Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 27, 1973, p. 3

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Two traffic mishaps Minor injuries resulted from two traffic mishaps in Acton last week Last Tuesday at A m a 15- year old suffered minor Injuries when the bicycle she was operating went out of control and Into the path of a vehicle being operated on Mill St near Willow by Thomas Henderson of AUun A total of damage resulted to the Henderson car and to the bicycle The following day at a car driven by Donald Popp of Preston collided with the rear end of a car belonging to Alfred of Toronto which was stopped on Main St S Mr complained of minor Injuries Total damage to both cars was The Acton Free Press Wednesday June ROBERT LITTLE GRADUATES Awards are highlighted Planners oppose at Robert Little banquet two applications The students In grade eight at the Robert Utile school were the guests of honor at the banquet and dance at the school last Thursday Mothers Delight the programs called the smorgasbord dinner that was served first Fred Allan was master of ceremonies for the program Susan was vale dlclorlan for her classmates especially hanking the staff and her classmates for her happy school experiences Advice given Joe was guest speaker at the banquet first telling some of the scrapes ho got into when he was in public school Then he had two pieces of advice for the uates work hard and enjoy yourself The award for the most Improved student was given to Mary Ellen Cann by Mrs Ann Mowat The Legion award for highest academic standing was presented to Marvin McNabb by Mrs Price The top three students this year were boys which is unusual Marvin with OS per cent Fred Allen with per cent and Mail Spchar with per cent John Kavanagh presented sports awards Teacher Mrs Gibson said grace before the meal Awards made Mrs agreed to play the piano for a singsong in the Awards program honors students Approximately 150 students were honored during the Robert Little second annual awards pro gram at last week s graduation banquet Award bars were presented to members of house league championship teams In Softball soccer volleyball and basketball Other award bars were received by students who represented the school In ties such as cross volleyball basketball hockey track and field cheer leading music festival and public speaking Academic In addition students In grades fl 7 or who had received an overall average or percent on their final report were presented with honors bars Individual trophies were presented to members of the Panther house which won the Robert Little house league que Pinal house league statistics which included points for soft ball soccer basketball volley ball track and field and honors were Panthers Cougars Stampeders Jaguars Trophies Six other students received individual trophies for their forts during the Robert Little track and field day They were junior girls champion Cindy McGillowoy Junior boys champion Steve em ills inter mediate girls champion Silcock intermediate boys champion Jim senior girls champion Kim McCristal senior boys champion Matt Spchar Crests were also presented to the boys championship basket ball and volleyball teams Meeting in Acton consider routes Hydro corridor A public meeting to be held In make a final choice among these Acton on Friday July at Acton alternatives The public high school Is one of a series municipalities and provincial which consider alternative agencies ore all being asked to routes for the new high voltage Indicate the alternative they transmission line running from prefer j meetings information will be available in municipal offices Mlddleport to Pickering around the north of Toronto The meetings are being held before any decision on a route Is made In order that the public may help choose the best Public participation is an In part of the environmental study being conducted by con Bruce to find the most acceptable route for the tine At each stage in the study citizens have helped to provide Information on environmental factors and to define priorities in route selection Now they arc being asked to express their prefe among the alter native routes which appear to the environmental criteria Mr s study has Slathered environmental in about the entire region through which the line might run Data was collected on land use natural resources park and recreation areas sensitive ecological features and many other factors which might in fluence the choice of route All this data has now been analyzed and a set of alternative Impact routes has been selected The task now will be to from June on absence of John Taylor For entertainment Jennifer Heather Reed gave a modern donee number Gibson played a piano solo Mary Ellen Cann demonstrated Flora dancing The Vikings basketball team presented John Kavanagh their coach with a basketball hoop and ball with all their signatures on the backboard The Vikings won the North llalton basketball championship North volleyball championship and the North track and field championship Mr In turn presented Mr with a basketball volleyball and track shoes on behalf of the teams Mr has always been one of the most ardent supporters or school teams Presentations Speaker Joe was resented with cuff links Keith Tuden a popular student who is returning to England was given maple leaf cufflinks by his class mates as a remembrance of Robert Little days Another