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The Acton Free Wednesday Apr B7 Superman Andrea drew tickets downtown Saturday and even used Us mighty strength to slop a GO bus on Mill St Acton resident Anderson registers her daughter Laura for baton one of the courses offered the M CA while V starrer Eileen right writes up the record Sue Sale president the Acton cancer branch drew Actario tickets Saturday Conservation readings About half of Actons people are willing to seek information about energy conservation accor ding to a University of study titled Energy Conservation A Family Affair It and some Informative brochures are free of charge from the library According to the 12 page study part of the universitys Rural Development Outreach Project about a quarter of the towns folk have already sought informa Hon on how to conserve energy About a fifth of the population however less Cant claim sewer charge Residents can not claim sewer surcharges on their i960 water bills on their Ontario Tax Credits form when filling their I960 income tax returns Prior to sewer surcharges were paid as part of municipal taxes and could be claimed as an Ontario tax credit However with the move of sewer surcharges to water bills this can no longer be done Councillor Ross Knechtel said he received a question regarding sewer rharges at a rerent ward one councillors dropIn session Emergency course The Hills Red Cross Emergency Ser vices Response group is holding another free Mini Course light lunch Included to train volunteer workers to get prepared in case of a major disaster This course will take place Saturday April from Sam to4pm Christian Reformed Church Hall in Acton Con tents of this course include informative training In and security registration and inquiry food transportation clothing public and human relations and communication work Interested concerned persons or groups are asked to call for further information and registration to become an emergency volunteer worker in Hills week Hills council proclaimed May 10 to May as Mental Retardation Week in response to a request from the North Hfll ton Association At that time the Association will hold a door to door canvass In accordance with Town policy the lion will pay for publishing the proclamation Need sludge equipment Actons sewage plant sludge equipment needs to be upgraded the regions sludge management study has recommended The Engineer lag Ltd report suggests the Acton plant a new secondary anaroblc digester with capacity as soon as possible Cost for this equip ment is Charged in Legion breakin Regional Police have charged an Willow Street resident In connection with a recent break in at the Acton Legion Six bottles of liquor were reported missing following the incident March 25 Covenant Players perform The Covenant Players on international re pertory drama group will unfold comedy drama and Biblical characterizations Sunday morning at at Trinity United Church and later in the morning at St bans Anglican Church The Convenant Players pack a reper toire of more than plays a scale which allows the exploration of many themes issues and subjects The troupe will also perform at the high school Monday morning No objections to school Hills has received no objections to the rezoning of the Mill St West site for the new St Josephs School Monday council passtfd a re solution forwarding the and Official Plan amendment on lo the Ontario Municipal Board for final approval Donation to library The Halton OffRoad Riders have donated a smoUrefrigeratortotheActonLlbrary The don was made as a thank you for use of the lib rary for the groups monthly meetings Obituar Happy Jack Harding Well known resident John Happy Jack Harding died sud denly February at his residence at R Rock wood He was In his 81st year Happy Jack will be missed by all who were recipients of his cheerful comments and good wishes in down town Rockwood Born In England in 1900 Happy Jock emigr ated to Canada at the age of under the Bar- nado for placing orphaned children He spent much of his life as a farm hand working with Fantea family of from to During the past five years he had boarded with Mrs Glen denning and spent his retired days visiting the village of Rockwood It was said he liked children and always en Joyed their presence At a car nival a few years ago Happy Jack had the distinction of being the first resident to go up In the balloon He Is survived by two nephews Jim and Leonard Cole and niece Isabel Gardner all of St Catharines Ho was pre deceased by two sisters Ann and Bertha Funeral service was held February from Shoemaker Funeral Homo Rev Brian officiating Interment will take place In Rockwood Cemetery Ladies Fair Board Learn about knitting by Nancy Cook The monthly meeting of the Ladies Fair Board was hosted by Mrs Grace Robertson We were pleased to welcome Mrs Lynda who gave us new Insight into the old crafts of knitting and crochet ing Did you know that knitting was invented by Egyptian men and was done on large looms The looms were given up by the nomadic tribes who used their fingers for the first knitting needles It is interesting to note however that more women knit today than in any other period of time This could be due mainly to the variety of yarns available now We also learned that the acrylic yams available for knitting and other crafts are a better value because a particular weight of acrylic yarn gives you more yardage than the equal weight of a natural fibre such as wool Tickets are now available to the public for the Acton Fall Fair Dance to be held at the Legion June The ladles will be deciding on a date and time for their June luncheon at the May 7 meeting Obituar Tom Ware John Thomas Ware died suddenly February 7 at his home at Mill Street East Acton He was in his year He was born the son of John and Annie Ware May in England He emigrated to this country in 1905 and married Jessie Elizabeth Mann April 1030 In Toronto Affiliated with St Albans Anglican Church Mr Ware was a millwright by profession He is survived by his wife son John Thomas of brother Albert of Acton sister Marion Bay ley of Toronto grandsons Dave of Bramalca and Tom and Ken of Guelph and great- grandsons Jeremy of and Brandon of Funeral service was held February 9 at Acton Rev Arthur Tribe of ficiating Pallbearers were grandsons Dave Ware of Tom and Ken Ware of Guelph nephews George Wore of Erin Arthur Bailey of Markham and friend Ken Mc Isaac of Acton Interment took place In Cemetery Chief says budget trims are rubbish Final