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Speyside Kindergarteners study mysterious Eskimo SHORTILLS TACK STORE a new addition to the General Store in Ballinafad features many gift items as well as the conventional equipment Here Mane Cocklin and Morley admire the dis play of fine horse models Shortills addtackshop to store at Ballinafad Always known for a variety of merchandise ShorUll General Store at Ballinafad will hold the grand opining of Tack Shop on March and 27 Morley Shortill and assist ant Marie are the co ordinators of this latest en and are both excited about the newly built addition filled with every kind of equestrian requirement The rustic charm or the building has lost none of its appeal with the new addition The tack shop entered through general store features split rail saddle racks and ex posed brick walls We hope the businesses will help each other says the manager i The store is open now but and Mane apologize Ballinafad for some empty shelves they are still waiting for sup plies still boast they have one of the most complete lines of horse gear to be found in the area As well as the standard English and Western riding Shortills has Standardised racing veterinary products horse health cart aids a full line of gift items clothing books and model horses Thesloreeven takes care of harness and saddle repairs thanks to Fred Samuels master harness maker The General Store is a fam ilvaffair owned by the Short ills for the past six years Mrs Viola and her daughter Penny look after the main grocery and farm sup ply store while son is for the Tack Shop Mint Cocklin well known equestrian of consul training and lenee had long felt the need for lack shop in the area is in the middle of many large horse establishments and is sur rounded by of ill shapes and sizes he has ways had an interest in horses but relied on Maries advise stock store Many friends were also glad to assist suggestions Travellers stopping at General Store for a taste of old fashioned ing or people looking for rural supplies not found in stores will to outfit their horse under the same roof The can also tie their horses on the porch hitching post while they shop by Pom Sheldon The tskimo people their culture and customs has been a subject of interest to the Speyside kindergarten class over the past three weeks Their teacher Mrs Weaver has the advantage of having first hand resource material at her fingertips as her sister in law Mrs Dor has been living and working in the Arctic for the past eight years Mrs Con travened south from Bay recently to visit with the Weavers and while there took the time to visit the school and speak to the children about the Eskimo a race of people she deeply ad mires Mrs Curr Interest in the North back a long way as she speaks of family friend whose studies of the Inuit aught her attention as young cirl So it was only a naturalprogression for her to major in anthropology at the Universities of Waterloo Windsor and University Toronto to specifically study the Eskimo When I asked her how her studies prepared her for her move North she replied quite emphatically that All my studies in anthropology t teach me much about the people as people she loves and ad mires the Eskimo people and refers to them as a very happy race on the surface her impressions or the Eskimo to day are definite I think whit I saw was a very lost confused people growing crime disorient growing anger in the Eskimo brotherhood against the white man Resentment of the way the while man cult ure forced upon them and their own culture virt ignored The mistake the government has made is giving them welfare and housing instead of jobs These were the wortta of Mrs Carr whqn I asked her about the state of the Eskimo today Not only was It exciting for me to speak to Dorothy the day she visited the school be- also becasue we are old friends who lost track of one another after going through high school together What a small world that we should meet again 16 yeas later in with fa common interest and a chance to catch up on each other lives Although both Mrs Weavei and Mrs Carr emphasized to the children that the trad itlonal Eskimo culture and customs are quite rare today since the white man has made such an pact on the North the child ren still preferred the romance of hearing about the adventures of the traditional Eskimo Questions like Do Eskimos have Christmas Nathaniel Ng How do Eskimos make a Komuim snow sled fiths and Do they really smack their sled dogs with a whip from a concerned Nicky Van domina ted the discussion It was quite obvious the children have learned a great deal about these resourceful people and have enjoyed the time spent doing so Pictured elsewhere in this week papei is a small life- size igloo the class spent weeks making from paper mache which gives some indication of their immense Interest in the study of the Eskimo people The Acton Free Press Wed March 17 7 Erin may be in region ERIN Discussions have begun and public meetings are planned to the possibility of northern Wellington County Caledon and county joining together to form a region The Idea was discussed recently Erin township council and while details of the possible amalgamation are still sketchy public meetings are planned this month in ana O rang die Watchful eye A watchful eye is being kept on the Grand River water shed by Churl Stevens Operations Engineer the Grand River Conserve lion Authority and by authority staff at the water control dams The reason for this vigilance is the accumulation of snow in the valley