Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 8, 1972, p. 16

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The Acton free Mar 8 Win drama festival do manager who spends all day in bed Valet Bob tries to rouse bank manager George Henderson in Acton Junior Farmers award winning production Good Night Please Staff Photo CAST OF JUNIOR Farmers awardwinning play were 1 to r Bob Rutledge valet Rick Brltton vice- president Robert Foster brotherinlaw Sharon wife George Henderson bank manager Doris Burt cook and Janice Swackhamcr daughter Staff Photo JUDGED best actor in County two weeks ago Henderson ployed the ban manager in Acton armors award winning production of Good Nigh Photo Group plans arts crafts courses for township A youth group has received moral support from Council for a proposed appli cation under the Federal Opportunities for Youth Program A representative of the group Mickey of Moffat appeared before council at Monday night meet Jig to out line the program called Inter change and ask for the use of the township Hall or a nominal fee Miss Goutouski told council that Interchange would consist of sewn instructors who would teach such crafts as photography painting and drawing The courses four three- week sessions would be open mainly to residents from to years of age from about June II to Sept Open air classes We have received the support of the Board of Education At the regular meeting Monday Council Was notified that the public meeting regarding the limehouse feasibility study is now being held at the Esquesuig community hall Thursday March Received a notice from the Credit Valley Conservation Author advising the portion of the Authority s was Clerk Del French told council this was an increase of over in Received a letter from Mrs advising them an elm tree was losing bark on their and created a danger Council decided to look into the matter Heard a letter from Mrs R Hansom asking why there was a for foxes why it was pud how the foxes were killed how mart was paid and enquiring whether it was paid by the Was advised by dump Vwce that vilest be got ISM a month he as well pact up his mactaae and get a fob since his had nearly doubled in the last year Was adrued local on the Grand Valley Comer vatt on Authority were G Holman of Fergus and of 1 Received a letter from William objecting to the sale of It acres of land to the count at a price quoted a Georgetown paper Mr said the township decision to sell at that price towered property values and suggested a decision should have been held off until property owners in the area had decided values- Councillors pointed out Mr Edie figures were incorrect because acres not had been sold and this made bis arithmetic wrong Endorsed a petition presented by Grant Purvis asking for a caution light at the corner of 10 Sideroad and Halton County Road The petition was signed by residents of the Ashgrove area Considered and then sent a request from Neil Andersen for permission to raise mushrooms on acres on the West Half of Lot Con 3 to committee for further study The land is not zoned agriculture now but mushroom raising is an agricultural use and councillors believed the land use could revert They Mr Andersen an answer next week paymenrof fox bounty to Deforest of Terra Cotta Authonied payment of HI to Deputy Reeve Russell Miller and Councillor Coxe and to Councillor Wufnd Leslie for expenses re the Good Roads Contention Passed a resolution advising the Department of Transport and the township is interested in obtaining ownership of the picnic are on part of Lot at creek for a public park Made no objection to a raffle by Peace Rose Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star Asked further investigation regarding week cutting costs on Lot Con amounting to The accounts came from the county weed inspector It would have been better to have dug it with a spade commented Councillor Coxe Time on the Job amounted to 99 hours for acres of weeds Armstrong retirement Boards may come and boards may go but 1 go on f Is a slogan Ken Armstrong thought might be appropriate to his case if he didn t soon retire After years in school in a wide variety of capacities his resignation was accepted by the County Board of Education Thursday He will retire in June His career in began when he became principal of Lome School under the Trafalgar Board He served as superintendent of public schools under the Oakville Board and superintendent of special education for the Halton County Board Armstrong quipped It has given me a great deal pleasure to have served and survived three and a half years with one of the toughest and most exacting boards in Ontario who have permitted us use of the Brookvilie Public School We wish to utilize the school to teach the photograph course stated the speaker Miss also said that in addition to conduc ting the courses in both the School and Township Hall classes would also be conducted in the open air alleviating possible over crowding of facilities Cost of the program would be per student based on an honor system she explained We re hoping for a grant in the neighborhood of Our supplies can only be per cent of our wages The grant pays a week for a hour week for a university student A high school student receives a week for the corresponding time explained the speaker Liability Councillor James Watson brought up the prospect of liability You 11 need an insurance policy in the event that a child in your care were to be hurt he cautioned Transportation of potential students to the Brookvilie site Dave another difficulty cited Wc re hoping to rent von so if there is any problem retarding transportation we can handle it remarked Mickey Council members queried the about details such as discipline of students and garbage pickups Their fears seemed to be alleviated when the speakor assured them the group felt confident enough to handle potential problems Tremendous Councillor Arthur Gibson came out in support of the program It a tremendous under taking He also urged council not to charge any rent for the use of the township hall the only expense which would probably be would be for elec tricity Council decided tht norent was a good one as long as the youth group kept the hall clean The also has to vacate the premises temporarily if a special event necessitates use of the hall by other individuals or groups Tlit roup expects to retuvc notification of the success or failure of their application some time in il winner By Hugh Cook The Achievement Day of the Snowmobile Club was held at Kelso on Sunday Feb There were members competing in the 32lfyard long course laid out to test the operators stall in maneuvering their snowmobiles Club leaders Bill Wilson Russell Murray and Keith Ella were on hand to set up the course time each run and to levy penalties for mistakes made or stakes knocked down by the contestants while going through the course Name top six bach 4Her was allowed two runs through the course and with penalties included were ranked according to total time The top six placings were as follows Dave Georgetown second Bill Stokes third John Patterson Milton fourth Ken Georgetown fifth Dave Taylor Georgetown 2 sixth David Fisher Milton HAMILTON OPTOMETRIST 16 See Herb Jobb tor this Goodwill Uitd Car Value rally sport hardtop fully power radio v nyl etc a really outstanding little sports car Lie N Your Pontile Bulck CMC Flrtnia Dealer 33oGuefphSf Open Man ft Sal am to UNRIPOFF IS COMING APRIL 1st JOHN B0UGHT0N JEWELLER Main St Invite You to Take a Look seeing is believing GIANT CONSOLE Anywhere you look its your best color TV value Look1 Picture Tubs gives complete color accuracy Look 2 control provides natural life like color Lookl3 Fine Furniture Craftsmanship Look 4 Convenient tilt out Control Bin Mark IIBCCC 26 Giant Screen in TV Dimensions H 30116 Mirk MB CCCIS2 Slant In trim Samo AceuCoorOiiw of tha Modal CCC boi Also labia S Senior molt Control CCC Alioava Contra i Only Visit our Downstairs TV and Stereo Showrooms Coraar Hi Guelph Serving Gutlph a tor re

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