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B4 GeorgetownActon Wednesday Feb Social Services Few special programs for children in town A group interested in coordinating children a social services In the northern part of will hold a meeting la Pine- view School Monday February The committee known the Children a Services Steering Group want to bear the views of the public on which services are needed and how to plug existing gaps provi ded by various agencies and hopefully to eliminate duplication With no more money available because of government restraint programs the group feel the pooling of resources will not only keep cost down but will provide a variety of services for children in North Halton We don t want to presume to know what Is wanted but want to hear from the people in the community said Claire Fainer a member of the steering group A study done by the group and Haltor Planning department claims the Town the lowest number of special programs for children in all of Halton a much wider range of services is available in Burlington and the lack ol public transportation makes them dtfriculi to reach for many of the potential clients Programs offering help In overcoming mental or emotional problems social Justin em perceptual speech and motoi abilities and overcoming some physical problems for children who are not mentally retarded are not readily available In Town but with combined efforts of all existing agencies the steering group hope such situations can be overcome We re trying to do better with what we already have commented Professor describes Restoration of The retreat of the glaciers after the Ice Age created caverns which collapsed for Crawford Lake Professor John McAndrew of the Royal Ontario Museum told Field Naturalists this week He explained the four metres of undis turbed sediment at the bottom of the 24 metre deep lake enabled to reconstruct the forest history of the area McAndrew invented the frigid finger a device used to collect sediment samples consisting of an aluminum tube filled with dry ice When the sheath of frozen sediment Is pulled out of the lake bottom it shows the layers which can date the era The fossils seeds leaves picked up tell the scientists not only the year but something about the habits of the people of the time explained the professor He said the presence of a quantity of com pollen in the layers dated about 1350 indicate Indian settlements were in the area He contended corn progressed north from Southern Mexico entering Ontario about AD and forming about per cent of the Indian diet by the 1400 The professor said conversations with local farmers disclosed many Indian had been found in nearby fields In 1973 an dig was under taken revealing the outline of an Indian longhouae Decorations on the rim of pottery fragments indicated a style between and 1400 AD Other digs since then have uncovered six longhouses which housed about people ancestors of the The excavations are continuing at Crawford Lake and two longhouses will be reconstructed and furnished as they were at the time concluded Professor McAndrew 220 enjoy Beaver carnival at Mountsberg by Layman The weather and snow conditions perfect for the annual North District Beaver Winter Carnival held at Mountsberg Wildlife Centre and Conservation Area last Saturday February 12 to 210 Beavers Leaders and parents attended this event from Acton Georgetown and Limehouse Sue Walton Beaver Coordinator from Acton with the help of Leaders and parents made this a happy day for all Beavers Not one Beaver got lost The Beavers rotated around to the various events with each one being enjoyed The hill was popular for tobogganing The bone- drawn sleigh ride captured the interest of everyone too Other events equally enjoyed were staUng on the pond a visit to the barn films shown in the Interpretive Centre and the Wildlife Life Walkway Anyone wishing to arrange for the winter program to cross country ski or the Maple Syrup time may phone or addi tional Information Two linesmen are hired Canadas a hit Jodie Rut led fie look part In the winter carnival at Terra Col la Conservation though she was dressed more for glamor than baseball on snow out a hit In Ihh Impromptu I urn at bat A Georgetown and an Acton man were hired as beginner linespersons by Halton Hills Hydro Commission Monday after approval of their employment was given Friday morning at the com mission monthly meeting According to Hydro manager Gerry Trud ell Miller has no experience and Media tend school In Toronto for two to three weeks of the year or the next five years as part of raining process Trudell said The two men were chosen from applic ations the manager noted and 14 were Interviewed It will cost about to train these men noted NOBODY UNDERSELLS STUARTS stuarts GUARANTEE