supporter of school projects Mrs C K Browne was a guest at the banquet She was given a girt The grade eight classes left as their parting gift a set of trays for the school A portrait of himself was presented to Mr McKemie It was painted from a photograph by the father of David vice principal of the M Z Ben school Graduates Robert Little graduates in eluded Rodney Allan Frederick Allen John Anckcr Norma Bate- man David Berry Kimbcrlcy Bishop Donna Cameron Mary Ellen Cann Cathy Chapman Douglas Clouticr Ann Edward Couture Edwin Cripps Marian Thomas John Gait Arnold Gordon Susan Gunther Donna Harris Thomas Richard Jackson Lesley Jones Elizabeth Kennedy Robert Kilby Jennifer Krapek Brian Larson David Logan Paul Logan Steven Mathieson James Matthews McAfee Kim McCrlstall Colleen McGilloway Stephen McGilloway Marvin Michael Morris Mark Morrison Joy Musselle Susan Dixie Overland Norn an Paulsen Kevin Payne James Pink Keith Pruden Heather Reed Roach Kathleen Robinson Ian Rogers William Barbara Seville Jacqueline Smith Robin Speaker Matt Spehar Cynthia Timothy Taylor Norman Thornhlll James Mary Anne Sere Tyers Richard Van Shawn Van Merkestein Daniel Webster and Scott Withers Members of Acton Planning Board passed two resolutions aimed at preventing building an two separate applications to come before the committee of adjustment The first objected to an ap plication for a minor variance that would allow building a rest beside the former Highway Garage properly because no provision was made In the ap plication for the commercial pro pcrty abutting it The objected to an application by Mullen to separate property adjacent to Bower Avenue and turn It into 10 single family dwelling lots The Board felt there was insufficient Information in the application about he area as a green belt and conservation restrictions Mayor noted that the Central Mortgage and Housing would not approve the property Tor senior citizens housing so it was difficult to designate It for residential development CMHC said the properly was too low near a flood plain and too close to the railway embankment Mr proposes to tear down the resilience formerly owned by Mrs Hazel Orr to give access to the properly which was NOMINATED by students and selected by teachers Cathy Robinson was the first recipient of the award for good citizenship She will be attending Burlington General Brock High School next year Photo by Pink once the site of a turkey ranch A previous application to build an apartment building on the pro perly was turned down after an hearing which heard nearby residents abjections No objection to Bower Ave construction Considering applications for building permits In a regular meeting Tuesday night Acton Council made no objections to plans by McMullen regarding the subdividing of property along Bower Ave Into ten buul ding lots Plans call for the destruction of the Bower Ave house facing Fredrick St as an access route to land behind the Bower Ave homes Council made no objection to by LcRoy to change the rontageof lots along Poplar Ave for the construction of a semi detached home Developments owned by Alt Berry was given permission to proceed with plana for construction on building lots on Churchill Rd pending the approval of the town planner and engineer Council rejected a request from Elte Lathing Ltd regarding a change in the boundaries of the lots including the former High way Garage and the house ad Joining the property Elte Lath planned to sever feet from the lot the house sits on and at to the vacant lot between the house and oarage Permission was not given because there were no plans for the former Highway Garage building mentioned to council The applications come before the Committee of Adjustment this week Search vehicle pair charged A Georgetown man and wife have been charged with possession of narcotics following a routine check of a car on Queen St in Acton Monday night at 10 A bag containing what is suspected to be marijuana was by police and later a Georgetown residence searched GARBAGE PICKUP Due to the holiday MONDAY JULY 2nd there win be no garbage pickup that day Instead garbage will be picked up on TUESDAY 3rd with regular pickups resuming Thursday Other Clerk 783272 or Sun Thro and Sat and July Sun Man Tins DACE CiE Color Starring Geo Scott Godfrey Cambridge Wed 4 Triors Fri Sat DELIVERANCE PLUS CARTOON TOP THREE students at Robert Little school academically were to r Fred Allen Marvin McNabb and Matt Spehar PhotobyD Gibbons Arrest man for fraud Last Wednesday Acton P arrested a man wanted for fraud in Georgetown Theyhadawarr ant for his arrest The previous day at 1 a m two persons were arrested in a hotel parking lot on warrants from Milton During the week June there were 37 general occurences and five liquor seizures made Last Wednesday an Aclon man reported theft of two snow tires valued at Monday a George town man reported theft in Aclon of IB various car topes valued at ATTENTION Esquesing Residents Public meetings to reveal Hydro Pathway MILTON Tuesday July at 7 SI School BRAMPTON Thursday July 5 at 30 High school ACTON Friday July at High School No Matinee for the months of July a August Record your own 8Track Tapes with a Morse Elactrophonic All for 299 Business Hours Tuesday Wednesday Saturday 10 a m to 6 p m Thursday and Friday 10 am to 9 pm FURNITURE APPLIANCES QUEEN SI E ACTON 8530211

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