ® | < j girls do â€" they‘re all on maternity leave. : [ retlres r 3 | 1 : Cindy works for HD Supply and lives in Grafton. o J | Hailey is on leave fromâ€"IBM and baby Lindsey waits ‘ 8: tables in Bancroft when she‘s not on leave. ; [ : ' | ® JM im :alnd Marilyn won‘t be far from their baby. | j p i : ~. Marilyn is joining Jim in retirement, concluding f on Continued from page 1 ( %9 yeg[fls 'aththe Colborne IGA and now Foodland. j 5 1 nce their home is sold in Colborne, they are off to | 1 Jh'rll‘v];ti)ai(;{rmer Colborne reeves both spoke highly of thellr’ 100â€"acre camp near Bancroft. || \i__ Walter Rutherford was Reeve of the Colborne en ts Seiriy hy im + ; council which hired Mr. Black. 4 ! t t tecnnarhe ;f_flm come true. [ He attests to the fact Jim was a "really good | j . the public eye for 30 years. He wants | _! employee of the village". + | ;‘3;11; 111’3;1:“5; blt,dt{a_k}e1 some time for himself and do | . _ "We had a pretty good reputation for snow c s and fishimg. f ; removal. We got a lot of compliments. Jim had a goofl‘ § | fiog:nafigkgrifinglsggg?;gir? ?’I:;giofi,:‘avl% ;111 spot on ; reputation. It worked out really well for the village, into the c it Tb #h se Py “TEK Mr. Rutherford says. F fsribdf amD',Tllllut it‘s worth it: the lake trout fishing k Former Reeve George Boycott voices similar A enough Fo‘i'sainng sff'; 2?11;?131&;‘:11”;:131&“ 14. ‘ sex:n‘tJu_nents, d th s y the best part of the week pulling the big onesegtl: 9s f _ "Jim was a good guy who worked hard for the > ; _ When he‘s not out reeling in the fish, Jim will help | | , village, the guy who‘d bail you out. He was so © build the 24x28â€"f. 18. , Jim help | cavabl § c oot addition to their winterized | apable, he could do almost anything. He can fix home, doubling its squareâ€"footage. The aut Y ; anything. }\then fiou zllrte a small village, you need ~. find him with a gun in his hands instead of‘;nslfiovgel someone who can do a lot. In the wint s C vel. "You could always count on Jim. He was always | Simciofong (;fg' 11111; lsleltfu;'& g}ygl{stgno&(a) -?rfiegtig?aon tI}tl’e * ar%ul?r(z.::]}é%’rglfgfig’Tprr'figgg?t&S;%SbOombs addas j not I;lluch fltliifferent than what he does now â€"ré;}:epi f | ¢ a as s . e.r | now he will do i | â€"| â€" his praise for the departing employee. "He is, without | £ He‘ll lay a(iilttt?olalg‘;- ‘;filfie‘%%i-n hok f i a doubt, the most conscientious and hardâ€"working | 7 need some help, but it won‘t b is Bancroft friends individual we have and he takes enormous pride in o He hastoo mangz c thertiiimg t?) I('iegular employment. | the community and making sure it looks the best it ' 3 He admits it‘s a littlg scar?ir and he‘ll mi $2 £ s o workmates Greg Davey and John Jak Il miss f «There are numerous stories about Jim going | C to move forward, he & ab, but tts time . ~‘beyond the call of duty at all hours, making sure the | * emarilynitins‘a savs. coniogs |___ community is well taken care of, whether that‘s been i she is agticipatirl:gr:st;fil: ggll}lt: 11.