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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 21 1977 Contest winners chosen by Santa Authier Carolyn Vander Akker and Nancy Mandarino each walked off with first prize in their category in the Free Press Christmas Coloring Contest Each will receive five dollars as their reward for the four to six years age group Carolyn for the seven to ten year olds and Nancy for the 11 to 13category Second place winners are Tracey four to six Tina seven to ten and Helen They will each receive three dollars Third place winners are Eric Huff of Ottawa four to six Betty Hanson seven to ten and Rhonda Barrett to They will all receive cheques worth Santa was the judge and was very pleased with the entries There was a total of 103 colorings for him to peruse up more than from last year Santa says the seven to ten age group was the most popular with entries followed closely by the youngest group with entries There were only six entries in the 11 to 13 group Unfortunately five childrens entries did not get judged as they got into the Free Press office too late The deadline was last Friday and colorings were coming in as late as yesterday Tuesday long after Santa had judged them Santa feels bad about the late arrivals but pointed out children had one week longer to do the work than last year The jolly old man said he hopes this newspaper will run the same contest next year as he enjoys being the judge Right now he is busy answering last minute letters from children and resting up for Saturday nights worldwide trip Cheques have been mailed out to all second and third place winners First place winners will be notified sometime today Wednesday IT St Josephs by La t Jan a Ja risen Last week were the and girls volleyball finals They were held at the E c Drury School for the Deaf in Milton The girls team of Holy Cross In Georgetown won the girls finals The team St Patricks in Bifrlington won the buys finals Even though our teams werent in the finals Mr McGeragles good coaching brought us a long way Good work team Basketball practices are already underway The finals will probably be in late February The grade seven and eight class have done a good job in organizing our days which are held every Thursday The money which we are making will go towards school uniforms This coming Thursday report cards will be given out School finishes at two oclock on the same day MZ Bennett news by Diana Last Friday the Grade A and Girls Volleyball championship was held The teams playing were the Expos va the Canadiena The Expos won the game by a score of 1513 The past week saw a great deal of Christmas throughout our school These were held In both the primary and junior divisions As usual the parent volunteers have been a big help with these activities Yesterday at the entire school went over to the Middle School to hear a band concert The Acton District High School Band performed Last Friday all of the gifts and canned goods donated by our students were delivered to the These gifts will be delivered in hampers to needy families In the Acton area Tomorrow Thursday is the last school day before the Christmas holidays There will be a Christmas assembly in the morning School will dismiss at pm The staff and students wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year NYO whistles DOVE DELIGHTS Magician Cant BUI James produced this dove from a cake pan delighting Michelle Perry who helped in the trick Chris holding the wand was responsible for the doves appearance For Christmas we have a school moss planned The mass starts at Students take part In the masses with the readings petitions Parents are of course welcome to come On Wednesday the children are already looking forwardtoaschoolconcertlt will take place in the Acton Scout Hall Last Friday the grades seven and eight class went to Guelph on a tour of Bishop MacDonell High School The people who were guides to our students will be coming with option sheets in January The bus route has been changed this week The purpose of this Is to have all the students not riding on the bus too long Second term will be star ting on January third We will be looking forward to seeing our teachers and students back in the new year We hope that everyone will have a Merry Christmas CHRISTIAN BOOK right was supposed to be keeping an eye on what magician BUI James was doing Friday at the library but Mr James seemed to have other ideas as he con stantly got in Christians way Never leave Low calorie snacks the season to be jolly to cat and be merry also the season when many of us ore susceptible to putting on extra pounds Its hard to resist eating when there are so many tempting things to nibble Instead of trying to avoid eat ing snacks altogether food specialists at the Ontario Food Council Ministry of Agriculture and Food suggest you consider the many types of low calorie nutritious snacks which can be eaten and enjoyed instead of candy or chocolate During the holiday season you will be sampling all sorts of high calorie festive foods both inside and outside the home at gettogethers with family and friends In bet ween do your best to avoid eating rich foods Girl Guides Second Acton Co On Dec the tenderfoot girls were enrolled Some of the girls mothers were there After enrolment we played a game with the parents and guide leaders then we started our Christmas party All girls received a present Brown Owl VanderEyken handed out the presents The enrolment committee had refreshments and cookies All the girls enjoyed the Christ mas party On December Guides was cancelled and our swimming party was can celled too Captain Vaughan was very sick by Bray Tuesdays meeting was a scene of a delightful party Each person brought a present and Tawney Owl put a name tag on each one We sang carols Away in a Manger We Three Kings Jingle Bells Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer and Joy to the World Then we made a useful craft to put your Christmas cards on It has a Santa Claus head on it and a roll of cloth attached to it and It hangs down and you fasten your card on the cloth Then the most exciting thing of all Brown Owl handed out the presents which everybody enjoyed Then Santa came and said hello and Merry Christmas and then said he better hurry up to catch his Reindeer team After he left we said goodnight and Brown Owl handed out Candy Canes which everybody enjoyed There will be no Brownies on Dec 27th and Jan 3 Have a great holiday and happy New Year small child unattended Christmas brings tempta tions to many parents visiting with neighbors or completing last minute shop ping to leave small children unattended for short per iods say your local fire fighters At the same time decora tions trees and wrapping paper bring an increased threat of fire danger unless constant care is exercised The fire department urges all parents to recognize the fire danger of this season and not to leave small children alone in the home even for a moment The Criminal Code of Canada forbids any action which endangers the life or health of any child under the age of 10 Parents are further reminded that under certain conditions a Christmas tree can be Ignited by a single match to burn furiously to charred wood In few sec onds Christmas Cheer days a holiday being with our inuny friends and best wishes for a Merry Chriatmust PETES BARBER SHOP Mill St E Acton the happy ol Christmas till all your days with harmony On a layout note ire say thanks HARDWARE Mill Si E Acton 8532720 ft ENTRE GEORGETOWN MARKET to Golden Fish Chip WITH YOUR HOLIDAY FILM PROCESSING Kodak Fuji Agfa Prints Only Youre Eligible To Win GIFT CERTIFICATE Draws to bo held each Friday In January 1978 at Creative Camera We Use Kodak Paper for Look By Colortron WERE OPEN til 9 Young aspiring musicians get a crack at the National Youth Orchestra during auditions this week at Tor onto Auditions are being held until Thursday at the Edward Johnson Building Queens Park Crescent University of Toronto Across the nation other auditions are being held to select the 100 successful applicants to the orchestra Auditions will be held until January This year more than instrumentalists between the ages and 24 are peeled to try out for the chestra The audition requires musi cians to play technical exer cises and excerpts from the solo and orchestral reper toire Auditions are being held in Cancel carols The carol singing planned by school students was cancelled Mon day because of the weather cities across Canada Further information about the National Youth Orchestra auditions may be obtained from Rex Trotter at 4161 5031 May the beauty of Christmas be an inspiration to you and those you love Thanks for your faith glenlea drug mart 294 QUEEN ST ACTON Saving Hello anil wishing ran A Merry Christmas that jingles all the way 11 MAIN ST SOUTH ZmerrvChnslma DdMMto Podding Copt Mandarin Oranges 39 CANADA GRADE A FROZEN Young Turkeys BURNS READY TO SERVE HOCK HIND AND EXCESS EAT REMOVED Smoked Hams Self Basted Turkeys CornNlbkti iSnraiB J Rose Pickles Reynolds s 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