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The Acton Frea Press September 1974 s fruit farm hosts hundreds of children Apple picking lime Is here again and once more weekend crowds throng from distances lo the farm on Highway to get Ihcir share of first crop delectable Macintosh Reds ripe for picking suite last Friday Besides apple corn and vegetable sales the popular establishment one ether side to Its long line of Itsoneofihe few farms visited annually by Toronto innercity school children who have never experienced the delight of open spaces and field crops Youngsters are brought to hick into APPLE PICKING at is an adventure in learning for over Toronto innercity children per day Teachers arrange the morn ing bus trips as early as June to ensure visits to the popular farm when crops are at their peak Tours are conducted each Sept to Oct 3 with guides on hand to explain apple growing and plucking Thursday s visitors were Wilkinson public school near Dan forth and in the city Churchill Christening wedding the farm bus and are completely In what farm life is all about with guides to escort them around while explaining about corn vegetable and apple growing and picking According lo Tom proprietor some of the hlldren have never even seen on apple growing Com in the fields li to many of them like a small miracle Requested Mr explained the morning excursions started originally a simple request from a teacher friend bring her grade one children to the farm for a visit From the first trip visits lo the twin show it and peel it down farmer corn on his farm have mushroomed into an for them he said and ex ready for picking annual three week schedule amazement of the Sept hut hat little of morning visits for ap children He said he gels a rain this summer drouaht proximately children per real out of the way spoiled his corn crop day starting this year Sept IS some of the children act Inn somewhat Heat In August to continue until Oct of it is probably hastened maturity Mr finds the usually the clans self of apples he said and cited children visit tremendously assured and belligerent who as the Inst decent rain rewarding for him and lis most overcome by the in the district with only small staff as well for the young of everything and showers after that which lid visitors spends his morning staying not to agricultural obviously ecstatic it mokes Jose to teacher and not production stated that saying a word en tny mow fun has 1 ionsUknit for youngsters at the farm precautions taken to safety for a junior climbers and jumpers lllishly stacked clean fresh hay deeply covers the floor into which children can Jump or frolic about On weekends popular mow is supervised by local students in morning class visits teachers are in charge Idea of the school visiting program was launched proximately six years ago according to Carol llowltt a neighbor of Mrs llowillwas all worthwhile After weekends of continuous crowds of pickers tic visits of school children must be worthwhile to decide to Jump right busy weekend very year they consider dropping the hok Idei of visiting but then we think about the now crop of youngsters who haven been here and we to do It all over again he said The expert sees the school visits as doing good others In describing child reaction when students first step off the big yellow school bus Some of the children immediately break great excitement and want to run about they are so overwhelmed by seeing vast open fields Corncobs We II often take a cob of production apples are ready for picking two weeks earlier than last year the number of groups visiting from school has In creased it has also been to include more guides Anne Berry a neigh was the first guide of ihe tours Since that time three other young women assist in Barbara Moira and one part timt guide This year Mrs is also organizing tours meeting the bus instructing teachers what to do and talking to the children guides the groups wasting anything can be taught she said and ex plained how not walking on fallen fruit wos stressed the apples could be made into apple cider and other by dishes Morning visitors to the farm will sec well organized groups of youngsters being directed about with teacher guides explaining the many facets of apple growing Sometimes the children have an opportunity to feed and pet lime goats on nearby pond are also a fascination to children especially to those who have never been exposed to country visits After such visits children often write letters back to the Chudleighs thanking them for wonderful day It was a magnificent experience the teacher the class trip is guide herself Mrs Carol Ho vitt has in opportunity to relik the experience lo olher groups She id orlhwh or nil a toothers at the of orchard 1asl year children from the School of filiated with the of Denf Toron0 vlsl the Toronto The school is big on furm This year ambitious Held trips she said and hope to see explained hat after seeing the Millon School for Deaf the Chudleigh operation she students visit Many phi by Mr Fred Morning worship and Sunday School at Churchill community church was very well attended Our pastor Rev sermon subject was The Foundation of the Church Choir was We are in the Spirit Church service and church school ore at a All ore welcome Mrs A Fosbury visited Inst Wednesday and her daughter Sheila Mrs and Julie Mac In Toronto On Friday Rev A and Mrs were called to Hanover as an old friend Mrs Kunhcr hod passed on The A new riding office opens Operations arc now In full swing at new Federal Constituent office The office opened by new MP Frank is located at Lake shore Road East In Oak villc and is open six days a week They opened doors on August 14 but things didn reallv get going until Just recently funeral was on Friday Sept vce Western and Rev Fosbury assisted University spent the in the service weekend with Nancy sister Christening Mr Km Mr and Mrs William Christine and Jeffrey Kockx and daughter Helen Marchment were In Toronto on Sunday her daughter Belly of and attended the christening Hornby