Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 28, 1978, p. 9

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Students to restore brougham A Young Canada Work grant to the Regional Museum is providing employ for three area students The trio will spend the summer reconstructing a brougham an early Canadian circa 1650 for display In the museums carriage house The grant of cover all costs Marianne of Miltonl has already started the dusty ask of removing the old upholstery from the sleigh From this she will cut the pattern for the new upholstery The students have to identify the type of wood made in the brougham and assess what parts can be retained and which ones will have to be replaced The aim I is to reconstruct it to resemble the original as closely as possible right down to the braid trim Ms Isathlrdyear Philosophy student at McMaster University Joining her when they get out of school will be Jerry Grant of Hornby and Flinders of Acton The brougham which is similar to the carriage the lieutenant governor uses on ceremonial occasions was donated to the museum by J D who lives in Toronto and Acton area CHRISTOPHER VICKERY could be the cutest lepoard you will ever see as he was dressed up forM Z Bennett Circus Pineview students write read play Reading the of Helen Keller life last fall led three Pineview School pupils into a continuing interest in the blind The trio wrote and recorded a play The Sad Sea Urchin for Radio Reading Service a radio program for the blind and other print handicapped people Debbie Johnson Heidi Buykes and Andrea King 11 are the budding play wrights If first effort is a success the girls expect to write more stories they say Debbie and Heidi are George town area residents Andrea moved to Brampton recently but is finishing out the year at Pineview The girls all in grade picked up a booh about Helen Keller when hey were assigned to read a novel for an Independent enriched reading program in which they are enrolled The program is geared for pupils with a high academic ability interest in reading and the maturity read inde pendently says teacher Brian Speed The idea for the play was suggested to the girls by a librarian at Library in when they the Radio Reading Ser vice there Writing and recording the story is only one of their projects They ve collected reams of literature from the CN1B This summer they re going to spend a long week end in Sands Point the home of Helen Keller with Mr and Mrs Speed Initially the girls planned to raise money to fly there to seethe Helen Keller National Centre and visit the famous woman grave But they found that goal too expensive so the Speeds offered to drive ihem They organized the trip themselves using their reading period to work on the project In the process they ve increased their know ledge of geography math ematics and reading and have overcome their shyness at having to conduct business TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CONTINUING SALE WITH 10 OFF ALL MERCHANDISE IN STOCK NOT ALREADY REDUCED ALSO MANY ITEMS FEA TURED AT TO REDUCTIONS The ALANON FAMILY GROUP meets at St Josephs Church Hall 64 Church E Mondays at 8 Information Mcmullen CONCRETE CONTRACTOR FLOORS WALKS DRIVEWAYS PATIOS POOL DECKS CURBS ft To use Drury school RESTORING an early Canadian brougham a fancy sleigh for display in the Halton Regional Museum is the summer job of Marianne She is one of three students hired for the project by a Young Canada Works grant Board of has approved in principle construction of ac commodation for academic vocational and trainable mentally handicapped high school students at the EC Drury school in Milton at an estimated saving of million over an alternative proposal to build an entirely new school on property they own near the new Milton arena The agreement is subject to an agreement being reached between the Board and the Ministries of Education and Government Services bv October The school would be for vocational students from North Halton as well as Milton and district and make trips to General Brock and General Wolfe vocational schools redundant for Georgetown and Acton vocational students The present facilities at the Drury school and what the board Mould provide would accommodate students at a cost of as against for an entirely new The Acton Free Press Wednesday June which also can be worrying he told trustees Trustee BUI Lawson said considerable integration between Milton high school school Enthusiasm of the com mittee for an integrated academic vocational and trainable mentally high school In Milton on the site of the E C Drury school was shared by trustees of the Board of Education but there were questions trustees wanted answered before they en the project in Some worried about main costs in site and Superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce said they likely would be higher but expected the Ministry would peg the cost of maintenance the same as the rest of the Halton system Perhaps it would be possible to