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The Acton free Press December PAUL BRAIDA of Acton tries Yamahas crack racing snowmobile for size during the companys snow show at Park Toyota on Highway near Georgetown Saturday Yamaha captured the world champion snowmobile races at Eagle River this year and films of the race were shown for snowmobile enthusiasts from all over the district Jim Tanner of the company was also present to discuss snowmobile problems Staff Photo WORLD WIDE SHIPPING EXPERIENCED and EFFICIENT FORWARDING SERVICE PERSONAL EFFECTS HOUSEHOLD GOODS FURNITURE MERCHANDISE IN TRUNKS CRATES OR PACKING CASES All decenary on port and Import document and shipping I details will be looked alter CONTACT T CASSON A Christmas stor My donkey Anna Belle Columnist Jenny Ban- usually writes about horses but on her own volition has agreed to write a story about pet donkey a Christmas present last year The donkey has been associated with since It carried the Holy Family to enrol at Bethlehem and then on the flight to Egypt The donkeys role in the Nativity story Interested medieval minds especially and the animal was often used to Il lustrate patience and deter mination Heres the first instal ment Jennies rather unique donkey called ANNA BELLE In a state of shock I rode home from Mono Mills with Mary mentally rephrasing my story Just how was I to tell Mack that not only did I fall to sell any horses but that I had purchased baby donkey I have always wanted a baby donkey However our stable of varying numbers of horses ten at the moment and an even more varying number of boarding horses had no room for a donkey Or so Mack kept telling me Periodically I would try to convince him we really NEEDED a donkey but as he supported all these horses for me 1 hated to press the issue So last December first found me travelling to Mono Mills in Marys ancient truck ostensibly County warden Oakes hosts dinner Friday to view an Arabian stallion but actually hoping to put in a persuasive word about the quality of our excess horses I had been reading a book Donkey Work about a baby donkey called Annabel A picture of Annabel peeking around her mother was very appealing and my heart went out to the dear story donkey On arriving at Mono Mills and Freds farm nonchalantly strolled around looking carefully it horses legs and clucking knowingly A closed stall interested us so we peeped In Rapturous cries escaped us as there before us stood the Annabel and mother of the story book pic In re The mother was very pretty curly donkey with soft eyes and a light coat The baby a filly was a dark brown long haired sweetheart full of burrs Her ears seemingly stuck on with waved constantly rwo hairless holes In her mop of hair ringed huge wary eyes Tiny feet barely an inch in diameter supported hairy legs like scarlet OHara In pantaloons Mack bleeds tore myself and duti fully inspected the Arabian stallion Casual Inquiries revealed that the donkeys were indeed for sale separately as the baby was ready to be Rapid calculations were done could I afford to spare some of mj teaching salary A price was discussed and dLscussed and discussed until I really couldnt resist I found myself agreeing to pick her up in two weeks and walking out of the stable owning a donkey while realizing Id have to break the news to Mack Hes awfully good about such things and has always put up with my whims but Im often wondering when the breaking point will come Mary agreed to protect me If necessary and we drove home Muck took one look at my face and said What did you buy He was shaving as I casually mentioned the baby donkey We mopped up the blood put the kettle on and started again A donkey Is a great dog for a blind horse I explained Oh my Gosh you bought blind horse too was Macks agonized wail After much explanation Mack looked reluctant but said I dont understand why we have to wait two weeks to bring her home My Anna Belle was IN Anna Belle was named after the story Annabel The spelling of it is to go with Jingle Belle the name of our 30ycarold pony who had recently lost her male I was hoping Anna Belle would give Jingle a new lease on life but I didnt account for the idiosyn crasies of a senile pony mare To be continued v FIRM HEAVY SNOWFALL of the season snowmobile operators around town and tame Monday afternoon and coaled now district had their first real run on their fi ground with two or three inches of the machines some of Ihem until early hours of stuff that are made of Tuesday the morning which some residents and police morning town