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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 6, 1981, p. 2

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2 Acton Press May 6 1981 A percentage of girls spend more time enamoured of equestrian sports Few actually make a career out of horses Donann Morgan a 19yearold Rock wood resident has been saving her money or years to enter the course in land She succeeded and will be leaving this summer for Windmill Hill Stables in Stratford upon Avon Qualifications for the course are sticky it ex pensive entrants far exceed places available a great deal of discipline and hard work is needed But by the lime she takes her exams she hopes to have her British Horso Society Assistant Instructor diploma If all goes well she will go on for her intermediate level cert followed by a full Instructor diploma When learned all she can in England Donann plans to return to Canada and study for her Canadian horse show judge papers The field is then wide open for her to teach English riding at various levels manage a stable and judge recognized shows his been interested in horses most of her life but says she been riding seriously for the past eight years She received her first instruction at Mountain View Farms south of Ac ton continuing lessons when the family moved to Montreal in the early 70s Since returning to five years ago has taken her own horse Pacha through nil pony club test levels to an enviable B Canadian Pony Clubs were organized a decade ago under the auspices of the well respected British Pony Club Association Youngsters learn not only riding jumping showing and cross country work but they study hone and stable management nutrition care and handling Working through various and levels good students progress to a B level by the time they are 18 yearsold Donann hopes to earn her A level a and rare award on her return from England The fact that she is a Pony Club helped Donann qualify for the program She also had to be 17 years or over and a of grade finished school at CVCI in and has been working as a secretary at ITT in Guelph saving every cent forher course She needs a minimum of for the initial week assistant instructor course Including air fare if she wishes to continue her studies si II worry about additional money then she says She can become a working student unless she meets her prince she chuckles adding there always Prince Andrew parents Dave and Cam ill Morgan their daughter plans arc fantastic Dave is English bred and had a chance to visit England for the first time last year when she attended a family wedding with her grand mother and enjoyed three weeks of British brow sing The only sad part of the adventure is the need to sell the family horse Pacha The Morgans will moving to Calgary in July as Donann leaves for England Her younger sister Alison also rides Pacha but both girls have grown too tall for their h mount and it been decided to find him another home Originally a western games horse the 13 year old gelding was retrained four years ago by Don and her teacher Donna Ledger Since then he has been a consistent ribbon winner In hunter classes pony club rallies and cross country trials A member of the Guelph Pony Club has been assisted in her studies by father Dave who till his recent Calgary move was the clubs district commissioner While In England will be part or on eight student class learning everything from rudimentary veterinary work to dressage Shell be mucking out stables cleaning tack writing exams and riding riding riding She even has to wear a uniform consisting of navy work cords navy sweater ridingbootsandtie It 11 make a change from borrowing her mot her clothes as she been doing for the past year while caving her own money has even been working weekends caring for the north stable of dressage star Lorraine Stubbs all extra cash Donann Is determined to reach her goal a refreshing outlook In today she proved herself a hard worker Watch the equestrian world in a couple or years and you may the name of Donann Mor on national learn Unless she meets her of course J m Decoration Day set for June 7 The Golden Age Club held lis annual bake tale at Dane Estate on Saturday Many baked goods were sold Many tickets for he quilt draw were also Hold Ticket sellers Lillian Berry left and Emma Near were busy during the sale They stand In front of the quilt Guide cleanup Acton Brownies Guides and Pathfinders will hold a Jean up at Acton school yards and parks May from 10am to noon by J Cole The annual Decoration Day parade and service will held Acton the first Sunday in June June The Lakeside Chapter of the first sioned Decoration Day in IBM through a letter in The Acton Free Press and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch came to their aid and agreed to Inaugurate a Decoration Day service for Acton and area There was a tall to other organizations lo participate The Duke of Devonshire Legion Ladies Auxiliary Women Institutes Men Firefighters all join edup Most organizations forward to take part in the day celeb ra lion The Acton Citizens Band marches the parade from the post lo Cemetery where the Acton Ministerial Association conducts the service Decoration Day la a community effort when family and friends remember and honor the dead with tributes and flowers After Ihe service the organizations plant red geraniums on mem bers graves This can be committee at Legion personal and almost on May at 7 All private act This shows organizations are Invited the distinction between lo bend a representative Decoration Day and to the meeting and all Remembrance Day citizens ore asked to meet Details or June 7 will at Cemetery for be completed at the next the service on June at 3 meeting of the organizing p m Presidents club Acton Chamber of Commerce will launch a club tonight Wednesday at a meet at Acton Library at m Presidents or representatives of all service clubs social groups and community organizations arc urged to attend the meeting The presidents club Is slated to meet several times a year for the co ordination of fund raising events Switch Glenlea for Cobblehill Storm sewer work and reconstruction of Cobble- hill has been delayed five or six years and re placed In the Halton Hills capital forecast for 1932 to by the work in Glenlea subdivision Monday night Halton Hills council gave final approval to the capital forecast after deferring the matter previous week to make the switch in Acton priori ly pro jects Engineer Robert Austin reported there is a drainage problem In the area and while part of the project could go ahead as the storm sewers they wouldn work properly Library landscaping Hills Library Board member Norm Elliott wants to see some landscaping done around the Acton Library He told recent board meet he has discussed the matter with a Toronto landscaping firm to get some ideas Head lib rarian Betsy Corn well will contact town pur chasing agent Hugh Patterson regarding the best way to come up with landscaping design re quirements and invite bids Womens Place meeting Women Place will hold its third annual general meeting on May at in the Hal ton Region Building in The guest speaker Is Judge James Fuller until the road Is Councillor Terry Grubbe said she wished both projects could pro ceed right away but the town can t afford both She noted Acton have received many calls about Glenlea drainage problems including about ditching done last year and It Is a serious problem and solving It is very import an I Wo your Call Hfllon for On Loo we II or off at FfM Praat office Mistaken Main Street South 8530161 THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mail Postal Reg Number 0515 BUYWISE HAS to Mountalnview Road North Still In Georgetown DOMINION WINDOWS FACTORY OUTLET Visit Our Showroom Wm Alt MOUNTAINVIEW RD GEORGETOWN Phone Dtl Manager Ntw or SEE US for Wood Window Window Doon Entrtac Door Storm Window Cuttom Mad to WMtur Window Wood or Vinyl Clad Extra Security Lock Sort and WaatlHiatrlpplng Bring yo puns ALUM DOORS LIMITED SIZES YOUR CHOICE WOOD PATH DOORS ft MANur unNs THE PLACE TO SAVE SPECIAL PRICES ON HOUSE LOT QUANTITIES BackTo Acton Days June 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