share costs with the Town said Trustee Edna of Burlington Mr noted Milton was already using facilities at the school Director of Education Lavender told the board It was premature to with Milton authorities until an agreement was reached with the two ministries involved Edu cation and Government He also told trustees they would reconsider the agree ment if maintenance costs were unrealistic He noted the Octover 1978 date for an agreement was essential in order to have facilities available for 1980 Milton trustee Bill said It was difficult to argue with the presentation by the committee but he worried lest the board was overcharged for not fully used in the school Superintendent of Pro gram Bruce Mather said this was an area which had to be looked at and there was still a great deal of to do with the Ministries Acton trustee Bert said the board negotiation should be hard nosed otherwise Halton would end up with the short end of the stick with the Pro vince as ho figured they did with the former county head quarters in MUton The Province got it for next to nothing declared Mr Lavender said there were still five areas where agreement still had to be reached but cooperation with the Ministry had been good to date He said the concept of integration with deaf children hod never been promoted in Ontario before ltsancxclt ling concept but also one students and those from school had already been achieved and cited with MDHS drama nights as one area with which he was personally acquainted Mr Lavender said Martin St school students and deaf students had worked together as well as other Milton schools and Percy Merry with success A motion to accept the proposal was proposed and seconded by Milton trustees Armstrong and respectively CARPET CORNER 11 MAIN ST 8533620 Your headquarters in Halton Hills For CARPETING CUSHION FLOORING DRAPERIES CERAMIC TILES over the phone with a variety of people The girls enthusiasm extends lo aspirations to learn braille and ambitions to become teachers of blind children when we grow up At least that their current ambition They ve done some thinking about what It would be like to be blind and have been keen observers of the different reactions a handl cap evokes in people Meanwhile subscribers to the Radio Reading Service a special receiver is needed to hear the program soon be treated to the adventures of the Sad Sea Urchin with Heidi as narrator Debbie playing the two roles of Prickly and the shark and Andrea doubling as the mayor and the mother Parades Be listening for the music Saturday morning after 10 a m and Join in the lit hum plan parade in your vicinity PADDY JOHNSTON MAY have been the hap- Bennett Circus last Thursday as his clown smile spread from ear to ear MIKE POPE GETS his lickings in as Paul bares himself to a colorful revenge Students got to paint Mr as part of Z Bennett Circus SYKICK MUSIK D J C Patenaude Vernon R Hitchcock FOR Alt SOCIAL OCCASIONS For Information Call 416 for or the part the READ ANY GOOD LABELS LATELY A basic guide to the Who What Where When and Why of Shopping Canadian Why should you Shop Canadian Every mo you buy sumethnn made n 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seller an engraver a plaiernakcr a traffic board operator mailmen secretaries publication reps publ cat on makeup people mention all their supplier Everyoneof these people lives and In MagMfcMfMftlaemadfenn Canada DATS June 30 July 1 2 Schedule of Activities FRIDAY JUNE 30 8am to 9pm SIDEWALK SALES CITIZENS BAND CONCERT Municipal Office Steps 9pm to STREETDANCE Infrontof Restaurant SATURDAY JULY 1 10 CALITHUMPIAN PARADE Starting Points 30 a m Beckers Plaza Lakeview Centre Kingham Road Main St 11 15am OPENING CEREMONY Corner of Mill Main Sts 1 30 a m BIKE DECORATING CONTEST Only Bikes in Parade Eligible Judging Area Mill Mam LIONS CLUB BINGO Trnity Church Area SKATEBOARD DEMONSTRATION COMPETITION In Front of J T Sports Mill St 00 p m BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO In front of p m NAIL HAMMERING CONTEST In front of Family Cleaners Mill St PET SHOW In front of Reel Estate Cats Dogs only on leash Categories for prizes are 300p m CATS DOGS Lon goal Whiskers Beat Dressed Shortest Ears LonflwtTaP Longest Tall Ta lost Dog Shorten I Smallest Cat La goat Earn LOG SAWING CONTEST In front of Family Cleaners Entry Fee 00 per pair Prize Donation to Sick Children Hospital ROCK CONCERT Corner Mill Main SATURDAY SALES BAKE SALES ARTS CRAFTS DISPLAYS SALES BEER GARDENS DANCES At Station Hotel Dominion Hotel Restaurant No Dance At Arena Sat Evening SUNDAY JULY 2 7 FISHING DERBY Fairy Lake Entry Fee Children 10 Adults 25 12 BASEBALL GAMES Prospect Park 2 30 p HORSESHOE PITCHING CONTEST Prospect Park Entry Fee Dark FIREWOHKS Prospect Park Fee Adults 00 Children 75 DISPLAYS ACTON FREE PRESS Photos of Good Old Acton Days HAL TON ENERGY CONSERVA TION AUTHORITY Old New Ideas PLUS MANY OTHER ATTRACTIONS Came Out and Enjoy an Exciting Weekend

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