and her daughter of James little son Betty visited with Mrs of Mr and Mrs Shtradon at Brown their church and were guests Mrs II Johnston of Ear at their home for the day Grey Saskatchewan and Congratulations and best Mrs Margaret of wishes are extended from spent the weekend Churchill friends Susan Mr and Mrs Diaries daughter of Mr and Mrs also Mr and Mrs Albert Brooks and Mrs Roy Russell McAllister Bosch of Fden Mills whose daughter Isurlc of marriage took place in St Ont and Miss Masle Sharp of the Martyr church Brampton and Mrs C Saturday afternoon Sept of were the A reception was held In the on the weekend church hall when ladles of Mr Boh of the church served a delicious ford spent Sunday with his banquet cousin Mr and Mrs Bob A dance was held later In Kerr the evening at the golf club Mr and Mrs Roy of They living in Rock and his father Mr wood Robert visited on Visitors Sunday evening with Mr and Misses Nancy Knox and Mrs I red office are Monday to lo 1 p Hours for the until Dp Friday and 10 a i on Saturday The telephone number will enable people from all over to photic the office loll free The regular number is We have already dealt with quite a few problems such as unemployment benefits and immigration hassles said Sonja Jensen secretary who operates the office She added that quite a few problems have come up that really are provincial and municipal and she has referred the people to the proper officials We have also referred home problems from con stitutcnls to Eugene Barney Dan son and Robert she said Is the Minister of Urban Affairs and Is a newcomer to the cabinet Vthalcn handles agriculture and Andras manpower and im migration Raking lomei is an exercise lor all ages and on streets this week can be seen residents and whole families ending tht ex of the annual out activity I Choosa It ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Mountain M Stopnon resident hunting licenses Information on existing by Nassngaweyn by law She laws covering hunting in maintained the township had areas now Included in Milton Pissed two by lenrnlng experience for her children Mr she could bring her pupils to the farm for a visit Mushroomed Mrs sees the farm visiting experience not only as an exciting one day learning excursion hut one around which other phi one the Ministry was saying it was enforcing There no way we re go ing to issue resident licenses They would all end up in and the people would be afraid to go the mayor pro tested Don licenses had to be ready for issue from Oct and asked direction The committee ruled that all hunting licenses would he sold at the treasury depart in the town hall ana that no resident licenses be Is sued until the by low is rcvls implied and resident licenses ore to be Is sued In the meantime Milton Council administration committee agreed Monday night Clerk J pointed out different by laws are in effect in sections of the for mcr Burlington Oakville and that now form part of Milton A consolidation was suggest The clerk Indicated that in a meeting with the representative of the Min it was indicated Ibat provision had been made In former and Trafalgar by laws for resident permits In each i hi Councillor J Watson and 1 I I PI Mayor Anne hotly Uwlll I I denied there was any such provision In the most recent flrlc first meeting The Dublin North had their first meeting on Sept li at thehomt of Mrs Fred This dub is called The Club Girl Entertains and hey will learn about table manners table setting and flower arrangements The officers are president Heather vice prcsidenl Mane Parker treasurer Penny tele phone girl Laurie Pierce and press reporter Barber Other members are lorna and Joyce Porker rhc club learned about reference file to keep in formation in that they find In magazines They then had a quick lunch children had visited the farm before but inithl visit the idea mushroomed School picking apples at the weekends would She said in her own grade one class at the Toronto University she first ex plained what dwarf trees were all how apples grown principles of request i trip for their the Import el lay there Is a poking fruit properly so as schedule of city youngster- the nearby ill making v sit ng The children even knew px from the end oi June until first week September for fall trips Ace to Mr scheduled pomlmcnls are favored a a chance to see production its best After rn Is finished In and explained lhal bring students on liter visits even apple inn il their peak tree guards and prepared for what to look for leforchand she said ex plaining how she used ihe field trip to the best learning The enthusiastic leather siidtlnt returning home the were then exposed to mathematics counting ap pies and as a further follow up about rtcipts apple siucc in their own i the importance of not Nome Commencing Monday Sept 30 1974 the Town of Hills will revert to once a week refuse pick Ward I Acton refuse will be picked up Mondays Wards 3 4 Georgetown will be the same days as in previous years Thank You Works Dept Town of Halton Hills THREE AREA young ladies hacked over to Trail Riders second show Sept 15 for compeUtion left to right Lynn Carr on Sabra Elizabeth Wilson on Autumn Gold and Katrma Wilson riding Moses CHRISTMAS IN FLORIDA ST PETERSBURG FLA Du Tours DECEMBER 20th FOR ONE WEEK TWIN PER PERSON 249 plin tax and FiMtiiathttgaSID Milton Travel Service 14 Martin St 8782886 GUARDIAN DRUGS nmvmuuv soma win VASELINE RIGHT GUARD HEAD SHOULDERS shmpoo Toyota Community Calendar Whats doing In the North Halton A real INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH Don t miss It A tent city on hundreds of north acres east of Ashgrove Three years of planning by local and provincial officials culminate In this ma or event A mixture plowing fun exhibits and educational displays The match continues to Satur day See how much car your money will buy at HALT0N TlOlYlOltlA Civilian Hilton Truck Ltd 8784365 8262931 Hwy 26 Just North of Ploying Now Until Thurs Sept 26th Trinity no ft An I Txixiityls Mir 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