Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 20, 1980, p. 5

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The Acton free Press Aug Farm vacation hosts reap friendships Ted Tyler Travel Service now has a computer terminal with a direct tie In to the main Air Canada brain Ruth Scott and Dolores Tyler front and Ted Tyler Pat Cauley and Shirley have all been trained on the electronic age wizard Moat farmers raise crops or animals however at least one Acton arm couple is raising a bumper crop of tourists Frank and Freeman Line north In Erin Township are members of Ontario Vacation Farm Associa tion Farm vacations vate new experiences for city folk or people who have not been on a farm or ages Like regular com and beef farming it is a business except the crops ore in terms of people Weve had to turn down many this year said The Free mans first started their vacation farm about a dozen years ago because they were not making enough money from the 100 acre farm Neighbours told them they would get nothing First in North Tyler Travel has Reservec New computer equipment at Ted Tyler Travel Service is going to shave a lot of time off booking a vacation Tyler Is the first agency In North Hal Ion to receive an dec Ironic age wizard the Air Canada II The computer terminal was just recently In stalled and Ted Ruth Scott Dolores Tyler Pat Cauley and Shirley Lash ly have been busy going to school even doing homework at night learning how works Instant reservations Achilles towing Achilles Motors was awarded the light and medium towing contract in Acton by Regional Police Commission In Georgetown light and medium towing went to Freds Towing and Durante received the contract for Milton Heavy towing across the Region was awarded to French Towing Sod turning Acton councillor Ross Knechlel a member of Halton Hills building committees new library- cultural centre was on hand last week for the sod turning ceremony Mayor Peter turned the first sod for the big project being built in Georgetown Solicitor leaves Hills has lost one of its solicitors Roy Steele formerly with the Georgetown law firm of Steele McMillan Kogon and has joined the legal firm of Hassard and Elliott with offices in Simpson Towers Toronto the senior partner in the firm will con as town solicitor Firefighters award Hills fire department walked off with a prize at the recent Firefighters Association of Ontario convention in Milton Halton Hills placed second to Milton for the best appearing company with fewer than firefighters In the grand parade Fall brochure soon The information packed Halton Hills Recrea tion Departments fall issue of Community and Leisure Activities wilt be available residents on September The page brochure will be mailed to Acton and area residents Community group leaders and special events are listed as well as activities of the Board of lion Credit Valley Artisans the Murray Memorial YMCA Region Conservation Authority and the Acton Community Services Centre If residents do not receive copy of the orange and brown brochure they are asked to telephone the recreation department at and ask for extension FREE PRESS SPECIAL thats what theReservec offers No more sitting In the travel agents office waiting while he makes numerous call on the phone plotting out your trip The terminal at Tylers gives the office direct cess to Air Canadas master computer the brains of the airline and dozens of other travel services And because Tylers Is plugged right into the computer there is less human involvement at both ends and so less chance of error He says the chance of error is virtually eliminated Besides booking your flight confirming your booking In a few winks of an eye the computer takes care of car rentals can plot an entire itin book a room at one of hotels around the world and fill the cust omer in on ground trans poration services ski and weather conditions the aircrafts and even order special dietary meals for the Tyler says it is darn near a access sy stem Flights with local and regional carriers like Nor Ontario Air Great Lakes Nordair and big carriers including British Airways United CP US Air and American Air lines can be booked through the with more hotels ser vices and carriers being added all the time Tyler have been on the waiting list for the machine It usually takes two years on the list be fore the materializes but because of the local firms volume of business a year was shaved off the wait In February Tylers will re ceive the second com in the system which features automatic ticketing but trouble Neighbours said youd get people you wouldnt Ilka and wholl steal said We learned to keep prices up and you get good people If there are disadvnn tages to having non farmers In homo for a time the dont speak of them This turned out to be so interesting Weve met people from all over said Frank with en thusiasm From all over The registry marks the visitors homes Hawaii Stroud Florida New York Warren Michigan Toronto London England Coldfield England St Catharines Argentina South Carolina Glasgow Scotland Kildare Ireland and other points north south east and weat One of the current guests Lanier is from Mrs Lanier was sear for a vacation retreat such as the dude ranches in Alberta where she lived for many years Her daughter and son in law checked the vacation farm association and soon after she met the She is spending