{1;;% tr}‘lezgleasurg checkmg to make sure garb,gge cans aren‘t | book. She donated 300 books to the B. ft L% goo | overflowing after events, checking to make sure | de s . ancroft Library | flooding hasn‘t \‘ E?nd Xpe.CtihShe 11 b(;e borrowing a lot more. Daughter : fot sey is there and Maril j i | R ;)lccurred dl}rfllg a many years they have Spenimthlgz .made friends in the { a etia‘,’.yM;aé% oa;nb&s' «â€" Asked about his years, Jim smiles, happy his time f slivg P 2 0n the job is done. He‘s looking forward to the years | BaAse« ¥‘I"ve Tares : ahead and he has a good pension. He‘s only 55 and | fesrais fega tiSe ; a fllt}rie is lths he wants to do, at his own speed, he says. | Eo m C word about him in | utss Tast day before he quietly waves goodbye is |x~/ 6 o pril 30. '1 £ A what is a very hiy J | h _ 4 public and Z | . 2 “. 0 demanding job, â€" $ ‘ ;,'_’gfiu., p} with various & i \te â€" _2 . levels of : â€" PW CA \,\fi.,,.. *4 expectations from 3 | ~F_/ _ ~ Cns residents of the , | 4 us Nn service they ° > | se 5 \!’3 expect. Jim has. ; | 2+ SE mana ; | | Nt ged for 30 . > eB * o C 2 t â€" years to â€" meet e 2o dpp chiodii on fP of | iA 1 . those expectations ; | o ;;<L‘_; 4"?8;'5 3*5'@85%;: gg 3 and even exceed ( Ssg Aa2a°0 0i 0 o :Z o | Thom. tve booo, â€" 9 [ M ssf Eme5a3283e050 bofgq . | ~ â€" B ; i § impressed with| â€" 4 ko O *# E§3 §§§5§diߤ3§§§ uugg“'g | ~Lo> ts S . : his conscientious b’u n UA «Janad 95 2 gEE‘E*;.E“Sng‘Jfi Aj%;ssh | | Jim Black â€" approach to the| =N ; § 225 cheRsbeirce} s52 o Atos ; _ workrequirt_edand f q_) 4_) s 89 a:'Sm:u-fiE«sm ....wg 388 the leadership he‘s [X : : 5"§«s g“sngmngggfi;g 1969 Ritke i 61 â€" «s BePElea) @ always shown. Council and the community will ‘é‘\ «C t( s 2g3 8 58 2 § §59e §3 isz 289 | certainly miss his presence and dedication." . <3 s C O 188 Setfectsad .0 ~as There have been many upgrades of equipment Cfi q_) .o DED__ 3 C g $3 SE So;'; §3 E“E â€" over the years. Marilyn Black reminds her.husb}?qd [«] duaed €£ E Ssa s $ StaAasse is a _8 §§ : that he was always pleased to get new machines. He‘s '_ : U q.) S $3 $3 32 o 28 E a28% F32 © quick to agree: the equipment is much better now & fl- cs peumes 58 S % 3 ,“‘; 4 588 O-E'E a 5§ g %3 © than when he started. s . > [¢4] s ,,g,gg S~asg4a °28 3..9008 8 ‘ whenhewasworklnglnoneofthose d mâ€"=~ 4-) .E oE .n“g'aofg&gowuflggq,fi ; maIcthviV::s that he had one of his more memorable Vg [3 youed FO UA %; é $ 82 é;gé Ee ss B9 ggfi :5'5 : j ‘g C a ag, 2 ‘ mishaps. He was moving snow and los:fl}lufh wallet Oltlt & sjent cc N a6 858 %- go 5 s 1. F: A -: 8E 3 27 E the back of the tractor. So, he moved allibe Om 0 | 2 _| likeere s fo_AsBARetcdetenlles ! the municipal yard and sifted through, finding it in | @ â€" : €¢r50YEaecs§40e00420s0E /\ an unlikely lump of SNOW. _ . Ens | l eassgegssfl¢f34l25eis ~~* mhe thought of snow took him back to December | n S criacecâ€"eety â€" E jes <§ /\ * 41992. He had a machine he thought could move | Ts Bm e ~â€"* 4 2 258 Efs8g84<aA@808 â€" \{> © anything. But, this time the snow was deep, wetand | / \* very heavy. He coulan‘t do it. In. the same snowfall, â€"â€" he fowed the ambulance up Division Street ________ _ | ________