Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 20, 1979, p. 8

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8 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Legion Summer activities offered by town Notes by Kevin Cooroy Recent events were somewhat overshadowed by news of the death of Comrade Lea was a long time and well respected member of Branch and is sadly missed Our con dolences and deepest sympathy go out to Alice and the family Members will be sure lo remember In their prayers A joint meeting of the Branch executive and the Ladles Auxiliary was held June Comrade Sam Tennant finally has a Weed Eater after concentrating his re quests with the Auxiliary cost of banquets will be increased due the price of food but the auditorium levy will re main the same Wee Heather Fleming t care less at the great bargain her mother Janet just got on a pair running shoes for her at the giant shoe sale at the V last week for the Community Services Centre 800 raised in sale Shoppers were lined up for hours Thursday be fore the doors to the Act on were opened for a glanl shoe sale Before they were through over pairs of shoes were sold and some raised for the Community Ser vices Centre Shoes do nated 300 pairs of foal wear to the Centre in hopes of raising money needed to keep the centre Hills had cut their budget request by almost Since that time the region and town have come up with the balance of the request but not before the shoe sale was organized The sale was held both Thursday and Friday but most of the shoppers were there the first day People had started to line Mill two hours before the doom opened cording to organizer Tor At least people jammed into the foyer of the as the opening time There are still some shoes left Mrs noted and it will be de cided what will be done with them at a later date CVCA swaps contacted at least once a month for news and pro gram information A new committee been formed to review the situation of the pipe band The ground rules for the bond are not changed and the com mi tec will report back to the executive and sub sequently the general meeting The Ladles Auxiliary will attempt to keep Bingo going through the summer months and would appreciate ad help from Hit men of the branch The Ladies expressed concern over the lack of interest in Decoration Day and will work closely with it Waldie chairman Poppy Committee The executive against opening Branch on Sunday July 1 unless there was a full family program One last note tickets for the Beef Barbcquc will be cut off on June lis recreation department is offering a busy summer for anyone wishing to lake part in their programs The Mayor First An Road Race Sunda kicks off their program is open to activities The race is teenagers who would like miles starting and 0 Practical ex finishing at the Gordon in summer act vity programs through Interested MAD out Three centres arc being has re set up at Georgetown and schools to focus on the creative arts in an at tempt to expose children in a new and exciting way flic urogram offers music art and drama will be held at Georgetown Joseph Gibbons and Centennial schools and Robert Little school Acton Both Hills high schools will be offering sports exposing both boys and yrls to such baseball basketball gymnastics etc In the Rose Room at Georgetown Memorial a camp will be held and in Acton Prospect will pro vide children with an op to learn skills of archery canoeing nature study tic Trans will be offered to serve children rural areas of town Thi van will visit various loc each day turned to town travelling corny dci and equipped courses nCeorgeian re holding children s caving and pottery from Georgetown A leadership develop- In addition to the recreation department various organizations in Hills are offering summer The Credit Valley Artisans Georgetown and YWCA an offering day camps kind camps riding camps French story time teen dances ladies afternoon riding early bird fitness club senior citizens drop in and a senior citizens picnic The two brarles in town will shotting films and story time Announcing Opening of WELLINGTON GALLERIES Friday Juno 229 Saturday 9 a m m Hwy 24 mile south of now No Now on display Antiques and fine furnish specializing in quality dining room bedroom parlour and I settings for the selective shopper Please come and join us Russ Meg Murray Frontier Florist Centre 15191 822 2361 Floral Designs Weddings Funerals Tropical Hants For Your Garden DRACAENA PANSIES BULK CORN 25 off EST The Credit Valley Conservation Authority has agreed to swap 9 acres of land known as the former Meadows property for acres of adjacent land owned by Mr and Mrs Garnet Norton but the Nor tons must pay an additional The land will be added to the Silver Creek Conservation irea The property is located on the Eighth Line at Lot Neither parcel is proposed for develop ment other than hiking trails Do they match up Sheila Roberto compares her daughter Alison foot with a shoe on sale at the giant shoe sale at the last week Over WOO raised for the Community Services Centre Acton residents Summer meetings There will be no Hills library board meet ings this summer That was determined Wednesday evening at the June meeting of the board The members de cided the individual com mittes would meet once in the summer are graduates Acton residents were among students who graduated from Sheridan College this week during the college s eleventh annual convocation The students received their diplomas and certificates at four separate convocation ceremonies two at the Brampton Campus and two at the Campus Sheridan students graduated from full time and part time programs in different schools and divisions at the college Board of Governors Silver Medals were presented to students who demonstrated out standing academic achievement in their pro grams Dc Pi en Business Administration was the only Acton student to receive the award Also graduating from Acton were Leslie Ann Called Animal Care Dennis Blake Media Arts Cartoon Graphic story Heidi Buchanan Legal Secretarial Elaine Foster Arl Pun da mentals Valerie Irwin Intensive Secre tarial Roger Gray Management Studies Joy Musselle Travel Counsellor Heather Near Executive Secre tarial Lisa Near Legal Secretarial word processing Security and Law Enforcement Simlonl Library Tech and Sandra Shlmada Early Child hood Education MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN 8775119

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