which will soon melt with spring just around the corner With flooding from snow melt being an annual threat to the valley it is essential that up dated information be avail able all times This is accomplished by means of snow course veys undertaken by the staff of the Conservation Author the purpose being to determine the amount of snow and more importantly its water content at any given time throughout the water shed COUNTRY RESTAURANT 7253 NOW SERVING LUNCHEON MENU TUES WED NIGHTS From Noon At Luncheon Prices Ranging from to per person GRADE ONE STUDENTS at Speyside school Robert and Susan Mclsaac check over the papier dinosaur their class made Mrs Jeannette is their teacher People get acquainted in special afternoon S by Mr The Meet Your Neigh afternoon on Saturday was to us a wonderful sue cess New residents were made acquainted with other new comers Also people who have lived here met newcomers A guest book was kept and between and people signed All had friendly chats and cups of tea cookies We all tried our best lo introduce people to people Our hope is that everyone enjoyed it When one like myself has A lived in the neighbourhood for over years it is gratifying lo become acquainted with A your nearby neighbours and lo make them feel you are interested in their welfare and friendship The United Church Women meeting was at my house for March on Tuesday evening Doreen La Rose the president J was in the chair and opened with a pleasant thought jj About answered the roll i Silverwood secretary reid the minutes which included several items of business was ex pressed that we been able to attend the Presbytery at Brampton March A Mrs Stiles wis kind enough to give us a short run down of it Edna read the fin report which included scleral expenses and re discussion on ure commitments Joyce Clarke had the devo tion a fine one and presented in her usual interesting man ner Kitchen helps were brought in for use in our kit also some sup plies chairs etc were voted Discussion Rev Stiles had charge of the topic which took the form of a discussion in groups of thoughts he had prepared copies for each A little more time for and tying up loose ends might have added to the interest but time goes so fast at cur meetings I was served by Jo in March Viola and another hippy ended The Junior Choir f with in The ire eaeh liter four Mens choir evening Sunday was the second Sun day in Lent Sunday A lark1 crowd iround tic hall on Sunday Apparently some one rented the hull held in sale Myers hail out ad it Not often lit we experience an auction lie on Sunday Mrs Snider spent a few days it last week at returning on Wednesday Mr and Mrs Duff just returned from i motor trip Mexico They have much of interest to report on their journey if over ROM miles A Si took FROM FIRST LINE TELEVISION 100 SOLID STATE n Portable LIMITED QUANTITY ESKIMOS HAVE BEEN the topic of discussion in Mrs Isabelle Weaver s kindergarten class at Speyside school in their enthusiasm for the sub the youngsters made a lifesize papier igloo Nathaniel Ng crawls out of entrance way while Tonya Toyota waits her turn to get in FIRST LINE TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE DOWNTOWN ACTON place in the hall on Saturday with a pot luck lunch the hardware wholesalers of London Ont held open house on the of their 100th annlvcr Their customers were invited which included the banquet in their lovely ban quel hall Our local store keepers attended It was on Sunday The many different departments with their plays v ere of great interest to the large crowds of hardware merchants who altcnded Mr Ralph Thompson relumed Sunday from a month day in On their trip home they called in many of their friends it various points Institute meeting by Mrs Alicia Scott Mrs Ironside was hostess to Ihe Silverwood Women Institute on Wednesday March 10 at p Mrs Norton was convener of citizenship and world affairs Canada and Ihe Institute Ode opened the meeting Twelve members and three guests were present Roll call was what constitutes a good citizen The minutes were read and adopted and the financial report given Discussion about a trip to the Erland Lee home May to June was left for the members to think over The secretary re short courses choosing fabrics and their use Training School festival of dairy food and needlepoint A letter from the Children Aid Society stating the time of the annual meeting was rend A nominating committee for the new slate of officers was chosen A list will be presented at the annual meeting March euchre party at Stewarttown celebrating Silverwood birthday was arranged and members decided this should be special An anniversary cake made by a member and good prizes and a free draw on Sox of groceries should make a pleasant evening All are Invited Mrs John Hunter showed slides of her round the world trip along with commentary It was well given and enjoyed and brought home to mem bers how fortunate we are to have lots of clean water Community sympathy goes lo the Ian Ian father died at Braeside recently Many interested members attended the flower show in Toronto Charged A Milton man was charged with impaired driving in Acton on M THISTLE CUSTODIAL SERVICE Complete INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Ownnl iicd by Ch ChLyno phone 8531846 Choose it TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS New Improvements in Canada competition Our Ideal is a fair marketplace for everyone policy are helping to ensure more truth in advertising For free literature on 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