Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 27, 1972, p. 9

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YJAXA News land Happenings BROWNE Batten the hatches and dear the decks for Action Were swinging into a new eaten and look forward to the interest and cooperation of many weneed a coach for the girls basketball team Leaders to risk their vanity on Thursday nights for the girls dub Leaders to risk not only sanity but life and limb on Monday and Tuesdays for the boys youth dub and s who will volunteer the occasional Friday evening to assist in the Guelph pool with swimming lessons Swimming be gnu Swimming lessons start this Friday Sept Meet the bus at the at JO The course runs weeks ana costs plus for membership Due to rising costs we are forced to raise our membership fees to to make ends meet Because Interest fades so quickly when the warm weather comes we nave dedded to close the for the summer on June IS 1973 So the V year will run from Septus to June We ask that everyone rereglater on registration dates which are Sept 30 10 to noon and Oct 2 and 3 from and or on the first day of program in which they are Memberships dated from Jan to May will be pro rated and memberships dated from May 16 to Aug 72 will be prorated on a 1973 membership Trim Ladies Slimn Trim program begins Monday Oct and will run on every Monday and Wednesday for ten weeks The fee is 1 plus membership Mrs Flora will be instructing For more Information call Flora at 1735 The boy Youth dub will be In action this week and Ill be in next week The Senior boys age 1016 will be from to Mondays and from to 930 on Tuesdays The Junior boys yrs will be from to on Tuesdays We hope to start a girls night for girls 13 to 16 as soon as we can get volunteer leaders and a girls Basketball team as soon as we can get a coach and an assistant coach The ladies basketball team will start tonight Wed the at the Robert Little Gym pjn Fan course We would like to offer a ladies yourself course in home repairs called Mrs Fixit would rather know how to change a washer repair a frayed cord figure how to measure and lay tiles and broadloom and other Little jobs that you get tired of nagging hubby about and to learn about the care and feeding of the family car please join us for this fun course The fee will be only membership and will run for or 10 weeks depending on how much interest is shown by the ladies Through association with the Georgetown we can offer membership in a year round Judo course The cost is for annual membership 1 10 up to 16 over 16 and family membership of register for the Georgetown club through our If enough interest is shown we might be able to assist in transportation arrangements The art club is very popular and will carry on with sketching and cartooning on Saturday mornings The girls 3 dub will start Saturday Oct at a and will meet every Sat morning at am to 12 noon If there are young men 18 up who would prefer to workup a fast game of basketball or shoot pool tabletennis and the breeze in the instead of hanging around on street corners Sunday afternoons we would be pleased to start a Sunday afternoon We are still considering the possibilities of other programs such as golf siding physical fitness for business men and whatever grabs the Interest of enough people So let us know what turns you on or Join us either as a member of a program or as a volunteer leader The is only as strong as the interest shown by the community The Acton Free Prow Wednesday September 9 Plan third walkathon for deaf Sat Oct14 ACTON YOUTH Council executive members have been busy making plans for upcoming projects throughout the fall and winter months Pictured to r are chairman Hank Wissenz publicity director Barry secretary Yvonne and treasurer Colin Price Photo by Gibbons Aye Aitch were the words that Tuesday night a Parents Night confronted the students of Acton for the parents of the first year High last Friday when the 1971- students was held This was to yearbooks finally arrived A show them around the school and bright green minstrel playing his to them get acquainted with flute stands out pictured on a the teachers black background The yearbook covers everything from athletics to Theatre Night Id like to extend a generous thank you to all Acton and the surrounding areas businessmen who with their contributions and adver tising made this years book possible fair HEIDI a city St Bernard lapped up the small town atmosphere at Acton fair The Dominion Mdl in Hespelcr was one of the stops for the Grade Nine Home classes Friday Mrs Campbell accompanied by Mrs Rowley took the classes to see how material was made The students went on a tour and then were allowed to shop for materials The Artex Mill was also visited where plaids were being produced Four of the students Joanne Berry Colleen DeBruyn Karen and Debra Gaguon found the all day excursion both interesting and in formative This Thursday students and teachers are going to Stratford to see King Lear This is one of William Shakes pears tragedies and is being attended mainly by senior