Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 3, 1976, p. 6

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Free Press Wed March 3 1976 We we re talking about sheep last week and their At the moment a large long legged Thoroughbred who lives with us taxing our ingenuity he does love to be out wandering around at night After the usual nights of bashing down his stall and bending the latch he has refined his routine and now painstakingly removes the door from its hinges He no match for Mack old mare Nina In her younger days was the worlds most claustrophobic horse Nothing would keep her in a box stall or tie la If noth ing We went the usual types of ropes and snaps She even learned how to undo the horseproof panic snaps Every morning we d open the barn door with trepidation only to be met with varying degrees of havoc Chaos In tbe barn Sometimes she d be content to make faces at the other However on occas ion she d really go to town and strew the bam with sacks rails straw and bandages seasoning the whole with several hundred gallons of water from the tap It was usually the sound of the hysterical water pump that woke us up in the night and sent us scurrying to the barn Box stalls t work any better cither She figure out any door latch and always manage to vibrate the we put at the bottom of the door When she became angry enough she merely hurl her 1300 lb body the opening and en large it considerably We fooled her for three days once with a screen door fixed over the upper part of her door However she managed to work a snout sized hole in that and was back in business gam Back to the tie stall she went this time secured with a heavy chain and two different kinds of snaps all extra heavy duty The next morning she met meat the door The snaps and chain were still attached to her halter so Taxi tea discussions was the study theme of the for this event are on sale now Bertha Buchanan Young and may be obtained from Women Affiliated Group of members of the Group Knox Presbyterian Church which met Thursday cusslon was led by the president Lorraine Rcnaud The taxi service for trans porting the elderly to church was also the subject of a dis cussion Jessie Gibson is the con vener of a Daffodil Tea to be held in Knox Church on THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Clan Mail Postal Registration Number KRISTINE BRUCE busily worked on her cro chet project at the Y crochet class on February 24 It was the last day of classes for this craft now they turn to macrame Meeting in Miton manger She d calmly removed the entire front section of the j stall and was wandering around swinging the lumber in front I I of her She s older now and I like to say she settled down to the life of a good obedient horse It snot true though we finally found a Nina proof snap ik il people will h Hid report on I hi ilan Course coordinator is keen on Open College Open College offers a unique opportunity for people in tnis area to take courses at home over the radio Given over CJRT 1 Open College broadcasts both university credit courses and interest courses There are no a real bonus for people who have wondered about going back to school but who don have a high school diploma One of the courses soon to begin on Open College is of interest to parents teachers youth leaders volunteers grandparents nurses and many others Emotional Disturbance in Children How We Can Help begins March 31 and has wide and interest Each program is broadcast at three different times every week so that students can listen at a time convenient to them Broadcast times are Wed nesdaysat 1 and Sundays at 11 am Registrants listen to the programs mail in assign to a tutor participate in a weekend workshop and receive a certificate Trie fee of includes texts and workshop Of course anyone Park Avenue who directs out patient services Children Centre in is very enthusiastic about the course both as a unique educational service reaching out to people in their homes and for its stimulating content which is relevant to anyone in his can simply turn on the radio interpersonal relationships and listen without registering and participating Some of the topics include understanding emotional disturbance how to listen helpfully how to confront how to built relationships how to work with children in how to work one-to- one how to relate to adolescents Coordinator Many people have con to the course The co ordinator is an Acton resident Bruce Bn I linger of Bruce suggests anyone wanting more information and registraLiriSfty to 297 Victoria Street Toronto MSB or telephone in kr Vtijst of Toronto speaks it the March p Mr van working in tlu liny Milage of Sin irlui in the centre of the hardest hit rural in tilt He des tribal properly damjgL in low is 100 per San irlin is in of 1 I oriintom in helped out under Hit rubble of tin towns infs strips of food nails tin mil tloliung from helped he transport of ilu town ill Milton is supporting relit f ind mayor Me Arthur off the impugn bcr 1975 Countrywoman the MEMBERS OF the Tuesday afternoon crochet class held their last ses on February 24 at the Y At end of the row is instructress Val Johnston Now class members begin Elva Pearen speaks on education culture Education and Cultural Ac this branch in the Caribbean was the theme for the area February meeting of the Projects i Greenock Branch of the During the business portion Women Institute held in the of the meeting conducted by afternoon at the home of Mrs he president it was decided J Veerman The names of the to renew the subscription to first school attended and first the Canadian Consumer for teacher were given by 11 another year A letter from members for the roll call two Mrs Herb Maluskc the visitors and five children Provincial President out were also in attendance lined the projects of duration essential organization the most Miss using l BROS MEAT REP BRAND BEEF Shoulder and Chuck Roasts 991 Sirloin Tip Round Steak Roasts long pursuit mat con J j tinuing education Is essential Milton which is expected to if one is to be an efficient per and comments on the no parole and citizen It enables to grow and to live significantly as youth parent and worker and as a citizen of the world It helps communicating ideas Miss concluded her in remarks on the sub ject by saying that to be educated means that you have learned what to do with an idea that enters your mind A discussion on the new seat belt regulation was led by Mrs A Gates and current events were given by Mrs Wayne Aitken which led to don EIXY VRIES says she is surprised to win a handsome round rug in Carpet Corners draw marking the stores recent move to Main Street from Mill Street East Standing with Mrs Vnes who is from is store owner Bill Bank of Nova Scotia manager Grant pulled the winning ticket Monday Local artist in exhibition The works of five excep tional Canadian artists make up a new exhibition tin Pur and Feather opening noon Saturday March at The Wildlife Gallery Bedford Toronto They are Robert Bate man of Mock wood area George McLean Br on win Stanley Jones and David Charles Grainger Robert is an in renowned artist whose works were in the Royal Ontario Museum recent Animals in Art tion An underlying purpose of the show is to demonstrate not only that Canada has artists who have already taken their place among the world great living wildlife artists but that the country has young artists who bear watching and collecting Media on display include original watercolors drawings textiles and prints The show continues through March Mrs Browne in hospital Mrs K Dons Browne is in General Hospital Friends wish her a speedy recovery agazine of Associated Countrywomen of the World account of he visil of Mrs A President to Sandy Point Women Institute in Island of SI Kitls last summer Greenock corresponded for a number of years with Miss Armatrading secretary of For momenta of medit alien Mrs Chester read Psalm 90 At conference Mrs Ralph Sinclair the president will be Greenock representative at the Officers Conference to held at the University of Waterloo in May In absence the secre 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