a week an the Cedar Lake Form Another guest is S V who Is In the midst of a 13 week vacation with the said he discovered the holiday farm Idea in the pages of Fodors Guide who is retired like Mrs Lanier has found farm vocations are not all relaxation Frank puts him to work gathering in some bales of hay and hoeing In the garden and fixing fen ces They really have extremely fine food here said Dickins The vacation farm association publishes a booklet with hints to vacationers such as make reservations as soon as possible dont take your children to tho farm If you cant control them do try and fit in with your house rules dont forget your camera The association lists homes both the wife and husband must agree on opening up the farm In Ontario Another Acton area form vacation retreat la Charles and Dorl3 Burts Officers elected The District Health Council has elected a new slate of of fleers for Ihe coming year Man ore of Oak was reelected chair man for a further one- year term G Gordon of Burlington was chosen vicechairman and Robert Martin of Hornby and Edgar Foster of Milton were reelected as secretary and treasurer respectively Job may be retained employment representative be from unemploy ment Regional Health and Social Services Com agreed last week to extend the employ ment of the Welfare departments Employ ment Representative Vivian Social Services Director said the employment repre sentative works with the local Canada Employ ment Centres In assisting to find Jobs for welfare Correction An Item In last weeks newspaper said J C Duff had obtained his commercial licence to operate a pit beside his existing pit in Lime- house This Is incorrect Duff has merely reached the stage of notifying the public of the intention Then a day time period elapses when any ob jections can be made to the Ministry or Natural Resources The last day for filing objections is September 10 If there are no ob jections the application for a commercial licence will be dealt with by the MNR after the Sept ember date recipients and other clients of the depart ment He explained that the position was first estab lished in July 1079 with directions that It be re viewed after a year During that time he said the social services department has taken on 364 clients 126 of which have become employed To the end of June that has amounted to a saving of with a project ed saving of to the end of the year The salary of the Employ ment Representative is It is expected that the same good results and better will be realized in Vivian wrote The work and results will continue to be tored and If future ac complishments are as gratifying this may be an area to consider for expansion Council will be asked to approve the extension Acton Nursery School has openings for Afternoon Classes FOR INFORMATION CONTACT Mrs 8532268 FOR DISPLA YAT THE ACTON FALL FAIR AMATEURS ONLY Best colour photographs suitable for publication with credit in the Acton Free Press Picture Subject a scene children animals building flowers etc of general interest taken within 15 miles of Acton Three entires per person permitted childrens entries welcome No negatives please DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES FRIDAY SEPT First prizes three honorable mentions at each up to 10 awards of each in each colour category Mail or drop off entries to Willow Street North Acton at to Mazda GLC PRICED FROM NOW IN STOCK Mazda B2000 PickUp ARRIVING SOON 1081 MAZDA motors Sales and Service 347351 QUEEN ST EAST ACTON Country Retreat at Some vacationers use Ihe farms as a place to get away from it all They come to read or to walk to paint or take photographs Foreign visitors have used the Freemans home as a to other sites One English couple according to Frank arrived and later rented a cor Off they went to Toronto Midland and Niagara Falls And there Is plenty of repeat business elderly woman has passed in four years weeks with the There arc satisfactions other than the dollars for the It makes us feel good too mused people come Theyre so tired all want to do is sleep Alter few days though they arc refreshed Some visitors stay for only an afternoon and dinner Just time for a meal and a stroll Others like Dickins stay longer And what do vacation farm operators do for a break Luc in da and Frank went half way round the world to New Zealand for a family reunion V one of the guests at Cedar Lake Farm an afternoon ill with hosts and Frank Freeman The operate one of the provinces vacation farms taste Service in WE NOW HAVE AIR CANADAS COMPUTER RESERVEC INSTANT RESERVATIONS TICKETS AT AIRPORT PRICES IF YOU CANT COME TO US WELL COME TO YOU JUST GIVE US A CALL 8531553 WE WILL DELIVER THE TICKETS TO YOU 70c Airlmo Flight Schedules including Inteiline Connections Airline Availability Hi Faro Information Fare Calculation UDnve Information Reservations Hotel Information Reservations Approximately Hotels EI Miscellaneous Information Such As Customs Immigration Regulations Ski Conditions In Canada Europe Destination Information Baggage Information PL US MANY O THER FEA TUBES TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST HERE All Information Desired Now At The Finger Tips of Our Counsellors WE ALSO HAVE INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS Acton s ONL Appointed Air Canada Agent TED Travel LTD ERVICE

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