students It will expose them to professional theatre and reinforce the Grade study of King Lear The bus leaves the school about 12 and returns approximately m Saturday Oct 14 is in north Halton On that day hundreds maybe thousands of young people will be walking the roadsides in the tonGeorgetown area in hopes of raising funds to help send Canadas deaf athletes the 12th World Games for tne Deaf In Sweden next July and Peel Association for the Hearing Handicapped Is organizing this its third annual Mrs G B Clements Milton is walkathon chair man and a host of helpers from the Association ore assisting her with details Bob of the Royal Canadian Legion is handling arrangements for the walkathon in Acton Including patrol cars food information and entry forms for walkers He reports more donations of food would be helpful and donors should deliver them to the Legion Hall Mr can be reached at 6530427 Start either place As with the two earlier walkathons the walkers can start from either Acton Commun ity Centre in Acton or Martin St Senior Public School in Milton The route Is the same for each group Milton walkers will walk along Ave to Hornby north on Seventh Line to Silver- creek west on Highway to Acton and south on Highway 25 back to Milton The walkers from Acton will follow the same route only starting and ending at Ac ton Refreshment booths will be set up along the route at five mile intervals Official patrol cars will be on the road throughout the day to pick up anyone If necessary Acton High Is anxiously waiting Power and Light who will BLACKJE a blind dog from THE ONLY way to see Acton perform for us at an Assembly on Hamilton enjoys a cool drink Fair recommends this at the fair comfortable dog FEATURING FASHIONS CREATED by SHAMROCK NOW SHOWING AT THE AJ PLACE 32 Mill St E Acton 8532990 formerly Milady and We have changed our name as we are going into TEENS Lines of clothing during our expansion program SHAMROCK COURT DOUBLE KNITS A SPECIALTY We are creating a Unisex Shop and extend a warm welcome to both males and females See our selection of Levis Purses Belts Velours Top Pants and many other lines and Miltons St John Ambulance vehicles will also patrol the roads Radio communications is being handled by the REACT group All walkers are being urged to line up their own sponsors to sponsor them at a set amount per mile completed In previous walks about half the starters went the whole 30 miles and the average collection was to 17 per walker The 30mile trudge usually takes anywhere from six to 12 hours to complete Quit at The Oct walk starts at 7 a and no one will be allowed to keep walking after that evening Mrs Clements pointed out This year the is hoping for increased partici pation from public high and se parate school students in the north area because the participation from Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton will not be as large as in previous years More and more students are returning to their home towns for the weekends Mrs Clements said The Associa tion is also encouraging associa tions for the hearing handi capped in other communities to sponsor walkathons so many of the students who walked in earlier fundraising efforts here will be walking In their hornet communities this year 65 to Sweden Next June the Federation Silent Sports In Canada is planning to send a team of athletes plus coaches managers interpreters and chapcrones to Malmo Sweden for the twoweek World games for the Deaf About from to Of these will Ontario organisers have contacted students in Acton and Milton High Schools Holy Rosary Separate School in Milton and Martin St Dick Kilbride M Z Bennett Robert Little Limehouse Brookville Stewarttown and Speysldo Public Schools to let students know the details of the More walkers are invited and any adults wanting to get in on the fun are welcome too The association has set an age limit of 10 years or grade five and any walkers below that limit must be accompanied by parents Further information can be obtained by writing the Peel Association for the Hearing Handicapped at Box Mdton or calling Mrs Clements at Skaters pass tests Figure skating tests were passed by three Acton girls at the Skating club New Toronto at the end of the summer Colleen the fiesta tango Cindy passed the Keats fox trot and Marilyn passed her willow waltz Registration information on this years figure skating season will be appearing soon in the Free Press Mi On the farm Mobile Feed Service NOW AVAIL ABU FROM MASTER FEEDS stewjuittown Custom Grinding Mixing Hot Molasses CULL US TODAY FALL FAIR FARM SPECIALS SEPT 27 PENICILLIN and STREPTOMYCIN HIBITANE MASTITIS TUBES INIECTIB1E IRON 125 SULPHOMETHAZINE OCT 27 Reg Special SO NEGUVON WARBLE TREATMENT MASTER DAIRY IODINE MASTER TEAT DIP MASTER REMOVER 1075 595 BULK MOLASSES NOW AVAILABLE In any quantity IT MISTER FEEDS IN 45 GAL BUYERS DRUM ST LAWRENCE CEMENT SPECIAL EXTENSION LADDERS Is PustiUp Aluminum Aluminum Extension Aluminum Extension 3295 Aluminum Extension D0NT WAIT CARE FOR YOUR LAWN 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