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Portages havent changed in 100 years Actons return POSTER BOASTERS Harrison Public School students get Just praise cochairperson of the 1 Love Georgetown program presents an achievement award and cheque for to school Teacher Ray Shier accepted on of the Thr students showed their love for Georgetown by designing poller and cleaning up schoolyard Tomorrow is the final day capping twomonth program as a special bus carrying Mayor Pete MI John Derm Id MPP Julian Heed will be making the rounds In will be handing out 100 appreciation scrolls to Herald Spec is I The 10day canoe following routes from North Bay to Mnltawa ended successfully Saturday morning for IG Acton High School students and their three leaders Paul Tamblyn total Immersion class instructor for the school and leader of the expedition said every thing went super for the group and the weather even cooperated better than it did for last year trip Although they got a fair bit of rain it was always at night after they had retired to their tents so everyone stayed much drier this lime As welt as students and instructors the group took a photographer along to make a 16 mm movie of their adventures Mr Tamblyn said they hope to sell it and the Cham plain Provincial Pork in Mattawa seems Interested although they have no money available at present Only 45 of the miles invulvcd In this years trip repeat of territory din 1980 he said The rig began June 1 at If rllcy Bay near the mouth of the French River ended at on Probably the worst part of Ihe trip was along the La vase River which Mr Tamblyn describes as the worst muddy creek ho has ever seen It Is only seven to nine miles long but there enough water and it was full of beaver dams over which their two big canoes must be portaged At one point where railway crews had blown up a beaver dam and towered the wat about four feet they got their canoes over a trestle which was about feet In air and discovered nothing but a sea of mud as far as they No bucking broncos in our bike rodeo The Georgetown Optimist Club Is very fortunate to have In its club for the year 193183 the Assistant Eastern On tor Governor Axford and the Zone IB Lieutenant Governor Stan Nolan W th this type of leadership In our club we should do well Congratulations to you both and we know you will both do a fine Job Those who were at Erin club enjoyed a good night Several things came out of that recent meeting Erin is having a mixed teams event Aug a date of Aug Carlisle Clubs bathtub race July 1 we need contestants but have a bathtub Georgetown Georgetown Bike Rodeo is June at Holy Cross President Stan s Is July Rangers Were headed for Mexico Optimist International Convention is June to July Ontario District Convention is Sept to at the Royal York Hotel Toronto As the summer slow down is now starting we would like to have you keep your interest up with club events We know you all have extra things to do but the club also needs your help The need for new members is great Do you have anybody in mind Bring them out to a meeting to get acquainted We still have tickets available for the Mohawk Country Jamboree featuring Charlie Pride and other names such as Tom Robins The Good Brothers The Stonemans Homegrown Helen Cornelius Jimmy C Newman and many others There be to 12 continuous hours of music at per ticket at gate and kids to 13 Camping is available a I ST per unit at Mohawk Raceway in Campbcllvlllc Call Roger at could see There was no water to float the canoes and no dry place to carry them As a result his students were up to their waists in mud wading through It be said The area was in property owned by Chemical and the students had been off truck ride around it all because they knew the was bad They refused the offer however and after It was over they were really proud Of their accomplish merit Mr Tamblyn said The students read before they left Acton that the Talon portage on the Mattawa River was the one between Montreal and Thunder Bay according to Alexander McKenzie writings In the After they finished it they agreed with Mr McKenile that things haven changed with that portage even if It Is 100 years later They also had problems with wind on Lake Nippies he said Three days in a row they were blown off it White It was fine when they set out In the morning by noon or shortly after It got so windy the waves made it too rough to stay on water Mr Tamblyn said he won be taking the total Immcr program at the school next year He intends to sit back and evaluate it and see what changes If any are necessary the program e presents Since it has been virtually his class alone since It began there will be no Immersion class next year Georgetown s Diane Craw for and Path nder Theresa Poll will be among 16 girls and two leaders going to Men C June as part of the an of Path and Rangers Mrs Crawford district for the Guides Georgelown West said they will be spend two weeks In Mexico Eight days will be spent siting the World Guide Centre called Our Cabana located approximately mil from Mex C ly There they hope to meet other g from all parts of the globe and learn can oralis songs and games A day of special interest for the girls will be spent visit a can day care centre where they will be Last weeks storm slammed Acton area severe windstorm that uprooted trees and approximately three mites of Acton left residents in the dark without power or telephone service Wednesday afternoon Residents on RR4 Acton reported that became pitch black at approximately I Wednesday Winds hipped the trees and shrub bery In the area uprooting several large knocking on others Utile damage occur red to the homes themselves with only a few shingles being ripped off the roofs The entire storm last five minutes Hydro and telephone Eteptant School In Thailand 3 yearold elephants start seven years of school In how to move heavy logs from the forests They usually learn com from their miners thin the first month that day Potter switch ed on at 4 that afternoon with the telephone service hooked up later that evening at approximately Police and firefighters re port no occurences in the The district weather office said that there had been a severe weather watch car for the eh Idren should be Interest Crawford said the child don speak any Engl and vis tors don speak my The rest or their time w II be spent sightseeing in Mexico City and Acapulco Mrs Crawford and 13 year old Theresa were chosen from a long list of cants in the White Oaks area to represent Canada in Mexico Girls from Miss Brampton Bra en and Bolton had also hoped to go The funding for the trip has been ra by the girls them selves with some assistance from the Girl Guides of Can If you have an electric range cut your time by five minutes turn off and let the reserved oven heat continue to bake your food FINAL DAYS FASHION DISCOUNTS PRESUMMER SALE BLOUSES 399 UP JEANS 1199 UP SLACKS 999 UP SHORTS 320 YORK ROAD GUELPH Storehouse 8364890