Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 31, 1977, p. 20

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B8 Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 31 Welcome back a great determined who Is returning summer 1 hope everyone had Registration forms will be lots of fun and many distributed at the meeting turcs Thursday evening Scouts Planning for the should note that they must year got underway last night bring a scout staff to this at the first Scout Group week meeting It may be of Committee meeting The Imperial or Metric measure- turnout was great Among matters discussed was the rising registration fee Soar ing costs have forced this year fee up to for all Scout sections The guide sec The Venturer section will be starting after school has reopened The date Is to be announced The Brownie and Guide turns will maintain their sections will also begin after annual fee of K 00 The undeniable need for a second cub pack was dis cussed and the lack of noted Please If you as a parent or adult would like to help with a second Wolf Cub pack tele phone Don McDonald at If help of any range of experience does not emerge this year many youngsters will have to be disappointed school starts The same meeting nights as last year will be held Please note that a new Brownie Pack will begin in the rail at the Bennett Public School All sections of both the Scouts and Guides will be marching in the grand parade of the b all Fair Keep the September 17 open A hike will be held Tor Scouts on Friday September page Announce winners seed contest All Beavers from both Uniform must be w colonies will be having istcration September All former Beavers that will bo returning this year must be at the Scout Hall at p next Thursday Their registration will be given precedence Beginning at 7 m all new boys and their parents may register The fee is 8 Perspective Beavers will be accepted on a first come first serve basis Parents must accompany their lad or else their reg will be refused In order to be eligible to join boys must be five years of age before September 1977 They must also be seven old after the same date Beaver Scouters urge Please be Prompt Please note that meeting nights have changed to Monday and Wednesday Times of regular meetings remain the same Registration day for Wolf Cubs will be held after school has begun The dale will be announced later as soon as it is determined whether a second pack is possible The Boy Scouts themselves began regular programs on August For the present they are full until it can be nand l lunch brought Hikers must meet at he hall at 8 a So begins the year of Scouting in our town of Acton to be prepared THE FIRST CREW of Recreation Departments Leaders in Training received certificates Sun day evening in the library The leaders are starting from the left in front Linda Wendy Calver John Evans Gord Tracey Taylor In the middle row Mike Ashley Lon DeBruyn Tina Judy Shadboft Theresa Conroy and Anita Civiero In the back are instructor Lynn Fountain Doug Johnson Cal Rowles YSN wants young at decisionmaking level Leahy Rep Barley oats hay and hay I age classes a quiz on general field crop practice and a weed and seed modt up the Seed Judging Competition Twenty enthusiastic H members were present for the program Wednesday Aug at the Com munity Centre judges for the classes were barley John Nurse oats Henry Stanley hay Hansen and hay Cecil Patterson Results were as follows Juniors 1st Bob Wilson 2nd tit Stephen Las by and David and Robbie midlines 1st Richard Stanley 2nd Diana Marilyn Mary Jean Robinson Treviranus tie White Robinson 2nd Glenn Mc Clurc 3rd Doug Bill Robinson Randy Fish John Milton 7th Joseph and 8th Jamie Couper Trophy winners are as follows Cash Crop Trophy Randy Fish Coarse Grains Trophy John Reld Milton Small Seeds Trophy Glenn McCIure Royal Bank Trophy Frank Robinson and Junior armer Trophy Joseph KTV BOWLING Great Fun lit dan BOWL for BOWL for Health Qil Acton Bowling Lanes North is going to he the focus of attention this fall for Gillespie newly appointed for Hilton Region vices iYSN Gillespie plans to meet with people in the north and assess voulh related needs in irea he wants to w in conjunction w ith people in people for tin committee and for the bo constitution ills for one or more of board members to be youth under NEW SIGN at the Scout Hall shows what groups met andonwhatnights Without he participation of nomanditi to speak on of voting people sod The problem is how to people participate nil It comfortable it tint level without tokens lo prepare to par in decision making illespie will be Iping to Gillcsp his submitted develop i locil sub- pos for i pilot project One of his offering le idership If there s anything people to do w in respond to hat We work with people rather than do things or for them to recruit for people in Services Network developed from in advisory