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The Acton Free- Wednesday Nov 1981 Janet Flemin Mario leave posts Profile with Barr Changing countries in mid stream Is not easy It can be en harder for an impressionable teen who doesnt speak the language Not so for Cook who came straight to Acton from Germany at theageof Excited and enthusiastic was not only thrilled to start a new life but she wits coming to new family having been adopted by the Oelnch family of Mowbray Place She hod a new brother Harry who would help take the place of a sister left In Germany Monika is best known around town as owner of the Profile Beauty Acton Mews A lively attractive woman who exudes optimism like good perfume She come a long way from a ficult childhood In Frankfurt Raised in near was born in southern Germany and returned there for holidays She remembers those days as quaint country village times However coming from busy industrial Frankfurt to the rural town of Acton quite a shock I was so excited about coming she recalls Canada was the land of milk and honey I visualized cowboys and Indians but my first sight of Toronto was China Town and Id never seen a Chinese person before The week long boot trip to Canada in was made accompanied by her grandparents enjoyed the trip from Bremen to England and then Ireland but comments on the bad crossing from England to Ireland there was a hell of a lot of bad weather there for June I remember Newfoundland and stopping at Halifax for immigration The St Lawrence reminded me of the Rhine A train journey from Montreal to Toronto gave a good look at the land of milk and honey She had two months of summer to learn English before entering grade In Acton In Ger many she had finished her schooling and was ready to enter apprenticeship for However she had to attend school here until she was 16 and was delighted to be able to learn English and become a Canadian teen I was impressionable and got into trouble wanting to wear makeup and tight jeans But I learned the language and got perfect in my spelling test she says proudly The space and quiet of Acton scared Monika at first after the crowds of Frankfurt I felt like I was dropped off In nowhere Within days all her new brothers chums had come to look her New friends popped out of the wood work and forgot to feci strange Coming to Canada was the best thing I ever she claims She returned to Germany twice first for a visit in and second as a backpacking young adult in the early 70s At that time she stayed and worked in Frankfurt for six months before travelling to England to work for the rest of the year With changed values and a dose of maturity came home to settle to marriage and a career with no regrets It makes her angry when Canadians complain about deprivation her awe at the food waste practiced In this try compared to Europe where every crumb was eaten She couldnt get over having meat every day in Canada Despite current housing difficulties Monika feels Canadians still have it easy Most people never own their own home In Europe they live in row housing and rent There few single dwellings The apathy about renting In Canada makes her angry and she appalled by what she considers the prevalent attitude of why bother fixing it up were only renting They still have to live there she says Indignantly Monika Is very proud of her Canadian citizen ship and states this is still one or the best coun trie3 In the world to live in If people dont believe that they should go to other countries and see for themselves Most Europeans still agree this is the land of plenty townhallare our community spirit Ted Tyler tells Acton BIA annual meeting Local winner at Royal Fair An Acton Hand competition on resident has taken top Friday and Saturday honors at the Royal classes IS and Winter Fair coaching Jack Pemberton For more Royal received two firsts In the Winter Fair results see Green Meadow Four In next weeks paper Boy suffers minor injuries A sevenyearold Aeton boy suffered minor In juries after being hit by a van when he fell crossing the road Rodney Leech Terrace was taken to Guelph Hospital after Hie Saturday alter noon accident at the Given Road and Third Line Rodney was crossing the road and fell as a van come around the curve The driver braked but Rodney fell again The driver tried to swerve hut ran over the boy s foot street parking as well as and street scaping will who said it will been a lot or rocky He explained town goals a small parkctte down- revitaliie downtown take years to fully im- between the town and staff hopes the adoption chairman town parking on only Nielsen Introduced the plans He the but this study of the policy can be done Wood made the closing Mario explained there have a Left to Car stolen Hal ton Regional Police say a car parked on Main St South across from Superior Motors was reported stolen Monday night The Chevrolet is owned by Linda from out of town consultants report and hopes the municipal council adopts the report Nielsen pointed out the possibilities of more off THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Socond Class Mall Postal Number Canada Grade A Beef Two surprise goodbye can be applied to anyone gestures a presentation In any situation If they three lively speeches are unprepared ana a report on the Chip chair development man of the kept Acton Association was the merchants and In- second guest speaker citizens glued to He spoke briefly on the their seats Monday past history of Leather evening during the town but emphasized annual general meeting the future plans