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GeorgetownActon Wednesday Dae New mayor Rasa Georgetown Ctaacfller MeDeaaM drew he Actarto Jack Ridley wan BRIC grant for hall Ted Tyler and Heritage Acton probably wont get the remaining fat the old demolition restoration fund but be did leave council Monday night with an COM Council approved the town ball restoration group appUc for a Ministry of Cttinaahip and Culture Building Rehabilitation and Improvement Campaign grant For Ibis grant the Town mutt enter into an agreement with the province and the municip ality reimburaed to per cent of lie grant value by toe prov to help defray Tyler observed the Town will make money on this grant through he to per cent reim buraement and Councillor Marilyn Serjeantaon said d favor thia money being donated to the project The purpose of he grant la help owners of locally rig niflcant heritage properties designated under the Ontario Heritage Act The town hall was designated an historical site by Hills in 1977 The grant will help pay for reinforcement steel beams for the first and second floors of the own hall Heritage Acton had to match the grant with funds It has raised and the work baa already been done and approved by the Town The province verbally agreed to give the grant previously Council also gave approval for Heritage Acton to get special occasion liquor permits between December 1983 and March Tyler said the project wont be completed In time for a gala reopening dance and celebration but they may hold some dances and other events to raise funds He dldnt want to have to come back to council for approval each time they want a liquor permit Town approval for liquor permits Is needed because the building been deeded by the Town to Heritage Acton yet It la still In the hands of lawyers Clerkadministrator Ken Richardson explained If the deed hasnt been cleared up by the end of March then council can consider extending the approval for liquor permits Before going to the for liquor permits plumbing work must be completed and proved by the Town plumbing Inspector Tyler added the Town a building Inspector Is at the hall daily these days The plumbing should be finished and approved by the end of this year On the A special Christinas greeting goes out to the family of West Germany all heir friends in Acton The Wilkes moved to Germany from Acton three or four years ago and are missed by their former neighbors and friends Last year the Acton connection sent them a subscription to the Free Press so they could keep In touch with the town happenings Frits and Angelica and their children Eva Fritz Gunder and Christoph really miss it here Neighbors Gen and Gary Leslie Churchill South asked us to pass on the seasonal wishes Editor Card got a little surprise in the office mail Monday When the day mall came In there was a small white envelope with his name and position and address There return address Inside the envelope- nothing Whoever sent it forgot to put In whatever It was they were sending It was postmarked Acton on December IB Just a reminder that schools are out for their Christmas break all this week and next Motorists ore asked to take special caution on the Icy roads Are you a last minute shopper Hart ley and Gord this is for you the North Halton Association far the Mentally Retarded are selling cookbooks For each these make a good gift which are useful all year round Those interested call Cable Systems will provide special Christmas programming on Cable beginning December at Charlotte Marchment a represent of he Acton Pentecostal Church said here will be talent shows Intro amateur musicians singers and dancers from Acton Toronto Erin and Kitchener The show will begin with a program called Pentecostal Presents Are you a teacher who thinks you have it rough- Fred Springer principal at a Josephs Separate School seat the lowing to show what was really like to have it rough What was it like to be a female teacher in Manitoba about The lowing rules for teachers though not made especially for Manitoba will give you some Idea 1 You will not marry during the term of your contract You will not keep company with men You must be borne betwe the hours of pm and unless at tending a school function Ypu may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have permission of the chairman the board You may not ride In a carriage or automobile with any man unless he Is your father or brother You may not smoke cigarettes B You may not dress in bright colors You may under no circumstances dye your hair 10 You must wear at least two pet tlcoats 11 Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle 12 To keep the school room neat and clean you must sweep the floor at least once daily scrub the floor at least once a week with hot soapy water clean the blackboards at least once a day and start the Are at am so the room will be warm by Christmas has always been good to me thanks to very generous parents and a very loving Santa To my older sibling