committee to Social 1 1 inning Council it regional in scope ind islmkedwilh the Youth Secretin a com The link is a financial one said receives one third of its budget to miximum of 10 Inm the province I he rem under of its budget is taken tire of by services provided In local agencies such s space by peel grants To itisfv the criteria for funding must publish i newsletter to Contest winners announced Youngsters were invited to rite in ISO words or less the Marlenc is the second funniest or happiest moment place winner in the Free of their summer Chns Wood is the only first place prize winner Press back to school con test Contest organizers were disappointed in the response to the contest as there were only eight entries one of which had to be disqualified The remaining seven were all in the same age group ten years old Other categories were five and six years old seven to nine vears old and 13 and over There were no entries in these age groups One story was disqualified because it was discovered the person whose name appeared on the story did not actually write it Someone else had sent it in with her name on It as a practical joke That was in the 13 and over age group Chris story went is follows Looking back on this last summer the happiest moment must have been on a Wednesday in July My parents went to work at their store as usual My Day camp goers have special night Leader David supplied the group with fiddle Parents and children alike enjoyed the Day Camp parents night last Thursday evening which brought to a close this summers recrea The day camps first season tion programs for youngsters is over now and playground The theme was pioneer supervisor Rick Roc her days and the children made hopes the camp will be held all Ihe props themselves The again next year A grant had kids were divided up into been received from the clans and leader Ellen this year to get the ball played a school rolling and hopefully It can marm who came to meet the become a yearly event as has clans he summer playgrounds There was also a Mr Roc her said he was Hills Ho Down and games pleased with attendance at These included a doughnut on both playground and day a string contest and an apple camp and said there was def cider juice chugging con- Acton returned later with a small light orange black and white kitten in his arms Mom told us the kitten had been behind the store all day meowing trying to get some food Naming the kilten wis We found out the kitten was a female Dad wanted to call her the Cal or Misty My brother to call her Tiger I wanted to her Shadow was finally called Misty Misty is quite playful and always seems to bug our dogs is biting and scratching the pen so I end the story at this point Chris is the son of Mr and Mrs Wood Dr Second place winner is Marlene Rocher daughter of Mr and Mrs C 1 Main St North The funniest thing that happened this summer was when I went to day camp when I had this leader called Linda We had t water balloon fight we put them down her pants ind bursled Ihcm Congratulations are ex tended to the two winners They can drop in any time during regular business hours to receive their cosh Halton Princess winner at CNE Holly of Hilton 1J77 Dairy cess won preliinmiry competition it the Canadian Nitional Exhibition Monday evening and returns to the semi finals on Thursdiy Miss in active member and expert cattle showgirl milked her way to a victorv in the preliminaries Monday it the large c of if fans w Anothir winner chosen Mond Uremia Simpson of who will compete Wednesday evening in the event Winners of the semi mil contests will head into the Friday at p m RACEWAY HARNESSRACING Post Time Thursday Evening 8pm Sunday Afternoons Exactor Woo Air Conditioned Club Horn Club Haul LOOKING FOR A NEW STYLE FOR SCHOOL THIS FALL VISIT AL and THEO for Mens Ladies Children s Cutting Styling HOUrS Tuw Thur 30 to a 30 to to MAIN ST ACTON Across from I G A GEORGETOWN FARM HOME CENTRE Your Headquarters for Lumber and Building FARM HOME COMMERCIAL UCOtMTIOCOOMMtVtSOrONUMO I Georgetown Farm Home Centre 333 Culph St E voulh workers the region produce a comprehensive inventory of ill vices and resources in the region and hold number of forums dealing with issues Gillespie pointed out tint is not service delivery Rather when a need for a particular service is identified function is to the ivail resource to meet the need graduate of Trent Inivcrsitj in Peterborough majored in psychology He is attending school on part time I at ONE LOW PRICE IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY MORE Factory Clearouts Mill Ends Romnants First Quality Long Rolls Short Rolls SI Impor fectlons We hove it ail including everything you need to do it yourself and really save 320 STEE1ES AVE MILTON RIGHT NEXT TO SYERS CARPET OPEN DAILY 106 THURS I FRI TILL 9 PM ICASHCARRYI WE HAVE NO phone

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