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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 16, 1975, p. 11

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Playground themes off to a good start Summer playground themes col oft to a good start last week In Acton and area projects Prospect Park held a Gold Rush Week With the children making covered wagons and dressing In costumes of the old west On the afternoon was occupied by a bake sale with one gold stone equalling a penny Children from other local playgrounds were Invited to take part in this sale Animal Week This week Is animal week at oil playgrounds because of the proposed Thursday trip to the new Metro zoo Prospect Park children will be playing games related to on Wednesday Friday will be taken up making animal statues out of clay Robert Little playground last week held their Indian Week Friday afternoon could find the children sitting in an Indian wow singing songs and playing games related to the proud tribes This weeks program here is simitar to Prospect Park with animal crafts being made Captain Hook visited M Bennett playground last week to help the children there live through Pirate Week Games such as walk the plank were played and they dressed In costumes depleting the pirate This afternoon Wed ncsdny a bake sale was held in affiliation with animal week last week held a Space Week Scavenger Moon Hunts were space helmets were made The children look an imaginary space walk around ship and had a space sing song On Monday of this week an Insect Day was held The youngsters mode caterpillars spiders and butterflies In crafts Other animals were Involved during the rest of the week and had the same theme last week as both were coinciding half days The same leaders were at both playgrounds Hallow Week delighted many children Most of the young dressed In costumes in eluding a devil a scarecrow ghouls clowns and numerous other costumes This week hikes around neighboring forms are In All playgrounds In Halton Hills will be at the Toronto zoo on Thursday This is the first trip of many he children will be taking Families host U K delegates Sinclair Two young farmers from Great Britain are being hosted by Acton and Georgetown district families during the next three weeks as part of a 12 week program sponsored by the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario in conjunction with the United Kingdom Association of Young Par mors Clubs William of Angus Scotland and Philip Thomas the visit four girls and five of Herefordshire young men ranging in age are the K delegates from to Those who William first hosts complete the week circuit and George and Sharon will have visited 18 counties During his stay on Canadian soil Philip Thomas will visit with George Hen Sr f It Georgetown Mr and Mrs George R Usually it a trip Georgetown and Mr and l Canada western Mrs Clarence Coles provinces The Acton Free Press Wed July No date new jail Milton Jail will eventually be incorporated In the new Maplehursl Correctional Centre at Milton However government officials give no hint of the date when the change might be made At one point in the govern priority scale the county Jail at Milton was to be replaced by 1975 A recent grand Jury report indicates the replacement due for five more years Still good Information officer Hemming of the Ministry of correctional Services said the Milton Jail is good institution compared lo some rand iury reports have repeatedly condemned the old building however Milton Jail superintendent Don Martin feels replacement is not that urgent This is a lot better week stay In Ottawa They which he and his family grow than some but they grand will wind up with a two week on a partnership form Juries condemn Ihem all visit to a place of their choice LITTLE LADY Caroline Greenwood was fancied up for the Speyside school summer playground on Thursday A total of nine arc making Henderson of St Alban Acton He will later spend a week with Mr and Mrs McLean ft It Georgetown and one other with Mr l Ontario including four Purpose of the annual visit Is so delegates can familiarize themselves with he Canadian way of life and also exchange Ideas in far mlng William of Angus brings with him knowledge of cereal crops HALLOWEEN WEEK at Speyside school saw many original costumes Back row Scarecrow Randy Laver and Stefan Cameron as Mr Hyde were chosen by fellow youngsters to be the best dressed in the older divi sion In the younger category Christina as a clown and Jul Colburn as the devil walked off with the prize Rough road to prizes for area auto racers Three Hills men have resigned themselves to the fact their hobby is going to cost them a lot of money again this year Roger Little Howie Hamilton Georgetown and Hugh Eckerlch Acton are owners of a 12 stock car which they built themselves This summer the three men have been racing their pride and Joy at a number of big tracks around Ontario but to far haven I been winning a lot of money We ve won about S3 so far and doing that well We will end up In the hole but we are meeting all our ex penses It is a hobby so I we are doing all right explained He said the team has en between 30 and race so far this summer at various tracks including Flamboro Delaware Cayuga and Checker Hag In addition they have been participating in the Carllng and Export aeries races which take place at tracks throughout the province We missed a few races in the two series so we are away down in points and don have much of a chance of finishing Anonymous card finds its owner anonymous postcard ad dressed only to Acton was claimed by David Mit Moussa of Sudbury visited Acton in June with the Sud bury soccer team for the Ontario cup tournament where they played against the Mosquitoes David team Parents of the Acton boys each took a Sudbury player home for the night and the postcard was lo thank David for the Mitchells hospitality In the top ten In points or in the money Now we are going In them Just to pick up in dividual race prize money Little said He noted one problem Is the result of an accident they were Involved In recently in a race Little explained they spun out and hit a wait resulting in about damage to the frame and suspension This cost them several racing charts crippling their chances in the series races and kept them away from all tracks for a few weeks To make money in this you have lo be out racing some place almost every day all summer This year we have only been getting enough time to enter about two races a week Little concluded Ulln Two Day in Toionto with Ontario Provincial Police SAFETY Coloring contest sponsored by OPP Toronto with the is August and More with the car Inviting public school SS5 winner Deadline is August 13 draw made August 16 and prut two days in Canadian DONUTS Main Mill 533420 MORNING SPECIAL to m COFFEE DONUTS 35 WITH EVERY DOZEN PURCHASED RECEIVE A FREE COUPON PRESENT 12 COUPONS AND RECEIV ONE DOZEN DONUTS FREE WE HOW HAW ICE CREAM CONES 12 Flavor OPEN Day Wart 113 Mill St E PHONE NEW Choi LADIES WEAR A Pre SALE SALE STARTS THURSDAY JULY 17th at 1000 am BAZ MOTORS LTD DAVID MITCHELL claims his postcard which was published last weeks paper in a search for its owner Welcome Weekend rain was welcomed by fanners and gardeners HS HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST East GUELPH DOMESTIC Sewing Machines WILL KEEP YOU IN FASHION No 444 REDWOOD STAIN Was S7 99 Gallon NOW no scow INTERIOR LATEX Was S1 1 Gallon NOW s Slightly Higher For Deep Colours CARPET AND FLOORING INSTALLATIONS I BY OUR STAFF PROFESSIONALS FREE ESTIMATES FIRST LINE TELEVISION I 128 Main St N Complete Stock of Summer HALTERS SHORTS BLOUSES SLACKS TOPS SWIMSUITS SKIRTS DRESSES GOWNS ETC 20 OFF Special Selection of DRESSES GOWNS MORE OFF ALL DO COATS Jti off YOU IN ACTON bolton fergus i STREETSVILLE

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