employees were busy cleaning interpreted as running afoul of the law up the business section Meanwhile Staff Photo Reprint Halton County Atlas A reprint edition of the rare County Atlas is due o come off till press of an Owen Sound printing firm this week in black gold stamped hard III An atljs is a rrc item and the Walker mil Atlas is one of the finest of the Atlases published from 18751AB1 in Ontario Although there is a patrons a historical sketch and township maps the sketches are the most attractive parts of the Atlas lng before the invention the airplane the artists were able to picture farms and businesses in almost three dimensional perspective of the illustrations concern Acton ami district I In I ton warden William suiter has written a Ion wan to the edition which may be bought from Mark Port postpaid Ice Skating Snowmobile Competition Snowmobile Entertainment Dec 17 Together for the first time in five years all the Oakes family stood in the receiving line at the wardens dinner in Oakville Acton s reeve Dr Frank and Betty were joined by three daughters and their liusbmrts Iheir son and his wife A crowd of was welcomed by the county s outgoing warden at the pleasant social evening Alter the traditional witty speeches and presentations then was dancing to recorded music guest list Hie eent was held in Hall There is no hall in the wardens home town large enough lo accommodate a warden guest list which includes county council past wardens county judiuarv heads of departments others Lssociated with the office anil a lew personal friends This all Ac ton council and town staff attended as well Wives mam in long gowns doubled the of guests s a wonderful way to close out the with friends commented genially His remarks were brief and political although he referred to opposition to regional Wardens He wis presented with the traditional gael from county iiiuiuil as well a beautifully engraved watch Nassagaweya reeve Mrs Anna thanked him for his tolerant and restrained leadership Mrs Oakes accepted flowers and spoke graciously Mayor presented from the town of Acton a crystal vase and roses Others to bouquet were Mrs Alan Mrs Jack Armstrong and Mrs Harry Dawson Series of toasts rim oast to the warden was proposed by Acton deputyreeve It W who summarized his career as public school board member mayor hydro commissioner deputy- recu and reeve fair board member and church member ranging from 1940 Oakes began his veterinary practice in Acton in Hie toast to county council was proposed by his Honor Judge and responded to by Burlington reeve Jim flie oast lo the past wardens was proposed by Oakville reeve Mian and last years warden Allan Day responded wardens present were Mr Day Jack Milne George I J Stewart H H Hill Coulter now of Port lgin George Leslie Carl Martin Gordon Gallagher Stan Mien Bill Card Doug Sargent and Hill Hunter Five wardens Four other wardens also attended Peel warden 1 Went worth warden Young warden Brown and Wellington warden Ross with wives MP Hud Whiting and Minister of the Environment George Kerr also attended as well as Judges and Sharps Former Georgetown mayor Jack Armstrong was chairman Harry Dawson of St s Acton said Grace Daughters son grandchildren Welcoming the crowd with the were three daughters Carolyn Mr and Mrs Gregory Hamilton Peggy Mr and Mrs Paul Lawson and son Ted Milwaukee Wisconsin Mr and Mrs liaulton and daughter Jo Ann and son George and his wife and daughter Nancy grandchildren left at home were Doug and Kelly liaulton and Steven and Kevin Oakes two sisters also mended Margaret anil Gordon and Mary and Bruce Hie weekend family also included an early Christmas ilinner in Acton on Sunday when all in the family were together H S HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST Cork St Eftit Phone TA TRAFALGAR ROAD OFFICIAL of the Christmas shopping season in downtown Acton came Friday when and Ken Hodgson of the hydro staff erected and trimmed the town s Christmas tree donated by trimmed In hydro and arranged through Chamber of Commerce director Paul Nielsen Star of the show couldnt help but with his head in star lights Staff Photos WILTON SHOWTIME Sat A 5 8 til HI f KIRK DOUGLAS W JOHNNY CASH An Elephant Called Slowly IGA MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee ED SMITH GARDEN COCKTAIL SWIFT BEEFor IRISH STEW 0 BEANS WIENERS Sf IGA CHOICE Cream Style Cora Peas IGA DCCOR ASSORTED COLORS Toilet Tissue Fresh CHICKEN QUARTERS MAPLE LEAF READYTOSERVE SMOKED PICNIC SHOULDER iff VffSWfc 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