of the of the Acton organization Departing secretary He mentioned next Janet Fleming was the Thursday evenings recipient of a gray suede draw and the jacket from the Olde Lealhcrtown Days Hide House in weekend May 14 and iation for ail her work on IS with a Monte Carlo the BIA She was also Night a presented with red Market a high school roses reunion a large church Two Planner Mario service baseball games Venditti was also wished and fireworks a fond farewell as discussed a planned members presented his fashion show In an at wife Jackie with red tempt to raise funds roses too Mario is pur Four signs welcoming suing greener pastures motorists to Acton with with another mimic- the Lealhcrtown logo to ipality be erected at four Ted Tyler was entrances Into town have presented with a plaque been pointed and soon for his contributions will go up SSuS forts for AcUrio and facades of downtowns right downtown Acton prepared for possible a grey suede outgoing and Jackie Venditti received red rosea for Treasurer Jack implementation in the H the work her huibund Mario hat done for as town planner He leave Ha lion Hills soon to work In Melnen gave his year- future to hopefully end report giving a package town to complete breakdown of draw people in all expenditures and Many people have revenues complained the tourist Community spirit was trade Leatherlown tlie theme of a speech by hopes to pull in will not Ted Tyler who was a affect thier business guest speaker noted ways In Tyler chairman of which it could be made explained that to help them He the people at the dinner suggested clothing meeting at the legion stores could carry were the people who Leathertwon TShirts already had community and other stores could spirit or they would sell souvenirs It will have been at home In benefit all he said stead of at the meeting Wed like to see is com owners of the existing spirit he said businesses in other You dont have to live towns come into town in Acton for years also Tyler said to be on The study of He explained history of Acton com if a person gets involved plied by three university they are an students this past You can tell the summer is going lo be people and businesses fed into a work with community spirit processor at the region local businessman said Petrillo said which Merchants must help in the formation of advertise their products brochure and hopefully a as well themselves book Tyler suggested various would advertising methods In also like lo see about the Free Press the acquiring the Old Stone merchants could School now being used collectively as the Catholic School Tyler explained that it until new school la was the local merchants built noted it who could be blamed would make an excellent for the changes In the museum local newspaper and The sole goal of cried out how about letting them know about said Is to get people an event before Instead enthused again to help of after He decried In the unification of the merchants for just Acton complaining and not told the being willing to do any- merchants the Hide about it House is the largest Actario stands for all manufactured leather the good things in this outlet in Canada and town Tyler said Down- one of the largest in town washrooms and North America Acton meeting rooms for the and are young and the old could becoming known far and be common place if wide could achieve its Actons strength is Its goals of saving the town- people em- hall phaslzed The mosquito The town hall Is the bomber in World War II very roots of our her was named after this Imagine if there own because the people was no town hall here raised more money Tyler pointed out the per capita for war bonds merchants are the back than any place in bone of the community Canada He noted there were Acton is within 50 about 50 people at the miles of five million meeting If people people he said Those supported he Sabres five million people need even if just by going out a place to go or week end watching a game ends and more and the difference would bo more people cannot tremendous If people afford to go north for a purchased a quilt draw break Instead they will ticket they would help be heading somewhere organization in- closer lo home Acton volved If the people la purchased an super he said It is ticket they would be healthy it Is alive and it helping the entire town is well The sold Actario Paul Nielsen was the tickets last year this guest speaker year they have sold five telling the merchants If everyone in this about the recently room bought a ticket it completed downtown would push us over the development study top He noted that this was Get Ihe spirit Tyler an occasion when urged it will rub off on Hills really worked and other people equal attention was WecanbeanEImira given to both Acton and an Elora or a Sparks Georgetowns business Street In Ottawa We can areas He is looking be anything we want to forward lo Im- be mediate Implementation Tyler then showed a of some of the humorous film which suggestions before the end of remarks He noted December by the Halton is giving Hills councillors the town the Image It If the goals are worth requires He also said he pursuing then the hoped the downtown should work together to study did not sit on try and achieve these shelf gathering dust Acton Photo Camera VflJge Acton TRUST US with your November Special QUANTITY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS AND I OUT i 99 31 We are Photo steaks sirloin TBoneor Wing round Freshly minced Oft medium ground 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