budget figures for the Halton Regional Police force will likely be known tomontiw as Police Com mission members meet with Halton Regional Coun cil But It is unlikely they will present a budget to the councils liking Instructed to chop from its projected million budget by council the task has proven next to Impossible according to police officials A 15 per cent increase over last years budget was suggested by the Regional Administration and Fin ance Committee but that is unrealistic according to Chief Harding in view of the fact police were awarded a 17 per cent wage hike Police wages make up Just under per cent of the total police budget with the remainder planned for Improvements to the department and new projects Chief Harding has requested additional manpower and new programs he considers vital for Its rubbish said Chief Harding preceding a closed door financial review last Thursday Wages alone Increased by 17 per cent end it was the region who authorized that increase They should be real istic when it comes Were supposed to hold the line at 15 per cent but I dont know where were going to do It A final review of the police commissions budget la slated for this Thursday Easter egg decorating Youngsters will be enjoying Easter egg decorating next Wednesday afternoon at Acton Library The program runs from to 30 and the cost is 50 cents Children are asked to pro- register Bake sale Dublin will hold a bake sale this Saturday night at 7 m at Hall A euchre will follow Palliative care urged here hold information meetings Hoping to drum up community support for a commitment lo the needs concerns of the terminally ill and North Palliative Core Interest Group held an Information meeting in Milton Thursday evening Although those at tending were few in number about the interest was high and organizers report being eased with the sm shown Representatives of Milton District Hospital staff the cancer society health care agencies and others were on hand for a lecture on palliative or hospice care by Rev Clinton A former member of the Halton District Health Council Mr is a grief counsellor and chaplain at West Park Hospital in Toronto Eva who with Karen Ferguson organ ized the meeting said it was the second in a scries of four meetings planned to Inljrm everyone caring for the chronic and terminally ill to focus attention on the need In North Halton for a group The first meeting was held in Glen Williams In January A nurse from Dundalk will speak on the care of a terminally 111 patient from the point of view of both patient and nurse at the next meeting planned in Acton High School May The fourth meeting June IB in Georgetown will be more of a par ticipation and personal experiencing session they said Mrs said the proponents hope to In terest doctors hospitals and home care agencies to focus on palliative care We are really pioneering this in she said Rev asked his audience to open Thurs days session person ally sharing with the person sitting beside them an experience Involving ihe loss of something or someone Grief he described as the emotional physical mental and spiritual stress resulting from the loss separation and death of an object or person of value Yet death and losses happen within the context of life Death can be an enemy but to some death Is a doorway a gateway to another life he Council rejects Section 86 He said he would far rather keep the Inequit able system now used and subsidize those who ore being hurt like town- house owners than adopt one which could well be much worse Whiting suggested In the older parts of town all homes would be reas sessed through Inspect ions and not by property lists and records of sale values It was sub divisions with similar houses and areas where only a few homes would be in by assessors The province wont bring in Section be cause that would bo a message to those mun icipalities that had in stituted it and took the heat that they wasted their time Whiting pre dicted The lack of In formation as well as ror stories in places like Milton and worried Miller He was concerned about the im pact of Section on far mers adding he wouldnt leave them out on a limb Ho said he know of a Milton industry where the tax bill went up and a farm where it ped W00 after Section warned some rural residents will be taxed for large lots Large lots taxed because they are big enough for severances but planning policies wont permit them People living in older homes have already con tributed a lot of taxes to town and shouldnt be asked to pay even more so taxes of new residents will be lower Grubbe said she was supporting Section be- Continued from page 1 cause while not perfect It Is a giant step for ward said It sounded as if those op posed didnt want to rock the boat and believed what people dont know wont hurt them regards to understanding their assessment Unless all property was going to be Inspected Section will just create more inequities stated He said he was favor of assess ment and taxation re form but not through Sec tion which doesnt work He recalled the Davis government froze assessment years ago and came out with a plan Quintet performs The Royal Brass Quintet will perform at the Acton Library on April 18 The special program for children will begin at and admission Is free the subject Ross personal experiences in order at one time or easily because you Hope acceptance dealing with the another during the death cannot do anything to depression bargaining ally 111 and said those process help them They need anger denial and shock steps are usually The friends family your support and en- He cited many of his all present In varying can feel guilty quite Death Is an Integral part of life It is our willingness to die daily as we experience our many losses in life in the movement toward a more complete life by facing the unknown of our future All of which prepares us to face our own per sonal death facing the ultimate unknown In faith and hope he said The death of another person draws us into their circle Each time another person dies a part of us dies with them You must state your willingness to experience this emotional impact Mr said The dying need the support of the family He listed the seven stages of dying ac cording to one expert on for market value assess which was belter than Section However market value assessment was such a political football that being In a minority sit uation the government backed off He said he doesnt believe anything the 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