Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 10, 1977, p. 10

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Warm weather has given area campgrounds boost It offers the same services as Acres but is only 17 acres There are about 50 trailers on the site now said Mrs Mair about her parents operation There is still space available and especially weekend space but The Breezes is having a good year too The largest difference between Acres and The Breezes is Mr Wood encourages campers to winter camp and snowmobile on his campground whereas Acres is closed for the winter Nor Campground located on Road 12 west of Highway is also having an excellent year their best since they opened in 1973 We vo got over 80 per cent occupancy said Doris Barber wife of proprietor Barber We ve done really great this And we ve had and still have some really great campers here The Barber acres is open from May until Thanksgiving this season They have permanent campers on the grounds and supply their customers with all the conveniences supplied Smallwood Acres except for the lake They built a swimming pool to keep the campers cool on the many hot days Southern Ontario residents have enjoyed this season Nor Campground is closed during the winter for camping The unusually warm weather in late spring and early summer this year has pro vided three Acton area campgrounds with a bumpercrop of campers thus an excel lent year financially It been a good year for us said Linda niece of Charles Smallwood the proprietor or Smallwood Acres on Fairy Lake The campground has been almost per cent occupied since we opened in May Acres is a 30 acre cam pground located on Fairy Lake In Acton and Is open from the Victoria Day Weekend until the Thanksgiving Day Weekend every year We have about too trailers on the site now Mrs Mairs said We leave space open however for weekenders Most of the trailers are on the site per manently and belong to annual campers from the Burlington and Toronto area Smallwood Acres boasts a sandy beach electric receptacles water on tap picnic tables showers fishing and boating booth service flush toilets firewood and fireplaces a dumping station and sewers Just down the shore Is The Breezes a campground owned by Mr Smallwood brother in law John Wood The Breezes has been operating since 1962 and is two years older than Smallwood Acres ENJOYING THE SANDY BEACH and the warm water of Fairy Lake in Acton are two Canada geese The geese wander quite close to the children playing in the water along the beach and dont seem to mind the noise and the splash The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 10 1977 New store A COMFORTABLE SCENIC spot for camping can be found at Smallwood Acres located on Fairy Lake in Acton The campground curves around the lake and has full camping facilities as well as a sandy beach It is open from May 24 until Thanksgiving every year Planners Handcarved furniture survey enhances any room Betty wanted to bring a little bit of her home land to her Halton Hills home and as a result has set her self up in business selling furniture Halton Hills Imports opened In Acton on Mill St a week ago Mrs de cided to open the store when friends admired her living room furniture which was She had bought it in a shop in Toronto On her next visit home to EI Salvador Central America Mrs Haugen approached some friends and asked them to make her various items The work would all be done at one friend home and ship ped to her in Acton when completed This was in May The first order arrived last week and the new shopkeeper was able to set up business Because everything is hand made no two pieces of ture are the same Every thing is made out of cedar which Is easiest for carving Mrs Haugen says and it takes one man five ten hour days to complete one coffee table Other articles include occasional tables rocking chairs with hand weaving In the seat and back large chests wall plaques and salad bowls with mock fruits also handmade Everything is made of cedar Children toys are also available also handmade Necklaces and key chains are made out of actual coffee beans both roasted and natural Mrs came to Canada in 1963 and eventually married a Canadian She her self is now a citizen of this country but goes home to El Salvador once a year to visit with family She and her have lived in Acton for over one year now and hope there is a real need for their product in the area The merchant feels the Items she offers far exceed the quality of furniture made In factories She explains the personal touch in the making of the Items gives them a better quality Mrs is also at how well the ture blends in with other styles She explained that most of her furniture is French Provincial but her Central American coffee table fits right in as if it was part of the set She said everyone she knows with this type of Item finds this is so The articles are also easy to keep clean she says Rubbing shoe polish on them and then brushing it off keeps the nnt ural look The items in her store have provided for a layer of glass to be placed over the carving to offer fur ther preventative malnten ance As Mrs sells her stock she will notify Readying Acton Citizen a Band mem are practising to play in competition at the Canadian National Exhibition August 20 The group will have a chance to play one selection of their own choiee and another which all hands will be playing workers in Central American and they will make more art ides She says they work for no one else but her and are all artists in their job With many living rooms in Acton probably abounding In trench Provincial Colonial Mediterranean Early Canadian etc why not try Central American for an added International flair Planning Department will distribute a questionnaire next week to about 10 homes The questionnaire is designed to providt input into I ran sport it ion study According to Plunmr One of the major for this type of planning is a under standing of the tnvel habits and attitudes of people in ilton todn One question is directed at the effects of the current rise in prices on people travel and another Is directed Jt us to why people do not transit to day and why they may in the future The survey will be under taken during week Aug 14 19T7 with question mailed to about households in the Region Si I ecled postal walks will used to providt a rtasomblc sampling of people and life styles in the Region The rate of questionnaire return is ex to be similar to that of surveys earned out in ad joining Regions The department PLANNING TO MAKE this trailer their permanent summer home are owners Mr and Mrs Art Skinner of Weston The Skinners came to Nor Halton Park Campgrounds this spring and are pleased with the facilities and the landscaping 8783272 8783208 a l Ore Band postponed until mil IS A RAIIH WIZARDS to have the survey computed and data compiled by the fill in turn to inform the during present of Draft Official PI in Residents wishing more inform concerning the pi in or the should con the regional pi inning Panelling he panelling in the Is Watson room of the libr iry is completed BETTY and son Eric enjoy their new store Halton Hills Imports on Mill St in Acton They sell handcarved furniture from El Salvador in Central America Mite Site DAIRY FARMERS Keep Your Cows Contented 0FF per gallon With thii ad Special I0SAN and BOVADINE t limit 2 gal per customer MASTER FEEDS Come in today buy Olympic Overcoat do White and save off regular price New Over coat is specifically formulated for re do over old paint and guaranteed belter than any house point you ve ever used In fact if you re not con vmcod Overcoat is better than house paint bring bock your first gallon and any other unopened cans and we refund your money Olympic Overcoat guaranteed you won get with paint Reg 19 75 4 Off KJ BUILDAll GEORGETOWN 8 James St PHONE 8772207 00 A P Frl P Sat A P ACTON 12 Church St PHONE 8531660 Mon Thun A A Sat 8 DELIVERY AVAILABLE WHEN IS YOUR NO SECRET AT ALL When Over People Read It in We cant keep a secret when we get classified information its spread all over town Rely on us to 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