aunts and uncles and grandmother spread across Canada and to my parents and younger sister wish you all a very merry Christmas Gord and I are heading south to Missis this weekend where for the first lime his mother will have her two sons and their wives all together a only sibling Is coming from for the holidays and his grandmother Florence Giddy from Port Hope Well be a bit crowded in a one bedroom apart but Im sure it too will be a Christ mas worth remembering Our readers write Pam Sheldon should be regional councillor Dear Sir Re Jake Who What a going on When the aggregate issue surfaced and scared the pants off the people In the rural area who was right up there doing battle for us Councillor Sheldon When the International Peace Camp the Croatian Centre and other recreation parks began to affect the lifestyle in the rural area who was right up there doing battle for us Councillor Sheldon When we need a pothole fixed a tax bill queried a building permit Issued a recreation pro Hem answered who is right up there doing battle for us Councillor Sheldon Councillor Sheldon has She knows her way around She doesnt back down and she has guts Councillor Sheldon should be right up here at the Region doing battle for us Now what I would like to know Is this Just who is Jake KulkenT In disgust Jim Richards Milton All male council threatened by woman Dear Editor I have lived in my entire life and have never before been angry enough to write a letter to the Editor The way our Town Council chose to appoint to Regional Council for our township an inexperienced newcomer with no previous government expert race is shameful Jake Kuken may be a nice guy and Im sure he is But I want experience at the Region on my behalf not a greenhorn Instead Town Council should have appointed a muchmore experienced and proven worker from the Town ship Pam Sheldon Are they crazy or Is this really a man a world after all Why was this allowed to happen 1 wonder If the problem la mat a large part of our almost all- male Council la more than a little threatened by a woman who Is smart or smarter than they think they are seen her in action at numerous segregate meetings and no one on our Council knew aa much or ought as hard on oar an this matter am now very worried The Acton Stars say thanks To the Editor We would also like to thank I would to take Ibis time the Transport Company for to thank all the parents of the donating tbetr truck for the Swimming Stars Acton for aD Christmas parade A special tbetr assistance ta making oar thanks to the driver for meet on November a great donating bis time access Coaches the team No injuries in collision Two Acton residents escaped canted to Injury after a two ear caBadea slide teto the and a the Intersection of strike a- northbound vehicle view and Armstrong Ave driven by Cheryl Daponte of Geor Storey HeaseUnk a vehicle i to Benry untamed to of Bit Atikn am west AmwtatoaUaanpeedleatop t crossing Rd ley read aggregate problem In was pushed down our throats by the people at the Region and there was no one at the Region who could help us But our Town Councillor Pam Sheldon snowed great leader ship ability and managed to get the Region to back down with their threatening aggregate plans She should go to the Region on our behalf not some one with little or no experience even at the town level There a saying that goes a woman has to work twice as hard to get half as far but I thought that type of approach was a thing of the past Obviously not in Halton Hills The male members of Town Council have done a great service to Eaqu residents and I want something done about It To Sheldon 1 say with it were with you To Town Council I say wake up and smell the a 1M3 To Mayor Muter I say If there ia something you can do about it please do it ta Raby Jennings I urn Home serves a cake presented to the seniors by the Colombia ARNOS AUTO Main St for DG home A special arrangement between the Hal ton Board of Education and the Ministry of Consumer and Social Services baa made It possible for a teacher to be instructing stud at the D at Croup Home south of Acton Mrs Eueea was officially to the October and caters to the residents who need special care and have special needs explains Acton board trustee Arleae Brace Mrs Is under contract with the local board she does not affect the Teacher Ratio PTB across the It was were bud In the Mrs Antone is Just one of several such teachers throughout Halloo who are paid by he board for special services However the board than reimbursed by me Ministry so bar salary net earning from the i at G Group Home are ta a portable on the property Sboppe Save for a home with a Mutual Life RHOSP There is no ee or charge when you buy a utual Life RHOSP All your money starts working lor you It grows at a high rate of interest and while the rate may fluctuate it will be competitive with current interest rates Contributions are tax deductible and both your contributions 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